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Foreveryours201:
Are you too waiting in a decision?

Caribbeanwify28:
Yes.. I am soo happy he'll be back for christmas

Caribbeanwify28:
Heyyyyy Guys

God is so GOOD!

Hubby received an email today at 1:57pm I saw it at 2pm that his passport is ready to collect. I called him and said babes they close at 4 please go there now I cant wait any longer.

He collected his passport today and his visa was issued!!

Time to book his return flight!!

Thanks guys for all you support especially @Abby LOve and @Lexus

Foreveryours201:
Morning Gurus!


So I have been gathering documents to attach to my appeal. They are:


- Payslips provided by employer from payroll system January - October 2016 (3 more since original application);

- P60 for 2016 (originally submitted);

- Letter from finance department confirming my employment, position, length of service and that payslips were issued from their payroll system and a break down of gross monthly earnings (submitted 1 originally so sending another) ;

- Employment contract ;

- Bank statements January - October 2016 (3 more statements since original application);

- quarterly gas bill July and October  (1 more since original application);

- quarterly electric bill July and October  (1 more since original application);

- Council tax bill (originally sent, sending again);

- Rent account statement x 2 (new info);

- Annual Student loan statement (new info);

- Gas safety record for rented accommodation  (new info);

- Tenancy  agreement + letter from tenancy  manager (new info);

- Maternity certificate  (new info, could not be submitted at time of application because they are only issued after a certain amount of weeks of pregnancy);

- Hospital detailed scan assessment letter confirming multpile pregnancy (originally sent);

- Mum's terminal illness diagnosis confirmation from GP;

- Applicant's degree certificate and letter from university confirming degree studied and examined in English  (originally submitted );

- Email correspondence from UK Naric regarding application for Degree comparability statement  (new info).


Pending documents to be sent once available:

UK Naric comparability statement 


Do you think this is all OK?

I have highlighted my name, address, employee number, date, gross earnings on payslips, employer letter and P60.

I have also highlighted my name, date and address on all bills, statements. I have highlighted on my bank statements where my salary is paid into my account as well as the date, name and address.

Caribbeanwify28:
Hey guys

Especially @Lexusgs & @Abby Love

My husband received a decision made email this evening at 5:30.... The HO has confirmed receipt of the IHS payment also. I sent and Email Form and they confirmed they received the payment!

I really pray it's good news. Hopefully his documents are sent back some point this week. Will keep you guys posted.

Nkiruka1986:
Abbylove, I pray that you will not have to wait much longer and that you will be with your husband soon

Benz101:
@Lexusgs430 thanks for your respaponse. I did not pay for priority, considering the fact that my wife has been denied UK and US visas four times each, and I am currently in Nigeria, I did not bother paying for priority. We don't mind the wait game provided HO give us what we want.

Benz101:
@Lexusgs430 thanks for your response. I did not pay for priority, considering the fact that my wife has been denied UK and US visas four times each, and I am currently in Nigeria, I did not bother paying for priority. We don't mind the wait game provided HO give us what we want.

Nkiruka1986:
Abbylove, thank you so much for the advice. I was thinking to do the same thing... in the meantime we will try to get a visa for Greece where he can stay with my family so at least the communication will be easier and I will be able to visit regularly. Thank you for not forgetting about me

Abbylove:
Hi.

Little chatting is still chatting.

Its not going to pose a problem

You may choose to provide an explanation for why you have little evidence of communication during that period in the "additional information" space of your online application form...or in your cover letter

Ensure pictures for the before, duration & after that time he was with you (Nov '15 to Feb '16) are dated and included

Good luck @oladunni4real

oladunni4real:
good day everyone,
I read Nkiruka1986, and I don't know if my case is similar to hers.My hubby moved back to UK in Feb 2016, and every details of our application including communication and other supporting documents start from then. the only other thing we have that has a timeline is our pictures.from 2014 till when he left. watsapp is from February(phone changed). and we have been living together since we got married in November 2015, so there was little chatting going on then. Will that pose any problem to our application under genuine relationship?

