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It's not a problem at all. My passport is in my father's name while hubby and daughter's are in their own father's names -na all man dey answer his papa name these days . Never had any issue with any embassy, in fact, I don't remember any consular officer asking any question concerning names on passport.
You may however go with your marriage and child's birth certificates as proof in case anyone raises an eyebrow.
Goodluck to you all.

Rofytrust:
Gud mrng house,pls I and my 3yr old boy applied for B1/B2 US Visa last year july though I was 7month pregnant then which i beleive that was why we were denied but now we are planning to apply for family ,I ,my husband and our kids but on my passport its my dad's surname that is on it and i'm really concern about it, I need advice on it pls

Azzin BabaRamota now dishing out consular advice.

BabaRamota1980:
I think he should first discover if his father left an estate. His rights of inheritance under that circumstance will prove eligibility.

The dad may have land properties or bank accounts or business enterprise.... If that is true and ties of parentage and eligibility to estate can be estblished i see no reason he cannot get a business trip visa.

Its different if the father passed with no tangible valuables left behind....or if he willed them before death and this OP is not on the will.


See as BabaRamota sef don become vo. Kikikikikikikikikikikiki...

Do you now have relative(s) in the US? If yes, indicate same in the appropriate section in the application.

TFKNAGOD:
hi guys, please help me out with this ooo. i apply for usa b1,b2 visa in the year 2016 and when applying then.i fill that i have no family nor relative then. but now i want to reapply can i fill that i now have family whose is a usa citizen? or should i stick with my stand as in no family. thanks waiting for your sincere response.

Everything on point especially #7. No need to bring visiting your cousin into the application in order not to unnecessarily complicate things with getting his utility and other documents. Just acknowledge that you have a relation(s) in the UK as the case may be.
#5 from my experience, if you are attending a paid event, the embassy would expect you to pay your registration fees and get confirmation of same. First time I applied for a UK visa, the organizers (BCS) issued letters to all authors of accepted abstracts to quickly facilitate our visa processing, but the embassy contacted me some days after submission to VFS requesting that I pay the conference fee and scan and send the confirmation of payment to a designated email. I doubt if the organizers would even issue you a visa invitation letter unless you pay the required fees -these Europeans like money pass anything.

ekpotek:
1. You need up six months of employment and pay slips. If you have that you’re okay.
2. No. it will only count if you provide evidences of previous employment and explain why you left in a cover letter or additional information section.
3. Yes
4. No need, if your current employer is deducting tax and is reflected in your pay slip. It’s not your fault, if your previous employer was not remitting your tax.
5. You can pay if you are sure of getting a refund if your visa is not granted.
6. Not enough as you must include your dorm bank account to show the ECO that you have enough funding for the course and stay in the UK. The ECO will also be interested in sources of funding of your dorm account, so be ready to explain this in a cover letter.
7. Yes if you plan to stay with him. He will also need to send you his utility bill as proof of address, and biodata of his passport. If you have no plan to staying with him, then you do not need any invitation. But disclose your cousin in your application as someone you know in the UK. I would advise that you leave visiting your cousin and just go for your course. The visa is 6 months multiple entry, you can always use visa to visit your cousin before the visa expired. Or visit him without necessarily bringing him into the application.
8. Yes it will matters, the ECO will need to be satisfied why your choice of UK and not another country for such a course. With on travel history, the ECO will need solid convincing that this course is important to you and your career. A letter of support from your company or the course organizer will be required here.
9. Marriage certificate, birth certificate of children, family photos etc to show relationship and family life.
10. C of O, Land survey document, building permits, NEPA and Water bills in your name.

Feel free to ask questions as we are all here to help each other.

What about getting registered and invited to the event? If the agent got that as well, there is every possibility that he may have packaged some other persons for the same event.

Please stay away from agents henceforth.

Lamique:
Yes,an agent processed my application and got me my date way before i stumbled on this thread and got to know better.But even at that,I ensured there was no lie and also said nothing to the contrary during the interview.

Oh ok.
Thanks for the clarification.
All the best to the OP then

seyewest:
Yes for U.S visa refusal only.

