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Hi, Do you have any other property in Port Harcourt for sale or rent? I am not interested in the 10bed please. Reply ASAP. Thanks.

If you can use the internet effectively, then you may as well, search google for the UKBA website. Go to UKvisas and digest the info that comes up. Cheers.

I think you need your NYSC cert if you are applying from Nigeria. I know someone who applied from Ghana, and was asked for her NYSC cert because she got her first degree in Nigeria, and her other documents showed she was not up to 30 at the time of her grad.
things may have changed now. I did this years ago. As far as I know, as long as you did a 1st degree in a Nigerian Uni, then you may be asked to produce an NYSC cert or an exemption cert.

Goodluck.

Congrats on your admission.
You will have to convince the ECO that you are able to support yourself during the duration of your studies here in the UK. Some years ago, when I came as a student, I showed the following docs

Tax clearance for 3mths
Bank statements for 3mths -every bank account my mother -in this case your sponsor.
life insurance policy of which my mother was the sole benefactor
all landed property deeds, houses etc
proof relationship to sponsor (i used my birth cert)
letter of admission from the college
tenancy agreement for accommodation

In my opinion, you can include other docs that will up your chances. My mom got a quantity surveyor to value all our property then. If your 1st course is not in anyway related to your MA/Msc, then you MAY have a problem. They will ask you to explain. It's almost summer, so you may want to begin to gather your docs and then put in your application. Loads of people are submitting applications for the summer, and there's usually a rush. I think you should hand in your application by June at the latest. You would have to pay a fraction of your fees. I hear it's the whole thing now, I dont know how true this is.

Goodluck in your application.

@ big bumper !!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!! I am beginning to think I like you alot. Where is the originator of this therad by the way. For all we know, she may have landed here ready to push her baby, and here we are,




Good morning you all, dress nice and warm today, it's cloudy and some blessings by way of rain may fall on us today.

@ big bumper

I beg to differ. The ECO's are asked to excercise their discretion. Some months ago, my aunt applied for post study work-this was in December, and she was refused because the graduation date was not stated on the letter from her school. The appeal will be heard in mid april. They are asked to excercise their discretion, and some of them just make a mess of the whole thing. This path to citizenship you have just stated has hardly been adhered to. It is almost impossible to get British citizenship in this way. I knoiw this because I have asked questions from someone who truly ''knows'' - you knwowhat I mean. If she really want the citizenship thing for her daughter (or is it son) then she should hurry to the US before Obama closes that route as well. It is easier that way, and perhaps less expensive.

Just a thought.

@bigbumper

Thanks alot dear. I just decided it was time to take a break. If things change-not that I'm expecting them to-good, if not, the show must go on. I am comfy and happy taking care of my baby myself.


@poster

If you have that amount of money, pls try the US. The child will be given citizenship by birth, even if he is born in US airspace . Why do you prefer UK is there anything special about this place?. I have only just applied for my baby's UK passport, but that's becos her dad is a brithish citizen, and I have a 5yr work permit.

I know a young lady on a students visa here in the UK who went specifically to have her baby in the US.

Have a brilliant weekend all.

@ bog bumper

My sister in law -if she can be called that- is fine, I am no longer with her brother. We now leave seperately, eventhough we wants to come back. I'll not hijack this thread. That'll be another topic entirely.

@ bigbumper

Why do you like the icon?

Akolawole:
@Poster

People have said it all.

Nigeria will become great again and it will be in our lifetime(amen)

But if you insist on delivering in UK. Mayday hospital seems to be the cheapest in london area for private patient, its in the region of £5,000( normal delivery though). Any extra night cost £400 daily.

HaHA!!!!!!!!!! Akolawole!!! YOu be rich man sha!!! You call £5000 cheap?? In this credit crunch and redundancy UK is going through now. The thing is Mayday is not a very good clinic walahi. If she has £5000 to throw away, then she might as well go to better NHS hospitals. I know for a fact that there are better places in 9ja where one can receive very good care. The NHS one around kent is good. There's one at Roehampton-queen mary. It's good but more expensive than Mayday. Are you refering to Mayday Croydon? If yes, then the woman should stay put in 9ja.


Have a good day you all. _{The kind cold wey dey this morning eh,}

There is indeed a place called Lewisham here. I do not know about this your friend's argument. YOu may wish to direct it to the ''gurus'' in that field. I just found out about a guy who has a B.C that has not changed anything for him. He just applied for his post study work visa and was refused. I just found this out and that was why I came back to this thread. He paid his 12k for his tuition, and every other thing. He has just handed in his dissertation. His post study work visa application was refused, eventhough he was given full right of appeal.

Good luck.