abakilikiboy:
Thanks uchman
Appreciate your concern. We will do the registry in Nigeria and get other things ready while waiting for my British citizenship in April 2017 by Gods grace.

abakilikiboy:
Thanks lexusgs430
Please am waiting you guys.
I need you guys advice best way to go about their application
1-I will be in Nigeria in February next year so am thinking of going to registry in Lagos since I will be around, so that they can apply everything while in Nigeria which will be around July 2017 after my British citizenship.
2- Or invite her on fiancé visa and do the registry when she gets here in uk.

justwise:
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Explain what happened in 2011 while married in your form then submit all spouse visa requirements, there is no other way to go about it

abakilikiboy:
Hi everyone
I came to uk in 2008 with student visa, I got married to eea national and I was given 5year eea family member visa in October 2010, due to some issues we separated in September 2015. In October 2015 I applied for my permanent residence which was granted in April 2016 so I will be due for British citizenship in April 2016 by Gods grace.
In 2011 I traveled to Nigeria when I was still with my ex, I met my former girlfriend when I was in university in Nigeria, some how one thing lead to another she became pregnant and gave birth in 2012, the boy is now for years old now.
My issue now is I want to marry my baby mama so that I can bring both of them here in uk tho I want to do that after getting my British citizenship.
Please the guru's in the house what is the best way to go about it.

Nkiruka1986:
Hi All,

This is the first time I am ever posting on a forum so not sure exactly how this works... If I break any rules rest assured that it will be unintentionally so please let me know.

I am a British/Greek citizen (dual nationality) who recently got married to a Nigerian. I have been living in the UK for the past 11 years and my husband lives in Nigeria. We have been friends for a few years now and officially became a couple 2 years ago, on my birthday
A few months after we got married we applied for a spouse visa and were refused.
The reason for refusal is that they don't believe that our relationship is genuine and to be honest, looking at it from their point of view I can see why...
Following bad advice from my solicitor I only provided evidence of our relationship from our wedding onwards but nothing before that. Things are actually made even worse by the fact that we got married on the first day we physically met. When I arrived in Nigeria we already knew we wanted to get married so we went to the registry office to find out what we needed to do where we were told that for an extra fee we could get married on that same day! We decided to go ahead and do it thinking that the sooner we did it the sooner we would be together...
The truth is that the evidence of communication we have before that is very limited as my husband did not have a passport so any money I sent was to his parents and as he didn't have a smartphone or computer until my visit we don't have emails or messages before our wedding. Due to the high cost of calls our communication was not very frequent and as he had a different number then (which he no longer has) there is an itemised bill of calls to a number that can no longer be verified along with calls to other members of his family (when the call to his number could not go through or when his phone had no battery).
The only other evidence I have is the receipt for a watch I bought him as a gift for our first Christmas as a couple (back in 2014) which has a picture of the watch on it and he can be seen wearing on our wedding day.
I also have the itemised bill I mentioned above which unfortunately only goes back to September 2015 as Lycamobile only keep records for 1 year, a log of western union money transfers going back to 2013, an undated letter that I wrote him where I do not refer to him by name, cards from friends about our wedding (undated and not stamped), and some undated Christmas cards I sent him with the watch...
Is it worth me lodging an appeal in your opinion? Any chance that the decision may be overturned by the ECM on this new evidence? If I reapply I understand that we may get turned down based on the fact that we have already been turned down before.
My biggest fear is that we will never be able to get a uk visa as the reason they are refusing is not something we can fix... unless someone knows to collect evidence from the beginning then there is no second chance... can this be fixed? If we apply again in a year's time with evidence that we are still together (communication, visits to Nigeria) do you think that they will still turn us down based on the fact that we have no evidence from before the wedding?
I apologise for the long post and I look forward to any advice you can give me.

A (heartbroken) Nigerwife

Caribbeanwify28:
Hi Guys

Just a quick update....I paid the IHS this morning and sent the email with the details...e.g. the old and new GWF, IHS ref and the payment amount..

