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Rerin:
Hello everyone, please does it require police clearance for UK spouse visa?
Please assist with all the requirements to achieve positive decision for UK spouse visa.
All requirements for child visa to a British father and born outside UK.
Thanks.

This is UK student visa.

There used to be a UK spouse visa thread, not sure it's active
Go to the living in the UK thread and ask there.
Then start your search at the gov,UK site , look for visas and follow the prompts for applying outside the uk.

Debbiebest:
When do you think it's best to cancel,today or by the end of tomorrow?Just asking

I still believe what God can not do does not exist!! AMEN!

It's too late to cancel.
Besides if you cancel you get ihs back, if it's unsuccessful you get ihs back. The only refund is ihs either way.
So what advantage is cancelling.

Withdrawing pre submission or biometrics is when you can get visa fees back

molybdenum0012:
Yes, you can use WES. I am trying to do that now... most jobs may require your foreign credential evaluation. I just got a job with an NGO under the State's Department of Health as Evaluation Specialist. I am surprised they did not ask about my credentials though.

I think it's typically state and federal jobs that ask for cert evaluation. Then healthcare related jobs like nursing.

Castalia:
Hello `@dduchess90 and others.

Please I need a little advice on what to do.

school has given till 9th October (next Monday) as final date for enrolment. The clearly stated that there will be no extension.

I have called, I have escalated by mail etc. Nothing positive yet.

Please what do I do?

Do i cancel and withdraw the application?

If I dont cancel, (and visa comes out but I am unable to travel) will I still be able to get a refund of IHS and Application fee? (because as it is, it is very very unlikely that I will make it).

Please advice

Nothing is unlikely. You wait it out, no point in pulling out anyways.
Just get ready to buy a ticket this weekend if it's successful.

Dips04:
Good evening house, my visa application page has been stuck in “ Please be informed that your request to schedule an appointment has been received and will be reviewed. You will receive an email once your request is approved” for 2 weeks.
Is any other person having the same problem.

Is this a problem?

Knowlegeseeking:
Hi Guys,

Please I need help.

I am filling out a visa application for my mum for the purpose of attending my graduation.

1. Is it normal in the application process to to request details of her parent? lol, it is kind of funny and i just wanted to get clarity.
2. I have gotten to the pay part on the application and i do not see anywhere to upload documents, and it says if i continue after this page, i will not be able to make any changes. Please is the uploading part after payment?

You upload docs after
Try the UK visa thread..ppl who did this recently are there

justwise:
That will hardly stop the abuse of COS.

I doubt the abuse of COS is their primary concern. People are willingly paying to get COS . Most of that cash paid isn't traceable to the specific care agency. Ppl probably paid middlemen and likely they paid the naira equivalent .

It's the optics of reducing net migration, as well as the news coverage of people with families stranded in the UK.selling ALL their properties move to the UK. That doesn't help the politics of the party next year.

if they were truly invested in stopping the abuse of COS care jobs they would do more than just remove COS license (which doesn't stop the care agency from operating).
They won't cancel that category either not whilst NHS gan has shortage.

lavida001:
They also want to nurse and mid wives from naija to rewrite nursing exams.

Cos the CBT testing center has been investigated and found out to be complicit in fraud.
Unfortunately both those who did that test with integrity and those who didn't are affected.

What others do affects us all

justwise:
Braverman Is ready a dreamer, fewer qualification? Is that the almighty changes they are talking about? I guess more measures will be added.

From the paragraph shared , seems they are targeting health and care visas that don't have prerequisite qualifications. i.e care assistant jobs. Limiting those to no dependents allowed leaves them for single ppl, students in the UK and excludes migrant families. That answers to the political posture of reducing legal migration numbers.

zed7:
If your brother applied last year, add another 19 years wait. Imagine adding 19 years to your age. If you're ambitious and focused, you'd have achieved so much by then.

My wife and kids used to go to the US for holidays, however, since I added them to my application, they've been refused a B1/B2 visa. I don't know if it's because they now have a pending immigration filing. Some people say it doesn't matter if you've been filed for that you can still visit but I seriously doubt that, the American's are not stupid. You could easily travel and go and wait out the process in the US.

Sometimes it looks like this thing has become a hindrance, as my family and I can't visit the US. We've had to try other places for family visit. That is the 'curse' of an immigrant visa application for me.

