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babyfaiz:
Hello house,
I'm being compelled to join this thread as I/ my family are in the same predicament as many on this thread. I have read quiet a few transcripts and I also want to share my story. I was given a U.S visa with my family early 2016. It was a general B1/ B2 Visa for the specific purpose of vacation. Long story short, wifey got pregnant and she delivered in HNWMC. I spent 2 weeks in other states for Vac and 4 weeks in Houston. I took my children back to Naija after 6 weeks and went back to the U.S to be by wifey's side.

I entered the U.S a week before wifey's planned c section. Immigration asked me, what I was there for again?? I said, my wife is having our baby. He queried? Is your wife a citizen? I answered nah! Then he stamped me another 6 months. Wifey gave birth in HNWMC and we stayed 4 weeks and flew back to Naij. We were to renew in 2018 via drop box then we got the dreaded 221G. There was a problem and my wife's receipt was not returned. Contacted embassy several times but no specific solution. I had to go with the kids for the 221G interview. We went for the interview and V.O kept asking after my wife and asked.. How long did you spend? Did you give birth? Baby's birthday? and why my wife is not there with us? I tried explaining my wife's receipt wasn't returned but she didn't buy it and denied us. I paid for another visa fee and went with wifey and the kids (yankee pikin wasn't there). On interview day, V.O went straight to the question..


Why didn't you declare your intention of giving birth in the USA? ANS : She wasn't preggy at that time and we informed the immigration officer at the point of entry she was going to have her baby there ( she checked her screen to confirm and asked for the baby's birthday and counted with her fingers).

Next question.. How much did you pay and do you have all your receipts? Ans:. Nodded in affirmation ( we paid) and total bill was $7500.
She said.. that's too small for childbirth in the USA. We retorted, we paid all our bills and have a zero balance and all receipts. She checked through the receipts and zero balance. She went inside briefly maybe to check a board or talk to a colleague. When she came back, she then asked after the yankee baby? We said she's at home and she does not need a visa. She said.. I know but some people still bring the child.. but that's okay. She stretched her hand for the white paper and I was already saying thank you ma, thank you ma.. Only for her to circle the Muri Okunola address and asked us to get an itemized bill showing the break down of charges. We got the itemized bill after 1 month battling with Shirley at HNWMC. Eventually we pulled through, got the itemized bill. Itemized bill had (this can not be used for insurance as patients paid reduced amount - NOTE -reduced amount not discount).

After thinking hard about it, I decided to submit the documents at DHL office without the itemized bill because I didnt like the reduced amount thingy and there'll be no way to explain to them. I only backed the documents up with a contract paper fom HNWMC that says, self paid patients will not be given itemized bill, only receipts and zero balance. After 3 weeks, status read denied. Now.. My question is.. Do i go with my wife alone or whole family or wifey alone to submit the itemized bill? What chance do we stand considering, other mom's who paid reduced/ discounted amount got denied? Maybe I should ditch them for now and go to other countries for vacation until USA re election? I know, this is all the handy work or Trump and this whole brouhaha started January 2018. My friend who stayed 5 months 3 times within 2 years got renewed oct 2017 despite giving birth and paying 4k (though he did via dropbox and wasn't called for interview). Thanks all ya.. I'll appreciate your responses.

It's a discount and you know that, you should have submitted it rather than playing hide and seek game.

I'm not sure reapplying will provide a different outcome, you can give it a go with the itemised bill

piazon:
Since I won't be letting the Embassy know that I already have a Master's degree, can I use the degree when I get there?

You can use your certificate for whatever you want

Abini2012:
Sorry, wrong thread for Tier 4 dependant?

That was not stated in your post

holubukola:
MY MUMS REFUSAL LETTER



Please kindly help me peruse my mum's refusal letter. I will like to apply again,how soon can I,meanwhile I explained in her cover letter that she isn't coming now until July but I don't know if they didn't read the cover letter or not before this conclusion.

