Teniremi:
Hello, pls everyone did biometric at VI recently. I completed my 15 workings days today no response yet. Should i mail them?

Tutu82:

Maybe request to speak to the manager since this does not sit well with you and for posterity as well.I would understand if they used just your initials then your surname but to shorten it for you is news to me.

Brtrue:


Thank you for the advice. I saw the manager but I was told my name was really too long to be contained in the bank statement. The middle-name can't be made an initial too.

I have however been offered a reference letter from the bank to be attached to the bank statement.

josephb:
Hi All Gurus in the House.

I would like to humbly know, can a person who has been to the UK on a 6 months visa in 2010 (spent 18 days) apply for a 2 years visa now?

He's been previously refused a UK visa Four times after his first visit.
NOTE: All refused visa applications were 6 months application.

Reasons being that the ECO not sure he will return and that Statements submitted didn't reflect monthly income. (He operates personal business (Limited Liabilities) submitted company's statements and Personal)

The last UK Visa application was in Nov. 2016.

After this time, he's been to;

France × 2 (2019 & 2021)
Germany ×1 (2021)
Belgium ×2 (2020 & 2021)
Luxembourg×1
Netherlands x1
United Arab Emirates × 2 (2016 & 2018)
Turkey × 1 (2020)
Ethiopia×1 (2016)

All these were for Buisnesses and Family Vacations.

For this year, he is planning to visit London in November for A-3-day Submit (mainly for Business)

What can he do differently?
Will only the Company's account work in His favour? ( he doesn't pay himself salaries but His company stands well)

Kindly give (advises) and encouragement.

Tutu82:

Yes he is eligible to apply for 2 years however,it is common sense to assume that if the 6 months is refused then it is highly likely the 2years would be refused as well.It is not duration that matters,what he needs to work on is to rectify the reasons the ECO gave for refusal.

Tutu82:

I answer my surname double barrelled so in all it’s 15 letters and my Nigerian account put it all on there so still don’t understand.It’s like an external exam shortening your name which can pose an issue as some quarters will and can argue it’s not the same individual.
At least they issued a cover letter.x.

Brtrue:


I don't understand too. I was told the system can't accommodate more than 38 characters.

I will add the ref letter and explain in my cover letter.

Thank you

giselle237:
You do not need to be in a hurry. Those strange deposits will be scrutinized. Why don’t you wait until you have at least 4 months of clean transactions in your personal statement where you dnt need to be explaining yourself up and down.
If you are refused, you will wish you had waited.
Do you have any travel history?

undercoverbroda:
Good evening eldergods of the house and mortals. Please I need your advice. I am an accountant by profession. I have been working in the federal Civil service as an accountant for the past 9 years. I am married with 2 kids and I'm 33 years old. I have no prior experience in the health sector. However, I want to study nursing as I have no love for accounting. I actually have the passion for nursing.

Please what are my chances?
Is it doable?
Which uk university need I apply to?

Thanks for your anticipated responses?

giselle237:
@esdajo you do not need to take the physical docsto tls. You can do self service and upload all yiur documents yourself
You dnt need the tax clearance certificate
What is the purpose of the trip?- there needs to be a good reason.

Tutu82:

Yes he is eligible to apply for 2 years however,it is common sense to assume that if the 6 months is refused then it is highly likely the 2years would be refused as well.It is not duration that matters,what he needs to work on is to rectify the reasons the ECO gave for refusal.

CSPb:
Glory to Jesus Christ.

Visa collected (Visiting visa)

Biometric day: 26th July ( Standard)
Collection mail: 11th August
Collected: 12th August.

Have learned alot from this trend.
What I have learned from my visa process is to be sincere and truthful.
I had alot of Negative balance in my bank balance at the end of 3 months in my 6 month bank statement. The money I used was deposited by my sponsor just 7 day before I submitted my application.
I used Cover letter to explain everything in my bank statement.

You must have a strong purpose for going to UK and strong affiliation at Home.

Glory to God Almighty.

