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Nchabuomo:
1. You don't need to add 14 quarantine days
2. Although these things are case specific but it would look really stupid for a tourist to say that they flew to the UK only to quarantine for the WHOLE duration of their stay. It's even more ludicrous to think an EO would believe that someone who's main purpose of visiting the UK is tourism (not visiting a dying family member, birth of a child etc) will quarantine for the duration of their stay.

Unless you can convince the person beyond reasonable doubt it's advisable to make necessary adjustments.

I agree & thanks! Expecting other opinions as well pls!

Somethings needs to be cleared! Anyone with a Verifiable answer should help!

When filling your visiting visa application,No need to include your quarantine days to the days you intend to spend? (I think the answer to this is No,no need correct?)

When traveling to the UK with a visiting visa,do you book your ticket counting the 14 days + stay days?

If you book less than 14 days ticket and plan to spend the whole 6-7 days in an hotel and fill the locator form,will you have an issue at the port of entry? According to GOVUK website,it said you’re allowed to spend less than 14 days as long as your quarantine for the whole days!

Would prefer answers from people with recent experience on these things!

Teepee85:
Thanks alot for your suggestions. I am having a rethink of it reasonable to stay on UK for 6 days cos I'm expected self isolate for the 6 days. I think the purpose of my visit is defeated if I can't go out during my stay. Pls do you know anyone who got a uk visit visa while staying for less than 14 days ?
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I’ve seen few people here who have applied and gotten their visas approved recently declaring only the number of days they intend to use,excluding the 14 days... Can anyone double confirm this?

You’re to figure your way around the 14 days after visa,to spend the whole days in hotel or wait till quarantine rule changes! It doesn’t stop visa processing!

I think it’d make sense to only declare the number of days you plan to spend because who knows what would be the rule for the port of entry by the time you want to travel?

Rheminix:
Already in the UK. Manchester ,England.

Nice! Share your experience and let others benefit...POE experience...questions asked,quarantine procedure etc!

[quote author=Vasco1dagama post=94507416][/quote]@Vasco1dagama,reread my comment slowly,non-agreesive then look at your reply! Repeat till you understand what im trying to say!

And to the other part of someone arguing about marrying someone,counter argue bla bla! That wasn’t me chief! Go through my comments and look at my username properly!

Vasco1dagama:
he be like say the thing don change oo.
a guy just call me yesterday that the test is now required regardless of the flight (connecting and direct) . can you really trust Nigeria government agencies?

Im not bashing you but pls avoid sharing unconfirmed infos from unverifiable sources! This is a big forum! One single advice that someone picks from here can land them in anything!

You previously said they were deporting people but everyday people come here and share they just arrived the UK,Unless the news is coming from FAAN,Minister of Aviation,Health minister’s,Govuk etc! Pls don’t share!

kcfastshooter:
Thanks everyone on this forum and the gurus in the house, I am finally in u.k, thanks for the support and advice.

Nice! When did you arrive? Share your POE experience with us! Questions asked etc!

mekaboy:
Thanks for the information. So they do not put the 14 days quarantine rules into consideration in an application? Assuming i state 7 days.

It’s irrelevant! Who knows what would be the border/POE rules by the time your visa is out and you’re ready to travel?! Things will get better tho...Amen!

mekaboy:
Hello gurus in the house. Does it mean any tourist application with the intention to stay 14 days and bellow does not make sense because if the quarantine rules?

Visa application & POE is different! If you’re just applying! State the numbers of days you want to use 6,7,10 days etc! When visa is out! Tackle POE rules separately!

giselle237:
Nice. But she didn't get her visa with hotel app. She mentioned that she is visiting a friend who is covering her accommodation and feeding. So she is looking for a means to tally up her intentions cus she really wants to travel for only 6 days.
This is the matter she has been trying to solve.

Then the third part of my message is for her then! Booking a 17 days ticket shows she knows the rule and she’s READY to follow them!

Immigrations are human too and they should expect plans like this due of covid 19,if they’re not expecting things like this there won’t be a 14 days quarantine plan and the border won’t be open! Just have a reasonable plan! Finish!

