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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 11:41am On Sep 30, 2020

deeejay20:
It is on Application Transferred To VAC, how long does it take to be received by VAC?

Could be same day.
They close by 4, you could get it today depending.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 11:13am On Sep 30, 2020

RiRiHolmes:
Hello,do you mind putting me through how to use transferwise, I tried with my debit card,it didn't go through. I also have a domiciliary account? What about moneygram and western union? Are they good options too?

You must be using a debit card denominated in foreign currency (such as a GTB dollar card) for Transferwise to be able to debit your account. Remember naira cards have strict limits and are basically no longer working.

To open a Transferwise account, just go to their website (transferwise.com) and follow the very clear instructions there. They will ask for a copy of your passport data page as identification.

As at the last time I was aware, sending money out of Nigeria via Western Union is difficult - there's a limit and you had/have to put in a request with the bank which takes a while to fulfil, if approved in the first place. You can inquire to find out the current situation with that, but given the current forex crisis, I would assume that things have gotten more and not less difficult.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 10:57am On Sep 30, 2020

Nenyeoge:
Good morning Mimilyrics, please I want to find out if there are means to send money to UK. does transfer wise work?

Transferwise certainly works - I've been using it to send out money since last week. You have to have a domiciliary account for that.

PayPal is a) tied to your naira debit card and is affected by any limits, and b) expensive in terms of charges (they all are, but it's the most expensive)

Be careful with so-called BDCs sending money to your account abroad; you've no idea who they are also sending money to and its better to keep your name and account details out of their transaction list.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 5:13am On Sep 30, 2020

Nattiejt:
Greetings gurus.... pls for those of you that know about Airbnb, am trying to book for my family as getting accommodation has prove abortive for now.... pls is it safe to pay before getting der?

I'm using Airbnb too and I paid in advance. I've used Airbnb in the past and you can get refunds if there is a problem with the accommodation when you get there and all that. But on the other hand, that was pre-Covid, might be a bit more difficult or slower these days.

Secondly, since you're going with your family, its preferable that you dont rent a house online from Nigeria sight unseen. Video viewings can only go so far. Book and pay for at least 3 weeks in your Airbnb so that after the 2 week quarantine, you/your spouse have another week to go around and inspect houses yourself before you rent, get to know the city/town somewhat to have an idea of the area/neighbourhood where you'd like to live, etc. If you prepay for a house you've not seen and eventually dislike, it might not be easy to break the lease, landlords need money these days.

I actually paid for one month (28 days) because some Airbnb hosts give a monthly discount if you pay for at least one month. In my case I got just above 1k pounds for the full month, which is roughly in the region of what I would have paid in rent and utilities for a month (approx 750 rent + 250 utilities and assuming no council tax) had I already had a tenancy for a 2/3 bed flat. I'm expecting that the extra 2 weeks should be sufficient for one to get , inspect and make any possible amendments to any property one wants to rent (you might see a property you like or at a good price, and have to buy in some things such as white goods yourself, etc.). Check and see if this will work for you

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 4:56am On Sep 30, 2020

Gbeskey:
I clicked on start new application and I used the same email/password for my visa application without any problem. Done with the form filling now.

Thank you for this, appreciated.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 3:24pm On Sep 29, 2020

Gbeskey:
Please house i need help on filling the health locator form. Am I suppose to start a new application or what?

Try using a different browser so your Gov.UK password isn't propagated automatically.
Let us know how it goes; noticed the same thing when I initially located and bookmarked the form; but I'm not travelling till next few days so haven't attempted to complete the form.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 11:36am On Sep 29, 2020

Kinkwin:
Please do I use oanda rate when converting or what rate do I use ? Thank you

You might as well, since it's the one used by UKVI (and probably other govt departments?).

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 11:33am On Sep 29, 2020

Kinkwin:
Haaaa see Wahala , thank you for this information let me confirm with my school

Got the same recommendation too, couched clearly as such.
It's a recommendation, not a rule. Of course I'm planning to transfer the bulk of my money to a bank account, I'm only going to carry about 2k or so, but if I wanted to, the government limit would be decisive.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 11:33am On Sep 29, 2020

Kinkwin:
Thanks but I couldn’t find it that’s why I asked, what topic is it under on the website please ?

https://www.gov.uk/bringing-cash-into-uk

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 10:52am On Sep 29, 2020

Kinkwin:
Hello gurus

Please how much is the maximum amount of pounds I can carry along that I don’t need to declare

Thank you

The UK government website says you can bring in up to €10,000 or the equivalent in another currency undeclared, every amount beyond that must be declared.

