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Hello everyone

Biometric done for family of 3 about an hour ago, and mail has just been sent by TLSCONTACT now that it has been transferred to UKVI for decision.

Hoping for positive feedback on this application and that of everyone else on this forum.


Please note that TLSCONTACT says if you used Assisted service to book appointment and you ended up uploading by yourself before coming to the Application centre, that you're entitled to refund.

Hence, I've applied via their website for a refund, since they didn't render any assistance.

Let everyone take note of this

Cheers

humbleboyy:
Please do you know how i can contact the TLS guys? So I can chase for my passport dispatch? Was told a decision has been made and i have no emails yet on the decision made nor the passport pick up notification. I have only tomorrow left.

How far?

Have you received your passport?

Jolene474:
Thank you.

Why don't you upload some documents yourself?

Firebomb:
You can either take a train from London (Avanti West Coast) or take a domestic flight (BA - which flies from Heathrow). If the London route is your preferred choice, bear in mind that you will have to transport yourself into the city to take the train from King's Cross or Euston OR plan to arrive at Heathrow to take the BA flight to Manchester.

My advice: if you can afford it, I suggest you book Ethiopian Airlines as they have a flight from Addis Ababa to Manchester. You can can take off from Lagos/Abuja and arrive Addis Ababa then get your connecting flight to Manchester. Similarly, you can take Royal Air Maroc from Nigeria to Casablanca and then take your connecting flight to Manchester. If budget is very tight, Royal Air Maroc is a good alternative, but do not expect quality or standard services as you won't even get in-flight entertainment, and I've heard of people that encountered unpleasant experiences on that route. Ultimately, you will get to your destination. Also, another option is, if Emirates still flies from Nigeria (I have no idea of their current standing because they tend to go back and forth with the Nigerian government), I suggest you fly from Nigeria on Emirates and connect to Manchester via Dubai. Those are a few options for you to consider. Check your pocket/purse to determine what you can afford and also factor in the stress and time involved in all of the options.

Emirates goes to Man as well but expensive

She can try ET

Goodiegirl:
Please whats an affordable airline to use . Im traveling in December to Manchester

Air Peace to London
Air Maroc
ET

Air Maroc budget Airline

JustJapan:
So, yesterday was also my appointment date. I went with passport photo but i was told that it does meet the requirements. I noticed that a large percentage was told to take another passport and it didn’t seem like an issue at all. In my opinion I believe strongly that it would even be better to take the passport at the center even though it is on the high side(6k)

.for Schengen visa, don't bother going with your Passport Photograph. They'll reject it.

Just take it there

If you're in Lagos, take the girl to the Children Psychiatric Hospital in (shodi, close to FIIRO

ADHD, Autism, Down Syndrome etc are treated there very well for kids

⚠ IMPORTANT: Our centre will close by December 17th, 2024, and UK visa application processing services will transfer to VFS Global. Please refer to the direct emails that you will receive from our centre, and check our Centre Information page for more details.

Before Dangote built refinery, have we not been importing PMS?

So where is this fake news of adulterated fuel coming from?

Even in 2022 Dangote's cars are using same imported PMS

It's over unfortunately, Trump has won

Opeyemi007:
He has had 6 months and 2 years visas, they wouldn’t scrutinize the application like a fresh one. I’m not saying he didn’t have to prove relationship and stuff o, but the stuff is kinda automated. So na to just review the last phase and approve.

I kinda agree.

He's had their visa and he didn't break immigration rules. It's almost straight up

djbaju:
Visa alert. 10 yrs.... expired visa was 2 yrs

Biometric 11th Oct
Collection mail 1st Nov
Dhl delivered on 4th Nov

Document submitted.

Employment letters, offer letters, confirmation letters, introduction letters, visa requests, and annual leave letters.

Sponsor Doc, invitation letter from my uncle, data page, house agreement, voter ID, utility bills.

6 months bank statement and payslip.

I declared a driving offense on the form in March 2024, so I submitted the receipt of payment for the penalty.

Congratulations.

Your uncle, is he first cousin to one of your parent or a distant one?

And did you have to prove serious relationship between you?

Cos, I know how it's not easy convincing ECO.

Please share that part

Soraco57:
Hello, greetings, I have 2 years UK multiple entry visa, I heard that They will cancel all UK sticker visa dec 31 2024, so what will happens to all the sticker visas, is this news true , please who can explain further , thanks

When will the transition be complete?
The UK plans to gradually phase out physical documents by 2025. However, the law firm Bindmans says that visas stuck into passports will continue to be issued beyond 2024.



