You should get collection mail soon.

evetyson:
Just saw this now but no mail yet

Is it priority you did? If not, just put your mind on 40 working days o. So that you won't have headache. If it comes earlier, you'll give thanksgiving in church

artofalternativ:


I know some are still waiting, it's hope I'm using to hope I decided to go forward with the application but informed the event organisers that it's a very very long shot. Going in to do my biometrics on Thursday morning, worst case scenario is that I lose less than N100k in fees.

A question about the self-service doc upload, is the bank statement that you can generate online okay or do I need one that has been signed/stamped by the bank?

Also I thought TLSContact was closed during public holidays, that's why I thought it was ten business days.

Congratulations ooooo! We tap into your testimony

Debbieeeeeee:
Prophetess has picked up her visa today. Crowd was unbearable as usual.
2 years issued. Me and UK till 2024.
Now waiting on Canada

Nov 17th….still waiting o

Scentiments:
Hello everyone, I have been a silent reader. My husband and I submitted our visa application on Nov 16 in Abuja and still no news. I see many people who applied in Dec have received their passports. Please is there anyone here who applied in Nov still waiting for a response??

Finally!!!! Congratulations to our very own prophetess

Debbieeeeeee:
Collection mail dropped. Thank you, guys!
Signed - Prophetess

Do a paid call to UKVI and tell them your issue +443007906268. Make sure you have your debit card and GWF number at hand.
Also check your mailbox & spam folder. Just incase you missed their collection mail

Muyizie:
Hi everyone
I applied a visa for my son which is family permits. He did his biometrics AUG 6, till now we haven’t heard from them.

I've noticed that a lot of times, when you reapply just like that, they will look for another reason to deny. Your sister needs to sit down and patiently go through her application thoroughly without leaving any stone unturned. A cover letter is also advised.
Also, If we can get your sister's profile (travel history, salary, monthly spending, savings amount, properties, marital status) that will also help.

Oma6090:
My sister was refused visitors visa. The reason stated on the refusal letter is that large sums of money was deposited into her account. How soon can she reapply? Or what's the way forward?

You should ask on the UK students visa thread

joshmania07:
PLEASE GUYS, I HOPE THIS WON’T BE AN ISSUE
I applied for tier 4 students visa and I did biometrics on 31st December but I have a little mistake on my CAS. I paid initial deposit of £2k as requested by the school before issuing CAS but my it’s stated on my CAS that I paid £5k. I applied for visa like that and selected I paid 5k as stated on my CAS. My bank statement and all other documents are all good. I couldn’t wait to reapply for a ‘correct’ CAS because the money in my account is reading and I’m paying extra interest weekly so I just want a decision ASAP. Please guys, are their any chances that they might verify this from the school? Moreover the mistake is not from me and I’m just running out of time.

Did you submit the passport you used to travel in 2012? If the passport and stamp isn't there, then it's a problem. Your application is vetted based on the information you provide. These people are looking for every little reason to deny someone. You can take the risk and hope but it's a gamble.

motunrayoo:


IT does not have a space to pick number of days except date.

You have a good travel history. Go and register your business. I'm sure you have some deposits in your account that are more than 88k. You can't tell them that it's from a business when you can't prove it with registration. So, register the business, open a business account and start running it for the next few months. You should also start paying yourself monthly salary from the business account to your normal salary account (pay the same amount to yourself on the exact day of each month). This will show that you have multiple streams of income. Remember, based on several refusal letters we've seen on this thread, the ECOs believe that having a business account doesn't prove that you have access to the money. That is why you should pay yourself salary. Also try to keep your salary account as clean as possible. No random large deposits from people. Let that one go through your business account.
In addition, try to have sales invoices/receipt of sales. You need as much proof as possible because let's be honest, 88k salary job is not a strong tie to Nigeria. I was once denied when I was even earning about 350k with several work bonuses in millions.
Also, are you married? Do you have children? That can also support our application

donbabe2000:
Please gurus in the house kindly assist

I want to apply for UK tourist visa,I have been working for 8yrs now and my salary is 88k per month
I have abt 2m naira in my bank statement and 500dollar in my domiciliary account

I have been to Malaysia spent 5days
nd Istanbul 2times,my first visit to Istanbul I spent 10days and 2weeks on my second visit which I returned 4th Nov 2021

I will be staying in a friend's apartment for the 2weeks I intend spending in uk,all other expenses will be borne by me
Aside my job I buy and sell turkey wears but didn't register the business