I got us visa multiple times during the wait.
Was your family refused just once?
Did you indicate that you've been filed for? There's usually a place where it asks if anyone filed immigrant visa for you..the answer should be filled yes. Visit visa application is based on showing you don't have immigrant intent that's what you focus on showing home ties here in Nigeria. Travel during vacation or school holiday time and do short trips 2+3weeks.

Wait out in the US for what? The wait is already 10years plus na , you can not work legally , no ssn , no state tuition etc.so staying adds no advantage to you if you're already on a 6 -18 yr wait.

Exceptions are like spouse or minor children category because they can easily move to IR which has no cap

aestake:
It is 10% chance of getting a non-immigrant visa when you have a pending migrant application. They believe you want to jump the line.

I think this has to be debunked.
There is no 10percent chance or anything like that.
I got multiple us visas whilst I waited. And others in travel section testified of the same.

You can't jump the line with visit visa F1 to F4 category, you will still go back to your country to do the consular processing. The years of waiting is already between 6-18yrs in our part of the world.

For those who are filing for spouses or minors in F category ..they already have the possibility of moving to IR anyways so coming in on a visit visa doesn't shorten your wait cos you will still do consular processing wait in the US and you can't work during that wait.

The OP case is spousal with kids under 10 , that's why I said they can apply to visit him. They have a young family so will they stay separated because their PD never reach.

Besavednow:
i am the petitioner, we have minor kids we also applied for separately.They all below 10. If It were just her it would have been a different story. Thank you so much for your responses. I will continue to weigh my options

That's fine , at least you know you have options.

They can still visit on visit visa as long as you time their trip for school vacation time . At least you get to see them whilst you wait this out.

And if you choose to do in the states processing when they come you can explore that. ( even better if your citizenship is quite close)

zed7:
Apart from F1 and F2, the other category is a waste of time. My PD is Jan 2013, that's like 18 years wait as things currently are. I was unmarried and a young man when I was applied for, now I'm married with kids. Thankfully, I'm moved up in my career and life is pretty good. By the time the application becomes current, by God's grace, I'd have risen really high in my career and I don't see myself leaving to go and stay abroad.

The only thing is I'd like my kids to actually relocate but the issue is if I, the principal applicant can refuse to go while my dependents go? It will be crazy for me to relocate at my age and status in like 10 years from now.

My advice is for people to take this US immigrant visa thing with a pinch of salt and focus elsewhere. Forget it exist and just keep building yourself and if it happens along the way, fine. US immigration process is just crazy.

I agree...it's a long process and it's best you don't allow it to hold you back.

By the way even F1 and F2 can take 10yrs plus cos of a wide variety of issues . Mine took that long and then some.

Twostep:
Hello house, how lucrative is truck driving in Canada ? Coming to Kitchener, ON on Sowp in December and trying to figure skills I can empower myself with here before hand.

Does learning & having a license from here carve a nitch or one should rather wait and learn there ? Please what other skills are feasible between now and December.

I appreciate taking your time to respond in advance.

Thank you.

When you get to Canada, get truck driving training and license.
No license or driving in Nigeria would be of any use there.
Just search online for truck driving and license requirements in the city you're relocating to. Or ask your spouse to do that.

Besavednow:
Thanks, but i think it has recently been moved forward to Feb. 2019 on the October bulletin.

I have tot of the Mexico or Canada being sis countries to the U.S but it seems like double cost. I will wait and see what the bulletin will show in the coming months.

You can also just apply for visit visa.
You don't lose anything..if you guys are married then seeing your spouse is a valid reason to travel.
Applying for a visit visa doesn't affect your immigrant visa application. Just prove you have sufficient home ties e.g. job etc.

I know people think they don't give to ppl with pending immigrant visas but that's not true.

Besides with the visa bulletin you may still have another year or so try it.

jedisco:
P.s I found this reddit page interesting- mirrors some of my sentiments on care jobs.
https://reddit.com/r/UKJobs/s/qAUr5e9reP

I'm keen to see how the care issue would be solved... no easy answers her. It's a sector largely contracted to private firms (that have to be efficient to survive) and has for a longtime been heavily reliant on foreign labour. The funding from the government has been constrained hence why they struggle to demand a reasonable minimum pay for the sector. Even the UKVI salary limit had to be reduced for carers.

With EU net migration becoming negative post brexit, the visa pathway became needed (not wanted). With masters students now being barred from bringing dependents in, there'd be more constraints. Also, that no one needs to have a prerequisite qualification and there being hundreds of such firms make it prone to abuse. Eventually, it'd have to be culled but lets hope its not another deja vu.

