₦airaland Forum

Darosa23:
Most of the available airline tickets are subjected to federal government approval. I spoke with Ethopian airline few minutes ago. They told me to hold on from buying ticket, because they have not gotten an approval from federal government. They have being on that for very long time now. That Nigeria government is not helping the situation, because all the other country has opened up their international flight.

As anyone bought ticket to UK in the house, which airline and what date?

BA is selling tickets. U can get tickets for flights from September; the earliest flight availability is Sept 6. For reasonable prices, you are looking at mid September.

Also, dates are flexible until around end of September such that you can change your dates.

Teepee85:
Pls house, I intend to spend 8 days in the UK and I understand that we need to quarantine for 14 days when we arrive. Do I need to include the 14 days in my hotel reservation or there is an arrangement for people coming in to quarantine?

There is no local arrangement from the Govt. If you intend to actually physically go out of your accommodation for tourism, u might want to include the 14 days in your reservation. To be honest, it has not been clearly spelt out and a lot of questions around this are yet to be answered in the UK.

They expect people to self isolate upon arrival and submit details of where they would be isolating in but there is no real policing as people will mix with others in public transports on their way to their hotels and the likes

giselle237:
If you want to cancel the application, you will receive full refund as long as you have not gone for biometrics. This is true.

Another clause is, cancellation date must be at least 5 days to the Biometrics day.

Glaswegian:
Is Nigeria part of the countries currently disallowed from flying into UK?

Nope. As soon as Nig Int'l airports resume operation from Sept 5 hopefully, flights originating from Nig would start flying to UK. You do have to self isolate for 14 days upon arrival though.

Roneld77:
@giselle this my host nah stubborn host, she insisted that i should not submit our WhatsApp print out conversations to show a genuine relationship between us, she said that they will want to check my phone lol, i told her it’s not an interview; that my applications or documents submitted will make the decision of the visa, that even if nah U.S. embassy i get interview and questions of how we meet as a friends is throw to me, i will tell them we meet on social media and if they need proofs i will show them the WhatsApp conversations print out and metals materials are not allowed in every to all embassies here i even screenshots your advice here send her about adding the conversations she no gree ooo.

Abeg, help me out she’s a white lady and doesn’t know much about our embassies here.

She think say it’s easy like bread and beans to get visa from 9ja...just the way she moves around the world from the UK without visas.

How do you see it ?
You once told me to use my tongue to count my teeth to be honest am counting my teeth’s right now as am convince I don’t want to submit anything that will rope me off the visa.

We haven’t meet offline before as i am thinking maybe i should submit the WhatsApp printout conversations without her knowing because nah only me know my country 9ja just the way she her own country too, and remember we are not in any love relationship thing, but friend’s, so the WhatsApp chats don’t have anything romantic like kiss stickers ect


The sentence beneath is her chats:

Oh and like iv told you already if u want to listen or not, u shouldn’t print our conversations, because when they see them, they will probably ask to look at ur Fone, to see what other conversations we been having, so unles u gunna delete everything that incriminate anything then I wouldn’t give them conversions.

She think say maybe getting visa from Nigeria is easy as cooking English meals or what tea’s u having tonight UK English term as what u plan eating for tonight tho.

Your sponsor may have a point, depending on what constitutes your conversations. Since you guys are yet to meet, there may be some lines of convos that suggest how excited you too would be when you finally see. You may not know how free you could get in conversations. Even if you want to edit all conversations, you may miss out on some elements that show online only relationship.

Rheminix:
Is it possible for an application to be transferred to vac in the weekends pls reply

I suppose you mean passport return. What's really relevant is when an applicant can collect their passport following a visa application. All centres; Ikeja, VI, Abj are open ONLY Monday to Friday. 09:00-14:00.

LoyalRoyalty:
Continue to eat your popcorn. Once the application is well packaged, more than 6 months UK visit visa is achievable for a first timer without any travel history. Let me know if you need more popcorn.

Yeap. I do agree with u. No need flogging this matter any further. There is no clause that stipulates 6 months visa comes before 2 years and so on, from Paragraphs V4.2 of Appendix V. It boils down to strong application with compelling supporting documentation. However people apply and hope they have satisfied all aspects. Some get approval and some refusal.

Bottom line, given a first time applicant; scrutiny of 2, 5 or 10 year long term visitor visa is more than that of 6 months. While you may have first hand information on 2 or 5 years first time visa approvals, there are also other experiences with a refusal. It's Saturday, I want to do 'Clean Up'.

