justwise:


Source of that money will be questioned.

Hello house, @Justwise I got the visa . I didnt use a sponsor, i just attached my statements and hotel booking. I explained in the additional information box that i was going for my graduation and i would be sponsoring myself. It was just God's grace. Im so glad. Thank you for your help as usual

OGreene:
Good morning everyone. I missed you all oooo. Justwise, FrontpageLawyer, Iblaw, worry359, Una go say I don go underG.
I still dey, work/activities just plenty for me.

I have a friend planning on visiting the UK in Nov, for hols. To stay with a friend. She has sent in her application and will be going for Biometrics in a week`s time. I asked her to show me her form so we can scrutinize it here, I don't want her to dash the embassy money like that ooo.

She is 27, single, working in a financial institution for 3 years plus. Earns about 220k a month after tax. No travel history. Her passport expires June 2017 (hope the period is ok). Her budget for 2 weeks is:
Cost to you personally - £1010
Total amount you have for the trip - £1520
Cost of aeroplane - £785
Cost of accommodation - 0
Cost of living expenses[b]- £500[/b]
Is staying with a friend the main reason for visiting UK. She ticked YES.

My opinion, it think the last question should say NO, main purpose to be Tourism which is why she is going there ( Does this even matter?). Also the account balance is not strong enough. Oanda as at Jul 5 is 371. Dats abt N564k. Flight and living expenses will chop more than 80% of her money. I noticed the summation for the cost of trip doesn't match.

Please what do you guys think? What can be corrected using the extra sheet?

Ogreen... how u dey nah? Longest time... well, why is the margin between the cost personally and total amount for the trip so much? The Living expenses is even too much, if she's staying with a friend, 200-300 will be fine. Your calculation is not even right, check well.... £785+£500= £ 1285... Thats much bro. Make sure her friend sends her prove of accommodation oo. Seems Money don make u forget so many things. Lol

askari01, longest time bro You know that budget part is always tricky. Someone mentioned they dont ask for account balance again.

So what can she do now...do another budget on a white paper? or work with what she has submitted, and do the addition right, 785+500= 1285. this brings it closer to 1520

askari01:



Ogreen... how u dey nah? Longest time... well, why is the margin between the cost personally and total amount for the trip so much? The Living expenses is even too much, if she's staying with a friend, 200-300 will be fine. Your calculation is not even right, check well.... £785+£500= £ 1285... Thats much bro. Make sure her friend sends her prove of accommodation oo. Seems Money don make u forget so many things. Lol

Justwise....

I got a message from Sheffield UK on Thursday (last week) that decision has been made on my application. It's actually a Transit visa and i need it urgently....

Can I pick it up at the TLS this Thursday. I read where someone picked his up in three days.


Thanks in advance for your response , justwise

Greetings to everybody. I have been reading through this thread for some time now and i have gathered a lot very useful info. Thanks to you guys.

Later this month I intend to apply for uk visit visa to go visit my sister who is a British citizen for only 10days during the month of september. My Sis will be providing accomodation and feeding and she will be sending invitation letter and all the necessary documents, but i will be paying for my flight (found some cheap lagos-london return ticket starting from N221040-N238000 upwards for the month of september)

MY PROFILE:
I have been working as a technician for a certain company (5years plus now) and I am on a monthly salary of 84k (paid in two parts 34k and 50k) after tax and pension funds deduction. Since april my company has been removing loan deduction of 15k from my salary. So for april, may and june i was paid only 69k /month (paid in two parts 24k and 45k).

Some months back I registered as a mobile money agent at one of the mobile money companies in Nigeria and I make about 35k/month (I keep reciepts issued to customers) but i dont pay myself via my savings account. At the end of the month I just collect cash from the sales of the day.

I am single and having no dependants. I spend a maximum of 20k/month on living cost. I live in a family property (with utility bill carrying my father's name)

**Some times I do freelance technicial works and I get paid for my service.
Every month i do mechanical servicing for a certain man who pays 4k into my account monthly (usually via bank transfer except for last month which was via cash deposit) . someone paid 36k into my account last month (june) and the month before last month (may) the same person paid 16k into my savings/salary account and both payments where made via bank transfer**

I have a closing balance of 600k in my savings/salary account. I intend to travel by september for only 10days.