Internal students will take the roles since they need sponsorship to stay.

EU migrants who took these jobs in the past had access to public funds
So it's cheaper labor for the UK to use non EU
It's the quality of care to patients I'm concerned about. When more of those taking these jobs are doing it solely to survive

pretty1986:
I feel coming in with visit visa which is just Six months visa is very short to compare the time it will take get job offer before the visa expire., that's why I think coming in through study route will give her more time and opportunity to get a better job as a Registered Nurse before the end of her one year study, which after then she switch to tier 2 in order to bring in her dependent.That is my idea.What do you think pls?

My response is based on cost.
Cos if she was able to get a job offer from Nigeria you wouldn't consider study route.

Lastly both of you should take a step back and reanalyze. No need for pressure cos stressing just makes things worse. Time is not running away. This is a journey..not a destination . All the best

justwise:
The red list thing was for agents and not for those applying directly to NHS Trusts, your wife should not give up applying, your plan B is also another good option if the money is there, coming in as a student and write her OSEC that will increase her chances of getting employed.

Though bringing you over as her depedant will depend on the changes to Tier 2 visa to be announced before the end of the year.
So lets wait and see if the changes will include restriction on family bringing in their dependants on Tier 2 visa

I should think if she comes on a visit visa she can also the exam OSEC exam
That seems a lot less expensive
I mean doctors fly into do do Plab

need4speed:
Hello everyone, can entry visa be extended if one of my parents is ill? Father ir5 was approved and passport received but he got sick and has been in bed for over 2 month. Would it be possible to extend his entry visa date. How do I go about it. Mother is already here with me but my dad cannot travel in the state he is right now cos he lost his ability to walk due to been in bed for too long. Any good advise will be much appreciated.

To the best of my knowledge no. You'd have to almost go through the process again

Sorry to intrude but does your father's current condition prevent him from flying?
Do medical personnel consider him stable to be to fly.

If he can use a wheelchair then a relative can travel with him. Or a registered nurse who knows his condition and can provide assistance during the flight and you pay their fare. The airline just needs to know you're taking someone like that. I know 2 instances and those were even visit visas as soon as father was deemed stable nurse flew with them and straight to hospital for checkup and they started the IR process from in the US.

Immigrant visa entry requirements are pretty strict.

If it's just that he can't walk on his own and everything else is fine then your mum can come back and bring him in.
Use direct flight to the US only though.

Enyinne:
You might be lucky that u know the procedure about travels but i doubt at 20yrs years old that u hv any knowledge then rather the information u gathered from people and experience hv shaped u over time . He is a young chap already thinking of how to hv a good future which is commendable as many kids at that age is bothered with inconsequential things . Yes he is educated and schooling but does it now mean he should be knowledgeable about travels given his age ? Help where u can as we all started somewhere, going ahead to type in spanish to discourage someone else from helping the young chap is irrelevant. In as much as i hv repeatedly applied to Usa and renewed 3times , i still hv some issues i need others who hv experienced it to assist me . It doesn't mean am not educated or schooled but am counting on real life experience of others to navigate through the issue. Be your brothers keep so the world will be better place .Peace

Take it as you will..cos I didn't see you jump to share knowledge you know to help him since you somehow know his age
I'm being my brother's keeper

I'm advising him exactly how to learn from experience...by reading . This thread and many others are books of knowledge. Schooling and reading are second nature ..then put it to use

As you can see the someone who helped by repeating the same thing in this thread written many times before still got a 'let me contact you'

hustla:
You're going off point LOL

No one said WH is not a job, if i see am sef this December, Ill do it

However, it is not for everyone

I was just adding thought of my own.
Those Amazon warehouse jobs pay well cos it's valued as an integral part of a business.

I even said where were these jobs when aI was a student in the UK. I would have done it na.
I just know that I wouldn't have been there for too long my body won't be able to take it.

ga21577:
Posting this here, instead of in Ads as I think it may attract the wrong people. I am based here in New York. My husband used to post here in Nairaland regularly, as Imperiouxx or Imperiouxxx. He came to US from Nigeria on Student visa, and then we got married and he is now here through green card.

Here is our situation: We have a child (4 yrs), and we are going to have another child by December. We have been looking for a child care provider but have not been successful. If anyone knows anyone who is based in NY, NY and is looking for some extra work. We have been looking everywhere locally, if you know someone here please let us know.

