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Justwise, Solatium, Ekpotek and travelland, thanks for all your responses and arguments, they make us all learn. I think we all are stating the same thing but in different ways, please let's just move on. I'll continue to learn from you all.

justwise:
Let me just make one thing very clear here, in this particular issue you are misleading people, tax certificate/clearance is not needed as an employee, only self employed/business owners submit such documents for visa application.

Your employer don't pay you gross salary, they deduct the tax then you get net salary which is stated in your payslip, so the embassy don't need any tax document from you.


Refusal as a result of not submitting an authentic document is not the issue here.

Justwise, I'm so sorry I would have to disagree with the above statements for the benefit of others. I'm an employee and not only do I have my E-TCC card but also my E-TCC records since I started working and pension statement all of which I plan to submit at my appointment tomorrow.
I appreciate all your contributions, they have been very helpful.

Solatium:
It does not need to make sense to you,but it does make sense to those who are in it, ask around to know how many people always have their tax and pensions deducted from source monthly nut there are no evidence of remittance,they usually don't know these sharp practices until when they need a tax clearance or out of their job and wanting to access their pension.


@justwise,you need ti admit you don't know it all,there are one million and one things you don't know and you need ti admit and let go when people come up with superior argument backed by facts and figures..Shalom

Every word of yours is absolutely spot on, no need for me to add anything.

justwise:
This is not actually an issue to be argued about as its very clear that the embassy will not refuse an applicant who is employed a visa because of tax paper. Your pay slip shows how much tax you have paid and all other details.

Please do you mean we don't need to submit any evidence of tax payment before we can get a UK visa? Are you aware that a company could be deducting tax from one's gross and reflect it on the pay slip without remitting same to the government?

Travelland is absolutely right, payment of tax shows that one is law abiding and will improve chances of getting a visa.

Thanks for your responses travelland, astonestone and amehrada. Really appreciate.

Please am I supposed to bring along passport photographs to the visa application centre for the appointment or a photo of me will be taken during biometrics?

showstopa:
Hello Ekpotek,
I have just clicked on submit and I was asked to choose an appointment date on the visa4uk page. the only thing is that the appointment date I want to choose, is in July but this calendar only goes to June end. I wonder what will happen to my application. I suppose I should be able to come back here earaly July and submit it again. Also if we are selecting appointment dates on the visa4uk site , what about the TLS site. what other kind of appoinment are we selecting there? How many appointments can one person have. This used to be easier without any third party interference oh. Thank you

Showstopa, did you try to change the month on the page by clicking the arrow to the right of June 2017? It's on the visa4uk site that you choose an appointment date, what you will do on the TLS site is download and print your payment confirmation, submitted application and document checklist which must be brought to the visa application centre on your appointment date.

More safety tips are to have a fire extinguisher in the house and service it periodically, ensure that gas cylinders are never over filled, do not place LPG cylinders close to any heat source and inspect the hose periodically and change it when it has expired.

lightdream:
Thank you i got a cousin card to use and it went for the 119$ standard visa. please aside from the application form and checklist i will download for the appointment.please am i to do another payment on the premium lounge appointment cos i could see"you need to pay for this service on our partner's website before you attend your appointment" please your reply is appreciated.

You don't need to pay for premium lounge appointment except you ticked that option when choosing your appointment date and time. I suggest you check whether you ticked that option and untick it if you did.

daddysgal2015:
In case you use the old one, pick child visitor visa category

Thanks daddysgal2015, the old uk visa application portal is confusing to me. I just registered and got to the part to choose the type of visit and I chose tourism but ticked that the main purpose of the trip is to visit/stay with a close family relative who is settled in the UK then I got a prompt that the type of visa I chose is not the correct choice for the trip with a link to guidance on visa selection. When I followed the link, I was directed to the new application portal and found out that I am not even eligible to apply for family visa which the next best option.
I think i'll just go with the new portal which I had started before.

Thanks ekpotek and blank for your responses. I understand better now though I already filled the application on the new website.

ekpotek:
Any questions that does not apply to your baby. Enter "not applicable" or state "infant traveling with mother" Under amount requested, leave it blank. When you are booking appointment to submit on teleperformances website, you will be able to link the two applications and submit it as a group application.

The new application does not give room for blanks or words in spaces to be filled with numbers. I'm also in the same situation as daddysgal2015. At the end of the day, I don't think it will matter what is filled for an infant as long as they are aware the applicant is an infant.

daddysgal2015:
Help!!!! I wasn't able to get same date and time for me and my daughter as appointment dates. I was only able to pick june 7 for myself and june 8th for her. Does anyone have any idea if they can attend to her same day as mine. I couldn't get same day this week except for next week for us both. I haven't clicked the pay button yet...

I don't know whether your daughter will be attended to on the day you will be since you have chosen a different date for her. It's better to choose same day next week for both of you. That's what I want to do. Prime time costs an extra $101 and it's not worth it in my opinion.