PLEASE HELP A SISTER

-Her application was badly planned so the outcome wasn't surprising.

-You don't expect a retired elderly woman to spend £500 of her savings on foreign trip.

-You people decided to start playing money into her account few days to her application without explaining where the money came from.

-Your husband planning to spend all his savings on her visit ..does not add up.

If you want to reapply then sponsor the whole trip but £2000 in your husband's account will not fly.

obaxlove:
Hello House,

Please I was issued 6 months UK VISA last year and I only stayed 2 weeks. It was actually a conference and I stayed back to catch some fun after the conference.

Now I want to apply as a tourist not to attend conference and I intend applying for 2 years.

Please what would you advise should I still maintain 6 months of I should go for 2 years?

You can apply for 2yrs or 6months, it really doesn't matter

myport:
Hello @justwise and other guru's on the platform. Your counseling is required. A friend was refused UK visit visa. The ECO states "your application is refused under paragraph V4.2(e) of immigration Rules. Then further elaborated that visit visa has been refused under paragraph V4.2(a) (c).
He would like to appeal and reapply. What are the implications of the above stated sections(statements) and any positive of probably getting the nod if he should reapply.The main challenge was of inflated deposit, given consistent closing balance in his bank account prior to the application period while making a deposit of about a million naira close the application.

Any one with possible solution or counsel on appeal process for favorable outcome at re-application show please offer it, to help a brother. Thanks

Please state clearly reason/reasons why he was refused.

ebose09:
@justwise good day and God bless you for your tremendous efforts in responding to all queries.

Pls i will like your suggestions.
A friend of mine is been sent for a conference by his organisation, he is a top management staff so all expenses will be paid by the organisation,the organisation has processed his visa which is already out.

We are thinking for me to tagging along.he is willing to pay my flight ticket and since he has an arrangements for accommodation.

I work has an admin staff where i earn 200k but after all deductions my take home is 150k.i sells on various e-platforms as side hustle which brings in closes to 30k or more monthly which are mostly cash transactions and it doesn't reflect on my account.i hardly operated my account expect for my salary that drops every month.a typical market woman,sell my goods collect cash take the cash to restock my goods and offset my day to day needs.so i hard save or withdraw from my account i have a very significant amount in my account.No travel history expect for my personal 5days get away to Ghana last year,my get away this year was supposed to be the US for easter but was denied a b1/b2 us visa 2month ago reasons general blue paper (unsure ties back home) so thinking of going to S.A after Easter for 10days.

Pls you suggestions is need on.
1:How much will my total earnings be.is it in my case now my salary only since that the only thing that reflects in my account or the total of my salary and my side hustle.

2.is my friend going to be listed as a co-sponsor? If yes what documents is he going to give me remember that he is only taking care of my flight ticket and we are going to share the accommodation provided for him by his organisation.


Pls any other suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks alot

1. To know the amount you will be needing for the trip .. you have to do the budget breakdown first then see if you can afford it.

2. No your friend can not sponsor you for visiting visa.

ashieduplus:
I just sent an inquiry mail to the Home office and obtained a reply. I was told there is a "strong possibility" that my application would be rejected.

If you are specifically told that by home office then get another passport

Enick:
Thanks Justwise. I can't appreciate you enough for this guidance and selfless zero fees service to me. Thanks.

Attached is my refusal letter and the main notable reason is the fixed deposit investment from zenith bank. Although i have been receiving letters from the bank monthly on investment profit and increasing sum, I don't know how to explain the initial deposit of 5m,which grew to that amount, because my uncle sold our family property in a choice area and he transferred my own share to my account many years over and to avoid spending it unwisely, I kept it over the years in a fixed deposit.- which the UK acknowledged with the word "OVER YEAR YEARS"


How do I address that with evidence since it came from my brother's account? However, I have monthly statement of the account since day one and the statement was earlier added to my previous application. At the time of my previous application my regular bank statement was 1.6m. It is now 1.5m while the deposit has grown further to around 7.2m.

