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Mattle:
Have you picked up your passport now?

Haaa mattle see me ooo...
I tire for my own mata oo, I went to TLS last week Friday n dey sed is nt out yet..
Av bin callin wit d paid call number nt connecting n av also sent a mail to dem direct no reply....

Am jst checking n getin flight details so once i get my visa I wil jst book...
If dere's any help on wat to do I beg make una help me oo if any prophet n prophetess dey here abeg pray for me oo

ifax:
It is safe. Their mobile app is even better.

Thanks ifax I appreciate....
Pls do I still need d covid text result n yellow fever card to fly....
I heard pipu saying dey no longer ask for it

Good evening blessed members....

Pls as anyone booked EGYPTAIR through their online website without going to their ticket booking office....
If any, pls advise if booking on their website is save n genuine or going to their ticket booking office to book,
Thanks.

Mattle:
Passports don't leave Nigeria after your Biometrics, it's either at British deputy high commission in VI( if your Biometrics was done in Lagos) or British high commission (if your Biometrics was done in Abuja). These local DMCs are the ones that stamp the vignette on your passport after getting the decision from oversea DMC in your case which is sheffield. so the delay is at the BDHC.

Really....
I dnt think most pipu knws abt dis nawa oo...
So wy is our passports taking 10-15 working days jst for stamp...
I dnt knw wat elz to do abt dis mattle..
I have booked my flight ticket for nxt week because of d rate of dollars goin higher,
Pls members I need ur help n advise on dis

Mattle:
Your passport is in BDHC in VI, they are ones to stamp the vignette on your passport. The issue is with them. Be hopeful that they do the needful as it seems they are experiencing delays.

Thanks mantle...
I dnt understand wat u mean by BDHC in VI...
Ar u saying dey ar now stamping d ukvi vignette in VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS or where...
Abeg clear me well make I go sleep for dia office door tonight.. my blood dey hot like dis nw my wife is nt feeling well..
Abeg clear me..

Mrmoney90:
Hmmmm… I do not know why it’s requesting for your IHS reference number, but kindly use this link https://ukvi.mysecurepay.co.uk/Home to access the paid mail service. I do not think you would need to input your IHS reference at all.

Thanks Mr money I appreciate...

Mrmoney90:
Try sending a paid call or paid mail, that will help

Thanks Mr money av tried sending d paid mail but d page is asking for my IHS payment reference number n I couldn't find dat on my fone....
Pls is dere a way or if i can skip d page n proceed to another page n send d mail..
D Paid call is taking forever to connect

dirolad:
Try sending complaints. Escalate a query through paid mail. And message the Sheffield student Visa section. Their mail will be at the student Visa thread or rather ask there. Use every available options to get quick response.

Good afternoon Dirolad n all members..

Having been calling d Ukvi for days now n I couldn't send a paid mail because i cnt find my IHS payment reference number,
So I sent mail to d Administrative Review Team n dis is dia respond.....


"Thank you for your email dated 05/11/2022

The admin review decision was sent via email on 30/09/2022. This office’s involvement ended on completion of the admin review and all further action will be completed by the original decision making centre. We are unable to assist further at this stage.

Your query has been forwarded to the decision making centre and we have requested they contact you as soon as possible; however, we are unable to provide a timeframe when this will be completed.

We thank you for your patience in this matter.

Regards,


Guys my garri don dey cold ooo make una help me..
Pls anyone wit dis experience shud help.

Mrmoney90:
I think you should visit TLS to enquire since your visa has already been granted. Yours is a dependent visa right?

Yes is a student dependent visa...
D problem is d guys over dere won't give one attention... saying dey ar jst an agent n knw nothing abt ur application,. N dat kind tok d pain mee...
Anyway i was dere on last Friday n wil try again dis Friday..
Tomorrow makes it 15working days i Sumy passport.

Mrmoney90:
Were you able to go to TLS today?

Thanks Mrmoney.... No have nt been dere dis week bt am thinking of calling dem before going dere on Friday...
Or wat did u advise I do?

Good day house...

Pls can anyone help me with d ukvi paid call numbers....
D number I got on dia site is taking forever to connect, have been trying to connect dem through it since morning....
Pls help if u have it or knw alternative number I can call to connect dem...
Thanks.

dirolad:
how did you discover it was backdated? You already saw Visa on your passport?

