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segzy0:
Hello Experts,

Please i would like to know if it's okay to book Guest House in London, UK instead of Hotel?

Please advice because im trying to cut the expenses

Thanks

markco6:
Please can Someone reply my msg, thanks

Good day house, i'm a student in lagos and i intend travelling to the Uk for a 2weeks holiday. I have a relative based in the Uk whom I intend staying with for my holiday. Please how do I apply for the visa and what necessary documents do I need.

segzy0:
Thanks @Solatium, Is shopping a must or how much can I spare for that?


Pls advice

segzy0:
Thanks for your prompt response @Justwise, I intend to travel in January that's why I'm applying in December as to give enough time for visa processing.

I see Kenya Airways for £479
Hotel £228 for a week
Feeding £150 for a week
Transport: £50
Sightseeing and shopping €400

Total: £1,307 that's N502,909 Oanda exchange rate.

Please correct my breakdown if im wrong.

Thanks as always sir

mrsage:
Hi Nairalanders,

I decided to take some days off work so this weekend i would love to spend a greater part of it in the ancient city of Ibadan.

From Thursday to Sunday.

Please, where are the places of interest that I can visit while in Ibadan so as to make my holiday worthwhile?

Kindly offer practical suggestions. Thank you

kennymaq:
Good morning, please i really need your help. My convocation is on saturday and my uncle got me a suit and a pair of shoe from London. The problem now is there's no one travelling down to Nigeria from London before saturday that he knows and DHL says it won't enter Nigeria until next week. Please if you are in London and you are coming to Nigeria before saturday or you know someone travelling to nigeria from there before saturday. Kindly contact me on 08161824986. It will be highly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

phemy1230:
Good morning everyone in the forum, I have few questions to ask, and I will be happy if any experts gives me a reply soon.

1) I heard passengers on South African airways are always treated well to other airlines, I.e they don't scrutinize much on BTA with them?

2) what is the official BTA minimum to take over there?

3) what is the official dollar rate to naira now if anyone has an idea?



The BTA issues is been make difficult by naija security agencies who tends to profiteer from it,the scare people and makes it look as if heaven will fall,where as the Immigration at the point of entry in SA rarely ask for your BTA,chances are they will ask for your Accommodation confirmation and Yellow card 10x before asking you for your BTA,.....Just look for like 3k rands or more depending on your stay period,no point in lookibg for scarce and highly priced dollars since you need rands and you are still gonna change dollars to rands
Thanks for the response.

DOOSNAS:
bro, I can't eat their meal very poor, maybe cos is not 9ja food.

Kukuful1014:
Good day justwise nd co, I have some issues I need some clarifications.

I intend to visit the UK this December, my uncle will be sending me invite

I have a job nd my monthly salary is £ 416, my account balance is £ 4116.

I intend to stay for one month, direct cost to me will be £ 900 for return ticket, and £ 300 for miscellaneous expenses
M

My uncle will provide accommodation and food, I want to knw wat my chances are nd documents I need to add to my application.

yinksob002:
Hello guys, i intend renewing my SA visa to attend my grad ceremony and would like to clarify:
1) If i can still use the same yellow card I have been using since Nov 2013. The last time i used it to apply was for study in 2014 and the visa recently expired.
2) The process for accessing forex for intending travellers via travelex at the airport.
3) Can savings account be used in isolation or it has to be current acct.

Thank you.
[Qquote author=samuelUMOH post=50125417]Yes you can use bank statement of someone in SA living legally. The person passport date page ,proof of residence ,letter of sponsor and bank statements will be required .( all certified and scan to you ) .

emirati1:
The way some people comment on Nairaland these days,is enough to confirm that Nigerian Education is at rock bottom, some folks post comments like kindergartens.
From the thread how can you assume that Emirates made this decision, cause of repatriation of funds? When Emirates connects Nigerians to over 150 destinations .So why just brazil? if its about repatriation of funds. You need to know how much these drug couriers cost the airline annually due to their shameful activities, and they keep giving Nigeria a bad image...Learn to deal with the real issues and stop finding lame excuses for everything...this is what has led Nigeria to its current state... :-

Pavore9:
Those drug dealers will certainly find a way around it as they would use cards issued outside Nigeria to make payments and that card will be obtained with fake ID!

feldido:
It's just a subtle way to reject the naira so they can easily repatriate their money. They have been looking for an excuse, and now they've gotten one.