I don't think you understood that section of your refusal letter, the ECO is questioning the source of that money because is larger than your stated salary, basically how were able to save from your salary to invest such amount.

Secondly..your salary doesn't reflect in your account regularly, so the amount you stated as your salary does show in your account on monthly basis.

Those are the main issues you need to address if you want to reapply

piazon:
Good Afternoon House.
@ justwise


I have few questions to ask.
I have an OND, B.Eng and I'm at the tail end of my Master's degree program all in Chemical Engineering.

I intend going for another master degree program in food engineering in UK.

The transcript of the M. Eng program I'm doing now might not be ready when I will be leaving for UK.

* What is my chance of getting a Visa for the said program given that I already have an equivalent degree?

** If i decide not to let the Embassy know about my M.Eng degree, will it be valid in UK?

***it's a 2 years program. Can I work and pay my 2nd year tuition and accomdation fees?

****Can I use my Uncle's (having the same surname) statement of account?

***** My tuition fee is £7000 per year, how much should be in the account?

****** I intend staying back after the program, I learnt it's difficult to switch from Trier 4 to Trier 2 Visa? Is it true?
I don't mind getting married to a British citizen. Is it feasible between two years?



Thank you.

1.I don't know your chances of getting a visa, you have to carefully go through the process first, if you are given admission based on documents you submitted to the school then the embassy will also consider the same set of documents.

2. Your second question is not clear to me, valid in the UK in what sense?

3. It will be tough and your result is likely be to affected

4. No, your parents only or get the money transferred into your account

5. Read first page of this thread for an answer

6. It's not easy to switch but it's not impossible, your need to start planning and researching on companies that recruit in your field early enough so as to know what it takes.

Abini2012:
Hello Justwise and other gurus,
I'll be going for biometric on Friday, kindly look at my documents. Self uploading tomorrow for dependant visa
1. Passport
2. TB result
3. Bank statement
4. Hubby bio data
5. Confirmation of student status
6. Brp front and back
7. Signed invitation letter
8. Rents receipts
9. Marriage Cert
10. Assorted pictures including TM and wedding
11. WhatsApp chat with Call logs

Abeg, did I miss anything?
Thanks fam!

Sorry but this is the wrong thread

beebunm1:
Yes, I have an invitation letter and I have to register with money (75 dols) to attend the coonference

Ok as long as the conference is inline with your research areas then give it a try.

Submit the invitation letter from the conference, payment evidence, your PhD admission papers, your aunt bank statement and source of her income..e.g. Evidence of employment or business ownership and a letter from her stating why she wants to spend that money sponsoring you.

You also have to submit your marriage certificate and family pictures to show that you are indeed married with kids and it also serves as tie to Nigeria.

ashieduplus:
Hi everyone,

My international passport will be expiring in October this year and I am due to apply for a UK tier 2 visa at the end of this month. This means that my passport would have less than six months validity by the time I apply. Am I likely to be refused a visa because of this.

I have already begun processing a new passport but there are no booklets for now. Please what would you advise?

You don't need a new passport, your current one will do

beebunm1:
Oga justwise and all the gurus in the house.

I'm a full time PHD student in Nigeria and we are not expected to work during the program, though am married with a kid and I live in an apartment given to me by my parents though the documents still bear their name.

I want to attend an academic conference in the UK for 5 days and my aunty agreed to sponsor me because my parent and myself don't have sufficient money in our bank account but I have landed properties in my name.

Do you think I will be given the visa and. What are the necessary document I can submit?

1.Are you invited to attend the conference by the organisation in the U.K.?

2. Is the conference free to attend? I mean you don't have to register with money to attend

Enick:
Thanks for your reply.

My brother, the only thing that have changed is the sponsorship letter and promised to take care of my trip, nothing else.

