Same situation, switching from student. Main applicant did not get link, only dependant partner. Family of 4 and its just cheaper to put career on one side first and use Health and care to be exempted from IHS for now. Maybe next year o but not now. Thank God it's support work. I was even comparing the services. Premium lounge was 40k or so in Nigeria. Here it is 250pounds. Kilode?

mizGene:
I have just applied for a tier 2 update.

For some reason, I didn't get the immigration ID check app invite like before, I had to book a physical appointment...Anyone know why? Or they just figured they are not making money through that?

No appointments available anytime within 3 weeks, the few available appointments were in crazy far places and also not free..so unfair. Why does one need to pay for an appointment slot after paying for visa?? Why not make the free slots available for all?

Also the IHS thing is really annoying. I have switched or updated Visas a couple of times, each time I had some months (3 to 5) leftover but they conveniently forget how to do proper accounting and bring a balance forward.. but if you owe the government one pound of tax or debt, they will come after you even 20years later with a hammer.
Also when you think about it, For those working in exempt organisations...why do they need to pay that IHS in the first place and then come back to claim a refund?? The home office has access to national databases, they have the sponsor licence number and this should be enough to let those ppl off but no, they want them to pay amd probably forget about claiming or if they switch visas in future, they won't meet the 6 months payslip criteria for claims..

I feel exploited sha sha especially because I needed this urgently and didn't have a choice and also because I have just haemorrhaged some hard earned cash..
All these students and people with families doing PSW and tier 2 processing....I can only imagine what they go through

Congratulations boss!

Phatkings:
Visa alert
Visa alert
Visa alert

Biometrics: Dec 1st 2021
Self upload standard
Collection Mail: Dec 21st 2021
Collected it today didn't want to disturb my Xmas groove at all
No straight forward mail
Aston University Birmingham
MSc supply chain management
Glory to God almighty
Cheers to the contributors here
Success to those awaiting.
Peace

Use 2 employer references - Maybe direct boss and HR. That's what I did for all my applications.

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Highpriest:
Morning guys,
Pls, when it comes to your "academic reference", is it a must to be from your undergraduate school or from any senior lecturer in any University?

Its been so long I left school, don't really know the current ones there.

One number called me today, wanting to know what the problem was..said from british high commission or so. . But I already got the Visa day before. You can mail, let me share the number with you.

Dramadiddy:
I am actually going to visit the UK embassy this Monday cos I am really tired, since 16th august you held my passport and you can’t even tell me what the decision is, what’s all this secrecy for, on top passport wey I dey use hustle.

Fidelity too. That's for sure.

LegalTc1:


Pls all, if you have a ONE WAY FLIGHT TICKET, ur visa and offer letter(with the normal1k,2k etc scholarship that universities give on courses), go to Zenith bank,Ikoyi and get ur $4000 PTA.
In fact, feel free to reach out. my very good friend is the one in charge at the branch and u ll get it easy peasy Japanesey.

I have benefited alot from credible information shared on this platform and I will not respond to the ignorant person who will not help others but tackle people who try to share information that will be of help to others.

Hello, please what of 4 and 7 years.

em7even:

YES.

Date decison was made. It will be on the Vignette stamp.

Dramadiddy:
how do they calculate the date then? Is it when you land in the UK or at the time thr decision was made?

Turkish and Emirates.

Absolutep:
Pls house, I need information on the airline that I can use for my trip to UK apart from British airline, Qatar airline and Virgin airline.
Your information in regards to this will be greatly appreciated, I don't want to quarantine in hotel when I get to UK.

No, I did not get that BRP delay mail. We didn't get decision mail either. Just collection mail.

solalal36:

Sorry to bother you. When did you get visa application decision mail?
There were news of people getting a 'delay BRP' mail around final week of September. I used Post office address not school.

Honestly, they need to be held in negligence sometimes. Worst is they will not even communicate with you. My daughter's application still at DMC since 22nd of September. I have mailed, called, they keep saying decision has since been made, I should just hold on. We cannot travel and leave her here. I have involved my school and given consent to contact Home office directly from there.

