Thanks @Portsmouth86...
I'm still waiting for mail or message from the embassy to go get my refusal and haven't heard notin yet. On the Tls tracking page still displays " sent to ukvi Sheffield " even tho I've got the mail saying decision has been made...

Is it advisable to visit there office to check if my passport is with them cuz it's suppose to take 3-5 working days?

wallg123:
Thanks @Portsmouth86...
I'm still waiting for mail or message from the embassy to go get my refusal and haven't heard notin yet. On the Tls tracking page still displays " sent to ukvi Sheffield " even tho I've got the mail saying decision has been made...

Is it advisable to visit there office to check if my passport is with them cuz it's suppose to take 3-5 working days?

Hubby got a decision made email from Sheffield then another from tls that also a decisions been made

I would suggest popping down today or tomorrow if you can as should be 5 days

I think it'd cruel they refund before I hope you can get an overturn

Hi everyone , please based on your observations what is the average processing times for visit visa applications submitted in VI Lagos and processed in Sheffield ? I tried looking up the Average processing times on UKVI website however it has not been updated of recent . Would be glad if fellow recent applicants on nairaland can let me know how long theirs took as TLS doesn't seem to be updating their tracking page ... Thanks

Hi everyone. I apologise in advance if my question may have been flogged before. however, this is a bit urgent so kindly respond if you have useful info.
my mom is scheduled to submit her biometrics and documentation for her uk visa renewal tomorrow. last time she did this was with vfs, same for me. so this teleperformance is a bit strange. however, i just noticed today that proxy collection of passports/documents are no longer applicable.
i need to know if i MUST pay for the return courier online or if payments can be done at the VAC. i also need to know what address the return courier would be sent to. I attempted adding the courier service on the tlscontact site and it went straight to payment. no option for delivery address.

i got this message,should i be hopeful of a positive outcome?


A decision has been made on your UK visa application. Your application will be dispatched within 48 hrs. If anyone contacts you advising that your application is still under consideration or that they can influence the outcome of your application in any way, please disregard as they cannot. You should not expect to receive any further notification from this office.

maggihaas:
i got this message,should i be hopeful of a positive outcome?
.

That has been posted and the same question asked hundreds of times here!
It means that you do not know until your package arrives.

maggihaas:
i got this message,should i be hopeful of a positive outcome?


A decision has been made on your UK visa application. Your application will be dispatched within 48 hrs. If anyone contacts you advising that your application is still under consideration or that they can influence the outcome of your application in any way, please disregard as they cannot. You should not expect to receive any further notification from this office.

Everybody gets it so no.

abnot:
Hi everyone , please based on your observations what is the average processing times for visit visa applications submitted in VI Lagos and processed in Sheffield ? I tried looking up the Average processing times on UKVI website however it has not been updated of recent . Would be glad if fellow recent applicants on nairaland can let me know how long theirs took as TLS doesn't seem to be updating their tracking page ... Thanks

15 working days.

kay1one2:


15 working days.

Many thanks @kay1one2

I hail all my bosses on here ooo, been a quiet reader all these while cos i've got no case to present, but would need ur attention on my friends issue.

His mother remarried another man after the demise of my friend's father and she relocated to the UK in 1986 and today she's also a british Citizen by marriage.

Being the First Son, My friend's mum wants him to visit the UK during his annual leave therefore I advised him to request for the following docs -
1. Invitation letter and her ppt biodata page
2.Her bank staty and payslip
3. Utility bill
4 letter from her work place
5. His father's death certificate

But would like to know if my friends step father needs to write any letter to show that he is aware of his wife's intention to invite his son since they are still together?

Thanks

FrontPageLawyer:


Your application will be refused if you lodge funds in your account prior to your visa application. It is also very important to know that a visa cannot be granted if a visa office is not satisfied with your employment, financial circumstances and earnings.

Thank you
There are no hidden stories about my account. There's just not been a lot of money in it (for a trip) simply because I am being owed some months' salaries. My payslip from work and my bank statement attest to that fact..
Now, my cousin is sponsoring me for this trip by supplying the money needed and he intends to transfer it into my account.
I understand I need to show I can afford the trip by my bank balance.
Do I need a letter from him for the ECO explaining this?

