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Oopsy:
Hello team,
pardon me if this has been answered before. I have been rejected Uk visa twice (in 2009 and 2013). I am currently filling a form for visa to another country and i need to indicate any country where i have been refused visa and state the reasons. Truth is, i cant remember the reason as i was too bitter to read what was sent to me. Is there any way i can get the reasons for the refusal without having to compulsorily find the hard copy letter?

danberg:
Thanks for your prompt response.
You didn't comment on my remark on the lady who got a temporary travel document to UK though.

danberg:
Hello House, Happy New Year all

Great job Op and all contributors here.

Kindly advise;

I want to know if applying for a UK visa would be okay as I intend travelling to appeal my UK passport denial. (I am a UK citizen by birth but have lived in Nigeria and never had a British passport).

Passport application was refused in last stage due to Nigerian countersignatory (a pastor) referring to me as his brother back in 2000 or so. My wife travelled to London early 2017 and we plan going together by March/April.

Thank you

P.S.
Someone told me of a lady who got a temporary travel document to UK from Accra (she never had a UK passport before). Would this approach work in my circumstance?

Thanks again for your prompt response.

bambash:
No wonder people are cutting corners any how to remain in the country. That's a huge some of money. And I believe the income must be earned there in the UK right?

LagosismyHome:
£18,600 Is the income amount expected

£16,000 Is cash savings

justwise:
Not that much,[b] it's £16,000 [/b]if no child is involved, if the children are British then there is no additional financial requirement.

bambash:
Many thanks once again. If this is the way forward then I will start looking in to it pronto.

Cheers mate you have been really helpful.

bambash:
Thanks Ekpotek, but I really wasn't considering the falsification of stuff, that would be foolhardy. It is something I have always rejected when advised to do so because I believe she can get the visa without going through all that. I just hope I wont be proven wrong.

Thanks for your advice but does some one like me that isn't living over there have an MP or can my sibling write his MP?

bambash:
Ok cool...I understand all that. But isn't there a way to convince them that she wont be staying until we are good and ready. Can't I get a guarantor or something. Or have an agreement of some sort that will lead to me having my British Nationality revoked if we default. I really dnt want to bring the kids back after settling down over there and they miss each other so much.
Do I need to go the way of some others by falsifying stuff in order to get her a visa?
There has to be another way guys....

blank:
There used to be a way to link it. When you open the online portal, after applying for yourself, there was a place to apply for someone else. Then, the applications will be linked.

Cc cindylee

bambash:
Thanks Ekpotek,
But I work here and our last kid is also here with us. The kids school documents were attached to prove all that.
Doesn't the fact that[b]I have a British passport and could decide to move over there with every one else any time mean anything to them?[/b] Why would we complicate things and spoil the chances of doing everything legally? This is just the point I would like them to understand. How does one go about doing it?

iyaaliyah:
Goodmorning. Pls is it advisable to book an hostel or shared bathroom for 5day visit? Won't this make a negative impression on the VO?

2. Does US share data with UK. The question in the form where it's asked if you have been denied visa to any country. My friend feels it's not necessary to say she hasn't been denied. I feel it's right to say the truth that she has been denied.
3. The question: do you have another income or any saving, my friend has another small business apart ftom her constant salary. its not registered and money isn't constant and the closing balance can't even be up to 100k. Can she answer this as savings or other income?
Pls help. @justwise

bambash:
Good morning Justwise,

Please find below the list of documents submitted

1. Our bank statements
2. Kids school documents
3. Printed whatsapp chats between wifey and the kids
4. Kids birth certificates
5. My brothers wife's Resident Permit
6 Data page of our British Passports (mine, my brothers and the kids)
7. My payslip
8. Letter of Introduction from my place of work
9. My land documents
10. Letter of invitation
11. Bills and letters written to my brother as proof of address

elpriest:
Well the things I did was that i provided the evidence of the payment, because the estate is for the family. After they have collected the rent, every member of the family gets share. So I provided evidence of my share.

I m not in custody of the documents.

elpriest:
Yes significant amount or suspicious payment was made into the account and the reason was quite explained. It was the rent payment from our family estate,alongside the payment receipt.

elpriest:
Kindly advise house , @justwise, @ekpotek please advise on what to do

preciouschiomy:
@Justwise, Ekpotek. I was just refused a family permit. Please find the attached. according to them, I did not submit my husband's divorce certificate. But I submitted it, the document was in Spanish so I submitted both the original and the translated, i also included a personal statement and listed all the documents that I was submitting. I don't understand how they missed that one. I want to reapply immediately. My question is, can I write something (eg divorce certificate) on the document? so they can easily see it.

kprake9:
Hello everyone,
I intend budgeting 750,000 naira for my tourist visa trip to UK this is inclusive of flight, hotel and feeding expenses. Pls advice if am on track.
Thanks!

nina76:
Hi Everyone,
Random question abeg.
Do the U.K immigration officers know when you leave their country?
For example, if i travel to london and spend 5 months, next time I'm going, when I get to the immigration point [that place where they ask you useless questions] and they ask how long I spent the last time I was there [they asked me before, not always] can i say I spent only 3 weeks instead of 5 months?
Will they see on their 'system' the date I Left or they can only see the Date I entered?

