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spyder880:
More pictures of this ongoing house, roofing will start later.............

Knowlegeseeking:
Same issue with my mum's application which just came in today. second refusal. The first was in November 2023 inviting her and my twin for my graduation. My twin was her sponsor and she was only refused because my twin was refused. My twin applied again last October and got his visa. Came last December 2024, spent 3 weeks and went back to Nigeria. Re-applied for my mum earlier this month and just got another rejection for her with 2 flimsy excuses.

1. You state that you are Unemployed have no other source of income. In consideration of your family ties I note the statements made by you in your visa application whereby you mention there are no remaining dependants in your home country. This, in conjunction with the concerns relating to your economic ties stated above, gives me reason to further doubt that you will depart the UK at the end of the period stated by you.

First, in her application, we never stated unemployed. In the section of the application form that SPECIFICALLY asks "What is your employment status?" What answer did you select? My mum is a retired civil servant of Lagos which we stated attaching all her employment letters, promotion letters to level 17 and retirement letter. We also attached her landed properties including the one she resides in, bank statement showing pension income and rental income from her properties and additional income she receives from us her children, all explained in the cover letter. Nowhere in her application did we state she has no remaining dependants in her home country. In the section of the application form that SPECIFICALLY asks "Does anyone rely on you for financial support? Include both those travelling with you and those who are not." What answer did you select? If you answered yes, the form would ask you to list those people and what the relationship is. Whom did you list? Infact, on her cover letter, we stated that she has three other children including my twin who is resident in Nigeria, attaching their passport as well.

2. Second reason was "You have indicated that your sponsor will pay £1,500 towards the cost of your trip. In support of this you have provided a bank statement from Lloyds Bank (account number ending in 2463) However, the funds are regularly depleted indicating that your sponsor utilises nearly all their income each month. For example, as recently as 27th March 2025 the balance of their account was £0.50. I am therefore not satisfied that your sponsor can and will provide you with support for the intended duration of your stay. Your application is therefore refused under paragraph V4.3 (c) of the Immigration Rules"

This is another nonsense because the six months bank statement i submitted alongside with six months payslips shows steady savings into my moneybox simple saver and cash ISA accounts with balance of over 10k pounds (i attached these account statements as well). The EO just picked that date out of the 6 months which is ridiculous as that same statement shows a balance of almost 3k balance as at 31 March.

I have drafted a response to send to complaints@homeoffice.gov.uk highlighting these discrepancies.

Should i go this route or through PAP? it's okay to refuse an application but not on flimsy excuses that were evidently provided for.

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

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.

Khenney002:
Yes, I inputted £3k in d section on how much I am planning to spend personally and same £3k on how much my sponsor will give me.
Is that where the problem lies?

Khenney002:
Visa Alert, first timer
Around 2021 I got a refusal letter from Canada, school application tho which I stated when applying for uk visit visa
Timeline
Biometric at Tls VI —— Sep 29,2023
Application transferred to DMc same day (Sep 29)
Email stating App already at DMC — oct 2, 2023
Collection Email — Oct 6, 2023
Collected my passport today with visa — Oct 9, 2023

Processing took just 5 working days, normal application o, i didn’t pay for priority.. my sister did the application btw. I am still a student here currently in 500L

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

spyder880:
For my weekend exercise, I bought a spraying equipment as used it to go round this building area to spread on the grasses. Weed is already starting to grow around our building areas.

spyder880:
We are doing well, how is your own side? Another year has passed but our land is still where we bought it, free of all encumberances. I have gone ahead to settle the traditional rights settlement, elders fees, youths development levies and traditional rulers fees on some plots and got receipts for all my payments. I assume you have paid fully for your plot of land here, have you collected your land documents from me?

if you are ready to start developing your own plot, please contact me so I can show you the exact spot and you can start building on your land immediately. Thanks.

spyder880:
1. I don't understand what you mean by story.
2. Value depends on the demand, and how readily the seller wants to sell.

spyder880:
1. I don't understand what you mean by story.
2. Value depends on the demand, and how readily the seller wants to sell.

spyder880:
Durability. The use in rental buildings is more frequent, as the house pass from tenant to tenant, there is an increased risk of damage because of carelessness. Concrete balustrades withstands the pressure of constant use more than metal or stainless rails which are more suited for private residential buildings.

spyder880:
More balcony rails has been done in this house, both front and back. We're working on the step rails now.

Lunm:
Oh wow.
There's really something off for mine, and I'm getting worried.
Can't even tell how many times I've refreshed my mail in one day!!

I'm going to go to Lagos then...hopefully, that's my best chance.

And yes...this helps. Thanks!