I thought there is a question about previous visa denials. He could use that space to come clean and take responsibility for his past insincerity

seyewest:
I'm not sure there's a space for that question in the form.

Given that both the US and Canada share applicants' info, it may or may not -depends on how you handle it. Also if the VO is convinced about your ties and intent. Now if I were you, in the relevant portion of the application I would state clearly why I was banned by Canada and provide TRUE information on the application in general.
Goodluck

Leleky:
MY QUESTION IS IF CANADIAN 5 YEARS BAN WILL AFFECT USA VISIT VISA

Oxford Tube is cheaper. About 15-18 pounds per trip

geek:
Nope, not Victoria. Oxford trains leave from either Paddington or Marylebone.

@obaxlove take the Heathrow Express to Paddington then join an Oxford train. Here are costings:

The Oxford Tube from Victoria coach station is your best bet. Departs the station every 15-20mins depending upon the time of the day

obaxlove:
Hello Guys,

Please kindly help me with the closet public airport to Oxford Univeristy from Nigeria. Is Gatwick Airport the only option I have?

Thanks for your reply.

Salaries owed employees are paid as arrears. So I suggest you pay the three months at once and then let the payslips breakdown show current month's salary and arrears for each month in addition to all the allowances and deductions.

Youngpablo180:
Hello house...I need a little advice from those with better experience...
As a company owner..would the embassy see it as money lodgment if you pay yourself 3 months salary(Dec,Jan and Feb) together in same day...starting each payment with “salary for Dec” “salary for Jan”

I’m asking so as not to fall into the category of money lodgement refusal...

Good day all. Thanks for all your contributions on this thread @justwise @ekpotek and all the selfless peeps.

I just got my passport from TLS Abuja with 2 years visitors visa.
Here is the timeline:

Submission -8 February, Biometric same day
Acknowledgement email from Sheffield -12 February
Email from TLS saying passport is ready for collection -28th February

Good luck to all the other guys applying.

Congratulations
I believe it would be positive.
What date did you submit your application please?

Donphyno101:
Good evening @justwise,

My fiance just got this message not even upto 30mins, I hope good thing is about to happen.

Reference number: GWFXXXXXXXXX

Dear Applicant,

Your passport and supporting documentation are now ready for collection at the TLScontact UK Visa Application Centre. You can collect your documents in person or by a representative.

Collection in person

Please provide following:

Your Application Checklist
Your Original Photographic ID
Copy of Your Photographic ID
Collecting using a representative (*not applicable for applications lodged in Nigeria, refer to our website)

Please provide following:

Your Application Checklist
Your Original Photographic ID
Copy of Your Photographic ID
Representative’s Original Photographic ID
Copy of Representative’s Photographic ID
Signed Letter of Authorisation from You (clearly stating the Representative’s details)

You can check collection times and the Centre address on the Address and opening hours page. You are advised to make prompt arrangements to collect your documents from the Visa Application Centre as TLScontact is only able to hold them for 30 days. After this time they will be returned to UK Visas and Immigration, who will pass them on to the issuing authority.

Return by Courier

If your documents are being sent back to you by courier, it will be dispatched within 24 business hours. You will receive an additional email from TLScontact to confirm when they have been dispatched. The local courier service provider may also confirm this with you, depending upon which courier is used in your area.

This is a post only email that is not monitored, please do not reply to this address. If you wish to contact us, please check our Contact Us page.

The information contained in this communication is privileged and confidential. The content is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail, and delete this message from your systems.

Best regards,

TLScontact team

Hahahahaha. You got no chills at all.

TWoods:
He isn't stranded, he can simply take a flight back home.

I think you should be ok this time around with your travel history. Just be honest about your previous refusals and address the reason for the discrepancy as you have done in the bolded.
All the best

bertv66:
Hello Just wise and family
My name is Al and I need your divine intelligence on my next Uk application.
I applied in 2011 for a tourist visa but was refused based on the fact that I didn’t show how my fees was funded. In 2013 I applied again to attend a friends graduation in Sunderland but was refused again based on the fact that I didn’t state I had any Dependent kid. So there was discrepancies in my 2011 application and the 2013. I only didn’t state in my first application because my son was been catered for by my mum.
Fast forward 2014 I have travelled to the US Dubai India 9 Schengen countries . I have my own company now and a charity foundation.

