Samgalaxy:
VISA ALERT!!!!!

Application submission: 6th January 2021

Biometrics: 13th January 2021

Standard, although I paid for priority but priority was suspended that day ( Still waiting for refund of my 220 pounds).


Decision and collection mail: 1st February 2021


Delivered by DHL: 2nd February 2021


I was worried when I saw some refusals because small things like few naira difference on account statement but God magnified himself.

Glory to God.
Thank you everyone for your help and support.

Gracedom:


Congratulations! Happy for you

zillaboy:
Its an automated message.

Be calm and await your visa on your passport. Got this for my wife and got the visa after 3 days.

Many things could cause this.

1. There is a backlog and they cannot meet up with timelines.

2. Reconfirming the reason for your previous visa denials

3. A documentation they need clarity on. Etc

Abeg calm down and sip zobo

If they need more information you will be contacted

Horlaidey007:
Anyone studying Cyber Security at the University of Sunderland?

awumen:

@gracedom, I can't access the email linked to nairaland o. I advise you reach me on amarimee@outlook.com
What's the update on your visas? accommodation na big maths for UWS o but we go survive. Buzz me please.we are still in naija

oluwaloseyi2009:
My mind never still settle ooo. Guess we are all doing good . Plss house professionals I got this mail from the embassy this morning and I don’t understand .
In my application I declare a visa refusal Ireland and was sent this mail below . Plss I need ur help to explain my stand at this point .


Thank you for your UK Visa application GW................ which has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days , and Settlement applications within 60 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service).

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we are unlikely to resolve your application within these customer service targets. Please be assured that we will continue to progress your application to enable a decision to be made as soon as possible.

We will keep you updated as to the progress of your application but in the meantime please do not attend the application centre until you have received a further update. We will notify you by e-mail once your application has been decided.

This is an automated message - do not respond to this email address as incoming mail is not answered. UKVI contact details can be found at www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-outside-uk


Regards,

UKVI Pretoria


Plsss house I need more input on my stand with them .

Doodoo10:



How much is their school fees please.

Youngdenzel2:

When was your biometrics? And is it standard or priority?

cutieb:
Long Post Visa Alert

The process for Hubby (main applicant) and I with 3 kids (family of 5)

Unconditional offer from Edinburgh Napier University: 25th November
Tuition part payment of £3500
CAS received within 24hrs after sending POF
TB test appointment: 29th December
Application submitted for hubby on the 5th of January and the rest of us 7th January.
Standard Biometrics appointment: self-service for hubby, and 37k for prime time for myself (got Monday 11th January) the kids 2 got 12th January but had to pay for prime time for one of them as I couldn't get a free appointment for him.

Decision & collection mail for my 3rd son (US citizen): January 29th (14days)
Decision & collection mail for hubby, myself and 2 kids: February 1st (15 &16 days respectively )
Hubby picked up all passports 1st February

*Financial Analysis*
Total bank balance: £44,249 ($45,300 in joint dom account and 6m in hubby's account)
1. Main Applicant: £19,769
Living Expenses £1023*9= £9207
Tuition Balance: £10,562
2. Spouse: £680*9= £6120
3. Dependants (3):£680*3*9= £18,360

Process
1. Tuition: £14,062
Part-payment: £3,500
Balance £10,562

2. Tuberculosis test #184,960
2 Adult: #115,600
3 Kids: #69,360

3. Medical surcharge: Paid through Paga £940/$1320.44 #2,027,490.9
Hubby #503,356.61
Me $999.56 #381,033.57
Kids x3 $999.56 #1,143,100.7

Please note that I used hubby's course end date hence the calculation

4. Visa fees £348/$493 (£1740) paid through Paga #939,662.38
Hubby #187,933.42
Me #187,932.24
3 Kids #563,796.72

Documents submitted:
Hubby: Main applicant
Bank statement
TB certificate
BSc certificate
Birth certificate

Dependants:
Me
1. Marriage certificate
2. TB certificate and attached doctors report (my report came out abnormal with slight heart enlargement of 0.55 due to pregnancy, so I attached the document reflecting the cause of the abnormality)
3. Change of name newspaper publication
4. I attached a few wedding pictures
5. Bank statement

Kids
1. Signed consent letters
2. TB certificate
3. Bank statement
4. Birth certificates

To God alone be all the glory!
Edinburgh, here we come

Wegothere:
He has done great things!!!

VISA! VISA!! VISA!!! VISA!!!!

Biometrics:
Main Applicant - December 16, 2020
Dependent (3) - December 21, 2020
Visa application - Standard.

