danny4sure:

Hey babez,u got to take it easy with a sister I said thursday was my initial date before the error, so right now I don't know if it's same and the time as well. However,i will be off 1st tin 2moro morning to Abj, I pray they attend to me Becos the kind story I hear now be say if I miss the booked appointment without rescheduling or cancellation that I will start the application process all over again and pay another 81k + God abeg ohh, I Just hope I haven't missed it ohhh

Just go ahead jare, brave ur way in. Tell dem u cdnt print...
P.S if u miss ur appointment,it doesn't translate to u starting all over. It's just an appointment, u'll just need to rebook.

The exchange rate this days is becoming too high oo, pounds malam told me 280 while dollar 172, pls who has an idea of how to get F currency for less. Secondly hope @ PoE no extra question than the basic one I shld expect... I need help on this thanks

xteeeee: The exchange rate this days is becoming too high oo, pounds malam told me 280 while dollar 172, pls who has an idea of how to get F currency for less. Secondly hope @ PoE no extra question than the basic one I shld expect... I need help on this thanks

if you have an account with GTB, First bank, you can easily get travelling allowance but i can't remember how the max they can give you, i can remember i get like 10,000 use for GTB, but they don't give me cash, they transfer the money for my sister naira account to dollar account i remember i bought it in august like 160, while in the marktet was like 165, and i was told first bank is cheaper

my cousin av been disturbin me oh! she misplaced her birth certificate so she wana know if she can do anoda birth certificate at the local government before dis week ends so she can use it for her visa application next week tuesday.

kellyemms: is it possible to change my bank account first name

If you want to change your bank account first name, you must go to the bank with a Change of Name document and present an ID bearing the new name.

As for your question on the affidavit. To be honest, I don't know much about those things. But as long as it is genuine with appropriate seals/stamps, then I believe it should be fine.

xteeeee: The exchange rate this days is becoming too high oo, pounds malam told me 280 while dollar 172, pls who has an idea of how to get F currency for less. Secondly hope @ PoE no extra question than the basic one I shld expect... I need help on this thanks

Pounds/Naira has been very high lately. Try out any cool Bureau De Change and compare with mallam.

POE questions vary. You may only be asked about TB history or any other health issues in your family. Also, you may be asked about where you will stay in the UK and they may ask about how much money you have. They may also not ask anything other than give you a small form to fill and for you to confirm your purpose of coming to the UK.

royalsweetness:
Please give me a link to their site, google is bringing out so many sites. I chose BA bcuz they have the option of flying to Aberdeen, how do I find other not too expensive airlines that go to Aberdeen.

BA site: http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_ng ----------Fly to London then connect you to aberdeen

Lufthansa site: http://www.lufthansa.com/ng/en/Homepage -------------Fly you to Frankfurt, Germany then take you to Aberdeen

Emirates site: http://www.emirates.com/ng/english/index.aspx -----------Fly you to Dubai then take you to Birmingham and finally to Aberdeen.

Emirates is cheapest but it takes longer time. Just enter your search criteria on the three sites and analyze the options as against your priority amongst cost, flight duration, baggage allowance and time.

bunburized:
Thanks dear. Do you have any suggestions where I can get a good winter jacket and shoe in Lag? I am having problems thinking of a place I can get them. I am betting on the fact that someone may have given a suggestion here in the past or you got yours in Nigeria before travelling.
Also, I intend using either emirate or qatar airline and they have a baggage allowance of 30kg(small if you ask me). I need to know the very essentials I must bring along(food + other items) so I don't leave the important stuffs behind.
Finally, how much in pounds do you advice I have on me when I travel and how soon can I open a bank account?
My bank assured me my mastercard will work over there but I will love to have a bank account. One shouldn't put all hope on a Nigerian bank promise.

You know you're a lady and it is almost natural to expect your baggage to over-exceed allowance so it may be difficult to say what's important. Many food stuffs are available here in the UK so don't take too much of what you can get here. You can bring these: 1) Very dried fish that is extremely sealed 2) A few packs of noodles for the first two weeks 3) Ground pepper (if you'll need it) and your preferred seasoning cubes as you may not like the one here 4) Garri and beans (but not rice). Ensure these food items are well sealed because if their dog sniff your fish, na to confiscate am o .

As for money-in-hand while traveling. You can take any amount (though you'll declare any amount over $10,000 or so) but for safety reasons, I believe any amount between £600-£1000 will suffice (except you plan to pay for accommodation or something else on arrival).
You can open a bank account in 2-5 days when you get here, depending on the bank. You may choose to have the rest of your money in your Nigerian account and when you get to the UK, withdraw from the ATM and deposit in your UK bank account.

kellyemms: my cousin av been disturbin me oh! she misplaced her birth certificate so she wana know if she can do anoda birth certificate at the local government before dis week ends so she can use it for her visa application next week tuesday.

