Ebylicious:
I also did mine April 19th. Sent a paid email and was told its still awaiting decision. The waiting is really frustrating honestly. I hope for the best though.


Please, make we dey talk true for here Abeg.
You do biometrics 20th of April and you don kolet your passport back, if no be priority, no be juju be dat?

I did mine April 19, no show yet.

leef2022:


For @ the bolded.? Do the approach in your next application regardless of what you decide; use or not before expiration of visa..

Ashirioluwa:


You don't need to have sleepless nights over this. If you are not ready to travel now then reapply for a new visa. Attached copy of the visa to your new application. State the reason why you unable to visit UK as planned in your next application.

giselle237:
If you drop a question on this thread, if anyone knows the answer they’ll reply ..
this is how everyone has assisted one way or the other.

if a part of what is being said is not accurate or upto date.. be sure someone else that knows will add their own information…
So waiting for some particular persons to answer when you have got credible answers will not work
The other ppl replying are now what… @rkayfree the last page ppl have been answering, yet I dnt know what else to be honest

Haiziik:
Good evening, I have been scheduled for a video interview at the visa center Ikeja tomorrow. Has anyone been called for such recently.
I've been trying to prepare all day. Please does anyone know the likely questions to be asked. Applied for the tier 5 charity worker visa. Thank you

Cashmadam:


Don't waste your money. Save the money you plan to spend on your Ghana and Togo trip. UK visa officers don't reckon with those Countries. Fill your form carefully, have a clean bank statement. Be honest. Good luck!

Cashmadam:


My advise: remember everything you stated in your form. You will be asked the same question in different ways. Ensure your anwers are consistent. It is just psychology. They want to catch you in case you choose to lie. Do not lie. If you don't understand a question, say you don't and ask the interviewer to repeat the question. Be honest. Be calm. Pray. Good luck!

meccisoft according to what i read online. Brush throughy your COS, know the company value, start and end date, mission statement that is on the letter the company sent.. Then pray. All the bestpost=113119172:
Pls when did u apply..that's what I applied for, and I was not called for any interview. I did biometric 12th of April still expecting visa

meccisoft:
Congratulations.. Is it work visa..and do you mean someone who renewed got 26th of April and another who is a fresh applicants got today?

alert20:



If it's only you traveling, reduce your budget.... Also how much do you earn on a monthly basis??

Cashmadam:


Too much. N1M maximum. You can actually spend about N800,000 - if you have free accomodation. Your ticket will take the bulk - about N420,000 depending on the airline and the period.

geolan:


If I put 1m

Ticket takes 420k
Hotel can take 300k
Then shopping and tours will take less than 200k for the 5 days?

Africankel:


Try to limit your expenses to two months of your disposable income. i.e. If you earn 420k monthly and spend 50k out of it, your disposable income will be 370k. Two months of it will be 740k. Hence I'd advise you limit your budget to a maximum of 800k.

Spending 1m for a 5day trip would raise concerns for the ECO.

FLIGHT 420K
HOTEL 150K
LIVING COST 150K
Total:- 720k

meccisoft:
Pls when did u apply..that's what I applied for, and I was not called for any interview. I did tbiometric 12th of April still expecting visa

Haiziik:
Thank you

geolan:
And what does it mean where they asked

Total amount of money that you get in a year.

Do I need to calculate the money I save on a yearly basis and add the bonus and allowances or what?

Thanks for the responses so far. It’s highly appreciated

Gentlesoul3268:
Hello Haiziik, be confident and answer all the questions you understand politely and don't lie pls. They may ask if you have worked as a charity in your country before ? A friend of mine did something like this last 2 yrs.

Please wanna ask some info about this route pls do check your email I sent you nairaland notification message thx

