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TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 12:01pm On Sep 23, 2014
Missyrety: @just wise my visa was refused based on the maintenance funds.bank statement date...long story.
I have contacted my school for another cas
Would I be needing an extension letter from the school?

Can I use fixed deposit account as it is too late to be counting to 28days?

Then if I want to use the 28days one , the money must be in the account for 28days rite without any transaction prior to submission?

Then my school said october 6 is the last day for resumption? Logically wt dod u think abt my re applying and I was hopin 2 use ikeja this time?
If they can give you extension, that would be very good, but it all depends on when you would apply.
Nope, you can't use a fixed deposit account.
There can be transactions but at no point in time must it be lower than the required amount.

To help you further, you'll have to tell us that long story.
Where you refused because the money wasn't up to 28days or because you printed the statement more than 1 month ago before applying.
If you haven't touch the money since then, you would still be able to apply immediately with another 28days count
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 11:55am On Sep 23, 2014
paradisewoods: Hello house, pls which of these Items wont be allowed at the airport? I am trying to bring all these stuffs along to the UK. Thanks
...

No laugh me o. I hear say food cost die for there
Basically, all small liquid contents (perfume etc.) should be packed in your checking bags
polish
perfume
indomie
shoe
spaghetti
rice
beans
garri

You can get these quite cheap here, but all your choice
gesha
sardine
soap
detergent
salt

You won't find good/tasty maggi here. Atleast, i haven't
maggi

You'll pass through with these ones if you're lucky.......Like me
But people advice you freeze them. I personally, just wrapped my honey with thick nylons and packed in the checking bag.


palm oil
groundnut oil


The main people that will give you problems would be Nigerian immigration. Most people don't get searched in the UK POE





Also, you forgot crayfish and smoked fish grin
Send us the address of your restaurant when you get here o grin
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 7:09pm On Sep 22, 2014
Cavenchy: This is rare.
How much was your required funds: school fees + Maintenance dues left to pay on your visa application? Did you check the Oanda rates of the day you paid for your online application to see if the sums of all accounts actually match up with required funds to show 'by borough' when converted to GBP? Did you provide the 28 days statements of all 3 statements starting and closing on the same dates? Were these closing dates within one calendar month of your actual application? Did your 5Million account at any point drop during these 28 days count?
If you still aren't at fault frm the above, Can you post the actual statement of refusal here so that we see what it is the ECO wasn't convinced about?
To add, who owns all the accounts
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 3:27pm On Sep 22, 2014
jamela: Yes, never been more real than I am now.
It's still funny though. Right now am coupling up a visual image of you with the TV


on your head


At MMA grin


All eyes on you cheesy



With a ghana-must-go bag grin


This is gonna be fun grin
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 3:22pm On Sep 22, 2014
jamela: Ok, so its not ideal to tag along with it and pay for extra luggage? Do you know any Nigerian owned trustworthy courier service? The last time I used one from the States it was hell getting it done.
I would advise you go with DHL or Fedex.
Note that they might charge extra for insurance.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 10:53am On Sep 22, 2014
justwise: God! Are you for real? Brining TV to the UK?
You didn't read this comment abi?

DisGuy: Is this a personalised TV by any chance? a curved 4k ultraHD3D tv with Jamela glitter? cheesy
justwise doesn't know that the 85" S9 Series 9 Smart 3D UHD 4K LED TV costs £35,000
Now imagine it's gold plated grin
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 12:00pm On Sep 20, 2014
GeneralShepherd: Brother you be Baale! 100 naira per minute. Nwokem iji too much money.
Ka m nukwa grin

I mostly recieve calls with it. Na business line na
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 10:20pm On Sep 19, 2014
kingsilly: Arik is ok..only two food on d menu thou..white rice nd jollof..e no dey beleful
Them give you rice you dey complain. You no hear say air maroc give us cup of coffee grin
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 10:19pm On Sep 19, 2014
GeneralShepherd: Which phone am I supposed to load? My Nigerian phone?
you can, i came with mine and am still using it.
Before i came, i ported to Glo as they were far cheaper. 30Naira per minute to receive calls and send SMS, 100N per minute to make calls. Its free to receive sms

I recharge via gtb internet banking
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 10:15pm On Sep 19, 2014
Bambamzzzz: I followed my oga spikec advise to pay for my tuition fee with my GTB mastercard and it all went fine at the rate of 270 to 1 pounds yesterday
wink
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 1:12pm On Sep 18, 2014
HudsonBanks: Picked my passport today from VFS Abuja. Got 16 months + work & all, I call it "Full Option" Visa grin. Heading back to Lasgidi by noon tomorrow to pack my bag & baggages for onward movement to London next week.

The only comma is that my phone dropped and the screen smashed outside the VFS office so I'm phoneless now sad E pain me ehh but my "Full Option" visa cushion the effect grin.

