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toyclicks:
Hi Fam.

Wow!
Good to drop in here as a testifier to this place.
Hope y'all doing fine.

Ok so....quick one. Let me share my experiences so far
I now understand why ppl abroad find it difficult to have time. You almost have to plan your breath. Time is really a scarce commodity here. I don't know how all the good ppl here @justwise, @mimilyrics, @stenon et all. I don't know how you find time for this forum ooo. You were and are still a blessing. Whatever way you have been able to keep squeezing out the time to help ppl here, I would say its worth every part of it. Being a part if so many ppl's life journey and being a blessing to them is worth all the effort. So pls as God helps you, don't get tired.

Now....let me say this bitter truth. A bitter truth that ppl on this forum have quarrelled with Justwise for saying. This ppl included me.

This is not the best time to come to the Uk..
IOW, if you have the means to still chill in Nigeria for 6-12months, sadly, I would advise you to do so.

However, if you want to come and join us to whether this terrible tough period, I am not discouraging you. You are welcome.

Let he explain a bit. If your aim is really studying, don't come right now, else you won't get value for your money. The pandemic has really messed things up. The online class is BS. Even the schools don't know how to handle the situation yet. One other major thing is that networking is difficult. In 6 weeks I only had a class meeting once. Till now I only met one of my senior colleagues since I've been here. No one to come to your aid. You are all by yourself. Everyone is trying hard to survive. Everyone is really busy. No one has your time. No one is available to put you through things. This is when you will value trivial things like seeing your colleagues and lecturer to chat and discuss, holding physical meetings. Believe me, you can't fathom how much frustration this can be, esp when we are talking about something that involves more or less the biggest investment of your life yet. This new way of life has affected many things and not everyone is able to adjust to it.

Also, don't think the lecturers are available to help you. They are not available to "babysit" anybody. They expect at the masters level that you are really cooked and there are many things you are expected to know. Unfortunately for those of us coming from a place like Nigeria, believe me, we are really undercooked. Believe me, a primary school kid here will do much better than you. One of my coursemates confessed to me that it was her kids that helped her with her coursework when she couldn't get a hang of it. Her kids were born and grown here. So you get what I mean. It's so easy for them to flow. Long and short, there is so much catching up for you to do in order to come up to the same level with these ppl.
...And yes, ppl are really getting stranded. I already know ppl whom we moved together from this thread and left with the hope that they can hustle it out. They are getting stranded. Pls if you are coming at this period, you are better off with as much buffer finances as possible.


As regards jobs. There are jobs and there are no jobs. What do I mean? Jobs have really been reduced cos of the pandemic. However there are still some kind of jobs in some remote areas far from town. Transport cost on the long run might take a big chunk of the pay(like 30%). The distance is much( to is like 2½ hrs. Making 5hrs round trip for your job commute) hope you can understand now. The jobs are simply available there cos the location is far from availability of labor. So you count your cost.

I am just taking time to explain all these so you understand my reason for advising to chill a bit if you can

However, for all the ppl like me wet naija don tire. Make una dey come ooo abeg. We go rough am. We go survive.

I hope my msg is not all too negative. But I think it will be of good to you if you get the true and clear picture of things so you can make informed decisions.

I wish us all the best we can be.

Cheers to y'all.
I hope to share more and sweeter experiences later

Tobexin:
Who has any Uk TB test appointment date available in first week or second week of December that wants to swap for November 30. I have this dates both available in Lagos and Abuja. Kindly DM me... serious minded person only

I DM u when you first brought d offer no response from u.

Please I can still swap. I hv december 15th

toyclicks:
Hi Fam.

Wow!
Good to drop in here as a testifier to this place.
Hope y'all doing fine.

Ok so....quick one. Let me share my experiences so far
I now understand why ppl abroad find it difficult to have time. You almost have to plan your breath. Time is really a scarce commodity here. I don't know how all the good ppl here @justwise, @mimilyrics, @stenon et all. I don't know how you find time for this forum ooo. You were and are still a blessing. Whatever way you have been able to keep squeezing out the time to help ppl here, I would say its worth every part of it. Being a part if so many ppl's life journey and being a blessing to them is worth all the effort. So pls as God helps you, don't get tired.

Now....let me say this bitter truth. A bitter truth that ppl on this forum have quarrelled with Justwise for saying. This ppl included me.

This is not the best time to come to the Uk..
IOW, if you have the means to still chill in Nigeria for 6-12months, sadly, I would advise you to do so.

However, if you want to come and join us to whether this terrible tough period, I am not discouraging you. You are welcome.

I wish us all the best we can be.