Yes Dirolad... Dis is d successful visa application mail I got...

"Your application for a UK visa (vignette) has been successful. This letter is not a permission to travel to the UK.Before you can travel to the UK, you will need to collect your visa. Please do not attempt to travel to the UK until you have collected your visa.We will contact you when your visa is ready to collect from the visa application centre where you submitted your application.Please do not visit the visa application centre until you are contacted.This letter explains that when you arrive in the UK you will have permission to be in the UK (known as Leave to Enter) as STUDENT DEP PARTNER from 22 Jun 2022 to 31 May 2023.What this means for youWhen you collect your passport/travel document it will contain a visa, which you will use to travel to the UK. The visa is valid for 90 days and you should travel before the visa expiry date. If you do not arrive to the UK within this 90 day period you will need to apply for a visa transfer, the fee for which can be found at www.gov.uk/visa-fees. What you must do after arrival in the UKAfter you arrive in the UK you should collect your Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). This is the evidence of your permission to stay in the UK and you will need to use it to prove your right to work, rent a home and to access public funds and to travel from the UK. You must collect your BRP from the collection point below before your visa expires or within 10 days of arriving in the UK, whichever is the later. If you are required to quarantine in line with UK government guidance, please do not visit your collection point until after your quarantine period has expired. If this takes you beyond your vignette expiry date, your BRP will be held at your collection point for 90 days from the start date on your vignette and will be available for collection once you are able to collect.We recommend that you follow the COVID-19 immigration and BRP advice on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence-permits/collect.

dirolad:
don't bother going. It still not yet ready. Contact the department you have talks with and let them act right. Until then. You just have to be patient. Unless you want to withdraw your passport without Visa.

Thanks Dirolad... I got a successful AR mail on 30th September n a successful Visa application mail on 2nd October n my Visa was backdated frm 22nd June...
I made a mistake I didn't collect n resubmitt my passport earlier after my first refusal..
I collected my passport n resubmitt it on 14th October n till now no response frm dem,
I went to check on 28th last week n was tod is nt ready for collection...
Tomorrow wil make it 12 working days... Ar u saying I shud still wait for dia mail n call for collection or wat to do?.....

Mattle:
Yes you can. I am sure your passport is already at TLS. Just beg them to help you check their baskets as it's not trackable again. Tell them you did AR. Quick one, how did he know your passport isn't there? He checked their system right?

Yes mattle... He checked through d computer n said d passport is nt ready yet...
Anyway.. i wil try again on Tuesday...
Thanks so much

Mattle:
Maybe they checked their system and they told you it's not ready for collection, you do know after AR your application can't be tracked again right and their system won't be able to pick it? You need to tell them your application can't be tracked and they should help you manually check their buckets where passports are kept. If you are waiting for a call or mail from them, you'd wait forever.

Thanks mattle... I appreciate ur concern for me, I will go dere again on Tuesday.... Bt Is it still necessary to send a paid mail to AR/DCM team regarding it....
I mean escalating it since my passport cannot b track or still go to TLS n beg for passport check up... because d only tok u hear frm d guys over is "WE AR JST AN AGENT".....

Mjolnir:
Priority visa appointment?

No is Administrative review on standard visa appointment...

dirolad:
You have to escalate through the Administrative review email and paid mail that your passport is at the VAC awaiting the result of the last mail, the relevant department Will continue from where they stopped and issue the visa.

Ok thanks i appreciate...

dirolad:
I told you to escalate and not wait for Visa.

How do i escalate it... I mean through wat n hw do I go abt it...

Mrmoney90:
You can call them.. when last did you hear from them?

I haven't call dem bt I sent a reminder mail to dem on 21st of October n no response since den til now...

hunee:
A patient dog eat the fatest bone. Wait , maybe they want to issue you 2years Multiple entry visa

Hmm.... Av gotten a successful visa mail n already knw number of days issue on my visa..
Make una help me abeg I don tire I won muje I don tire...
Pls house is it callin dem or tracking it or still chill?