I would be grateful if you could help me tackle the discrepancies btn my previous application.

Regards Al

Yes. So long as the booking condition accepts payment on site at the property, it would be stated in the confirmation.
Yes, you have to include the booking confirmation with you supporting documents as proof of accommodation in the UK.

Pharmacology:
Hello Nairalanders, please I need clarification on this, is a hostel booking with no prepayment on booking.com sufficient for UK visit visa application, and should I include a copy of the hostel booking to my supporting documents, contrary to tge guidelines on documents you must not submit on the ukvi site. Your inputs will be cherished. Thank you

Yours is cool. Unlike the OP who clearly stated the he didn't indicate the family members in his application in the first place

blank:
Nah. I stated all my immediate family there. I use a hotel booking for the application but put my sister's address at the POE. Sometimes, I might stay with a family friend and put their address. Plans change.

Any experienced person can always tell if you are under the influence of something... So yes, it can be detected during interview. But its based on your body language and not some flashlites

ezyk:
Can illicit drug intake be detected during visa interview? Could it be from the flash light?

You mean you stated in your application that you had no relation in the UK and ended up staying at their address? Pray they don't ask you at the POE though.
That is an outright case of giving false information during application and it attracts deportation and ban.

blank:
I do it all the time. Never had an issue. But then people's situations are different. Also, I don't fly in via Heathrow. Other airports are more chill.

That is lying and I had personally witnessed someone being turned back at Heathrow for exactly the same reason as �. Better to stick to your hotel booking jeje, otherwise you would be back in MMIA before you could spell United Kingdom.

MamaGiovanni:
@justwise @ekpotek

If someone states he's staying at a hotel in his visa application, gets the visa, cancels the hotel before he travels.
And he writes the address of a relative who wasn't mentioned on the visa application as the place he's staying in the UK. Will this cause problems at the POE? Someone is telling me that it doesn't matter, as the agents at the POE do not have the details of the visa application.

Saw a notice at the TLS Abuja office to call +443001232241 in case you need to have your passport back. You could give it a try.

Good luck!

Youngpablo180:
Hello Justwise
this is my third time of writing to you, i know you are a busy persona and you take your time to answer the few you could
can you please advise me how to contact the UK embassy
my application has been with them since the 1st of December....i have been checking TLS website
all i can see there is my application has been received by UKVI for decision making...
how can i retrieve my passport, TLS seem not to be giving any valid reason for the delay,..

Good morning Nairalanders. For anyone applying for Visa to attend a conference, does the German embassy accept coloured printout of PDF invitation letter or they insist on original invitation letter sent by post.
Thank you all

Good morning Nairalanders. For anyone applying for Visa to attend a conference, does the German embassy accept coloured printout of PDF invitation letter or they insist on original invitation letter sent by post.
Thank you all

wiljen120:
Please, who has flown Royal Air Maroc before? Wondering why their ticket is relatively low to other airlines.....Hope it is safe to fly them to Canada ? Anyone with personal experience please.

I'd flown them once and they are ok, as in get you to your destination without delay.
You'll do well to also use the restrooms at the airport before boarding because the restrooms become dirty just few hours into the flight. The flight attendants are efficient but not friendly -I guess this is mainly due to language barriers (they speak french and little english). Their ground staff in Casablanca were super too. I had some major issue with my luggage being checked to a different destination and they got it sorted out super fast.
You may get some more recent reviews form TripAdvisor

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Airline_Review-d8729136-Reviews-Cheap-Flights-Royal-Air-Maroc

Reading further, I think you may wish to add the extra naira and kobo and just do Air France, Delta or KLM jejely

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Airline_Review-d8729136-Reviews-Cheap-Flights-Royal-Air-Maroc

iphiechuks:
@ficsca, did u make d contact as adviced b4 checking? I just checked and it is showing application still processing bla bla bla, kindly respond

No I didn't make the contact eventually. I created an account on the website http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/e-services/account.asp and linked my paper application to the online account. This was done on 19 January 2017. I suggest you do same as this site seems to have more timely info than the VFS website.

