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Hello All(Ako,Funky,Paribus & Co.),

Remember me?? the girl that got a fake tax clearance from a supposed ITK agent on NL.

My appeal was denied.Just as ppl foresaw.It had no concrete facts for my defence and AIT disallowed it.

Just to give u the conclusion of the whole case.

I had already moved on with my life though. Have a great job.awaiting the other 'M'.   .   .   have professional certificates, which have taken me higher in my career.

This is to advice ppl out there to look before leaping.    .     .    .some agents can be the Devil themselves not telling you the truth until in explode right in your face.

All the best to ppl awaiting their appeal decisions.

Cheers!!!

@Akolawole

If u were in my shoes u will understand the heat i'm facing both internal and external; and at home especially.

According to ppl i was told i could reapply and appeal.i decided to 4get abt the appeal and to reapply . . . . i came to NL for advice . . . .there was no concrete one and time was against me. . . .so i decided to reapply and appeal.

I really dont know . . . .i am really fed up and i have decided to forget about everything since i cant get any solid solution. . . mo ti gba kadara mi, noo problem.

Thanks to all that attempted to help me.

Funky,pls keep in touch.

@ Funky

Thanks for not forgetting me.

Pls could u send me an email?so i could have urs too.

mine is yettidear@yahoo.com.

Hope to hear from you.

@Pataki

Why will u want me to go on and on abt a case that there is probably no solution to.The deed has been done and noone is giving me any major advice. . . .so i just try to forget abt it.

At least noone was there when i got myself into this mess and so i understand y i'm left basically on my own, . . . abi??

OR

Do u have any advice on the matter?? . . . .i dont think so cos i have not got any concrete one yet. . . none at all.

funkybaby:
@paribus

I admire your maturity and calmness. Geez! How do you do it ? Teach me, abeg.

@yettidear

Do not allow anyone to get you all worked up. You are not obliged to reply to every post made on this issue.

Too bad that you can't lay your hands on a copy of the TC.

Sooner or later, you might still have to give explaination as to what went wrong except you do not intend applying for UK visa again for a very long time to come.I have seen soooo many cases where the ECO refers back to issues that led to previous visa denials and use that as a reason to deny a fresh application. So do not think that the ECO will just wave off the issue. Like you mentioned, the document was not returned to you which means it has been kept in your file (yes, each applicant has a file (that contains copies of documents submitted) at BHC . . . i am 100% sure of this.

As a matter of fact, how you escaped the 10years ban beats me. That alone is a reason for you to be very thankful to God and tithe your first month salary when you get paid at your new job.

I will suggest you consult privately with Akolawole and Pataki on this issue.
Most especially Akolawole . Send him a mail.
He just helped me on a private issue that relates to BHC visa wahala recently, his suggestion worked. . . and this is not the first time he has been of great help to myself and also my friends.

Lastly, why must you give up your dream of having a masters degree just because of this issue? Who says marriage, MSc, babies and even a good job cannot go hand-in-hand together ?

U r right i dont have to reply everyone on the issue.

Though u said i am to thank God i didnt get banned but inside of me i feel banned not with the fact that there seems to be no way forward.I apply it's trouble,i dont same trouble, i appeal wahala.Pls tell me if that aint a 'hidden' ban what is?

I will try to mail Akolawole- he has been helpful anyways.

Thanks alot Funky.

@ Busy body

Of course i never thought he had a tax printing machine at home, he told me he had a friend at the tax office who would help get it faster for me.Ask him!.

All you need is help to move on, and as far as I am concerned, UK is not the be it and all, there are bigger fishes in the ocean, namely Canada and USA. Take Canada for example, if you are a graduate and have worked for one and half years, you can apply for their highly skilled stuff. Even if you were to apply to do your masters there, you do not have to pay any fees until you procure the visa . . .

I think now u r feeling me on the way forward.

vikiviko:
@Yetti
I am sorry

Nairalanders please accept my apology i had no intention to cause her this painful experience.
The tax doc i got for her was what i ve always used before but it was unfortunate it happened this way.

i want u to learn your lesson like i have too.Let ur clients know the source of documenst u help them get so that they can know the risk involved in using it.If it is genuine tell them if it is 'Oluwole' tell them ,just be sincere, that is it ,be sincere and not use their naivety(or stupidity) to gain money for urself.

@VOR

in as much as i am trying to forget all this and move on,i still appreciate ppl's contributions.

i was not given any ban but i was given a right t o appeal.

