Mine has to be walking.

Dittodat:
Kool.
I beg he's from Epe Lagos state. I know him personally. We are from the same area.

A.J to the world. Congratulations Egbon T.J

He was the ADC to PBAT when he was Lagos state governor.

Nice one.

Congratulations Egbon. Your promotion is well deserved.

babieangel:
I am back to share my testimony and to encourage someone...

Dependants Visa/Passport returned after 5weeks post BRP receipt. Yes, you heard right.

Application for me and dependants - 5th Dec
Bio - 8th Dec (Priority for me)
My collection mail alone - 15th Dec
DHL delivered - 16th Dec
BRP for ALL of us - 18th Dec (Decisions made 13th Dec)
No NSF, no interview

Waiting game...complete silence
No passport for dependants, stuck at DMC like play like play days turned into weeks,

Several paid calls/paid mails
Sent mails to all the email shared here
Sent to TLC and they responded that the passports are not with them.
Was escalated on the 9th January
Rescheduled our flights twice.

Sent a letter on the 17th and 19th January to Sheffield escalation and Sheffield amendments.
On 20th, around 11am, I prepared a letter, sent to my sister for BHC, she printed and enveloped gave an uber to deliver to BHC. Minutes after we gave him delivery instructions... I checked my tracker, MOVED TO VAC....I called her to call the guy back. She did, the uber guy returned the letter.

20mins later, RECEIVED BY VAC and collection mails. Courier / dispatch mails came about 25mins later...
What God cannot do does not exit...

DHL took their time, WE DO NOT WORK ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. Passports delivered 9:45am, Monday 23rd January.

I return all glory to God. For it could only have been him.

Thank you everyone, this thread kept me sane. I read through all posts, comments. God bless us all. It will end in praise to all in this situation. To all waiting, you are next to share your testimonies. Stay strong. Plenty prayer is a must because it can only be God...

NOTE
Sheffield amendment repllied in both cases that they have issued VAC with an urgent instruction to release the passports. Very understanding too.

Finally! Congratulations babieangel. I came back praying I will read your testimony and I saw it. Congratulations once again and see you in the youu kay as they used to say.

marshallkowope:
BIO DEC 30(priority Ikeja)
submission JAN 5
additional document request (TB test) JAN9
NSF JAN 10
submission of documents jan 12
paid call jan 18 decision made
Moved to VAC jan 19

Fingers crossed
I haven’t received any refusal mail or brp
Safe to say congratulations are in order??

Congratulations! The same path mine followed

babieangel:
Congratulations to you. Best wishes.
I key into your testimony, I am next in line to share my testimony

Thank you. Done deal! Yours will follow very shortly.

dduchess90:
Hello

Congratulations

I know how worried and tensed people waiting for their visa are and sometimes I wish I could do more

Truth is the UKVI is overwhelmed but so is every other Govt office.

Abit of an insight, ECOs with dual citizenship will not be given their countries to deal with due to conflict of interest which all humans have

Just ensure your Uni is aware, gives you options of virtual enrollment and grants you access to join your lectures online while waiting for your visa,in some cases the Uni can chase on your behalf

All you can do is continue to chase with UKVI and hopefully whoever deals with your application hastens

E-Hugs to everyone waiting for their visa, soon you will celebrate

Cheers

E-hugs to you too dduchess90.

You are God sent

Justpat:


Congratulations

Thank you Justpat

dduchess90:
Hello

It is still being assessed

Did you request for an escalation?

Cheers

Dear dduchess90, I want to specially say thank you to you for all your efforts in alleviating prospective applicants' problems on this platform.

I also want to say thank you to everyone that has contributed in one way or another in giving meaningful responses to tons of enquiries on how to go about the whole UKVISA thing.

I got my BRP email this morning and my document has been transferred to VAC.

Once again, I deeply appreciate your efforts.

Bamo2020:


It's the same ikeja. I say amen to your prayers.

Thank you Bro.

