ifematreal:
Hello house! I learnt US embassy is now detecting fake Dubai passport control. My worry is that my passport is carrying one. I'll be applying UK visiting Visa in couple of weeks, does UK Embassy too confirm /detect fake passport controls? I'm asking this to avoid incidences of rejection.

Thanks

tayeby78:
Please quote your appeal timeline here and if you don't mind, the reasons why you were refused and what documents you provided to rectify the refusal.
My husband has appealed since February 12 2017, got notice of pending appeal 11th April and this week makes it 15th week and we've got nothing - 21/7/17.
Our lawyer has been completely useless throughout this whole process and the appeal was his idea as he was convinced it'll get overturned at the review stage. The wait is excruciating. I wish I'd seen this forum earlier.

Please house, what is the next stage for us regarding this matter? I hear the HO have a backlog and people that have paid priority are waiting up to 12 weeks? To top it all, today is our one year anniversary we did traditional wedding and I couldn't even celebrate it with my husband:-(

quote author=na271 post=48666426]Dear all,

as i successfully appealed against the visa refusal and the tribunal overturned the decision and ask me to repay the IHS fee and submit the passport and tribunal decision letter to the VAC and I am applied from out of UK, hence i have to pay IHS online through my online account onl;y. But can't pay thorough my GWA number through which i paid last time, that they returned back after the refusal of visa. HOW I CAN PAY MY IHS now through my online account? anybody can help?

thanks
na271

zymanda:
Hello guys. I have been a silent follower. Pls I need advice. My review was denied by the ECM reason that my husband didn't meet the financial threshold and the relationship is not genuine but the issue is we met the threshold and above(he is self employed?) we sent them proof of our relationship Skype chat, WhatsApp chat and statement of acc which shows money he sends to me for my monthly upkeep. But they still said it's not enough. We had more WhatsApp chats and pictures but I was living in France where we met, got married and I came back to nigeria for something and decided to apply from here so I lost most chats and phone records. The ECM quoted DR 38 (Morocco) and said we shouldn't bring in more evidence. Since I have been in Nigeria we have been communicating, met and taken pictures together and he has bee sending money for my upkeep, can't we use these? The tribunal asked for more evidence as we choosed paper hearing(don't know if it's OK and faster as I am tired of waiting and the distance is tearing me) Pls advice on what next to do as I am confused. Thanks

obiw24:
My May people, any news?

joygirl2017:




Some one who had her biometric 1st of May just got her visa the way I see things hn from next week people will start getting replies fully nextweek .

Your biometric was 25th may that will be till middle of August from how I have been seeing the trend .
Am waiting for news from Mr bbbb to receive his o .

Lexusgs430:


Jejely go apply for a new passport......... Instant refusal, because your passport in its present form would be seized .......

NB : Not forgetting a 10 year ban..........

ifematreal:
Hello house! I learnt US embassy is now detecting fake Dubai passport control. My worry is that my passport is carrying one. I'll be applying UK visiting Visa in couple of weeks, does UK Embassy too confirm /detect fake passport controls? I'm asking this to avoid incidences of rejection.

Thanks

tunderule2016:
please listen to what Lexusgs430 said...

zymanda:
Hello guys. I have been a silent follower. Pls I need advice. My review was denied by the ECM reason that my husband didn't meet the financial threshold and the relationship is not genuine but the issue is we met the threshold and above(he is self employed?) we sent them proof of our relationship Skype chat, WhatsApp chat and statement of acc which shows money he sends to me for my monthly upkeep. But they still said it's not enough. We had more WhatsApp chats and pictures but I was living in France where we met, got married and I came back to nigeria for something and decided to apply from here so I lost most chats and phone records. The ECM quoted DR 38 (Morocco) and said we shouldn't bring in more evidence. Since I have been in Nigeria we have been communicating, met and taken pictures together and he has bee sending money for my upkeep, can't we use these? The tribunal asked for more evidence as we choosed paper hearing(don't know if it's OK and faster as I am tired of waiting and the distance is tearing me) Pls advice on what next to do as I am confused. Thanks

Lexusgs430:


Oga don appear o. How u dey? Longest time.....

tunderule2016:
Bruv it has been longer than longest lol.... bless God and miss you guyz like kilode.... you and justwise and others has been doing a great job .. honestly... I cant believe 1 year ago i was here reading and waiting for my application to be reviewed.. WOW...