LoyalRoyalty:
Anyone can actually get 2 years UK visit visa or more irrespective of whether or not the person has any prior travel history. Let's be guided please.

I think the best thing is read comments to understand and not to reply. I said 2 years visit visa is easier with a travel history and I never said it's impossible. Please read my comments again and this time, with a bowl of popcorn.

Graceee:
I plan to travel to Uk by september for visit, but I need answers to these questions.

1. For the 14 days quarantine will I have to pay for the hotel before arriving in UK or I will just fill a form and write the hotel name?

2. I only plan to stay for 5 days but if quarantine is still in place that means 14 + 5 days= 19days.

3. during the 14 days quarantine am I allowed to leave the hotel to visit places and back as well.

This whole quarantine is discouraging travels.

I suppose you already have your visa.

1. You should already know where you would be staying. It must not be a hotel. Where you would go straight from the airport is what you should fill. If you are staying at a hotel, you ought to have secured the accommodation. Is that not so?

2. It is always adviceable to stick within the period stated on application. 5 days stated and 14 days extension, I do not know how it would be interpreted. If the extension is not 'significantly' more than quoted, there is usually tolerance.

3. NO

Rerin:
Can anybody please respond to this request
Can I apply for two years after unused 6months visa due to pandemic

You can certainly reapply but it's best to reapply for another 6 months visa. 2 years is easier when you can be trusted as a genuine visitor to the UK. That is when you have a history showing entry and exit stamps. If you have not violated immigration rules for the other countries you visited it is also a plus for you, depending on what countries though. My best advise is reapply for another 6 months.

Your reason of avoiding application process is lame, sorry. Reasons are usually why you need to visit the UK multiple times and not just to avoid multiple application process.

graceodini:
Good Afternoon everyone. Please I have a friend who wanted to travel to the UK in April ending but had his biometrics appointment cancelled. He filled in the form that he will travel to UK on April 24 and leave UK on April 30. But when he had his biometrics appointment rescheduled he stated he will be traveling to UK on October 25 and he will come back on October 31, he had his biometrics appointment done yesterday. So he said one of the guys outside Tlscontact office told him he supposed to fill another form that he will not be granted because the date of arrival in the UK written on the form is different to the one his sister who is inviting him wrote on the invitation letter. His sister wrote in the invitation letter that he will be visiting her now on October 25 and leave UK on October 31. So I told him it's a big lie because I also had my biometrics appointment cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak and stated my new date of arrival and departure in my cover letter. I told him it's a global issue and not his fault but he still dey fear o. Please help me enlighten him so I can show him people's responses. Thank you all.

Well, ordinarily statements on application form need to match statements made by applicant and/or sponsor. Mismatch is usually grounds for refusal.

However, given the global pandemic the situation with your friend may be considered peculiar. I would expect that it should suffice if statements made prior to the rescheduled Biometrics appointment clearly explained the reason for the deferment. A cause for worry should be if the reason for the visit is static such that it was only feasible in April but for visits that are flexible, his case should not be negatively impacted.

These are my opinion and not a hard and fast rule.

opomulero:
After picking a date, is it possible to still check for earlier dates and wont affect the date chosen?

Yes for sure. You could even get an earlier date depending on what date you currently have. You select 'Amend Appointment' option.

Echinedu1:
Please,i need advice,i want to sponsor my sister in law on an holiday trip to london ,am not uk resident but have visited uk more than 4 times ..l will be paying for everything flight and hotel bills as a birthday gift to her ..so l will provide my bank statement with letter...can she add only her payslip ,work letter business registration,landed property ,cert marriage, without her bank statement. Please l need advice on what best to add

The ECO would be interested in knowing why you want to sponsor your sister in-law's proposed visit to the UK. The idea of a birthday gift is not enough.

Do you have evidence of how you communicate with her? Someone with payslips and a business is also expected to have a bank account. Having a business does not say much. Without the bank statements, how can she show evidence of her disposable income?

Any special reason you want to avoid including her bank statements?

seyewest:
Good evening,
Please what will happen if I miss my UK visa appointment.

Your application would become invalid and you would need to make a fresh application.

Roneld77:
Mr @brightingsus do i need yellow card at my port of entry in the UK ?

Nope

twojul:
Hello everyone. Please is there a way to know the available dates for biometrics appointment for UK visas before submitting your application? I’ve got an unused US visa that expires at the end of next month and I want to travel to the US next month for 2 weeks before the visa expires but I’m worried that when I submit my UK application online the biometrics dates will be too far like maybe 2 weeks ahead. Then before I add the time they’ll hold my passport my US visa will have expired. So please how can I see the available biometrics dates before clicking submit. Thank you.

