Bolaadeogun:
Hello everyone,

Please I need a clarification, I applied for me (main applicants and I was waiting for my visa to come out then apply for my dependent….Visa has been delaying since September 9 that i applied . School resumes today and I have been informed that if I’m not available in UK today, my admission will be deferred to February. Please note that my visa is still not out…Now my question is

1. Will UKVI be aware that my admission will be deferred by the school - the school will most likely cancel your CAS and UKVI will be informed
2. Should I go ahead to apply for my dependents now before school degrees the admission? - I don't see how that will work. Once the CAS is cancelled, you cannot proceed
3. If I apply for my dependents now will the visa application be automatically denied for my dependents as school is planning to change my admission to February or UKVI will still continue to work with the previous one . - it will most likely be denied


Please I need an answer and more clarifications because I am so sad and confused

kpiper2473:
I got my UK 6 month visit visa but didn't get to use it. Instead of going to UK i went to France. I want to reapply but some things are missing in my documents.
1. I cant use my company account bcoz i stopped banking with my previous banker. My new account company account is barely 2 months old.
2. Money in my Naira savings account is like 10times lower than what i presented back then though i have a dorm account that can close up that gap but i dont know if dorm accounts are acceptable.

Also, am i eligible for 2 years ?
@cashmadam, @giselle237

Ali001:
Hello Duchess,CashMadam and other gurus

I recently just filled my university of Plymouth pre cas check list and I declared that I’ve been refused a US visa in 2017, Although it was 2 refusals in 2 weeks but I only filled for one refusal because it was for the same general 214b reason. I hope it won’t affect me from getting my CAS.

Bigolly:
Pls do they ask for hotel reservation at the point of entry for someone saying he is going on vacation?

Kunleop:
Hi,

My friend is applying for his mother, she's trader selling foodstuffs, she earned 800k annually while she also getting income from 1100k annually from his family and friends,

Mu friends is sponsoring the trip as he has over €7k in his account, he's planning to €3k for the trip. While the monthly expenses for his mother is 60k.

On the form they asked the mother how much she personally spend on the trip? Pls how how much can she state? 1 - 5 Pounds. Zero actually but the online form won't accept that. Although when I sponsored my children, I would put the amount of money I budgeted for each of them. The question is actually confusing so just put one or two pounds.

Gurus in the house pls help us. @cashmadam, giselle237, shootingstar and other gurus help us.

LudaChriz:
Good morning gurus in the house.

I was going through the documents required for a student's Visa and I'm seeing prove of English language and Nigeria is not among the countries exempted. Pls how do one pass through this huddle

Teemom:
Hello Everyone,

My Husband is trying to apply for a visit visa for my family and i and it's really important we go on this trip.

My Husband is the sponsor of this trip.. He is a business owner..He just started paying himself salaries about 4 months ago (His account balance is a little over 3m)

1.can he state that his company would fund the trip?..Will this fly? - It is better to sponsor with personal account

2. Can he do a transfer of the funds we would need from his company account and explain in the cover letter? Yes

3. How much can he state that we would spend on this trip? (Accommodation inclusive)for a family of 4 for 3 weeks? Depends. Tickets alone will cost average of 1,000 Pounds due to the exchange rate now. Maybe 2K for adults and 1,500 for the children

4. How long does a standard visa application take currently? Average of 15 working days.

@giselle237, @cashmadam, all the gurus in the house..please I need your inputs.. thank you.

Teemom:
Thank you @giselle..I stated that this trip is very important because it's more like a condolence trip of an immediate family member

IamMobisola:
Cc giselle237 Cashmadam justwise

Please for business owners trying to apply for visit visa, as compared to salary earners it is quite tricky/difficult to show or proof our monthly income/profits from bank statements since bank statements will show both Capital and profits all together. Like for me, I always turnover my profit when I sell an item with the capital to buy another item. Let me give an example of how my business works:

I buy an item from the US for like 400k, when it arrives Nigeria I sell for at least 480k and in a month I sell up to 11 to 15 items of such. But my bank statement for each month is showing both capital and profit. So how do we prove or show them how much we make?

How would you advise we go about this?
I use my personal account to run my business as i don't have a business account, hope it's not a bad thing when applying?

Timika:
Good day, House. Please, @Giselle237 and @cashmadam. I will need your advice for a friend's Mum that wants to visit his son in the UK, through Family Visitor's visa. Mama is no working, and she's a widow.

The son is married with kids, and he is working, but the Trip will be fully sponsored by her daughter in the U.S.

Mama wants to go visit the son and grandchildren and spend the Christmas with them. She intends to live with son for the one month period.