After 18 working days of biometrics without any update, I sent a mail to UK VI and got a response that my case has been escalated.

On January 21, 2021 (23 working days after biometrics), I got a non-straightforward mail.

Collection/Decision mail - January 29, 2021 (29 working days after biometrics).

Today February 1, 2021 passports collected and all applications approved.

My conclusion and take away from Nairaland.
Standard application is a long waiting game that requires serious patience. Don't box yourself into any timeframe that may give you high BP. If you do everything right and provide the required genuine documents, application will be granted.

The waiting period was really frustrating.

I return all glory to God for His faithfulness over me and my family.

For those still waiting and prospective applicant, God will grant you, your heart desire.

Samgalaxy:
VISA ALERT!!!!!

Application submission: 6th January 2021

Biometrics: 13th January 2021

Standard, although I paid for priority but priority was suspended that day ( Still waiting for refund of my 220 pounds).
Congrats.did you get collection/decision mail both from tls or uk?

Decision and collection mail: 1st February 2021


Delivered by DHL: 2nd February 2021


I was worried when I saw some refusals because small things like few naira difference on account statement but God magnified himself.

Glory to God.
Thank you everyone for your help and support.

LagosismyHome:


Justwise please can you un-delete

babajeje123:
Interview questions.
1. Confirm your name and date of birth
2. Why the UK? After I responded, then he asked
3. How did you know that countries like US, Canada and Australia don't have the benefits you highlighted
4. Did you research about other countries to know what they have to offer?
5. Why the University of your choice?
6. Are you saying other UK Universities don't have what you mentioned?
7. Did you apply to other Universities? Name the Universities
8. So, why do you prefer your University to these ones?
9. Your course
10. Why the course?
11. Course modules?
12. Which of the modules are you looking forward to studying?
13. What have you been doing since you finished in 2xxx?
14. Mention those places you have worked and the number of years you spent at each of them?
15. Have you run any postgraduate degree?
16. Are there no Universities in your home country where you can study this course? I said yes, then he asked
17. Why do you now want to leave your home country where you can study the same course at an affordable price?
18. What are your future plans?
19. Which one of them are you particular about? I mentioned a profession, then he asked
20. What are the requirements for being a XXXX?
21. Where did you get the information?
22. Can you mention the exact place where you will probably work when you return?
23. What much would you be earning?
24. How much are you currently earning?
25. Where do you work?
26. Tell me how your first degree relate to your intended course of study
27. Do you have anything to say?
28. Are you happy with this interview?
You will receive a decision mail in a couple of days.
Above were the questions I was asked, I'm not sure whether I missed out anything.

gigi24:
@justwise and every guru in the house.

Good afternoon.

My case;

I applied for dependent visa twice in 2012 but go a refusal after which I applied for a student visa in 2014 got yet another refusal the reason was i didn't tell them who was sponsoring my studies when this wasn't asked at interview.

Fast forward to me taking up the case for Administrative review and was denied took my case up for a judicial review got a lawyer to plead my case.
After every back and forth for over a year Home office decided to settle out of court and pay all my legal fees spent on the case back and asked me to bring my documents for reconsideration of my visa on or before the 25th of December 2015.

However, I didn't bother to go on with my studies as the school(colwell college) I got admission with had been closed down by home office plus i got a new job June of 2015 and a decision was made by December 2015

I lost my full tuition paid to them too because i couldn't get in touch or trace them.

fast-forward to the present day.

I intend going for a Masters degree in September I have gotten admission from HULL and Yorkshire st john to study MBA.

Here are my questions; would I have a problem with the ECOS because I didn't send in my documents for the visa at that time if I made a fresh application this year?

Would a cover letter make up for this?

Do I need to get a lawyer to help me with this? the lawyer that handled my case at the time is on study leave and can't do anything for me at the moment.

Please your advice and guidance would be very much appreciated.

@mimilicious @justwise @everybody with experience and great guidance please come out help a sister.