17 days,staying with my friend throughout,additional 3 days to go out! No need to explain that she won’t spend the whole 17 days,it complicates things! When she’s done with her friend,reschedule and leave...it’s even on their site that you can leave early! But for a Nigerian,just book additional days for quarantine pls!

graceodini:
Okay. But I mean can I make just 6days flight booking just to use the visa and come back so I will self isolate for the 6days then return to Nigeria.

My advice : This is specific for your situation because i think you just want to travel and use your visa! Flying to uk and back is already an experience regardless of what you’d do there! I get it!

Book a ticket and hotel/hostel for 17 days! IF you’re asked about your plans, Tell them you’re here to relax and vacay! The 14 days isolation is fine by you and you’ll use the extra 3 days for sightseeing after your isolation! This makes sense!

If you have someone you’re staying with,book 17 days ticket (Same story as above) you can leave anytime even before 14 days! Reschedule your ticket to an earlier date and return home!

Pls make sure you really isolate and follow the rules,you might get away with things,but it’ll ruin things for others!

Good luck!

flinton:
They don't trust our covid data

The real numbers is not far from what’s being reported! You think if people were dying mysteriously or getting sick! You think the news won’t be all over the country? You can hide something like that in Nigeria?

Vasco1dagama:
People on tourist visa , am advising you not to travel now because 4 person I know and 3 I did not know where deported right at the point of entry last week.
Reasons for their deportation was hotel reservation. They did booked hotel for the intended numbers of days to be spent but ukba at the point of entry are now scrutinizing visitors by contacting the hotels , asking if the hotels can provide a special watch (security) on individuals in order to enforce quarantine. Unfortunately most hotels are not willing to guarantee that and that has been the reasons for refuse entry.
They also believe that hence public gathering are restricted to just 6 persons they doubted how a tourist will be comfortable .
If you have visa please don't go now��������

Im guessing the plane didn’t arrive with only the 4 people! So the rest that was permitted entry! What did they do? This only means you need to call your hotel before leaving! And uk needs to do something about the quarantine for people from Nigeria! Our covid numbers has reduced alot!

The people that were reissued unused visa due to covid,what should be their fate now with their fresh plans to travel? Common! Uk needs to do something!

ashieduplus:
With the planned strike action on Monday, are TLS offices likely to be open ?

Anyone?

At this point? After months of everything closing down? Do they have any sense at all? Increasing the fuel price and electricity tariff at this time is a wrong move! Bad timing! And also planning to go on strike after months of lockdown is a foolish move! It won’t affect anybody in power! Only the common man will suffer...again! Go to their offices and protest! They better not dare to go on any foolish strike affecting the masses!

bigtt76:
Yes this is correct and you're required to fill in your details and itinerary prior to arriving MMIA either for departure out of the country or arrival using the URLs below:-

Details: https://nitp.ncdc.gov.ng/splash-screen
Payment Code: https://saferports.com/my-traveller-record/

What happens at your destination country is solely the business of that country. This means that though UK may not require a negative certificate on arrival, Nigeria requires that you are negative before departing the country and also on arrival from outside the country. I hope this helps.

Don’t mislead people with false information! A negative result is only needed in Nigeria when you’re arriving in the country!

For departing from Nigeria,you do not need a negative result unless your airline or destination country requires it! Scroll back to few pages,people have flown from lagos to uk without a test result!

rinw:
I hope FG can make a clear statement about outbound flights. If you check the "Nigeria international travel portal" where you make payment for the covid-19 PCR test, it has option for both arriving and departing.

It doesn’t make sense for them to offer a compulsory test before leaving,i think they’re offering the test for destination countries that requires a test on arrival! Not all country requires one! It looks more like an advert since it looks like only the government centers are offering the test in the country?! The arriving in Nigeria with a test result seems mandatory tho!

2 things to do while preparing - Check with your airline if a test is required....Check the protocol at the POE of your destination country!!!

Slamtos26:
Yes but only at their embassy in Abuja. The slots are very limited. I advise you quickly schedule appointment, I just did my today

Can anyone double confirm this? There are available interview dates at the US embassy Abuja for b1/b2 tourist and business visa?

ridlaw:
VOs interview a lot of people with different majors going to different schools. You can’t expect them to know specific details about your program or school. And even if they do, it’s your responsibility to present your case in the best way possible. Never assume they should know something.
See listen, if you start to take your courses online now, it defeats the purpose of F1 visa. F1 primarily allow you to take your courses IN CLASS. This is why I advice you not to start with online classes because it might make things hard for you by the time you go for interview. And again, this is a period of uncertainty. Nothing is sure. Many things are changing. What if your school decides to permanently continue with online learning after this semester? Just differ till everything is clearer. Best of luck.

