Please I need advice/ anyone’s experience with the 48hours or 96hours UAE visa. Do I need an agent or emirates airline can issue the visa? Thanks.

babyfaiz:
Let me follow the template
Visa alert !
Biometrics 12 May
DMC 12 May
Collection email 1 july
collection 4 July
Visa given : standard visit visa 5 years for me and wifey. 6 months for daughter(she’s a first timer). We’re awaiting two more passports. One new applicant (already received a refusal) and the other is renewal. Both passport are not ready.
For my fellow ‘May’ peeps, here is the reality - your passport is ready & you might get a notification anytime from now. The Ikeja queue for collection is too much. They’re releasing these documents in batches to avoid overcrowding. Ikeja is for the masses. Thank you all, especially to @abbeymama(not sure if I spelt that well). Yerima 2 congrats.

thank you all for your contributions and best of luck!

You are welcome, great to hear about the visa alerts and hoping for a positive outcome on the refusal whenever she reapplies.

babyfaiz:

Yes!! Our projection was right. Seriously, you gave me hope with your post. I’m basking in euphoria over this little update. It’s like I’ve never been to the UK before. I think it’s more about the little ones looking forward to summer holidays plus the money paid for 5 years visa x 2 & that of the kids as well. I will give an update when collection mail drops. Ours is family of 5. We already got one rejection last week. That rejection was for my adopted child. It’s been difficult changing her last name to mine. I will still share more about her situation maybe I can get a good advise here. I want to reapply for her using priority service. For now, I will take a chill pill until I pick up.

Yeah, the first update gives a lot of relief when you think of the time and cost, I am quite hopeful that your family will get the visas. Lol, the kids are definitely 100% more excited about the holiday.

So sorry about the refusal… is she officially adopted? The immigration laws ought to take that into consideration. I am sure someone on this thread will have an advice/share experience on how to deal with it.

babyfaiz:
My May peeps. Sure it’s a good month begin. Our devotion yesterday worked. This thing don sup. We still pray for good outcome though. Fingers crossed as we match straight to collection center.

Yayyyy, good news. I have been waiting for your update on the collection mail. It means that our projection last week was right.

MJ01:



Please how long does it take and how much does it cost to process this?

Thanks in advance

Good morning,
I have no idea, maybe another person on this thread can help. I only saw the price on wakanow’s Instagram page, please contact them.

nwaogukings03:


how long is the transit visa valid? 6months?

Lol, I don’t know. Maybe a couple of hours, but definitely not 6months (You are unlikely to even get 6months on the Schengen visit visa as a first timer).

Oloweh:
Hi everyone, please who has travelled to the UK through Klm, do I require a transit Visa?

Yeah, you need a transit visa now(since brexit). I saw wakanow advertising for 39, 525, you can check it.

Blumokinney:


Na wa o nobody wan give me link to track my application?

Please check the first mail you received from UKVI when you applied, the mail has the link to track your application.

Babysoldier:
type of visa and are the 3 renewal?

Visit. Yeah, 3 renewals.

I received the collection mail for the 4th one(first UK application) this afternoon, and it has been dispatched.

CarrilT:
May 5th bio...Lagos any news

My biometrics was on May 5th, Lagos VI VAC.
I just picked 3 passports up with visas, still waiting for one.

Yours is on the way too by God’s Grace.

askari01:
You were too confident that your 14m would sure get you the Visa. Infact, What I noticed these days is that those guys treating applications has got a template they follow but the statement of account carries more weight... If ur self employed, ensure you place urself on a monthly pay, if ur married with kids do 400k pls if you are single 250+ is fine and ensure no other funds enters into the account asides your monthly pay. 1.8- 2m balance can get u a visa I swear. Imagine you having like 1.5m balance since january till March and gradually increasing as you receive your monthly pay ... 2m+ balance is enough for a trip of like 600k.

The consulting job payment should not go into your personal account since your company is registered. These guys believe you can easily prepare a letter of contract at any business center to cajole them. It is very clear that you wanted to boost your account with all those payments .. quarterly, midyear, upfront bla bla bla . You shot yourself on the leg, avoid logement and also avoid business funds entering your personal account. The guys are wise now .

Good evening,
I think you could have been more sensitive in your response, the poster is clearly hurt/ annoyed due to the refusal.

Also, It’s possible to work in an organization where your emoluments are paid in tranches, and that was his explanation (a job and his personal business), it doesn’t mean that he was trying to boost his account.

I will suggest that the consulting firm should have its own bank account, for a clearer picture of the poster’s income. It will also help decision making because he can decide to use only the salary account for subsequent visa application.

babyfaiz:

Many thanks for this post. You restored my hope. From your timeline, it seems it took them exactly 7 weeks to return your travel documents, right? I had thought since I couldn’t beat the 6 week’s mark, next would be 3 months. I am hoping I’ll get a positive response next week Judging by your timeline. My last visa was 2013 together with the family. I’ve had 6 months, 2 years twice. I haven’t been to the UK since 2014, I don’t know if that can mar my UK travel history. Ever since I have been going to the US frequently. I’m not so confident about my application because I didn’t write any cover letter which seems to be the norm these days. Also, my bank statement is a mess, a lot of unexplained deposit & CAC is inactive. I didn’t know of all these before submitting my application. I’m hoping my good travel history, job and living condition will suffice. For now, fingers crossed. If you don’t mind, when was your last UK visa? I also sent paid mail on the 13th & 21st of this month (awaiting decision). Let us all stay positive

You are welcome, your posts also kept me sane during the long wait(still waiting for one more). My last application was in 2019 (short term study visa), the visa expired in 2020.

I think they are struggling with the huge number of applications. Hopefully, yours will be out next week, nairaland also opened my eyes to the mistakes I made, my deposits were not explained too (mostly salary but different narration besides monthly).

Biometrics: May 5th
VAC: Lagos VI
2 paid mails: June 10, June 17 (being considered, awaiting decision�)
‘Family Visa’: 3 ‘renewals’ and one fresh application
Collection mails: June 24th (for 3 ‘renewals’, fresh application is yet to move on the tracker)
Yet to pick our passports.

Thought to share my experience to encourage those that are yet to get any update on their applications especially for families.

I am new on Nairaland, the experience sharing on the posts here kept me sane, I was always looking for people who had similar experiences with me, I had some peace when I found Babyfaiz and Primetouch’s posts. I have never experienced this long wait before, it was tiring.

Also, I made so many avoidable mistakes (worsened my anxiety) that Nairaland could have saved me from:
1. Ikeja is a better alternative, VI came with extra cost
2. Self- upload of documents(first time): I didn’t attach any copy of our previous travel history. I have 20 years of UK travel from my teenage years (6 months, 2 yrs, 5yrs, study, post study, 5 yrs, short term study)
3. No letter from my employer
4. No cover letter

Also, I learnt from Nairaland that each new application is treated as a fresh one, so one must do due diligence every time.

Thank you everyone for always sharing, this place is a goldmine of free information.