All the very best!

jayfierce:
Lol. Why the confusion? Congrats It's been approved and possibly ready for pick up. Confirm you've had previous canada visas. Also kindly assist with documents submitted. Tanchu.

Thank you all for your response. My confusion stems from the message on VFS tracking site that says my "application is still being processed at the Canada visa office...".

Yes, I have had 2 case specific single entry visas -1 in 2010 and another in 2011. In the second case, I paid for multiple entries and they returned the application specifically instructing that I pay for single entry

On documents submitted:

Application submitted via paper route at Abuja VAC on 21 December 2016. Biometric done same day
Application form + Family information form
Invitation letter from the conference organisers though from the USA but venue is University of Toronto
Introduction letter from my office and they made it clear they are NOT sponsoring me. (fear catch me small sha)
Accommodation Booking at the University of Toronto Summer residence
Flight Booking on Egypt Air - I wanted the prize that wouldn't exceed my monthly take home
Banks statements: (a). Salary account and savings account: balance on both a little above 600K (I be civil servant cooperative and bank loan effects)
I just returned from a fellowship in the US so I have a 3 digit USD balance on a prepaid card -I also included the statement
I guess I have a good travel history: Two valid US Visas (B1/B2 and J1 classes) on my passports. I also have had UK, France, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, etc and 2 previous Canadian visas (total of 4 passports) -but I have seen peeps with more stellar history denied.
SOP: I confess I had just 2 paragraphs and I was a little scared after reading about SOPs on this forum -I had submitted before coming to read the threads.
Photocopy of Marriage cert and child's birth cert.
I guess that was it.

Meanwhile had a little 'katakata' with the staff of the VFS VAC over their trying to rip-off an old couple -I no dey 'minded' my business in jenifa's voice and they kinda gave me an "we go show u" treatment...

Hello my people.
I checked the status of my application and here is what I got (attached).
Now on vas website it says "visa application still being processed at visa office..."
I am confused. @awelekiti @jayfierce, @justwise and other TRV experts please come out to assist your sisto o

CHERIPH:
Hello house, please I applied for Canada visit visa on 12th January of this month online . Up till now, I am yet to receive biometric email. And I am suppose to travel back to work which will take me 2 months. Please how many weeks does it take for biometric email to be sent

I think you should check your GCKey account for a possible message. Sometimes, messages sent to email may bounce back or they may not send an email at all.
All the best!

awelekiti:
I'd advise you write them. I had a similar experience when I renewed my Visa. I needed to travel to another country, the travel date was close but CIC had not yet taken a decision on my application. I called vfs and they advised that I send CIC an email to notify them, which I did. A reply came the following day which stated that my application was queuing for processing and was still within the processing time...that they'd get back to me soonest. Within 48 hours after receiving their email, I got a pick up alert from vfs. Maybe you should do the same and let them know the importance of the trip you are planning to embark on, with your passport. NB- I attached in the email, an invitation for the meeting I was going for , which necessitated the need to travel with my passport. Send them an email to either of the following addresses... lagos@international.gc.ca, lagos.immigration@international.gc.ca.

Thanks bro @awelekiti. I submitted at the VAC Abuja. Will give them a call in the morning and if directed, will email the high commission.

Good evening Nairalanders. I submitted my paper application on 21 December for a conference in May. I initially did not want to submit because on the website it says 65 days and I would be needing my passport for another trip first week of next month. But they told me that it takes 10 working days and I was ok with that. I actually met some folks whose processing took like 10-12 days at the VAC. Besides all the past Canadian visas I had took 10 days or less. Now I am yet to receive any sms to come pick up my passport. Has the 10 days period been vacated because the website is now showing 112 days.
Thank you all for your response and have fruitful week ahead to everyone.