₦airaland Forum

kuntash:
Lady Debbie , do you know you have a subtle way of encouraging someone ? As in you just give somewhat hope or something ..

It may just be a gift .... Try latch on it !

Well done

thank you but we need the positive vibes now, okay now that I know I will try to latch on it.

Sus4:
Top of the morning to everyone in the house, please I need help . I have had 6 months and 2 years uk tourist visa in the past, precisely 2010 , 2011 respectively , I also had SA 3 months visa in 2015.
Details of my stay in the uk and Sa:
I spent 12 days from the 6 months visa ,and 6 days from the 2 years visa , 3 days from the Sa 3 months visa.
Now i have applied for 2 years uk
tourist visa, i did biometrics on oct 29, 2021 service standard , my departure date was 1st of Dec to return dec 10. I received an email Nov 4 saying that my application has arrived uk visa section, my application is under process. Since then i haven't heard anything from them.
Now I'm so disturbed and anxious as the the wait is becoming endless , please i need some advice from experts in the house to be sure of my chances.
Thanks in anticipation of your response

Don't stress yourself it's a general delay, we are all waiting. It's almost over

Ashirioluwa:
Yes, if you give authorization to someone to collect your passport on your behalf

They stopped this already, I also wanted someone to pickup on my behalf as I’ve done that in the past with an authorization letter but they said they don’t do that anymore, you must show In person to pick your passport up.

Ennymama:
Hello gurus in the house,

Please I need your advice. I saw a sponsored ads on Facebook about Canada Jobs. It also captioned that the company will sponsor the visa. I picked the number and chatted on WhatsApp. I was asked to send my CV to their email and after 24hours, I was mailed that my qualifications met their requirements. I was offered job as a Drill Engineer for the Oil and gas company. I was later sent Temporary Residence Visa Form to fill as well as Labour Market Impact Assessment(LMIA) form and Job agreement letter(that have in it that I will be responsible for the biometrics fee while other cost till arrival will be handled by the company). I filled and signed where necessary and returned them with my International passport as requested.

After few days, I was mailed to send the LMIA , Visa Form and my International passport to the lagos embassy of Canada through the email they gave (lagos@vfsglobal.g-c.online, so as to book my biometrics. I did as instructed and after few hours, got a mail from the said lagos embassy mail that my documents have been reviewed and i should proceed to pay for my biometrics through the payment link supplied so I can be given date for the biometrics. The biometrics fee is $116 CAD and processing fee is $91 CAD, bringing total to $207 CAD which amounted to #66,549.89 or pay same into one CEDI SIGNAL ZENITH BANK account and send receipt to them.

I am confused as to being real or not which is the reason I seek your genuine and honest advice.

Thanks.

Please run away from them this is a scam. Their own Biometrics fee is higher than $85. And you’re being asked to pay to a private account. It’s a scam please.

tobxy07:
Mine is November 5th and still waiting

O sun mi

MadameW:
My husband’s biometrics was Nov 1, decision made since mid November…no passport till now.

Blood of Jesus, what is going on, decision made and no passport, I thought after decision made then things will be easier. Please call them , email them, what is going on.

cutebear:
Just called UKVI. My application is still awaiting a decision. Since Nov 17th….it’s 31 working days now

When I thought November guys had it better

Oluwatomisinni:
Good morning all.

Guys, please I need your help
I received TLS mail for document collection on 29th of December but I'm not around for the pick up and didn't apply for return by courier during my biometric then. Have been sending TLS mails on how to pay for the courier service since then but no reply. So I need your help/links to apply for courier delivery or is post-biometric courier service payment not possible?

Try to reach TLS to give you the courier option , keep sending them emails. The response may have been delayed due to holidays

beautyuche:
I finnaly went for biometrics and used the keep my passport option. This is necessary as i look out for other option. Travel date 28th February. A miracle is needed now.

Smart move. All the best, don’t worry you will not encounter any delay

Nchabuomo:
Send someone there with authorization to collect. Let the person go with your slip

It is not allowed again!

Gadguy125:
Hi there, please would TLS permit someone else to pick my Visa (on my behalf)?

No

Benicetome:
Same number of days with my mum. Sent paid emails like 4 times. Sending another one again today. I think there is a General problem with October applications

Btw is there any September applicant here?

I’ve sent countless emails to them and still same story, I’ll give them today as per resumption and continue to bug them tomorrow.

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It is tiring let's be positive

cool318:
Greetings Debbieeeeee and gurus in the house,
I got a message from a travel consultant that all Visiting visa applications from Nigeria are being processed in India right now, hence the delay.
How true is this information pleaseeeee?

As of June yes India, other months I am unsure of where they are being processed but there has been a general delay in processing visa applications most especially September and October applications.

Osondubueze:
Then mine is 48WD cos am a day ahead of you Debbie.... Did mine on 25th

Yes, no worries between this week and next week we should by faith have our passports back.