[I know the stamp on arrival to nigeria should show this, but assuming our nigerian immigration brothers 'mistankenly' stamped 3 weeks] Mistakenly o

Thanks

Tbosss:
Hello guys, please i need help!
5years ago i got refused due to lack of home ties and insufficient fund in my mum's account.
She is a citizen so she invited me and wanted to sponsor the trip. Now i'm married with a child
and want to sponsor my trip now cos my job is good.
My questions:
1.can i go ahead and make hotel booking and include her as part of who i will visit,
or will it raise concern that my mum should invite me knowing well her savings is not ok for now?
2.will my statement of 1.7m be ok?

Thanks

iyaaliyah:
Happy new year house. Pls my friend is visiting UK for 5days. She wants to see London Eye, burkingham palace etc. Pls who knows any affordable hotel around there. We r checking bookings.com but I need suggestions.
Then what other attractions can she see.

hpmrentals:
Sir can u go through this message as attached and advise me on the needful to reply. It was sent to me by the Australian embassy pls very urgent

bensky:
Good Afternoon Gurus In the House,

Please i will like to make an enquiry. I was denied a uk Visa over 5 years didn't apply since then. Last december i was invited to germany but was denied too reason been that they don't know my plans after the expiration of my visa. Anyway i want to apply for UK VISA for say 5 day with an invite from a friend (we are dating actually) a divorcee though and i will be staying with him so my accommodation is sorted. my take home is 140K after tax & pensions and i plan on spending between 300 & 500k what is my chances of getting visa .

MamaGiovanni:
Just wise and other gurus in the house.

1) In the standard visitors visa online application, there's a section asking for how much we spend each month on living expenses.

Is this the amount spent from our salaries only? Or in the case of a wife who's supported by her husband...will this include the amount given by the husband to run the house too. Even though the amount is given in cash and does not reflect in my account?

2) though my main purpose for visiting is to write an exam. The ukvi is asking for any immediate family or that of my spouse living in the UK.
My husband has a sister who lives in the UK. I most likely will not visit her and I've been advised to deny that I have a relative. She's on a legal visa and all. Lives with her husband and children in the UK.

Pls advice.

Thank you
Just wise and other gurus in the house.

1) In the standard visitors visa online application, there's a section asking for how much we spend each month on living expenses.

Is this the amount spent from our salaries only? Or in the case of a wife who's supported by her husband...will this include the amount given by the husband to run the house too. Even though the amount is given in cash and does not reflect in my account?

2) though my main purpose for visiting is to write an exam. The ukvi is asking for any immediate family or that of my spouse living in the UK.
My husband has a sister who lives in the UK. I most likely will not visit her and I've been advised to deny that I have a relative. She's on a legal visa and all. Lives with her husband and children in the UK.

Pls advice.

Thank you

blues4lyf:
hello All, happy new year.

i have a bit of complicated request. i was born in UK but based in Nigeria since i was a kid. i have got my certificate of registration, orignal birth certificates(long and short), leave of remain. about 8 years ago i tried applying for a right of abode but was refused on the basis that they dont believe i am the same person with the rights due to passage of time.


i am planning to visit Uk and trying to sort it out from there, however i am scared my visa application will have issues.
i currently work in a financial institution and earn about 230k net. i have friends and family members in Uk but not sure what type of visa to apply for Tourist or through family.

Oghoghobrown:
Thanks for your reply, work visa or entrepreneur visa what are the requirement sir.

Oghoghobrown:
Hello everybody,
Complement of the season, please I really need your help and I’m going to be 100% honest here. I’m trying to get my brother out of Nigeria so I want to apply for a Uk visia for him. Well I live in the state so I can sponsor him with my account please which visa class will be acceptable for me to apply for him and sponsor him 100% Tourist visia, Conference visa or what? please advice me, and also the process involved.

Ijeshalomo:
I quite disagree with this. Once you submit a statement of account indicating your salary monthly without discrepancy, then pay slip is not needed. I know about 4 different pple that submitted just statement of account. I am also a witness. My first application and the second application, I never submitted pay slip. [/b]I submitted my [b]salary account and explained other cash flow.

Thanks

Sure you have every right to disagree with me. However every application is assessed base on its own merit. It is the duty of the applicant to declare his/her financial circumstances with documentation. The fact that your visa was approved twice without the submission of payslips does not means that its a standard practice. There is a question on application form asking applicants to enter their earnings (salary) after tax. Many applicants earning entering their bank account also exclude other deductions such as loans repayment, pension, cooperative etc. How best can a ECO verify your earning without a payslip? Many visa are approved with less than N200K bank balance, and many refused with over N2m bank balance. The OP is required to provide enough evidences to explain his/her financial circumstances. If he is able to satisfy this without payslips, the ECO will decide either believe it or not.

Ijeshalomo:
Kindly submit your statement of account for 6months. You may not need to submit pay slip. Not all organisations give staff payslip. Besides your statement of account would not even state basic salary. It will only show the totality of the salary. Statement of account suffices for financial aspect.

Thanks

bountykill:
So are you suggesting i leave out the payslips completely? My account statement reflects the monthly salary. I would also appreciate response and suggestions to other concerns raised.

PreciousGemRubb:
Hello house, my dad just picked up his passport and was refused. I received a call from UKVI officer where I emphasised that I will be funding his trip 100% as he is a pensioner but still he was accessed financially. I stated that my mum will be helping out with my brothers and that was another point stated. I want to reapply for him immediately as I feel the officer judged his application wrongly and we can't appeal.