Please, how much fund must the U.S. daughter make available for sponsoring her Mum for this Trip? and what other important aspects should be taken care of during the application process. Thank you

directonpc:


Congrats. If you don't mind, was this for work/official trip?

Wisdom7400:
*VISA ALERT*
Visitor visa for my mum
Dependant visa for my two kids.
All biometrics 11th oct
Got the first visa on 17th oct
Got Second visa on 23rd oct with empty nsf on 16th oct
Got the visitor visa today for my mum.
All self service
Let me share her documents as it might be very useful to some people here.

*Documents for my mum*
She sponsored herself as I couldn't flash my acct
I uploaded my contract letter
Mentioned my kids in her application
Uploaded historical family pictures
My baptism certificate and age declaration proving relationship (I dont have birth cert)
Invitation letter
Her bank statement
cover letter (explained serious large deposits)
Her pension documents and gratuity document
Permission from employer (she heads a school)
Her Current employment letter stating her salary (paid in cash) but no payslips and salary didn't show on her account only the pension. Infact she has irregular figures as she most times uses her acct for sch item purchases.
Her work ID
Her school pictures with her pupils
Her marriage cert and affidavit with my dad
Mentioned my dad's pension in her cover letter
Her leadership engagement letter
My house agreement letter
My evidence of permission to stay (vignettes and brps)
Our new baby baptism proof from church (email) and his british birth cert
My own marriage cert which she was a witness
My utility bill.
I mentioned her US visa denial
Our new baby pictures
Then uploaded her passport data page


I explained what she was coming to do (bring our kids since we cant travel, celebrate xmas with us and be present during our baby baptism in jan which is long over due) everything come spread reach 7 weeks stay lol.

Note:
*the money quoted she was going to spend in the uk is 14x her monthly income and if u subtract her quoted
monthly expenses from her quoted monthly income, it will be 22x her monthly savings.
*I didnt upload my bank statement
*I didnt forge any payslips just be sincere
*I forgot to mention my kids GWF in her letters to make it easier for the case worker
*Large questionable deposits
*I didnt upload any landed properties as ties (I think her job was enough)

Visa granted
I requested for help from the group but no one responded. I did my thing.
Hope this helps someone out there
✌️

Melvination:
Hi Guys!

For someone willing to spend 2500 pounds in uk, is a monthly expenses of 62k in Nigeria okay?

Baloemmy23:
Good morning people,please I want to make an enquiry?

Please as an undergraduate which university is best to apply for in the UK that has a minimum tuition fee of £6000

SPDAZZY:
Hi everyone,

Please for return ticket, will there be issues at POE if the return date is 4 or 5months away. Or does one have to use a closer date and then amend the ticket later.

brown1234:
My sister have just be refuse uk visa want can she do when she reply again


I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the
requirements of paragraph(s) 4.2 of Appendix V: Immigration Rules of visitors because:
• You have applied to visit the United Kingdom for 10 days for a family visit. In
assessing your application. I have considered the information provided, your
personal and financial circumstances and the credibility of your trip in the context of
its timing and your stated intentions.
• You state that you are employed by *******''***as a
Marketing Manager earning 320,000.00 NGN (340.93 GBP) per month. I
acknowledge you have provided employment letters and payslips in support of your
application. Having examined the payslips submitted however, I note a discrepancy
in the total earnings amount stated and the net amount after deductions. The
document states total earnings of 355,500.00 NGN less total deductions 35,540.00
NGN which does not amount to 320,000.00 NGN but to 319,960.00 NGN. This
discrepancy undermines the overall credibility of your application. I am therefore not
satisfied that you are employed or remunerated as stated.
• Furthermore, in your application you state you have no other savings and no one
else is contributing towards the cost of your trip. You state that you intend to
personally spend 1,700,000.00 NGN (1811.20 GBP) on your visit as declared. I note
that this amounts to more than five times your monthly income. I am not satisfied this
form of expenditure is proportionate to your circumstances as stated nor am I
satisfied of your intentions and whether you will leave at the end of your proposed
trip.
• Given the above, I am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor
and that you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit. Your application is
therefore refused under paragraph’s V 4.2 (a) and (c) of the Immigration Rules.
Rate of exchange 1 GBP = 938.606 NGN reference www.oanda.com on 20/10/2023

Sam2305:



What If the person was recently transferred to Lagos say 2 months ago and the past 3 years tax was being paid to say Rivers State revenue service or even Kano state ....can't other states TCC be used here in Lagos??

ghettonews:


Pls sir, how can I get the personal tax clearance at a cheaper rate

snowphunmee:
Good day all, please my biometric is 30th October, can i upload a 6 months bank statement that I got 10th October 2023?

ghettonews:
Hello friends

Pls I want to apply for PTA,
Pls is TIN (Tax clearance) needed?