I can see there are cases against them in court and there will soon be rulings holding them liable in damages for all these acts of negligence. . .

Dramadiddy:
Is it possible to take legal action against the UKVI? I am so pissed that these people have disrupted my business since the 16th of august up till now, no passport, no visa, my employer is pissed at this and I just made a call to the UKVI and they couldn’t still tell me what was going on, saying they will forward the case to their management, my other colleagues have started applying for new Nigerian passport again, this doesn’t make sense cc justwise

Yes, biometrics on 22nd of September.

School confirmed yesterday that they have received it.

solalal36:
Hello, is there anyone whose visa application got accepted from last week of September and has collected BRP?

Yay, congratulations o. If you stay close you breeze in and collect

Lankybaby:
Good morning house my passport received by vac yesterday but I didn’t get a collection mail hope I shouldn’t be worried

Is this for Student Visa ?

ebonmic:
Visa alert.

All thanks to God. I finally received my package today.

Biometric 6-10-21
Received at DMC-6-10-21
Non straightforward message 11-10-21.
Requested for evidence of what have been doing since 2019 til date...I have a biz not registered thou....I had to print my personal statement of acct for 2yrs and some receipts of goods purchased, then a letter from my distributor which stated that I work as aindependent marketer . Sent via the given email:13_10-21
Decision made the following date:14-10-21

Collection mail yesterday. Collected today !

UK previous refusals (2)
US (2)
Austria (1)
Only visited UAE once.

There shouldnt be a problem sice the content is the same.

I attached 2 copies of the 2nd page of my statement because of fidelity bank logo wahala. The second copy was printed on a plain white sheet, stamped and signed. Just so they can see the content covered by the logo.


quote author=Ella15 post=106914287]Hello @justwise @scobby and all other gurus in the house.
I had my biometrics today and discovered I had made a mistake in the statement of account I uploaded. I’ve seen scared since then.
I printed 2 statements of accounts, say from September 19 to October 19 2021 and another one from September 10 to October19 2021. I did this because one had more volume of transactions than the other and I was later going to choose which one to upload and submit with my application.
I however later discovered that I scanned, uploaded and submitted a complete page of one of the statements and an extra page of the other statement that I didn’t need to use anymore.
Should I be scared? I hope this won’t be seen as trying to doctor the statement bcoz it’s a genuine mistake I made while scanning.
What do you advise I do coz I can’t sleep well or think straight oo.[/quote]

I have seen people get conditional offers which will become unconditional when you submit the valid passport. Can't remember which school but just be applying.

Kimberleyade:
I need advise on schools I could apply to for September intake that I don’t need to upload passport details because my passport is not ready and I only have the one from when I was 10 years old and I’m 21 now could I still provide information from that

Yea, one of them.

Lankybaby:

Did your child dependants visa came out exactly 15working days please

Same with one of my dependants too. Standard 22nd.
One came out on Monday. It is still with them, waiting for the last one.

Called via skype too, said decision already made and I should only calll back if nothing by 20th. God forbid.

aragbaboy:
My son's passport is still with UKVI. Every other member of the family has gotten their passports and visas. I have called severally and the response is a decision has been made and the passport is on queue since last week. I don't know why they 'll keep on holding his passport.

Moshabiola:
Hello house, please I got not straightforward email this morning, what does it mean please? I did biometrics on 27th of September ikeja tls priority and I submitted GTBank statement.

Means nothing really, they just cannot deliver in 5 working days. If they need any info, they will reach out to you. Other than that, just chill small.

You can send paid mail though, to see if a decision has now been made made. It takes 2 working days to get a response.

VISA ALERT!

What God cannot do does not exist!

Biometric: 22nd Sept (Premium Lounge, priority)
Collection mail: 4th October

This is for myself and spouse. Kids on standard, premium lounge too so still waiting.

Premium lounge is a lot better than walk in, depending on the rush.

