@ miz gene, where online were you able to find the info. I think I will still call vfs to be doubly sure and will notify the house with the outcome. Great forum, lets keep sharing our thoughts and experiences

Justwise, you seem to be a guru on this subject matter. I wanted to ask if the 25k fee that one can pay to speed up the processing of visas also applies to tier 4 applications. And has anyone gone through this route yet. Ur views will be highly appreciated

I believe the text applies to all who have done their documentation whether or not you received the said text. It is unfortunate that FIRS seems to be dragging their feet on a process which has now gone beyond a year (application till now).

I feel for those who have tendered their resignation and having to wait, but it also excruciating for those who have been banking on this job for a while. Rather than get agitated about the delay, keep your heads up, dont forget that the recruitment is on a country wide basis and we know that there is alot of bureaucracy and inefficiency within the system.

let us continue to post any news that filters through, bless

I believe the text applies to all who have done their documentation whether or not you received the said text. It is unfortunate that FIRS seems to be dragging their feet on a process which has now gone beyond a year (application till now).

I feel for those who have tendered their resignation and having to wait, but it also excruciating for those who have been banking on this job for a while. Rather than get agitated about the delay, keep your heads up, dont forget that the recruitment is on a country wide basis and we know that there is alot of bureaucracy and inefficiency within the system.

let us continue to post any news that filters through, bless

Does any 1 who has recently completed the documentation process in abj have any info as to when training is likely to start. lets get some contributions from those with credible info pls

Hey guys,

I did my interview in jan for the tax officer cadre and a some1 who is serving at the FIRS office confirmed that they have completed the list of successful applicants and that texts and emails would be sent shortly. I dont know about other peeps that did interview after january tho. cheers

@joxiri

I made the applications 2 applications within a month, sept/oct 2007. In the 1st application, having not disclosed my having to leave the UK, i did not attach the removal notice. However, in the second, i included all the documents that showed my entire immigration history in the UK including correspondences with the home office and the letter from the MP. I do have a brother in the UK. However, i want to try the immigration adviser/lawyer option 1st to know where i stand according to the law. Btw how do i go about asking if there is a ban on me. Thanx a bunch

whats up peeps, nice thread you got goin on here. wud appreciate some aspa securing a job in investment banking in naija.

I am aware that most investment related companies, banks included normally demand a 2.1. unfortunately i missed out on my 2.1 from a solid uk university by hairlines, no thnx 2 sum yawa in my final year. I jus completed my service year at central bank. I want to know realistically wat r my chances of breaking in. I know 2.1 is not d end of life, and besides i am in the process of upgrading my cv by registering for the cfa programme. I am really keen to get some experience in Ibanking in naija b4 going for masters. If any of the folks in d house know places i can drop my cv and be given an opportunity to prove myself in aptitude test/interview it would be much appreciated. Any general useful tips and advice is also welcome. cheers

Hello peeps, this thread has been really informative, thanx to all those that started and have continually contributed. I have a few questions which i might appreciate speedy response.

1st off, thanx to this thread, i have learnt about the schweser notes. I bought the 2008 cfa curriculum, although i did not take the exam in that year and have kept putting it off for a while now due to the study time needed. My question is, is it better to use the cfa curriculum or the schweser notes. I have to admit, the curriculum is very bulky as some people have rightly noted on this thread, opinions please.

Secondly, i have observed that the majority of people on this thread are based in lagos. Are there any cfa candidates in abuja, i would like to meet up.

Lastly, is there a cfa charter, nigeria chapter as yet. or at least an organisation that brings together both charterholders and candidates.

Its good to see many nigerians gunning for the highest standards such as the cfa. Although, i am not sure that the ethical standards stipulated in the programme are being observed by many in our markets.

I would appreciate responses to my questions and good luck to those taking the june exams

@joxiri

I did inform the home office and was served with the two letters, IS151A and IS96(self check-in).What i am trying to ascertain is whether i have a 10 year ban on my name, which would be pretty disastrous really. Another member on this thread suggested i obtain a subject access request (SAR) which i am making efforts to obtain. I am also considering getting an immigration lawyer, who might be able to clarify some of the grey areas. Essentially, the home office kept my application between 2004 and 2006 without a word, despite calling them, writing etc requesting to know the status of the application. It took the intervention of an MP before i was answered. I did overstay because after i received their response in late 06, i was in my final year. There was no way i was gonna abandon that, so i eventually returned in 07.

