Hello

That information is gotten via HMRC

They flag it up when information is requested by HO

HMRC has access to your employment and tax details and can deduce the hours worked

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Realshima88:
Greetings to everyone on this forum, I would like to know how the home office assesses work hours for international students. Is it checked weekly? (payslip after payslip) or is it scrutinised by the total amount earned by the student during the tax year?

Hello

You will need a Schengen visa

A quick google search will help,try this link

https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/Manchester/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-de-transito-aeroportuario.aspx

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Emezro007:
How can one in the UK apply for a Spanish transit visa. Traveling from the UK to Nigeria via Spain transit visa. Any idea please?

Hello

It depends on where you work.

What days do the company you work for operate? That will determine what the working week is

Best bet is to ask the HR officer


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Thewritingnerd:
Hello good evening all, @Duchess and all,

Please for the 20 hour per week student visa restriction, what days count as a full week? Is it Monday to Sunday?

Hello

If you are cancelling your visa application you have to go through your sign on page

Please follow these steps :If you applied outside the UK, sign in to your account using the link from your sign-up email. Go to ‘Section 6: further actions’ to cancel your application.

That will get the ball rolling

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Uzzybekee:
Hello house pls help me here

Application submitted since 8th September. I have had 2 interviews. 4 paid calls. 5 escalation mails. Today is the 3rd month ( 81working days) my application has been with them. I keep getting response mail as If I just submitted my application. Saying application has been received. At this point I have sent a mail for them to return my passport . I'm not interested in the study visa. I have valid visas in that passport and I am being restricted from other travels as my passport hasn't been returned. Pls is there a phone number or mail I can actually send my issue to and get a proper response? It is clear that all those mails av been receiving are just copy and paste mails with no information on what or where my passport is.

How long does it take to make a decision on an application. NB. I was last in uk in 2015 on a biz visa.

Anyone else having this issue?

Hello

Send an email to the relevant TLS

They will advise


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Bolaadeogun:
Hello people,

Please can anyone assist in process to use courier for passport collection. I did not opt in for it during biometrics… kindly assist if you have a go at it

Hello

If you are transiting Istanbul you don’t need one

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Osadeba1:
Hello guys, has anyone used Turkish Airline of recent, how is the Airline to Uk, do I need a transit visa?

Hello

The requirement is that the balance of school fees and evidence of maintenance that the main applicant had shown during his/her application should be available if requested

This can be requested from date of the MAs application till date

The MA should be ready to show evidence of what has been spent/paid for and the balance left in the account he/she applied with

2. No.

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dotedote:
Hello Gurus of The House.
I've got 2 questions pls.

1. Is there a law that states that "If the main applicant hasn't spent up to 6 months on their course in the UK, they must add the school fees balance to the living expenses of the incoming dependents on their Proof of Funds"

2. Does the new law on restrictions on dependents coming in from January affect the dependents of main applicants already in the UK ? Whose dependents are still in 9ja.

Hello

I hope you are prepared for a 10years ban if things go south

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Mayqueen2:
Thanks for your contribution. The issue is; because of the 20hrs visa restriction, he has not really been able to work. He believes bringing in dependant will ease the burden.Also, I have tried talking him out of it, but he's not getting convinced.
Through the help of my bf family members I already got marriage certificate and the required amount for POF. I applied for IOM and my appointment is tomorrow.
Everything just looks off to me, and I want to avoid us wasting more money, if it's not going to yield positive result.
That's why I'm asking if there's safer route instead of going with the narrative that we are married, without substantial evidence.

Hello

You haven’t given any dates as to when you did your biometrics to indicate when you can make a paid call/mail

Since you already got an NSF to pay the IHS difference if you haven’t gotten any update by Friday, you can chase by Monday

Remember dependants can arrive anytime, the focus is for the MA to resume studies

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Yudeeaikay:
Hi dduchess90, this is a follow up on the earlier question I asked on getting an NSF mail after getting a request to top up my IHS fee. So I applied for priority visa alongside the MA, His visa was ready on thursday and he picked it on friday but mine is still at DMC. When is a good time to send a paid mail or call or should I just continue waiting since I have already paid the difference.

