lovesavvi: Good Day to u all, it is acceptable to use scan copy of document sending to me frm my brother that is inviting me or I should tell him to send it through dhl. Thanks

Ik.kao:
Hello All,

I'm in desperate need of urgent advice.

I am very new to this forum so forgive me if my questions have been previously answered a thousand times before...

My partner and I are coming home to get married this year, after dating for almost 2 and half years...

We've gone through the UKBA website and are comfortable in the areas of accommodation and finance

He has his own 3 bed house on a mortgage and lives there on his own.... And he's got a good job earning well over the £18,600.. Threshold...(- he is also British.)

The only problems we have are, I am overstayer on a visitors visa(, and i have overstayed for almost a lifetime)...and I took up employment in my name...

Also last year, I had an op for which I wasn't billed ( well, not yet) as I have an NHS number..

We have been asvised by a lawyer that it is better to disclose the work in a cover letter he writes in support of my application, to the BHC, and he also advised us to call the NHS to pick up the bill first before applying as I could be refused on this basis.

Do you think it's better to call NHS and ask them for a bill or wait until it is raised as an issue at BHC in Naija.

Would you also think it wise to include the work part in the cover letter or not.

Is it better to keep mum on this and If I am called for the interview, and it is asked, them I would open up about it?

Not sure if it helps, I've never made any application in the home office, neither have I come under the arrest or attention of police or immigration in the UK...

Thank you very much....

wola44:
Please which website can i use for hotel reservation in UK ( 5 days )

Cyndas:

@ uche,i understand all you said. i meant after filling it online and submitting it online, when i print out the submitted form, is it compulsory for it to be colour printing? Or it can be black and white?
Thanks

Cyndas: thanks everyone. Must the printed form be coloured or black and white is also acceptable?

chris.a:
Justwise pls stil waiting on u or oda fellows in d house...Olu1234's reply wasnt realy4me as dt wasnt my quare.

oloriesther:
Thanks for your response,I want to reapply by first week in sept explaining in a coverletter that the last two lodgement(120K & 67k) were refund of loan i gave 2 of my freinds. By end of Aug, my acct balance will be a little over 1M due to the deposite of my july and Aug salaries. I intend adding a my land reciept worth 800k and agreement signed between me and the person that sold the land to me. Do you advise i add the land receipt & agreement to my application as I have no other documentation on the Land.


If your funds will be a lil but over 1m then you should be fine thats about £4000 not many british people can boast about that as an acct balance, that puts you in a good place and shows that you will be able to take cre of your self without recourse to public funds. just make sure this time you have all your documents, and yes you can add the land deeds just make sure its the original, also explain the land stuff in your additional information covering letter
Are you applying as a general visitor?

Vicjustice:
Not quite so, actually, it is allowed to abandon an incomplete or existing application and then to fill a fresh form, it is not a necessity to continue with an already submitted application: a person can discontinue with an already submitted application, there is no problem whatsoever with that.
An application filled and submitted online does not take effect (nor is it attended to) until the appearance and the bio-data submission of the applicant.
Now, if he filled an application and submitted it online, and then realises that he made a mistake, it is ok for him to abandon the application and make a fresh one, the former one will not even come into effect: it is only after he has paid the visa fee and submitted his bio-data information that it becomes too late

chris.a:
..kudos Justwise&others4ur steady good counsel..trying2apply online nw&go2d collection center2moro- 4a 2wks vac2d uk bt d link dont seem2b opening..pardon my ignorance..also must i include an itinery4my visit?.thank u.

tolma28: @justwise, yes is work related, is abt travels and Hospitality and am actually planning on sponsoring myself. Am actually workin in a 3 star hotel.

Raphel2011: Hi,
I applied for my visa renewal 3 days ago with my dad and my mum and my sister. We have been to the u.k over 10 times and our last u.k visa that expired was a 5 years tourist visa. I included my personal statement of account and my transcript from the uni which should stand as a proof that I live in dubai. Few things that are bothering me are:
1, My brother was issued a uk study permit but he left the u.k 3 years ago before the completion of his studies to start his business in cotonou. I hope they won't want to delay our application trying to find out where he is?
2, My cousin was in a uni in london till last month. Since she graduated, in d form we stated that we do not know anyone in the u.k bcs she graduated and she is in nigeria now. But in my dad's statement of account, it still shows money was withdrawn with an atm card in london last month. Won't they think my brother is still in uk?
3, My dad is a retired nnpc manager but we are not sure of the exact date we used in the previous application as d date he retired. If the date we stated then and now are different, would this affect the application?
Any help would be appreciated.
Kingsley.

