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ovbokhankris:
Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.
With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, I can confirm that your application is being considered and is currently awaiting a decision.
We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK, until your visa application has been approved and you have received your documents.

This was the reply i got September 1, 2021 after sending a paid mail to UKVI immigration.

Biometrics August 12, 2021 (Priority Service)
Not straightforward mail August 17, 2021

Yet to receive any other mail

Any body in same situation with me?

Pattadon:
31st

Pattadon:
No interview. Just a call from Fcmb. And non straightforward mail from Ukvi.
I did my biometrics on Tuesday so I will wait till next week Friday before contacting them.

Pattadon:
Is it FCMB?
They called me too some hours after non straightforward email from Pretoria.

viciouswoman:
Can somebody pls help me with the phone number and email address of the UKVI..pls i want to send a paid email or phone call. Did my biometrics on the 25th of August PIORITY application and I haven't heard anything from them not a single email and my application still at DMC...pls help .thank you

Kenny4smart:
Exact duration of the statement? or if the fund is still there? Abi both? WHICH OF THESE PLEASE.

Ella15:
Pls, how do you guys know when UKVI has verified your POF? It’s always strange when I hear people say that...I really wanna know

Teecol:
Hello Nairalander, pls how long does it take to get a response after interview. My interview was on the 31st Aug.

Ogheneakpors:
Well, going by their timeline, i got my visa in 15workdays after my biometrics.

I got a mail on the day of biometrics saying my application had been transferred to ukvi.

DoubleN:
VISA Alert* VISA Alert*VISA Alert*VISA Alert

Grateful to the almighty God who knows the end of a thing before it even begins. The all-knowing and all-sufficient God!

Family of 5.
CAS Issued: 6th of August 2021
Visa Application: 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of August 2021 (Applied till about 3 am in the morning)
Biometrics: 9th of August 2021 (Walk-in at TLS Ikeja). Got there with my Family by 4 am and left by about 11:30 am.
Main Applicant: Priority
Dependants: Standard.
Main Applicants Passport Collection email 2:23 pm 17th of August 2021, Passport collected 17th of August 2:50 pm.
Dependants Collection email 3:56 pm 1st of September 2021, Passport collected 10 am 2nd of September 2021pm.

Many of those who applied as a family with the main applicant as priority and dependants as standard all got their passports on the same date as the main applicant. However, this was not our case and it was a very long 17 working days. Made several phone calls to UKVI and One Paid email during this period. I suspect the TLS guy in Ikeja didn't do something right as during the biometric he mentioned something about linking our application together. O Well, that's all in the past now.

Also noticed that the main applicant's decision was in Pretoria while the dependants were done in Abu Dhabi.

No Non-Straight Forward email.
No Interview.

Advice
A small tip for those who will be making calls to UKVI based on my own experience. Use Skype for this and load about $10. Calls from Skype to UK numbers is about $0.075. While I noted that using this process, my Debit Card was never charged for any call.

Except your middle name is patience, please do PRIORITY!!!.

We thank God for helping us through this journey and thanks to all the positive contributors on this platform. For those awaiting a decision, your expectation will not be cut short in Jesus Name. Amen!

Fk1987:
23rd August at Abj, priority. though is my wife.. Yours?

Marex123:
When was your biometrics?

Marex123:
Have not gotten any call or mail since then

Marex123:
Yes, i got a not straight forward mail on 29th(sunday)

Funmilola37:
Omo it is well since it’s past 7 working days I think she can give them a call

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23rd abj got non straight forward application, the next day bank verified her POF.. Up till now still at DMC. No call.

Funmilola37:
25th or 26th

Toxheen:
Visa alert

Thank you so much guys. You all were really of help during the application.

Biometrics on 25th of August
Collection mail on 1st of September

I just picked up my passport now.

I wish everyone all the best.

Congratulations to you

Toxheen:
Yes. Got collection mail yesterday and I just picked up my passport with my visa.

Pattadon:
i know someone that did on 24th that got collection email yesterday. Abj/Priority

Angellaw:
VISA ALERT! Long post o

Good morning everyone, been quite busy to pen this down.