Peachesarewhite:



UPDATE/VISA ALERT:
Got no reversal, so decided to initiate the payment again, this time with another card....it went(unfortunately visa fee was increased just within those few hours, so I paid $145)

Application submitted on the 6th Oct
Biometrics 11th
Application transferred to DMC 11th
Application received by DMC 16th
Collection mail 20th Oct

Collected my passport today and visa is granted

Standard Application

Documents submitted:
1. Letter of introduction from employer
2. Employment letter
3. 5 months Payslips
4. Work ID card, National ID
4. Bank statements showing salary inflow, and personal savings
5. My Cover letter stating reason for trip, itinerary, accommodation, etc
6. Letter of sponsorship
7. Sponsor account statements
8. marriage certificate
9. Birth certificates of myself and invitee
10. Marriage Pictures and pictures with invitee
11. CAC documents of sponsor business
12. Sponsor evidence of tax payment
13. Sponsor dorm account statement
14. Invitee BRP, vignette page, graduation letter from school, invitation letter.
15. Passport page of sponsor with ID card
16. Hotel reservation
17. Evidence of travel experience(visa)

Fund needed for the trip was paid into my account 2 weeks before Application was submitted.

Thank you to all the sabi people here @giselle237 @cashmadam etc and everyone that gives their 2 cents. I learnt a lot from this platform. God bless.

AbigailUkaegbu:
Good morning everyone
Please I need clarity for this. I intend to visit my biological sister in the UK. However the question asked if I have family in the UK options does not include siblings as seen. What should I fill in there considering it's my Sister I am going to visit? Thank you

spininaroundsun:
Hello Fam,

@ Duchess and other gurus in the house.

I would like to confirm the best approach for 3 dependents (1 adult and 2 children) applying to join MA is to use just 1email address for their applications or use their individual emails?

If its 1 email address for all, must it be the MA or the MA's partner email?

Are there any advantages/disadvantages to any of this approach?

Kunleop:
Good morning guys

Pls I'm asking on behalf of friend, the couple came in as a student and dependent, the wife studying but unfortunately she was unable to complete her study and the husband got a sponsorship job which they have switched successfully as the wife is now a dependant, so they want apply for IHS refund but they afraid cos the wife didn't complete her study.

Pls can they apply for IHS refund for both of them or d husband should apply for himself alone.

NB; it's 2years course

@duchess90 and other gurus in the house Kindly assist

ubby26:
Hi guys
Please I need help. I was just catching up on the thread and realised I have made a mistake on my mum's visa application.

In the part where it asked how much she would be contributing, I inputted the amount I will be sponsoring her with and also same amount in the how much your sponsor will be helping out with.

Her biometric is on Friday and I am yet to upload all her documents.

Can I address this issue in her cover letter please?
I plan on uploading her documents this night.

Thank you.

America001:
I'm applying for a visit visa for my wife and child. I got to this stage of my child's application.

I need your advice my bosses dem, how do I prove this?

I'm already in the UK.

Thanks

Arise01:
Happy Sunday Guys, I have two questions for clarification.
1) How much is two years visa fees? https://visa-fees.homeoffice.gov.uk/y/nigeria/usd/visit/standard-visitor-visa---for-uk-isle-of-man-jersey-and-guernsey/all
2) pls can I use 4months statement of account for my visa process. Thanks

Gam22:


Thank you I’m praying and hoping for the best. The school took 3 months to issue my CAS, they were so slow and are the ones that put me in this mess. I’m seriously praying for a miracle

Gam22:
Good evening everyone,
please is there anyone waiting for visa that’s for September intake? I’m still waiting for mine and my latest enrollment date was moved to 23rd October.
My application is priority and no dependant.

Applied 23rd September
Bio 25th September
NSF mail 26th September no additional documents requested.

I have made 4 paid calls and only received 1 escalation email on the 11th October saying they checked my application and have seen that I was informed my application would take longer because it’s not straightforward. That prior to entry clearance mandatory checks need to be carried out and this can take time. I should be patient. It’s currently 15 working days now. ( I paid priority)

My worry is that my school have only granted me 1 more week to enrollment and advice that if I can’t make it I should withdraw my application. I am so worried. I have put in a lot of money, time on this.
I paid rent already in the UK which tenancy started October 1st
I have moved my flight twice paying over 400k each time.

Please guys if someone receives visa after enrollment deadline and the school says you have to differ and give new cas (which I am praying won’t be my case) do you have to pay for another visa application and IHS fee ? Has anyone had such experience?
Please share

Khenney002:
Please how do I tackle this, I am a still a student and I stated my sister will be the sponsor.

2rucool:


Hello Gurus in the house , Please, I still need your advice on this.