Hi Bigtt, trust you're having a lovely Sunday?

First off, thank you for your input! I genuinely appreciate it. The company sponsoring my visa is very genuine, I believe that. It's one of the world's largest financial services firms, with multiple offices in the US and offices in London, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The firm also sponsors a lot of visas across the world every year for skilled workers and for interns. Legitimacy definitely isn't a problem.

The Immigration Lawyers are also very solid. I checked the profiles of some of the lawyers I talked to at the start of my application on LinkedIn. The firm is registered in Sheffield and very competent. They submitted my documents online, so I just went to TLS for biometrics.

My friends who got their visas also got internship positions with the same company. I just wanted to confirm that my NYSC was not the factor holding back my visa approval. Thank you very much for providing this reassurance. Any other advise would be appreciated. Thanks again!

bigtt76:
Your friends who got the visa, did they apply to the same company as yours?

UK Visa does not rely on your NYSC status. Is the company sponsoring you a genuine one, that is are they approved by government for such visa sponsorship or are the immigration lawyers genuine?

Hi Duchess,

First off, thank you for replying! Trust you're having a lovely Sunday.

I'm not aware of any categorizations of the Tier-5 UK Visa. All I know is that it's a visa that allows you to stay in the UK for about 3 months, and is frequently used for summer internships. The way the Tier 2 is called a Skilled Worker visa is the way the Tier 5 is called a Government Approved Exchange (GAE) visa.

The immigration lawyers were appointed by my sponsoring company, yes. The firm reached out last week to say that they are following up with the UKVI from London, but no decision yet.

My major concern is if my engagement with NYSC could prevent that approval of my UK visa. Some friends done with NYSC who did their biometrics two weeks after me already got their visas. So, please kindly advise. Thank you!

duchess90:
Hello,

Under what government approved exchange scheme are you going for?

When you say designated lawyers you mean the company sponsoring you?

There are lots of delays with visa application now,you might need to chase up or inform the lawyers to chase up decision on your behalf

Cheers

Hello house, Good morning. Trust you are all having a restful weekend.

I'm not entirely sure if this is the right thread to post this in, but I'm experiencing some worrisome delays with my Tier-5 (Government Approved Exchange) visa for the UK. A financial services firm is sponsoring my visa to the UK for a summer internship. This is my first time applying for any kind of visa at all. I'm 22, and I have about a month left to finish my NYSC.

I went for my biometrics at TLSContact on April 13th. The designated immigration lawyers in the UK handled all the documentation requirements. They requested for my documents and I submitted them. They then submitted to the UKVI. I have been waiting for a decision for more than 8 weeks now,so, I just decided to seek your experienced counsel here. Could the fact that I've not passed out of NYSC be a problem?

Thank you!

Good day Nairalanders, I trust you all are having a great day.

I'm facing a pretty challenging dilemma right now, and I'd love your inputs. I'm 19 and I just finished my third year of Microbiology and I'm currently on my SIWES program. Shortly before my sophomore year, my dad encouraged me to begin ICAN by starting ATS, and I finished ATS 3, the final stage of the ICAN preliminaries in September. If things go as planned, I should be done with my ICAN programme shortly after my BSc. degree.

However, I really love Medicine. Its the course I've always wanted. I'm currently on a 2:1 now, a few points shy of a first class. I'm not sure if a second class upper can get me a DE into MBBS. If MBBS doesnt work, can my ICAN qualification allow me to begin a career in accounting or get an MBA even without an Accounting degree? What's my best path to take from here? I don't want to mess this up.
Thank you all in anticipation.