Hello

Seen the text quote

Digital conversation history will be screenshots of text , WhatsApp or email messages pending on how you communicate with your spouse/partner showing dates ,randomly selected across minimum 2years

Once you have them ,arrange them on a word or PDF document

Please do not rely on this as your only evidence, include other official document I.e Joint bank statement, joint bills paid, joint investments etc

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babajide107:


Please provide further evidence of your relationship to the main applicant as you have only submitted a marriage certificate dated 2022. The fact you have demonstrated your marriage took place does not act as independent corroboration you are in an ongoing, subsisting relationship. Examples of acceptable proof of relationship may include photos (inside and outside of wedding), official, verifiable evidence confirming you reside at the same address as your partner, digital conversation history and joint bank accounts.

Please send this as a scanned attachment within 10 working days to: Sheffieldstudentteam.docrequestsInternal@fco.gov.uk quoting your application reference in the subject line. Please attach the document directly to the email as we are unable to access links to files hosted on sites such as Dropbox™ or Google Drive™. Please also include a translation of the document provided if it is not

Hello

Monitor your inbox and junk messages

If you haven’t gotten any refusal by now then congratulations in advance

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Osadeba1:
Good morning folks, I just track and it shows application transfer to the VAC, I did bio on Thursday, standard, what does that mean, I have not received any mail since on Thursday.

Hello

Post a screenshot of what was requested

Redact any personal information

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babajide107:
Please what do they mean if ukvi as for digital conversation history as proof for marriage

Hello

If it has the correct date of birth for each sibling then that should be fine

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Kunleop:


Good morning,

It has correct date of birth. Im just scared cos we got all the birth certificate from NPC same year and day.

I dont have declaration of age, that is only document i have been using since our school days.

@dduchess90

Hello

If you are freelancing provide evidence to support this I.e freelance contract documents and evidence of payment upon completion of whatever job/task it is

Provide your just concluded NYSC document and allowances paid

A cover letter to explain what the documents are

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UrFears:
Hi everyone, I got a conditional offer, and I'm currently doing a Pre-CAS with the uni in other to get my CAS.

One of the requirements is to prove my finances.
Thing is I finished Nysc in June, 2023. And currently, I mostly freelance, so I don't have any valid employment letter/reference right now. My POF is mainly coming from contributions from family.

So, I choosed self employed.
But they still asked me to upload an employment reference which should be on company letterhead
Includes details of the self-employment including nature of the work and salary.

What should I do in this case?

@duchess90

Hello

If you lost your birth certificate, a police report and age declaration should be sufficient

If the birth certificate has the correct date of birth for you and your siblings then that should be fine

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Kunleop:
Hello guys.

Just quick ones,

During the old days we lost of our birth certificatez at d time of moving of house. We tried to get national population census certificate of birth in 2015 for me and my siblings when im processing my admission

Can i use it for the visa application for my mum visit as birth certificate considering the fact that is the same year we got all together?

It look neat and laminated.

That is the only document i can use as a proof of relationship.

@dduchess90

Kindly assist.

Hello

It might be picked up or not

When you apply for your visa you should constantly keep an eye on your inbox and spam messages


You have to wait and see the outcome

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Jamiubug:
Hi guys please, I missed NSF mail for additional documents, saw the mail after two weeks in my spam. Bio on Nov 1st, 1st NSF 2nd Nov, additional email 7th Nov, responded 20th Nov. Responded and clarified why I'm just sending it. It's been a week now and I've not heard back from them. Do you think the response time will be an issue?

Hello

Incorrect

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EconFinance:
It seems like the UK visa folks give visas easier to people who were issued CAS from Schools that demand for POF before issuing CAS

Hello

If a decision has been made and you still haven’t gotten a refusal till now then it’s a positive outcome

It still has to go through the queue for the remaining stages i.e getting your visa vignette ready, preparing and emailing your decision letter, etc

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KodakBlack:
Thank you.

One thing I’m curious about; is it safe to assume the visa has been issued when a decision has been made a week ago or it’s just hanging in there?

Hello

Yes you have to wait for 15 days before re-escalating

Be patient

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KodakBlack:
Good day everyone!

My wife is the MA, our daughter’s application was just applied for last month October 10th. I called on Monday, and I was told decision has been made but there’s no collection email.

Before Monday, I had to escalate once before Monday when I was told a decision has been made. No refusal email yet, and there’s no refund.

I called yesterday trying to escalate it again but I was told to wait till the first escalation reaches 15 days.