It's a new year and the holidays are over, visa officers on the thread can rest now because the real visa officers are back to work today.
I hope we all that have been waiting get our passports with visas in them this new week by God's grace.
The wait to renew a standard visitor's visa has been nothing but tiring plus frustrating. 47 working days here!

OloriOfMontreal:
CIC no try. They didn't do giveaways as expected.

Well, the holidays are over; let them hit the ground running. They have no more excuses. lol

I’ve been earnestly waiting for the holidays to be over because of zero excuses after the holidays. We are now hoping for tons of PPR’s this month and going forward.

Toceenay:
I think you totally misunderstood the point from those that you withheld their names. No one here has ever said GIC is not a means to show financial capability, you mistook their points to mean [/b]"strong disapproval".

The point is - VO's don't give a damn having a GIC if the applicant still lack other good means of financial support. [b]Almost all successful applicants here didn't even have a GIC account. (In fact, from personal observation, for the past 10 weeks, I don't think I've seen a timeline of an approved applicant that did GIC)
So what's the point of going through the stress of GIC if applicants can have and solidify their normal means of finances to get approval!

I’ve been reading through thread silently for over a month now and I’ve seen two. Cheers!

NorthernshoreTS:
Happy new year beautiful people. I tried using Access bank's Visa debit card last night to pay for my wife's application but it kept declining. I had to use an American Express card.
So I'm not too sure Access bank cards work at the moment.

True, just to add I tried using an access Visa card to pay last week and it didn’t go, tried several times and ended up using my GTBank dollar card.

Gadguy125:
Hello "house," please would TLS attend to couples together (as a single entity) if they got the same biometric time/slot?

Book flexi if you want to attend as a family and have your stuff packaged in one jacket

Oma6090:
Please what does prime time mean? I keep seeing 8 o'clock slot for prime time.... Can I book it and pay the required fee?

Prime time is the earliest appointment slot of the day and I’ll advise you book it , get there early and get it over with because of this recent crowd.

Joyousgem:
Thank you Debbie for taking the time to respond, I haven't found anything to suggest a first timer can't apply for 2years. The person you are referring to proofs that there is no clear rule about it. They probably examine each application based on its own merit.

Nothing actually and there’s no harm in trying if you’re sure you merit it or qualify for the visa. The Uk visa fees are high maybe that’s why people tend to begin with the lowest and gradually proceed to the highest.

AmeliaT:
Hello, the advice I got is that 6 months is required for a first timer. I am British and my husband is Nigerian and when applying, we were advised to apply for the 6 first and then go for 2yrs and then 10yrs. This is the same route most of my Nigerian friends have taken. It's better safe than sorry but if anyone has experienced contrary, please shout!

I know someone who did two years straight but this was a “long time ago”. She was a first-timer and elderly as was going to attend her son's graduation

Osondubueze:
Ok Debbie have you heard anything yet from them?

My brother I wish
Let's give them till next week when all the back to back holidays have cleared

OloriOfMontreal:
Any recent PPR news? The holiday may have slowed things down as some of these folks are likely not working during this period.
Make CIC do end of year giveaway by raining PRR left and right today!

We need the giveaway!

Osondubueze:
Still waiting oooo... 47WD or more... Cos I have lost count.
Did my appointment for visiting visa on 25th of October and yet no feedback.... I tried the paid mail service on UKVI and it's showing failed on my both Master card accounts.
Getting frustrated and confused what could be wrong �

Remove public holidays and count from the day after biometrics it’s not up to 47 working days yet. I had my biometrics on the 26th of October Tuesday too.

Baba19:
It will defo be granted; just unfortunate that they're taking donkey years.

And they’re so annoying because what if I need my passport for other things. I forgot to mention donkey years without notifications and apologies for the delay.

Brenda37:
Amen. You will get your passport back with the Visa stamped inside and not empty. Dnt loose hope,keep d faith Sis

Must! After waiting this long Abeg they should just give me my passport because I I’ve waited too long and I don’t want to withdraw my passport.

AmeliaT:
Yikes! So sorry, Debbie. When did you apply and is it the first time? My hubs applied 50 WD ago and no feedback still. We’ve raised so many escalations; and no luck yet. It’s beyond nerve racking.

No not my first time and I’ve lost count of renewals so it’s basically a renewal but no one knows what’s going on.

By the First week in January I’ll get my passport back. Tired of tracking, I think I’ve lost count of working days too right now. Prophetess is tired

damdee:
Please house. what’s the quick way to get my passport back. Today makes it 54 business days of waiting. I will like to withdraw my passport. Please help me How can I go about it


Prophetesses please help me oo






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Has a decision been made on your application yet? If it has I’ll say just wait for a bit more and if it hasn’t and you still want to withdraw you have to go to the TLS office where you submitted to make the application, I’ll also say contact them directly too via email or phone call telling them you want to withdraw your passport. This has taught me a huge lesson to always pick the keep my passport option.
Even prophetess is tired

bukimireal:
Good evening my people.

Is it possible for someone to help me to collect my passport. He has Drivers license.
And with what can I add to it, if possible. Thanks

No it’s not