I intend to apply with the following documents (Note I have no travel hystory) :

1. my six month bank statement (no large money lodgment except for some small bank transfers)

2. Introduction letter from my employer + copy of company certificate. (I dont think the company certificats is neccessary but when i requested for the letter of intro, I was told i would be given a copy of the company paper to go with my application, that thats how the company has been doing it for staffs who requests for introduction letter to travel)

3. Offer of Appointment letter + confirmation of appointment letter + 2 salary review letters

4. My Lagos state electronic tax clearence certificate card issued on november 2014

5. All neccessary documents from my sister who is inviting me (she knows the documents to send, she has invited our Mum twice and Mumcy was granted on both occasions)

My questions are:
1. regarding the other payments made to my savings account by individuals via bank transfers, do i need to explain them in my cover letter?

2. For the question "how much is available to you for the trip?" I intend to say 700gbp. Is it ok to say 700gbp considering that i will only be paying for my flight ticket and from my search, during september one can find return ticket to london for N221040 (using gbp to naira rate of today 1gbp =368.16 ie. N221040 = 600.39gbp)

3. To all the gurus in the house, please, egarding my profile, monthly salary, bank statement and documentation, do U think my application will fly? Or do you have any advice for me to note

Also I would like to ask, If I wanted to include a virgin land papers (ie land purchase reciept) can I include it without C of O since its a virgin land and no C of O yet.

Sorry for the long write up. Thanks you.

OGreene:
askari01, longest time bro You know that budget part is always tricky. Someone mentioned they dont ask for account balance again.

So what can she do now...do another budget on a white paper? or work with what she has submitted, and do the addition right, 785+500= 1285. this brings it closer to 1520

I think she should write another budget on a white paper as additional information and state that the other budget be disregarded. She should also correct the places she wishes to visit part and include other interesting places aside her friend's house. A budget of 1000GBP is enough for her

@Nobleman247, u got everything right about your application and budget. The only thing i fear about that application is you salary.
As regards the land paper, you can use the agreement and survey plan as ur evidence.

I just checked my mail now and got a message today saying that they have made a decision on the application and that I wld b receiving my documents and decision in a few days at the application center where I submitted.


So fingers crossed

askari01:


Track the application online, u should get a response before weekend or early next week. I hope all your documents are genuine.

[thanks so much I just checked my mail now and saw a mail from them sent today that a decision has been made and my application center would contact me in few days time for collection.

Am patiently waiting.

quote author=Question1 post=47222200]

well, I think you should have received your package by now or it will available latest Friday. It will make it 15 working days excluding weekends.

Did you also receive a confirmation mail that "Application received by sheffieild and it will now be processed according to the processing time"[/quote]

I will like to know how do one pay since the with
NairaMasterCard or Visa don't allow you to do more than $300 per transaction,Please can anyone that have applied for 2yrs UK Visa recently please share how you made the payment of $502. Thanks,please respond

sassybee:


Hello house, @Justwise I got the visa . I didnt use a sponsor, i just attached my statements and hotel booking. I explained in the additional information box that i was going for my graduation and i would be sponsoring myself. It was just God's grace. Im so glad. Thank you for your help as usual

Congrats bro Really happy for you ohhh...V.I or Ikeja and how long did it take?

Hello everyone , please I need your kind assistance ' I have a business here in Nigeria that has bin registered since last year , I have pay paid my tax but I didn't open an account with the company name , now I want to apply ' can I apply with just my savings account ? Because I want to submit the company registration certificate and TCC that is why I am asking . Please help I am going for a conference .

Hi all, my appointment at V.I. is tomorrow.

Question is as tomorrow has been declared a public holiday, do you think it will hold or i should just jejely change my appointment to friday.

Chidx:
Hi all, my appointment at V.I. is tomorrow.

Question is as tomorrow has been declared a public holiday, do you think it will hold or i should just jejely change my appointment to friday.

I have got almost same question. The only difference is that I wanna go pick up my passport with visa from there. I called in on Monday and even though I couldn't talk to them directly, the person said they are only working on Thursday and Friday but of course that was before Federal Government extended the holiday.

I will go there to check tomorrow.