*Hauwa*:
poster, you are going to be a great mama with such long term goal for your baby. keep it up and good wishes and thoughts are all i have for you.

make sure you go with good amt of money and hope you have a good host too.

who knows your kid will be the mayor of where you are going to
take are of yourself

LOL at this. Is it easy to be a mayor in Britain? If na so then i for don be mayor te te. Having a long term goal for the baby will mean putting the money in a trust, considering the fact that a brithish birth certificate will NEVER get the child any british citizenship, free schooling or whatever. It's the mom's choice, not ours. Having a stable future does not mean being born in Britain. I think it having the best education, and being able to compete anywhere one finds oneself.

My opinion.

JJYOU,

Thanks again. What will they do to me? Anyway, I have removed my email like you said. Have a good evening.

Why must we read this if we are london based I thought you had some better info to give. Why do you want a lnodon based friend anyway?

Pls take Siena's advice and edit your heading.

@ JJyou

Na me oh!!!!!!!!!!! I am doing fine. My daughter is great. I just got back to work, so I had to take her to a childminder. Amsky dey berekete. I have only spoken to her on phone, work no let am see road. Take care of you.

@poster

YOu may want to move this post to the travel section if you want pataki and the others to take a look at it. They are more active in that section.

@ poster

Why dont you put that money in a trust for the child instead. Just a little suggestion thoug. £7k in this time of credit crunch is alot of money. That's just the hospital bill not ur accommodation and other little expenses yet. Considering the fact that the child will be treated like others who do not have a british passport.
If you do not clear your bills, the birth cert may not be given to you. If you manage to return to 9ja without clearing your bill, that will count against you, and getting a visa will be difficult next time.

Chaircover has said alot of things which should be looked into. Anyway, look at private hospitals online and some nhs.As for the nhs, they may be SLIGHTLY cheaper, especially as you do not qualify to be treated as an nhs patient-you are only but a visitor.

I will look out and post with some info later. Goodluck

@tbatba- congrats-that is brilliant.

@poster

Ekpele m dear. Na so e dey happen. as the poster b4 me has said ''never say die''. If you were given a right of appeal, pls use it wisely. If not, when next you apply, it may not come out well if you know what i mean.

Use it wisely as in getting all your dos together-make sure they are genuine otherwise you'll get 10yr ban. pls get a lawyer if you need to. Make sure you have covered all loop holes so if they try to get you from any angle, it'll not work. A friend of mine applied for a student visa from 9ja. She has 2 kids, and provided alot of things for the ECO to see. Even the childminding arrangment she made, the woman's ofsted reg number, everything was included. She was given. Cover all loop holes, have answers to every question and be as popen as possible. Most importantly, NEVER SAY DIE.

@ poster,

This is a tricky one my dear. It may be quite difficult to convince them, especially if you do not have strong evidence such as a letter from the hospital stating that the mostake was theirs. Another thing they wil most DEFINITELY hold against you is the fact that you had your baby here when you put on ur VAF that you were coming for sight seeing and shopping ----sight-seeing and shopping when your pregnancy is 7months?? YOu may need to convince them. I have a very close friend who works in the home office somewhere in the UK. I will speak to her and get back to you. One thing is sure,your getting that visa is on the balance.

this is like a case where a certain lady was ''caught'' with prov. license, NHS cards and oyster card as a visitor, You have to convince them my dear.

Have a good day.

EloSela:
If I ever come across that man I will not hesitate to alert the police and the immigration officials. Nonsense!

I truly despise illegal immigrants, they are nothing but parasites and are not beneficial to society.

Ehen!!!! What are you waiting for?? Go ahead and report him to the Queen Elizabeth herself if you wish. Illegal immigrants despise you too.


@ topic.

I watched that on TV and my heart bled. These illegals only want a decent life They are not asking for a BMW 5 series. All they want is to live like normal humanbeings. They are humans as well, no matter wether they are illegal immigrants or not. I have witnessed a ''border agancy raid'' and it was so not funny. 3 Nigerian were caught I heard them speaking urhobo or isoko.

I hope the Nigerian authorities begin to address this situation. A friend was telling me that Nigeria had the 2nd highest asylum seekers. Iraq came first and Naija was next. It is such a shame. Poor man

Bastage:
The Holy Ghost is meant to be the spirit of God.

As part of the Trinity, Christians believe it is one and the same as God and Christ.

The word "ghost" in this context does not mean spirit of the dead. It was only much later that this meaning became attributed to it. The original meaning of "ghost" was "soul" or "spirit" - hence why it is also called the Holy Spirit.

Spot on!!!!

I did not want to lend a ''voice'' to all this. I have just one thing to say,


Whoever thinks that GOD in his absolute Majesty and Radiance will ''come down'' just to prove to us  little creatures that HE IS GOD AND EXISTS would definately wait until the earth rots away.   We can see HIM in nature-if only we dare to.


We must be careful lest we incur terrible wrath uppon ourselves by what we say type.  

