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I am lookin for nigerians as friends in sheffield. So far i have seen only 8 black people in sheffield since i arrived 2 days ago. Remind me 2 never again ask a white man 4 directions. The dude just ignored me. Anyway i am 25, male and a student of Sheffield Hallam. I just arrived 2days ago. Cheers

@ brownbonno how do you know she is looking for the uk embassy??

Nowhere in her post does she say she is looking for the uk embassy.

From what she said her spouse sent her  somewhere close to Eko hotel. The BHC is not even near Eko hotel, it is only Vfs thats close to eko hotel. All i know is applications are made @ vfs. vfs then fowards the applications to walter carrington. After the applications are processed they are then fowarded back to vfs for collection.

Vfs is situsted at ikeja and VI

The VI address is VF Global services, Uk visa application center, zenon house, 3rd floor, 2 Ajose Adeogun street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Tel: 01-4617088-91

the address you are lookin for is 3rd floor, zenon house, ajose adeogun. Once u enter some stupid agents who are trying to make some money off you would direct you to the 11th floor. Please dont go there. Just head straight to the 3rd floor. Happy holidays.

Thanx guys. I would keep u guys posted on the outcome. GREAT NAIRALANDERS U ARE 2 MUCH

The cost of your tuition,maintenance and accomodation is to be borne by your sponsor and you have submitted evidence of how your studies in the UK will be financed including your sponsor's bank statements and a letter from your sponsor offering finanacial assistance.However these documents stand in isolation as evidence of your financial sponsor's financial circumstances and commitments. In the absence of your sponsors business, income or the origin of these funds, i am not satisfied that the evidence presented is a true reflection of your sponsor's financial circumstances or that these funds would be available. Therefore i am not satisfied that you can meet the costs of your course and be maintained and accommodated without  taking employment or recourse to public funds (57(viii)).

Whilst you have evidence of funds, you have not provided evidence of their origin. I am therefore not satisfied that the funds are a true reflection of your sponsor's financial situation nor that they are available for your studies. This ultimately leaves me to doubt you have the funds to pay for your course or adequately maintain and accomodate yourself in the Uk without recourse to public funds or taking employment (57(viii)).

There are strict laws governing the use of limited company funds in Nigeria. Blablaba Nigeria Limited is by necessity a Limited Company. Even though your sponsor is a director, he is a different legal entity to the limited company. A director cannot necessarily spend for his own use the assets of a limited company. Therefore, I am not satisfied this represents a genuine and meaningful offer of sponsorship and that these funds would be available to meet the costs of your studies , maintenance and accomodation in the United Kingdom as required by Paragraph 57(viii) of HC 395.

The bank statement you have provided in support of your application is not in your sponsor's name and you have not provided that he/she has access to these funds to pay for your course and adequately maintain and accommodate you whilst in the UK. Therefore i am not satisfied this repesents a genuine and meaningful offer of sponsorship and that these funds would be available to meet the costs of your studies, maintenance and accommodation in the United Kingdom. (57(viii)

You state that your sponsor Proffesor X will fund your proposed studies in the UK and have submitted company bank statements from Xbank as evidence of finance. This account was running at a considerably lower balance from January until recently. I note that cash deposits totalling N9043377 (45,216.89pounds at the current exchange rate of 1pound =N200) were credited to the account in the space of 17days. I am not satisfied that the funds are a true reflection of your sponsor's economic circumstances as the account has been artificially inflated. I am not satisfied that these funds will be available to you for the purpose of study. Therefore i am not satisfied you are able to meet the costs of your course and accomodation and maintenance of yourself taking employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds as required by the paragraph 57(vii) and (viii) of HC395.


Thats all of it Akolawole. Like i said the large lump of 9million was paid into the company account for a job he finished early january and he has d documentation to proove it. In the letter i am still surpried why they keep addressing me like i have not paid the full tution fee.
SO when i reapply,

Can i just remove my oldman as sponsor and just use my brother and my sister who have very good personal bank statements in their name.
                                                             OR
Should i just add him there again in order to resolve the issues brought up on why i was denied visa in the first place.

@ Akolawole.
You dont sound harsh @ all. You are the kind of guy who says it as it is without any sugercoating and i appreciate that. am a little confused about the part about Sigfnificant change of circumstances.

What am really askin is

Can i just remove my oldman as sponsor and just use my brother and my sister who have very good personal bank statements in their name.
                                                            OR
Should i just add him there again in order to resolve the issues brought up on why i was denied visa in the first place.


@ Omotoda.
No i did not include tax clearance in my application documents. All this talk about fake tax clearance on Nairaland made me shy away from it. Im not sure whether my dad has one or not. Cant i just tremove him as sponsor? The lawyer thingy is still on my mind. 150k no be small money o but if its wot will get me d visa its an option to consider.Thanx.

@ jayboy.