Are you looking for a child minder as a live in?
Cos at 4 they should be in daycare and some have after school programs so you can pick up after work.

I see childminders daily on my commute. I live in NY.
Have you tried looking for online for sites that provide
Paying for daycare might end up being cheaper
Not sure this thread will help but who knows.
Originalsy may know sha

hustla:
I just tire.. So because i be Nigerian, make i no use my head and find good, soft work in the UK?

When guys in NHS Trusts MH will literally sit and make £12 - £15 doing nada at a night shift, WH house guys will offload container all night

Either work with your brain or body in the UK, the choice is yours

Na diversity of workforce so no excuse not to earn a good living to at least cover basic needs.
If there's anything I've learned in the US it's that THERES NOTHING THAT IS NOT A JOB
NOTHING.
Sotay Flagpole holder na work

BigIyanga:
Your BF can find out how it works by asking immigration lawyers or people who have done it. My limited knowledge is that when you’re given a visa as a fiancée/fiancé , you have to consummate that marriage within 90days.

Per your chances of getting a visa, if I knew that, I’d be working on Wall Street as a stock trader making millions 💰💰$$

No be only consummate na consume.
Lol
They have to get married in 90 days of the other person's arrival in the US.
There's a thread on nairaland for that.

anyanwukelechij:
how does the 90days fiancée work, and how long does it take before i am given a visa?

It's called K1 visa
There's a thread on nairaland ask there
And it's your bf that will start the process in the US for you before you apply

AgentXxx:
I will agree to disagree but Anyone who can’t survive Uk warehouse jobs is an Ajebutter from naija. Ajekpako wont see this as work, Compare Nigeria working environment with Uk and it’s like the difference between the earth and heaven.

Ajebutter no be insult na

Same ajebutter can work in an office or from home earn the same amount of cash
Same ajepako can work in a warehouse and earn same amount of cash

No be laziness

hustla:
LOL Please don't say this

Body type different

Na this kain mentality land one of our guys for hospital after warehouse shifts for like 2 months.

E still dey hospital now

Well said, no be everybody fit carry block skill set differs and know yourself

fkj950ax:
To go to the US on holiday, you need a B1/B2 Visa.
To get a B1/B2 Visa, you need to follow the steps below

Step 1
Fill DS-160 form
https://ceac.state.gov/GenNIV/Default.aspx
Step 2
Pay visa fees (GTB online or walk into branch or other banks***)
Step 3
Create an account here, www.ustraveldocs.com and use DS160 Confirmation Number and Visa Fees number to fill out profile. Then also book appointment here.

You will only see option of checking dates after Step 1 and 2 are completed.

Please take your time to fill the DS160. Don’t rush. Use 3 days or more.

To increase your chances of approval, be thorough in your DS160 info. Demonstrate that you have compelling reasons to leave the US after your vacation. Your mom sponsoring you 100% is good, but creates a room for doubt because she wont give you her life savings if you decide to elope, but you will become a charge on tax payers - benefits, working under the radar etc etc while trying to adjust status and get papers etc etc.

E go soon contact you...to epp
Gente! Ellos son los mismos

fkj950ax:
No they don't call.
They also wont take it from you at your interview.
You cant scan and upload it, so it is useless to a large extent
Invitation Letter helps your application to the rate or about 2.5%. It's almost irrelevant.

Well if you fill the invitees details and contacts in the DS160 form .they can vet

But border patrol fit contact o
They do that and can

eseosaaa:
someone should please respond

You're in school and educated.
Apply the same research skills that got you here.

READ the thread
Like reading books start from the beginning
This thread has first page..you'd find most of your answers there

You do realize that all embassies have their websites that tells you what's required.

Lastly you can't get all your answers here or anywhere

njambert:
Good points.
You forgot mentioning one of the top 3 reasons which is providing Religious instruction.

One of the reasons people don't go the homeschooling route is fear that they are incompetent to do it, whereas lots of teachers I know who became homeschoolers rather say the fact that they were teachers was rather a hurdle than an attribute to them in homeschooling.

Yep..if you're already trained in formal school instruction. You have to be teachable enough to unlearn and relearn.

Where were the alarm bells
What were ministry folk doing
The tech colleges in the east,
COREN, geologists

Newspapers,news outlets letting people know bridges that were inevitably going to collapse