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omicron:
Please how were you able to do it? My MIL is due to leave Nigeria next week and havent found where to get the yellow card

Yellow card for UK visit, I don’t think so

OptimisticOne:
Weldone for the good work on this platform
Informations provided on this page brings stress free solutions, may God bless you all.
Please I was ask to provide a tangible reason for my sponsor has what will stand has a backup for my visit to u.k.
Pls anyone will a tangible reason please help a sister

I must stress that no one here can give you a tangible reason. When you start asking for suggestions, then you are leaning towards a questionable visa application. A reason is tangible when it is genuine, of great importance and has documented evidence.


If you say you are going for an exam, you would make sure such exam exists, have paid for it and can produce exam confirmation, etc.

If you say you are going for a conference, you must provide your membership documentation of any organisation affiliated with such conference, the details of it and the location, etc.

If you are going for holiday, then your sewing business alone may not fly.

OptimisticOne:
Kudos for all the good works, God bless you all.
Please this is urgent
Please house I just completed my B.A in university, I did IELTS exam to guild my U.k Visiting traveling documents.
I'm yet to apply because I saw it on this platform that I need to build my account for 3months which have started.
To my question house,
1) please the person inviting me told me she will be stated has my sponsor, is it okay?
2) she asked me to look for a tangible reason that will convince them to issue me Visa I.e a good reason while I want to come on a visit to u.k
3. I'm a stylist earning based on the amount and number of cloth I sow per day and that's what I want to include in my documents, pls is it tangible enough?

First off, there are typo errors defeating a thorough understanding of your query.

On surface value, I’ll answer based on your numbering. Meanwhile ideally you need a 6 months statement of account. 3 months is a gamble.

1. If you are asking if it is okay for someone else to sponsor you, it is ok and allowed provided you can clearly convince the Entry Clearance Officer why they are sponsoring you and the relationship between you two. If you are not elderly (not of retiring age), you need to carry most of the burden of your travel expenses. This shows your financial commitment in your home country.
2. You are the one to answer that question. Better be honest than make false claims that might affect your application. If you are tying your UK visit to an event, then you must prove the event exists and why you are required at such event.
3. This seems like freelance where you are self employed. If this is the core of your financial circumstance, then it may do you good to include sources of the funds in your account, like payment receipts and all. Best bet is have a corporate account and business name, then pay yourself salary from the corporate account into your personal account and use your personal account for application.

To be honest, there is a lot you need to consider. Your circumstances seem a lil bit confusing. I do not even know why you had to do IELTS for a visit visa.

OptimisticOne:
Weldone for the good work on this platform
Informations provided on this page brings stress free solutions, may God bless you all.
Please I was ask to provide a tangible reason for my sponsor has what will stand has a backup for my visit to u.k.
Pls anyone will a tangible reason please help a sister

Struggling to understand your question. Query sentence is not clear.

Ontripp:
Thanks to everyone here that helped me with my visa application. I arrived into the UK yesterday morning (first timer), spent little time at border control.

Nobosy asked for yellow card.

Cheers to u

opomulero:
good evening all,
i read about turkish airline cancelling flights to lagos...please is the cancellation afecting the dates specified only?.... kindly explain i cant understand what they really mean

Hello. I saw that also, but I doubt the integrity of the news. Go to Turkish airline official site and there’s a mention of the countries with flights cancelled until April or so. Nigeria is not one of them. You can also use your booking details to confirm the status of your flight.

Suuz:
Hello everyone, My mom applied for a uk standard visa(2years) on the 24th of February, she picked up her passport today and she was granted the visa. My brother is her sponsor, she’ll also be staying in the UK for 3 Months.
I also did self upload for her.

Here’s a list of the document she used:

1) her statement of account( proof of address)
2) Sponsor’s invitation letter
3) Sponsor’s utility bill
4) Sponsor’s mortgage document
5) Sponsor’s bank statement
6) Sponsor’s employment letter/pay slips
7)Sponsor’s British passport data page

I wish everyone who is still waiting for a decision best of luck!

This must be a renewal, right.

Amookola:
[HELLO, please I want to renew my UK Visa since the last time I traveled was 2010 with mum, was a teenager then, now I'm an adult, just finished my NYSC last year and I don't have a paying job yet. What documents would I need for the application please

Note: I don't have a job yet but I bake cakes, pastries from home.

You need to be more specific with your query. You said you want to renew your visa. What visa category are you referring to?

FYsol:
You are wrong. I have been refused before and the only reason quoted was " After checking your hotel reservation using open source, we noticed it has been cancelled. This further cast doubt about your intention visiting U.K"

So hotel reservation is very very very important

It would do us a lot of good to read to understand. I just gave a screenshot of what the government site says in their rules, never my opinion. The UKVI rule lists the items not considered to decide a visa application unless the application requests for it. This means when prompted for address, then you include whatever place you intend to stay. If it is a hotel, then the hotel address. If staying with family, then the residential address. In a nutshell, hotel reservation is not a defacto.

