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coldstone84:
My wife was called for an interview on Thursday and she was told to bring any other form of identification for my workplace,and also bring her slip that she would use to collect her documents

Oh ok, thats good news, hope it all goes well and in your favour at the interview.

coldstone84:
My wife got this message from teleperformance today and she also received the same message when she applied on the 17th December,and we are confused why they are sending it again,we applied for eea family permit
Dear .............
Your UK visa application has been received by UK Visas & Immigration and will now be processed in accordance with published timelines.
Processing time guidelines are available on www.gov.uk, however do note that each application is assessed on its individual merit and in certain circumstances processing times may differ.
You can check the status of your application in three ways:
Teleperformance Website: login to your UK Visa Application Centre account
UK Visas & Immigration International Enquiry Service: call +44 1243 218 116 to speak with an operator. Note this is a premium rate service run by HGS and is not a service provided by Teleperformance

It could just be an error, maybe someone is looking at your application and has sent you this automatically generated message again by mistake.

phaara:
thankyou
but we dont have any child yet so how it can impact. do you think tht they mistakenly paste some other's point

It looks like its a general statement. They are basically saying that any personal circumstances stipulated in your application have been taken in to consideration when the decision was made.

phaara:
can you or anyone help me understan below statement i dont know the actual meaning of it.
need guide
statement below is

"i have also considerd the particular circumstances set out in your application including in respect of the best interests of any child in the UK affected by this decision"

It means that they have taken in to account your marital/child status when making their decision, i.e they've considered the impact of their decision on any disclosed children based in the UK and deemed that the circumstances of the child status are not sufficient to supersede any other refusal points noted.

phaara:
hii
today our lawyer got letter of acknlowledgement. thank you

Oh, that's good news, hope it all works out in your favour sooner than the 19 week deadline.

@Dunique1 PRAISE GOD! So happy for you guys, it's been a looooooonnnnngggg wait but now you can just get on with your lives. Enjoy every minute and safe flight.

phaara:
thankyou for your reply. no we didnt called tribunal yet. i was thinking that the letter should be sent to appealnt too.
now i will ask our lawyer if she got the letter or not.

They sent the letter to our lawyer when we were going through the appeal, he then forwarded it on to my husband and I. Definitely worth giving your lawyer a call first before the Tribunal.

phaara:
hello house please need guide

we have lodged appeal last week of October 2014,but still didnot get any acknolwedgement letter yet. its been 10,weeks. i'm worrying dont know what to do pls guide

is it normal getting letter late? or is it not necessary to them to send letter to applicant or

should i contact anyone? if yes then where should i contact?

im realy feeling depreasion

They usually take up to about 8 weeks from the point of the appeal submission to send you the letter with your 19 week deadline. It does all however depend on their workload and the time of year. Have they taken the payment from your account? Have you called the Leicester Tribunal office for an update? This letter should be sent to the representative stipulated on the appeal, if you have a lawyer, it may have been sent to them

For all those waiting, this 2015 will be the year when your prayers will be answered, dreams realised and testimonies completed. In Jesus name it shall come to pass. Celebrate in advance my friends.

DUNIQUE1:
Hello house, Sheffield received my passport on Thursday last week and if it wasn't for Christmas this Thursday, I will reckon my passport will be back in Lagos this week Thursday, what I don't know is if I should go on Monday or I should make it Tuesday before I go there. I also made my initial application at the Ikeja office last year, so I am not sure where to go and pick it up now, if it is the new Ikeja office or the VI office. Someone please tell me something.

I'd advise that you go down there on Tuesday, with all these bank holidays it's likely that there will be some delay. I would think that you should go to the Ikeja office. Iley mentioned that the office is not in billing way anymore. They are now in etiebet's place, mobolaji bank, Anthony way.

@Naija4life1

Wow, more good news! Plenty of happy people will be flying to the UK! May this good news continue for all our forum friends.

Cem07:
@girlfio, thanx for the information. Also @iley congratulations. Did u get a text msg 4rm tele performance be4 u picked up ur passport or u just randomly visited. Also shld I go to the office I picked up my passport initial be4 I lodged my appeal or shld it be d tele performance in V/i.. my case is complicated. i submitted in Lekki in April whilst it was called VFS and picked up in ikeja VFS in September, and now I was told that d ikeja office is now called tele performance . Pls advise me on which of the tele performance to go.

Regards,

I would advise that you just go to the Teleperformance that used to be the VFS Ikeja office. As long as its not too much of an inconvenience, I would advise that you don't wait for the notification. Just turn up and ask them to check if your passport is available for collection.

iley:
PRAISSSSSEE THE LORD, just as advised by members of this honourable house, i went to teleperformance today, behold my passport was there stamped with my visa. GLORY BE TO GOD. its not by my qualification, ITS JUST GOD ALMIGHTY.

Justwise, waitingonyou, Naija4lif1, girlfio and other members of the house, i say thank u all. the same God that did mine will do it for all applicants.