Check gov.uk, most helpful site indeed.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 10:48am On Sep 29, 2020

natstryker:
Did my 2nd interview September 16th and up till now I haven't received any feedback. The date on my CAS as latest date to resume is 2nd October. I haven't even done anything like accommodation, flight or PTA because of this delay. Please those who know here, if the visa comes after that 2nd will it be a problem?

You have to do what the lady above said - contact your school ASAP and ask for an extension.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 3:46pm On Sep 27, 2020

Bashybabe2020:
Thank you boss. Please don’t say I’m asking too many questions it’s hard to fit in years of living in Lagos into 23kg can we ship other stuff to uk when we settle down , which do you recommend extra luggage or ship from Nigeria

I've a freight company I use that has charged me 2,500 naira per kg to London. Extra fee incurred for movement beyond there to other cities. I've not had the time to shop around for other quotes, and in any case I've been dealing with this company for a few years now, so I'll use them.
I'm using it for food items only; don't have the energy to be carrying half of Nigeria's agricultural products into an airplane.

So that's about 5 pounds or 4.50 per kg depending on the exchange rate you want to play with.

Use that as a rough guide to calculate which will be cheaper for you in line with your airline's extra baggage rates.
In my case, the BA extra baggage allowance comes in slightly cheaper since I'm going beyond London.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 3:10pm On Sep 27, 2020

Bashybabe2020:
Hello house are we allowed to visit Nigeria or anywhere when we are on breaks and how much is extra luggage allowance for Turkish airline ?

Of course you can.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 1:41pm On Sep 27, 2020

isioky:
Since yesterday i have been pleading on how to book a less expensive flight but no positive response.
Please can you ask your friend to help us with more details on 170k ticket?
Those that have travelled please assist with cheap flight info... my whole family is almost 2m.

Lol.
Check Turkish Airlines and Egypt Air, they are the ones that could give a fare in the price range you mentioned.
Also check BA for flights at least 10 days away from today, they become cheaper the farther ahead you book and if you can buy as a group it comes a little cheaper as well.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 12:42pm On Sep 26, 2020

FlexxyBae:
Hello guys
I believe you're all doing well..

Please I need help..

I have a HND and I was planning on a PGD in Canada but I got discourage considering the number of denials that Canada issues..

Now I have decided to do a top up program in UK but have been told that it's also difficult to proceed for masters after getting a top up degree in UK..

I'm really confused on what to do at the moment

Please I need your suggestions

Thank you.

If you have relevant working experience, apply for a masters direct.
Quite a few unis accept HND for their masters degrees.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 11:15am On Sep 26, 2020

Akpesman:
I have a pounds sterling dormicilary account but I want to convert some of it to Naira. Pls how do I go about it. Can I withdraw in pounds and change same to Naira from aboki?
Pls your expert opinion on this.

Yes, you can, as long as you're not using GTBank.
Apparently the CBN keeps shifting the goalposts with respect to domiciliary accounts, so you'd better do anything you want to do and are still allowed to do quickly.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 11:12am On Sep 26, 2020

omopapa:
Is PTA available for tier 4 visa holders? I thought they are only available for visitor visa holders.

I know a couple of people who got PTA, but with a return ticket, so I don't think visa category matters.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 7:27am On Sep 26, 2020

creabyn:
Another question, please

What is the best way to change money to pounds? Is the PTA any good?

Would you advise changing to dollars first here in Nigeria and convert to pounds in the Uk or just change from Aboki still?

I'm confused. Please help

If you can buy PTA, ask for the sterling equivalent of the US$4,000 allowance. I'm not sure if you can get sterling now, but that's a possiblity.

Second, converting USD to pounds in the UK might be unfavourable in terms of exchange rate. If you can, just buy the sterling now from naira and go with it.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 7:09pm On Sep 25, 2020

Tinadear:
Plz oga in the house, I have question pertaining to this sibling stuff. I have a brother who left for UK two years ago. He just fashi everyone since then. In fact we haven't been on talking terms for awhile. I don't have any info about him expect his UK no. What do I fill when ask about my family in UK. I don't plan to quarantine in his house oo

Declare him. There's a section where you tick if you have lost contact with the person.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 1:47pm On Sep 25, 2020

ELff:
Please I need to clarify something, while filling my application, I saw where they asked if I had dependant(child, aged parents, etc but no where was husband included, so i filled no). Does this mean hubby would not be allowed to join me?

I think you can still remedy that when you get your visa and the time comes for him to apply.
That dependant aspect on the form is confusing given the conflicting meanings of the word. Someone posted in this form addressing this, I can't remember whom so you can search for the comment, but it was along the lines of your issue.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 1:41pm On Sep 25, 2020

Tadebisi:
@mimilyrics @justwise @inphoenix

Been seeing your post about declaring your siblings, for someone like me who only have cousins over there that we aren’t even close do I need to list them in my application too?

