sandraa:
hello house please i have question ooooooo
in addresing the invitation letter to the embassy is going to be to the
1. The British high commissioner 2. The Entry Clearing officer 3. The consular-General
I'm sort of confuse on who to address the letter to.
please help me.

funshelite:
Good morning everyone

Please I need your advice

Am about applying for UK visitor visa ,my brother is sending invitation/payslip/British passport copy to me,my question is,what is minimum amount must I have in my salary account as balance that can guarantee my visa?I will provide my payslip and other documents required.

I would be staying for two weeks although the visa should last for 6 months

Thank you

Solatium:



I remember someone wrote he risked submitting 820k as closing balance and got his visa,but to be on the safe side #1m upward but that alone won't guarantee visa issuance and don't go dumping money desperately into your account thinking it will work.

funshelite:



1m ke ?

For just two weeks ?

and what else will work , I've been to the UK before on student visa na .

my brother is my sponsor , I'm working full time in Nigeria


I'm just going for my leave

funshelite:
Good morning everyone

Please I need your advice

Am about applying for UK visitor visa ,my brother is sending invitation/payslip/British passport copy to me,my question is,what is minimum amount must I have in my salary account as balance that can guarantee my visa?I will provide my payslip and other documents required.

I would be staying for two weeks although the visa should last for 6 months

Thank you

Solatium:


Your brother pays for your return ticket? accommodation? feeding? inland transportation? communication?

is it an all expenses paid trip?

funshelite:



I will stay at his place so accomodation is settled , so is transportation , feeding but I will pay for the ticket and communication.

Ticket is 250k to-and -fro

funshelite:



1m ke ?

For just two weeks ?

and what else will work , I've been to the UK before on student visa na .

my brother is my sponsor , I'm working full time in Nigeria


I'm just going for my leave

inphoenix:

The advice is to calculate how much the trip will cost you personally. Flight, accommodation, feeding, sightseeing etc. It is advisable that you have savings of at least twice as much as this and need to have a sizeable amount left as you shouldn't reasonably spend, for instance, 3 times of your monthly salary on a 2 week holiday.

There is no "minimum amount" as the Entry Clearance Officer will consider individual circumstances. Your monthly salary, your cost of living etc.

P.S. Your brother cannot pay for your trip. Even if he will do so in reality, you still need to convince the ECO you will be yourself.

Aatiikoo:
Please gurus in the house, what do I do?
I did Biomeric on 15th June (self & 3 children)
Sent to Embassy on 16th
Received by UKVI on 16th
Received in Sheffield on 28th
No update since then...
Travel date 11th July( Flight and Hotel booked n paid for)
I sent a mail today 4th July
I received the mail below.

Dear xxxxxxx

Thank you for contacting UK Visa and Immigration International enquiry service.

In regards to your query about the status of your applications,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
your application are being considered and is currently awaiting approval.
Please visit https://visa-processingtimes.homeoffice.gov.uk/y to see more information on processing times. Please note that the actual processing times may vary for individual applications depending on a range of factors. Please allow sufficient time for your application process.

Your patience will be highly appreciated.

Please note that the onus is upon individual customers to ensure that they satisfy the requirements set out in the guidance material. The guidance material accompanies each and every application form. UK Visa and Immigration is not able to give, indicate or advise upon the outcome of any such application prior to it being given full and careful consideration.
Directing you to the guidance material is the only advice we can give you. If you need any further help you should seek independent immigration advice. Immigration advisors can help you with immigration matters, including completion of forms and representing you at a tribunal. The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) regulates immigration advisors, which means they must meet certain standards.

Blake22:
Hy guys!
@justwise
@ salotium
@ inphoenix & others
you people are doing a really nice job here' and thanks to all of you

A friend directed me here tho, so Im very new. And I wantu ask a very interesting question sha, it's being aching me since I and my batch mates did our visas! Imagine' since 2nd of May and got application received mail the nxt day, till now nothing nothing except for the rumours, we are much tho about 55 students and fully sponsored by the Nigeria Fed. Govt.

