MrsF:
My baby finally picked up his visa today!! Yaaayyyy!!!! Guys the headache of the oanda rate of using naira to buy pounds or vice versa is unnecessary cos all i did was multiple the tuition fees by the rate i wanted to calculate it by eg £5000*N400. Cos the rate isnt stable anyway all this naira side and pound side i didnt use it it was just this week i read on the forum and saw the headache it was causing its simple maths.
So i used N400 to calculate but by the time i was submitting the rate was N419 but as justwise advised i submitted it like that cos we all really dont have control over the market. So i was about N40,000 short or there about
Also my UK bank didnt give me a bank statement as they dont issue monthly bank statements for savings account so they gave me a letter stating how much was in there and how long it had been there for wt the account name and number.
Submitted at VAC 15/09
Decision mail received 22/09
Collected 25/09
Thanks guys

Priority service I guess

UK bank account? Does that mean the money was in pounds? Congrats to ur baby.

MrsF:
My baby finally picked up his visa today!! Yaaayyyy!!!! Guys the headache of the oanda rate of using naira to buy pounds or vice versa is unnecessary cos all i did was multiple the tuition fees by the rate i wanted to calculate it by eg £5000*N400. Cos the rate isnt stable anyway all this naira side and pound side i didnt use it it was just this week i read on the forum and saw the headache it was causing its simple maths.
So i used N400 to calculate but by the time i was submitting the rate was N419 but as justwise advised i submitted it like that cos we all really dont have control over the market. So i was about N40,000 short or there about
Also my UK bank didnt give me a bank statement as they dont issue monthly bank statements for savings account so they gave me a letter stating how much was in there and how long it had been there for wt the account name and number.
Submitted at VAC 15/09
Decision mail received 22/09
Collected 25/09
Thanks guys

Poca4real, mzsI, nothing from my end. No mail yet. Fingers crossed sha

yomiselmer, didn't receive anything o

chuksbenin:
UK bank account? Does that mean the money was in pounds? Congrats to ur baby.

It was a child student visa so its the carer in the UK that should have the maintenance fees so hence the reason for the UK bank account

Oh my goodness am so so happy for you. So did you write the exchange rate you used to multiply the money on your application papers.

MrsF:

It was a child student visa so its the carer in the UK that should have the maintenance fees so hence the reason for the UK bank account

Hello house.. seems like your prayers are working. Naira has been strong against the dollar on the live rate since 4 pm. Currently on 415 to £1. Expect a good rate on Oanda tomorrow. All the best.

chuksbenin:
Sorry to prove Justwise wrong, but I spoke with the home office and they made it clear over the phone that it's 15 days from the day your documents were received and acknowledged by the UKVI. Haba! They even confirmed what I said before that TLS and VACs are all partners not UKVI workers. If your application exceeds 15 days from that point, they will definitely email you to explain. That's the confusion. This last guy that just got his visa here is a proof. Calculate his timing. Others too. No one has exceeded 15 days. But if you calculate with the day of application, almost nobody got his or her own before 15 days. Another funny thing is this, what if you extended ur appointment date maybe a week or more from the day of application, while another person selects a day after his application as his interview date, will both of u get ur visa the same time because u applied the same day? Funny.

Dude i think you are now making things you.

The argument here is not about whether they will process it within 15 working days or not, i'm disputing your comment that the 15working days starts from the time HomeOffice receives the application, that is wrong, the counting starts from the very day you made your application and paid for it.

MrsF:
My baby finally picked up his visa today!! Yaaayyyy!!!! Guys the headache of the oanda rate of using naira to buy pounds or vice versa is unnecessary cos all i did was multiple the tuition fees by the rate i wanted to calculate it by eg £5000*N400. Cos the rate isnt stable anyway all this naira side and pound side i didnt use it it was just this week i read on the forum and saw the headache it was causing its simple maths.
So i used N400 to calculate but by the time i was submitting the rate was N419 but as justwise advised i submitted it like that cos we all really dont have control over the market. So i was about N40,000 short or there about
Also my UK bank didnt give me a bank statement as they dont issue monthly bank statements for savings account so they gave me a letter stating how much was in there and how long it had been there for wt the account name and number.
Submitted at VAC 15/09
Decision mail received 22/09
Collected 25/09
Thanks guys

Congratulations!

yomiselmer:


lol... @justwise the person is not clueless (the mail was sent by [b]VISAINFO.SHEFO@fco.gov.uk acknowledging receipt of application), it is just @chucksbenin who interpreted it wrongly. this is an extract of the mail for everybody to make their own Judgement.
[/b]
Please note that UKVI aims to complete all Visit Visa applications within 15 working days and all Settlement Visa applications within 12 weeks of the application date. If it is not possible to complete your application within this timeframe a member of our team will contact you to explain why.

