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SirPilgrim:
Good Evening
I got a refusal letter for my Mums application, Pls can anyone suggest a solution to this refusal as I'm thinking of reapply soon

giselle237:
Self employment does not mean she is earning hugely.
In the UK we have self employed individuals earning lower than 1k pounds annually. They do not have to pay tax etc.. they can continue as a one man business etc.
So what exactly is the issue with the self employed part?
She can also be self employed, earning little and therefore not have a business account.
She can be a farmer, a fisherwoman, a petty trader.
Everything is about presenting your circumstances in a way the visa officer understands.
As long as she is elderly and has a sponsor, her profile is 50% good to go, the rest is for you to handle the filling of form and compilation of an adequate profile showing her home ties to complete the other 50%.

ShindaraOla:
The agent didn't submit my bank statement, I reapplied and wrote a letter, explaining I am going to be sponsor her expenses.

I reapplied early because I needed her help for post partum, also explained to visa officer why she is visiting and addressed the reason for her first application.
My dad wrote consent letter, submitted my dad's pension letter, house documents and bank statement.
Her pastor also wrote a letter on her behalf, I submitted her Deaconess ordination certificate, also pictures of her performing church duties.
I sent 2.5 million to her account in March, my sister usually run the account for her POS business thrice in a day, so it's shows she is running the account.

Attached with this message is my mum's refusal letter.

ShindaraOla:
I had same issue as yours but I decided not to changed her occupation just that on the second application I wrote petty trader, just write self employed and also put petty trader,
My mum's visa was denied on 7th of August, reapplied and did her biometrics last week and she got her visa on Tuesday.
Don't change what was written in the first application, some visa officers may count it as false information.
Good luck.

giselle237:
Self employment does not mean she is earning hugely.
In the UK we have self employed individuals earning lower than 1k pounds annually. They do not have to pay tax etc.. they can continue as a one man business etc.
So what exactly is the issue with the self employed part?
She can also be self employed, earning little and therefore not have a business account.
She can be a farmer, a fisherwoman, a petty trader.
Everything is about presenting your circumstances in a way the visa officer understands.
As long as she is elderly and has a sponsor, her profile is 50% good to go, the rest is for you to handle the filling of form and compilation of an adequate profile showing her home ties to complete the other 50%.

Iamshy:
Good day everyone ,

For unemployed mum who receives a regular stipend of 150k from me and 50k from my dad monthly. The part on the application form that says how much is your annual income ; should I state it as 200k times 12 months which is 2.4 million naira or should it be written as N0 since she’s not in any employment just receives monthly allowances from me and my dad which is regular.

PS: , these allowances would reflect on her statement of account.
Also how much should I state she is willing to spend towards her trip…..

For a two weeks trip I am the main sponsor sponsoring her with £2k- is this amount reasonable enough?

Thank you all.

Cashmadam:
So sorry about the previous refusals.

I suggest you wait at least another year before you reapply. While waiting, start building her account - just as you have planned.

Send her monthly allowance to the account. Same amount every month. Same day every month. Just like a salary.

It would be good if your own account as the sponsor is also build up during the same period. You have have enough left apart from the money you will pledge to sponsor her. For example, if you say you will sponsor your mum with 1,500, Then you savings should be from 3,000, Anything less might be a problem.

Apart from money, her home ties are extremely important. Your Dad can serve as home ties. What else do you think you can use to convinve the VO that she will return to Nigeria? Is she taking car of any parent or grandchild? Other siblings? Is she involved in any religious or charitable organizations? You need to think hard and put a well written cover letter together to support her application.

Let us know if you need more information or advise.

Good luck!

Cashmadam:
Applicant did not prove how her alleged income is generated. What sort of business does she do? What is the annual turnover and profit?

The VO claimed the sponsor does not have enough money (which can be contested).

The main issue is the applicant's financial standing. If she is really not doing much to earn an income, then just say she is retired or unemployed rather than claiming she is self employed without any tangible income to show.

I hope this helps.

Cashmadam:
Applicant did not prove how her alleged income is generated. What sort of business does she do? What is the annual turnover and profit?

The VO claimed the sponsor does not have enough money (which can be contested).

The main issue is the applicant's financial standing. If she is really not doing much to earn an income, then just say she is retired or unemployed rather than claiming she is self employed without any tangible income to show.

I hope this helps.

Cashmadam:
Applicant did not prove how her alleged income is generated. What sort of business does she do? What is the annual turnover and profit?

The VO claimed the sponsor does not have enough money (which can be contested).

The main issue is the applicant's financial standing. If she is really not doing much to earn an income, then just say she is retired or unemployed rather than claiming she is self employed without any tangible income to show.

I hope this helps.

Kwati:
Hello, thanks for the congratulatory message.
My dad and FIL are both employed so I provided the following documents for each of them:
1. Letter from their employers affirming their employment, which stated date of employment, salary, and position
2. 1 month Payslip for my dad (no payslip for my FIL)
3. Visa letter from my UK bank (confirming I am a customer, my address, date I opened the account, current balance, and minimum balance in the last 28 days)
4. My last 3 month employment payslips
5. Passports
6. UK Council tax and utility bills
7. Photograph of me and my dad
8. My wedding certificate and wedding picture of my with my FIL & MIL
9. Invitation letter
10. Sponsor cover letter, explaining the reason for the trip, with a breakdown of 2M Naira budget for each person that will cover return flight, maintenance, local inter-city travel, and miscellaneous; without accommodation cause I will accommodate them.
11. Immigration share code

As for my MIL, she is unemployed and does not own any business. Her only source of income is funds from family and friends, so for her application I included all the documents above without an employment letter and payslip.

Note: No bank statement was submitted by me or any of them (only submitted my visa bank letter and my evidence of employment income).

Thanks.

Cashmadam:
Applicant did not prove how her alleged income is generated. What sort of business does she do? What is the annual turnover and profit?

The VO claimed the sponsor does not have enough money (which can be contested).

The main issue is the applicant's financial standing. If she is really not doing much to earn an income, then just say she is retired or unemployed rather than claiming she is self employed without any tangible income to show.

I hope this helps.

Cashmadam:
Applicant did not prove how her alleged income is generated. What sort of business does she do? What is the annual turnover and profit?

The VO claimed the sponsor does not have enough money (which can be contested).

The main issue is the applicant's financial standing. If she is really not doing much to earn an income, then just say she is retired or unemployed rather than claiming she is self employed without any tangible income to show.

I hope this helps.

Cashmadam:
Sorry about the refusal.

Some of the issues I spotted in the application:

1. 3 months visit - too long. Especially when you didn't have a lot of money in your account and neither did your Mum

2. Unexplained deposit in your account shortly before the visa application

3. Reapplying too early

I'm sure there are others but these are the major ones.

Perharps others can help.

jmoore:
It's not by submitting everything. It's by submitting what matches with what you have written in the application.

Same mistake was repeated in both application. Financial aspect has to be right or no approval.