Thank you!

justwise:


I will contribute later today

babajeje123:
Interview questions.
1. Confirm your name and date of birth
2. Why the UK? After I responded, then he asked
3. How did you know that countries like US, Canada and Australia don't have the benefits you highlighted
4.

babajeje123:
Interview questions.
1. Confirm your name and date of birth
2. Why the UK? After I responded, then he asked
3. How did you know that countries like US, Canada and Australia don't have the benefits you highlighted
4. Did you research about other countries to know what they have to offer?
5. Why the University of your choice?
6. Are you saying other UK Universities don't have what you mentioned?
7. Did you apply to other Universities? Name the Universities
8. So, why do you prefer your University to these ones?
9. Your course
10. Why the course?
11. Course modules?
12. Which of the modules are you looking forward to studying?
13. What have you been doing since you finished in 2xxx?
14. Mention those places you have worked and the number of years you spent at each of them?
15. Have you run any postgraduate degree?
16. Are there no Universities in your home country where you can study this course? I said yes, then he asked
17. Why do you now want to leave your home country where you can study the same course at an affordable price?
18. What are your future plans?
19. Which one of them are you particular about? I mentioned a profession, then he asked
20. What are the requirements for being a XXXX?
21. Where did you get the information?
22. Can you mention the exact place where you will probably work when you return?
23. What much would you be earning?
24. How much are you currently earning?
25. Where do you work?
26. Tell me how your first degree relate to your intended course of study
27. Do you have anything to say?
28. Are you happy with this interview?
You will receive a decision mail in a couple of days.
Above were the questions I was asked, I'm not sure whether I missed out anything.

cutieb:
Long Post Visa Alert

The process for Hubby (main applicant) and I with 3 kids (family of 5)

Unconditional offer from Edinburgh Napier University: 25th November
Tuition part payment of £3500
CAS received within 24hrs after sending POF
TB test appointment: 29th December
Application submitted for hubby on the 5th of January and the rest of us 7th January.
Standard Biometrics appointment: self-service for hubby, and 37k for prime time for myself (got Monday 11th January) the kids 2 got 12th January but had to pay for prime time for one of them as I couldn't get a free appointment for him.

Decision & collection mail for my 3rd son (US citizen): January 29th (14days)
Decision & collection mail for hubby, myself and 2 kids: February 1st (15 &16 days respectively )
Hubby picked up all passports 1st February

*Financial Analysis*
Total bank balance: £44,249 ($45,300 in joint dom account and 6m in hubby's account)
1. Main Applicant: £19,769
Living Expenses £1023*9= £9207
Tuition Balance: £10,562
2. Spouse: £680*9= £6120
3. Dependants (3):£680*3*9= £18,360

Process
1. Tuition: £14,062
Part-payment: £3,500
Balance £10,562

2. Tuberculosis test #184,960
2 Adult: #115,600
3 Kids: #69,360

3. Medical surcharge: Paid through Paga £940/$1320.44 #2,027,490.9
Hubby #503,356.61
Me $999.56 #381,033.57
Kids x3 $999.56 #1,143,100.7

Please note that I used hubby's course end date hence the calculation

4. Visa fees £348/$493 (£1740) paid through Paga #939,662.38
Hubby #187,933.42
Me #187,932.24
3 Kids #563,796.72

Documents submitted:
Hubby: Main applicant
Bank statement
TB certificate
BSc certificate
Birth certificate

Dependants:
Me
1. Marriage certificate
2. TB certificate and attached doctors report (my report came out abnormal with slight heart enlargement of 0.55 due to pregnancy, so I attached the document reflecting the cause of the abnormality)
3. Change of name newspaper publication
4. I attached a few wedding pictures
5. Bank statement

Kids
1. Signed consent letters
2. TB certificate
3. Bank statement
4. Birth certificates

To God alone be all the glory!
Edinburgh, here we come

LagosismyHome:


Your interviewer did not come to play at all...... so many questions. Welldone and thanks for sharing babajeje123

Thanks justwise

Anitaamich:
Please for someone that printed his statement showing the 28days before his online application, does he still need to print another statement to go for his appointment? His appointment is on Thursday, I need replies so he doesn’t make a mistake. Don’t read and pass pls

yinkaorry:
Hello everyone, I applied to university of Bedfordshire for masters and my application was unsuccessful due to university gap because I graduated 11years ago. They only take maximum of 5 years. I told them I have several years of work experience but they said it’s their policy. I’m so confused because I applied to some other schools still waiting for response. Please do know any school that doesn’t have restriction as to when one graduate from school. I planned on schools that has opening for May intake. Suggestions please. Thank you

Anitaamich:
Please for someone that printed his statement showing the 28days before his online application, does he still need to print another statement to go for his appointment? His appointment is on Thursday, I need replies so he doesn’t make a mistake. Don’t read and pass pls

LagosismyHome:


Don't really understand the question. Is this self service? Or assisted service

Anitaamich:
Please for someone that printed his statement showing the 28days before his online application, does he still need to print another statement to go for his appointment? His appointment is on Thursday, I need replies so he doesn’t make a mistake. Don’t read and pass pls