As for those of us who believe HE does not exist, do not wait until you die physically before you realise that HE TRULY IS.

davidylan:
Maybe if you make less sexual noise here and ask your hubby maybe you'll know.

Davidylan pls dont make me laugh off my head this night  

boladonas:
I took time to read through every post in here and every one had something useful to say to the issue.
In all of these, I do not prominently see the emphasis on forgiveness. I am particularly bothered by Shapey's experience
and miffed by Chukwuify's treatment in the hand of men they called husbands , I am one of them.
Our women have more values than we do and i really don't know why we are the way we are.

Shapey talked and sounded like my wife, the sheer force, the strategy sounded like hers,
the need to prove a point and take control at all costs and shoot the gun at the "right" time all sounded as if she is plotting vengeance.

Well this case was resolved by Jesus Christ a long time ago,
A woman was caught in the very act and the people gathered stone and had already judged her, but before they execute the capital punishment on her, they came to Jesus, Jesus knowing what they are up to , asked a simple question: Let him who has no sin cast the first stone, and one by one they disappeared. and when they are all gone, Jesus asked the woman , where are thy accusers? He further said Neither does he condemn her, but she should go and sin no more.

Chukwuify, Shapey >>>>Carry out your intended plans if u have no sin at all in the marriage.

The second dimension of my reaction is on the Importance of FORGIVENESS in marriage and relationship. Should you refuse to forgive your spouses, it becomes a sin and that sin will stand between you and your destiny for life. Forgiveness is so important that even your heartfelt thanks to God will be rejected until you forgive your spouses. Now I am the least qualified person to talk about forgiveness, having learnt about forgiveness through the things which I suffered and am still suffering!

Friend, Let us Forgive, God is a God of second chance, let us spend more energies at thinking about how to make our spouses more faithful to us than at destroying relationships and marriages. God hates divorces!!!

God will give you both a heart of forgiveness and the courage to help in making your spouses a better person through your love.
We all need to love our spouses more!!!

You have spoken well my dear brother. Thank you very much. Everything you have said on here is the truth, i must admit that. You see, there comes a time in everyones life when we have to sit back and take stock. I have done that and I have seen that this is going nowhere. Thank goodness you have a wife. Ask her what she will do in my position. I relayed my UGLY experiences in the hands of my husband and his family in this forum sometime ago. If you look thru you will find it. I never looked at it as vengeance.You have brought a whole new dimension to it.

what do you make of a man who would leave his pregnant wife at the mercy of the elements (it's winter here) to be with his girlfriend-one of them that is. I do not drive, because i always seem to get caught on cam for speeding. He was to pick me up after a session at the doctor's. He asked me to wait for him somewhere as he was in traffic. I waited for my husband for 3hours. It was dark, i was alone with two guys. I hitched a ride home. He came home like 2hrs later and said he forgot he asked me to wait, and that I should have left on my own when i did not see him. Like that was not enough, I was in the bathroom and overhead him saying on his mobile ''thanks for a wonderful evening dear''

Boladonas my dear brother, What do you make of it. This guy cheats with impunity. I have tried to forgive, but it stares me in the face whenever I look at him. I will not hijack this thread. Thanks alot. I will go back and have a rethink over what you have said. I am only a human woman with emotions and feeling of my own. What I go through is too much to talk about on here. Give my love to your wife, you noted i sound like her. Thank you.

AMAKAONE:
aaah shapey !!


All I can say for now is take heart.

you are waaaaaay more accommodating and forgiving than I could ever be.

I would just advise you to do one thing, once you put our game plan into place, you need to go back to your moms and apologise to her. Remember how she walked over the hot coals with you and advised you not to go back and you went against her advice?

The Holy Book says " honour your mother and father" I reckon that that is what tist says we should do always do _{( please I am not judging you)}. If you had listened to that wise old lady way back then life wold have been different for you now. When you decide that it's time to begin your fresh path through life, start by begging that woman's forgiveness and all shall be well with you. Amen.

As much as I want to heap all sorts of insults on that man, I cannot. You know what is best for you right now and this is the path that you need to walk, but please take heart, all will be well.

I am sooooo sorry for what you are going trough right now. I pray God blesses you with a healthy baby and a bountiful successful life henceforth. He never gives us a burden heavier than we can carry, but he also helps those who help themselves _{( I think u know what I mean),}. But you too have to do what you must to keep that precious bundle safe in these days of diseases and all sorts. Shine your eye well well my sister and keep yourself and your baby safe.
I will keep you in my prayers.

Where is your cousin through all this? I know that she has walked a hard road with you already, but I have a feeling you will need her more in the near future. I hope that she is supporting you through this rough time o!

Take heart nwanyi.


