MamaEEE:



Have you tried British council... Google it, I did mine from them and saw their advert 2days ago for enrollment for fresh intake...

Ayotunde71:
Dear all,

I read most of the posts on the previous pages and i must say they have been really helpful. Thank you to everyone that has been taking time to share their experience(s) on this platform.

I am preparing to apply for spouse visa to join my husband in the UK as soon as possible. He holds an ILR, he was previously married and divorced before we got married a month ago (He has the decree absolute).

As part of the accommodation requirement, he currently lives with a friend in a single room self contain rented by the friend (the friends name appears on the tenancy agreement) but their name both appears on the internet payment document (utility bill). He has been planning to get an apartment for us as soon as my visa is approved. Do you think we could use his current address for the application and write a letter stating we would get a bigger apartment for us as soon as i get my visa?
What other advice can you give based on your experience?

Also, for the financial requirements, he meets the requirements of £18,600 annually. Do you think he has to still show some more money he has currently in his account? if yes, do you have a rough idea of how much please?

Furthermore, do i have to show any financial document that belongs to me since he is my sponsor?

Finally, i read in some of the previous posts about posting documents to Sheffield, this remains unclear as some were saying it is needed while other said it is an old rule. Can someone please explain the current situation better?


Thanks in anticipation of your responses.

Success2011:
When did you do yours?

MamaEEE:


* It's a little bit dicey, but the living room is also considered as a room. But in this case for an application I really would advice he gets a new place den u put in the application. If it was to b a 2bedroom with a living room that should b fine.
* I am afraid that won't count ooo, dey don't care... Dey need u to get everything right at the time of ur application. The future is for you dey bliv in the present
Get it right once and for all.if your husband can move into a one room/living room before u apply would be preferable...
Cheers

justwise:


Let your husband rent one bedroom house or flat, his current arrangement is not good.

If he meets the financial requirement then nothing is expected from you financially.

I don't know if the system has changed but all documents will be sent to Sheffield, send your documents to your husband then he will add his and post to Sheffield

Success2011:
Please, any idea when IELTS will resume in Nigeria.?
Heard they haven't resumed since the outbreak of Coronavirus.

Thehilah4jesus:
The wait for has been very traumatizing for me and the only thing that can make me less anxious is hearing spouse visa applicants in Nigeria beginning to get response to their visa applications. Please if anyone who applied this year has gotten approved in the last 2weeks kindly share here. Thank you

chaRloBass:
I understand how you feel, I've been waiting since February and there's a friend who also applied within same period & still waiting. However, I got a recent mail that my application was completed on 26Aug and another mail requesting to submit my passport to be re-issued a 90day Entry clearance vignette. I've submitted but yet to receive my passport as timescale for PP return isn't defined.

Just distract yourself as much as possible.

It will definitely end in praise.

oscarwilde:
Hi guys,

I really need your help in packaging my spouse Visa.

My wife who is a British citizen left Nigeria February 2020 to settle in the UK. She has been working since May 2020 and we are ready to start the spouse Visa application process. Kindly help me with useful information to make the process error free.

We are planning on getting an accommodation in the UK for us by November as she is currently staying with family.

I would like to know;
1. If we can use the marriage certificate given to us at the local government marriage registry. Do I need to be re-issued by the federal registry and if yes, please what is the process?
2. Do I need to summit my statement of account also or just hers is required.
3. We have 3 kids but won't be taking them along immediately, will that be a problem?
4. Can she apply from the UK on my behalf?
5. If she can, do I need the originals to be sent me after registration. Will I need it for interview, if any?
6. My passport is expiring 2022. Do you advice I get a new one?
7. Anything else I may need for the application to fly
..

Thanks... i look forward to your help..

Thehilah4jesus:
wooow!!!! February It is well. I hope you get your passport back with visa ijmn. Thank you for your response, am trying to distract myself but it's not been so easy. The process is grueling but l remain hopeful. I look forward to hear your good news cos it will cheer me up if l get a positive news for successful application. I wish all of us the very best of luck.

Kinpelz:
I am that person since February 16. @chaRloBass and I are just 2 days apart. He did his bio on the 14 and just picked up his passport today. I think yours will be done within the normal timeline depending on the service you selected. I would advise that you keep your mind busy even though it is difficult.

Just got an email that my passport is now ready for collection. For anyone in a similar situation or know someone having the same issue, you can escalate through the paid email. It works and I feel sad that I didn't use it on time. My spouse and I called the homeoffice 5 times spending over £150 on the call with no progress, proper feedback or escalation. I used the email escalation on the 4 September as advised by @chaRloBass and it worked. I have seen 3 people used it and get response within 1month.

Best wishes to everyone

boywonder225:
Got my spouse visa today.
Priority; 10 days after biometrics.