Your case required a hotel booking as that probably was where you stated you would be accommodated, then you cancelled the booking.

giselle237:
They fill out hotel bookings because you MUST have an address of where you would be staying at on your form in the UK and also at the POE.
Also those that had their hotels canceled out before a decision was made and the visa officer checked, got their visas denied cause of this.
Please if you don’t have anybody accommodating you, book your hotel straight up.

If you look at the bottom of my message you would see a disclaimer in bold text, where an application prompts.... (but thanks for the pointer)

Larrydogged07:
Can I book hotel reservation on two places. Like split the days. 5 days + 5days? Hope it's not a red flag?

I would assume you mean you want your accommodation in the UK to be at 2 different hotels. Well, that is not a problem. A tourist with a visa must not stay in one location in the UK. A tourist is allowed to visit many cities in the UK as long as these days add up to the time quoted in the application.

I wonder why people include hotel bookings as part of their application, not saying you should not. However, ECO does not consider documented hotel bookings to decide your application albeit you would need the address of where you would be staying in the UK at application stage and at POE. Why? A lot of the hotels offer free cancellations of bookings. An applicant could book a hotel without paying, get the reservation and use it for visa application purposes, secure the visa and cancel the booking afterwards.

On the other hand, Hotel bookings would be a requirement if the application prompts (or requests) for such.

mrchemist:
Gudmorning, pls can I used statement of account printed 2 week before appointment

Emphatically yes. Bank statements up to 28 days old are accepted, but I wouldn’t advise anyone to stretch that long.

sheriph:
Hello Gurus, Please advice . I plan to apply for UK tourist VIsa this week. But due to Corona virus spread issue. Hope it will not not have effect in visa application as many tourist places are placing safety measures on tourist sites.

Can I still go ahead with my application or I hold on ?

Hitherto there is no directive against visa applications owing to coronavirus. However it is at the discretion of flights whether to fly or cancel certain flights because of the same issue. At the moment, flights from Nigeria are not at high risk of cancellations because there is no pandemic in Nigeria.

86TG:
good day house, having a valid US visa, is it a plus for a UK visa?

By a plus I assume you mean would it count in your favour? Well, if you have used the US visa and stuck to the terms, by that I mean travelled and returned legitimately and within your proposed travel dates; it could count in your favour. However, travel history is just an element out of many factors.

tellalexander:
I and my daughter applied for a UK visa last year on sep 3rd,2019..we were granted the visa,I left my daughter over there and I came back..and her visa has expired,she is staying there permanently..now I want to apply back to UK or IRELAND for a tourist visa..I want to know if either or both embassy will know if my daughter overstayed,and if this may lead to a refusal or ban..Gurus in the house pls help me..and I heard Ireland and UK share the same information. I will be grateful if my question is answered. Thank u all

This is dicey. If you and your daughter applied separately as 2 separate individuals, then you are good to go. However if there are odds affecting a participant of the joint application, it invariably affects the other

graceodini:
Good afternoon all. Please I am asking this question on behalf of my friend. She is a house wife but receive stipends from her husband. She has two kids and her friend want to invite and sponsor her to come to the UK for 2weeks. HER husband and children will be in Nigeria for the 2weeks. Please what is she going to need to present from her side because she is not working. Thanks.

Whilst being hopeful, your friend must watch out for potential red flags..

1. It is questionable a mere friend sponsoring a 2 week vacation for someone
2. Why is the relationship special enough to warrant such a treat?
3. Someone who is not working and has no financial tie to Nig can be perceived as a potential overstayer
4. ECO may question why the husband who the lady is dependent on financially is not the one sponsoring the trip or at least taking the most chunk of it

Nevertheless there is no rule against anyone in your friend’s situation. She just has to convince the Entry Clearance Officer that she would return after the 2 weeks. Try and take care of the list above which can pose a problem. Consider the following points, which of course are not exhaustive:

1. Your friend’s husband needs to co-sponsor, possibly paying for flights. If this is the case, his bank statements must be submitted and there should be enough disposable funds to accommodate this.
2. She needs her marriage certificate and the birth certificates of all her kids in Nig. These can serve as family ties.
3. She may need some ownership of some assets, preferably in her name or joint names with her husband. These can be economic ties.
4. It is best to tie the visit to some important event; vacation may not fly
5. She needs her bank statements with regular deposits from the husband over a period of 6 months to show they are actually in a marriage, not just one off stipends
6. It may do her good to include a cover letter from her husband confirming he is aware of the trip

Try to think of things that would make her return back to Nig.
A house wife who probably is of working age but not working and desiring to travel to UK on a friend’s invitation and full sponsorship is a massive red flag.

drisi:
Large deposit is from rent on my property in a highbrow area.

