hapiaka:
So all these has been about the exchange rate,
the school Rep is trying to safe u, she/he is aware of many have been refused visa cos of this, I did strong head for me own and used 550 as benchmark when's she advised I use 600 after and boom CBN change things...
Use that benchmark,for the school to trust him that much he/she is truly trusted.

Deering1008:
I’m not a pro here but to my best of knowledge setting benchmark with black market rate of 650 is to the best advantage of the applicant looking at the dwindling rate of naira, naira can fall with a margin of 150 naira within a month. Anything is possible in the country we found ourselves so why no save himself of any unforeseen wahala and play by the rules of the school? I did my proof of payment in April, my school rep suggested 650 but I used 700 instead as benchmark... If he can afford it then he can go ahead.

Mykaelolalekan:
I sent my POF on the 3rd of June 2021. Within 3 days after sending a mail and copy all the school staff to notify them that I have uploaded my POF.

Deering1008:
I’m not a pro here but to my best of knowledge setting benchmark with black market rate of 650 is to the best advantage of the applicant looking at the dwindling rate of naira, naira can fall with a margin of 150 naira within a month. Anything is possible in the country we found ourselves so why no save himself of any unforeseen wahala and play by the rules of the school? I did my proof of payment in April, my school rep suggested 650 but I used 700 instead as benchmark... If he can afford it then he can go ahead.

Amylew:
UBA form A rate for today, 587.02.
Not yet debited but the manager said it won't take long, max 3 to 4 days, as the one she did for someone yesterday had been approved.

oscarpellenchy:
Good afternoon gurus in the house,
Pls I have a situation at hand that needs your candid advise. After paying tuition fee deposit for my wife and getting ready to receive our CAS from the school as we planned a joint visa application ( wife and I ), it was discovered that the she has an issue with the TB test and was asked to proceed on a test which would take 8-10 weeks...knowing fully well that the TB test result might be late then for September admission. Now I need your advise, can I seek for a refund from her school since we are not sure of the TB test status for now while I proceed with my own admission process ( i already have offers from some schools) and go alone for now ( while other family members wud join me later) or I still defer her admission till after her TB result is out and then proceed from there?...Pls advise....cc Justwise and other gurus...

K4daniel:


It doesn't make sense when the yardstick for measuring our exchange rate is oanda, you're there giving excess rate as a rep, make I no curse somebody ooo..Lol.But you and I know that most uk schools will use oanda.com, agent or whoever bringing up excess rate is rubbish, most of the schools rep are guiding and advising their students on the normal rate giving by Oanda, Besides if he had attended to the guy like a good rep, there wouldn't have been issues. But the school rep is proofing difficult to release CAS which is meant for the student and demanding irrelevant money that's extortions. School too is not ready to listen. I feel for the guy sha.

Mykaelolalekan:
I sent fidelity bank statement to my school (Teesside) for my POF . My school has in turn sent a mail to fidelity to confirm the authenticity of the statement and put me in copy of the mail. It has been 3 days now, fidelity bank is yet to respond. Does anyone has experience with fidelity bank in Statement confirmation and how I go about it to get them confirm promptly.

Prisscindy:


The rep held on to his cas. He hasn't seen it yet but uni has released it.

Deering1008:
No need to curse somebody lol.. My advice is just an opinion, it doesn’t necessarily mean he should go by it. Just know that federal government will not think of oanda before deregulating the naira. All man for himself. Peace

Yemolu:
The way I see it , u only have 3 options here;

1. Top up your tuition fee so you don't have to start counting 28days all over again and Bassey can release your cas

2. Source for funds and top up your POF and wait for another 28days

3. if you have other unconditional offer from a school that is not so stringent with their CAS issuance policy, request for your refund and apply for CAS with them, (this option may take time too).

I have had the worst experience (that I do not care to recount) with University of southwales and those two parties u mentioned( Joe and Bassey). If u read my previous thread , u will see what i also went through regarding these CAS issue.

But I thank God I quickly did the needful,now I have my CAS from Sheffield. I just got notified by my bank that they have gotten my refund from them(took 10working days).

So my advice, make up your mind on what to do next and fast, as time is running out o.

imback:
Hello house,

What dates are advisable to be put down on the application form for someone going to the UK for a one-year masters in september? I will be staying with family.

1.Date you will arrive this UK address.
2.Date you will leave this address.

I plan on staying in the UK, with family, after the masters. Thanks

balogz:
I booked TB test appointment online on IOM website with my old passport number.Can I send IOM mail quoting the reference number and requesting them to update my passport number to new one and also add my family to the booked appointment.

Or do I need to cancel the initial one and send them email to book the family afresh.

Thank you

tochil123:
Hello guys, please can I pay for IHS and Visa fee with euro card from access bank?

Ab7890:


Don't cancel the appointment. You can send them the email and you will get the opportunity to change it on the day of the test.

Deering1008:
Give what is unto Cesar to Cesar... Don’t try to implicate someone certified by the school... It may bounce back on you

hapiaka:
So all these has been about the exchange rate,
the school Rep is trying to safe u, she/he is aware of many have been refused visa cos of this, I did strong head for me own and used 550 as benchmark when's she advised I use 600 after and boom CBN change things...
Use that benchmark,for the school to trust him that much he/she is truly trusted.

cdieli:
Applyto another school

NwachukwuEjima:
Hey house good morning pls I did my biometrics since last week Tuesday and paid for Priority yesterday was day 5, and today is day 6 already and no information from them still?? 2 other friends of mine today is day 5 they paid for Priority too and no information too on there side. Pls any idea as what may be wrong . We all are Sept intakes Priority is within 5 working days??

hapiaka:
So all these has been about the exchange rate,
the school Rep is trying to safe u, she/he is aware of many have been refused visa cos of this, I did strong head for me own and used 550 as benchmark when's she advised I use 600 after and boom CBN change things...
Use that benchmark,for the school to trust him that much he/she is truly trusted.

Prisscindy:


I am very sure you don't know this man, implicate who? When he handled my sister's application then ehn, he told her she couldn't combine two accounts for her and her family's application, he also said they must pay for super priority instead of priority service because she had 14 days to resume. I had to step in and told him not to worry that I'd handle it. I did and everything was fine. They got their visas including their adopted child.

Moreover, this man doesn't research that much. A rep that doesn't know that it's the date you pay for your application, ukvi will use to calculate your POF using oanda and not any benchmark. All these things are in the caseworker notes on gov.uk.

See ehn, whatever UKVI says is final. They have their criteria, if you follow it, there won't be a problem.

If they say put £10k in your account, if you put the exact thing, they won't say otherwise.

K4daniel:


It doesn't make sense when the yardstick for measuring our exchange rate is oanda, you're there giving excess rate as a rep, make I no curse somebody ooo..Lol.But you and I know that most uk schools will use oanda.com, agent or whoever bringing up excess rate is rubbish, most of the schools rep are guiding and advising their students on the normal rate giving by Oanda, Besides if he had attended to the guy like a good rep, there wouldn't have been issues. But the school rep is proofing difficult to release CAS which is meant for the student and demanding irrelevant money that's extortions. School too is not ready to listen. I feel for the guy sha.

imback:


Can anyone please advise on this? Thanks

akanniade10:
No agent should hold down someone’s application for any reason.

what if the applicant can’t afford the excess rate the agent is using as a benchmark.

As at today oanda is 582, so are we saying.

In as much as you want to play safe, you don’t have to inconvenient your client.

My agent told me 650-700, guess what? I used 620 because i can afford it. And i’m sure as hell I am still playing safe