FrontPageLawyer:


Your application will be refused if you lodge funds in your account prior to your visa application. It is also very important to know that a visa cannot be granted if a visa office is not satisfied with your employment, financial circumstances and earnings.

Thanks
I intend to explain all that.
Is there a place on the application to explain my earnings and all that?

kindly respond with any useful info you may have on this. thanks.

vcole:
Hi everyone. I apologise in advance if my question may have been flogged before. however, this is a bit urgent so kindly respond if you have useful info.
my mom is scheduled to submit her biometrics and documentation for her uk visa renewal tomorrow. last time she did this was with vfs, same for me. so this teleperformance is a bit strange. however, i just noticed today that proxy collection of passports/documents are no longer applicable.
i need to know if i MUST pay for the return courier online or if payments can be done at the VAC. i also need to know what address the return courier would be sent to. I attempted adding the courier service on the tlscontact site and it went straight to payment. no option for delivery address.

iblaw:


Use www.oanda.com to convert the Naira for the bolded to GBP and answer the others in Naira.

Keep your expenses as low as possible depending on how much your earn sha

House please how do I sign here.

Simplesoul05:





House please how do I sign here.

You type your full name it's classed as a digital signature

justwise:


Why is your company not sponsoring you? Why do you want to sponsor yourself while working for a company?

Because it is an individual trip and not a company trip

Portsmouth86:


You type your full name it's classed as a digital signature

Based on your experience sirs, which is a better location for appointment between VI and Ikeja

Justwise
Iblaw
FrontPageLawyer
Abnot

Simplesoul05:


Based on your experience sirs, which is a better location for appointment between VI and Ikeja

Justwise
Iblaw
FrontPageLawyer
Abnot

There is no better location.

You decide....

Most application in VI go to Sheffield and max 2 weeks you should get a decision on your application while most application at Ikeja where you pay an extra fee of N18,000 go to BDHC and you MIGHT get a decision on your application in a week

Yorubago:


Because it is an individual trip and not a company trip

Ok.

REFUSAL STATEMENT
I note that you have previously traveled to the United Kingdom, and with you earlier application provided full details to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer at that time that you had met the requirements of the immigration rules as a visitor: however each case must be decided on its individual merits at the time of application. On your previous application for a visitor visa, you stated on your application form that you intended to travel to the UK for 3 weeks. During your visit to the UK you stayed for a total of 22 weeks, approximately 19 weeks longer than you had indicated in your application. Your personal and financial circumstances were considered sufficient to support a visit of 3 weeks. In assessing this application I have taken into account the extended duration of this visit and your current personal and financial circumstances. You have stated on your application that you are traveling to the UK for a period of two weeks for a holiday. You have stated that you are employed in Nigeria by …. Hospital With a total monthly income of 400 pounds. You have stated the personal cost to yourself of your proposed visit to the UK is 1900 pounds.
In support of your application you have submitted a letter from your employer, payslips and bank statements in your own name. I note from the letter submitted from ….. hospital that you are employed on a short term basis for the period 02/12/13- 31/1/14 on a salary of 100000 (377.36 WWW.OANDA.COM 09/01/14) per month. You have not indicated that any further employment opportunities are available to you after 31/1/14 and I note you have stated that you hold no assets, savings or investments in Nigeria or elsewhere. Given that prior to your proposed holiday your employment will cease, I am not satisfied that it is credible that you would make a financial outlay of 1900 pounds, the equivalent of over 5months of your current salary, on a two week tourist visit to the Uk when you have no savings, assets or income to return to in your country of residence.
I am also not satisfied that the transaction history in the bank statement you have submitted corroborates the statements made on your application form. I note that whilst your salary is regularly credited to the account, the balance of this account has been significantly inflated by a large deposit of 500,000 (1886.84) paid into the account the week prior to your application. This is indicative of an account being artificially inflated for the purposes of obtaining an entry clearance. You have not provided any evidence as to the origin of this recent deposit and I note you have not declared receiving any further income other than your salary. In the absence of evidence of the origin of these funds and the discrepancies on your statement I am not satisfied that these funds are genuinely available for your use or that your financial circumstances are as stated.
I note that you have stated that you are single and you have not indicated having any dependents resident with you in Nigeria. In the absence of evidence of any assets or savings you may have or employment to return to in Nigeria. I am not satisfied that you have demonstrated sufficient social, family or economic ties to Nigeria. I am not satisfied that you have established that the reasons or intentions for this visit are as claimed. On the evidence before me on the balance of probabilities, I am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor for a limited period as stated by you, not exceeding 6months,nor am I satisfied that you intend to leave the united kingdom at the end of the period of the visit as stated by you. 41(i)(ii)
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 United Kingdom immigration rules.
Your right of appeal is limited to the grounds referred to in section 84(1)(c) of the nationality, immigration and asylum act 2002.

