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Divinehenrich:
You mean as the dependent?

YES

For people who’ve made paid calls and sent paid mail, do you always get an escalation email from UKVI? To tell you your application is under consideration and been worked on?

Divinehenrich:
I am having two conflicting answers.

You need pcc, if you don’t include it initially you will delay your application and they will request for it

BouharryArtikou:
Several factors to consider.
Ages if the children.
Visa type (you didn’t mention if both parents are working or will be working. Or if there is a student visa involved.

If you are on a workwr visa, you need to consider if it’s an A-list sponsor or just some mediocre sponsor who will ‘bring you’ to the UK and then decide to put you an a queue for training and not pay you for >1 month.

Do you have plenty plenty money to spend should things not go on as expected within your 1st 3 months (for any reason)?

Etc….

Thanks....this your moniker always makes me laugh sha.....both will be working, not mediocre sponsor and as an overthinker and as a staunch follower of this thread, at least 3 months has been the plan to prepare even if it goes better than expected, I always hope for the best but expect the worse in situation you can't control, but children are so important and that's why I needed people's input

Solumtoya:
Your moniker is quite apt.

It's your choice, you can come with your kids but know it won't be easy as it may take up 2 months to get Accomodation and a parent has to be with them while the other is either at work or school so it would be tough but leaving them behind has its own cons too so just choose and brace yourself for the tough times ahead many of us here have had to pass through.

Thanks boss, you get the reason behind the moniker .......you teach a lot here, still quietly learning

pheranmie:
It’s depends if your children can stay on there one but it’s risky as no one can know about a
Child of under 13 staying alone is a crime Id advise you put them back to naija till you balance up especially now that gettin work is very difficult. I pay up to 700quids for child minding and if you don’t earn a lot it might be so hard to keep up with. Unless if the money dy parenting, schooling and working is difficult thing to run simultaneously in the uk. I am just coming up depression omoh e no easy here o

Thanks

LagosismyHome:
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If you have someone to drop them with then come separately will be my advice. Once you settled it would be easily to get them here.

If you don't have who to drop them for...then family will hussle it together. Might not be easy but God dey

Thanks ma'am, I expected you to contribute and you didn't disappoint

cbn4main:
I have a family of 4, and we all came to the UK together. We were lucky to get an accommodation within one week of arrival last year august, but i guess accommodation is scarce for couple with kids currently. Honestly, it hasn't been easy up till now. One person must stay with the kids while the other works full time. The former only gets to work when the later is off duty. To survive in the UK sufficiently and have savings, you need two fulltime working adults. However, one person might be doing night shifts while the other does day shifts, if the jobs are available. These are the challenges.

If you choose to come without your kids, you will make a lot of money and save massively. This new impending immigration rule will only affect new Msc students' visa applicants.

My advice would be, if you are on tier 2, come without your kids.
If you are yet to apply for student visa, plan to come with your kids.

Cheers

Thanks, appreciate this

Nwokiwu90:
tanks so much wen was ur peoples biometrics

April 19th though they later asked for additional documents

Good evening people, is it advisable for a family of 4 to relocate with their kids instantly or should they leave the kids back at first and come over to get to know about life here? people talk about school commitments and how both parents can't attend that and also work, dropping of kids at school and picking them also. Is it something that can be managed or do they take their time before the kids come join them

[quote author=Nwokiwu90 post=123299902]yes I have they said it’s at consideration stage [/quote

You should know I am specially praying for you, with my people’s own that I am waiting for

Torpedo23:
OK, I will be waiting for that mail.

The successful mail is the same as the BRP mail, they already put the UK address you will be getting your BRP card in that PDF file. The formality remaining is for Tls to send you a mail for travel document pick up. Read that PDF file very well. You will find answers to all the questions you have there. Congratulations and May the new land favor you

Nwokiwu90:
my application was since 31st March

31st March….that’s a long time wow….. here is 19th April

Nwokiwu90:
Please those people their application was delayed any update? Mine is still delaying after second response from the paid mail

No update oo, the thing has become unbearable, more than 4Weeks now. What’s was your second response

amanze54:
Hello comrades. I know this topics has been talked about so much here.
But I am about setting out to build in Nigeria cos I have no home in Nigeria. I am divided about making tenement building or just a private house. This also looking forward to a retirement income in Nigeria in the years to come. Is tenement house still not a good venture? And does anyone has any suggestions aside erecting a rental flat in Nigeria

The location of the property in Nigeria will determine your ROI, but I have come to the conclusion that property for rentals doesn't give you great ROI in Nigeria except its a service apartment, event centres or a warehouse rented out to businesses. Tenement flats rate even in the main areas in Lagos don't even begin to compare to the amount you invested. The only reason I'll advise people to build flats for rent in Nigeria is to eventually sell years later, because rent is so so low in Nigeria compared to other countries..........might be wrong, just my point of view.

