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jossyking10:
Ok. But please can I say my brother that is going to do the convocation will pay for my flight or I should say he will give me money for living expenses while in the UK? Please which one can I say he will pay for on my behalf. Should I say flight or living expenses. If that is the case please what are the things he need to send as a proof that he can afford it. Thank you.

Your brother can offer to support you with flight ticket or pocket money. Then he will have to support your application with the following documents:
1. Copy of his international passport showing his immigration status in the U.K.
2. Bank statement if he going to pay for your flight ticket or pocket money.
3. A cover letter to the ECO stating the relationship with you and why his inviting you and what expenses he will cover to facilitate your visit.

Notwithstanding the above documents, the ECO will also be interested to see that you have enough fund in your account to cover the trip with or without your brother contributing.

smsglory:
Thanks noted all your points.
What to know, can one apply with a low balance, but the transactions in the statement shows alot of inflow and outflow flow of cash.

I have heard of 2 different guys who got a visa even with very low balance

Yes it is possible to get a visa with a low account balance. This will depend on your pass immigration history and previous visit to the UK. However, for first time applicants or those with pass U.K. visa refusals, having a low account balance is not advisable. The ECO is trained to examine each application and determine if the applicant will not overstay or misuse a visitors visa if granted. In deciding, the ECO will consider the applicant finances (Job, account statement, letter of introduction), home ties (family, properties) and possibly relationship to any person resident in the U.K. It is left to you to decide if to go ahead to apply and that you have the necessary documentation to address your previous refusal.

Owoniran:
No,it wasn't..I just wanted to visit then.

Okay. You need to focus more your job and to convince the ECO that you will return. Check my previous responses to this same issue to get the idea of the kind of documents you will need to provide.

jossyking10:
Thanks for your response. But please is the 150k my net salary okay to show to the ECO? My account balance is 756k and I intend to put my flight for £500 and other expenses to be £250 for 2 weeks but the feeding and accommodation are not going to be included as I will look elsewhere to get the accommodation document. Am married with no kids yet. Thanks.

I don't think you application will stand a chance. You are going to attend your brother convocation and he is not helping out in any way, due to his own constraints. The ECO will wonder why do you want spend such an amount considering your salary.

Tjslyy:
Thanks for the response. Please can you help with how the letter can look like. I mean the content, just trying to being careful of what to say and not say.

MISTAKE IN BIRTH INFORMATION
I write to bring to the attention of the ECO that I made a mistake when entering my birth information on my online application form. My correct birthday is XXXXXX. Find attached my birth certificate showing the correct information.
Thank you.

tmoneyluvsu:
Happy Sunday to you all, pls how important is tax clearance during visa application, to be sincere my company evades tax many times.

Very important if you own the company or an employee. The United Kingdom takes tax issues very seriously. Tax evation in the United Kingdom is a criminal offence.

Owoniran:
Good afternoon Justwise and other Ogas.

I need advice before I apply next month. I'm a Doctor and I want to apply for a visa in order to go write PLAB(Uk licensing exam) on June 26 in London. My issue is this,I wrote the exam in Lagos in March, result came out April 20th,I didn't pass. The exam can only be written in March and Nov in Nigeria but it is offered in UK in June.
My brother has an indefinite leave to remain in the UK with his family. He will provide documents for me,I plan on staying with him for the 2 weeks during of my stay. I can get a letter from my employer stating that I will be on leave in June and I want to go write the exam in UK. I have about #1.3million in my account,my salary is paid directly into the account.I make like #170K monthly .

However,I've been previously denied visa twice in 2008 and 2013 on grounds that I didn't show enough evidence that I will return.

Can you give me pointers to make my application successful? Thank you

Was your previous visa denials related to you going to write PLAB exam?

smsglory:
That is it

In order for your next application to be sucesssful, you must do the following:

Determine your monthly salary and start paying yourself this salary be transfering funds from company account to your personal account monthly. Build this up for the next six-eight months to clean the bank statements for your company and personal accounting processes. This way the issue raised by ECO will be addressed. The ECO is concerned about you sources of your salary which you stated to N300,000 monthly not reflected in your personal bank account or debited from your company bank account. Another way is that you can decide to fund your visit using company funds. Then you will need to provide documents to show the ECO the benefit of the conference to your business. Also provide documents to support any large deposit into you company account from your clients.

JayJay0211:
I think it might be viewed slightly less differently as dates of birth as key to people's identity verification.
If he is "lucky", the ECO might view this as an honest mistake. If not, he might need to go further by showing proof ( attaching birth certificate etc) to eliminate any doubts. My 2 cents!