It's 50/50 situation, you have to address the issue led to your previous refusal first, any financial document you are submitting has to be supported by evidence of how you earned that money.

Mrjuice:
Thanks justwise for d timely reply, pls pardon my curiosity...


By study route u mean Master? My 2.2 is below 3.0, what are my chances?

Pls can u elaborate

If he can afford to sponsor your education in the U.K then your next task is to start looking for school that will admit you with that result, it's possible but you have to start searching for one

strongman360:
Honestly non that I know of specifically for the UK. The wife is not your relative, he is just a friend to you so it's almost impossible for any of them to take you along to the UK.[/quote
please justwise I will like to talk to you on phone. please send me a phone number I can reach you on. thanks

Sorry bro but I don't do that.

Mrjuice:
Oga Justwise & other gurus, pls help a brother with the right information..



Let me just go straight to the point. I am aged 29 a serving corp member & will pass out by July, B.sc computer science(2.2), I want to migrate to England to improve in my field & better my future. I have discussed extensively with my step brother who has promised to help, he is a citizen(born & bred) , though the last time he came to Nigeria, I have not been given birth to, we talk on phone & WhatsApp & he is doing perfectly well, infact he is into ict & was so happy to know I studied computer science, he even encouraged me to learn c++.
He told me to find out about the requirements I need & get back to him, pls brethren & experienced gurus in the house, help a brother with the right information, I will surely testify...

If he wants you to move to the UK the. Studies route is your best bet

strongman360:
not as a student. I want you to give me any other possible way that can be very easy for me to get a visa through the wife either by her parents or any other means outside studies

Honestly non that I know of specifically for the UK. The wife is not your relative, he is just a friend to you so it's almost impossible for any of them to take you along to the UK.

Imustreturn:
My sister's 2 years visa is expired, and want to apply for 5 years now. It's the husband that do apply before. But she's divorced now and want to apply alone. The bank statement used before is the man's own. But she has a business running.

My question is how do we go about the application now? What documents are needed and how much should be in her bank account. Since it's business, is tax receipt included? Please kindly help

Answer to this question is everywhere in this thread. Many have listed documents submitted for their visa applications so please go through this thread as you will find answers to all your questions

Enick:
@Justwise and others,

Please, I need your candid advice on this issue. I applied for the UK visa 5months ago and I was denied on the account that the does not believe that genuinely have the financial to find the trip and the source cash of my fix deposit is in doubt.

Note that my total official earnings are #130,000k while I had others source of income which amounts to #100,000 monthly.

I recently discussed with my friend in the UK and she was furious that I didn't communicate with her before applying. She wants me to reapply again and she promised to sponsor, as well as provide all the necessary documents which include the photocopies of her UK passport, bank statements, and others.


What are your advice? Is it the right time to reapply or I should hold for much longer. Note that my financial situation has been changed since the first application.

What has changed since your last refusal?

strongman360:
Good day @justwise and other gurus in the house
I have a friend in Cyprus who just got married to a UK citizen. they are both living in Cyprus together right now. we talked on a daily basis. I aspire to go join him in Cyprus or Uk by next year. please what can we do to get a visa for me easily. thanks

I'm not sure about Cyrus but how do you want to join him in the UK? As a student or what?

[quote author=holarthayor post=77412795][/quote]Banned from this section since March

MrsDaniels:
Please why is that? And i tot since she has her job as a tie to Naija it wud fly....so how many months statement would fly?

So you want her to apply for visiting with 2 months salary and working history? Which company will give you holiday after working for just 2months? It will only show that she is not a genuine visitor and may not comeback if given a vis.

FamousT1:
pls how I need good answers...im a domestic worker(stewards) in a UK white British citizen woman house somewhere in Lagos,,She is willingly said she wanna take me along in December holidays but she knows no agent here and she doesn't know how to go about it,,,she later said I should finds out necessary things to do to got visa,,she wanna fully sponsor and she is ready to provide anything embassy requested,,,plz not that I do collect my salary by cash and nothing like employment letter or something it's just straight to work, as normal domestic work here Nah...... pls guys I seek for opinions and guide

Do you have Internatioal passport?