Ps: Nigeria rent is annual not monthly like UK

For everyone who sent paid mail, was a ticket number given?

Nwokiwu90:
you welcome who knows they might tell u that ur visa don come out since and you no know

Please can you drop the page link, tried everything but still couldn’t get to the page to track the application

Osa4:
What didn't u submit earlier

Additional documents to prove relationship

MsLane:
I sent a paid mail. I guess they are now only just reviewing my application since April 17th.

Please send one if your application is delayed.

I am frustrated here, dependent decision still awaiting, Biometric since April 19th, NSF for documents sent since May 3rd……..still waiting till now

Prizee1:
VISA ALERT
Alhamdulilah
Offer letter: 5th April
COS Received on:20th April
Biometrics: 4th May
Visa successful mail: 14th May

I took a risk by booking for my flight in faith on the day I came back from my biometrics. At a point I was getting really scared but so glad it paid off.
Mail came for main applicant and 3 dependants at the same time . God is too much.
Thank you all so much for answering my questions and putting me through the process. I am so grateful 🙏

Docs Submitted:
Ielts
TB test
Police Character
COS
Affidavit and Newspaper for change of name
Family pictures
Marriage Certificate
Training Certificates
I even submitted my visa application form,lol! I did not want to receive any additional document mail so I dropped it all. But I did not submit offer letter.

Congratulations

Osa4:
Good news

Biometrics 25th April
Pick up mail 4th of May
BRP mail 5th of May

Not picked my passport yet

God bless you all

Congrats

karixz:
Congratulations your brp mail would come before the end od tomorrow

Thanks. it came in this morning

DoDirtsLikeWorm:
Not mistake. All BRP ends on December 2024.
But there's a follow up instructions there that you shouldn't worry? Possibly they'll bring up another thing to replace it

You Dey give high morale, because of you I just Dey check promotions and spam in my email

Osa4:
Congrats o
...got a pick up mail too no BRP

Mwhile how come u had PCC ish?

Congratulations are in order. I think the bank holidays is why brp email are late this week

The pcc wasn’t included at first, thinking it wasn’t needed. But alas they requested and was delivered to them.

Visa alert
Application 5th April
Biometrics 18th April
NSF PCC request 26th April
Collection mail 03 May
Visa collected 04 May
Still awaiting BRP

Even though I only asked advise for the children here, Nairaland helped a lot, I could rely on the advise given to others and I could use that to calm nerves during waiting period

[quote author=Osa4 post=122908789][/quote]Biometrics 18th April
Documents requested police character Apr 26th sent Apr 27th

Dear Customer,
Your travel document (and supporting documents, if applicable) are now ready for collection at the TLScontact Visa Application Centre,Please carefully read the below instructions to retrieve your documents.

If you have made more than one application at the same time using the same email address, please wait until you have received email confirmations for each application before visiting this Visa Application Centre to collect your documents


Does this message always means visa granted even when BRP mail is not in?

Oggg:
is the second parent not going? Attach the second parent’s visa as well as they probably think he is not going thats why they are asking for care arrangements

Thanks for the suggestion oggg, the other parent is awaiting his visa also, as he applied with the children

The children are age 11 and 9 years

advanceDNA:
Its pretty straight foward...

Explain that the national population council birth certificate need came up when the travel abroad need came up thats why it was done not too long ago. That u have been using the certificate issued by the hospital or local goverment ..(make sure u have a backdated certificate from the Hospital they were birthed or the local goverment.....Na naija u dey...)

The rest too is pretty straight foward... u should have hospital birth records... if u dont have or its lost...go to the hospital and tell the admin......they will give it to you as long as u birthed ur children there......

Same thing for school records....


For Evidence of care and suitable accommodation.... abeg make pple with children come explain ooo..........

..but u can explain that u have made contact with suitable care agency for ur kids especially if they are toddlers.....and add proof like email screen shot

....if ur kids are 5 years already, that means they will be going to school..so... have records u have contacted suitable school they will possibly attend

Same for accomodation...as a married person with one or two kids...u will need at least a two bedroom flat....make contact with an real estate coy and show evidence u have made the necessary contact for a 2 bed apartment.

Thanks so much advanceDNA, others are straightforward like you said but the issue is about the care and accommodation. The MA is still around but leaving soon to put all that in order, can her COS be used to support that, as the employer marked Y for maintenance and we know securing an apartment from here is always difficult……so I am thinking of replying with the MA’s COS for that and for the school contacting schools will be difficult as we don’t know what area we will be living yet and how close it will be to schools we will be contacting……..thanks for all you do

Please elders in the house I need your help with this….. the MA who is the mother has been issued her visa, the dependents who are kids, got this email today after almost 2 weeks of doing their biometrics, please advise how to go about this AdvanceDNA your help is needed abeg