PLEASE ADVICE! HOW DO I RESPOND TO THIS REASONS IN MY FRESH APPLICATION

Simplesoul05:


Based on your experience sirs, which is a better location for appointment between VI and Ikeja

Justwise
Iblaw
FrontPageLawyer
Abnot

Hubby applied VI because Ikeja charge a fee

vcole:
kindly respond with any useful info you may have on this. thanks.

You pay online via Teleperformance website.

askari01:
I hail all my bosses on here ooo, been a quiet reader all these while cos i've got no case to present, but would need ur attention on my friends issue.

His mother remarried another man after the demise of my friend's father and she relocated to the UK in 1986 and today she's also a british Citizen by marriage.

Being the First Son, My friend's mum wants him to visit the UK during his annual leave therefore I advised him to request for the following docs -
1. Invitation letter and her ppt biodata page
2.Her bank staty and payslip
3. Utility bill
4 letter from her work place
5. His father's death certificate

But would like to know if my friends step father needs to write any letter to show that he is aware of his wife's intention to invite his son since they are still together?

Thanks

How old is this your friend? If he's above 18 he's an adult and needs no consent letter from his dad.

RetroBoy:

Thank you
There are no hidden stories about my account. There's just not been a lot of money in it (for a trip) simply because I am being owed some months' salaries. My payslip from work and my bank statement attest to that fact..
Now, my cousin is sponsoring me for this trip by supplying the money needed and he intends to transfer it into my account.
I understand I need to show I can afford the trip by my bank balance.
Do I need a letter from him for the ECO explaining this?

Yes, write a letter to the ECO and also include a verifiable prove as to source of the said funds eg receipts, invoices etc.

@westindiandoc, your denial letter/ reasons were pretty much straight forward.

You earn 100K per month, your vacation shouldn't cost you more than a max of 3 months salary so you'd either gun for a higher paying job or find a way to work on your vacation cost.

Why did you spend 22 weeks as opposed 2 on your previous visa? If you have a valid reason eg medical, you can write a letter to the ECO with hospital receipts to explain that.

Thanks. did that already yesterday. was concerned because the tls page did not give an option to fill a delivery address. anyway she's turning in the application at the vac today so i hope they request for an address to be filled.
update: they give the option for providing a delivery address for the return courier at the point of submission. this is for ikeja VAC.

ifyalways:

You pay online via Teleperformance website.

iblaw:


There is no better location.

You decide....

Most application in VI go to Sheffield and max 2 weeks you should get a decision on your application while most application at Ikeja where you pay an extra fee of N18,000 go to BDHC and you MIGHT get a decision on your application in a week

I heard it takes three weeks for applications Sen to Sheffield to be treated . You know anyone who got a decision made in two weeks ?

good day. I need little clarification.
1. how much service charge do i need to pay at teleperformance office at VI? And is there additional cost if am using IKEJA office?

ifyalways:

How old is this your friend? If he's above 18 he's an adult and needs no consent letter from his dad.