Have a niceday everyone. @zaty and @mcstar, please don't forget to inform the house if you get your decision mail today. Have a wonderful day.

That is clearly obvious.

Justwise means me wey use 403 calculate mine from start when the money was deposited can still go ahead and not worry abt the oanda thing now right? Used it to calculate maintanance and some few pounds left for my tuition. And shud i write the rate i used to calculate it on my application form. As my 28days is ending on sunday. Applying nextweek.

justwise:


Congratulations!

MrsF when did u start counting ur childs 28days bfr applying. And was it both fees n maintenance money u calculated wt 400naira

Guys, let's not forget it could also more than 15 working days, as 1% of July applications in Lagos were processes under 30 working days. But by Gods grace we will all have our own processed under 15 working days. @mcstar, how far your decision mail?
@Zaty. Don't worry, be happy. You'll get it tomorrow by God's grace.

yomiselmer:
Guys, let's not forget it could also more than 15 working days, as 1% of July applications in Lagos were processes under 30 working days. But by Gods grace we will all have our own processed under 15 working days. @mcstar, how far your decision mail?
@Zaty. Don't worry, be happy. You'll get it tomorrow by God's grace.

Thanks man. What's your outcome?

yomiselmer:

@zaty and @mcstar, please don't forget to inform the house if you get your decision mail today. Have a wonderful day.

I just checked my mail now and the decision mail has been waiting for me since 4pm. Today makes it exactly 15 working days after my interview.

Hi everyone, being silent observer for sometime...but everything I have read here has been most helpful. So thanks..
However, I have a small issue ; I was at my bank today (gtb) and was told I could only pay my visa application fee and Surcharge using a dollar card which I don't have...so who knows what banks or bank would let one pay the total thing in a day...I know this question has been asked like a million times, but I was just wondering...like who has paid most recently and what bank naira card did u use, if u did. Also can one pay for a value added service in cash on the day of their appointment in abuja?
Thanks.....

Hi everyone, being a silent observer for sometime...but everything I have read here has been most helpful. So thanks..
However, I have a small issue ; I was at my bank today (gtb) and was told I could only pay my visa application fee and Surcharge using a dollar card which I don't have...so who knows what banks or bank would let one pay the total thing in a day...I know this question has been asked like a million times, but I was just wondering...like who has paid most recently and what bank naira card did u use, if u did. Also can one pay for a value added service in cash on the day of their appointment in abuja?
Thanks.....

dee95:
Hi everyone, being a silent observer for sometime...but everything I have read here has been most helpful. So thanks..
However, I have a small issue ; I was at my bank today (gtb) and was told I could only pay my visa application fee and Surcharge using a dollar card which I don't have...so who knows what banks or bank would let one pay the total thing in a day...I know this question has been asked like a million times, but I was just wondering...like who has paid most recently and what bank naira card did u use, if u did. Also can one pay for a value added service in cash on the day of their appointment in abuja?
Thanks.....

You can pay for both of them with a GT card as long as they are under $1000.

Alternatively, use Skye Bank ($2000 monthly limit) or UBA (Equivalent of N500000 daily limit).

dee95:
Hi everyone, being a silent observer for sometime...but everything I have read here has been most helpful. So thanks..
However, I have a small issue ; I was at my bank today (gtb) and was told I could only pay my visa application fee and Surcharge using a dollar card which I don't have...so who knows what banks or bank would let one pay the total thing in a day...I know this question has been asked like a million times, but I was just wondering...like who has paid most recently and what bank naira card did u use, if u did. Also can one pay for a value added service in cash on the day of their appointment in abuja?
Thanks.....

I paid for my visa and ihs fees using gtb naira card so I'm not aware of this new development. You can try paga. It's one of the acceptable modes of payment on their website. A friend of mine paid thru paga. As for value added services, you can pay at the center on the day of your appointment but not in cash. You can pay with your card.