Cheers to y'all.
I hope to share more and sweeter experiences later

TheGuyFromHR:
And lastly, I read one of the comments somewhere where someone was asking something about drafting a letter explaining gaps in his CV, and someone (I think it was our main man Cyberknight, who always goes direct to the point), told him not to bother, that the UK wants foreign students to come in and fund its universities with their fees for the foreseeable future. This is true, and related to that, everyone who has left or plans to leave Nigeria with no going back should be ready for the vastly reduced epxerience they are going to get. Like I say, read, read, read the damn UK papers before you come (The Guardian is free to read online, you could also take out a free trial subscription to the Tory papers online The Times or The Telegraph to get an idea of government thinking) so you know what awaits you. I am pretty disgusted with many of the Nigerian students we've been meeting here, I find them idiotic for investing all that money and still being astounded at the situation here on arrival.

Omo!!!!

Where are we going to now run to, Nigeria is not a place to stay, se we no go manage UK like that and rough am

Congratulations. Please where did you do your biometrics

Visa approval for dependents.
Standard application

Application 14th Nov
Biometric 19th Nov
Decision mail 24nd Nov
Tls Collection mail 25rd Nov

Thanks to God almighty, to everyone and most importantly mimilyric. She's so selfless[/quote]

UK still better any day anytime pass this shithole country, inflation, insecurity, injustice, bad governance many more.... if U follow negativity U will not grow and U will rotten in Nija, things aren't working for alot of people in Nija on the other hand its working for others! This life no balance! Na so then badmouth UAE for me, I went there I conquered! If U like procrastinate, na U Sabi, UK no good, UK no dat but den no return back to Nija..! Think about it.!

Ezriela:
Hello Awumen,pls I sent you PM have some questions regarding UWS. Thanks

I can't access mail on PM, please email me to

Please gurus in the house I need your assistance. My school Teesside vacates for the year on dec 18 and the deadline for submitting proof of funds is Dec 16 but my 28 days will be complete on December 17 and any proof not submitted by 16 will have to wait till next year for the candidate to resume, probably February. Is it safe to give 28 days statement even though the proof on the 1st day will be insufficient. I’m doing this to join the session in January 18. Please assist

Please who knows the current £ exchange rate for Paga?

Tobexin:
Who has any Uk TB test appointment date available in first week or second week of December that wants to swap for November 30. I have this dates both available in Lagos and Abuja. Kindly DM me... serious minded person only

I sent you message, please let's talk

University of Chester

RealEstateGuru8:
Good evening all

Please do you know any school in UK that offers admission for May intake?

bossyplus:
UK still better any day anytime pass this shithole country, inflation, insecurity, injustice, bad governance many more.... if U follow negativity U will not grow and U will rotten in Nija, things aren't working for alot of people in Nija on the other hand its working for others! This life no balance! Na so then badmouth UAE for me, I went there I conquered! If U like procrastinate, na U Sabi, UK no good, UK no dat but den no return back to Nija..! Think about it.!

God bless you for this

Speak to your school country rep, Bradford said 5th,immediately i ported to schools that are still absorbing for Jan/Feb intake. Yours is still close 16-17,mine is 5-18th so they didn't bulge.

Thatmgbekebabe:
Please gurus in the house I need your assistance. My school Teesside vacates for the year on dec 18 and the deadline for submitting proof of funds is Dec 16 but my 28 days will be complete on December 17 and any proof not submitted by 16 will have to wait till next year for the candidate to resume, probably February. Is it safe to give 28 days statement even though the proof on the 1st day will be insufficient. I’m doing this to join the session in January 18. Please assist

Best exchange rate ever. 381 naira to a dollar. But avoid Paga verve if you can

Aderin0la:
Please who knows the current £ exchange rate for Paga?

toyclicks:
Hi Fam.

Wow!
Good to drop in here as a testifier to this place.
Hope y'all doing fine.

Ok so....quick one. Let me share my experiences so far
I now understand why ppl abroad find it difficult to have time. You almost have to plan your breath. Time is really a scarce commodity here. I don't know how all the good ppl here @justwise, @mimilyrics, @stenon et all. I don't know how you find time for this forum ooo. You were and are still a blessing. Whatever way you have been able to keep squeezing out the time to help ppl here, I would say its worth every part of it. Being a part if so many ppl's life journey and being a blessing to them is worth all the effort. So pls as God helps you, don't get tired.

Now....let me say this bitter truth. A bitter truth that ppl on this forum have quarrelled with Justwise for saying. This ppl included me.

This is not the best time to come to the Uk..
IOW, if you have the means to still chill in Nigeria for 6-12months, sadly, I would advise you to do so.

However, if you want to come and join us to whether this terrible tough period, I am not discouraging you. You are welcome.