What happens to existing visas?
All UK vignettes remain valid until their expiry dates.

harrrry:
Good evening guys,
My friend's wife is inviting her mum to the UK on visit visa. Due to proxy, she chose VI. her biometrics is due a week from today. She said she want to change the biometric date. when she clicked on amend, she was asked to pay another 32k for assisted service. Is she on track? On the submitted application, she said her mum will be coming first week of December. From the look of things , that is impossible because she plan picking a date after that for biometric. Please, we need advice whether to cancel the application or just change the biometric date?

Change biometric date.

But be prepared to pay another ₦32,000 cos it's clearly stated on that same page where you see Amend, that the first ₦32,000 is not refundable

So yes, she can amend.

I'll share a screenshot now.

However, if she has quoted a different date in the submitted form, she could get into trouble as Cashmadam suggested.

You can cancel the application, apply for refund and start a fresh application

GodGraceOnly:
I don’t know if you’re saying the truth but they can never take 6months pay slips from you. They’ll remove 3 and take only 3. But bank statement yea.

It's good to stick with what you're 100% sure about

I've done two Schengen Visas (France and Italy) both 6 months SOA and were granted.

JustJapan:
Good evening house, please how much should i have in my account for the visa fee payment of €90

Thank you

Is the fee payable in Naira or Euro?

pdppower:
We must be living in fool's paradise if we were expecting Dangote petrol to be cheap. The man is a thoroughbred businessman and has no iota of sympathy for anybody.

Only mumu people were expecting Dangote Ti sell cheap fuel.

This guy's cement is the most expensive in Nigeria over ₦8000 per bag.

Lawalemi:
How can I avoid this oti lọ situation, please?

Under the T&C, visa fees are non refundable.

If they give fine, if they refuse, it's gone

Visa fees are none refundable after decision has been made.

How to avoid right? Don't apply or apply and have faith

Lawalemi:
I need a UK tourist visa. On the webpage, I saw $580 as the visa fee for two years application.
Please what happens to the money if I'm denied visa?

😂

Sope otí lọ

Read T&C

$580*₦1700 = ₦986,000

Abbebbay:
1. @ davodyguy but you told me it is only 32000 naira only ,why am I seeing another payment of £76 again.I don't have that pounds money oo. Is the £76 for using vi location ?..

2.please I hope Ikeja location doesn't require this payment in £...Maybe I should choose Ikeja and pay only 32000.

Please shed more light before I go and make a mistake.
Thanks

You by yourself picked VI instead of Ikeja

People have said it here that VI is premium only.

Don't blame people trying to help you for your own error

It's clearly stated on the TLS website that you can't change application centre.

I didn't tell you to pick VI.

Our advice is how to select a date for Biometrics for ₦32,000

TLS Contact is deliberate about how they did their site that you can hardly get free date

If you wish to reschedule your appointment, you must first reconnect to your account on gov.uk, via the link in the e-mail from gov.uk when you completed your application form.

From gov.uk you will be redirected to our website. Click on My Account and then Amend to change your appointment date. Do not forget to confirm the new appointment date at the Check-out phase.

Once you have selected one of our centres, via the gov.uk website, you unfortunately cannot change this. Your only option is to cancel your application, through the gov.uk website and make a new application, at a different TLScontact centre.

t2sco:
With this prime package , cn I get a day two to do biometric?

I already explained how you guys can avoid paying ₦82,000 to TLSConTact

Visa fee of $155 @₦1700 is almost ₦300,000.

Why can't you save funds that'll be available for use, when even getting the visa is not automatic?

Choicecarsng:
Below is the screenshot of how it shows here.

Is this how it's supposed to show?

Then what card should I use as I tried using my GTB naira card but it's not accepting it?

As posited, the £ needs either a £,$, or € card for payment, while the ₦32,000 requires ₦ card.

You need to use the card used in paying visa fee to pay £76 and another card for ₦32,000

Choicecarsng:
I get you.

Please answer the 1st part of my question.

What debit card is to be used to pay the N32k?

It didn't work cos of the Pounds Sterling that was showing.

Naira card works for Naira payment

abubakar123olat:
Hi, please I want to make an enquiry , my old international passport has expired and now I am using new one to apply , did I need to submit both the international passport ( the expired and new one ) or I can just submit this new one ?.