Damien34:
Hello all. For the sake of anonymity, I created a new nairaland account, Please I want you to read this, might be long, but I really need you to read this.
Ok, I'm 23 yes old, currently in Nigeria and I have a younger brother who is 19yrs old.. Last year January, he successfully crossed the sea to Italy, Where he was taken to the camp in Italy (cara mineo) He spent some months there, and the living condition was very terrible.. He doesn't know anyone in Europe, but after some months, he left Italy before he thumb printed.. This he did so that he would be able to seek asylum in a stronger European country, thumb printing in Italy would make it hard to seek asylum else where because of the Dublin regulation that requires European countries to send back asylum seekers back to the first EU country of entry..
He left Italy through train and tried to enter Germany but he was turned back at the boarders, he went further to Austria where he was accepted and taken to a camp there..
Life there was somehow better than in Italy, as they were given little stipends, and little food.. He got a small job there where he was earning little, but unfortunately, work control cracked down on him and stopped him, and also slammed him with a fine.. After sometime, asylum seekers where transferred to the Bush.. no lies here, no food was provided for them, and he survived on bananas for days..
He begged on the streets, and he was able to survive..
After a few months, he was victimized and unjustly punished.. He was sent to prison.. He was alleged that he physically assaulted a white man, which wasn't true.. The white man himself confirmed my bro wasn't the offender, but the Austrian officials had already cancelled his Aduro..
He was deported back to Italy where he is back to square 1..
5days upon arrival, no food no water, no where to sleep except the ground, no where to beg because of the massive population of asylum seekers begging.. His health is deteriorating sharply, and he can hardly speak..
When we chat on WhatsApp, I'm almost in tears hearing his voice..
I really don't know where to look for help except this forum..
If I remember how he crossed the desert and the sea to get to Europe, I weep.. Now getting to Europe, he's realised things r not actually greener there.. Just 19, and the trauma he has passed through, and the trauma he is passing through can never be wished to one's enemy..
I have adviced him to be patient..
Please house, I really need advice here,
Even the Italy, ppl with documents are still in the streets, no job, no where to sleep, what to eat uncertain.
I have advice him to join the French foreign legion army, but I don't know if they accept asylum seekers.. Please, if you know any advice you can give to me that will save my lil bro, please help me, we have told him to come home, but he will be taken to deportation camp where he will spend 1yr there with more terrible living conditions..
Any nairalander currently in Europe that wants to help my lil bro with garri or food please I will really appreciate please, I m not asking for money, please, if it is just food that can get to his side, I will be able to sleep at night..
Please let's help our fellow Nigerian.. some ppl have made it in Europe and in the rest part of the world, while some r struggling very hard.. Please ppl, I type in tears, If anybody can help my lil bro in Milan? please ;(..
lalasticlala
justwise
pls help me carry to FP abeg.

mzjennypher:
hello house uh has gone to sa via kenyan airways as that seem to be the cheapest for now. need to know if the experience was aite

jayDrake:
Hello,

I am a student who will be traveling to Oyo in the coming months. Some advice i was given was to know the area you will be in and how to get help if you are ever lost or in trouble. I know the emergency contact number is 112, but i have been told there are some states where it does not work as well. As i say, i will be in Oyo, Oyo park, and villages to the west such as Ago Amadu and Shaki. Are there any special considerations? Just wanting to be prepared as per my school instructions.

obynwanyioma:
No I have not, I saw them online, that was the reason why I asked if anyone has flown with them before.

obynwanyioma:
I don't think so, they fly direct from lagos to london

icehood:
Italian embassy is the most corrupt in Nigeria, am not saying this cause I was denied visa but rather with what i saw after spending 3weeks going to the embassy everyday makes me feel Nigeria has lost it all.

People pay money to get to get declaration of value, some even use fake account just to turn the surname to be same with theirs yet they re granted visa, once you re from Benin you get Visa automatically.

I graduated among top in my department and I will say my application was among the best if I had apply to embassy like Canada they would have appreciated it cause I added everything humanly possible including a well written statement of purpose but the visa officer keep complaining on my statement of account cause my uncle name differ my own surname was that really fair.

Though I can't sue the embassy for wasting my time after 1month if applying for visa, and the visa officer keep postponing the date for collection without even considering the money being spent for transportation, it was really a shame.

