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Brightingsus:
Thanks for this suggestion and I appreciate it - it makes my worrying less. As for evidence of the burial I can provide proof as well as feeding, day to day activities which were spent either at my boyfriends house or his mums. And yes the burial was in The uk.


@Davr,

You can apply anytime you have the cash for the application. But you must address some things. You have to explain to the ECO the details of the burial which you talked about, not only in words but in evidence. I suppose the funeral was in the UK. You would have to provide details like the death certificate and list out your role during the funeral. Do not focus on providing a generic overview of the activities at the funeral. You must list your day to day activities as an individual and why your presence was needed in the UK all that time. People sometimes overstay when it's practically inevitable, e.g. on medical grounds when it's not medically advisable to travel. All you need is provide compelling reason and evidence. You have to provide details of how you were fed and taken care of all through the overstaying period.

ekpotek:
Alright, thanks for the advice. I will look into that. Finally when do you suggest i can make that application? And how long does it take for the decision to be made on the visa?
Thanks again.


Sorry, your future application for any visit visa will be denied. You can go ahead and reapply explaining the situation regarding your overstay as you have done here, and see whether the ECO will have compassion on you, which I doubt. I have already provided to you on an alternative route to the UK, certainly not with a visitor visa anymore.

ekpotek:
PS: I am currently unemployed hence all the sponsor details I had provided in the application which consisted of his work contract, utility bills , bank statements and accommodation. His contact details by which he could be contacted most especially a written letter of invitation by him.

From your refusal letter, the ECO believes and he is right that you have violated the terms of your 2 years visit visa. Let's divide 310 by 30 days, it will give us 10 months. This means that you spent a total of 10 months on a 24 months visa! Simply put, you spent almost half of your visa duration in the UK! This calls to question what you were doing in the UK apart from visiting your boyfriend as there was no explanation of your activities in the UK. It also goes to show that you might not be doing any financially significant things in Nigeria. Your sponsorship and relationship with you boyfriend which was taking into account in your previous application does not matter here, when a violation of a previous visit visa has been established. Having said this, your future application will be refused, unless you can explained and convince the ECO, by itemizing your activities in the UK with justifications for 310 days you spent on your previous visits. I would advise that you move your relationship to the next level by marriage and apply for a spouse visa. My thoughs.

ekpotek:
I had considered changing my circumstances but I thought that might show that I'm desperate to re-tee the UK.
As I said previously I acknowledge and accept my mistake. What I seek for is the solution and long should I wait before re-applying?.
Lastly my overstaying would've been due to the fact that my boyfriends Father passed away, and all the family travelled from all over for the funeral. I now recall that I had extended my retune date to attend. I spent 3 months I recollect...also I usually spent most the time with his mum helping her. Lastly before I retuned in June I had already spent 10 months away.


From your refusal letter, the ECO believes and he is right that you have violated the terms of your 2 years visit visa. Let's divide 310 by 30 days, it will give us 10 months. This means that you spent a total of 10 months on a 24 months visa! Simply put, you spent almost half of your visa duration in the UK! This calls to question what you were doing in the UK apart from visiting your boyfriend as there was no explanation of your activities in the UK. It also goes to show that you might not be doing any financially significant things in Nigeria. Your sponsorship and relationship with you boyfriend which was taking into account in your previous application does not matter here, when a violation of a previous visit visa has been established. Having said this, your future application will be refused, unless you can explained and convince the ECO, by itemizing your activities in the UK with justifications for 310 days you spent on your previous visits. I would advise that you move your relationship to the next level by marriage and apply for a spouse visa. My thoughs.

Brightingsus:
Did u ever post the refusal letter here or the details of it at least? I can't remember. Without details of the refusal no one can advise you. Also, your point on your boyfriend being responsible for you does not mean a thing with regards to you overstaying. What validity did the previous visa carry and how much time did you spend in the UK? If you could throw more light on what you meant by your boyfriend sponsoring you, it would be great.