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Cashmadam:
God Bless you too..

1. That's fine. Explain

2. Your parents are not expected to live forever so that is fine

3. You can buy or sell land at anytime so that's fine

4. Your N500,000 salary might be an issue... You are married with children. How do you cope with N500,000 and still have enough to plan a foreign trip? The visa officer would think like that so have a good answer to that question.

Good luck!

Traveling now, especially to UK due to exchange rate that has reduced the value of Naira to something else has to be really needful before embarking on it.

If you own a N500million house in Lekki and you sell it, the amount cant buy you a beautiful 3 bedroom flat in Hither Green where a flat is sold for £350,000

mushroomFarm:
Squids.
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Adetoku3:
Thank you for this
1. I’ve a full school scholarship sustaining me
2. Business is thriving, I’m able to support myself further with it. Can I attach my Nigerian account statement and my savings statement to support?
3. I’ll be visiting for two days, do I need to get an insurance?

Provide evidence of scholarship

In your personal statement of account, there must be evidence that your business is actually paying you salary or allowance monthly and at least 3 months bank statement to show how you transferred from business, account to personal account, cos you'll be asked to provide explanation or origin

You need

1. Cover letter
2. Personal account statement
3. Savings account statement
4. Company account statement
5. Evidence of your strong ties with Nigeria or Italy
6. Insurance not needed in UKVI application

Wendyok:
Hello everyone, please I need your help. My mums visa was denied because we didn’t submit her statement even though we didn’t because we were sponsoring her visit.
Now the problem is that they want her to show how she earns in Nigeria. I said she is a saleswoman in a rural village but I don’t know if she should submit her personal savings and her pos account cos she does POs business on the side too. Should I use both statement and explain what she does. Since she doesn’t keep conventional savings account due ti the nature of her business cos it’s cash incentive. I don’t know what to do … please help

These explanations you stated here with the attachment of the bank statements would have ensured the visa is granted

Adetoku3:
Happy Sunday everyone, I’ll be applying to visit the Uk for a conference in March and also for sightseeing. I will be applying from Italy because I’m currently a student here. I also own a study abroad consultancy in Nigeria. What documents do you think I can use to support my claims. I’d really appreciate any advice.

How are you supporting yourself in Italy as a noncitizen?

How's your business also doing financially?

UKVI are interested in how you feed January to December, so you'll not japa and become liability.

A clean account that shows self sustainability or external support is what's required in your case, as one aspect is settled (previous travel to European Economic Area)

Demmybim:
Thanks for your kind response.
I understand that. But I'm confused about the notification of decision... you have an idea what it means?

I've answered this already. The only organisation that can send you refusal mail is UKVI and if they didn't send you a refusal mail, it means (99% of the time, except for 1%) you've been granted

Aheadahead1:
Why do you suggest I apply via france and not Greece visit visa directly?

Getting Visa to Greece from Nigeria is not easy. Google the process first and revert

Demmybim:
The passport and notification of the decision for GWF reference number was dispatched via courier on 03-01-2025. - VFS Global

Pls what does this mean?
I didn't get any refusal mail from ukvi though.

As we do know from UK pattern, if you're told to come for Collection, most times Visa is granted

Happy new year to you all

Just returned from UK today.

Super tired.

Was a mixed holiday, as I lost an uncle on Christmas Day. First time experiencing how people pass away in the UK, going to Kings College Hospital to see the body moved to the Morgue. 😢 😭

Modupe1981:
@Thelma76, Davodyguy and other Gurus in the house

I need you all to guide me on the documents I will use to apply for France tourist visa with virgin passport.. am a business man and my business is register with C.A.C and I also pay my tax with my company name.

Meanwhile in January 2024 I and my family of 3poepel we're refused Spain tourist visa on the reason that the purpose of travelling is not reliable.

But now am planning to apply alone for France tourist visa,pls Gurus in the house I need u to guide me so that I will not be denied

Apply alone via France, put in a good package showing good statement of Account and your family and business as strong ties to Nigeria

Ajalalomo:
He traveled and came back on December 21. How soon can he put in another application because he is planning to travel again around March or April?

Since he actually used it, as against the earlier post by you that he was not going to travel and he did travel and returned back, then he can apply within 60 days but not later than 3 weeks to travel

Aheadahead1:
Please help me too abeg.

Hello guys, please I need a guide to the best way to apply for a Greece visit visa ahead of my proposed trip by september 2025. I am currently in Canada on a visit visa and I have also visited Dominican republic before. I am thinking of coming to Naija to apply for a schengen visa. Also I have registered real estate business in Naija, what documents should i apply with. Thanks

If you're residency or stay in Canada will not be affected, return to Nigeria and apply via France

Modupe1981:
@Thelma76, Davodyguy and other Gurus in the house

I need you all to guide me on the documents I will use to apply for France tourist visa with virgin passport.. am a business man and my business is register with C.A.C and I also pay my tax with my company name.