Does my friend need to give me an invitation letter and pls what other supporting documents does my friend need to give me

Is it adviceable to use my elder brother as sponsor due to the amount I earn or I should state I will sponsor myself
Please I need ur responses

Regards

Yes, and that is why I changed my biometric date and pushed it forward by 2 weeks! So that the crypto deposits of over N5million will not reflect in my bank statement!
Maybe your case is different but remember that crypto funding in Nigeria is no longer done through banks. It is now done through P2P and even the CBN is clamping down on people using P2P. Over the last month, CBN has been closing bank accounts of people who deal with crypto. No crypto related transaction is supposed to go through our accounts according to the CBN. How do they trace crypto traders? Because of the several LARGE DEPOSITS from different people that go into their accounts. The same large deposits that the UK visa officers are always refusing people for.
Whether we like it or not, seeing several deposits from different people into ones bank account will raise questions.
Personally, I have separated my crypto account from my regular savings/salary account in order to avoid wahala. Also, you can never know the bias of the ECO that is treating your application and if that person is skeptical towards the legitimacy of the crypto trading.
I’m a die hard supporter of crypto but let’s not pretend like there isn’t a worldwide bias against it.
Even the UK recently put restrictions on Binance (the No 1 crypto trading app in the world!).
Everyone’s case is different but if one can avoid mentioning crypto, it’s best to do so. Unless like your husband, that is his sole source of income.
Perhaps, your husband has several ties to Nigeria (properties, his wife & children) or he might have an extensive travel history.
Let’s be honest here, crypto trading isn’t a job that will tie someone to Nigeria because people can trade anywhere in the world. It’s very easy for traders to Japa.
Once again, CRYPTO TRADING IS NOT A TIE TO NIGERIA.
At the end of the day, it’s a 50/50 gamble!

ellasdelight:


I remember you posted in this thread on October 29, 2021 on page 619 that you invested in crypto and had 4 large deposits in your account. I remember responding to you on page 620 (screenshot below). The Nigerian Government has not expressly banned Nigerians from trading in crypto with any law. Until the Nigerian Government enacts a law banning cryptocurrency, it remains legal in Nigeria and can be declared on visa applications.

Can't believe people's desperation to relocate is making them fall for such obvious scams. A simple google search should help you to know the real process for getting a job and processing your permit for Canada but too many people have been blinded by their desperation. Let's all be careful please.

Just called UKVI. My application is still awaiting a decision. Since Nov 17th….it’s 31 working days now

Congratulations!!!

dee1504:
Visa Alert!!!

VAC = VI

Visa Type = Skilled Worker (HAC) Visa

Biometrics = Dec 13

Transferred to DMC = Dec 13

Collection Mail = Dec 31

Visa Collected = Jan 4.

Got a lot of information from here as a silent reader. May God grant all our desires.

Why exactly do you want to apply? What is your purpose for visiting Canada? Do you have wife & children in Nigeria? Do you have landed properties in Nigeria? Also, as a grown person who works, your brother's finances shouldn't be used as proof. In fact, 2 million Naira is not even enough for a proper holiday trip to Canada. Ticket alone will cost you nothing less than 700k. The VO doesn't expect anyone who is going on vacation to use all their savings on that trip. Only people who have no intention of returning do that.
Honestly, your application doesn't seem genuine at all. If you really want to go to Canada, join the express entry route or the study route.

spongebobsquare:
Happy new year and good morning to everyone, I know that this is the wrong group but please I need everyone's assistance. Attn: justwise, ednut1

Long & short story: I recently lost my dad and it was during his funeral preparation around December that my brother who is a citizen suggested we put in a visitor application, because I was the only one running around for the burial couple with my job & business. I forgot to attach my bank statement to my application but only submitting all my brother’s financial documents.

Reality check: 14 days after application, I got a refusal letter.

Salary: For over 8 years of working with this company, we are paid in cash and because I owned a running business, I put part of my salary into contribution and when its my turn to collect I ask them to start again.

Don’t ever mention crypto as a source of income. A lot of countries are very wary of the technology behind it. Also, have you forgotten that it is banned in Nigeria?? You will just be seen as a law breaking citizen.
Also, don’t use the same accounts you receive crypto deposits to apply for visa. There is no way to explain those deposits. You should have a dedicated bank account for your crypto transactions and this shouldn’t be mentioned ANYWHERE in your application.

jagzmoles:
I just got my refusal letter but am surprised coz I explained about my personal income that I deal with crypto. Normally my travel date was on the 22nd. Tourist visa. There is no right no appeal.