I’ve previously thought starting your in-person classes online gives you an edge and makes you look like a serious student! But it’s no stronger than deferring and telling them you DIFFERED because your classes are in-person and you need to be physically there! That is also an edge!

With the way they decide people’s fate under a minute at interviews,Their thought process at that moment will go with the person that differed and needs to be in school rather than the person that’s already taking their classes online,like,just continue then!

GeneviveNnadi:
https://punchng.com/fg-reciprocates-bans-eu-flights-from-nigeria/

Is Nigeria still on the list of banned countries in EU? Most of these countries has lifted their ban but i think there are quarantine rules!

I don’t get the point of a ban from any country this time around! Just put a quarantine safety rule/guidelines and minimize flights to avoid being overwhelmed!

Does anyone have a list of countries where Nigeria is/not banned?

foldgram:
Do you think students are the only ones affected by this? Wait for international travels to begin.
Patience is a virtue.

Do you think the AD scarcity just started because of covid 19? It has been going on before airspace was closed!

princejck:
Most of them dont think, they just desperately want to leave nigeria no matter the cause. AD problem was created by ur fellow nigerians and even some of u here contributed in making it even worst.

Nigerians have abused the booking system for years, some provide questionable documents like SL and even some provide incomplete documents, poor performance of nigerian students in german lead to cat. A and cat. B, some even tried to manipulate the system by claiming financial aid from private schools as scholarship, someone wanted to flood the embassy system by booking incorrect AD, now some of u want to protest like Visa to germany is ur right because they gave u admission or becuase u fund BA.

Studying in germany is a privilege not a right and if the embassy said wait till they re fully functional, the best thing is to obey simple instruction, your school cant help you no matter what type of letter they gave u.

Maybe if u guys change ur arrogant attitude maybe things might change for once.

Don’t make excuses for a ‘CONSULATE’! They’re the government,they have people who would think and clear out the nuisance’s wasting the AD’s! They can start requesting for additional infos etc before giving out dates!

My concern is the way they’re neglecting the students without ANY reasonable explanation! If they put it on their website right now say hey,we don’t want you students in germany,some of you get to germany and don’t attend classes bla bla, So we’ve put a peg on student visas for now! Students don’t have a choice but move their study ambitions to another country! But they’re not giving any reasons at all for months even before covid! Just like USA wasn’t giving interview dates to Nigerians some times ago (Trump’s unwritten instructions - let dem africans rot) then they opened up dates then went on a visa denying spray!

There’s nothing wrong if student’s here wants to stage a very non-aggressive,Low crowd,what’s going on,look into our situation kind of protest in front of the embassy! They’d do something! Good luck to you guys!

Dremog:
I spoke with a lady at the German embassy this morning, she said don't think they'll issue students visa for winter semester.

First,I stay positive in every situation and i don’t promote discouragement! But honestly you guys needs to either simultaneously contact your schools and tell them to ask the embassy why they’re not giving students appointment dates?! Because even before covid,i used to come on this thread and see how you guys struggle with visa appointment dates! Schools are just dishing out admissions with no hope for visa! Alot new people here thinks it’s about covid but it’s been going on before covid 19...Totally unfair and a waste of time!

Congrats to the people that got their visas!

I think if your visa was just issued,you should observe the international airspace in Nigeria for a few weeks before following that Cotonou route...I feel like Nigeria airspace will open in few weeks! Not sure ooo! So if it’s cotonou,don’t wait oo...Lol

ukay2:
Breaking: Nigeria extends closure of international airspace till October https:///Ls3hMPewSx


How true is this news?

Let’s wait and see if it’s true! Even if it is,i guess it will affect people with valid visas and new applicants can have an idea of an itinerary to fill on their application!

Airspace opening in Oct is not so long for new applicants,if Vac’s are still open then 2 month is not too much to submit/get your visa and prepare for your travel in Oct! IF they will open the airspace by Oct 15 as said!