I hope someday we meet though.. Hope you are alright anyways.. i reflect back today from what i have read on here and the conversation i have had with ppl like u , justwise,frontpage lawyer... who say naija no get good ppl.. God bless u guyz

Lexusgs430:



If i was handling your brief, i would advice you to withdraw the appeal and reapply ( subject to certain terms).....
Reapplication is a more expensive approach, only if the rejection was based on lack of application preparation on your part.
Which brings me to my last question,why was the application refused ? And have you made adjustments?

tayeby78:
Application was refused based on not meeting the financial requirements......i hasn't been in my current employment for 6 months so I combined my documents from self employment and 3 months of current earrings to show evidence which was completely wrong. This had now been rectified as I have been in current employment for over a year now and earn over 40k per annum.

Also refused on relationship not being genuine cos we only submitted pictures from court wedding and traditional wedding which was about 6 pictures.....*covers face * and no chat or call history included. Again, we have enormous evidence to prove this.

Lastly was the English language because we only added the transcripts from his UK masters degree and not the degree certificate but we have now done a naric certification from his bsc in naija.

Lawyer reckons it is not a good idea to reapply now since there's a hold on making decisions on spousal applications 're the financial requirements and that even priority applications are waiting longer than usual. I am so confused. Don't know what other steps to take. Just wish I'd known about the forum before we applied:-(

Lexusgs430:

No we didn't enlist the help of a lawyer when making the initial application.

Accommodation is fine however I've had to move back to mothers 5 bedroom house.....got lonely and depressed living alone in a 2 bed flat without the husband. Mother is happy to provide accommodation for application if need be.

I'm happy to reapply asap but lawyer is reluctant due to the current dispute at hand but how would I know when the ban has been lifted?
Just heard that the MPs are currently on vacation and won't be back to work till September to enlisting their help is no good at the moment. I'm just tired of the charades of it all.
By the way, Thanks for hearing me out.............really appreciate you.

Very very true

Did you initiate the services of the Lawyer, during your application process initially ?

You have already covered your face, in the errors you initially made. And it looks like you have made serious corrections to amend.

Accommodation situation covered well ?


NB : All applications (normal & priority) are currently experiencing very long wait periods........

Appeals would even face much longer waiting periods, in comparison to fresh applications. Hence my advice. Appeal would definitely be a cheaper option, its entirely your call how long you are prepared to wait for......

Lexusgs430:


Yes, they return 5th Of September.........

How long is this hold ? If you could answer this question, I would tell you how long this hold is ..... How long is a piece of string ?

Unfortunately, its a waiting game. If the appeal route is your best route, expect an 18 month - 20 months waiting period...........

tayeby78:
Application was refused based on not meeting the financial requirements......i hasn't been in my current employment for 6 months so I combined my documents from self employment and 3 months of current earrings to show evidence which was completely wrong. This had now been rectified as I have been in current employment for over a year now and earn over 40k per annum.

Also refused on relationship not being genuine cos we only submitted pictures from court wedding and traditional wedding which was about 6 pictures.....*covers face * and no chat or call history included. Again, we have enormous evidence to prove this.

Lastly was the English language because we only added the transcripts from his UK masters degree and not the degree certificate but we have now done a naric certification from his bsc in naija.

Lawyer reckons it is not a good idea to reapply now since there's a hold on making decisions on spousal applications 're the financial requirements and that even priority applications are waiting longer than usual. I am so confused. Don't know what other steps to take. Just wish I'd known about the forum before we applied:-(

tayeby78:
Application was refused based on not meeting the financial requirements......i hasn't been in my current employment for 6 months so I combined my documents from self employment and 3 months of current earrings to show evidence which was completely wrong. This had now been rectified as I have been in current employment for over a year now and earn over 40k per annum.