Lunm:
I actually need to travel elsewhere, with the passport..that's the wahala.
Yes, I'm told a decision was made since 30th May

Menakay:
Im sorry i didnt come back to give the testimony. I got the collection mail a day or 2 after I complained here and 5 years visa was granted after the initial 6 months that was issued in November 2018.

Yommieyomi:
I did self service and i didn't upload my checklist.I think I got 5 years visa.
I only printed the check list and went with it on the submission's day, my experience.

rennyvik:
Plz after getting the email from ukvi what else did u do?
Coz am confused, myself nd my parents applied for a UK visit visa on the 4th of April and by the 17th ukvi sent us an email that our document has been dispatched but till now we haven't heard from tls.
Plz help

ozymes:
You come first vex tear the letter abi?

Menakay:
Application submitted April 15th at Ikeja, got a mail yesterday from UKHUBViss info stating that Your UK visa application has been despatched from the UK Visa Section.

If you are applying from Europe, North & West Africa and GCC countries:

- And you submitted your application at a visa application centre - You will receive an email shortly from TLS or VFS about collecting your decision. Please ensure you check your e-mail account and do not attend the VAC until you are advised to.

VAC - Visa Application Centre.

Im yet to get a msg from VAC.

bbclue:
I got this mail yesterday morning

What are my chances

Dear xxxxxxcxx

Your UK visa application has been despatched from the UK Visa Section.

If you are applying from Europe, North & West Africa and GCC countries:

- And you submitted your application at a visa application centre - You will receive an email shortly from TLS or VFS about collecting your decision. Please ensure you check your e-mail account and do not attend the VAC until you are advised to.

VAC - Visa Application Centre.

OR

- You submitted your application at the following locations:
Cyprus, Gibraltar, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Malta, Norway, Denmark and Estonia,
you will receive an email from DHL within 1-2 working days with your waybill number. You can track your application via the DHL website using this waybill number.

OR FOR APPLICATIONS FROM USA:

If you applied via a US Department of Homeland Security Application Support Centre or a VFS Premium Application Centre and chose to have your passport mailed back to you directly, that will take place shortly.

If you submitted your application via a VFS Premium Application Centre and chose to collect your passport in person at the end of the process, they will be in contact with you to provide further guidance.

If anyone contacts you advising that your application is still under consideration or that they can influence the outcome of your application in any way, they cannot - please report any such approach to UKVI.

You should not expect to receive any further emails from this office.


Regards,

UK Visa Section
Croydon


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spyder880:
Hello my good people, hello to you all who bought lands from my estate here at Akpuoga Nike, Enugu East LGA of Enugu state. This is an update on our push to develop this land as planned.

As the dry season starts, I plan to commence some forms of development activities on this land, but like my people will always say "enwere ihe ana ewepucha na any, tupu ataba anu"

And so we have to first obey the tradition of our people by doing the traditional rites settlement for this land, this an integral part of land acquisition process in Igboland. In this process, the buyers of a land and the sellers come together and eat a feast prepared jointly by the two parties. This will involve the provision of food items, lots of drinks, kola nuts and live animals to use in cooking a huge meal. Both parties usually call in friends, relatives and inlaws to witness the event and even partake in the feast. It's an opportunity for each person to know each other, and prepare a ground for mutually beneficial alliances.

The traditional value of "nri ani" cannot be overemphasized, and so I arranged with the family that sold me this land for a proper nri ani feast to authenticate the sale of this land to my company. Some of the Items Which I am supposed to provide will be concerted to cash. This whole ceremony will cost over N2m.

Enjoy the pictures of the event. ........

skimanski:
Details of Design stated below.

Proposed 5 Bedroom Duplex

GROUND FLOOR

Guest w/c
Main Living Room
Dinning
Kitchen
Store
Guest Bedroom


FIRST FLOOR

Family Lounge
Boy's Room
Girl's Room
Bedroom 3
Gym
Laundry

SECOND FLOOR.
Master's Lounge


Building Floor Area : 136 Sq.m

podosci:
Sincere apologies for my late reply
Below is 4 units of five bedroom flats which can be reduced to 2 units to form a semi detached duplex that would sit perfectly on your plot

darenyx:
Twin 3 bedroom terrace duplex

podosci:
Sorry about the delayed response.
Below is a 5bedroom duplex suited for a 50 x 100 ft plot of land with adequate car park for 4 cars

Phildecasa:
Thanks my Oga spyder880. I so much appreciate your efforts and supports all these years of working together. God bless real good.You are a rare gem!

Osey1:
It's a semi detached duplex

abdulwastecx:
Yes I do

UklassautosnPro:
465 Sqm