I understand u claerly. but after being denied based on my fathers company statement. Can i just remove him as sponsor, bring in my sister as co sponsor and reapply statin she is now responsible 4 my accommodation and living expenses or would that backfire since a week ago my earlier application said my father is sponsorin me.

Dont be annoyed o. I just want to get it right this time around.

@ akolawole .
@Why are people always running away from Appeal? I say why?
LOL. Circumstances are different. I don't have time for long thing. I'm not getting any younger. i can't appeal and let unaccountable time slip by. What would i put in my resume: I was using 6months to wait for an appeal? Sorry, appeal is not just  an option for me. Please get back to me on what i can do.
Thanx.

@ jayboy thanx. anymore contributions please. am ready to learn

Hello House. I applied for uk student visa on the 14th of november 2008 for a course that begins january 19th 2009. I paid full tution fees and went as far as convincing the school to let me pay for full accomodation. The Accommodation services refused to collect any money from me until i was granted a visa. Instead they provided a letter addressed to the embassy stating that once i was granted a visa i would be allowed accommodation after payment. In my VAF3 form, i stated my brother paid for my full tution fees and my father would be responsible for my accommodation and living expenses. To compliment my VAF3 form, i submited my academic qualifications, nysc certificates, vacancies of the course  to show i would be coming back after obtaining my qualification, brother's Passport since he was in UK at the time and copies of bank transfer transaction showing a transfer of my full school fees from his account to the schools account. My father had no personal bank statment in his name so he used his private business bank account. He got a letter from the bank stating he was the sole signatory to the account. I also attached CO7, article of memorandum certificate of incorpotration and a sponsorship letter from my dad introducing me as his son and saying he would take care of my accomodation and living expenses and my brother would lend support if the need arises ( NOTE:  BOTH MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER WHO ARE BOTH MY SPONSORS ARE THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY). After submitting my application, 5days later i checked my  application status online only to see that it was ready for collection. I was denied based on 2 reasons.
1. I used a company bank statement and since it is a limited liability no director has rights to use company funds for personal reasons and therfore they are not satisfied that i am able to meet the costs of your course and accomodation and the maintenance of yourself without taking employment
or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds as requiredby paragraph 57(vi) and (vii) of HC395, 
2. a large lump of 9million was raised just before i submitted my application. and they believe i just put it there  for the sole purpose of the application without evidence of where it came from and the previous months shows little deposits deposited( in their opinion 1.9million naira entering every now and then is little)
I was advised to appeal, but on getting home my dad thinks i should re-apply again but my mom thinks otherwise. She told me  of a family friend of ours who was rejected and met with this lawyer who under 2weeks collected his papers from him and gave him success. Consultation fee for this lawyer is 25k while after the lawyer has performed his magic 100k. My dad thinks its a rip off and does not believe a word of it.
After sitting down with my folks and reading the refusal letter, my dad believes he can show them evidence of where the funds came from. Truth be told my dad finished a contracting job for a firm since early january. It was just recently he was paid and he put some of the money into my brothers account so that my brother can pay by online bank transfer to the school's account.  My father has evidence to show where the lump sum came from  plus a photocopy of the cheque issued for the job. My dad also wants to bring in my sister bearing the same surnname with all of us to act as a sponsor since she also has a good bank account.

My questions are

1. If i am going to reapply again, a week after my denial,  should i still include my father's company's bank statement again plus evidence to show where he got that lump of money from or should i just remove him as sponsor and just put both my brother and sister as sponsors. I am afraid that if i don't resolve the issue of the last refusal i might be denied yet again.
2. how can i show them that the company is happy to let the director spend money on his son. ( REMEMBER THE COMPANY IS A FAMILY BUSINESS WITH ONLY 2 DIRECTORS: Father and brother). My dad says he can organize a board of resolution with both dirctors and secetry signing stating they would loan one of the directors(my dad) a sum of 2million naira.
3. The company is an engineering firm and i am goin for a post graduate course in I.T field, so what exaxtly does the company stand to gain?
4. Should i consult the laywer my mum made mention of ( she mae mention of somthing like inhouse appeal or a review of my application, not really sure what she was talking about).
5. What else do you guys think i should include with my application?

Please people i would rather not appeal because i heard it can take close to 6months to 1year and i am not ready to spend 2009 doing nothing. If you guys think its a lost war i would rather pick up all the money from my school and go to a school in canada or usa. ( i heard they are not as difficult as these uk Goofballs.)

Your contributions would all be appreciated.

Cheers!!!