Obviously the applicant must include his birth certificate as proof of age!! However it will be mischievous on the part of ECO to refuse his application based on this mistake which the applicant has disclosed.

tmoneyluvsu:
Gurus in the house, how do I show a payslip in my application, since my company only pays via monthly deposit in my account, and how do I show a proof of hotel reservation in my application. ..thanks

Get your company to write a letter that they do not issue payslip but pay by bankwire/transfer to employeee account. Submit this as part of the documents. Book accommodation on www.booking.com as proof of hotel reservation.

Tjslyy:
Good afternoon all, I just discovered that I made a mistake on my year of birth (e.g 29/12/1984 entered as 29/12/1982)on my online application. I have paid and submitted b4 realising this. Please is there anything I can do to correct this so it won't affect my application.

Include a cover note as part of the document you will submit with the application pointing the ECO to the mistake.

smsglory:
Yes I have an invitation for the conference

Business is registered

And yea I pay Tax, with a tax payer ID card .

Please can you send me a mail,so I can have your email and mobile nos.

Thanks for the infor

Your case is not unique and it's important that other applicants learned from whatever advice that is provided here, so sharing it here help other applicants that may be in your same situation. The best way forward in your next application is to address the issues raised by the ECO in your last refusal. For me to help, you can post/share the refusal letter here and block out any identifier information. Or you can just type out the most pertinent reasons for your last refusal for us to help out.

EggPlant:
Ok bro, I'm sure we'll get an update next week. I calculated and by next week Tuesday it will be 15 working days.

You track your application from this website outside TLC
https://ukvi-international.faq-help.com/

Just enter the required information and you should get a response within 24 hours.

smsglory:
It's about CCTV and other security gagdets stuff,
And that is what I do basically as business...So I want to go get more skills and connection.

Ki

Okay do you have the conference invitation? Is your business registered? Do you pay tax? These are important questions as the ECO will need to be convinced that the conference will benefit your business. As per your bank statement, you need to include a cover letter to the ECO explaining how you pay your self salary and why it's not reflected in your bank statement.

Dammysmart:
hi pls is it true that most application that take long before decision made mail is sent are approved ??,

PS: I have received a mail that my application is going under consideration by an ECO since last week Thursday and haven't received any info till now. its a tier 5 visa class

No that's not true. There is a time frame for the consideration of visa application. If they are going to exceed the time frame, they would have notified you by now. Check the uk.gov website for the time frame for tier 5 visa.

mialate:
Same boat no news yet
Please Ekpotek n Just wise. Did the biometrics since 3rd and no info till now and I made an unpaid hotel reservation for 24th that's Monday. Considering I haven't received an update till now and when tracked real time status yet to be considered by the ECO. Please what do you propose I do? Cancel the reservation to avoid charging room rates from Monday or change dates? Thanks n God bless you

You have no other options than to wait until a decision is made. I suggest you cancel your reservation or change the date, which ever is appropriate. The guideline says that you should not make payment for accommodation or flight ticket until you have gotten your visa.

smsglory:
There is this conference I would love to attend in June, I actually applied last year for the same conference but was refused holding to the fact that the salary I declared wasn't seen in the statement I presented.

I actually own my business and don't have a specific salary I take from my account...Even up till now.

I need advise on how to fill the form so as to get the visa this time around.

Thank you.

What is the conference about and how is it related to your business or career?

mummyzi:
Thanks alot ekpotek! He is not a diplomat to uk.Do yu know about this Gtb new visa platform which allows an applicant or sponsor send the statement of account from Gtb to visa application centre?

Sorry I do not know anything about GTB link with UK visa application. You can always find that out from any GTB branch near you.

biggie1o2:
@Seyewest please I need your advise.

I have booked my flight on Turkish Airlines to Houston but I intend staying for my hols in Connecticut with a family friend. So this is my plan, on my visa application, I used a hotel in San Antonio as my destination in order to visit the sea world Resort which is almost 4hours drive from the airport. My flight will arrive at 19:05pm. So I do like to know, if booking a hotel close to the airport for just the night and book another for a couple of days at a hotel in San Antonio. but my intention is just to do a night stop and fly to Connecticut the next day. This is just to avoid any possible issues at the POE.

Does this look Okay? Your advice pls.

Perfectly okay!! You also decide to sleep at the airport too.

cumz:
Thanks bro, it did..
Am on a visit visa, getting as much as 4k usd, isn't that too much?, will my passport be stamped and does the cbp check for money at the poe.. Thanks

The POE may randomly asked how much cash are you carrying. You only need to declare your cash if it's more than $10000. In case they ask just tell them the amount of cash you are carrying.

ark4sunshine:
Have been a silent follower on nairaland for a long time and i must say that it has really helped me in getting my F1 visa approval last month. I am glad to be on a thread like this. My question goes thus:

(1) i will be resuming school mid august at a CC in Michigan and i plan leaving probably the first week of august, i checked for flights going to MI is a bit expensive so i got a 1-way ticket on Royal Air Maroc to JFK and would be taking a bus from NY to MI via Greyhound. I hope this doesnt bring any redflag at the POE and what are the likely questions one could be asked at the POE as a first time traveller to the US. NOTE: I got a 1-way ticket because its a 2years course and ticket would have lapsed by the time am completing the course.