MrsDaniels:
MrsF when did u start counting ur childs 28days bfr applying. And was it both fees n maintenance money u calculated wt 400naira

30th of june to 30th of july it was just tuition his visa category doesnt require his sponsor to provide maintenance fees. I printed out the oanda page on the date i started counting that was 30th of june and wrote on it "rate as at the day initial deposit was made"

muami:


You can pay for both of them with a GT card as long as they are under $1000.

Alternatively, use Skye Bank ($2000 monthly limit) or UBA (Equivalent of N500000 daily limit).

In a day

soulhighman:
Finally picked it up.
Submitted online on 3rd August.
Interview on 4th August
Received at Sheffield UK on 8th
Received by ukvi on 9th
Decision made on 22nd August.
Pass back on 25th August.

Congrats!
I also picked up mine today. Now I can sleep well!!

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mcstar:

I paid for my visa and ihs fees using gtb naira card so I'm not aware of this new development. You can try paga. It's one of the acceptable modes of payment on their website. A friend of mine paid thru paga. As for value added services, you can pay at the center on the day of your appointment but not in cash. You can pay with your card.

Okay and the whole thing will go through in a day??

yomiselmer:


lol... @justwise the person is not clueless (the mail was sent by VISAINFO.SHEFO@fco.gov.uk acknowledging receipt of application), it is just @chucksbenin who interpreted it wrongly. this is an extract of the mail for everybody to make their own Judgement.

Please note that UKVI aims to complete all Visit Visa applications within 15 working days and all Settlement Visa applications within 12 weeks of the application date. If it is not possible to complete your application within this timeframe a member of our team will contact you to explain why.

...

Even the email confirms what justwise said. Please read the excerpt carefully. It says the application date not the date they received it.
We all know what the application date is right? For benefit of doubt, please check the tier 4 guideline for what the application date is

MrsF:
My baby finally picked up his visa today!! Yaaayyyy!!!! Guys the headache of the oanda rate of using naira to buy pounds or vice versa is unnecessary cos all i did was multiple the tuition fees by the rate i wanted to calculate it by eg £5000*N400. Cos the rate isnt stable anyway all this naira side and pound side i didnt use it it was just this week i read on the forum and saw the headache it was causing its simple maths.
So i used N400 to calculate but by the time i was submitting the rate was N419 but as justwise advised i submitted it like that cos we all really dont have control over the market. So i was about N40,000 short or there about
Also my UK bank didnt give me a bank statement as they dont issue monthly bank statements for savings account so they gave me a letter stating how much was in there and how long it had been there for wt the account name and number.
Submitted at VAC 15/09
Decision mail received 22/09
Collected 25/09
Thanks guys

MrsF:

30th of june to 30th of july it was just tuition his visa category doesnt require his sponsor to provide maintenance fees. I printed out the oanda page on the date i started counting that was 30th of june and wrote on it "rate as at the day initial deposit was made"

@justwise; seems like it is safe to assume that VO understands currency fluctuations

mcstar:

I just checked my mail now and the decision mail has been waiting for me since 4pm. Today makes it exactly 15 working days after my interview.

At last.. Congrats mcstar. I hope I receive mine tomorrow

Cranberry17:

Congrats! I also picked up mine today. Now I can sleep well!!

Congrats

Don't give anyone money, I AM currently in the UK and will be very happy to give free information about how to get jobs, accommodation etc

zaty:


Thanks man. What's your outcome?

Still awaiting decision mail. Remember I applied after you, and I didn't use priority.

Justwise and co have not answered my question. If the 15 days duration is from the day of application, what of someone who paid online and chose an appointment date that is two weeks after the application day, so you mean you will still count 15 days? That means two weeks after ur applications, you'll go for interview. Will the visa still come out after 15 working days from the application date. I'm surprised you guys are not grasping this. Funny!

spikesC:


Even the email confirms what justwise said. Please read the excerpt carefully. It says the application date not the date they received it.
We all know what the application date is right? For benefit of doubt, please check the tier 4 guideline for what the application date is

yomiselmer:

Still awaiting decision mail. Remember I applied after you, and I didn't use priority.

Oh okay. Seems am the only one left among the applicants that applied early this month to receive decision mail.

So if I book my appointment 15 working days after my application date, that means my visa will come out on my interview date according to Justwise. Lol.