Tutu82:

It’s good to have passion and follow it however,the only challenge is that people with no nursing backgrounds here either do the Access to HE diploma route or degree apprenticeship pathway and these are mostly not open to overseas students.
If you have 5 credits including English,maths and biology you can apply as an undergraduate in some universities but with the pound to Naira conversion on a 3 year course that’s a lot of money spending.
You can consider qualifying in Nigeria and then come to the United Kingdom for MSc Nursing.
Go look on YouTube you would learn how some Nigerian nurses(and non nurses) who now work abroad explain their journey.

esdajo:


The purpose is just for tourism for myself for now then I intend to apply for my family next summer during the long break. I already paid for the assisted service at TLS. I was just wondering if they would frown that the documents are too much because I have to ensure that I back every single claim up with a document or sets of documents in order to avoid any further refusals which won't be good for me at all. Any more tips please?

megastu:
Why does he have so much travel experience within this COVID 19 era?

undercoverbroda:



Thanks a lot. This helps. I have 5 credits which includes English, Mathematics and Biology.

I have one follow-up question. If I'm doing a 3 years undergraduate course, do I need maintenance cost for the 3 years or just for 9months?

megastu:
Why does he have so much travel experience within this COVID 19 era?

kpiper2473:
@giselle237
@justwise
And everyone doing their best on this thread to ensure applicants get +ve results.VISA ALERT!!!
Until I joined this wonderful thread,i never knew visa applications could be this easy.

josephb:
Do you think with a board of resolution, stating why the submit needs to be attended, the Company statements of account would fly?
Also, the Submit is an Annual Event, which is basically meeting business associates around the world, Last year it was atteneded online due to the Covid-19.

pufframmy:
My Advise to all applying as Self employ and using CAC Certificate,
IF you know your CAC is showing Inactive on their Portal Kindly donot apply cause this is red flag now, try and work on it to get it back to active
they are currently checking this on all applicant who submited their company certificate,

esdajo:
Hi everyone,

I was refused a U.K visitor's visa in July when I applied from Germany as I am a graduate student there and one of the reasons was because I indicated I only wanted to spend 4 days in the U.K, not minding the 10 days quarantine period. The other reason was with a large deposit in my German bank account.

Now I want to reapply from Nigeria in September since I am home on holidays. I have prepared a cover letter addressing all three concerns of the ECO regarding my previous application with evidence to back up each point I made. Secondly, I have tons of documents ranging from property ownership documents to business related documents such as bills of lading, payment receipts, etc as I own an importation business here and also school fees receipts for my kids, their birth certificates and my academic and professional credentials as well. My questions are as follows:

1. Are there limits to what documents I can submit at the VAC on the day of my appointment? As the documents I have gathered so far are up to 40 pages and more are still to come. Is this acceptable?
Only submit documents that are strongly relevant to your cause. Avoid too much shalaye (explanation) as this could lead to more questions from the ECO

2. I move monies between my personal and business accounts as payments are sometimes made into my personal account from where I transfer back to my business account which is solely operated by me. I made reference to this in my cover letter together with proof of being the sole operator of both accounts, most especially the business account with proof of a check (front and back) I issued and signed alone moving some money into my personal account from my business account. I intend to submit both bank statements so they can see the movements of monies between both accounts. Is it okay this way? Only submit bank statements that adequately prove your financial strenght without too much explanation of how the inflow or outflow to the account came about

3. Do I also need to go get a tax clearance certificate to add to the list of documents I will be submitting or can I do away with that? I was told by an agent that I don't need it. How true is this? Tax clearance from which country - Germany or Nigeria?

Please, I need your imputs as it would go a long way in helping me do it right this time around.

Lest I forget. I have been to the U.S twice in the past without overstaying and been living in Germany for over 6 years. I only visit home to spend time with my family as most of my trips are to Nigeria as indicated on the entry/exit stamps on my passport pages, both old and the new one. This is one of your strong proof of ties home, make sure you mention this

Please I need a response as I am submitting my application next week. Thanks for your contributions in advance.