At Alausa (yesterday 7th of Oct 2008)

I found out that, one 'could' pay abt 10k per yr for a turn over of abt 1m per yr for Personal Income tax.20-30k for abt 3m per yr turn over etc.I was also told that one could pay for 1-3 yrs tax, straight from the horse's mouth.

The procedure;

1.Go to a tax office nearest to you(i was told in your zone-whatever that means)
2.Get the tax forms
3.On the form u r to fill

- Person's name

-Date of Birth

-Occupation

-Spouse's name

-Address

-Signature/thumb print

-One passport photograph

4. U pay the money that is ur calculated tax from the tax office, to any bank(i'm sure of Diamond bank).
5.U submit ur forms(maybe tax office or bank),the bank will send it down for u but it will take longer.
6.The forms are sent to their IT dept for processing.
6.U go back to the bank/tax office for ur ID card and clearance after 8-10 working days.


The amazing thing abt it all is that it takes abt 8-10 days. For more info,go to ur nearest tax office(u can ask at the closest Local govt. to u).


I went to Alausa to know more abt how i missed out.I am the kind of person that learns from my mistakes and tells others abt it to avoid the same.

All the Best in getting your documents for your Visa.It is the most important thing in getting the Visa.

Wish You luck!

@Busy Body

I guess u havent gone tru my posts.i never knew how much my  'mum' is to pay as tax as a biz woman(it is not 4 my Dad who is a civil servant).Vikiviko never gave me a clue it was fake(believe me girl friend) i would never have used it.U can please ask him if he told me,if he had given any slight idea (or if i had had any myself) that it was fake i wouldnt have jeopardised may chances(all my parents efforts etc)on a mere tax clearance that can be gotten with days.

I never came out to cry foul!! (that i was duped my vikiviko by his giving me a fake doc),i blamed myself only until he came out to admit what he did to me i never mentioned him,simply because i wanted to get to the root of the issue first.Unlike what someone said earlier ,i think Pataki.

[b]I didnt mention he's name because i was confused about what happened; did i get a genuine doc and was falsely denied??[/b]That was what i wanted to know when i called him on Thursday morning(the day i got the refusal) and he said he got it from the right source.If he told me that there was a risk involved in any way i wouldnt have bothered using it (even after paying for it).I can't compare that to the millions my parents dropped for my sch fees.

Then i came on nairaland to tell members(Shawamma,Presjany and Co.),how i got denied just because of tax clearance.Presjany called me to find out more about the sad issue,that was when i told her about the source etc and she was very furious because she was 100% sure the doc was fake(because he Brother works with FIRS and she knows they don't give out Personal Income tax).

That was how the whole became clear to me that i was given a fake doc,Though Akolawole wanted to know  more from vikiviko but he never gave a definate answer(he hid away).

I actually continued with this topic because i wanted help out of the unknowing mess i put myself and also to let people know that they r 100% sure of the source of any documents they present to the BHC.But if u want to go for Oluwole(the word Busy Body used) at least u know that it is a risk u r taking,one i never knew i took when i submitted that fake doc with my application.Just my candid adivce.

@ vvvjustice

Thanks for the advice.i guess thatis for someone else in my shoes(a guy also posted here that his tax clearance was declared fake so he can also learn from it.

@Paribus

i apologized to vikiviko because i wanted him to tell us where the doc was from(i am the one with alot at stake not him so i did that)

@Stealthy

Though i resigned about 2months ago(to face all these transcripts,payments etc) but i now have a job in Abj without too much stress- thanks to my good grade in School.

@ Akolawole

U didnt really say anything about all these, so i guess there is no certain way 4ward or u simpily can't see away 4ward.i don't like taking risks,so i think i woul d drop the idea of reapplying ar appeal.

As for me it is bye-bye MSc in UK,it is welcome Marriage and Babies, i think that is the only way forward for me.

@Funkybaby,Shawamma,kadman,Presjany,Londoncool,Paribus,MaryAnne,Pataki

I think we have now established beyond reasonable doubt that the doc is fake and there seems to be no way forward.i will get back my Parents pay.Settle down at my new(better job) and go for the next step.

Hope people have learnt from all these.


SO I GUESS IT IS CASE CLOSED. 

@Funky Baby


If vikiviko had told me that there was a risk involved with the doc,i tell u i wouldnt have touched it with a long pole.Of all the documents i could have forged why would i then have forged a tax clearance??the bank statements, my sch cert ,WEAC,birth cert,etc were all genuine.If i had known that i didnt need my mum's tax clearance i wouldnt have bothered to get one at all not to talk of a fake one.

Someone also told me about reapplying but i want to know what's up first.