Justinfowise:
Hello everyone , please I need your kind assistance ' I have a business here in Nigeria that has bin registered since last year , I have pay paid my tax but I didn't open an account with the company name , now I want to apply ' can I apply with just my savings account ? Because I want to submit the company registration certificate and TCC that is why I am asking . Please help I am going for a conference .

What's the source of funds that goes into ur account.? I hope it's not the business funds that goes into ur savings account... Ask your self, you have a registered company, No account and you paid tax... sometin is missing... Your company's account.

@ askari01 thanks 'my source of fund is from my business and it goes directly to my savings account ' I am regretting it now ' I could have done it long time ago . Yes I normally use my invoice to calculate my tax .if I open the company account can I still use it after one week ?

Hi everyone pls Wats the cheapest price of flight to London n Manchester presently I'm looking at. August 19- Sept 2

Abeg make una answer me nau,who I offend nau?

yolemum:
I will like to know how do one pay since the with
NairaMasterCard or Visa don't allow you to do more than $300 per transaction,Please can anyone that have applied for 2yrs UK Visa recently please share how you made the payment of $502. Thanks,please respond

yolemum:
Abeg make una answer me nau,who I offend nau?

Well i think you have to find a trusted friend in US who can help you pay with his or her mastercard, then u pay the naira equivalent into his or her account here. Na my own alternative plan be that oo.

Chidx:
Hi all, my appointment at V.I. is tomorrow.

Question is as tomorrow has been declared a public holiday, do you think it will hold or i should just jejely change my appointment to friday.

Hi Chidx, I am at the VI TLS office and they are opened.

Wish you luck

Justinfowise:
@ askari01 thanks 'my source of fund is from my business and it goes directly to my savings account ' I am regretting it now ' I could have done it long time ago . Yes I normally use my invoice to calculate my tax .if I open the company account can I still use it after one week ?

OK... but that's not too good. How do u want to explain to the ECO what you make as profit and capital, when you would not be there to defend yourself? You should have a separate account for your business.

sassybee:


Hello house, @Justwise I got the visa . I didnt use a sponsor, i just attached my statements and hotel booking. I explained in the additional information box that i was going for my graduation and i would be sponsoring myself. It was just God's grace. Im so glad. Thank you for your help as usual

Sorry this is coming late, congratulations!

Ok sir @ Askari01 thank you !! Why I didn't bother to open the company account with the certificate is because I was busy' I deal on iPhone I am trading with 4m but I don't normally keep my capital in my account I only use to make transfer . If I open the company account and run it like that for two months can I apply ? P:s I deposit the 4m in the morning and after two days it's gone for biz . How can I explain this to ECO . Do I need to put it into writing and explain the nature of my business ?

Question1:


Congrats bro Really happy for you ohhh...V.I or Ikeja and how long did it take?

Thanks..I applied at Ikeja and it took 10 working days in total

justwise:


Sorry this is coming late, congratulations!

Thank you

Nobleman247:
Greetings to everybody. I have been reading through this thread for some time now and i have gathered a lot very useful info. Thanks to you guys.

Later this month I intend to apply for uk visit visa to go visit my sister who is a British citizen for only 10days during the month of september. My Sis will be providing accomodation and feeding and she will be sending invitation letter and all the necessary documents, but i will be paying for my flight (found some cheap lagos-london return ticket starting from N221040-N238000 upwards for the month of september)

MY PROFILE:
I have been working as a technician for a certain company (5years plus now) and I am on a monthly salary of 84k (paid in two parts 34k and 50k) after tax and pension funds deduction. Since april my company has been removing loan deduction of 15k from my salary. So for april, may and june i was paid only 69k /month (paid in two parts 24k and 45k).

Some months back I registered as a mobile money agent at one of the mobile money companies in Nigeria and I make about 35k/month (I keep reciepts issued to customers) but i dont pay myself via my savings account. At the end of the month I just collect cash from the sales of the day.

I am single and having no dependants. I spend a maximum of 20k/month on living cost. I live in a family property (with utility bill carrying my father's name)

**Some times I do freelance technicial works and I get paid for my service.
Every month i do mechanical servicing for a certain man who pays 4k into my account monthly (usually via bank transfer except for last month which was via cash deposit) . someone paid 36k into my account last month (june) and the month before last month (may) the same person paid 16k into my savings/salary account and both payments where made via bank transfer**

I have a closing balance of 600k in my savings/salary account. I intend to travel by september for only 10days.