God bless you and your family.amen

Thanks my dearest. My mother was annoyed with me when i went to her in tears. But you know, she is a mother, and a loving one at that. She ''flooged with her left hand, and embraced me with her right''. Now I am in control, eventhough it does not seem so. My cousin is more than that to me. Amsky is my sister. She has walked with me through thick and thin. She has a good job that tkaes most of her time, but she is always there for me. She has been there for me since the moment I found out my husband was a cheating lying dog. She was in my house when I discovered for sure that my husband was cheating on me. She was the one who unravelled that it was not with one woman, but with two.
My mother has vowed to stick with me whatever, that woman!!! Ever since my father died has been a pillar to each of us.

When I am done with my plans, I will let people know on here, so they can learn from my bitter experiences. I need those prayers. I need to have my baby safely and get on with my life, without any man breaking my heart and making me feel less than a woman in a way.

Akolawole:
@Paribus

Are you due for that thingy?

Please becareful of the interpretation of that £800 maintenance fund.

All the best sir.

@All

This place is completely deserted.

Why?

Was it because of fingerprinting?

Where are the Experts? Where is Vicjustice? Where is everyone?

I hope in 2009, members will bring more technical cases such as visas involving child settlement(where DNA failed), dependant of EU ,Au pair etc

I am signing off for the year. Wishing everyone journey mercies in Jesus name(amen)

Merry Xmas and happy new year in advance.

See you in 2009 [ The year of Double Harvest ]

Where are you going? Year never end oh!!!!!!!!

I wish all the genuine visa seeking members of this forum success.

AMAKAONE:
@shapey,

I cannot believe that is happening to you after all you went through with that husband of yours.

Is he not the man who put you through hell with your in laws and your parents even had to intervene?
Now you suspect he is having an affair?

Sweet Jesus what is this world made of?

Take heart o!!

Yes it was that same husband who took me to hell and back. I am still with him. It seemed like we were going to be the perfect couple after that but that was not to be. What maore can i say. Marriage is a long long hard road to trek. I almost lost my dear life during the ordeal of an ectopic pregnancy, lost one tube, got pregnant again, and now this? As you see me so, I don tough like namma back, nothing fit do me. I have my game plan, and i will set it off when the time is right.

Echidime:
What is wrong with her husband encouraging and blessing another woman who is lonely and needed assistance?

Remember it is more better to give than to receive

Can the poster swear that she has not been giving her river of joy to other men especially her former boy friends before she got married?

Are you asking what is wrong? When your wife does it, then will you know how wrong it is. As for now, i reserve my comments.

Leilah:
Oh my God shapey, you must have the patience of a saint!

I have tolerated stuff before but I would nevertolerate that stuff! honi that was hot!!! oh my god why didnt you confront him about this?

is this allowed in your culture shapey?

Obviosly your husband was sleeping with someone else and you just go and have a shower with him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why woudl anyone tolerate that? he will just keep doing it more and more because he knows he can get away with it.

I must say that as women, we are all as patients as ''saints''. I will confront him, but at my own time. I will do so when I am psychologically ready to walk out of his life. It is strange but true.I cannot not put all my experiences here. That is why i say to the poster, you can ''take that shit''. I will stop taking ''my own shit'' when he least expects, and nobody, i mean NOBODY will say anything to stop me.

Agoloj:
Hi chukwuify,

I know it hurts so much when you are betrayed by the very one you love. As we are different so also our opinion varies. Alot of people have said different things depending on their experience and their state in life. I would suggest you make one final effort to communicate with him before you make any decision. Before you can really get across to him, you should try to make him as comfortable as possible. look for the best way to put his mind at rest, the right place where you could squeeze out some humour out of him. If you can Make him laugh, then ask him, with a smile on your face 'what you can do to make him happy' if he tries to pull back reach out him still holding on to that smile reassuring him that you would not be mad with what ever answer he gives to you. The truth is if you can get him to talk to you in a way friends do, you will surely get a solution that you would not regret implimenting.

Goodlurk.

Please kindly answer this simple question, What kind of smile would she possibly have on her face after being betrayed That is hypocrisy if you ask me. She is possibly hurt and then she goes to make him laugh and she smiles herself? What is there to smile about? this sound like what a typical Nigerian guy would say. How can you force shit down my throat and expect her to eat it and say thanks to you?

My dear initial poster, like i said previously, i know you can hang in there for your child. If he was old enough, then it's a different story. He is a baby, pls let him feel the presence of his father. Apart from that, it is difficult staying in such circumstances as yours.

I wish you all the best.

There is no safety oversea, at least not here in this London.

@ vid, what can i say. The sight of this man crying just tore my heart in bits. I dont blame the guy too much. The guy smart sha, he knew that once they get his passport, he is on  the next virgin Nigeria flight back to Lagos.  

Life no easy oooooo my people.

I think i would move back with my husband or i would relocate to another country with my husband and kids. I think the kids not knowing their dad is not a very good thing.
I wish you all the best always.