Thank you guys that helped me sort out a thing or two and this place saved me from quite alot. I really appreciate.



Please is it necessary to do a corona virus test before leaving?

mimilyrics:
1. No. The LG marriage certificate is accepted since it's legally recognized in Nigeria.

2. If she earns £18,600 annually, she's good on that count.
2a. Her payslips which must be dated through the last 6 months.
2b. Employment contract showing that she meets the minimum financial requirements.
3. She will need an extra £3,800 for the first child + £2,400 for the 2nd & 3rd children so add this to the required £18,600 to get your final figure.

4. Yes but she'll need to select the application country as Nigeria and you'll have to check to ensure that correct info is filled in because the onus of information correctness is on you as the applicant.

5. You can upload using self-upload.

6. You don't need a new passport now. You can only apply for a new passport when you've got 6 months or less to the expiry or if you have no more blank pages left.

7. Accomodation evidence which will be provided by your wife. This must show that there's enough room for your family at the property listed. I know that there's a part that asks for the number of rooms in the accommodation.

7. Evidence of a genuine and subsisting relationship ie. Communication evidence, flight tickets for visits between you two, pictures, joint bills, joint bank accounts (if any), evidence of the period you've lived together over the past 2 years since she just moved back to the UK this year.

8. Children's birth certificates listing both of you as their parents.

9. All your passports.

10. Her proof of address ie. Phone bills, bank statement, electricity bill, Gas bill etc.
I'll update if I remember anything that I've missed.

boywonder225:
Got my spouse visa today.
Priority; 10 days after biometrics.


Thank you guys that helped me sort out a thing or two and this place saved me from quite alot. I really appreciate.



Please is it necessary to do a corona virus test before leaving?

Thehilah4jesus:
wooow!!!! February It is well. I hope you get your passport back with visa ijmn. Thank you for your response, am trying to distract myself but it's not been so easy. The process is grueling but l remain hopeful. I look forward to hear your good news cos it will cheer me up if l get a positive news for successful application. I wish all of us the very best of luck.

oscarwilde:


Thanks so much @mimilyrics

I am really grateful for your response.

1. I was very shaken about the marriage certificate because my wife is not here.

2. I am not planning to travel with my kids because of limitations in funding but I wanted to know if I'll be asked about leaving them in Nigeria and if it could cause me any problems.

3. I saw a video saying that the accommodation document should have my name. It further shows we did everything together. Kindly help confirm.

4. The thing is we have been together in Nigeria for the past 7years, she just left this February when I lost my job. We have no flight history outside Nigeria. So what will suffice as evidence of the period we've lived together over the past 2 years? Are the pictures enough?

5. She is planning to get accommodation about the same time we are starting the application. Does she need to get the place earlier? and why if so.

6. I don't have travel history even though I have an expired passport I never used.. will I be required to submit the expired passport? And will my travel history affect anything..

chaRloBass:
Thanks Thehilah4jesus. I got my spouse visa 2days ago!
Be expectant, it will end in praise.

mimilyrics:
You're welcome.

1. Don't be. Any document legally accepted by the Nigerian government is accepted by UKVI.

2. Whether you're going with them or not, you should mention them on your application.

3. If you've got bills in your joint names in Nigeria before she left, include them. If you don't have accommodation in both your names in Nigeria, no need to panic. Gather all documents that shows both of you as living at same address during her time in Nigeria ie. doctor's letter, driver's licence etc.

4. Pictures, bills, WhatsApp messages and/or communications after she moved, evidence of any money she's sent to you and just about anything that shows that you still have a continuing relationship.

5. She should get it earlier so that she can have bills with that address alongside the tenancy agreement.

6. No, you don't need your expired passport except it has a valid Visa or previous visa to show your travel history.

helen44:
hello everyone, I need a little help ,my husband is a British citizen and has filed for me to join him we have summited our application 2 weeks ago, but I was just told that I am suppose to include an IELTS Results and a Tuberculosis certificate which I did not , now my question is , is there any way to send these 2 documents to the uk embassy in Nigeria ?

helen44:
hello everyone, I need a little help ,my husband is a British citizen and has filed for me to join him we have summited our application 2 weeks ago, but I was just told that I am suppose to include an IELTS Results and a Tuberculosis certificate which I did not , now my question is , is there any way to send these 2 documents to the uk embassy in Nigeria ?

Ayotunde71:
Hello house, is Tuberculosis test result a mandatory requirement for spouse visa application from Nigeria?

I would be applying from Germany, do I need it too?

Bourne007:
You are exempted If you have lived for at least 6 months in a country where TB screening is not required by the UK, and you’ve been away from that country for no more than 6 months.

https://www.gov.uk/tb-test-visa