As you mentioned, overstaying is an automatic one year ban. However, when i returned in 07, i made 2 applications for student visa (unaware of the ban). The 1st was rejected because i had not stated the fact that i had previously overstayed, the 2nd was also rejected, although i had written a letter explaining the circumstances of my previous immigration status. The reason for the rejection was however different on that occasion (that i did not present letter from university allowing me to resume later and source of funds).

Based on the two responses, in your opinion, do you think i might have incurred the 10 year ban as a result of my non disclosure in the first application??

Segzybaba, are you an immigration lawyer of some sort, if not how do you have such info at your disposal.lol
Anyways, the second application was refused in late 2007. Is that to say that a potential ban would not be applicable in my case? I am going to take time to digest the immigration rules on the UKBA website, which from an initial glance covers a multitude of scenarios. As regards the tourist visa, i have not applied for any type of UK visa in the past 3 years now and in that period have completed my NYSC and also working. I believe this demonstrates my re-settlement here and with a healthy bank account, i should think a visitor visa should not be impossible, or am i mistaken? If our country's educational system was sound, nothing would have prompted me to go abroad in the first place. I have been able to track down info regarding the SAR and will be taking appropriate action.

On a separate issue, with the new government having to cut spending to reduce deficits, the cynic in me believes that in order to raise more revenue from their foreign missions, the UKBA will be rejecting unprecedented amounts of visa applications. I can't imagine how much they make presently from non refundable visa fees. The funny thing though is that i dont know what level of visa fees would actually reduce the amount of applications at their high commission in Nigeria. Let me know your thoughts on this.

Anyways baba, more grease to your elbow, keep shinning

Thanks for the speedy reply. In the second application which i made. i wrote a comprehensive letter, on the advice from an adviser at the Immigration advisory in the UK explaining my immigration status thoroughly and i included all documentation and correspondence i had received from the home office throughout my stay in the UK. I even included the letter from the member of parliament of the area i was living showing that my prolonged overstay was actually as a result of a delay in the home office responding to my application. Although the application was also rejected, it was on the grounds that i had not showed the source of the funds i had presented in my application. This was before the advent of the points based system which was introduced in 2008 and the subsequent rule changes. Is it possible that the second application was also rejected on the same grounds as the first application, although not stated. I am asking this because the reasons given in the refusal letters on both cases were completely different. I need to know as i plan to go for postgraduate studies in a few years, after some work experience.

PS how do i go about obtaining the subject access which you mentioned. I really do hope its not as bad as the 10 years you earlier stated.

Thanks once again

Hello people, i would really appreciate if anyone could give me some clarification regarding my visa issue. There seems to be alot of well informed people on this thread. I was in the UK up until 2007 when i was served to leave voluntarily. I had entered the UK with a student visa in early 2000. I attended secondary school there and continually renewed my visa in accordance with immigration requirements.

I filed for indefinite leave to remain in the UK in 2003 when it became clear i might struggle to pay the fees for international students. My application was out of time and was on the grounds of compassionate grounds. I received no reply from the home office, and i naively took the matter lightly, probably because i had never had an issue with my immigration status.

I wrote several letters to the home office with no response, in the meantime however, i had begun my studies and by miracle i had being able to register at university even tho i had presented my old passport on which my student visa was stamped and by God's provision was able to pay the fees. In desperation i wrote to the Member of Parliament of the area where i was living. It was after his intervention that i was then told that my application had been denied and that i would be required to leave to re-enter as i no longer had legal papers.

This was in the middle of my final year at University. I decided to finish my studies first and in the summer of 2007, i called the immigration office myself to arrange for my departure, for which i fully paid. I made 2 consecutive applications upon my return for student visa which were rejected, in the 1st application, i failed to state that i had been required to leave. It is going to be three years this year since i last applied.
I would like to know if my failure to disclose my having to leave the UK might have any bearing on any application i make for tourist visa this year.

I thank you for your advice