Friedpotato:
China and India has not opened too. I was thinking they'd even let them open due to the money they make yearly from their F-1 applicants. If those guys don't open, I don't think Nigeria would.

As you’ve said up there,opening of embassy has nothing to do with trump! It is the DHS that controls that! And in this covid situation,it’s for the embassy to report the local situation in the country they’re in to DHS and they can get the go ahead to open!

2 things delaying the embassy is the Nigerian airspace that’s still closed (They mentioned it in an interview they did on their FB page) and the numbers of the covid situation in Nigeria! Airspace will open soon and they will have to work around the later,maybe applicants will get tested before traveling,self isolate on arrival,stuff like that! We just have to work around it!

And why is anybody not mentioning that America itself is just starting to get some relief from covid?

Brightingsus:
Nah, you are still required to self isolate. You fill a form and provide an address where you would be for the next 14 days upon arriving in the UK. This your update is for countries on the corridor list of which Nigeria (and Africa) are not a part of.

He provided a source to his own claim! Do you have any source for yours? They mentioned the 14 days quarantine routine has been lifted for 74 countries..that don’t seem like ‘corridor’ to me!

Cocao:
While I have already buried this matter, I want to say that I agree with you. If you have been placed in a position to know better, you don't use that opportunity to talk down on others.

This life can take sharp turns that you may never see coming. It's just what it is. There is a way to talk to people and pass across your message without firing gunshots. You don't bring grenades to a broom stick battle because you feel you know more.

Keep the arrogance down.

Is that even arrogance or just ignorance? Told him the same thing few weeks ago! As if students here don’t know the situation...They know the timing is horrible,no need to constantly remind people about it!

Anyways,speaking of embassy! I feel like alot of embassies/VAC’S will open after Nigeria resumes international flights which i think should be mid/july ending!

Marchenry:
Hello guys

Please i need you'll 2 cent on this, so while filling my DS-160 form, the system did not accept my passport photo despite it being the preferred size, was told to move on and come to the interview with a copy of the passport. so my question is, hope that does not cause any misunderstanding with the VO cause my print out does not have a passport photo.

OR

Do i need to fill another form? it that even possible?

Thanks for you candid advice.

Don’t,you can be turned back for that! Clear your cookies,use a different browser,or a different network provider,make sure the picture wasn’t sent to you through whatsapp etc (I think it resizes the pic,not sure) download the pic directly from your email to your phone,or snap a passport size photo with your phone with the requested background and format (People have used that successfully) follow these steps one after the other,it’ll fix it!

GentleChief:
They are saying that Nigeria has been banned from entering... People are still talking admission.

E never shock una.

I think the restrictions excludes students,so students here are good to go! Even if there’s a ban! It’d be temporarily and i don’t see the point of the exclusion,it’s not like the virus is completely wiped out of EU,just minimal!

They could have made rules of providing a test result before flying or isolation etc! Something like what UAE is doing!

My concern now is that the ban is excluding diplomats,if government officials can travel,they’ll not make any move on the ban or care to press EU to lift it with light conditions! Anyway,their wife and kids self is not going anywhere! So!

Chips101:
LOL. Please check the US embassy website for any news on their reopening. However I think you might need to put a hold on any plans for the 2020/2021 school year because, as you can see, the world is in the throes of a pandemic, and the US is dealing with it very poorly.

Very poorly and non-chalant,People are not listening to simple instructions! Social distance and mask up! China and most european countries are already moving out of this covid situation but trump is busy having rallies and thinks the virus would just disappear without ENFORCING proper rules! EU is opening up their border & has temporarily excluded the United states,Nigeria etc from entering their space due to the way they’re handling the pandemic! The earlier the better! China was disciplined,that’s why they’re moving forward now!

Another dose of positive news -

Emirate airline started operations to around 8 countries today from dubai (Uk,Germany,Chicago,Totonto,Australia etc)

Turkish embassy in abuja resumes visa application collection today!

And the GRADUAL easing of the lockdown continues...just a matter of time before the US embassy opens!

It’s getting better!

LagosismyHome:
Germany is not a good example to use though... they reopen gradually only for infection rate to triple. If that continues then you can be sure lockdown is going back..

I know but the point is,countries are not allowing the virus to cripple the economy to the point of non-recovery! They’re growing that ‘let’s tip toe around it’ mentality!