Meanwhile in January 2024 I and my family of 3poepel we're refused Spain tourist visa on the reason that the purpose of travelling is not reliable.

But now am planning to apply alone for France tourist visa,pls Gurus in the house I need u to guide me so that I will not be denied

Will respond later tomorrow

Modupe1981:
@ Davodyguy and other good people of the house I need ur guidance

In January 2024, I apply for tourist visa to Spain with the family of three and we were refused on the reason that, (the purpose of travel is not RELIABLE)

(1) I want to reapply alone iin the year 2025,what can I do correct this reason?

(2) can I reapply at another Schengen country like Italy, Netherlands or france, because I learn that Spain is too strict.

(3)Like how many millions of naira we I have in my bank account to apply, because I learn that Schengen country usually give there visa to a reach person.is closings balance of 5million okay to apply and be granted?

(4) Is it true that if one has been denied of Spain visa before,and the person went ahead to reapply for Italy visa,that. It's authentic refusal?

Move to France please, ignore Spain.

Check France thread for France on Nairaland

davodyguy:
This is the link

https://pos.tlscontact.com/bbu_en/contact-form?type=refund

Select your centre
Fill email
Fill application reference
Select Value Added Service

Type the reason

Send

Got our refund from TLS yesterday

₦32,000*3

Modupe1981:
@ Davodyguy and Gurus

Pls as a breastfeeding mother is it olay to budget £30 per Day for feeding and £210 for 7days holiday trip?


You're okay


(2) Do I need to budget any amount of money for infant baby of 8months for feeding? No, except for baby food,

3). Like How much will I budget for entertainment/shopping for me and my baby?

Since 20th December our arrival, we did couple of places London Eye, madame tussauds, Sea Life, Winter land etc and cost each person about £80

£250 to £300 cos infants are free to most attractions

4) like how much will I budget for transport? Depends on your location and how close it is to Airport and historic places you want to visit. £100 for local transport and about £200 from Airport to your stay and return to airport

Some of these things vary

See my responses in the quote

CornOak:
Was this free? If yes, what website did you do that?

Free, cos I have a travel agent that did that for me

Rubbish

EmperorCaesar:


I went through the entire article, yet i could not find a single reference to any event where this was served, not even an imaginary event


So, why does the topic come from?

How is serving herbs an effect of hardship?

Do hungry people go about begging for herbs when they have nothing to eat?

Are these herbs even cheaper than all foodstuffs?

Are herbs a direct substitute for food? So why would it be shared at parties?




A useless article! Trust low IQ individuals to believe this without asking questions

Very useless article

FaroukM:
Good evening guys,
Please I need assistance on how to upload documents to apply for uk standard visit visa, since Uk is no more using Tls contact anymore.
Thanks

Then you're not following trends bro

VFS has taken over

Modupe1981:
@Cashmadam and Davodyguy welldone for good humanitarian job u are doing

Pls I want to ask if there is anyone that has use airframe,klm,or luthansa airline reservation to apply for u k visa and was granted before? Cos they said transit visa is required those it means we can not use them to apply or we can.

Doesn't matter.

I used British airways for reservation and used another Airline to the UK

Lollydagold:
Okay, am new here if not I would have asked from the onset, but as it is now, I’ll work on that
So I should make sure I transfer 500k monthly to the acct, and I shouldn’t send out more than 145k in the acct monthly right? What if I transfer 500k on the acct and I send out the exact amount will there be any issues, am sorry am asking this so I won’t make any mistakes when applying again.
I’ll pay the tax and also register with FIRS

We're in December, 2024 now. By December, 30th transfer ₦500,000 to you personal account BD mark it December Salary. Then in the entire 30 days in January, 2025 make sure that all the money that leaves that account will not exceed ₦150,000.

I know you have other expenses, as it's difficult to spend just ₦150k monthly in Nigeria, but anything above ₦150k should come from another account

Calling out your leader in a democratic setting is never a crime.

One of the parents that lost a Chile during give away tragedy, can call out the governor or president that if the economy was good, they wouldn't go for giveaway.

It is not a crime to say, President Tinubu, you didn't fix the economy, that's why there's so much hunger. This is not a crime.

There are many bad roads in Lagos. I can criticise Gov Sanwoolu if by car gets damaged as a result of bad roads, since I pay him taxes to fix that road

Enough of this rubbish.

