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Nellyjo:
Congratulations to your mum. Just a fe questions if you don’t mind.

1. Is this her first time
2. Does she have any of her kids or your dad back home
3. Does she have a houses and properties that she owns or businesses etc
4. Did she submit her on account statement?

Reply:

1. yes, first time traveler outside of Nigeria.
2. My dad is back home. #Home_Ties
3. yes they both have a house and this was included in the document
4. yes, account statement of 800k. showing pension payment of about 100k.

Hi all,

I've been a silent reader on this thread, and I just wanted to share a timeline of my mom's UK visa application and how the process went for us:

Biometrics @ VFS Ikeja: 23rd July 2025

Decision Email from UKVI: 29th July 2025
(We were a bit surprised, as we planned for a 3-week wait since it was a standard application.)

Documents Submitted:
We followed the usual list shared by others here, but we paid special attention to:

A well-written introduction letter from my mom

A clear invitation letter from the sponsor in the UK, detailing who’s paying for the trip and how the visit was planned


The crazy part is that UKVI made their decision in just 5 working days, but it took GIG Courier another 3 working days to deliver the passport from Lagos to Benin At some point, I wondered if GIG was also helping UKVI make the decision (Just kidding).

We received the passport today and the visa was approved.

Takeaway:
A clear explanation and healthy account balance seem to matter the most.

Happy to answer questions or help in any small way I can.

Cheers