Tell your cousin to go ask at the local government.
You really need to calm down. Desperation can only hurt your application cuz right now your head seems to be in a hundred different places. If you really intend going to the UK to study, then first of all pay your full tuition before your visa application (if you can afford to), as I believe this would help your affidavit look less whatever it is. Then just apply with your affidavit. The process is pretty much simple, don't make it complicated for yourself with all the unnecessary forgery. They just want to see that you are a genuine student and that you can cater for yourself during your time spent in the UK.

If you are still nervous about your affidavit, then visit the national population commission, tell them about your birth certificate issues and someone might you by giving you an attestation of birth or something.

bunburized:
Thanks dear. Do you have any suggestions where I can get a good winter jacket and shoe in Lag? I am having problems thinking of a place I can get them. I am betting on the fact that someone may have given a suggestion here in the past or you got yours in Nigeria before travelling.
Also, I intend using either emirate or qatar airline and they have a baggage allowance of 30kg(small if you ask me). I need to know the very essentials I must bring along(food + other items) so I don't leave the important stuffs behind.
Finally, how much in pounds do you advice I have on me when I travel and how soon can I open a bank account?
My bank assured me my mastercard will work over there but I will love to have a bank account. One shouldn't put all hope on a Nigerian bank promise.

u should be able to get winter jacket and shoes in Mandillas or Yaba, at least get one b4 coming here u can get the others here, lool about food dont really know cos am not the cooking type, i only took about 2 big cartons of indomie with my other big box as KLM was smiling with me that day cos i took a big box and a ghana must go bag full of indomie which i think was over the limit. just hold about 200-300 pounds when coming, mastercard do work here as it helps in emergency especially the first few weeks if u lyk shopping. For opening of bank account over here,after registration u will get a document from school which would take lyk 3 days, so u will be able to open an account within a week or 2 maximum.

Don Oms:
BA site: http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_ng ----------Fly to London then connect you to aberdeen

Lufthansa site: http://www.lufthansa.com/ng/en/Homepage -------------Fly you to Frankfurt, Germany then take you to Aberdeen

Emirates site: http://www.emirates.com/ng/english/index.aspx -----------Fly you to Dubai then take you to Birmingham and finally to Aberdeen.

Emirates is cheapest but it takes longer time. Just enter your search criteria on the three sites and analyze the options as against your priority amongst cost, flight duration, baggage allowance and time.

Awww, thank you for taking your time to do this. You've been extremely helpful

royalsweetness:

Awww, thank you for taking your time to do this. You've been extremely helpful

You're welcome.

Don Oms:
You're welcome.

Ok, just got an expensive breakthrough from BA. Still searching sha!

xteeeee:

You can get a winter jacket very affordable in YABA market. For d MasterCard it can work over there too but the I also requested for a dollar MasterCard,

Thanks. Why request for a dollar mastercard? I feel it is useless considering the billing address will still reflect Nigeria.
I would rather use my naira mastercard than a dollar denominated one. It will be way cheaper that way.

@awistle
If I elect not to cook at all how much do you suggest I budget weekly for feeding?
Though, I intend cooking my meals 80% of the time I also want to have a fair idea of my expenses as I intend to come 1week before resumption.
Secondly, my visa date started 13th December, 2013. Does that mean I can travel tomorrow if I wish? My resumption date is 20th Jan 2014 but I won't mind travelling to the UK to acclimatize and shop way before resumption if It won't be a issue.
My inlaws are leaving for London 29th Dec,2013 and I won't mind doing a quick pre-resumption tour with them.

@bunburized Wah uni u going to please? tnx

bunburized: @awistle
If I elect not to cook at all how much do you suggest I budget weekly for feeding?
Though, I intend cooking my meals 80% of the time I also want to have a fair idea of my expenses as I intend to come 1week before resumption.
Secondly, my visa date started 13th December, 2013. Does that mean I can travel tomorrow if I wish? My resumption date is 20th Jan 2014 but I won't mind travelling to the UK to acclimatize and shop way before resumption if It won't be a issue.
My inlaws are leaving for London 29th Dec,2013 and I won't mind doing a quick pre-resumption tour with them.

Since u are a female, I doubt u eat much so i will suggest lyk 7-8 pounds a day, lol yeah u can even travel from that 14th of Dec and it's better u come earlier to get urself use to this weather and ur shopping cos it's really cold in Manchy and also to sort ur accommodation too.

bunburized
Please don't let me pour cold water on your plans but please be aware.
A lot of the Uni will be on holiday from tomorrow untill New year.
This might make things difficult to get accomodation Etc.
Also if you are on your own and it's your first days then Christmas in a strange town can be very lonely.
With no friends or contacts it can be hard.
You might be better travelling after about the 5th Jan when things open again.

lahwummie: @bunburized Wah uni u going to please? tnx

Salford

awistle:
Since u are a female, I doubt u eat much so i will suggest lyk 7-8 pounds a day, lol yeah u can even travel from that 14th of Dec and it's better u come earlier to get urself use to this weather and ur shopping cos it's really cold in Manchy and also to sort ur accommodation too.

