RFL4.3 What is a false representation?
A false representation is when an applicant or third party lies or makes a false statement in an application, either orally or in writing. The application must be refused even if the false representation is not relevant to the application or your decision and even if the applicant was not aware that false representations, information or documents have been used.

However, you must should not refuse an applicant because you suspect that false representations have been made or because of minor inaccuracies in the application, for example an inaccurate address or mis-spelt name on a visa application form. See the ECO Toolkit for guidance on how to assess an application.

violent:

@OP and anybody else in OP's shoes:

I'd reiterate my earlier advise that you SHOULD not bother to draw so much attention to things that will be normally understood as a mistake, doing so will only warrant further suspicions and investigation into your application which of course is the first thing you will want to avoid.

Below is an excerpt from the UKBA website:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/ecg/rfl/rfl4/


Again, these things are being checked by humans not computers, they are well trained to detect and separate an obvious human error from a false representation.

justwise:

You are mis-interpreting that section. . . However, you must should not refuse an applicant because you suspect that false representations have been made or because of minor inaccuracies in the application, for example an inaccurate address or mis-spelt name on a visa application form. See the ECO Toolkit for guidance on how to assess an application.

Miss-spelling in visa application form is NOT the same as submitting personal documents with a letter missing. If you mis-spelt in your application form they could see that every other documents have the correct  spelling, in that case its a genuine mistake.

strika:

Hi Everyone, i'm really happy to read how you guys are trying to help a brother out here. Please i have a little challenge and won't mind if you guys can share your opinion with me: I am a 2012 DV lottery selectee, i've had my interview in January and collected my visa a week after the interview, but the the lady that conducted the interview said she would like to verify if my WAEC CERTIFICATES (I'm combining 2 WAEC results) are authentic which I gladly consented to because I sat for the SSCE/GCE exams MYSELF and the certificates are authentic, but the problem is 1. on the GCE certificate my names are correctly spelt but my year of birth was wrongly written(1984 instead of 1985) 2. On the SSCE certificates has my first name as TUNJI instead of OLATUNJI and the DOB was entire different from my real DOB. I noticed this error in 2009 and my elder sister helped me to contact someone who is a WAEC official on what to do to correct the discrepancy and she said it going to be difficult to correct it and that i should just go and swear an affidavit to that effect, which i did. Now, on the day i got to the embassy for the interview, the affidavit was part of my document but the Nigerian lady that checked my document in before the interview returned some of my document, including the affidavit i wanted to explain to her but i presumed she knows what she's doing.
A week after the interview (the day i collected my visa) i sent them an e-mail requesting for my WAEC Certs. they called me on phone and said that i should come [with my visa and the brown parcel they gave me] so that we can discuss my waec certificates. I went there two days later as instructed, submitted my International passport/visa, after some minutes the official that conducted my interview came , told me my WAEC Certs. are fake but returned my parcel and visa to me saying i'm qualified for the visa (i think based on my current academic level/ profession) and that they can't release my WAEC certificates and if I need one i should go and collect another one from WAEC.
Please people, pardon me for the lengthy writeup and for writing on someone else's topic-space.
Please i need all your responses ASAP.
THANKS.

pacsinzu: Pls help,I nid all advice I can get immediately. My issue is that on my bsc and wassce certificate my middle name was wrongly spelt as michael instead of micheal. My dob also'may 24 1984 instead of june 8 1986m [b]I already got an attestation letter from my school as another certificate cannot be issued soon and have got a sworn affidavit on my real date of birth and as also in my passport. I intend to go to waec immediately also to get a lettet from them as regards all these mistakes. [/b]I am also due to apply for my visa immediately. Honestly I am not using any fake document but I am really scared and can't bear τ̅ђε thought of visa refusal. Please am going nuts, tell me sumtin please. Thanks to you all in anticipation of your advice.

pacsinzu: How do I begin to put into words aw much I appreciate your response? All I can say is thank you and God bless you. Please where do I state it? In τ̅ђε visa application form?

MOELLIOTT: I schooled and live in the UK. The middle name is of no real significance. Some people spell my middle name Timileyin some spell Timilehin. Some add Olu and others Oluwa. It's a variance on the same name. No one has ever asked me why the difference.

The error is also too insignificant to be picked up. Use your first and last names. If you need to include a middle name use the correct spelling.

Once you start adding affidavit, you are looking for undue attention. Nigerians are already seen in a questionable light so don't add more documents than you need. The quality of the result is more importnt than the misspelt middlename!

God success!

kunlewoye: @Pacsinzu,
Seems we are in the same mess 2geda. As I type I am on my way frm Abuja to my secondary school in Osun for d 2nd tym in 3wks. I'm goin fr d letter frm my principal. Pls what does d body of your letter contain? Is it addressed to waec, to whom it may concern, or directly to the uk commission? Since u won't b having another one issued. Cld u drop ur digits/email or wateva u feel to drop? Tx

justwise:

That is what you should do, WAEC wouldn't issue you another result any soon.

jdilight:

I didn't see the thread you said existed, Can you help direct me to the thread?

justwise:

https://www.nairaland.com/1261094/travelling-china..make-enquiries-here

PEAJEG:
@Justwise

Good evening. I have been seeking solution to an issue I have and then I stumbled upon this thread. I have authenticated all my documents at the Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs respectively in Abuja and have booked for pre enrolment and legalization at the Italian Consulate in Lagos. However, I am a little bit worried about my own case. In my WAEC certificate, my name was misspelt/ incomplete and I have been using it that way over the years (sat for the exam in 2003) but now, preparing to go for pre enrolment next week, I am now bothered. In my WAEC, my names were spelt as EMEJOSHUA U. PEACE instead of EMEH-JOSHUA UGOCHUKWU PEACE which are my names in full and are on my other documents including international passport. I have sworn an affidavit for correction of name which stated that the both names on the certificates refer to same person. I have also translated it to Italia and authenticated it at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please is this going to pose a threat to my application chances? I am going for an M.Sc in Global Environmental Change. Your response will he highly appreciated.

justwise:


You have done the right thing by doing affidavit, i don't think there is any more you can do as i understand that its very hard to get correction done with WAEC .

Which one is your first and last name?

PEAJEG:


@Justwise

Thank you for this prompt response.

EMEH-JOSHUA is my real surname while UGOCHUKWU is my first name. PEACE is my middle name.

But on the certificate, my first name was silenced as an E. While surname was misspelt/ had an error as EMEJOSHUA. They didn't add the "H and -".

The affidavit was issued by the High Court in Umuahia, Abia state, Nigeria and I traveled to Abuja to get it Authenticated at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Good morning.

justwise:


Have you contacted WAEC about this?

justwise:


You have done the right thing by doing affidavit, i don't think there is any more you can do as i understand that its very hard to get correction done with WAEC .

Which one is your first and last name?