As for my folks the rest is left for you thoughts,BIG SOUP.

I didnt tell them i met him on the net oo,if not that one na disowning straight.i said a friend told me about him(which is half try anyway).

@Akolawole

please advice me,i think we should just conclude that the doc is fake,because the way vikiviki is going about it shows withoout any doubt that it is.

What is the way forward now??

@Presjany Pls refer to my lastt mail, i guess it came in as urs was in.

@vikiviko

Now that I have gone tru ur posts on my case, I can say that what u told the house about it is true, except u lied about what is the most important issue-tax clearance(not money u were talking even if I paid ½ kobo, it was what u asked for).

U said the tax clearance was obtained form Lagos State, but what I was given was FIRS and not Lagos State. Unless u r mistaking me for someone else- which I doubt, u lied about that.

In as much as I put all the blame on myself  (for coming to meet u for something I could have easily got myself the right way) and apologise for the embrassment I caused u, I can now categorically say that what Presjany and Paribus said about the document is true, IT IS NOT GENUINE!!! If not u will not come out and lie about the most important thing about my case.

The Logo and stamps on it were FIRS, so please don’t mislead people that are trying to take me out of this mess I am in.


@Akolawole,Paribus,Funkybaby,Presjany,MaryAnne,Kadman,Stealthy etc

The tax clearance I was given was that of FIRS and not Lagos State, U can see I am in serious mess and vikiviko is chickening out. please help me!!

@Presjany

Thanks for apologizing to vikiviko.i sent him a text this morning telling him that i was sorry for the embrassment my case caused him on nairaland and that all i want at the moment is a way forward and not to place blame(which is 100 % mine because of my naivety).

Thanks for apologizing too, u were only mad because of the outcome of my application.Thanks dear.

@vikiviko

Thanks for trying to help me. i came to u and not the reverse,so i blame myself.And i sincerely apologise for the embrassment i caused u,i never intended such, not at all!

@House,please what do u say i do? i really don't mind waiting till next yr Sept. if there is NO hope till then.i just have to be a sweet Angel or Dummy at home for the whole yr to avoid yawa .

@Presjany

Thanks for apologizing to vikiviko.i sent him a text this morning all i want at the moment is a way forward and not to place blame(which is 100 % mine because of my naivety), u were only mad because of the outcome of my application.Thanks dear.

@Stealthy

Thanks,yes i work.

What do u say?

@Akolawole

Thanks for the advice.Pls help me all u can.God Bless U.

@Presjany

Thanks for having my back,i made the mistake & i can't really blame anyone else.

@Paribus

Whao! How r u doing?Thanks for also being there for me.I'l heed ur advice.Actually my Dad & Mum didnt know abt the clearance(my mum knew at the last minute,i didnt want to inform her becos she might complain abt the doc & the amount to be wasted on getting it if one could get it directly by oneself).

I actually tot vikiviko was going to use someone's influence to get the tax clearance(genuine one) faster.That was all i was thinking time, time, time ; the time to get one by oneself without influence.What i tot i paid for was influence to get it done faster at the right place than normal,that was whst i was thinking, really.

It is late to regret now, i just want to move ahead with the next step.

I appreciate everyone's help.I feel abit better now.Thanks!

@Kadman

Ur advice is notted.Thanks for being part of all 'this' with me.

i will keep u posted.

@Akolawole

The refusal will be mailed to you.

@Akolawole

i will type the refusal letter for u now

royalboy:
OMG,
I dedicated part of my time at work on thursday morning praying for Yetti after a pre-knowledge of her intention to storm V.I for her visa package that has generated series of questions on every page of this visa appeal thread, unfortunately I wasnt forewarned of her purport to acquire a tax clearance. Suffice (it) to say that I am grieved at the outcome of her visa application, but my grieviance is not aimed at Yetti's unsolicited ignorance, but the endorsement this singular criminal act attracts from supposed Nairalnders of honour, who shower praises on vikiviki or is it faka fiki. Dear fellow Nairalanders its time we did some serious house cleaning, to accomplish that we may have to dirty our hands a bit by helping Yetti out of this mess. First, so much time and resource have been invested in hoisting this indigenous website with the intent of portraying Nigeria as a global community striving to catch up with the technological and economical pace of the world; while creating rich avenue to fertilize ideas and explore prime opportunities available in the country. Let us do away with outright exhibitions of illegality already displayed by some posts, and deny minors visiting this web activities of MR TAX CLEARANCE.
Secondly, I empathize with Yetti and strongly suggest she seeks a deferral letter from her institution till January, and do a proper re-package with much credence to her tax clearance. I have seen and heard worst cases that were later correctly re-presented and earned the visa entry clearance stamp of the E.C.O.
Vikiviki has done a great disservice to this site and ofcourse those whose posts suggest any justification. I am prepared to join the crusaders whose primary aim is to improve the public image of this prestigious web site. I stand up in recognition of londoncool, for his wealth of knowledge and I will never forgive myself without saying "Funkybaby is intelligent".
I drop my key-board to pick my broom, the cleaning starts NOOOOOOOOOW.