The level of corruption going on in the NIS is disheartening and unfortunate even in a seemingly corruption-fighting regime. How long is this going to continue? How long are we going to keep looking and be silent? Isn't there anything that can be done by us to stop this act?
Please let's create awareness and share our stories about the corruption in NIS on our social media accounts especially twitter until something is done. I know people will say we are wasting our time but let's do it all the same before some corrupt people finish Nigeria for us. The same situation with getting a driver's license. Let's take advantage of social media and this whistleblowing season to expose these corrupt government institutions.
One thing is for sure, it will never stop except we stop it.

Peachesfly:
I fell victim in the hands of one Mrs Nwachukwu, paid the woman 38k for 64 pages, she promised we should come and get it in a week time, LOL since January I applied for it, till now I haven't gotten my passport, did I tell u 64 pages later finished and they brought 32 pages I still paid another 18k for 32 pages.Till now nothing.when going for international passport flee from anyone meeting you at the gate to introduce you to an officer that will assist you,RUN coz you will regret it, RUN from MRs Nwachukwu she is wicked and heartless!!!!

I got so fed up, that my case had to be reported to 2IC
He is sooooooo surprise, infact everyone is surprised.

Before I forget I wasn't the only one ooooo
We many

Peachesfly, please which passport office did this happen?

isaacosas01:
I actually did all my payment and processing by myself without going through any officer and using the website

Isaacosa01,please how much did you pay without going through any officer and how long did it take to get the passport?

@chicwoman, the Lagos state home ownership scheme also known as LAGOSHOMS is very real though has lost a bit of credibility since Ambode became governor but it's still real. I personally know people who won the ballot and are already living in their apartments. You need five years tax records amongst other documents and I don't think the requirements are stringent.
Which one are you interested in? In my opinion, the ones in the city are better though far more expensive but more organized because of the class of people living there unlike the ones in the suburbs that are owned by the lower class and mostly empty and begging for people to own them.

fysapop:
Thanks for the congratulatory message guys....I will celebrate with those still yet to get theirs....

Congrats Fysapop, do you mind sharing your GRE scores?

I have enjoyed the arguments from both sides of the divide except the insults. I can also relate with both sides and while both sides have made some valid points, I think some points have been exaggerated.
No doubt, Nigeria is blessed with natural resources as well as human resources that's capable of putting her in the league of the best countries to live in but you have to admit that having that potential doesn't automatically translate to achieving that potential. Nigeria is also a country where a nobody can become wealthy overnight but that's mostly based on sharp practices such as securing contracts fraudulently, going into politics with a view to embezzling, using your 9-5 job to embezzle though there are also legitimate ways to getting wealthy. Also note that this opportunity to wealth is limited to a small few by virtue of connection while the larger unfortunate people, though equally as hardworking and smart if not more, continue with the hustle with no end in sight. It just seems the individuals with the stance that one can make it in Nigeria hold that position because they have made it in their assessment and it seems selfish to only think of the prosperity oneself without thinking of that of the nation and its people.
Had it been Nigeria currently has good leadership with good intentions for the citizenry or there's a possibility of such in the foreseeable future, then there's hope for Nigeria but even at that the people are so used to corruption as a way of life that they themselves don't want it to end. It's only a patriotic dream for any Nigerian to wish that things would get better but it's clear that's not going to happen soon if at all.
If you're thinking of enriching only yourself amidst a failing nation then Nigeria offers that platform but if you want the good of your posterity then Canada offers that.

I think we should all use all the available social media platforms to let the world and authorities know the daylight robbery going on in NIS. We should tweet and copy the President, Vice President, EFCC, Comptroller General of NIS, Senate President, Office of the Public Defender, Femi Falana, etc. I know Twitter works wonders in this kind of situation. We can't keep quiet and allow corruption kill Nigeria.

Ekpotek, thanks for your contributions - they've been helpful and insightful. Please how much validity should my international passport have when applying for U.K. Visa and when entering the UK? My passport expires in December this year and I won't be able to apply for the UK visa till like end of April or beginning of May because I'm currently processing my child's passport. I've heard of a six month passport validity but I didn't see anything like that on the U.K. Visa application site.

mialate:
Thanks Ekpotek. Last Questions:
Pension is deducted from my monthly salary and I have been contributing since 2012 I started working using my previous company name. I spoke with Stanbic way back on changing details on thw company name but they said I could continue using same account. Please can I include my Pension Registration Certificate OR just leave off to avoid contradictions or include an explanation in my cover letter.also is there any need to explain like a 300k debit on my account

Mialate, in my opinion I don't think it matters what company is on your pension account since it's a retirement savings account but you can state that you started your career and opened the account while still with your former employer. I'm planning to submit six months statement of my retirement savings account as an economic tie. You can explain the 300k debit if it will strengthen your application.