Let he explain a bit. If your aim is really studying, don't come right now, else you won't get value for your money. The pandemic has really messed things up. The online class is BS. Even the schools don't know how to handle the situation yet. One other major thing is that networking is difficult. In 6 weeks I only had a class meeting once. Till now I only met one of my senior colleagues since I've been here. No one to come to your aid. You are all by yourself. Everyone is trying hard to survive. Everyone is really busy. No one has your time. No one is available to put you through things. This is when you will value trivial things like seeing your colleagues and lecturer to chat and discuss, holding physical meetings. Believe me, you can't fathom how much frustration this can be, esp when we are talking about something that involves more or less the biggest investment of your life yet. This new way of life has affected many things and not everyone is able to adjust to it.

Also, don't think the lecturers are available to help you. They are not available to "babysit" anybody. They expect at the masters level that you are really cooked and there are many things you are expected to know. Unfortunately for those of us coming from a place like Nigeria, believe me, we are really undercooked. Believe me, a primary school kid here will do much better than you. One of my coursemates confessed to me that it was her kids that helped her with her coursework when she couldn't get a hang of it. Her kids were born and grown here. So you get what I mean. It's so easy for them to flow. Long and short, there is so much catching up for you to do in order to come up to the same level with these ppl.
...And yes, ppl are really getting stranded. I already know ppl whom we moved together from this thread and left with the hope that they can hustle it out. They are getting stranded. Pls if you are coming at this period, you are better off with as much buffer finances as possible.


As regards jobs. There are jobs and there are no jobs. What do I mean? Jobs have really been reduced cos of the pandemic. However there are still some kind of jobs in some remote areas far from town. Transport cost on the long run might take a big chunk of the pay(like 30%). The distance is much( to is like 2½ hrs. Making 5hrs round trip for your job commute) hope you can understand now. The jobs are simply available there cos the location is far from availability of labor. So you count your cost.

I am just taking time to explain all these so you understand my reason for advising to chill a bit if you can

However, for all the ppl like me wet naija don tire. Make una dey come ooo abeg. We go rough am. We go survive.

I hope my msg is not all too negative. But I think it will be of good to you if you get the true and clear picture of things so you can make informed decisions.

I wish us all the best we can be.

Cheers to y'all.
I hope to share more and sweeter experiences later

I said exact same thing here some months ago and Justwise also said same... People were quick to judge us

Out of the 3m in your account, only 2m is valid for maintenance funds evidence since that's the least balance over 28 days. Adding that to your dad's fund makes almost 8.9m which is more than needed, so you're good to go

Olinga:
Good day everybody.

Please, my total payable tuition fee is £16,950. I got discount of £4,000 and I have paid £7,500 so far, leaving me with a balance of £5,450 payable, my school is located outside London £1023 x 9 = £9207.
A total of £14,657 is needed as POF for me. Using oanda’s exchange rate is will be needing NGN7,415,410

My dad is my sponsor and he has NGN6,954,930
I have about NGN3,000,000 in my personal account, which makes up the POF.
Now the issue is in my account I have withdrawn and deposited funds in it since the past 28days but it has never gone below NGN2,000,000. To be clearer in the last 28days I started with an opening balance of NGN7,000,000 but right now I have about NGN3,000,000.

Please will the inconsistencies in my account be an issue for visa purposes.

My own is if you want to come please come. Start Planning when you are arrive, things are quite different on ground. don't get carried away because you are studying online before you know it exams and submission of coursework is around the corner.

Focus on your studies and why you're here. Study like as if exams is the next day even if your course doesn't have exams please start your assignments on time.

Focus on the end result, people are easily carried away when they arrive here.

So please plan yourself and time.

Ezriela:
Speak to your school country rep, Bradford said 5th,immediately i ported to schools that are still absorbing for Jan/Feb intake. Yours is still close 16-17,mine is 5-18th so they didn't bulge.

I think its safe, explain to them in the mail that it remains 1 day, shebi their own is to issue CAS, by the time you are applying for visa you wont have this issue. It better to take the risk(its a safe risk) than to assume they would decline.

Olinga:
I think its safe, explain to them in the mail that it remains 1 day, shebi their own is to issue CAS, by the time you are applying for visa you wont have this issue. It better to take the risk(its a safe risk) than to assume they would decline.

Thanks so much. Olinga and Ezriela��

I noticed conventry uni has. dont know if its for all courses or select few

RealEstateGuru8:
Good evening all

Please do you know any school in UK that offers admission for May intake?

Queenbeloveth:
God bless you for this

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Hi guys, I want to ask how long does the interview takes? And will I get my passport back the same of the interview? Thanks

for those going for May intake, what's the earliest one can apply for visa and enter the country before course start date? iv seen 3 months and 6 months.