(2) can i get my PTA from Gtbank now during this month of april or wait till around July to get it. Just thinking bank might not want to sell out till its time for me to leave.

@seyewest. Thanks for this thread. Have learnt alot on this forum from other people's experience as well.

1. As a student on a 2 year course. Getting a one way ticket is normal. The CBP will only be interested in confirming your admission and maybe school fees payment.

2. If you have all the necessary document go ahead and apply for your PTA now.

mummyzi:
Hello guruz, thanks for your good work.I find dis forum very informative.God bless yu all.
I want to travel to uk with my 2kids and hubby is sponsoring us.Hubby is a diplomat and has diplomatic passport so he does not use visas.I want to apply with my 2 kids of which one is a US citizen.Am self employed and hubby is giving us all his documents for d visa application ie payslip, bank statement (which is robust enough),copy of his diplomatic passport, letter from his work place and I will complete it with other supporting documents av seen people listed on d forum.We have good travel history.My sister lives in the uk with her family but we want to apply without her invitation using hotel booking.I want to prepare and apply with every necessary docs required even though hubby is telking me not to put plenty docs as his office papers,bank statements r eniugh.My questions are:
1.Does my us citizen child need a uk visa
2.Do I need to include my own bank statement since am self employed
3.Do I need to fill in the application form that I have my sister in d uk
4.Is it ok if I use hotel booking rather than invitation letter
5.What are my chances of getting d visa since its our 1st time applying for uk visa
6.Should I choose visit or tourist.
Please kindly advice me better.Thank you all

Reponse
1. No, your US citizen child does not need a UK visa
2. Yes, you must include your bank statement even though your hubby is sponsoring the trip
3. Yes, you must declare all valid relationship you have with anyone living in the UK
4. Yes, it is absolutely okay to use hotel booking if you have no intention of staying with your sister
5. Your chances of getting the visa depends on the ECO accessing your application, your profile and your hubby diplomatic status in the UK
6. All visit visas (tourist, medical, business, family) are now known as Standard visitor. You will be asked when filling the application, your purpose for the visit. Then you can explain yourself.

If your hubby is currently posted as a diplomat to the UK, then you do not have to worry, otherwise, your hubby diplomatic status notwithstanding, your application may be refused if you do not have or provide adequate documents to support your application.

graceode:
But please how can I show the value of the land. I have never visited any other country since I came back. Thanks.

Get a valuation from a certified land agent or surveyor.

HILCROWN:
I really appreciate your response; Can I use my mother pension account and saving account with my personal account as proof of finance. Considering the fact that my closing balance might be #1.2m but her pension is over #2m but her savings closing balance might not be up to #500k.

My concern is can I use her pension account and use her as a sponsor.

Thank you

No you cannot use your mother account or funds. You are an adult and working. If you cannot fund your vacation with your own fund, then you do not need to take the trip. Your closing balance will be sufficient if you scale down on the number of days to spend to a maximum of 7 days.

lawrins8:
No. Lawrence is my friend and he told me this morning that he got a solution to his issues on this thread. So he advised me to register on this thread this morning to ask my question here. We are together but my phone is off so am using his account to view responses at the moment because I don't have battery on my phone. I don't want to log his account out on his phone. That is why. He said this forum has been helping people. Thanks

Okay noted.

graceode:
hank you ekpotek. Please what do you think I can do to make the application a successful one? Though I was single when I went to U.K. as a religious worker but I am married now. I also have land sale agreement for the land I bought before I got married. Is it okay as I want to support my salary payment with payslips from my workplace because the narration on our bank statement used to show MARCH 2017 SALARY XYZ NIGERIA LIMITED but it is paid in cash. Though I used to read on this thread that one can still spend like 2x of ur salary. Another question is this pls. . Can I apply for 2years or I should apply for 6 months. And hope those other little amount entering my account is not bad. Thanks.

The only way your application can fly is to support your salary base with savings and investments. So your land agreement can do, but the ECO will like to know the value of this land, when you acquire the land. Your marital status is a tie to Nigeria. Like I said, your previous UK immigration history will count here, and if you have visited other countries like US, Europe etc. You can only apply for 6 months now. Applying for 2 years is very expensive gamble which I advise against. The little amount entering your account is nothing, as long as it is not a lump sum that is over your salary which you must explain to the ECO.