My friend is 37 yrs old, his father died in the 80's, I am talking of his STEP father, The man who re-married his mother in the UK. Would like to know if his STEP father needs to include a letter with the document to be sent my friend which will signify that he is aware that my friend who is a STEP son is coming to visit his mother.

abnot:


I heard it takes three weeks for applications Sen to Sheffield to be treated . You know anyone who got a decision made in two weeks ?

Hello abnot, we submitted same day and I just got a mail that a decision has been made.

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westindiandoc:
REFUSAL STATEMENT
I note that you have previously traveled to the United Kingdom, and with you earlier application provided full details to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer at that time that you had met the requirements of the immigration rules as a visitor: however each case must be decided on its individual merits at the time of application. On your previous application for a visitor visa, you stated on your application form that you intended to travel to the UK for 3 weeks. During your visit to the UK you stayed for a total of 22 weeks, approximately 19 weeks longer than you had indicated in your application. Your personal and financial circumstances were considered sufficient to support a visit of 3 weeks. In assessing this application I have taken into account the extended duration of this visit and your current personal and financial circumstances. You have stated on your application that you are traveling to the UK for a period of two weeks for a holiday. You have stated that you are employed in Nigeria by …. Hospital With a total monthly income of 400 pounds. You have stated the personal cost to yourself of your proposed visit to the UK is 1900 pounds.
In support of your application you have submitted a letter from your employer, payslips and bank statements in your own name. I note from the letter submitted from ….. hospital that you are employed on a short term basis for the period 02/12/13- 31/1/14 on a salary of 100000 (377.36 WWW.OANDA.COM 09/01/14) per month. You have not indicated that any further employment opportunities are available to you after 31/1/14 and I note you have stated that you hold no assets, savings or investments in Nigeria or elsewhere. Given that prior to your proposed holiday your employment will cease, I am not satisfied that it is credible that you would make a financial outlay of 1900 pounds, the equivalent of over 5months of your current salary, on a two week tourist visit to the Uk when you have no savings, assets or income to return to in your country of residence.
I am also not satisfied that the transaction history in the bank statement you have submitted corroborates the statements made on your application form. I note that whilst your salary is regularly credited to the account, the balance of this account has been significantly inflated by a large deposit of 500,000 (1886.84) paid into the account the week prior to your application. This is indicative of an account being artificially inflated for the purposes of obtaining an entry clearance. You have not provided any evidence as to the origin of this recent deposit and I note you have not declared receiving any further income other than your salary. In the absence of evidence of the origin of these funds and the discrepancies on your statement I am not satisfied that these funds are genuinely available for your use or that your financial circumstances are as stated.
I note that you have stated that you are single and you have not indicated having any dependents resident with you in Nigeria. In the absence of evidence of any assets or savings you may have or employment to return to in Nigeria. I am not satisfied that you have demonstrated sufficient social, family or economic ties to Nigeria. I am not satisfied that you have established that the reasons or intentions for this visit are as claimed. On the evidence before me on the balance of probabilities, I am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor for a limited period as stated by you, not exceeding 6months,nor am I satisfied that you intend to leave the united kingdom at the end of the period of the visit as stated by you. 41(i)(ii)
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 United Kingdom immigration rules.
Your right of appeal is limited to the grounds referred to in section 84(1)(c) of the nationality, immigration and asylum act 2002.

PLEASE ADVICE! HOW DO I RESPOND TO THIS REASONS IN MY FRESH APPLICATION

Reasons you're were refused : you stated on your application form that you intended to travel to the UK for 3 weeks. During your visit to the UK you stayed for a total of 22 weeks, approximately 19 weeks longer than you had indicated in your application "no prove or explanation when u exceeded ur time "

2) note that whilst your salary is regularly credited to the account, the balance of this account has been significantly inflated by a large deposit of 500,000 (1886.84) paid into the account the week prior to your application " lump sum no explanation money laundering"

3) I note that you have stated that you are single and you have not indicated having any dependents resident with you in Nigeria " no strong ties "

okoji:


Hello abnot, we submitted same day and I just got a mail that a decision has been made.

OOhh k . Havent gotten a mail but submitted at Teleperformance VI on Feb 1 sha. Where did you submit yours and on what date did you receive the application received email?