Haiziik:
LONG MESSAGE ALERT
Thank you, interview went well
Q. Your name, DOB, Nationality
What are you going to do in the UK
Your role?
What's your salary
No salary, it's a volunteering and charity work
How did you know about the job
What made you the best candidate for the job
Who is the head of the organization?
Do you know him personally? No
Where will you be staying? I told him
Who's stays there? Idk but it's an arrangement from the organization
Is it a private facility or a hotel? Private
Tell us about the recruitment process with dates?
Have u travelled out of the country before? No
Have u done charity in African countries before? No
So why UK? This is where the opportunity is coming this time and I want to take it to give more to the society, it's going to be an added value to me and it will open more opportunities for me internationally
When are u meant to start work?
April 1st
That has passed, do you think it's still necessary
Charity and volunteering has no time bound, giving is not meant for a particular time,
And I've also been in contact with my employer and they're willing to reschedule once my visa is granted
What do you do here? I told her about my business
Who will manage it when you're away? My wife is an accountant and she can manage it properly when I'm away. My sister too can handle a number of things being a staff and has taken several lead roles
What's your monthly income? I said roughly N150k
Who will take care of your wellbeing there? My employer
Including food? Yes
How will ur family here be taken care of? From my biz
In case you need to take care of something, how will u do that? I have about N500k as savings with a cooperative society and I have access to *4 of that if need arise but I don't think there will be such emergency
Did you do this process yourself or someone helped you? Did myself.
These are the questions I can remember now but there were even more questions that this.
Spent about 1hr25mins for the interview.
She said she's impressed and inspired and also said she's not the one to take a decision that it's just a part of the process, that she's going to send the video and typed answers to the department that will take the decision.
I even said I thought there was going to be an apology due to the delay, she made some explanations and apologized on behalf of the team. In all, it was a long but interesting and interactive conversation.
I just hope my financial figures is OK as I dont know what their minimum requirements are for my finances. Just told them the truth about it. Hopefully I get a positive decision soon.

Gentlesoul3268:
Hello meccisoft please check your email I sent you nairaland notification email wanna discuss about charity worker with you madam.

Alliswell123:
Pls which type of visa did you apply n when did you apply? Dependent visa
Application date is March 31st
Thanks

Good evening everyone, how long does it take VAC to send collection mail? Sent paid mail on the 16th (last week Monday) and the reply is that decision has been made.


Thanks.

Haiziik:
LONG MESSAGE ALERT
Thank you, interview went well
Q. Your name, DOB, Nationality
What are you going to do in the UK
Your role?
What's your salary
No salary, it's a volunteering and charity work
How did you know about the job
What made you the best candidate for the job
Who is the head of the organization?
Do you know him personally? No
Where will you be staying? I told him
Who's stays there? Idk but it's an arrangement from the organization
Is it a private facility or a hotel? Private
Tell us about the recruitment process with dates?
Have u travelled out of the country before? No
Have u done charity in African countries before? No
So why UK? This is where the opportunity is coming this time and I want to take it to give more to the society, it's going to be an added value to me and it will open more opportunities for me internationally
When are u meant to start work?
April 1st
That has passed, do you think it's still necessary
Charity and volunteering has no time bound, giving is not meant for a particular time,
And I've also been in contact with my employer and they're willing to reschedule once my visa is granted
What do you do here? I told her about my business
Who will manage it when you're away? My wife is an accountant and she can manage it properly when I'm away. My sister too can handle a number of things being a staff and has taken several lead roles
What's your monthly income? I said roughly N150k
Who will take care of your wellbeing there? My employer
Including food? Yes
How will ur family here be taken care of? From my biz
In case you need to take care of something, how will u do that? I have about N500k as savings with a cooperative society and I have access to *4 of that if need arise but I don't think there will be such emergency
Did you do this process yourself or someone helped you? Did myself.
These are the questions I can remember now but there were even more questions that this.
Spent about 1hr25mins for the interview.
She said she's impressed and inspired and also said she's not the one to take a decision that it's just a part of the process, that she's going to send the video and typed answers to the department that will take the decision.
I even said I thought there was going to be an apology due to the delay, she made some explanations and apologized on behalf of the team. In all, it was a long but interesting and interactive conversation.
I just hope my financial figures is OK as I dont know what their minimum requirements are for my finances. Just told them the truth about it. Hopefully I get a positive decision soon.

meccisoft:
Please can.you drop.your digit I want to ask some questions.. I also applied for Tier 5 charity visa

Gentlesoul3268:

Congratulations in advance bro, please check your email I sent you email through nairaland to your message .

mascot231:



Thanks a lot sir . How much do we need to have in our salary account ( me and wife or just me to be the sponsor ) or will just a regular account do. To make it clean maybe I set up a new bank account and please for how many months do I run it before application .

Ebylicious:
I also did mine April 19th. Sent a paid email and was told its still awaiting decision. The waiting is really frustrating honestly. I hope for the best though.


Please, make we dey talk true for here Abeg.
You do biometrics 20th of April and you don kolet your passport back, if no be priority, no be juju be dat?

I did mine April 19, no show yet.

Friendswealth:
Good evening all,
Thanks for all your advice and response to people issues.
I intended travelling to the UK,l had filled the form online,but am having issues paying the Visa fee.
I tried with my Zenith bank Master card,it didn't go through.
I also called a friend in the States,who even gave me his card details,but it's still the same.
Pls can anyone help out,if there are other ways to pay the Visa fee.
Abeg l don dey on this for over 5 days.