Thanks Justwise, Ekpotek, Blank and Nonoski as well as every other contributor. I really appreciate your inputs.

nonoski:
Good day house
Please I need a little clarification
Myself, my wife and two children submitted our forms and did biometrics on the 14th of March.
However yesterday I received email notifications for myself and my daughter that a decision has been made.
Curious I checked the TLS website and noticed my Wife and Son still had there's pending for decision even till this afternoon.
Please is it possible that a family that submitted together will receive their passports separately?

I don't know if this is possible but have you been told to pick up your decision without that of your wife and children?
Also, please how did you fill your family's application? Please I would appreciate if you could help answer the questions I asked in my earlier posts on the previous and current pages. Thanks.

justwise:
I guess you don't understand why i asked that question, i'm sorry if you found it intrusive, moving on...

1..should we just calculate the average of six month payslip we plan to submit? No you present your salary as its supported by your payslips and explain the method of salary payment by your company.

2.How our applications can be linked? I don't think you can link the application forms, you have to apply separately at the same time and use the earliest appointment date to submit both applications.

3. whether we both can select co-sponsor since we are using funds from our many accounts? Yes you can

4. Should we also divide and allocate cost of the trip in each application based on our salaries? You don't have to do this since this is a family trip. Let the total cost of the trip be stated in both application forms and use the additional information page to explain that its a family trip.


Spending 700k or 1M will depend on your monthly income hence my initial question

Thanks Justwise, I didn't find your question intrusive in any way. According to my pay slip, my monthly take home after tax and after a loan repayment of 37k that ends next month is 185k. Keep in mind that this is after about 40% of my annual salary has been paid at the beginning of the year and I also receive more than 100k monthly as allowance which is not reflected in my pay slip as well as some other allowances that are in certain months. So you can understand that I don't receive a fixed amount as salary monthly hence my confusion on what to fill as my monthly salary.
I know I would have to do a lot of explaining on the covering letter, I just hope the ECO will not just try to verify what I filled as my salary only from my pay slip without reading my covering letter.
More guidance on this or any part of my application would be appreciated. Thanks

justwise:
1.How much do you and your wife earn as salary monthly?

2. What is your budget for the trip?

Justwise, like I stated in my previous post our salaries vary due to the nature of our jobs. For example, none of us has received the same amount in the last six months and it's going to continue like that. I'm not really asking to be told our chances of securing visas, I'm only asking how our applications should be filled as regards the financial section considering we both don't have fixed salaries (should we just calculate the average of six month payslip we plan to submit), how our applications can be linked, whether we both can select co-sponsor since we are using funds from our many accounts. Should we also divide and allocate cost of the trip in each application based on our salaries?

Our budget for the trip is about 700k i.e 550k as flight cost (qatar is $1,719.4 at N312.18/$ according to oanda) and 150k as local transport+sight seeing+miscellaneous. Accommodation and feeding will be borne by my wife's family in the UK that's why I omitted those costs.

Ekpotek and Justwise, please I need your inputs on my earlier post above. Thanks

worry357:
Be careful!
If the visa officer sees that you are using most of your savings for one trip you will be refused.
There must be a substantial amount remaining after your trip or they will suspect that you are going to stay in UK.
(Ties to home.)

Thanks for the response but we are not using most of our savings, we just have many accounts and I feel submitting all of them would reflect the true status of our finances. Please what about the other questions I asked? How should we fill the application? Thanks

Hello everyone, I've been following this thread and I must confess that I've learnt a lot thanks to Justwise and other contributors.

However, I didn't come across some questions which apply to my situation and I would appreciate your inputs as I plan to apply for standard visitor's visas for my family.

The main purpose of this trip is for our 3 month old baby spend some time with my wife's family in the UK as he's their first grandchild. We don't have sufficient fund for the trip in one particular account so we would like to combine all our accounts both personal and joint for the application in order to stand a better chance at obtaining the visas. Is it better to transfer all the fund into one account or leave them the way they are and explain in a covering letter? Should we both select co-sponsor in the application? For the cost of the trip and amount available for the trip, should we both input the total cost of the trip as a family in our individual applications or should I input this amount in my application while my wife inputs zero or should we divide the total amount between us and input an amount based on our account balances. I also read somewhere that our applications can be linked, please how is that done and which of the UK visa application sites allows this?

Also, our salaries are never the same in any two months based on the nature of our jobs and in addition, I usually receive a big percentage of my annual salary at the beginning of the year while the rest is spread over the year. Should we take an average of our salaries for the six months we would submit our bank statement as our monthly salaries or should it be an average of our total annual salaries?

lexyj123:
hello house please can i leave my income figure in Naira amount? because if am to convert i may be wrong with the appropriate exchange rate.

You can leave your income figure in Naira but bear in mind that the ECO will use the prevailing exchange rate of the day at https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/ to convert it. you can use the exchange rate on oanda as a guide.