MrsDaniels:
@Justwise please is it possible to submit a naira 2months salary bank statement as she recently just resumed her office in our dads company alongside her personal 6months active dollar bank statement for visit visa. My sister wants to apply for it and am confused ooh. I said lemme ask u oh. Can it fly? She wants to visit me.

2 months bank statement will not hack it.

lereinter:
Yes

He commented on a thread on travel section

Show me one of his posts here

Elo2020:
First of all, going with your husband for interview is a no no due to high denial rate
& secondly, the 6K is it for both hospital & Dr because Doctors charge about 2-3K for their services only & hospital bill is also different.
Also prepare your budget sheet & make the figures high because they likely give visas when they see you are spending alot of money.

..and factual

BOmum:
Still not cast in stone..yeah many of us have been invited for 221g but a friend did drop box recently with her hubby.she had her baby in 2017 in Dallas.Bill was approximately 11k because she had a labour scare.well they both got their Visas renewed via drop box this March.Truth is we are not sure really what these guys want or are looking for. .Maybe its the bill spent but she didnt even have the opportunity to present her bills via drop box...Its so confusing sometimes..but nothing is absolute

Let's be honest we do.

lereinter:
wow

No

Where did you read his comment in nairaland then contacted him?

profemebee:
Hello House... i'm new to this thread but i have painstakingly read through the pages ..and finally gotten to page 434.. all because i want to get to stay with my wife in London, Uk.. Spousal Visa ..e no easy..

I have to say a short prayer for Lexus, justwise, and many others who have generously helped people with useful information, and also to those who got successful applications and didn't forget to support others.. God will meet all your needs and supplications by His grace..

I want to put in my application 1st/2nd week of May, 2019 once my wife gets her salary for April 2019 (mindful of the 28days rule). Please i have a few questions:

1. My IHS calculation back then for spousal visa was 600 pounds, and recently i just calculated again after filling some detials on uk.gov site and i'm seeing 1,200 pounds.. that seriouss.. please can someone who recently paid confirm how much? I'm the only one applying.. i never born pikin oo..

2. Am i also sending in my original Uni certificate along with my UK Naric certificates i got via Visa and Nationality (i was given 4 letters, i.e. for statement of comparability and english language proficiency)

3. Documents like flight boarding passes.. can i just photocopy the originals? must i add the original boarding passes?

4. I was denied visit visa once.. and still have the letter (i wonder i didnt throw it away).. Am i to add a photocopied version OR i add the original letter? Also, Do i explain the visit visa refusal in the additional info sheet of the Appendix VAF4A that i'm to fill OR i add the story to my (applicant's) cover letter?

Thanks for anticipated responses.

1. Unfortunately your calculation is correct as the fee has gone up.

2. Can send that..they will return it.

3. Just send the original

4. You don't need to add the refusal letter..just select yes and explain why you were refused.

dgoodrich101:
@justwise

Good day Gurus in the house.

I have been trying to book an appointment with TLS but I could see their is no free apointment.

Is it compulsory now that all appointment but be prime or Flex apointment,I was lucky to see a 12.30 appointment without no payment I booked it and the next day I checked the appointment have been removed.

I just want to know if it's now compulsory that TLS must be paid because I realized even for the Assisted service you will pay them 10,000Naira for the scanning of the document and for the self service they indicate you can your document yourself please how do one go about that and how can one get a free date.

My own suggestion I think it's quite ridiculous to pay a Third party like TLS 38,000 for Prime appointment and 42,000 for Flex appointment which is the only date showing up.

Gurus in the house please help out need assistance

This appointment payment this is getting worse now , is Victoria inland free?