₦airaland Forum

Oluwatomisin90:
Please, help me with this refusal letter. We only put 3000 because the website wasn’t allowing us to proceed and we stated that we will be fully responsible for their upkeep. Please how can this be rectified. Thank you

babstanley:
Can you guide me through my application? I intend to use 3 months statement of account and a fixed deposit of 8m. Will it fly?

crackcrack:
Visa Alert!

Five-Year Visit Visa. Standard Application.

Biometrics: 05/03/2025

Collection Email: 14/03/2025

Picked Up: 14/03/2025

I had a six-month visa last year which I used once. Decided to go for five years because I don’t want to reapply for a long time. Won’t be seeing VFS or UKVI till 2030!

davodyguy:
We told you to separate business account from personal account.

How can you be using same account for personal and business dealings?

themanderon:
This is a country blessed with oil just as we are while theirs went to developing their own country ours went into the pockets of politicians and former military rulers.

Nysckits:
Good morning, Boss.

Would a transit visa be required when flying with Qatar Airways? Also, would you recommend them, considering they are slightly more expensive than Air Peace for the intended travel period? Airpeace is around 1.560 while Qatar is around 1.650 or 1.7 for the intended period.

Kindly advise and recommend the best option. Additionally, I’d appreciate any insights on their stopover experience, as this will be my first time traveling to the UK, and I want to ensure a smooth journey without issues at any entry point.

The planned travel month is still June 2025.

Thank you.

pharell910:
Hello.

Please bank statement for POF, do I have to go to the bank to print it or I can use the one generated the bank app, e.g GT Bank app.

Thank you

b31164707:
Exactly! For instance, I paid about 1.35m for my Qatar Airways flight from Lagos to London via Doha, knowing that I'd obviously be getting much more value for my money by flying with Qatar Airways compared to Air Peace, even though I had the option of purchasing a cheaper flight ticket from Air Peace costing about 1.3m. 1.35m isn't even bad sef when the likes of BA and Virgin Atlantic are still charging 1.6m+ for a round-trip in this economy.

b31164707:
Exactly! For instance, I paid about 1.35m for my Qatar Airways flight from Lagos to London via Doha, knowing that I'd obviously be getting much more value for my money by flying with Qatar Airways compared to Air Peace, even though I had the option of purchasing a cheaper flight ticket from Air Peace costing about 1.3m. 1.35m isn't even bad sef when the likes of BA and Virgin Atlantic are still charging 1.6m+ for a round-trip in this economy.

davodyguy:
Sentiment is one of the wrongs we do to ourselves.

Imagine sitting in Air Peace and my seat doesn't have a charging point or my screen isn't working, after lots of reviews confirmed this and Air Peace has refused to change, but feeling too big, I should continue to patronise them since I want to promote local organisation?

If any importer is willing to sell PMS to me at ₦800/litre and Dangote sells at ₦860, I would save ₦60 by buying from that importer.

If I can't get value for money, what's the essence of patronage?

What VFS is doing is even more evil than good in terms of outrageous pricing of services.

GIGL being a local company should even be cheaper than foreign courier firm to be factual

Michaelcoolid88:
I was able to fix this by saving to Microsoft print and then compressing with https://bigpdf.11zon.com/ has a really good compressing feature

newsier:
Monthly expenditures

614,757.19 dec

745,665.39 nov

1,010,128.20 oct

718,896.35 sep

688,938.83 Aug

What is the total amount of money you spend each month?

Michaelcoolid88:
Tried this but it increases the file from 893 mb to 49000mb. My bank statement is 134 pages. Any trick to uploading this

xaves:
I was sent a refusal email not long ago.
I am going to the UK for a fully funded training. I attached my payslip, salary account,letter from my employer, letter from the organisation sponsoring, family photos (I have 4 kids)
I am going with my 3 months old baby and my husband supplied letter of support and his statement of account.
I clearly explained that I work for the government and other private facilities at my convenience and I explained their payments in my salary account. So I don't know why I was refused. Because the dollar account they complained about is savings and I explained that to preserve the value of my money I put some of my savings in a dollar saving account that was why I attached it to my application. This is my second application, the first they refused me because I didn't attach my savings. I don't know what these guys want ooo.
Please I need help on how to go about this.
Thank you.

Smartguru2:
Hello everyone,

Has anyone used royal air maroc before, are they good, any bad experience?

Also, what quantity of luggage can they carry?

Okots:
@giselle237
I submitted two accounts, one is my Salary and the other is my savings/ business account, the account stated in the refusal is my savings/ business account, i have large deposits and large withdrawals for buying and selling on this account which was clearly stated in the cover letter, my salary account doesn't have other deposits except my monthly payments.

Okots:
Good day Gurus in the house, pls how soon can I reapply to address the reasons for refusal?