Well, the answer is No. The Biometrics portal is a third party commercial site which gov.uk directs you to once you have submitted your online visa application. You cannot access the portal until the visa application is submitted. The visa application gives you a unique GWF ref no with which you open an account with TLS - the Biometrics portal.

On the flip side, if you know someone with an active UK visa application who has booked appointment for Biometrics but yet to attend, they could log in and tell you what dates they could see owing that both of you are using the same centre. This is just hardwork to be honest. Besides, even if you are able to get a Biometrics day in good time, no guarantee exists as to when your application would be decided. Best bet is do the US visit first before UK application.

ZabethMay:
The 15 working days wait after the Interview is the longest 15 days ever!!!!��

Anyone that has received their visa recently please share your timeline �

The 15 working days is actually 3 weeks. Visa can be granted within or even outside of this window depending on the simplicity or complexity of the application. UKVI sometimes would email to inform the applicant if their application would not be decided within that 15 working days window.

I applied for a family member to visit and visa granted in 9 working days, though a second time traveller. Someone else here got visa in 10 working days.

27.07.20... Online Application
06.08.20... Biometrics at Ikeja TLS
11.08.20... Application received by DMC
19.08.20 (AM)... Application transferred to VAC
19.08.20 (PM)... Passport ready for collection email
20.08.20... Passport collected with visa.

TIGER1001:
Can a joint account(mother and daughter) be accepted for the daughter's application for a UK tourist visa. Both have been to the UK.

Throw more light on this to make it easier to understand. Is this daughter an adult and is she employed? Who would be footing the costs of the proposed visit?

Christabeliciou:
Hello Justwise,
A big kudus for job well done. You are simply amazing and helpful.
Am new to this platform and am impressed with your educative tips on addressing issue and support.
I want to travel to the UK based on my friend's invitation for 2weeks, she will be responsible for accommodating me in her house and feeding while my stay. I work with MTN as a Customer Care Representative(Team lead) received 75k as salary but N68,532.13 is being paid monthly to my bank account, meanwhile I also received 220k monthly as returned on Investment on that same account so I say I earn 268k monthly. Am married with 2 children. I intend applying in October this year, I have roughly 1,2M in my account. Flight £280 Living expenses £300,, Shopping £280 total budget for the trip £1,060.15 in Naira is N535,884.00. Pls advise if its below budget. However sometimes my husband transfers small change at times for me to spend for keeps..Please guild me on what and what I will need to make it a success . Thank you for your Swift response.

Sorry, did u say £280 flight Is it flight to Ghana or UK

Cece592:
I need an urgent answer pls someone kindly put me through.
For someone on self sponsor will they ask the nature of my job and how much i earn monthly and how long I have been working probably to know how I raised the money

Because i intend to answer when asked that I raised the money through savings and grants from work.(is this answer okay or is there anything I need to add)

Note: I have not had a steady job and have also mixed my jobs with business that’s how I was able to raise my money telling them this is it necessary and will they ask me for evidence becos at this point I won’t be able to gather all

Thank you.

By self sponsor, I presume you mean footing the costs of your proposed trip yourself. Well, yes to your question. You need to provide evidence of your financial circumstance in your home country. Without that you can not be perceived as a genuine visitor. This usually comes in the form of employment letter, your bank statements and payslips. You must provide the sources of funds you claim is accessible by you.

graceodini:
Okay. Though I stated in my cover letter that I couldn't go as planned in May during part of my 2020 annual leave but going in November now during remaining part of my leave. The remaining leave is 2 weeks but I still maintained in the cover letter am spending 10 days because that is what I wrote in the form. I had my biometrics on August 18.

Your case should be a smooth sail as your Biometrics was after lockdown, so you had the luxury of fresh documents

graceodini:
But what about those of us that initially filled our forms before the lockdown and stated in the form we are staying for 10 days only. Had biometrics after lockdown

I believe this is the reason why many applications before lockdown are still pending as most applications have reasons for travel now obsolete. We do not know the answers. DMC ought to find common grounds to make the best decisions on applications. People that had Biometrics first week of Aug are already picking up their passports.

Regarding staying in the UK for 10 days, less than the 14 days self isolation period; I want to be positive and believe it should not negatively impart applications. The 14 days things is advisory and would not be policed.

damkanlinsin:
Thank you so much for your reply I do really appreciate.