Bamo2020:
Visa alert! Two dependants
Bio: 9/12/2022
No NSF
No interview
BRP mail: 08/01/2023
Collection mail: 11/01/2023
Picked up the passports with vignette: 12/01/2023.
Glory be to God. May all those awaiting theirs receive positive response in Jesus mighty name.
Thanks to all our gurus in house. God bless us all.

Congratulations Bamo2020. Which TLS did you apply from please. I did mine on the 9th of December 2022 too at Ikeja TLS and it is still.
awaiting a decision. I key into this good news of yours for mine to come out soon. I am also a dependant. MA got her's and is already in the UK. The wait is tiring.

dduchess90:
Hello

It is still being assessed

Did you request for an escalation?

Cheers

Thank you for your response dduchess90.

I did not request for an escalation. However, I emphasized on the fact that it has gone past the SLA.

Hapempem:


I humbly request for a response here please.

dduchess90. Thank you

dduchess90
My application is past the 15 working days SLA as I have previously stated and sending a paid email has been problematic due to payment gateway issue. Had to escalate via a different email handle and got this response,

Dear Applicant,



Apologies for the delay on your application. Your case is currently under consideration and is being worked on. Please be assured that we will conclude your application and return any documents we hold as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.



Kind Regards,



Sheffield Student Team

what does this imply?

hustla:


Forex payments no longer go through on naija cards

Thanks for this information.

So, what is the alternative means of payment for paid emails?

hustla:


If it's a GBP or USD payment, it will not Go through as all cards are now blocked from making Int'l transactions

What are you trying to pay for?

Thanks for the response. I am using a Naira Mastercard. I am trying to do the paid email on UKVI site.

Hapempem:


Thank you once again for your response dduchhess90. I tried severally to make payment using my Naira mastercard with sufficient balance but it kept saying payment failed. What could be the issue?

I humbly request for a response here please.

dduchess90. Thank you

dduchess90:
Hello

Responded

Cheers

Thank you once again for your response dduchhess90. I tried severally to make payment using my Naira mastercard with sufficient balance but it kept saying payment failed. What could be the issue?

dduchess90:
Hello

Responded

Cheers

Thanks dduchess90. I appreciate this.

Hapempem:
Good evening Everyone,

I want to know the path to sending an escalation email to UKVI regarding enquiries about dependant visa application. My application as a dependant is over the 15 working days SLA and no information yet. MA is already in the UK.

Details like escalation email handle and format if applicable will be deeply appreciated.

@dduchess90, your assistance is required once again here. Thank you.

Hi dduchess90, kindly assist with a response to my enquiry about escalation email handle

Many thanks.

Good evening Everyone,

I want to know the path to sending an escalation email to UKVI regarding enquiries about dependant visa application. My application as a dependant is over the 15 working days SLA and no information yet. MA is already in the UK.

Details like escalation email handle and format if applicable will be deeply appreciated.

@dduchess90, your assistance is required once again here. Thank you.

dduchess90:
Hello

We had the 26 and 27th Dec and 2nd Jan

But work generally slows down during the holiday.

If you don't get an update by the week you can chase with an escalation by Monday 9th January

Cheers

Thank you for your informative response.

I will be on the lookout for a positive response this week and chase next week Monday if there is no response this week as adviced.

Once again I deeply appreciate your response. Thank you for all you do.

dduchess90:
Hello

Thanks for this, I didn't even count it.

I just replied on the OPs information

Cheers

Thanks tobatele and dduchess90 for your responses.

The problem I am having is that, I do not even know how many days are public holidays in the UK in December.

I am aware that bank holidays fell on either 2 or 3 days in December and 1 day in January which made me loose count of the number of working days after my biometrics.

I will appreciate any clarification as regards this.

Thanks a lot

OptimisticK:


Counting your days it isn't up to 15 working days, you have to exclude the holidays.