PRAISE GOD! I'm so very pleased for you, this is wonderful news.

I don't know why they r not telling people to collect their passports! One thing I'm learning is that you can't wait on these people. Call, email, write letter, turn up on their doorstep!! By the Grace of God, those still waiting, will be reunited with their loved ones....these days of waiting will end.

Cem07:
Hi peeps I greet u all. I got an email on the 25th of Nov that the decision for refusing application on 5th of Sept 2014 has been overturned. I sent my passport since the 1st of December to Sheffield as stated on the email they sent me. How long will I wait to get my passport back? Any idea pls help me. Thanx

It can take between 1-2 weeks to get back from the date it has been received by Sheffield. But it's the busy Christmas period at the moment so it might take a little longer. It might b worth calling your local Teleperformance centre to see if its arrived.

iley:
@ justwise and the house please dont laugh at me ooo i tracked my application and i saw the following

Services Selected
Services Paid
Application Submitted
Transferred for Decision
Received by UKVI
Decision Made
Ready for Collection
Dispatch by Courier
Passport Returned

could this mean that my passport is at teleperformance in nigeria and ready for me to collect??

Passport has definately been returned. I'm not sure if it gives you a date when it was returned but regardless, I would advise that it's worth going down there to see if its available to pick up.

Waitingonyou:
Hellooooooooo everyone, we had a good news yesterday. My hubby picked his passport and he was granted the visa. Just want 2 thank you all for your support especially justwise and girlfo for ur prompt response to my question. My hubby is joining us for the Xmas holidays. Thank God for giving me my Xmas gift as I requested. We're so happy cos he haven't seen each other since last October.

Wooooohooo, Praise God, this is the best news. So happy for you guys. Happy days!

iley:
and they said "having recently received a decision on ur application" whereas i have not received anything

The same thing happened to someone else on this forum, they then contacted their local Teleperformance centre and found that they had the passport but where just delayed in getting the messages out to people. Have you contacted your Teleperformance centre to see if your passport has arrived?

Keeping:
*By cash.

Since his name is not on the mortgage papers, he is more so a tenant in the property. I think someone has already suggested that his ex-wife could draw up a tenancy agreement for your husband which is a good idea. Alternatively his ex-wife could produce the mortgage papers along with a statement stating that as the owner of the property she is giving your husband authority to live in the property with his wife. She can also note that arrangements have been made for monthly payments to cover the mortgage along with notification that she no longer lives there. Basically you need to prove that the property is suitable, which the mortgage papers will do and that you will both have permission to stay there, which will come from a written/signed statement from the owner. It might also be worth checking who is listed on the electoral, only the people living at the property should be listed.

Waitingonyou:
Am the sponsor. My hubby hasn't been told to come to for his passport yet?. It's the supporting documents that was sent back to me in the uk.

Was your passport among those documents sent back?

Recent experiences on this forum have suggested that once the documents are sent back that the decision follows shortly after. It's difficult to b general with how they manage these applications but I would expect that your spouse should get a notification to collect his passport soon.

teeluu:
@girlfio, I got a mail that my passport would be dispatched shortly ystday but Wld be sent to Abuja Vac.can I go to Abuja tomorrow Or can I request for it to be sent to Lagos Vac. And also Pls do anyone know How far Abuja airport is to the tlscontact processing centre. also is there an email Or telephone number to confirm if the passport has gotten to the Abuja Vac. thnks

I wouldn't advise that you change the location of where your passport is sent at this stage, could delay things even further. It takes approx 3 working days for your passport to be ready for collection. Not sure about the tel no or location in Abuja, maybe someone else on here can advise. If you can't get in touch with them beforehand, I would say if you aim for Tues/Weds next week it should be there 4 u to collect.

saeid:
my Visa application was rejected last week, now I want to appeal against that. i need a sample letter for this purpose. could anyone provide me such a letter please?

Why do you need a letter? What visa did you apply for and why was your application refused?

iley:
@ girlfio thanks so much for ur response, i appreciate. there is nothing i can do than to keep praying. its not easy

No problem, the waiting is the hardest part. Trusting God with you that their response will be to your favour.

teeluu:
thanks for the reply. but Pls who are the teleperformance? quoting the mail dey sent to me, dey said dey will send it back to VAC where I submitted my application. Also where is the teleperformance office.thanks

Teleperformance is the VAC. Addresses as follows, if you also read the forum updates on page 85 to 86 u should find some telephone numbers that you could try to ring

Lagos - Ikeja
Etiebets Place, 21 Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way
Ikeja, Lagos

Lagos - Victoria Island
1st floor, Churchgate Tower 2
Plot PC31 Churchgate Street
Victoria Island

Abuja
3rd Floor EI Yakub Plaza
Plot 1129 Zakariya Maimalari street
Opp War College, Central Business Area

iley:
let me appreciate the house for their usual help to everyone. pls i need response on the status of my application. i applied for spouse visa on the 12th of sept. 2014, supporting documents sent on 16th sept. 2014. my wife who is my sponsor was called in UK for interview after few weeks, up till now we've not heard anything again from them. whats going on? can someone respond pls. has anybody who applied within this period received his or her's?

response pls!!!