REASONS FOR REFUSAL NRA v 1.0
You have applied for a visa to visit the UK.
In deciding whether you meet the requirements of Appendix V: of the Immigration Rules for
visitors (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-v-visitor-
rules), I have considered:
• your application
• your immigration history
The decision
I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the
requirements of paragraph(s) V4.2 to V4.6 of Appendix V: Immigration Rules for Visitors
because:
• You state you are travelling to the UK for 9 days for tourism and visiting friends.
• You state you are employed earning 339542.00 NGN (178.37 GBP) each month. you state
you spend 120000.00 NGN (63.04 GBP) each month. In support of your application, you
have provided a bank statement for account ending in 5716. I note a debit of 1000000
NGN (525.33 GBP) on 03/12/2024. This single debit is significantly higher than your total
stated monthly expenditure. In the absence of further information, I am not satisfied that
you have provided a true reflection of your circumstances in your home country. This
damages the credibility of your application.
• Additionally, you state you will be staying with a friend at her accommodation for the
duration of your visit. I acknowledge the letter of invitation and photographs you have
provided in support of this. However, I note this does not demonstrate the stated
relationship you have with your sponsor. You have not demonstrated that you have
regularly kept in touch and have subsisting relationship. As such, I am not satisfied you
have a genuine personal relationship with your sponsor, and they will provide the stated
support during your visit. This also damages the credibility of your application leading me
to doubt your intentions to travel are as stated.
• The factors mentioned above have not been taken in isolation but considered collectively.
They damage the overall credibility of your application, leading me to doubt your intentions
in seeking to visit the UK for the limited period and purpose stated. From the information
on your application form and the documents you have submitted, I am not satisfied that
you intend to leave the United Kingdom or that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor.
Your application is therefore refused under paragraph V4.2 (a) and (c) of the Immigration
Rules.
• Additionally, I am not satisfied that you have a genuine professional or personal
relationship with your sponsor. Furthermore, I am not satisfied that they can and will
provide you with support for the intended duration of your stay. Your application is
therefore refused under paragraph V 4.3 (a) and (c) of the Immigration Rules.
• Rate of exchange 1 GBP = 1901.78 NGN (as on www.oanda.com 19/02

b31164707:
I'm not weird, so calm down! It was just a question o.

Jolene474:
Why are you weird?
You never use the 6 months visa yet, you are talking about 5 years?
What do you want a 5 year visit visa for when you not a grandma going to the UK every year to spend holiday? Lol

You just got 6 months, there are other countries you can visit. Ah abeg.
You are asking someone who got a 5 year visa if he or she submitted a 3 or 6 months bank statement? Does that sound right for someone who claimed they just got their visa too?
If they gave you 6 months visa with your 3 months statement and explanation as you claimed then use it again for the 5 years when time comes..
It worked for you so why do you need someone else info to know what to do? Nawa oo

Ithaca:
Yes, you can > I just made the argument that i intend to be travelling more frequently going forward (for exploration and to see family) and want to avoid the hassle of having to renew frequently.

I submitted bank statements for 4 months (wanted to submit for 3 but needed to show salary increase in the 4th month).

Other documents submitted included:
Employment and salary review letters
Payslips
Proof of investments (mutual funds, shares, eurobonds, crypto)
Pension statement and TCC
Certificate of medical coverage from employer provided insurance coy
Cover letter explaining significant credits/debits in my account and pattern of account operation (conversion to/from USD, transfers out to investment account etc)
Detailed supporting evidence for significant transactions (e.g. for large purchases i added receipts, for credits related to reimbursement of work expenses i included source receipts, screenshot of approval of the expense from the expense app, remittance advice note from employer all for the same amount etc >> I told visa officer in the cover letter that i would only provide this detailed paper trail for a sample of the significant credits/debits, not all transactions, which was deemed fair enough)
Pictures of myself, my parents, my younger ones for home ties
Pictures with and details of relatives in the UK

plero:
Somebody pls help answer this. Thanks

Ithaca:
Visa alert!

5-year tourist visa.

Biometrics date: 5th of Feb
Decision date: 18th of Feb
Collection date: 19th of Feb

Previous visas - 6 month UK visa used once.

My advice > whenever anything is not clear, over explain. Best case is to have clean account statements, but even if it's not, as long as the transactions in your account are genuine and you can clearly explain the pattern of account activity (backed up with evidence upon evidence), you will be fine.

Visa officers are reasonable people, just make clear, evidence backed claims to give them enough to work with.

afehin71:
Hello, just received the below email from VAC, is this an approval?

afehin71:
Hello, I did my biometrics on Jan 27th for visitors visa but I have not received any communication or collection mail yet, it’s 3weeks already. Is this normal?

KristyTO:
Please I need an advise on my Visa application refusal, it stated the reason was that my personal bank statement shows no salary credit but I have evidence of salary credited each month on my bank statement and I also included my payslips for the last 6 months. I’m think the UKVI omitted checking all my statements attached. How can I go about resolving this issue please.

xaves:
Please where are you guys seeing Qatar and Turkish Airlines for these prices?
I checked yesterday and I was seeing something above what was mentioned here and Turkish Airline was fully booked.
Kindly let me know where you are checking for the prices, thank you

Dirpetaner:
I have uploaded fake work reference. I hope dey don't trace it? Can someone help me with a reply ... Because I don't have the relevant work information.

Ajalalomo:
I have helped my sister and her family to upload the documents to the VFS website.

Do they still need to take documents with them on the day of their appointment?

Jolene474:
Personally I always strive to use National Carriers when I’m visiting a country, except they don’t have.
I would always advise anyone traveling to also use Qatar Airways, they serve good jollof rice from Lagos route to Doha, I’ve not used them to London but when someone I knew went to London with Qatar, they flew 787 Dream Liner from Lagos which is super comfortable and the fly AirBus A380 (the king of the skies) aircraft from Doha to London, this plane don’t come to Nigeria because of our airport structures, only Ethiopia and South Africa this special plane can fly into, and he said it was just the best flight. So if you can’t afford British Airways, then take Qatar.
Turkish Airline from Lagos has bad food and they use an old AirBus A330 or so.
If you don’t use BA or Qatar Airways then certainly go for AirPeace.