Always Fam

macbernard:
After paying ihs with paga, i was just glued to my chair transfixed when I didn't see the paga option on the payment for visa page... i came online & the first thing I see is your comment �... so many thanks to you also

Reality don begin dey set

Aprokodaughter:
My own is if you want to come please come. Start Planning when you are arrive, things are quite different on ground. don't get carried away because you are studying online before you know it exams and submission of coursework is around the corner.

Focus on your studies and why you're here. Study like as if exams is the next day even if your course doesn't have exams please start your assignments on time.

Focus on the end result, people are easily carried away when they arrive here.

So please plan yourself and time.

macbernard:
Out of the 3m in your account, only 2m is valid for maintenance funds evidence since that's the least balance over 28 days. Adding that to your dad's fund makes almost 8.9m which is more than needed, so you're good to go

Thank you so much

asusfanatic:
for those going for May intake, what's the earliest one can apply for visa and enter the country before course start date? iv seen 3 months and 6 months.

6 months

yansky:
Mines 7days now

Just be patient. Perhaps there is a rush in applications or you can contact the school rep Jennifer. Notify her that you've uploaded your bank statement and even send her a copy.

Good day all;

(1) Can tier 4 dependants study in uk?

(2) what visa options can a tier 4 dependant switch to while in the uk?

toyclicks:
Hi Fam.

Wow!
Good to drop in here as a testifier to this place.
Hope y'all doing fine.

Ok so....quick one. Let me share my experiences so far
I now understand why ppl abroad find it difficult to have time. You almost have to plan your breath. Time is really a scarce commodity here. I don't know how all the good ppl here @justwise, @mimilyrics, @stenon et all. I don't know how you find time for this forum ooo. You were and are still a blessing. Whatever way you have been able to keep squeezing out the time to help ppl here, I would say its worth every part of it. Being a part if so many ppl's life journey and being a blessing to them is worth all the effort. So pls as God helps you, don't get tired.

Now....let me say this bitter truth. A bitter truth that ppl on this forum have quarrelled with Justwise for saying. This ppl included me.

This is not the best time to come to the Uk..
IOW, if you have the means to still chill in Nigeria for 6-12months, sadly, I would advise you to do so.

However, if you want to come and join us to whether this terrible tough period, I am not discouraging you. You are welcome.

Let he explain a bit. If your aim is really studying, don't come right now, else you won't get value for your money. The pandemic has really messed things up. The online class is BS. Even the schools don't know how to handle the situation yet. One other major thing is that networking is difficult. In 6 weeks I only had a class meeting once. Till now I only met one of my senior colleagues since I've been here. No one to come to your aid. You are all by yourself. Everyone is trying hard to survive. Everyone is really busy. No one has your time. No one is available to put you through things. This is when you will value trivial things like seeing your colleagues and lecturer to chat and discuss, holding physical meetings. Believe me, you can't fathom how much frustration this can be, esp when we are talking about something that involves more or less the biggest investment of your life yet. This new way of life has affected many things and not everyone is able to adjust to it.

Also, don't think the lecturers are available to help you. They are not available to "babysit" anybody. They expect at the masters level that you are really cooked and there are many things you are expected to know. Unfortunately for those of us coming from a place like Nigeria, believe me, we are really undercooked. Believe me, a primary school kid here will do much better than you. One of my coursemates confessed to me that it was her kids that helped her with her coursework when she couldn't get a hang of it. Her kids were born and grown here. So you get what I mean. It's so easy for them to flow. Long and short, there is so much catching up for you to do in order to come up to the same level with these ppl.
...And yes, ppl are really getting stranded. I already know ppl whom we moved together from this thread and left with the hope that they can hustle it out. They are getting stranded. Pls if you are coming at this period, you are better off with as much buffer finances as possible.


As regards jobs. There are jobs and there are no jobs. What do I mean? Jobs have really been reduced cos of the pandemic. However there are still some kind of jobs in some remote areas far from town. Transport cost on the long run might take a big chunk of the pay(like 30%). The distance is much( to is like 2½ hrs. Making 5hrs round trip for your job commute) hope you can understand now. The jobs are simply available there cos the location is far from availability of labor. So you count your cost.

I am just taking time to explain all these so you understand my reason for advising to chill a bit if you can

However, for all the ppl like me wet naija don tire. Make una dey come ooo abeg. We go rough am. We go survive.

I hope my msg is not all too negative. But I think it will be of good to you if you get the true and clear picture of things so you can make informed decisions.

I wish us all the best we can be.

Cheers to y'all.
I hope to share more and sweeter experiences later

But will the lecturers be there to hide? After the 6 to 12months that u recommended ?