oloriesther:

@ olu1234567
Thanx olu1234567 for your response. The last few deposite made into my account aside my salary were refund of loans i gave two of my friends( 120k and 67k).How do I explain this to the visa officer?I would like to reapply by end of August when my balance will be a little about 1M due to the deposite of my July and August Salary.Though some other withdrawals have been made from the account since the last statement submitted on July 5.Your prompt response will be appreciated.

target007: Hello Guys,

I need your help to analyse and advice about my friend's nephew application for a UK visitor visa to attend a training to be sponsored by his company.

He was given a letter of introduction detailing his position, type of employment, salary per year and also stating that they they will be sponsoring him to the one week course and the benefits of the training to him and the company. This is an IT organization.

But here are the wordings of the refusal:

In order to be able to make a decision on whether or not to grant you an entry clearance in this category I have taken into account your stated circumstances in Nigeria, the reasons for your visit and your proposed travel arrangements. You stated that you are employed as a software developer with XXXX limited earning N99K per month and that you have no family commitments. you also state you propose to travel alone to attend a course and have no friends or family in the UK. Given the statements you have made and the documentary evidence you have presented to support you application I am not satisfied that your circumstances in Nigeria, coupled with your reasons for wishing to travel to the UK, are such you have shown your intentions are stated or that you intend to leave the UK at the end of your proposed visit. I am therefore not satisfied that your application meets the requirements of paragraphs 41 (i) and (ii) of the immigration rules.

You have submitted a hotel booking for so so and so hotel via booking.com as evidence of accommodation in the UK. According to the website booking.com the hotel reservation has been cancelled. This leads me to doubt that your arranged accommodation is as claimed. therefore on the balance of probabilities, i am not satisfied that you will be maintained and accommodated in the UK without working or having recourse to public funds or are able to meet the cost of return or an onward journey as required by paragraph 41 (vi) and (vii) of HC395.

I have therefore refused your application because I am not satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that you meet all of the requirements of the relevant paragraph of the UK immigration Rules.

I agree that the ECO has a point about the cancelled hotel bookings though but I would have thought that should have been the only ground for refusal but to start to make decisions based on the person's circumstances in Nigeria who is working and the company is sponsoring him...how can that be...I am fed up with this UK ECO's judgement.

Just before you ask me though...he submitted the following documents:
1. Letter of introduction from his company
2. Letter of awards of training from the training organization
3. To who it may concern letter from the training organization
4. Receipt of payment for the one week training

According to him he submitted his payslips, 6 statement of accounts and also financial statement form the company.

What should he do or what other documents should he need to re-apply, the training school has agreed to shift training to another date?

xexes89: Hey guys...good day.
I hv been here since last yr,readin pple's coment n i must confess,u guys ar just d best.
Pls i hav some enquiries to mk n pls i need ur candid advice.
I applied for uk visa lik 2weeks ago,i got all my necesary documents.my cas leta,i hav paid 7000paunds out of 1008 paunds,i hav lik 2.1mill in my acct wich its been dey for more dan 28days n i submited d statement,i also submited my dad's statement as my sponsor and his acc has lik 4 times d amount dat in my acct,i hav my birth cert from population office indicatin my relationship wit him,he also gav me a cover leta clearly statin dat i am his son and he has been responsible for my education eva since n he is wilin to continue,i just finishd my nysc dis june and i am 24yrs old,i submited my bsc cer,nysc cert,my cisco cert,my transcript from my former uni,my cert from zoom technology india cos i ws dey after sch for a couple of months to do some IT certifications.i got a 6months visa den bt i spent only 4 months and 2 weeks,after my program,i returnd home.pls i am so tensed as i need dis visa so bad,pls wat do u tink ar my chances of getin d visa?...i jst need to talk to someone.tnx n God bless.

oloriesther: Goodafter Vicjustice,

Please i was refuse a UK visa today. find attached my refusal letter. I applied for a tourist visa for 10days holiday. I submitted my 6months payslip and bank statement with account balance of 601K.I intend to reapply next week attached a letter of explaination to my application and my account bal now is 823k becos of the deposite of my july salary.
I need your candid advice opinion & guideline on how to go about it.