Mrmoney90:
Go to TLS, just tell them you came for collection, you will get your passport

I went to TLS today n was told my passport is nt ready yet for collection....
Today makes d 11th working days
I don dey get tired ooo...
I need to fly now cos ticket is cheap now

Mrmoney, house pls wetin I go do now?

Mrmoney90:
Go to TLS, just tell them you came for collection, you will get your passport

Thanks Mr plentymoney i appreciate... God bless uu.

Gud evening guys...

Am thinking of going to d TLS for my passport collection tomorrow but I didn't receive a mail collection...
Today makes d 10th working days i submitted my passport for Visa stamp after a successful administrative review email..

Wats my chances of getting my passport tomorrow?...
Pls ur advise guys...

Mrmoney90:
You can book Turkish online directly from their website. Return tickets are currently at a thousand plus via Turkish.

You have no problem booking in their website since it’s direct from them.

But nevertheless, I have included an attachment of their offline addresses. You can visit anyone.

Goodluck

Thanks i appreciate....

fibonacci2526:
Go to TLS to pick up your passport, they will not call you. Don't wait.

Thanks Fibonacci.... Experience is d best teacher dey sed... I will try jst as u advised
Pls if anyone here knw d office address of any of dis airlines...
* EGYPTAIR
* ROYAL AIR MAROC
* QATAR AIR
* KENYA AIR
*TURKISH AIR

Thanks ur feed back wil b highly appreciated...

Thegamingorca:
If you like your life don't book with wakanow or travelstart or any third party for that matter. Better go straight to the airline website and pay. I don't think anyone with Nigerian kpali in their right senses will book those cheap flights you are seeing from KLM, Lufthansa, airfrance.

If you like yourself just cough up money and book either Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, turkey or Qatar

Thegamingorca thanks i appreciate ur concern n care for me God bless uu...

I don't know if dis airlines u mention office ar around.. I mean if u know dia office address or if uv booked wit dem before...
Pls kindly send me dia address or contact...
Thanks

Mrmoney90:
As for your TB certificate, you have nothing to worry about as you only needed it for visa application. So Leef and Giselle are both correct.

I have added an attachment to that regard.

Cheers and safe trip in advance

Thanks Mr money I appreciate God bless uu...

giselle237:
tb test validity is for the application.. you are fine to book your travel when you get your visa even if the TB certificate has expired

Thanks Giselle, Mr money n Leef2022....

I thought d Tb certificate will b presented at d UK airport my wife was asked to show her own at d airport...
Secondly most flight on WAKANOW ar Lufthansa, KLM n Airfrance which transit visa wil b required..
TOUCHDOWN n TRAVELSTART av cheaper flights n ok bt I dnt know if anyone on dis platform as book wit any of dem

Blessed members in dis house I greet u all....

U guys ar really doing a great job here... I mean a very gud one, giving hope to d hopeless n giving advise n directions to d lost n confused applicant on Visa n traveling matters...

I really appreciate u guys for ur support n advise wen I was going through alot on my ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW process...

Bliv me guys av bin trouble since I got a mail of successful visa application n no visa sticker on my passport... Today makes it 8working days i submit back my passport to TLS n no response frm dem....

My question is dis....My TB test certificate wil expire on d 5th November n am thinking of booking a flight for 2nd November wit d hope of getting back my passport before den because ticket is cheaper for November 2nd n to get to UK before my Tb certificate expire... Is it proper making dis decision or not?

Pls guys advise on dis wil b highly appreciated.

BRAINNY:
Hi guys, who has had success with Form A recently? What bank and what was the entire duration? Thanks.

I made my wife school fees payment through form A twice... Bt d last one was some how difficult n delay because it was done online through tradesystem.gov.ng...
D system of payment requires too many documents n delay it can take up to 2 months to process.

Dear members...
Pls I want to know if booking flight ticket online is safe through any dis above airlines or any others...

* TOUCHDOWN TRAVEL&TOUR
* TRAVELSTART
* WAKANOW
Touchdown travel&tour has d cheapest flight bt I dnt knw if dey ar legit

Ashirioluwa:
Because of the general delay in processing time, give them 15 business days. You can send them a reminder again if not comes up after 15 business days.

Best of luck

Alright Ashiri thanks n God bless uu