I have 3 passports (2 old, 1 new)

Just use a strong rubber band to bind together

TheBillyonaire:
Japa syndrome is a mind virus.

Honestly

Choicecarsng:
Thanks @davodyguy for your detailed step by step guide. It was really useful.

1. I couldn't make the payment of N32k with my naira master card. Must it be with that same dollar card used in paying for the visa?

2. I still see other charges on top for UKVI

If you followed my guide here, you'll not see any charges.

Undo everything you did and start the process again

Choicecarsng:
Good day gurus in the house.

I have paid for my visa application and have been redirected to TLS site.

I observed that appointments are not possible unless one picks a flex package.

Then for this package I couldn't even pick the time I want only the day.

My question is; can one use naira master card for Payment or it must be dollar card like for visa payment.

The amount I saw is in pounds (76.5) and in naira (100k).

Then there is a warming of separate charges being required by UKVI and TLS contact services, what are those?

Below screenshot.

Before you waste funds, read the last two pages on this thread and start the whole process again

Abbebbay:
@davodyguy Thank you very much,Please can I pick TLSVONTACT UK (IKEJA) instead of UK(VI )because Ikeja is closer to me than VI.

Hope you know you can't change application centre.

Once you pick one, that's final

You're free to choose a place close to you, but this can only be done once and can't be undone.

Jolene474:
Good morning, please I’m quite slow to understand stuff. So pardon me for asking again, I just want to get clarity.
I’ve been filling my UK visa form online and my situation is this. I have a “First Bank Savings Account” which my salary is sent to. I take home N650,000 monthly.
Every month I use about N200k, sometimes N240,000 and sometimes N280,000 as monthly expenses due to the inflation currently.
So first, how do I enter my monthly expenses? Do I use the average amount over the last 6 months as the monthly expense?
2. I keep the remaining funds after expenses in this same account, and over the years it has gotten to about N9.4M.
They asked if I have any savings on the form? Should I say Yes and put the N9.4M as savings or I should say “No savings” and continue. ? I feel the N9.4M is savings, or it has to been sent to a separate account for it to be considered as savings? Please kindly elucidate, Thank you all.

😂

Ordinarily, Agents will charge you ₦200,000 for the free information you'll get here.

How much do you earn from this Job monthly? ₦650,000
How much do you spend monthly? ₦300,000

Do you have savings? No
Do you have Pension? No (because you're still active, pension is for pensioners who are retired, but you're still working)

Then attach your state of account showing the ₦9.4m

You don't need to out 9.4m on the form

Abbebbay:
Thank you very much Davodyguy ,I really Appreciate the secret you shared,Please I want to ask ,I am applying for me and my wife to travel together for a visit visa ,are we going to pay for the assisted appointment date differently or just one appointment date for me and my wife

That's exactly what I did

Myself, my wife and son are the 3 people I paid ₦32,000 for separately

I did my wife first, did my son's and mine.

Try to select time like 15mins are apart, as you may not be able to choose same time

With this, we would find a way to enter together and do bio same time, saving seriously compared with paying about ₦300k for three of us

Once you're on the TLS contact page, click Amend.

The next page you'll see is STEP 1 where you'll see different services with different prices. Ignore, do not click on any service on this page, just click on Step 2 UKVI

Now you're on page 2. On this page you'll see services with £. Ignore and not click any service on £. Just click Step 3 Book appointment.

Now on Step 3 Book appointment page, you'll see different dates and above those dates you'll see

Assisted service
Self Service.

Click on assisted service.

Then you start clicking on the time slots one by one on the day you wish to go.

When you click on a time slot, it will bring out a prompt at first saying you're paying for service, click yes.

Then the next dialogue box will show you if you want to upgrade to Prime time or Premium Lounge, click No thanks.

If that time is available, it will be loading and will prompt out proceed to Check out and you'll see ₦32,000. If you like that time, proceed to pay with your card.

But if that time is not available, it will not load.

You'll be doing the above steps on all the time slots, until you see anyone that will prompt you to check out.

Some time will not prompt, so you will be doing this continuously until you find a time available and pay only ₦32,000

As much as I wish to help these guys seeking for dates and not paying more than ₦32,000 to TLS, you guys are not putting effort to either read to understand the process or you're doing the wrong thing.

I just booked for biometrics for 3 people and it's only ₦32,000 I paid to TLS contact per person