Can I apply with my bank statement of 3 month with sum Total of 4.6m as closing balance. A business owner with one travel history to UAE. Single am with one landed property. Is this a good profile to use and get the visa application on. Thanks in advance with any useful information.

6 months is a reasonable period to use for financial records. Regarding the business profile, it is always good to use a salaried account where your disposable income can be adequately ascertained.

Pieaa:
Please in their application for tourism ,are we mandated to include the 14 days quarantine in our application. And will it be okay if I book a hotel as prove of accommodation?

I do not know what u mean by '14 days quarantine in our application'. Tourism is a route under visitor visa and shouod be the General Visitor Visa route. A lot depends on your budget and your main reason for coming to the UK.

Currently when you arrive in the UK, u self isolate for 14 days and that means being in a single location/property for the first 14 days. If you plan to come for a duration of 14 days or less, you might not be seen as a genuine visitor as no one would ordinarily come to the UK to be locked up in a house all through the duration of their visit.

Regarding hotel accommodation, you can use hotel accommodation if you do not have a UK sponsor inviting you.

damkanlinsin:
Thank you so much, what I was trying to ask was, due to the pandemic and all can I apply for the UK tourist visa now. Thanks

People have been applying. Visa Application Centre (VAC) resumed services in Nig from the week of 27th July and people have been providing their Biometrics at the VAC since then. Many have been securing visas and from Aug 29 hopefully when Lagos and Abuja Int'l airports open, people would start travelling out.

gsk4reality:
For self service TB Certificate upload, if you are given a referral letter to see a doctor after your scan for an issue that has to do with the chest scan but not associated with TB, can you present the certificate showing you don't have TB alone or one have to submit all other documents gotten from IOM.
Docs such as the referral letter, the data capture page generated by the IOM office and the other white colored print out?

I hope this is not for a UK visit, as you are only required to do TB test if you are gonna be in the UK for longer than 6 months at any visit. UKVI is not interested in any other infections but TB, so they require just the TB certificate. Do not complicate things with irrelevant uploads.

oyin000000:
Good evening house. I want to clarify something. When you apply to renew your visit visa does the validity of the new one start on the date you specified or immediatley after the one you have expires?

A lot of people use the word 'renewal' and that can be confusing sometimes. These are independent applications which accrue to your travel history. When you apply for a UK visit visa, u state when you plan to travel. If successful, the visa would have a start date prior to your proposed date of travel. The new visa start date does not follow the 'validity till' date of the expired visa.

If your visa expired March 30 for eg and you apply for a new visa to travel Sept 30, your new visa starts a few days before Sept 30 and not March 31

Roneld77:
I won’t have to pay for the service right after uploading the paperwork’s myself ?

If you choose self upload, u don't have to pay anything for Biometrics appointment.

Roneld77:
Which one is available ?

This matter tire person !!!

Only the standard service is available for now, so no expedited services...

donbuchi1:
Good Evening Gurus,

Please I have a valid visa in an international passport due to expire in December. I have obtained a new passport. Can I travel with the old passport since its validity is now less than 6 months? Or travel with both? or how do I move the valid visa to my new passport which was just recently renewed?

I would have traveled in April when it was still 8 months to expiration but owing to Covid-19 I could not.

Please advise me.

If your return date is beyond December, then you need to travel with both passports

Nextpresident:
Thank u very much tswft please please can u help me with some clarification on visa types i heard they have priority class of visas like super priority and co as am applying for my masters please what are the differences between the super priority and the other also the amount attached to each other

pls guys help a brother

Priority and Super priority services are suspended for now

asorts:
Good afternoon.

I'm submitting an application for my parents to visit me in the UK (they have visited 3 times prior to now).

I will be financially responsible for the trip (flights, accommodation, feeding, application fees). Do they still need to provide bank statements? Dad is self employed and Mum is retired.

I intend to upload the documents required online, do they still need to take physical copies?

There are two main ways of submitting documents; Self Upload or Assisted Service. With self upload, you upload documents yourself and not take physical documents to the appointment. You only need to take supporting documents if you choose Assisted Service.

It depends on how the ECO interprets the visa application, especially in deciding whether your parents are genuine visitors (meaning visitors that would leave at the end of their visit). Having a travel history to the UK would work in their favour.

Have you ever invited them without including their bank statements with the visa approved? I know one who invited his mother in-law (who has never worked - a housewife) and had the visit approved but her bank statement was included. The idea of including bank statements when they are not contributing towards the cost of the trip is mostly as a tie to Nigeria. If you have sent them money within the 6 months it would show in their account statement and can also be seen as your relationship and commitment with them.