14yrs study gap.
No non- straightforward mail
No interview
Aston University

Thank you Jesus!

22nd moved to VAC too.

Please let's know when you get mails.

Aston University, Leicester and Edinburgh Napier were the fastest for me.

Chysunshine1:
Please my people,

Recommend schools that give offers in good time, my friend has applied to 2 schools since August, till now no response.

Please assist as time is thinning out.

Oh whao, can you share the reason? Just to guide others please.

Peacecharles:


Thanks for this answer.you can always find out yourself.i used ukeas,and I still got a refusal cos of wrong application.

All the best o.

Kindy update as it goes, going tomorrow too..

God bless..

Beeyems:
I'm on my way there now

I used 2 employer references. Wasn't an issue

Newbie123:
Please how do you deal with the challenge of References for those who graduated up to 10 years ago.

Can you use references from your past or current employer or someone you know In the academic field?

Oludayoogun:
Hello gurus , I'm about to pay my deposit and it showing QA, please I don't know how to go about it , I have accepted the admission on my portal and I don't know what qa is
Please enlighten me biko

I am very interested in this QA thing too. What will the certificate read after the course. I mailed both their campus and the main school, no feedback. I just moved on.

Please, Biometrics people for VI and Ikeja, how did it go today?

When was that? I am currently processing mine, and it is part of required documents to upload on the CAS shield.

Blvck00:


No, they don’t.
Once you pay your deposit and they confirm, you should get your CAS within a week.

samint1:
Hello house.
Does Aston University require Proof of funds before issuing CAS?

Yes, on the CAS shield. POF and TB.

Maxxyfruit:
Visa alert! visa alert!!

God of mercy showed me mercy.
What God cannot do does not exist!!!

Submission: 18th Aug 2021
Biometrics: 19th Aug (priority, Abuja)
Transferred to VAC at 8am 25th August when I tracked
Pick up mail: 25th Aug 12:38pm
Passport pickup: 26th Aug 2021 and there I saw my vignette looking so beautiful�.

Didn't get not straightforward mail
No interview

Still waiting for that of my 4 dependants (standard) I believe same God will perfect theirs.

I declared a revoked US visa.
Declared UK visit visa and UAE transit visa

Highlights
1. We almost started all over again cos our funds was threatened.
2. I was troubled for a whole weekend after my TB certificate did not come out with the rest of my family on the test day. They said they were reviewing it cos of some suspicions they thought they saw. I had to wait from Friday to Monday to get their decision. On reaching there the IOM staff said congratulations and gave me my certificate showing a normal chest x-ray. I was as happy as today that I got my visa.

After all the delays and near misses my God came through for me. It feels like I'm dreaming, can't believe I am typing my visa testimony.

I want to say special thank you to everyone that answered my questions and mails. My special thanks goes to @babababy (special human) who answered me explicitly even at past midnight when I was on sleepless night filling out dependants applications. God bless you all and may all our great dreams come to pass.
It has ended in praise

Congratulations!

Honestly, people don't appreciate TB test Certificate enough. I almost gave up that day. They did it 3 times for me and my husband with different styles. All the same day. We drank wine when we got home o. You will think its Visa we got.

Congratulations!!!

VI/Ikeja/Abuja TLS?

Freshprince777:
Visa alert!    Visa Alert!     Visa Alert!



Visa Application submission: 11th August
Biometrics: 12th August
No non-straightforward email
No Interview
First degree was in 2009 and i did not write any note to explain...When i was praying i said to God if they need more info they shoud contact me...God did it for me.
Collection mail : 20th August
Visa collected today 23rd August

I want to appreciate each and everyone who take out their time to provide information and advice here especially Justwise... You guys are doing a good job. Kudos to you all. I said i must post my visa alert to encourage someone. Thanks and God bless.

Please house, who has been to IOM Ikeja this week for testing. How is the process? ? When do they start calling names? Is there any point getting there super early, like 5? Or 7 is ok ?