Thanks to God and to all my wonderful peeps on here. God bless!
Congrats man. Na over jollyfication wey break your phone grin
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 12:29am On Sep 18, 2014
DonOms: Is this POS rate?
official rate. They're all the same, just maybe a little bit difference
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 12:39pm On Sep 17, 2014
Selling 1.00000 GBP - you get 261.930 NGN
Buying 1.00000 GBP - you pay 267.014 NGN


Am not impressed though angry
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 12:24pm On Sep 17, 2014
Emmagency: Customer protection rights in the UK is quite impressive.. For example I bought some clothes from Marks and Spencer the other day and I really love them but it turns out that I have someone who worked there for 19 years and can get me a 30% discount off everything so she said to me "return them and we'll go later" and i was like "I can return these?" So I went back there the next day and told them i wanted to return the items and get a refund and the lady was like "okay, you've got your receipt?" And I answered 'Yes' (while she was checking the receipt, she asked "what's wrong with them sir" and I just said "nothing.. I changed my mind"wink and she just took them from me and gave me back my money. #Amazing
Yeah, it happens. I have returned a fuel filter i bought for a car, just because we bought a new car.
They didn't even ask questions.
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 12:18pm On Sep 17, 2014
hannahdee: Hello Everyone, please I got an email from the sheffield visa team asking me to submit an additional document inorder for them to proceed in assessing my visa application, does anyone know their address and who I'm to address the letter to? I've sent them an email but I need an urgent response because classes start next week monday. Thank you.
God bless you guys
You should just reply with the same email they sent you the message with.
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 5:29pm On Sep 16, 2014
munchfani: @EAkoteyon APPLICATION WAS REFUSED BECAUSE OF AN OUT DATED BANK STATEMENT
I DO NOT HAVE MONEY IN MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT
WILL BE STAYING WITH MY UNCLE
NO HES NOT.
BUT MY ELDER BRO IS WILLING TO BE MY SPONSOR AND HE LIVES IN LONDON TOO.
IM YET TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT, WHICH IS BETTER IKEJA OFFICE OR TELEPERFORMANCE OFFICE IN VI?
WAITIN FOR UR REPLY BOSS
It doesn't matter who's providing the money but it must be in your account or your parents' account
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 1:22pm On Sep 16, 2014
HudsonBanks: E be like say you no be Android dev freak if not you for rush the phone cos of the CyanogenMod OS grin. I'm after the phone mainly cos of what the OS has to offer. Z2 pure sha.
I am, though not a freak, but we like using base android platforms because that's what most users would be using
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 4:41pm On Sep 15, 2014
HudsonBanks: Welly done eh grin . @spikesC you should consider this popular Oneplus One phone, for a reasonable $300(180quid) you get a phone in the class of them M8's and S5's. Me I'm getting one immediately I have my UK bank account and PayPal sorted.
The phone is sharp ooo and at that price cool
But why using an android mod? sad

Am looking at Sony xperia Z2 though
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 4:27pm On Sep 15, 2014
kingsilly: as e dey hot
grin grin
Go with the below....
My enemies are on nairaland oo grin grin grin
Make i go buy Apple overpriced wahala abi grin
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 6:06am On Sep 15, 2014
Emmagency: Lol... Stay there... I'll have Internet both in school and hostel so it's a pretty good deal for when I'm hanging out....cos I'd like to #instagramthatpic right on the spot and not have to wait till I return home simply because my mobile plan doesn't have data included... although they did mention that they have the right to change the deal at any point...but until then. grin
True man. Though i need a new phone, still confused on the best way to go about it.
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 1:14am On Sep 15, 2014
735i: Thats what they say;
I tether up to 3 devices with my Vectone when i'm on the train. Thats the only time i get to use the data and i maximise it!
shocked shocked shocked shocked
Am signing up immediately. That was the only reason i turned there offer down grin
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 11:18pm On Sep 14, 2014
paradisewoods: wen u pick a connecting flight to a country, if u reach d first country wud they allow u move around pending the time the connecting flight is ready?
justwise: You will not be allowed to leave the airport.
Infact, you'll not be allowed to leave the transit area.
Be very careful about following the right passage in the airport, it can get you in big trouble
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 11:17pm On Sep 14, 2014
HudsonBanks: Hahahahahahaha grin cry . Afraid catch me I no go lie.