Secondly, i got an offer of accommodation at my bro in laws place to stay for the duration of my program. However, the so called bro in law is my husband’s cousin while my bro inlaws sister is also based in the Uk do I need to list both of them in my application?

Non of my siblings are abroad, am I to also list them in my application irrespective of there location?? Because this whole sibling listing thing is starting to confuse me o. Pls help me with a detail explanation.

I think they also ask for a spouse's siblings.
Read the form when filling it, the guidance is clear.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 1:39pm On Sep 25, 2020

kcmontez:
Does UK immigration ask for evidence of POF with a student visa at the port of entry?

Yes, they can.
Be prepared for that.
Get internet banking if you don't have it already.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 1:28pm On Sep 25, 2020

amaeve:
Thank You so much. The stop over is two hours.

You won't be allowed out of the aircraft.
That was the previous procedure.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 8:46am On Sep 25, 2020

tossyvickykenny:
But what if the main applicant and two dependents have gotten theirs how long how many days do you think the other dependent will come out
Plss note all three dependants did biometrics same day 3rd September and yesterday made lt 15 working days
only saw ready for collection on tracker no mail though.
Any one who has been in such situations should plss give me an idea thanks

There's no predicting these things because anything can happen in the processing centre that will cause delays in bringing out visas.
In my case, the main applicant got first, then dependants a week later.

In another case, dependants' visas were hanging until a paid email was sent and the passports were returned almost immediately thereafter.
All in all, the last outstanding visa has been granted if the rest have been and is probably being delayed due to some oversight at the processing centre.

Or just do the paid email if you hear nothing today.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 5:40am On Sep 25, 2020

ItzDora:
Hello everyone, I’m new here and still trying get find my way around here.

My question is, my agent when filling my application did not mention that I have a sister in the UK while applying for my Tier4 visa. She claimed that when she was filling the form, she saw space for grandparents, children and spouses which I didn’t fit in and that’s why she didn’t click it. I have had two visa refusal in the past to the same UK(visiting visa). My sister is there legally. What is my fate? Will this error be waved off? I’m hoping if they call I will explain, what if they don’t? Your opinion please.

Visa "agents" causing trouble for Clients since 1,000 B.C. This is why it is always advised to do these things yourself.
It will not be disregarded if discovered.
If you have mentioned your sister in previous UK visa applications, and the caseworker notices this, this is misrepresentation and there is a penalty for that.
All you can do it hope it isn't noticed.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 8:41pm On Sep 24, 2020

jidluk:
Please anyone experience a situation where the dependents have collected and main applicant yet to...how many days does it take for main applicant to receive...Thanks.

If your dependants have their visas, yours is almost definitely ready as well.
Probably got put to one side amid all the busyness.
Give them a couple of days then do a paid email if it still hasn't shown up.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 8:12pm On Sep 24, 2020

Azascouk:
Hello if a student in Nigeria travel to UK on Tier 4 student visa, Will he /She self isolate?

Yes.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 8:11pm On Sep 24, 2020

Ibddon92:
I do not believe this. I believe the explanation is simpler than that. The price goes up just because the travel date is getting closer, not because you viewed it mutiple times.

Airlines use dynamic pricing.
Multiple views feeds into that. The more you look, the more you are likely to pay.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 6:17pm On Sep 24, 2020

Luseyi:
House pls o, I need to convert dollars to pounds pls.How do I go about it
1.Should I sell the dollars here to buy pounds
2.Do I take the dollars to Heathrow and change at the airport.
Am travelling nextweek pls

Thanks all

In my experience airports are usually the worst places to exchange currency.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 6:13pm On Sep 24, 2020*

kcmontez:
How do I phrase a US Visa ban on my application? I had a refusal saying I could appeal on the grounds of my ineligibility (whatever that means) Las Las..I was banned basically. How much info is too much on my student visa application? Also, I have 2 brother in-law in the UK. Must I disclose that? What are the implications of not disclosing? cc mimilyrycs

They ask about siblings and close family, not in-laws.

Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 2:43pm On Sep 24, 2020

Fisayoani:
It’s all about emailing them or calling! Was that what your friend did ? I am waiting for my visa decision too

Exactly.
Like I said, my friend had gone for almost a month with no response, so he sent them an inquiry email, and they told him they would escalate it, and his passport was sent back to VAC the very next day, and he collected it the day after, i.e 2 days after the email enquiry, with a visa dated more than a week prior.

So if your 15 working days are past, and they've made a decision on your case, and haven't sent it back, maybe the reminder would help, maybe not.

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Travel › Re: Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 4 by TheGuyFromHR: 1:18pm On Sep 24, 2020

Mayfay20:
Please how does the 5.48 quid gentle reminder work?

https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y

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