Well, this could serve as economic and financial tie to Nigeria. You would need to include the land registry or ownership documents. If you must use that account, then you may consider including a copy of the rental agreement between you and the tenant(s) or a document that shows evidence of the rents or receipts from paid rents. But these rents need to be regular and somewhat consistent.

On the flip side, you must clarify the reason your employer wants to pay for your holiday flights. This is not typical of employers gesture and could be a problem. If your employee wants to pay for your flight, you do not need to state this. However you must make a reasonable budget to include flights as if you were gonna pay for these.

I have just seen your feedback about your contract of paid holiday flight. I believe that would be a benefit to you and no one else accompanying you on the said flight. In this case, who pays for any other applicant travelling with you? Remember to include the letter of employment or contract stipulating such travel benefit and also get the hospital to do you a letter stating they would pay for this particular flight. Otherwise someone may assume the hospital may limit their flight offer to only Lagos to Abuja.

drisi:
Hi all,
I am about to apply for a UK visit visa with my wife to attend my sister's birthday.

She will take care of our accommodation and upkeep

I work for a hospital and they agreed to sponsor our flights.

However I am worried about several large deposits in my account. The account also shows regular salary payments from the Hospital.

Please house, will the deposit cause a denial of the visa?
If so, How do I get the visa approved?

Your query does not contain enough info to adequately provide you an answer. You just said there are large deposits in your account which are not from your salary although your salary shares the same account with the large deposits. The answer to your question is hence Yes and No. We do not know what the large deposits are for and the value range.

The large deposits may or may not have impact on your application but best way forward is to avoid what would warrant unending explanations. If the large deposits are justifiable, meaning if you can prove the origin or the source, then you must include documented evidence of such. However, do some good to tell the house what the deposits are or were for and whether they can be traced to an origin, then you would have better responses here.

Chijiuba:
You didnt get me, I said the monies from the gigs I was doing didnt have any influence on the closing balance when I printed my statement, they were monies that reflected on the account in October, November and december (200, 200, 150k). Which I explained that they were monies paid for gigs I did and the narrations also matched my explanation. But I get your point anyway. Keep salary account to only salary

ECO is not only interested in closing balance. In fact, regularity of incoming funds is equally as important or even more important. One thing I advise people is try convincing someone around you first before the ECO. Ask a friend if you show them a bank statement that shows some incoming funds which are not monthly salaries with a written explanation, if they will believe you. That’s like your word against any odds but your words wouldn’t count much.

I remember when I applied for my mother inlaw to visit me and wifey. I made her send me her 6 months bank statement. I studied all outgoing and incoming funds and backed up any claims with an explicit cover letter and paper evidence. For funds I sent to her over the course of months, I had receipts from recognised bureau with dates matching the dates the funds entered her account. This is just an example.

I know you now have a clearer understanding of what went wrong. If you are thinking of waiting a while and limiting your salary account to only salaries and no gigs, do not overlook the reasons you were denied this time. Do not assume you can now have a fresh application with bank statements devoid of those gig funds and everything is ok. You must still address the gigs albeit applications are treated on their own merits. They can still refer to your rejected applications. You can still do a more thorough explanation of those gig funds and then have documented proof of all funds for your next application.

bigtt76:
Not sure family visa is for visiting close family members and not family friends. What you would need is just the regular tourist visa

All of those are now grouped under Standard Visitor Visa, whether visiting family or friends

deept:
Hi Carphy,


when before expiry of spouse visa can someone apply for the FLR (M)?

Hello. The info you seek is on the gov.uk site. I have cut the relevant section for you. Also find the link below...
https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa

funmido:
Good afternoon everyone.....Thank you for your great inputs.


Special thanks to @justwise @Brightingsus @ekpotek @ademidun @90sretrogirl (i keyed into your testimony and declared i shall testify)

I just collected my passport today (21/11/17) with 6 months (multiple entry) visa..... TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!

Biometrics: October 24th (Ikeja)

Decision made mail : November 20th

Ready for collection mail : November 20th


I am sooooooooooo HAPPY...

Big congrats to u

Tfree:
@Justwise and Brightingsus,

Thank you so much for all your invaluable advice and guidance regarding applying for my brother’s visit visa. You guys are amazing, his visa was delivered this evening.

@teelighthouse and imconfused thank you for answering my questions, your answers were very helpful.

Thank you all
God bless

Congratulations... enjoy the season

oloolo:
Good day house,

I just picked up my 2 year visa yesterday.....I used some advice I got from this forum when applying and it came out good....

I also got help from here during my previous 6 months application. ..am grateful to all in the house

Submitted online on 10th Oct
Did biometric on 17th Oct
Got mail to collect on 6th Nov
Collected on 7th Nov.

