tomrichards:
Dear All,

I'd like to share my timeline to encourage us all

MY UK VISA TIMELINE
Application submitted -11-06-2019
Biometrics – 19-06-2019
Application transferred to DMC – 20-06-2019
Application received by DMC – 21-06-2019
Application transferred to VAC -11-07-2019
Application received by VAC -11-07-2019
Passport taken by applicant -12-07-2019

I was issued an Entry Visa to the Glory of God

Congrats..please bro did ukvi send you dispatch message or just tls pick up message

Ebylicious:


Visitor visa

Did they send you not straight forward message?

Vicas2000:
In June 2017, I invited my dad to visit me in the UK for three weeks, but his visa was refused.

I submitted...

1. my bank statement
2. Proof of mortgage
3. Six month payslip
4. Letter of invitation

My dad is in his 70's. A retired business trader and currently relies on me for Monthly stipend which I send via western union online to his bank acount every month.

At the time of filling the form back then. On the form..he was asked if anyone depends on him and lives with him at home and also if he had any family ties.

He 'put' on the form..Yes

And he stated in the additional information that my mum and my immediate elder brother (in his 30's) who is visually impaired 'depend' and lives at home with him as my brother needs care as a result of his medical condition. my dad stated this as family ties and he will be coming back to Nigeria.

At the time...my dad did not realise that 'dependent' as stated on the form means 'financially dependent'.

At the time...he did not submit his bank statement or any proof to show my brothers medical records.

I didn't raise an eye brow on this at the time of that application in 2017 as I had one year earlier invited my mum and she was granted a visa without submitting any of her bank statement as I was sponsoring her entire trip.

I now know better about submitting lots of proofs after reading and following this thread for the past three months!

I am now looking to invite him again. I will be sponsoring his entire trip including flight. Accommodation. Feeding.

This time looking to supply the following....

1. Mortgage statement

2. Current account And savings account Statement with £5,000 balance (will transfer £1,500 from savings to current and then to my dad's account to support his flight ticket)

3. Letter of invitation

4. Payslip six month

5. Flight itinerary

6. 12 months Proof of monthly stipend receipts that I send monthly to him

My dad will be submitting the following

1. a cover letter addressing the 2017 refusal and stating that he retired from trading business and does not have a pension and relies on stipend from me. And that he misunderstood the question that while my brother lives at home...he (dad) is not financially responsible for him as my dad is retired. The finance that care for my brother comes from monthly stipend I send to my parents every month.

2. Six Bank statement that shows the monthly stipend I send to him

3. Bank statement that shows stipends I send to my mum too

4. A medical certificate for my brother from a private hospital where he does his monthly medical check up

5. Letter from my mum stating she will care for my brother while my dad is away on this trip

I have attached the refusal letter from 2017 to this post

Will the fact that my elder brother living at home affect my dad's application as my dad is retired?

Can you good people in the house kindly advise on what else I need to add as documentation and if I am missing anything out.

I will appreciate every help I can get.

Thanks very much.

Make sure you explain in the additional information section what and what the money you are sending to your dad is been used for,...feeding, housing, your brothers welfare and other things.

Hacuttie:
The decision mail finally arrived yesterday after 70 days, unfortunately the visa was refused. The reason given for refusal was inadequate fund despite having N1.37m in salary account and 3m in fixed deposits with intention to spend £1800 on the trip

They claimed evidence of fixed deposit was not included which was not true. Copy of certificate of investment from a reputable bank was part of the documents scanned by TLS.

May be the application could have been better packaged if I had known this forum before submission

We intend applying again by November or December I hope it won't be too early.

Sorry bro, was it 70 working days ?

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I guess you are going on leave applying with the documents from your regular job ,how many times have you changed your leave time informing your employer that you have being refused ,so that the date might be changed and you can apply again. No standard organisation will keep changing you leave period, a year break is advised .Eco no be mumu.

NanaOne1:




Justwise and other gurus, Kindly share your view on this

You have 1800 budget for the trip and that is exact money you will fill there,it now depends on your closing balance ,monthly income and savings

Floraoye0417:
Morning, Pls has anyone gotten despatched mail twice from ukhubvisa info. Cos I called them on Friday to ask if decision has been made on an application. Now they keep sending d same mail. I have received mail from tlc already for collection. They shld stop scaring me jare.

Ukvi already sent you a dispatched message and you still went ahead to call and asked whether decision has been made.

tallestguy:





What did i need to consider for the changed of circumstance?

You mentioned in your application that you got employed in 2016 and you have been saving 180,000 naira every month ,so how do you come about 1million plus in your account ? I think it could have being higher than your balance now. Nevertheless your balance was not the problem ,you could have stated or shown what you have used out of your balance for ...probably before the seven month bank statement....your bought, that can match up the exact amount minus the balance..you can shown some receipts for it.

justwise:


I hate this here, enjoy the private chat because your next post here will not be visible.

Just tell him or her you don't want private chat, that is all

Adeyholla:
Thank you. My sister too got through to them this morning

Yes, I was able to speak with them today.

I have an issue of application not straight forward too, and mine was eea family permit also ,when you get to them what did they say?

Ebylicious:


I put a call across to them this morning. They asked me if i received a mail that says the processing of my application was not straight forward and I said yes. Then i was informed that a decision hasn't been made but would hopefully be made be by next week Thursday. So in my calculation, I think the 15days started counting when I received the generic mail on May 30th. We all hope for the best.

Please has anyone ever gotten a message from ukvi that his or her application was not straight forward and after some days receive another message of application is ready. Please I just want to know how long it takes to get the application decision after getting application not straight forward message. Please if there is anyone who has experienced such situations, should shed more light.thanks

flabroy:


I have seen a message like this sent by ukvi

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

If anyone has seen a case like this, please kindly share your experience

flabroy:


If we do have some people who have experienced such situations please kindly share yours and tell us how your case was settled

I have seen a message like this sent by ukvi

Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application has been received and is under consideration. We aim to process non settlement applications within 15 working days (unless you have opted for the Priority Visa service), and settlement applications within 60 working days.

Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.

Kind Regards,

UK Decision Making Centre

flabroy:
The topic is created to discuss some delayed application by UK visas

If we do have some people who have experienced such situations please kindly share yours and tell us how your case was settled

The topic is created to discuss some delayed application by UK visas

Hello everyone.

Please I need to know whose scheduled appointment was on the 10th of May 2019. Have you been contacted for visa collection? I have been waiting patiently and nothing yet? This is taking rather too long!!!


Have u been contacted till now?

Mine was 9th May and i have been contacted,going for collection tomorrow....Did u receive mail that ur visa application has been dispatched from uk visa section?



How far ,I hope you got it. Share ur experience

I never said it guarantees anything. I was only speaking of coincidence that all my friends that has told me they got such mail ended up getting their visas.



Please how long do you think the visa will be release from your friends experiences

Hello guys, i have tried to book an appointment for study permit on czech embassy website for the third time all i got was will cannot satisfy your request at this time. Please tell me how i can do it. My school resumes this september. What can i do? I have requested it for the third time, i dont even know wether i was making mistake. Thanks , need your urgent reply