Is anyone else going through the same thing?

Hello

Print the statement the ECO requested

No one can tell you how to respond, you know the source and should be able to defend it

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Rapitex:

please asking for a friend who applied for dependant visa recently : He was asked by visa officer to re print his bank statement with a back dated timeline ranging for 3 months. Please what is the best way to respond to this knowing fully well that the account was funded just one month ago by POF third party

Hello

Please use this link for post office collection issues, it’s a new service recently launched by HO and should go to the right team

https://www.biometric-residence-permit.service.gov.uk/collection

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makazona:


Ok. I will check on her and maybe another visit to the Post Office.

Hello

1. No ECO will scan a QR code for verification

2. Go with the original copy

3. Ensure the scholarship letter is from a reputable company or Government body .UKVI knows how to verify their document

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Aremson14:

It’s more like a scholarship and sponsorship letter. Please what do you mean certified it as the true copy as it’s in form of a an Email that I printed out(in black and white) Paid for assisted service just made copy of the doc, the document is signed and has a QR code for verification

Hello

Is this black and white the original document and have they certified it as the true copy?


If yes then that should be fine


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Aremson14:

Hi there any implication in submitting black and white docs that are signed and verifiable by QR codes

Hello

Yes you can

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EconFinance:

And please 🥺
This part of non military compulsory national service; do I put my NYSC experience there ?


Thank you

Hello

When you submit your application ,you will be rerouted to TLS website

If not, log back using the sign in page, go to provide biometrics and select your appointment

The type of appointment will let you know if you will upload your documents yourself or TLS will upload it during your biometrics


If it is self service-you will be able to do so on the same page

If it is assisted service- you have to go with your documents to TLS, they will scan and upload it for you

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EconFinance:
Good evening everyone

I am currently applying for my visa at the gov.uk page and I want to ask please whether I will be attaching the document's on the site or I will be attaching it elsewhere

Thank you

Hello

If it hasn’t resolved itself after 72hrs then I would strongly advice you start another application

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bintuteemah:

Hello Dduchess90, I am seriously getting worried about this issue. The page is still the same. Do you advice I start another application using another email, then I request for refund?

Hello

Would you prefer delays?

If you haven’t gotten any refusal mail by now


Then congratulations


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Oforleta:
Hello, greetings my people. Please I did a student visa application last week Tuesday, my Biometric was on Friday. This morning, I got a message from TLS that my passport is ready for collection. Is everything OK? Mine was a standard application.

Hello

It should be fine

Plus your Tbtest and Evidence of maintenance

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sogba1145:

I only have 4years study gap and in the CAS it is only degree certificate, WAEC certificate stated. Thus, do I stand safe with that?

Hello

It depends on how far the ECO is willing to go

You have to wait and see

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Andrewegon1:
Hello house
I started my POF 23 of october, and i paid my visa and ihs fee on the 14 of november .... and i uploaded my document on the 21 of november(30days pof). And today 22 of november was my biometrics

Some one told me i will get nsf cos i paid for visa and ihs before my pof complete 28days


How true is this

Hello

I don’t know what the extra documents are so can’t advice

If you have a study gap of more than 5years then you need to include evidence of your activities (ie employment or reference letters)

If there isn’t a need for additional evidence then stick to the documents in your CAS

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sogba1145:
Duchess Duchess!!!!!
I want to ask , do we need to submit only what is stated on CAS document for visa application or do we need to add beyond what is stated on CAS ?

Hello

Be patient

Abit of a hint, if you have been told to top up your IHS then it’s okay to say Congratulations in advance


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Yudeeaikay:
Hi, please I need advice on next steps. I did my biometrics yesterday and I got a mail today that I need to top up my IHS fee and right after that I got the NSF mail. I've paid the requested difference for the IHS fee... Is there anyother thing I need to do or should I just wait. Thank you

Hello

I’m not sure there’s anything you can do

There isn’t a way to get a declined receipt from the merchant. If your bank said it’s on hold best believe it will reverse itself

You have to be patient and wait for that reversal

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oluwalolami:
Good evening house. Please I paid for my IHS today with my zenith dollar card. It declined but I was debited. I contacted my bank and they said it was on hold that I should get a declined receipt from the merchant. I forwarded the declined notification but they still did not want to accept it. What can I do please. I don't have another money to pay. Anyone with such experience should please help me