rmx:

got a 10 years visa tuesday , was not even upto 15 working days,asked for advice here and nobody really gave me any, my advice for everybody applying is read properly the info on the official website and nairaland and submit genuine docs

Phong:

Hi everyone, my visa was refused with the reason is I don't have translation of graduated certificate.And my attribute point is 0. Anyway, I can solve it.
However in my fund's point award also is 0. But they typed a sentence below that " Points awarded as claimed". What does it's mean ? My bank account has enough money and i paid my fee course already.
I really need everyone's help

Phong:

Hi everyone, my visa was refused with the reason is I don't have translation of graduated certificate.And my attribute point is 0. Anyway, I can solve it.
However in my fund's point award also is 0. But they typed a sentence below that " Points awarded as claimed". What does it's mean ? My bank account has enough money and i paid my fee course already.[/b]I really need everyone's help

Phong:

Yes, I studied bachelor in my country : Vietnam and now i studying MBA. I got 7200 pound in my saving acc and i am living in London. My fee is 6450 pound. And the main thing i want to understand " Points awarded as claimed" meant ? ( omg, do you bless me
Wait for your reply

Phong:

Thx you so much for your answer . That meant i got the fund point and don't have to worry about it. I just order an agency translate my Certificate and i will get it on Tuesday. So i hope everything gonna be ok
So the other thing which i consider is do i have to send Home Office all reference again like New or Old Bank Statement , Photo, Visa Letter from Uni? Because they only send me back Passport and Bank Statement or i just send them Translation of Certificate with AT1 form ( new form which was attached with mail ).
One more time, thx you, you r good guy

Vengagirl:

Hello,

My fiance applied for student visa in 2008 before we started dating, he was refused on the grounds that he supplied a forged WAEC certificate. He appealed but he never heard the outcome of the appeal (I think he appealed after the 28 day period). Although he said he kept calling the AIT but they keep telling him they are still looking into his case.

When we started dating, I went to Nigeria to see him and I encouraged him to apply again. He has family member here in the UK, he got a eltter of invitation from his sister who lives here, she also gave him copy of her passport which has her leave to remain (or work permit) I can't remember, her house agreement and letter of invitation. I also submitted a copy of my passport, rent statements, contact of employment, letter of invitation and payslips and he stated the reason for his visit as coming to see his sister and fiancee.

He applied in October 2009 for a family visitor application and his appliation declined on the basis that he has not satified the immigrations rules set out in paragraph 41 and Paragraph 320(7B) and s370 (7B) of the immigration rules which deals with situations where an applicant has previously breached an immigration rule. His family visitor application was declined based on a previous student application he made in 2008. It was in the delcine reasons that they informed him that his student visa appeal was declined even though he did not reeive any document to that effect. The ECO then stated that even though my fiance says he appealled, he did not provide them with the outcome of that appeal.

As such he was told that all subsequent applications will be declined until 2018 ( I know the immigration rule is to exclude persons from the UK who provide forged documents as part of their application submission for 10 years).

He was given a right to appeal (as he had applied for a family visitor application). I asked him how he obtained the WAEC certificate and he explained that a Man who works in WAEC told him that he could provide him with a replacement WAEC certificate ( the guy then provided the WAEC certificate). His waec certificate was lost and he did not know that waec don't furnish replacement certificate. The issue here is his result has not been falsified on the certificate. His result was exactly the same as what he scored in the exam.

I encouraged him to appeal so I drafted an appeal letter on the following grounds

-Explained how he had met the member of staff who claim to work in WAEC
- Explained the fact that if he was aware that the certificate was forged he would not have gotten involved
- Explained the fact that his result on the certificate was not falsified ( so this was not a grade boosting exercise)
- Explained the fact that he has other family members who travel to the UK and return and they have not made UK their homes (becoming illegal immigrants)
- He provided his employment letter and landed property letters
- He was not notified that his student visa appeal was turned down.


I then sent the letter to the AIT here in the UK by registered post. I told him that we should opt for oral hearing but he did not want to stress his sister even though she actually agreed that he should appeal and explain how he obtained the waec certificate.

We have not heard from the AIT since the appeal was filed and I do know that it does take sometime.

I am very worried as we will be getting married soon and I know that after marriage when he applies for spousal visa his previous issues will come up. ( Although I am british) but I have heard of cases where application has been declined. But then again I have heard of worse cases where a spouse is granted a settlement visa even where the man had lived in the UK and had issues with police.

I really do not want to relocate to Nigeria now but my partner keeps telling me that if we apply after marriage and he's not granted I will have to come to Nigeria. I have contacted immigration consultants and their fee is just ridiculously high.

I am dying with worry every passing day with this 10 year ban hanging over his head (depending on the outcome of the recent appeal), although I am trying to be positive by saying that he will be granted a settlement visa, however even I am unsure what the status is for an applicant who has been excluded from entering into the UK for 10 years if such applicant then gets married to a British citizen.

Can anyone in the house please put me out of my misery by offering any useful hints and tips that would help solidify our case for when we make an application after marriage?

Thank you.

Emzybrown:

Hi everyone,i am a nigerian born in bulgaria,am currently in my final year in nigerian university,i hope to do my masters in uk,my promblems are (1)my bg passport expired 17 years ago,can i renew it.(2)incase i renewed it can i travel to uk as an EU citizen without visa.(3)will schools accept me as an EU citizen.tanks so much

Emzybrown:

@debosky,can i be allowed to work in uk for 3 years then i will apply for my masters and pay as an EU student.

justwise:

@1977ng

If u appeal without meeting those requirements listed by ECO then u stand no chance of wining.

Get those 3 missing documents as listed by ECO and re-apply.

1977ng:

Thanks for the response. I will get them and reapply. Once again, can i use the same bank statement? cos its not dated more than i month by second week of january from the date of issue.

justwise:

Have u withdrawn from the account? If u haven't taken the money out then use it.
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No. Thanks 4 the advice