@ royalboy

Thanks for ur prayers,i actually fell for the praises and was thinking of the time to get one from the state(2 weeks).It has happened it has happened like my good friend Shawamma said.

@Shawamma
Thanks for ur advice and for not forgetting me.i really appreciate everything.So  even Busta had issues with them, na wa oo.

To me; i blame myself.I had all my docs without the help of anyone, everything was perfect,but for the devil i wouldnt have gone to him(i actually tot i was genuine,really  ).


I will really appreciate it if You guys can help me out with a way forward(i have decided to come out so that the right people can advice me on the way forward).


I have a new & genuine tax clearance from Lagos state(obtained last month by my Dad).

Is there anything i could do?Should i just chill till Sept?Should i just appeal?someone was saying reapply,Is it not a waste of effort??

royalboy:
OMG,
I dedicated part of my time at work on thursday morning praying for Yetti after a pre-knowledge of her intention to storm V.I for her visa package that has generated series of questions on every page of this visa appeal thread, unfortunately I wasnt forewarned of her purport to acquire a tax clearance. Suffice (it) to say that I am grieved at the outcome of her visa application, but my grieviance is not aimed at Yetti's unsolicited ignorance, but the endorsement this singular criminal act attracts from supposed Nairalnders of honour, who shower praises on vikiviki or is it faka fiki. Dear fellow Nairalanders its time we did some serious house cleaning, to accomplish that we may have to dirty our hands a bit by helping Yetti out of this mess. First, so much time and resource have been invested in hoisting this indigenous website with the intent of portraying Nigeria as a global community striving to catch up with the technological and economical pace of the world; while creating rich avenue to fertilize ideas and explore prime opportunities available in the country. Let us do away with outright exhibitions of illegality already displayed by some posts, and deny minors visiting this web activities of MR TAX CLEARANCE.
Secondly, I empathize with Yetti and strongly suggest she seeks a deferral letter from her institution till January, and do a proper re-package with much credence to her tax clearance. I have seen and heard worst cases that were later correctly re-presented and earned the visa entry clearance stamp of the E.C.O.
Vikiviki has done a great disservice to this site and ofcourse those whose posts suggest any justification. I am prepared to join the crusaders whose primary aim is to improve the public image of this prestigious web site. I stand up in recognition of londoncool, for his wealth of knowledge and I will never forgive myself without saying "Funkybaby is intelligent".
I drop my key-board to pick my broom, the cleaning starts NOOOOOOOOOW.

@ royalboy

Thanks for ur prayers,i actually fell for the praises and was thinking of the time to get one from the state(2 weeks).It has happened it has happened like my good friend Shawamma said.

@Shawamma
Thanks for ur advice and for not forgetting me.i really appreciate everything.So even Busta had issues with them, na wa oo.

i have met good ppl here on nairaland who became my friends in just matters of months.They call me, send texts to me, e.t.c. Pls, lets forget abt vikiviki,if i had not gone to him this wouldnt have happened to me.To me; i blame myself.I had all my docs without the help of anyone, everything was perfect,but for the devil i wouldnt have gone to him(i actually tot i was genuine,really ).

I just want to say Thank You to You guys.You all have been great to me.

I will really appreciate it if You guys can help me out with a way forward(i have decided to come out so that the right ppl can advice me on the way forward).

Funkybaby,Londoncool,Akolawole,Shawamma,Kadman,MarryAnne,Presjany ,my good friends and other nice members with knowledge on the way forward;PLS HELP OUT.

My sch does not have Jan start date for my course.My sch still gave me extension till the end of this month.(i dnt know what they want me to do with it ).

I have a new & genuine tax clearance from Lagos state(obtained last month by my Dad).

Is there anything i could do?Should i just chill till Sept?Should i just appeal?someone was saying reapply,Is it not a waste of effort??

Pls my case is in ur hands.Pls advice!

@ everyone

Thanks, now i know i shouldnt have included the tax stuff but for all the applications most ppl on the forum said they submitted had the tax stuff.it was even an after thought.