HILCROWN:
Thank you brother, my work permit is embedded on my passport and I will attach copy of my Emirates Id Card. Am really sorry to disturb you, like how much do you think is enough for me to prove my ability to fund the 7 - 8 days trip. (Naira) I will do the conversion. Thank you

You will need to work out your expenses yourself and see if you have enough fund to cover them. These may include return flight ticket, hotel accommodation, local taxi/bus fare, health insurance, feeding, shopping, tickets to tourist sites etc. It is reasonable to work out these expenses in GB pounds.

EggPlant:
Hi, I submitted my application for visit visa since 29th March and did biometrics on 3rd April. I am yet to get any mail from from them apart from the initial mail that my application was recieved by UKVI. Should I be worried? Should I send them a mail?

You can track the progress of your application on Teleperformance website where you booked your appointment. You should be able to get a decision this week.

lawrins8:
Thank you ekpotek. Please what do you think I can do to make the application a successful one? Though I was single when I went to U.K. as a religious worker but I am married now. I also have land sale agreement for the land I bought before I got married. Is it okay as I want to support my salary payment with payslips from my workplace because the narration on our bank statement used to show MARCH 2017 SALARY XYZ NIGERIA LIMITED but it is paid in cash. Though I used to read on this thread that one can still spend like 2x of ur salary. Another question is this pls. . Can I apply for 2years or I should apply for 6 months. And hope those other little amount entering my account is not bad. Thanks.

I don't know if the using two user names is allowed on this thread. I just read your reply which happen to be a reaction from my last response to @graceode. Yours was about PTA and passport stuffs. Are you now @graceode too?

graceode:
HELLO HOUSE, I LIVES IN THE U.K. WITH A TIER 5 RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA AND AM BACK TO NIGERIA. I CAME FEW DAYS BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF MY VISA. NOW I WANT TO ATTEND MY SISTER'S GRADUATION AND HAVE ABOUT 800K IN MY ACCOUNT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THIS AMOUNT IS GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT TO SHOW TO THE ECO BECAUSE ACCOMMODATION AND FEEDING WILL BE PROVIDED BY MY COUSIN WHO ALSO LIVE IN SAME CITY AS MY SISTER. AGAIN AM WORKING AND EARNING LIKE 150K A MONTH BUT OUR SALARY IS USUALLY PAID INTO OUR BANK ACCOUNT BY CASH DEPOSIT IN OUR COMPANY'S NAME AND I HAVE PAYSLIPS TO SUPPORT THAT. HOPE THAT IS OKAY? ALSO I DO HAVE SOME CASH THAT USED TO ENTER MY ACCOUNT LIKE 8K, 2K, 5K BUT NOT UP TO 15K. DO I STILL NEED TO EXPLAIN THE SOURCE OF THOSE MONEY? I INTEND STAYING FOR 3 WEEKS AND PUT FLIGHT AMOUNT TO BE £500 AND LIVING EXPENSES TO BE £300 IS THAT OKAY? PLS I NEED YOUR INPUTS. GOD BLESS YOU.

The success of your application will depend on your presence circumstances. Your previous UK immigration history as religious worker will also count as you did not violate your previous visa term. However, the ECO will be worried about your present salary and your eagerness to spend £800 (N315K) which is twice your salary for a vacation. Convincing the ECO that you will not recourse to pubic fund is where the matter lies.

HILCROWN:
Good day Everyone,

I presently reside and work in UAE, I want to apply for UK in Nigeria by December. I want to know if I can use hotel booking only without invitation letter, just a visit of 7 - 8days. I also want to know if I can use my statement of account in UAE as there's no opportunity for me to do turnover with my Nigeria account, I planned to attached a return ticket to UAE as one of the supporting documents.

Thank you all in anticipation of your response.

You do not need an invitation letter for a tourist visa. Hotel accommodation is okay. The most important thing is the ability to fund your trip, so a certified Dubai bank statement is good enough. Also you may also provide copy of resident and work permit as supporting documentation.

Joyce27:
Hello guys, I am a UK permanent resident and would like my husband to join me here, but I am unable to meet the financial requirement of £18,600 at the moment, Because I work part time and I have just set up a business, my question is can I invite my husband as a visitor and state it on the invitation letter that because I can meet up with the financial requirement at the moment. Please any tips and advice

Honestly for you to invite your husband, you will need to show proof of adequate fund, accommodation to support his stay. Unless you husband has good job in Nigeria and able to demonstrate to ECO that he will return after his visit, he may not be granted the visa. Also mentioning that because you do not meet the £18,600 financial requirement is a red flag as the ECO may assumed that you want to use the "back door" to bring your husband into the UK.