Thanks a lot for your response.

dduchess90:
Hello

Sometimes priority takes more than 5working days

If you haven't gotten any update by the end of the week, you can chase and request for escalation on Monday 9th Jan

Cheers

Hi dduchess90,

My visa application as a dependent is well over 15 working days.
Did bio on the 9th December 2022, standard Ikeja.
Did paid call today and I am old it is still awaiting a decision.
Do you advice I request for an escalation? What is the process of escalation please?
Many thanks

ganiyatsola:
Good afternoon all. Please any Dec 9 (dependant) with a decision in the house?. When was it decided and which Tls?.

I am a dependent and I did standard on the 9th December. No decision yet. I made a paid call two days ago and it is still awaiting a decision. What should I do please?

Adunnishugar:
Hello house.

Please my sis in law and husband applied for student visa with the hubby as the main applicant.
Their application just reached 15 working days today
Although yesterday they got an email with the following document attached saying their application is successful.

This is unusual as they have not even received the collection email and I know they usually say they don’t send the result of your application online or via phone call. So why was that done in this case.
Also now they don’t know when they will be called for passport collection and whether to go on and book their flight.

Please see below the copy of email received.
Has anyone received something similar to this before receiving collection email?

Congratulations! This is email is absolutely normal before your collection email.
Your collection email will be the next. Be on the look out for it. Check your spam regularly.

Mzvelvet:
Visa Alert!


Biometrics: Dec 9
Priority
VI TLS
Collection mail: Dec 16
Brp mail: Dec 19

Documents submitted:
CAS
POF
Waec result (from waec website)
Tb test (consultant practice, ikoyi)
NYSC + CAC company certificate + CV (as my employment history)
Tax clearance cert
B.Sc cert.
Marriage registry cert (local government) + newspaper change of name

I have read this thread since part 4. A huge thank you to duchess, just wise, mimilyrics and everyone who keeps populating this thread.

You are life savers.

I got all the information I needed from here and also did some additional research via Google and the gov.uk website.


To all who are still waiting, keep reading up. Research. Ask questions. Have faith. Pray.
UK awaits us all.
Congratulations in advance

Congratulations!!!!

tommiefalz:
I've finally done the interview and I answered all the questions asked. The interviewer said at the end that I wish you good luck in your visa application...I hope it will be positive

It's a done deal Bro.

Celebrate the arrival of your visa in advance.

Cheers.

Jona48:


It is done..
Biometrics 24th November, Abuja TLS standard application
BRP mail 09 December
Collection mail 14th December
Delivery mail 14th December
Received 16th December..
VIGNETTE sitting pretty
THE GOD WE SERVE IS NOT A SCAM

Congratulations!!!

tommiefalz:
Thanks a lot
I appreciate

My pleasure.

Wishing you all the best in your interview today.

tommiefalz:
Good day everyone
Pls I need your help you-all
I've been scheduled for an interview tomorrow from UKVI.
Please who can assist me with the likely questions that can be asked.
Thanks

Thanks to dduchess90 and other moderators here and based on the experience of my better half who is the MA, I can shed a bit of light on the likely questions. Please see below;

*why do you want to study in the UK
*what course are you going for?
*why do you want to study this course
*How much do you earn currently
*How much is your course fee
*Can you tell me your course modules
* Which one do find intersection the most and why?
* Did you consider getting admission in other universities? If yes name them and why didn't you go for them?
*How are you funding your studies
* Do you want to work while you study,
* Mention neighbouring towns to your school
*where will you live on getting to the UK
* Are you coming to the UK with your dependents
*Are you using an agent
* if there is study gap you need to be able to defend it in relation to your career.

These are some of the questions you should prepare to answer. If you are able to answer these questions satisfactorily there should not be any problem thereafter. It is called Credibility interview just to be sure that you are actually going to the UK for studies. MA got VISA eventually 4 days after the interview.

Best of luck.

jorez:
28 the November
Ikeja TLS
Standard
Bro mail 13th dec
Collection 14th Dec

Congratulations!