Well,i learnt my lesson and i have to face the music from my ppl(full yawa).get back their moni and go back to my life in Abj.

@Shawamma

i feel like a failure, my parents will probably not even want to sponsor me for next yr(i have a younger bro who they plan to sponsor for nxt yr).

Wo, i have to work hard to sponsor myself now! The blame is on me.

@ funkybaby

Thanks oo,i have learnt my lesson the hard way.Hope others have from mine too.

But it is really painful,it is too late to cry wolf like u said.

Just put the Blame on me i deserve it.

if i was desperate to travel i would have understood oo. i had taken my time to prepare my application all by myself oo,until, people came in.

people misled me big time about the stupid tax clearance.my sponsors were my parents,my Dad a civil servant and my mun a business woman.paid 80% of my fees & accommodation everything was perfect,got good bank accts from my parents, even the letters from my sponsors.

But i took little demons to tell me that my application was not perfect without my mum's tax clearance as a businees woman,so i ate the bait.i fell for it and wanted something fast for the application(not that we couldnt get one by ourselves, but i was considering the time i had left before resumption).

Now i have to forfeit my admission for the course of my dreams.i blame myself,my parents blame me(my Dad even got a state clearance for my mum after i got the 'fake' one which i refused to use,thanks to the Devil).Believe me guys i was really naive, If i knew it was fake i wouldnt have used it,not at all,i don't believe in fake things and i think that was y it didnt work for me.i told God when i was praying and fasting about the visa stuff that i didnt use anything fake, but if i did that i should be denied and otherwise i should be granted my visa.i didnt have a clue i was wrong.

I am now in a fix at home.I will have to run back to Abj where i can hide from all of them.

It was all my fault

tjadeba:
This sounds horrible, @ yettidear,why should someone assist you in getting that kind of docement?
am sure you would have coughed out a fortune for that, you jeopardised your chances by engaging a tout to get a forged document for you.

@tjadeba

if i was desperate to travel i would have understood oo. i had taken my time to prepare my application all by myself oo,until, ppl came in.

ppl misled me big time abt the stupid tax clearance.my sponsors were my parents,my Dad a civil servant and my mun a business woman.paid 80% of my fees & accommodation everything was perfect,got good bank accts from my parents, even the letters from my sponsors.

But i took little demons to tell me that my application was not perfect without my mum's tax clearance as a businees woman,so i ate the bait.i fell for it and wanted something fast for the application(not that we couldnt get one by ourselves, but i was considering the time i had left b4 resumption).

Now i have to forfeit my admission for the course of my dreams.i blame myself,my parents blame me(my Dad even got a state clearance for my mum after i got the 'fake' one which i refused to use,thanks to the Devil).Believe me guys i was really naive, If i knew it was fake i wouldnt have used it,not at all,i dont believe in fake things and i think that was y it didnt work for me.i told God when i was praying and fasting abt the visa stuff dat i didnt use anything fake, but if i did that i should be denied and otherwise i should be granted my visa.i didnt have a clue i was wrong.

I am now in a fix at home.I will have to run back to Abj where i can hide from all of them.

It was all my fault

@Presjany

na wa oo see as u washed the guy i feel u sha

@Presjany

i just sent u a mail now.Thanks for all ur help.U have really be a darling.

@Presjany

Thanks alot dear, even I myself didnt believe the refusal,i was later told today that i shouldnt have put the tax clearance at all since i was not sure of the source.Ehn,of all the things i was thinking they could refuse me on, tax clearance was the least i expected o.


I will send my number to u now,please try to be in touch.I'm trying to forget about them for now so i can focus my energy on something more productive and i will get back to them when i have time.


P.S: my brother has taken it upon himself to appeal for me but i personally want to get busy with other things for now.

@vikoviko

Thanks a million (i guess u know what for ) !!!

@Presjany,Shawamma etc

Whao! I went to the VAC like i said i will and i was disappointed oo.i was refused based on the fact that the tax clearance i submitted was fake.

Abeg make U help me ask the ECO guy how was i to know that the tax clearance that was got from the Federal Inland Revenue Service is fake oo.i was told that they checked the file number and found out that it was fake.

Omo, this people na wa o! if it is not one thing it is another.I had paid about 80% of my fees and also accommodation only for this.Anyway,i don't know what t o do next??what do u guys say?

I was given right to appeal but i don't think i would do that oo.i think i will reapply if i can get extension from the school get the 'original' tax clearance(if anything like that exists)or just get my money back from the school and invest it oo!!

what do u guys think??The only reason for the refusal was the 'fake' tax clearance