Hmmmm

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I just got my refusal letter but am surprised coz I explained about my personal income that I deal with crypto. Normally my travel date was on the 22nd. Tourist visa. There is no right no appeal.[/quote]

Withdraw that application if you want to be on the safe side!!! It’s better to lose your visa fees than to be banned for 10 years!!!

Baba19:
WOW! Hello house, @giselle237, Prophetess Debbie, Good Morning and well done. Pleaseeee, I need your help. I just read this story and I may be in similar shoes. I applied for a UK visa 2 months ago. I submitted necessary docs, healthy business and personal account statement, marriage certificate, ties etc. I also listed all my previous travel history which includes roughly 14 countries- The US, UAE, South Africa, Qatar, Bahrain, The Bahamas, Cayman Island, Jamaica, Mexico; amongst others. I want to believe my good travel history, finances, ties make me a good candidate to consider.

Now, here is my main issue and fear based on the above. They asked a question about have you been to the UK in the last 10 years and I said no which is correct. Have you been banned, deported, I also said no which is correct. Have you been refused a visa to the UK or any other country and I said yes and listed one country which was Cyprus with the reason- the visa was severely delayed and when they checked my hotel booking, it had been cancelled. The embassy even reached out to me regarding this but the course I was going for had already passed so I didn't bother rebooking the hotel or taking it up with them. Now, the issue is that I thought these questions related to the last 10 years. So, I didn't include the fact that I was refused a UK Visa back in 2006; 15 years ago when I was a Master's student. It was only after I read this OP's story that I went back to the form and realized the 10 year question only related to the visitation. But the question on refusal was based on one's entire life. Is there anything I can do? Can I write to them to explain that I misunderstood the question and declare that I was refused a UK visa back in 2006? What can be done since I mistakenly declared only 1 refusal of Cyprus instead of 2- Cyprus and the UK? What are my chances? I am really palpitating and don't know what to do to fix this please.

I would really appreciate any advice I can get. God bless.

They mostly got this number of immigrants from inland applications. All their CEC and International students.

Allegory:

Seriously. I just had this news pop up on google and I had to click to be sure I'm not seeing double cos this year feels like they landed just 3 people.

Canada breaks all-time immigration record by landing 401,000 immigrants in 2021

https://www.cicnews.com/2021/12/canada-breaks-all-time-immigration-record-by-landing-401000-immigrants-in-2021-1220461.html#gs.kaolaz

Wow! If anyone had told me that Canada won’t do any FSW draw in year 2021, I would never have believed them. I passed my french exam earlier in the year and I’ve just been waiting in this pool with over 500 score. Omo…this thing is painful sha.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to everyone.

I’ll come back to this thread after the new year abeg. The stress and anxiety of this application is too much for this festive period. I’m so fed up.

Merry Christmas & Happy New year to everyone.
May the year 2022 come with renewed hope and good news for us all.

We won’t even be able to count Dec 27th & 28th as part of our application working days because they are public holidays and the UKVI will be closed.
So after today, it’s till next week Wednesday that we will resume the counting.

Withdrawal of application is not the same as denial. If there is a question of whether you’ve ever withdrawn an application, indicate it in the form. If not, just address it in your cover letter. Don’t go and say that you’ve been denied visa ooooo

Estarbucks:
Hello Everybody.
I previously applied for a visitor’s visa in October for which I had to withdraw my application because of the delay in processing and I needed my passport urgently.
This time around, I want to apply for a tier2 dependency visa, I want to find out if I need to indicate that I withdrew a previous application in the new application?
Thank you.

They now send it to your email

fasttrack:
Hello, does the uk HC give reasons when they reject visas. Like put the paper with the passport.

Please ask on the students visa thread.

Resurgent2016:
Please I need urgent advice on this:

- POF hasn't clocked 28 days yet. However, because the primary applicant is on a scholarship, she can apply without waiting for POF maturity.

-Is it advisable for the primary applicant to proceed while the dependent applies about 2-3 weeks later when POF matures?

- could this complicate or make visa approval for dependents more difficult?

It’s like these people have stopped working for the year or something.

Guy, before you reapply, you need to do a lot of work on your personal profile/circumstance

Kelebabaj:
okay so I also told them that I live with my parents hence I don’t pay rent or utilities, I didn’t realize I had to back that up too.. for future references how much is sufficient as expenses abroad? I only estimated that 300k for spending since I’d be accommodated, was I meant to estimate flight expenses too?