Hello House. I applied for uk student visa on the 14th of november 2008 for a course that begins january 19th 2009. I paid full tution fees and went as far as convincing the school to let me pay for full accomodation. The Accommodation services refused to collect any money from me until i was granted a visa. Instead they provided a letter addressed to the embassy stating that once i was granted a visa i would be allowed accommodation after payment. In my VAF3 form, i stated my brother paid for my full tution fees and my father would be responsible for my accommodation and living expenses. To compliment my VAF3 form, i submited my academic qualifications, nysc certificates, vacancies of the course  to show i would be coming back after obtaining my qualification, brother's Passport since he was in UK at the time and copies of bank transfer transaction showing a transfer of my full school fees from his account to the schools account. My father had no personal bank statment in his name so he used his private business bank account. He got a letter from the bank stating he was the sole signatory to the account. I also attached CO7, article of memorandum certificate of incorpotration and a sponsorship letter from my dad introducing me as his son and saying he would take care of my accomodation and living expenses and my brother would lend support if the need arises ( NOTE:  BOTH MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER WHO ARE BOTH MY SPONSORS ARE THE DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY). After submitting my application, 5days later i checked my  application status online only to see that it was ready for collection. I was denied based on 2 reasons.
1. I used a company bank statement and since it is a limited liability no director has rights to use company funds for personal reasons and therfore they are not satisfied that i am able to meet the costs of your course and accomodation and the maintenance of yourself without taking employment
or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds as requiredby paragraph 57(vi) and (vii) of HC395, 
2. a large lump of 9million was raised just before i submitted my application. and they believe i just put it there  for the sole purpose of the application without evidence of where it came from and the previous months shows little deposits deposited( in their opinion 1.9million naira entering every now and then is little)
I was advised to appeal, but on getting home my dad thinks i should re-apply again but my mom thinks otherwise. She told me  of a family friend of ours who was rejected and met with this lawyer who under 2weeks collected his papers from him and gave him success. Consultation fee for this lawyer is 25k while after the lawyer has performed his magic 100k. My dad thinks its a rip off and does not believe a word of it.
After sitting down with my folks and reading the refusal letter, my dad believes he can show them evidence of where the funds came from. Truth be told my dad finished a contracting job for a firm since early january. It was just recently he was paid and he put some of the money into my brothers account so that my brother can pay by online bank transfer to the school's account.  My father has evidence to show where the lump sum came from  plus a photocopy of the cheque issued for the job. My dad also wants to bring in my sister bearing the same surnname with all of us to act as a sponsor since she also has a good bank account.

My questions are

1. If i am going to reapply again, a week after my denial,  should i still include my father's company's bank statement again plus evidence to show where he got that lump of money from or should i just remove him as sponsor and just put both my brother and sister as sponsors. I am afraid that if i don't resolve the issue of the last refusal i might be denied yet again.
2. how can i show them that the company is happy to let the director spend money on his son. ( REMEMBER THE COMPANY IS A FAMILY BUSINESS WITH ONLY 2 DIRECTORS: Father and brother). My dad says he can organize a board of resolution with both dirctors and secetry signing stating they would loan one of the directors(my dad) a sum of 2million naira.
3. The company is an engineering firm and i am goin for a post graduate course in I.T field, so what exaxtly does the company stand to gain?
4. Should i consult the laywer my mum made mention of ( she mae mention of somthing like inhouse appeal or a review of my application, not really sure what she was talking about).
5. What else do you guys think i should include with my application?

Please people i would rather not appeal because i heard it can take close to 6months to 1year and i am not ready to spend 2009 doing nothing. If you guys think its a lost war i would rather pick up all the money from my school and go to a school in canada or usa. ( i heard they are not as difficult as these uk Goofballs.)

Your contributions would all be appreciated.

Cheers!!!

Hello guys.ONe quick question. After being refused a student visa due to the fact that the BHC are not satisfied with one of my sponsors' bank statement, is it possible to reapply and replace that sponsor with another 2weeks immediately after refusal? Thanks.

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Hello Good people, I am about to apply for a student uk visa soon. I have paid my full tution fees through bank transfer from my brothers account and i have printed out the online payment made from his account to the school to show the embassy the financial commitment of my brother. i also have a letter from the school's accomodation services addressed to the embassy stating that i wont be allowed to pay for accomodation unless my visa is guaranteed. My sponsor who is my elder brother has given me his bank statements for 6months. Money as large as 50,000pounds has been moving in and out of his bank account for past few months but recently he has withdrawn a very large sum for some business transactions and left a sum of 53pounds. Will this statement of account still  be useful for my applications??

Please those guys who were succesful with the application can you please desribe the next page after the submit button on the application form is clicked because the only page i get is a new user registration form

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Hello house. I want to apply for a student uk visa  soon and my sponsor is my half sister who is a british citizin by birth.  Although she has a good job that pays well in the uk, she only has a uk foreign account. I was advised by school agents (Global Education Counselling) to use a nigerian sponsor's account only, as foreign uk accounts have a data protection law that stops the ECO from validating information from the sponsor's account statement.

My questions are " is the claim of these school agents true" and "can i still go ahead and apply with my half sister as my sponsor since she is the only relative i know with a good financial backing".

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