I don't think I'll be willing to shell out £30+/month for only dedicated broadband oo and I don't think Uni accommodation will even allow me install such hardware for that service. I go just jeje manage 3 UK all-you-can-eat mobile data Add-on. angry
They would allow you.
Also, note that you can only tether a maximum of 2GB a month on that data

Emmagency: Hehehe... Think I'm gonna go with it and if there's a comma, I just swallow it as part of life kinda bad decisions and opt out...since it's a monthly deal anyway..
Vectone has a fair use policy of 3000MB and you can not tether the data
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 12:18pm On Sep 14, 2014
3sha4lyf: Oh really? I was certain there's a way you can tether network from a pc but seems they blocked it cos ppl could hardly feed their wireless devices with it, at least I dunno of any1 who did. Seems you'll gimme some lessons in this. smiley.
Now I'm regretting why I refused to major in computer science things
It's quite easy. It's either you buy a small wireless router or you setup hotspot on your PC.
To setup hotspot, i would advise you download connectify, you pay for it though or you look for free ones. They're plenty online

GeneralShepherd: I don't know if it's fishy though

But open command prompt with administrator privilege and type

netsh set hostednetwork mode=allow said=networkname key=password keyusage=persistent

Netsh start hostednetwork

And you are good to go,you can replace the networkname and passport with any variable of choice
You're confusing her the more grin

justwise: With school network you wouldn't have admin privilege, that will be serious security flaw.
That is for cmd on your PC not admin server
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 1:31am On Sep 14, 2014
kingsilly: Huh just dat.... Me averaging 25gb per month...(my movies nd tv series are all 1080p)...maybe I'll just buy a seperate unlimited broadband sha.cuz I'm not living inside school
You can get a home unlimited broadband, it's very cheap.
Around £7 to £15
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 1:28am On Sep 14, 2014
3sha4lyf: Wow. My nonsense uni had Internet in the uni accommodation but they were wired. Do you can't use them on your phone's, except of course you did something fishy, but the IT technicians would track you fast fast.

So in such a situation, I would just grab the unlimited data plan.
There's nothing fishy about getting a wireless router or even using your PC as a hotspot.

Tech things ugh grin
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 1:27am On Sep 14, 2014
kingsilly: Huh spikec...na January be dat nahh
Yeah, i dey sorry for him sha

Jaralier: From what I know, my university doesn't allow January resumption and I can't afford to lose another year because the reason I'm applying for a visa now is because I took the year 2013/2014 off. Taking this past session off meant that my existing visa was suspended and so I had to reapply again and so I cannot afford to lose another year (making it two years off my degree). That's why I really need help right now
Really sorry for you. You just have to follow DonOms advice and look for another school that has January entry.

But if you know somebody that knows somebody, and that somebody knows somebody in the government.
You can ask them to give you a letter of sponsorship, with that you can apply even today
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 10:19pm On Sep 13, 2014
Jaralier: Dear house,

I was required to show £7380 in that account and the money of close to £10,000 was evidently there. I didn't attach my birth certificate though and I attached a consent letter from my father but I don't think it stated that I had access to the funds however he stated clearly that he will be the one to sponsor me. Also the account wasn't stagnant at all. It had constant transactions (both inflow and outflow) reflecting on the account. What do you advise now please?
You cannot use a company account to apply for a Tier-4 visa unless the company is a multinational and is sponsoring you for the course.
Deposit the money into your account or your dad's account, wait for 28days and reapply
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 6:13pm On Sep 13, 2014
HudsonBanks: Well this mobile network matter has been troubling me too for a bit now but here is what I plan to do; Get a sim only deal with lots of UK minutes and unlimited text and unlimited data, then use Rebtel for all my international calls. Rebtel rates to US & Canada is just $0.015 per minute(i.e 1.5cents or 3naira) and $0.069 per minute to Nigeria(i.e 6.9cents or 11.5naira). All I need is enough data to make all my calls, even in the absence of data Rebtel has an access number you can dial with your UK minutes and it connects your call without the use of data.

So with all that said, the network provider I intend going for is 3 UK with a sim only pay-as-you-go Add-on like this http://store.three.co.uk/mobile/view/searchSimOnly?tariff=112

I'm open to advice from my bosses tho. Cc spikesC, DonOms, Emmagency
Do you really need unlimited minutes and data?
Student accommodation normally comes with unlimited broadband
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 1:06pm On Sep 13, 2014
bidibudi: Thanks to God Almighty for bringing my visa out on time
Applied 26th of August was approved on the 1st of sept
Though I got the notification on the 5th by e mail was waiting for the statust to change
I decided to go for it yesterday
Thanks to you all
@justwise you are wonderful, spikesC my captain and commander, Emmergency you are awesome
Congrats man cool
TravelRe: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part2 by spikesC(m): 1:04pm On Sep 13, 2014
tirmizi: Hi guys! I need urgent advice. So I need to show £7380 for maintenance in my parents' account. The problem is that my mother has a joint account with my elder brother. Will this create problems? Do I need to provide letter of consent from both my mother and brother?

Thanks!
It won't create any problem. The letter of consent should be only from your mother but she should state in the letter that the account is a joint account with your brother
TravelRe: Nigerian Students In The Uk How Do You Survive? by spikesC(m): 12:55pm On Sep 13, 2014
Emmagency: Yea.. I'm quite aware of that... I've done a lot of comparison and this looks like the best option and it's a sim-only deal so I should be able to opt out whenever I choose. My question is who is currently enjoying a better deal than this and on which network guys?
No, you can't opt out of a contract unless it's a month contract and most sim-only contracts are 12months long
There's a price to pay to opt out of a long term contract

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