Yes, you can get a new passport before the expiration of the current one.
Since you’re a managing partner of your parent’s business, you will also need an introduction letter from the company addressed to the BHC.
Also, Is the company registered with CAC?
How profitable/lucrative is this business?
Do you get paid by the company?
If yes, I hope the payments are also reflected on your bank statement.
Also, the current company you work for, how good is your job & how long have you been working there?
Remeber, everything you claim will be scrutinized.

toys2seven:


This makes a lot of sense though. Can I obtain a new passport before the current one expires?

Also, what if I'm able to provide proof of my parents' business which has my name on it as a managing partner? Will that help my case?

How do you plan to convince the ECO that when you go and visit your girlfriend, you guys won’t secretly get married in the uk and you won’t remain there illegally while trying to obtain a permit?
You need strong evidence and proof.
How much do you earn monthly?
Do you have properties in your name in Nigeria?
What are your ties to Nigeria?
How much do you have in savings/investment?
First of all, I would suggest you go and renew your passport, then you should travel to at least 2 other countries before making this attempt. Because unless you have a VERY high paying job or landed properties/investments here, it’ll just look like you want to run away.
Travel to Dubai, Morocco, Turkey or South Africa. Let your girlfriend meet you there and you guys can enjoy the holiday.
You need to build your passport and your credibility.
Use this 2022 to build your new passport and move your UK travel plans to 2023 instead.
These ECOs are very smart and as far as they are concerned, all first time applicants are potential illegal immigrants unless you can prove them otherwise.

toys2seven:
Good evening house.

Newbie here. I've been reading this tread for the past 3 days and now I think I'm suffering from information overload.

I'm planning to travel to the UK to visit my girlfriend who's a British citizen and I have absolutely no idea where to start from.

Can someone suggest the first few steps to take? Please note that...

1. I've never travelled out of the country before
2. My intl passport expires in July
3. I work a 9-5 with a steady salary
4. I've not been vaccinated
5. I'll like to travel by February/March

Thank you in advance.

60k is actually so unrealistic as your monthly expenditure. Also, remember 300k is only about £400!!! Who goes on vacation to spend £400??! Remember this includes flight. When trying to reduce your expenses, also try to be a little bit realistic so that you won’t look like a liar.
Lastly, how much did you have in your bank account in total??! Hope the money was there for a longtime.
Infact, for someone who earns 400k monthly and spends only 60k out of it, you should have savings of 340k monthly for even more than 6 months. 340k x 12 months of savings should give you nothing less than 4 million.
I don’t know but there are some loopholes in your application with regards to finances.

Kelebabaj:
thank you, I can’t seem to share media but here are the details I asked in another thread

Hello guys pls id like to ask some questions based on the reason for my Uk visitors visa refusal.

1. They complained about unexplained deposits to my account: I checked this out and the only other deposit I could find were atm reversal deposits for 10k each in two different occasions, rev was even included as description on the statement.

2. They complained about my monthly expenditure being 60k, reason was I had varying withdrawals btw 40-70k, so I chose 60k as an estimate.. was I supposed to stick to a particular figure to withdraw every month? Say exactly 50k.

3. My salary is 400k and I stated that I would be spending 300k in the UK, they said that they are not convinced I’ll be able to cater to my needs and accommodation in the Uk.. mind you, I already got an invitation letter that clearly states I’ll be accommodated by family.

They ended this by saying there is no right to appeal or administrative reviews so how am I supposed to explain all of these?

Is this visitor or students visa? If it’s students visa, ask it in the students thread

1beat:
Please I need urgent response to this.

Money for POF was disburse into my account on NOV 22. I failed to deposit on 23 & 34 but later deposit on the account on NOV 25. Pls can I print from Nov 23.

The date I started counting from to the last date is well stated at the top of the POF

I 100% agree with this. I know someone that was denied U.S visa because she claimed not to be married in her application but the visa officer asked if she has done any ceremony and she said yes, that her bride price has been paid. Then, the VO said that according to Nigerian law, she is married and not single. So basically, it was like she lied.
Showing pictures of the event and a letter from the husband should be okay.

giselle237:
that is untrue!!!! Your traditional marriage is recognized… please provide extensive pictures covering that day and covering the length of your marriage!!!!!! Hello!!! They know it is one of the Nigerian ways of marriage. Where you will have problem is if you can not provide proofs of a subsisting relationship between you and your husband.
Even those tht provide registry certificate get denied if they cnt provide proof of ongoing relationship. Pls provide ur marriage pictures and evidence og how long you guys have been together