Thanks all

Congratulations

funmido:
Hello @justwise @Bright @ekpotek @everyone

24th of October 2017 - My biometrics was done at TLS Ikeja

27th of October 2017 - Got a mail stating that my application was being considered for a decision

3rd of November 2017 - Got another mail stating - unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward


NB: Please is there anything i am expected to do?

Kindly advise


thanks all.




#I shall testify#

Nothing to do on your part as a submitted application with Biometrics can not be amended. It only implies your application has not been possible to attract a soon enough decision; so it may take a lot longer than the published timelines to make a decision.

TatPat:
She doesn't need to add her gtb bank statement. It's not necessary, all she has to do is explain that she sends her dad a monthly allowance from her gtb bank acct, which is still in her maiden name.

I believe the applicant can view this...

PreciousGemRubb:
Thanks for the reply but how do I get my GTB statement from the UK plus I use individuals into currency exchange to send money to my GTB account. I can't get a detailed information on how I get the money from pounds to naira. I recently started using Azimo but it's just a month. What can I do?

Ok! Well, the most important sender's bank account is the one originating from the UK since that's where you are based. I am not sure 'GTB' will show in the deposit corner of your dad's statement. You can verify. I did the same for my mother inlaw. I was sending funds to my Nig account, then transferring to my mother inlaw. It was only my name that appeared on her statement, not my Nig account. Like I said, confirm.

As for money remittance, don't you have receipts for every transaction? You should. When you send money to Nig through Bureeu de change, individuals that run the business, or Azimo, you should always ask for receipts. The receipts will contain vital information like your name as the sender, your address in the UK, date of transaction, amount sent in GBP, exchange rate and amount in NGN to be received in Nigeria. I have all my receipts. The transactions on the receipts will bear the amount sent to Nigeria which amount in GBP will reflect in your UK bank statement.

I need you to verify a few things...
1. For how long did you send/have you been sending money to your dad through 'individuals'?
2. How many transactions have you done through Azimo?
3. Find out if 'GTB' shows under deposits in your dad's statements.
4. Why don't you have transaction receipts?

PreciousGemRubb:
[/b]Thanks Brightingsus, 1 more question. I send money to my dad every month using my Nigeria account (GTB). I send the money from UK to my GTB before sending it to him so as to keep my GTB account active. The only issue I have now is that the GTB account is still in my maiden name. Do i need to explain (in my invitation letter) why all the transaction from me to him is showing my names with the old surname. Or do i just leave it as I am including my marriage certificate.[b]

That's no issue at all. Don't try to change the name on the transactions. You must explain the transactions and highlight the fact that your name on your dad's statements is your maiden name; then include your marriage certificate. If you have been consistently doing this way of money transfer for like 6 months, then you would need to include your GTB bank statement as well as your UK bank statements. Highlight your UK bank statement with asterisk on the line of each transaction showing the amount leaving your account to go to your GTB. Then highlight your GTB statements with asterisk on the line of each transaction coming in from the UK reflecting same amount. Then include your payslips amongst other things you have. Then mention all these in your cover letter. This is how to explain origin of funds. Don't forget to include your dad's bank statements too.

With tact you will find out that making a Uk visa application is actually easy.

PreciousGemRubb:
Hello House, I was just going through my dad's bank statement and realised it has the old address. The land use and all other documents has the current address. The old address was a rented flat but the current address is his own property and it's been over 15years since the move. Should he change his address and print out a new bank statement or will it not affect the application. The current address is what I filled in the application.
P.S: I am only inviting my dad for now and not both my parents as I have stated in my previous posts (Mum not really eager to travel yet).

To reduce the amount of explanation to do, you can simply go to any branch of his bank (dad being present) and change personal details. Amend the address and print a new bank statement. He could do well by going with any ID with the new address to the bank. Consistency is key.

Adimorah:
Good morning FAM. I have been following this thread for a while now, 2 years to be specific. Please you guys should help me with some clue. I haven't traveled out before, the last time I wanted to, it was denied and reasons was:
You said your schooling in Nigeria but no evidence to back that up.
You and your spouse have been together for 3 years but no proof of the relationship. ( I haven't seen her for the first time)
You submitted a payslip of your spouse but no bank statement.
With this I don't think you have enough fund for this trip and that you will return back to Nigeria. There was no right for appeal.

Here is the thing guys, I want to submit this application again, now she will send me all those things, (She works as a teaching assistant, and will sponsor everything) and I might use my mom as a sponsor too, then my expenses there on my head.
But am a fresh graduate, I don't have much in my account, as I work with my boss who has a registered construction company, he doesn't pay me.

Guys please help me arrange my self, and to be frank if I should get the visa, I don't plan coming back. I will just go there and get married.

You said u are yet to see your partner? To be frank, your chances are slim. Others may say you don't stand any chance. So many things would count against you. First thing is get your spouse to visit you in Nigeria first.