Our sponsors are fully aware, they tried reaching Sheffield, mails came that visas will b ready soon, matter reported to the Nigeria High Commission in London recently and now we heard high commission called our sponsors back requesting for fees payment details that Sheffield asked for it.

But the part am really scared of' is the fact that our last school resumption date has passed and extension date has passed too, tho we are many as I said earlier about 55 students' we always hav our own class' every time we travel to any country and we can resume school anytime we get our visas and travel which I dnt knw if Sheffield knows that.

So at this point guys, can we still get our visas?
I really do need ur swift answers. Thnkx

Linc000:




Nothing you can do than to wait..... Cos d decision on ur application has not been reach yet..... There are lots of pple which decision has been made on their application but await d Return Of there document....... Currently considering on one side decision made on another side while Return Of ur passport and pick up on the final side.....

Moreover it's stated and advisable not to pay for hotel neither flight tickets until ur visa is approved..... Just my take....

Am also waiting..

.

Blake22:
Hy guys!
@justwise
@ salotium
@ inphoenix & others
you people are doing a really nice job here' and thanks to all of you

A friend directed me here tho, so Im very new. And I wantu ask a very interesting question sha, it's being aching me since I and my batch mates did our visas! Imagine' since 2nd of May and got application received mail the nxt day, till now nothing nothing except for the rumours, we are much tho about 55 students and fully sponsored by the Nigeria Fed. Govt.

Our sponsors are fully aware, they tried reaching Sheffield, mails came that visas will b ready soon, matter reported to the Nigeria High Commission in London recently and now we heard high commission called our sponsors back requesting for fees payment details that Sheffield asked for it.

But the part am really scared of' is the fact that our last school resumption date has passed and extension date has passed too, tho we are many as I said earlier about 55 students' we always hav our own class' every time we travel to any country and we can resume school anytime we get our visas and travel which I dnt knw if Sheffield knows that.

So at this point guys, can we still get our visas?
I really do need ur swift answers. Thnkx

funshelite:
Good morning everyone

Please I need your advice

Am about applying for UK visitor visa ,my brother is sending invitation/payslip/British passport copy to me,my question is,what is minimum amount must I have in my salary account as balance that can guarantee my visa?I will provide my payslip and other documents required.

I would be staying for two weeks although the visa should last for 6 months

Thank you

teeewai:
Hi Guys,

Good job on the work here guys!!! I currently reside in the UK and intend to invite my mum over as i just had a baby. Mum is retired with a monthly pension of around 80k, that means she can't sponsor herself. I intend to send my savings bank statement with £4k+ for her application. She has previously visited UK during my graduation a couple of years back

1.) Do we still need to include her bank statement - to show her monthly income (Does this prove ties to home country?)
2.) Any idea how much the ECO will be looking for as maintenance for 2 months stay?
3.) Are the below list of docs good to go? any other docs to add?
- Mum's monthly statement
- Pension letter/docs to show she's retired
- My bank statement
- Invitation letter from myself
- Rental agreement here in UK
- My payslips
- wifey's payslips

Regards

Aatiikoo:



Thanks.... When did you submit your application

Linc000:



I Submitted on 26th April and do biometric same day..... I have sent mail and called two times.....

Aatiikoo:


Yours should be Settlement VISA, mine is Visitor VISA.
I tracked it again this evening on the UK website and it has been decided but yet to be updated on TLS contact website.

justwise:


Is this a training program or a full calendar year course?

teeewai:


@justwise
@ekpotek
@Brightingsus
@All

Thanks for the replies guys, really appreciate!!! Just the final bit.

I have 3 months left on my current work visa and ready to renew

- Is it advisable to invite mum while I have 3 months left on my visa or renew my visa first before inviting
- I haven't updated my bank with my new address, so the statement I intend to send to her has my old address while rental agreement has new address. Could this be an issue?

Regards

cookies:
Hi, please what Uk site is that other than TLScontact that I can track my visitor visa?

Aatiikoo:


https://contact-ukvi.homeoffice.gov.uk/app/visa_application/checkvisastatus

nicebaba:



@Aatiikoo which reference number did you use on this website? cause it is not accepting my GWF********* application number. It comes back with The reference number GWF******** has not been recognised.