Bros, that is a fair amount o. What food will I be eating that will be "just" £8 for a whole 3 square meal? UK aint costly as I was made to believe then.
I found out a class mate of mine attends UoS so she has agreed to house me pending when I sort out my accommodation.
Please, I read on the emirate airline website their baggage allowance is 30kg.
This seem rather small compared to my younger sister that was allowed 2 bags of 23kg each(46kg in total) on Lufthansa when she was travelling to Hungary.
Any idea if this weight is strictly enforced? I will appreciate comments from anyone that have flown qatar or emirates as they both have 30kg as baggage allowance.
I will be flying to Manchester direct and my clothes alone will best the 30kg.

worry 359: bunburized
Please don't let me pour cold water on your plans but please be aware.
A lot of the Uni will be on holiday from tomorrow untill New year.
This might make things difficult to get accomodation Etc.
Also if you are on your own and it's your first days then Christmas in a strange town can be very lonely.
With no friends or contacts it can be hard.
You might be better travelling after about the 5th Jan when things open again.

Actually, I may just travel 2nd week of Jan, sort out my accommodation and fly to meet my younger sibling in Hungary.
I guess getting a schegen visa won't be an issue if I apply now.
Na touring things before school resumes o.

i receive mail from uk vac Abuja,visa is issued and is enroute ikeja, how soon will it get there?though the mail says 2 working days. i am expecting sms anytime from monday, if not, i will go on tuesday( hopefully no public hols)

Zeetry: i receive mail from uk vac Abuja,visa is issued and is enroute ikeja, how soon will it get there?though the mail says 2 working days. i am expecting sms anytime from monday, if not, i will go on tuesday( hopefully no public hols)

Congrats...I hope mine comes out positive as well. I tap from all the testimonies here BTW when did you apply?

I realli appreciate u all here... I went to the local government today so was given anoda birth certificAte...

This are my document checklist:
1. International passport
2. Bsc certificate as been stated on my CAS
3. Bsc transcript
4. Olevel result
5. Birth certificate
6. Affidavit showing my dad is my biological father (tinkin of submitting both my birth certificate and d affidavit for d application)
7. 2 passport photograph
8. CAS letter
9. Statement of account
All originals and one photocopy each for all documents.

Am i good to go?

danny4sure:


Congrats...I hope mine comes out positive as well. I tap from all the testimonies here BTW when did you apply?

Friday last week 13th dec 2013

danny4sure:


Congrats...I hope mine comes out positive as well. I tap from all the testimonies here BTW when did you apply?

Friday last week 13th dec 2013

Zeetry:

Friday last week 13th dec 2013

Congrats, go for your passport towards late afternoon of tuesday if there's no public holiday. I just went for mine today after getting the e-mail on tuesday, and I was told to wait a while as the passports just arrived the VAC, the person there was nice sha, I still got it today.

kellyemms: I realli appreciate u all here... I went to the local government today so was given anoda birth certificAte...

This are my document checklist:
1. International passport
2. Bsc certificate as been stated on my CAS
3. Bsc transcript
4. Olevel result
5. Birth certificate
6. Affidavit showing my dad is my biological father (tinkin of submitting both my birth certificate and d affidavit for d application)
7. 2 passport photograph
8. CAS letter
9. Statement of account
All originals and one photocopy each for all documents.

Am i good to go?

Don't forget to print out your application form, sign it and take it along. Leave out your affidavit since you now have your birth certificate.

kellyemms: I realli appreciate u all here... I went to the local government today so was given anoda birth certificAte...

This are my document checklist:
1. International passport
2. Bsc certificate as been stated on my CAS
3. Bsc transcript
4. Olevel result
5. Birth certificate
6. Affidavit showing my dad is my biological father (tinkin of submitting both my birth certificate and d affidavit for d application)
7. 2 passport photograph
8. CAS letter
9. Statement of account
All originals and one photocopy each for all documents.

Am i good to go?

Was ur Bsc transcript and Olevel listed in your CAS among documents to provide?
If no, then you don't need to submit them.
They requested for my Bsc certificate only which I provided and I was given visa.

Zeetry: i receive mail from uk vac Abuja,visa is issued and is enroute ikeja, how soon will it get there?though the mail says 2 working days. i am expecting sms anytime from monday, if not, i will go on tuesday( hopefully no public hols)

Congrats man, all d best

xteeeee:

Congrats man, all d best

thanks