Biometrics- july 8(standard) for me and 2 dependants
1st not straightforward mail- july 20th for myself
1st not straightforward mail- july 26th- dependants
2nd not straightforward for 3 of us- August 3rd
3rd not straightforward for myself- August 4th

Then i got a call from the Home office without notification asking if i can go on with an interview, i said yes but call dropped. I was sent a mail 35mins later scheduling me for 9th of August, 2pm. 9th came they didn’t call. Around 3:52, i saw uk missed call on my ALTERNATIVE LINE wch I tried to call back but kept bouncing back.

I sent series of paid mails and called the call centre but all responses were, you will be contacted.

Then i got another call on Friday asking if i am ok to go on with the interview, another yes and this lasted for 1hr 34mins because i gave them full/plenty points on questions asked.

By 18th of August i called and told its still awaiting a decision. I told the lady that its past 15 working days i did biometrics and i want it escalated, i told the person the type of visa i did.

20th, I received a mail from pretoria saying i was under mandatory checks and its still processing.

24th of August my dependants collection mail came wch I collected the following day.
25th, past 5pm mine entered wch I collected on friday.

I declared 4 uk visits refusal, 1 uk visits for myself
3 uk visits refusal for my dependants also.

It took them 32working days before returning my passport with visa. I was really worried, i fasted alot, praised alot(all with a sincere heart o) still prayed to God to give me a strong heart if it will be a refusal but I GIVE HIM ALL THE GLORY COS IT ENDED IN PRAISE.

I left Naija through Qatar Airways on Sunday 29th,(ticket was booked on Thursday after I collected my dependants visa) and on getting to uk border, the C.O asked, who are these beside you, i told him my daughters(1 was almost my height), asked name of my sch,course, duration, and if i have visited before and if i had any immigration problem in the past, I answered all. i was told to step asidewith my dependants for more investigation to be made. I was scared but I kept my calmness, gave my daughter my phone to send msg to her father(he stays in the UK), my sister and my pastor should incase anything comes up. I didn’t press my phone at all. And within 30mins i was released to go.

ONLY GOD’S MERCY!!!

Our visa processes differs, if there is any mistake you might have made and no how to correct it, speak to God, where one can’t reach, HIS MERCY AND FAVOUR will get there.

God will see everyone through. Aamen.

leggyb:
Lols. Lagos to Edo dispatch via DHL. Four freaking days man. Day 1 was dispatched day. Day five was collection day. I collected as soon as i was called upon.

leggyb:
This depends on your location. It took four days to dispatch from lagos to Edo state.

Hayzead121:
Visa Alert ! Visa alert !! Visa alert !!!


I give thanks to almighty Allah

Family of 3

Application:: 17/ august
Biometric :: 18th august ( priority + walk in
: collection mail: 26 th augist
Collected :: 27th august

..


Thanks all

Eujodan:
Glory to Jesus, Honour to Mary. For the Lord has visited my family in a miraculous way.

This is from a silent member and an ardent reader.

Visa Alert* ✈️✈️✈️✈️
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Family of Four

Congratulations to your family


Visa Application: August 13 - 14th ( self applied)

Biometrics: August 17 (walk-in) After spending almost 2days at VI TLS

Visa type (Priority for Principal Applicant and Standard for spouse and 2 children) ��

No Non Straight Forward e-mail, No Interview

Collection Mail : August 25 for the entire family

Passport Collected : Aug 26

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My sleepless nights are finally over ��.

To those who are yet to apply, l pray that success shall be yours in Jesus Name.

Debbie1921:
Visa alert..
Finally it’s my turn to testify.
Visa type-Standard .
Tls Centre-Abuja
Visa application -July 29th
Biometrics -Aug 3rd
Collection mail Aug 24th(1pm to be precise)
Visa collected Aug 24th (by 3pm)
1 Canada student visa denial (declared).

Though I’ve been a silent follower but this place has been very helpful.Thanks to @justwise and others for your good works.God bless you all..For those expecting,you shall testify soon too..
What God cannot do does not exist

Optimally:
Flight booked: Qatar airways on travel start 226k, 17h ride transiting through Doha

Yettysis:
Good day all,I applied for uk student visa and wish to go with my family I e husband and 2 children. At the point of filling my husband's NHIS form after filling mine,I was asked to provide my own visa expiring date in other to continue my his NHIS form.here I am,I have not gotten my visa .so I was stocked. Kindly help.i need to move together with my family.how do I get the my visa expiring date which I just applied for in other to complete and make payment for their NHIS

Samadhii:
What is the required POF?

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