I witness people who collect visa and shouted Germany here I come instead of them going for study at Italy... Most granted visa keep saying Italy na country, I felt bad cause I really wanted to study and yet I wasn't considered.

Untill the Italian consulate start to interview student, I won't apply again, if there was to be an interview I would have been granted cause I know what am going there for..... Today I felt betrayed by my country for not creating an avenue where first class student can study for MSC rather than going to other country for study.

OneNaija:
Wow. I cant hold my excitement. I finally secured Italy schengen visa for Tourist. I submitted 17th of June. I kept patience for long because I kept tracking still nothing from the VFS office. I nearly call the Embassy why the delay but I kept hold of my patience and finally it paid off LOL. I will be going to Europe. I apply with a friend but he was refused. I do believe travel experience help me a lot because I have been to Turkey and South Africa and I got Mexico visa but dont use it. I like to ask question. Since I stated I will be traveling on the 20th of August on my flight ticket. Can I travel before that date maybe 10 of August? I will appreciate your answer. I wish you guys good luck in your visa application.

obynwanyioma:
Hi everyone, pls has anyone traveled from lagos to london with AIR VIA or Hahn Air?

obipyper:
The price shouldn't be more than 180 or 200k, I really don't mind how many stop overs the flight my have.. For dates probably the first week for November

Oluwatobii:
trying to fill this and we got stuck at this point. Dont understand what it is all about. what do u guys suggest i write there? i am a graduate of food science btw

AKINLOX:
Good day house,

i got my 6 month business visitor visa last year which expired in feb this year, however i would like to renew it. Can i use the same documents as the one i used?

Also, can i apply for 2 years visa now as i intend going for a training by end of Oct.

Will 1.2m be enough for my trip for 7 days.

Will appreciate your urgent response

olads56:
I work but don't earn much, so he decided to pay for my trip to visit my Aunt.. So that's why I want to state it that, he's the one sponsoring the trip.. And please I don't mind you helping me with list of documents I might need in dis case of mine. Thanks

JADESOLA15:
Hi everyone, thanks all for sharing your experiences, I'm most grateful.
pls I need clarification on something that is bothering me, I want to renew now, my initial was business visa through my employer. This is the challenge, I have a coy I registered in 2013, but I started using in 2015 after I got my visa, it was not mentioned in my initial application. The business is now functioning well now and I want to use the coy as part of ties to Nigeria and to show where some of my income comes from.
I hope this won't create a problem for me? Considering that it was not included in my first app knowing fully well it was existing before o filed my application. I will appreciate your contribution.

Teed89:
Good morning everyone. Please I will like you to shed more light to my question. I asked earlier on here but the answer that was given was short and not to precise. I'm a young vibrant dude that loves to explore. I want to apply for a tourist visa to spend 3 -4 weeks in the U.K. Maybe for Christmas and new year. I've got a good job back here and a business. I earn about 500K per month. I'm single. I have been to UAE and some African countries. What're the steps I need to process my visa.

Georgiedey:
Great job your doing here.i would
head straight to the point i was
issued a 6 months visa in April
2016.i traveled that same month
and used 2 months and a week. I
applied to attend my sisters burial
so i got invite and other documents
from my brother who is also
resident in the uk,my sister death
certificate and burial estimates and
plans from the funeral company.
i am married with kids and work in
the family business i do not earn
much and my account wasn't very
busy although i heard a balance of
around 400,000 when i applied.
Now my visa would expire mid
October I heard intended traveling
to see my sisters kids sometime
these month so i was advised to
extend the visa by reapplying since
my visa expiry date is close and so
i don't encounter issues at the
point of entry,
please is it possible i reapply on a
valid visa?
Should i have any cause to worry?
Thanks

favour0011:
Gud day all.... I just collected my visa on Friday. I indicated on my app that I will be traveling on the 20th of dec 2016 but I just booked my flight yesterday for 18th dec 2016. Hope I won't have any problems at the point of entry?

justwise:
Of course i was waiting for you to come up this that line because you know too well that nobody can verify that.

Been refused a visa or deported from a country does not mean that you will never get a visa to another country but lying about it is my argument here.

Even when you lied and got the visa that is not the end of the story because it will still catch up with you in future application.

Of course you are encouraging people to be dishonest and you have stated here many times and still denying it.

Being honest in your application will make a difference between getting that visa and a refusal even a ban.