I called the HO today they said the application is still being processed so hopefully they were still waiting for us to pay.
Fingers crossed I don't receive a refund in the new couple of days. I really pray after all this waiting that my husband would be here for Christmas.

Mrsbebe:
Thank you very much @wallg123 as my heart was already racing lol.
@Abbylove, as i can see from this thread, @Nikesteve didnt pay for priority n got his visa in less than 90 working days if am correct.
So, I pray your story and mine will be like that.

Lexusgs430:
Its too much money to pay for the application, on simply a wing & prayer ......................

Nkiruka1986:
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Lexusgs430:
I can imagine. I usually advise using the waiting period to learn a quick handy trade (like hair plaiting, makeup etc etc). This skills do come in very handy for that extra pocket money and earn extra GBP........................

Lexusgs430:
Here in the physical, but gone in loving spirit...............
Both strangers (physical + spirit), would meet soonest, drinking hot coco and doughnuts.........

Lexusgs430:
The quicker you check out, the better. Your tithe on this thread would be redeemed earlier..........

Lexusgs430:
Hot chocolate and doughnuts. LOL
Going by the timelines published on this thread, 12 weeks stated on application, looks elongated ..........

Caribbeanwify28:
@Abbylove thanks lol

Lexusgs430:
Possibly 3 months or less to go........... You are looking Feb/Mar 2017.........
Keep enjoying our sun...................

Lexusgs430:
#StrongGirl #JerkChicken #GingerBeer

Lexusgs430:
Caribbeanwify28, needs to find us a Caribbeanwify too (after this hurdle is finally crossed)..............

Caribbeanwify28:
@Uchman365 The MP said he can not get involved in my case like that.

FINALLY I AM GETTING SOME WHERE GUYS:

Dear ….

Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) payment needed

On 6 April 2015, the UK Government introduced a Health Surcharge payment requirement for non-EEA nationals who apply to come to the UK to work, study or join family for a period of more than 6 months. The consideration of your visa application has been deferred because you have not made that payment.  

What you need to do next:

You must make the payment by visiting ………….

Please note that if the full payment is not made by 19th October 2016 then your application will be refused.  If this is the only reason for refusing your application, you will have to make a new visa application and your visa fees will not be refunded.

To prevent any further delays with processing your application, once you have made this payment please send an e-mail to ihs.sheffield@fco.gsi.gov.uk containing your name, GWF reference and the amount that you have paid for IHS.

MY HUSBAND RECEIVED THIS EMAIL TODAY TO THE ADDRESS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THEM TO CHANGE IT TO....HOWEVER THE ONLY THING NOW IS THAT THE LINK THEY SENT EXPIRED ON THE 19TH OCT. HE ONLY GOT THE EMAIL TODAY 31/10/2016. I HAVE GOTTEN HIM TO COMPLETE AN EMAIL REQUESTING A NEW LINK. HOPEFULLY WE GET THE NEW LINK ASAP...

PROGRESS GUYS...FINGERS CROSSED NOW AND PRAYERS UP

Caribbeanwify28:
@Abbylove Thanks for your advice.

I'll contact the MP and see if he could find out how I need to go about this.

Thanks again.

Caribbeanwify28:
@Abbylove Thanks for your response.

We didn't receive an email staying we need to pay. My MP wrote to me and said The HO contacted him regarding the inquiry he made and told him they have been emailing my husband on numerous occasions and that he has to pay his IHS for his application to be concluded and if he doesnt pay his application would be refused.

I clearly remember in April in the lawyers office when he said he has never seen this before that we have been issued with the payment receipt without even entering my card I said to him should I ask if I had to pay since the beginning he said they will contact us if there is an issue. My husband even said when I told him that this thing will later cause an issue and it now has. The worst thing is If I didnt invlolve my MP I would not have known because the HO didnt even contact the lawyer.

The whole thing is stressful my husband left since December last year, I've now travelled to NIgeria 3 times. This year has just been so unsettled.

QUESTION: do you think I should use the same emails given above or wait until the HO get the letter of consent and communicate with me on what to do?