I intend to apply with the following documents (Note I have no travel hystory) :

1. my six month bank statement (no large money lodgment except for some small bank transfers)

2. Introduction letter from my employer + copy of company certificate. (I dont think the company certificats is neccessary but when i requested for the letter of intro, I was told i would be given a copy of the company paper to go with my application, that thats how the company has been doing it for staffs who requests for introduction letter to travel)

3. Offer of Appointment letter + confirmation of appointment letter + 2 salary review letters

4. My Lagos state electronic tax clearence certificate card issued on november 2014

5. All neccessary documents from my sister who is inviting me (she knows the documents to send, she has invited our Mum twice and Mumcy was granted on both occasions)

My questions are:
1. regarding the other payments made to my savings account by individuals via bank transfers, do i need to explain them in my cover letter?

2. For the question "how much is available to you for the trip?" I intend to say 700gbp. Is it ok to say 700gbp considering that i will only be paying for my flight ticket and from my search, during september one can find return ticket to london for N221040 (using gbp to naira rate of today 1gbp =368.16 ie. N221040 = 600.39gbp)

3. To all the gurus in the house, please, egarding my profile, monthly salary, bank statement and documentation, do U think my application will fly? Or do you have any advice for me to note

Also I would like to ask, If I wanted to include a virgin land papers (ie land purchase reciept) can I include it without C of O since its a virgin land and no C of O yet.

Sorry for the long write up. Thanks you.

You must satisfy the entry clearance officer that you have sufficient personal and economic circumstances in your home country. In making this assessment, the ECO may consider your stated employment, length of employment and income. So many factors will be consider in reaching a decision, the letter from your employer on company headed paper detailing your role, salary, length of employment, and leave will earn you some points. Also provide your letter of appointment salary account and pay slips.

Most importantly the ECO may wish to see your bank statement showing salary credits. If your bank statement does not show salary credits, this may cast doubt.

You may wish to show evidence of your business and incomes from other business. This includes business documents, invoices, bills of lading, receipts of sales, tax certificates, etc.

The 4k, 16k and 36k deposit in your account is insignificant and won't work against your application, therefore you shouldn't lose sleep over it. But if you can write a cover letter explaining your other business, incomes etc. That would be fine.

For your budget, it should be realistic. Since your sister is providing accommodation and feeding and she knows the documents to forward to you, then you shouldn't have a problem.

yolemum:
I will like to know how do one pay since the with
NairaMasterCard or Visa don't allow you to do more than $300 per transaction,Please can anyone that have applied for 2yrs UK Visa recently please share how you made the payment of $502. Thanks,please respond

Open a dorm account and fund it. Or look for anyone that has it and pay into it. Thenbuse their card

ifax:


Open a dorm account and fund it. Or look for anyone that has it and pay into it. Thenbuse their card

Preferably he can look for a friend in US who still operates his Naira account. The person will help him pay while he pays in d naira equivalent into his naira account

@Yolemum,try Gtb master card,I paid £425 pounds two days ago and it went through.the card has to be activated for online banking cos they would ask for the hardware token.all the best.

Hello house, after making my visa payment on UK embassy website, will i have to pay a dime at teleperformance? Also i want to cut cost, i.e to avoid the extra charge at ikeja by applying at V/I office. what could be the consequence of this decision of mine? kindly assist me with your wealth of experience. it is urgent please, thanks in advance.

Hello guys, please how much is the visa fee for tier-4 student visa?

lexyj123:
Hello house, after making my visa payment on UK embassy website, will i have to pay a dime at teleperformance? Also i want to cut cost, i.e to avoid the extra charge at ikeja by applying at V/I office. what could be the consequence of this decision of mine? kindly assist me with your wealth of experience. it is urgent please, thanks in advance.

You will not pay any fee except you want delivery by courier which you might need to pay for. Also there will be no negative consequence if you submit at the VI office. I believe your application will be attended to same way if you submitted at Ikeja. Just make sure you have all required documents in place.

All da best