You can criticise Ṣeun Osewa if you find a glitch on Nairaland, that's not a crime please

victoroludadepo:
My sister travelling to visit her daughter in the UK requires an introductory letter as a volunteer from the church but the Pastor requires her to draft the letter herself. Can I please get a sample of such letter from anyone in the house? Thanks

Use meta AI via WhatsApp

Sample letter from a pastor to a volunteer intending to travel to UK to visit her daughter

Lollydagold:
This is my first time applying duo, so when next I’ll make sure I look into those mistakes I made earlier, I’ll run my account very well so I’ll be able to justify the money I stated that I earn annually
Moreover my statements didn’t show outflow of the 145k I stated that I spend monthly reason been is that I open the account six months ago, am used to Opay but I checked it online that Opay can’t be used,

Who says Opay can't be used?

You should have asked here.

My wife used cooperative society savings account that's licensed by the Nigerian authorities to receive savings.

Your business account should be receiving payment from customers and in the 6 months you would use, make sure the inflow is more than the 1 year salary you pay yourself

Then from this same account, transfer the monthly equivalent of ₦6.5m per annum per month. ₦500,000 monthly

Then from the ₦500,000 spend only ₦145,000 every month


Problem 1 solved


Make sure you pay tax. Walk to any tax office, assuming you're in Lagos, they'll do 3 years tax clearance for you

Since you'll be applying in 2025, you'll need tax for 3 years preceding 2025 which are 2022, 2023 and 2024 (personal income tax)

Then register your company with FIRS (VAT) assuming you're a Business Venture not LTD it PLC

DoWhatThouWilt:
A user on X posted a video where our fellow Nigerian black paddy said in an interview that "White people are going extinct over here and we are taking over".

What a foolish and senseless statement to make bearing in mind the anti-immigrant ideology that is springing up in the heart of far right circles of western and european countries.

His foolish statement may likely affect other Nigerians that mind their business and live a quiet life.

Nigerians are just cursed and this curse has a way of manifesting itself both home and abroad. Improve your home, you can't. Live quiet in another man's home, you can't. CURSED!

If you have relatives wey don japa, call them and tell them to be very mindful and careful of the statements they make whether in private or public because the far right circles of these countries are spreading the GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY to their citizens, a theory that claims that multiculturalism, immigration, and declining birth rates among certain populations (typically white Europeans) are part of a deliberate effort to replace them with people from other racial or ethnic groups, effectively leading to their extinction.

This idiot comedian has given them the proof they need to make their baseless theory believable. 😡

He's a big fool

Superwoman1101:
Thank you my sister

giselle237 is a male

Lollydagold:
This is what I got from them

Sorry for this

However, I'll blame you.

If the contents of the letter are true, then you need to correct many things

1. You just registered your company ( This ordinarily should not be an issue, but for the fact that you made it appear that the business had been running before registration
2. Your statement of account should justify how you're able to pay yourself ₦6.5m per annum
3. You said you spend ₦145k monthly. Did your statement show this outflow monthly?
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dominique:
RIP to the deceased. Japa by all means must not include countries like Bangladesh, the most densely populated country in Asia. Even their people are japaing

Honestly.

Not all countries are 'abroad'

It's not a must to japa

b31164707:
Wow, your expenses are already crazy! I believe you could've saved a lot more if you had used the train though, but since you didn't travel alone, I get why the budget stated on your application was as high as 6 million Naira sha. For me that's planning to travel alone, I think 2 million to 2.5 million Naira (1,022 GBP to 1,278 GBP) for a week (including flight and excluding accommodation) should be fine.

I earn about 882,000 Naira each month, but my December salary is always at least 1.4 million Naira, due to end of year allowances received.

Limit yourself as much as you can, but VAF budget is not always same as actual spending.

If I wasn't accommodated, there's a £100 a night 2 bedroom Airbnb apartment that I would have stayed.

Accomodation takes a lot out of your total budget, if you want to stay away from family. But with family for just few days, you save a lot

b31164707:
Glad to hear you arrived safely bro. May I please know how much you budgeted on your visa application (including airfare)? Would you mind sharing so I can use this as a guide to budget appropriately? Thank you.

If you read my post above, you'll understand.

Taxi from Gatwick to my abode cost £120
Meal at Burger King for 3 cost $51 using a Dollar card to pay.

Already spent almost £300 in a single day

giselle237:
You are aware that you can’t use Air France/KLM without a transit visa? Unless you have a UK BRP, or a visa for the USA, Canada, or Japan, you’ll need to apply for a transit visa. .. this information is privy to everyone.
Good luck with your application honestly! Just a reminder again, I’m not an ECO. None of us is.
Cheers.

All these budgeting that people do sometimes.

Ticket cost for us was way higher than anticipated having initially budgeted ₦6million as stated in VAF. With Air France and KLM no go area cos of transit visa, was left with BA, Virgin and Air Peace, all of which are over ₦7m

Shopping today alone which I know will not last beyond 2-3 days cost about £120. May be cos we're 3 sha