Generally it takes between 3 to 5 months for them to process a spouse visa depending on their workload. The request for the interview at least lets you know that they r looking at your application. You should hopefully hear from them soon.

teeluu:
hello,Pls I need advise on what to do. I appealed for a spouse visa which was refused sumtimes ago. At the long run I was mailed last week that my appeal has been overturned And to submit my passport which I did the following day And has been received on Friday. but am yet to receive a mail to know if my visa has been sent back to Nigeria Or not. have mailed dem severally but no response from dem yet. please what do I do from here. It's gonna be 5working days that I submitted my passport tomorrow. thanks as u help out.

It normally takes between 1-2 weeks to get the passport back after sending it. They are notoriously bad at getting back to people once they've asked to have the passport submitted. Just keep chasing, you should eventually get a reply. If you haven't heard anything after 2 weeks it might just be worth turning up at the Teleperformance to see if your passport has been sent back but due to backlog they haven't yet notified you.

crazyinlove:
Tier 4 Dependant

What reasons did they give you for the refusal.

DUNIQUE1:
Sorry house, I was hoping to come and drop the full good news when they have asked for my passport, I have gotten a judge's decision and it is in my favour, just waiting on the next step now. Thanks a lot, I will soon bring more good news by the grace of God. Amen!

So very happy for you, this is the best news. Trusting God that you'll get your passport submitted and returned soon, the hard work has already been done. Happy Days.

willwin2:
If you are going to go down the lawyer route then the best thing to do is go for someone that has been recommended to you by a close family member or friend. If you don't have an infinite amount of funds it's best to go with a lawyer that can be trusted and has a proven track record.



[I know but am a little worried, I can't get my hands on any picture of us together before the wedding, just didn't know we need them, we now have a few after the wedding, when he visited me, so just don't know how else to prove relationship with the before pictures.

Do you have any emails or phone records that you can include prior to your wedding. Any cards you exchanged for Birthdays etc. also if you can arrange for a close family member or friend to write a statement and vouch for your relationship that can help. Not sure if this applies to you but if you had to do church counselling before the wedding, you can ask for the pastor to write something in support of your relationship. Basically if you have limited evidence try and get as many statements as you can from trusted sources that will support and have been in support of your relationship before and on your wedding day. You can also individually write a statement about how you met, how your relationship developed, how did you decide to get married, make it personal. At the end of the day as long as you are in a legitimate relationship, the truth will become apparent to any judge.

willwin2:
Hello, I need a lawyer, a very cheap one, pls can anyone give contact for any.

If you are going to go down the lawyer route then the best thing to do is go for someone that has been recommended to you by a close family member or friend. If you don't have an infinite amount of funds it's best to go with a lawyer that can be trusted and has a proven track record.

If you don't find a lawyer, it's still ok, all you have to focus on is evidence, evidence, evidence. It's about proving your relationship and then proving that you have authorisation to stay at the address provided and that it's suitable for you to stay in. The judge won't expect you to have criminal knowledge law, all they are looking for is confirmation that you meet the visa requirements.

Bolssos:
She told me the council will pay for her first month rent and deposit while she pays for the rest of the month...she not earning up to 18600 but for our application we added her saving to meet up the financial requirement..she on child leave now till Nov

The main problem here is that the application for Government support could suggest that you do not have access to the savings stipulated in your application. The financial declarations were made so as to determine that you will be in a position to support yourselves without access to public funds. Now, you can just leave it as is and hope that they don't find out about the change in circumstances. Or you can send them details of the change in address, reasons for the move, confirmation that you are also authorised to stay at the council flat and also further proof that the savings declared will continue to support your family in accordance with the set threshold.

yehmi01:
Hello. Please I need help on what to do.

I applied for a UK visa for family trip, we were meant to travel last Sunday because we had to be at my sisterinlaws graduation for 20th November.

We applied at Ikeja teleperformance and was directed to go to the embassy in Victoria Island To get our passport.

On getting dir they said my passport and that of my wife was ready but they did not give us that of our four months old baby saying they were working on some things and will let us know when to come pick it up.

Its been two full weeks plus now since we applied and till now we still don't have my sons passport. And we have not gotten any word from the embassy up till now why they have not released the passport.

Please what can I do.

I'd advise that you just turn up at the embassy and ask that someone give you an update on what is going on with your child's passport. You gave the date of the graduation on the application, surely they will see that if you don't travel soon you'll miss the reason for your travel. This should prompt them to look in to your case more urgently.

coldstone84:
Thank you so much for taking time out to reply me

No problem, pray it all works out for you guys this time.