Also refused on relationship not being genuine cos we only submitted pictures from court wedding and traditional wedding which was about 6 pictures.....*covers face * and no chat or call history included. Again, we have enormous evidence to prove this.

Lastly was the English language because we only added the transcripts from his UK masters degree and not the degree certificate but we have now done a naric certification from his bsc in naija.

Lawyer reckons it is not a good idea to reapply now since there's a hold on making decisions on spousal applications 're the financial requirements and that even priority applications are waiting longer than usual. I am so confused. Don't know what other steps to take. Just wish I'd known about the forum before we applied:-(

teejay231:


You need to reapply. Pay slips must match with bank statements. Include as many pictures as possible as well as chat and/or call records over the time period of your relationship. Get a letter from your landlord stating spouse is allowed to live with you, including your tenancy agreement if possible and an accommodation report to state that there will be no overcrowding.

The hold on spousal applications has been due to backlog on applications not meeting the financial requirements. This was caused by the Supreme Court ruling in February this year. However, the Home Office made those changes on July 20, 2017 and will begin implementing on August 10, 2017. You can see https://www.freemovement.org.uk/home-office-makes-changes-appendix-fm-minimum-income-rule-following-mm-case/ for more details. If your lawyer doesn't know this, then I do advise that you get yourself a new lawyer or do it yourself. There's a group on Facebook that's also great at helping in this process and afterwards.

readynow:
Hello, myself and my wife communicate through WhatsApp and Facebook is that ok,but most of our calls are on WhatsApp.
she left for UK 7 month ago and has beeen working since then.
We hardly send mails and we don't do Skype call. Just Facebook and WhatsApp call.does this have effect on our application since someone says that mails are important
2.on her email the name is in her marital name I.e but her passport is in her maiden name.can she edit her name in gmail settings to reflect the maiden name to correspond with the name on her passport,since her passport still reflect her maiden name.
3. Will changing her name in her gmail account setting from marital to maiden to correspond with her passport not raise suspicion.your prompt and kind response will be appreciated.
Example : all emails before now are in:Fola patrick ( marital name patrick)but want to change on gmail setting t to:reacheal Fola Smith (Smith being her maiden name) as reflected on her passport.
4.we communicate most of the times using whatsapp and sometimes through facebook messenger.whatapp record the call logs record is showing MY SWEETHEART which is the name i use to save her number. is this ok or should i change it to her real name

Phebesfab:
Just checked the link now...a decision has been made since 25th of July but TLS hasn't updated my application status. I can't wait o... Good luck to everyone of us in Jesus name.

Phebesfab:
Just checked the link now...a decision has been made since 25th of July but TLS hasn't updated my application status. I can't wait o... Good luck to everyone of us in Jesus name.

obiw24:


Thank you Jesus.

The settlement visa decision blessing is in my neighborhood.

Congrats in advance dear. It'll definitely be ready for pick up on Friday or Monday.

MrBBBB:


Congrats. Good to hear people r recieving feedback. I heard. TLS website was down last week. So that might be the case.

Please when did u do ur biometrics?

Hello guys what's up with May people? Anything yet?

obiw24:


Thank you Jesus.

The settlement visa decision blessing is in my neighborhood.

Congrats in advance dear. It'll definitely be ready for pick up on Friday or Monday.

joygirl2017:

teejay231:


1. As far as I understand, as long as you have records for most of the duration of the relationship, it doesn't matter if it's just whatsapp or Facebook or both.

2. I know people with maiden names on their account statements and employment letters and it didn't affect them in anyway. Email settings are far less important.

3. Be advised that a lot of spouses keep their maiden name even after getting married, doesn't have anything to do the application.

4. Doesn't matter. You can include in your cover or introductory letter that your spouses nickname on your chat records is so so.