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Captgb:
Thank you so much with you going into details with me.... The only reason I took them to court is because I have a British girl friend then and thinking they might release me on her status but it goes wrong. So no criminal record or police record but only the overstay. And when the judge pass the judgement that if we have had a baby with the British lady then they might release me to her so that's my case and I was served a paper to appeal when I get to Nigeria but I didn't so I met my European wife n we got married in 2012 so we decided to put inn the application last year n the first application they refused me based on no pictures included because I don't knw I have to make photocopies of the pictures. This second application I make every photocopies n submitted in December n they send a mail saying application not straightforward but it been 6yrs now have been in Nigeria. I hope you understand my story n am sorry for taking your time

So basically you paid your way back to Nigeria?

kalohenic:
Thanks for responding, i am grateful for your response.

The tuition cost for University of Alberta which I would go for is $13,821CAD and the average cost of living estimate is $11,620CAD for 12months.

Thanks once again.

Ok that is your starting point of calculating the financial requirement and to see if you are good to go in that aspect.

1.Use the oanda.com to convert the total of that amount to naira and see if what you have covers it.

2. Put together evidence to support source of your income.

Forget about inflow and outflow because it means nothing, what matters here is cash readily available in your bank account for fees and maintenance for one year

subomi2:
Good afternoon good people. had to tell hubby to come and see where i am getting info from because he was initially biased that im scaring myself with the long list i am coming up with. congrats to all the successful applicants, i tap into it big time. 2000quid isnt something to not get right.

Please save a soul....I and kids back here since hubby relocated in October. He is British. Kids have also been given their British Passports in december. Hubby has a temp job with NHS which meets the requirement but he just started.

- Can we use his temporary job payslips when its time to apply or its got to be a permanent job
- How many months of payslips do we have to send with our application minimum, so atleast i can start counting down, that is if temporary job is allowed?
hubby did alot to settle fo rthis job as its away from his area of specialization but he wants to know if it will work for my application and if not so he can begin the search afresh.... pls advise.

We do not do phone calls. We do whatsapp calls and zillion whatsapp messages. we were both here in Nigeria and married with two kids for 5years before he relocated so our kids can go enjoy a better education as it is now becoming a big deal to afford good education here.

- will whatsapp calls be ok? if yes, how do we get the call log??
- i have been saving our chats as doc from month to month.... printing those out will that be fine? we chat alot and chat is very very long, atleast so far.

How much is priority application?

Im just trying to gather my facts right little by little, please help a sister, ladies and gentlemen. thank you in advance

@lexusgs430 @benz101 @kassemkhalifeh9 @justwise @Darcy16 @iken09 @pmaakino

Yes whatsapp chat will be accepted and you can printout the call log as well just the way you printout standard call log.

You can find the cost of priority application on the embassy website of previous pages here.

How long is the NHS temporary contact?

Kassemkhalifeh9:
hey guys,
I got it,sorry couldn't update you earlier I had it yesterday.
Thank you everyone for the help and support and I heist good luck for everyone.me and my wife are so excited and I hope everyone is this situation will feel the same joy.
Regards,
Thanks

Congratulations! Glad it worked out fine.

Oridiya:
Justwise and lexusg430,

Thank you so much for your response. He is considering adopting him but we have been told that it's very difficult in nigeria. He then says he will do it in UK. The boy is a USA citizen.



Any advice?

He wouldn't be able to do that in the UK. The child is not a British citizen so how will he be able adopt him here?

Captgb:
Thank you Mr Justwise! I visit uk last in 2008 n came back in 2011. Don't I know how many years ban they gave me because I took them to court back then n I was told that I don't have any ties in the uk so I can't stay so the judge said they just serve me a removal note.

I just noticed that you edited your previous reply to my question and added this bit on quote.

It really help that when people ask question that they explain their situation in detail that will help whoever that is responding to that question.

I'm not sure how much you are willing to say about the court case and the removal from the UK because that has a direct connection to the delay you are experiencing now.
When you are removed from the UK you are allowed to come back within 1-5yrs time depending on your circumstances. If you are removed on govt expense then you are looking at 10yrs ban, but if you leave volunteeringly it makes your case a lot easier for reapplication.



Leaving within 6months of notification means 2yrs ban while longer than that is 5yrs ban..so like i said before it all depend on your situation.

Captgb:
#4
pennylessinindia's Avatarpennylessinindia , Apr 22nd 2013 7:16 pm
Re: EEA family permit - are past issues relevant?
EEA family permit is pretty straightforward and previous immigration history is usually not a problem. You may find that your marriage will be looked at very carefully to ensure it is not a marriage of convenience. If you meet the requirements it usually issued unless your immigration history is really bad or you have some criminal activity in the past.
"Where a refusal is considered on the grounds of public policy, public security or public health in accordance with Regulation 21. The provision for refusal of an EEA family permit on public grounds is distinct from the provision in the Immigration Rules for refusal on non-conducive, criminal conviction and medical grounds. The level of evidence required for refusals in these cases is high. A person's previous criminal convictions alone do not justify a refusal.
Where an applicant is the subject of a deportation or exclusion order. The applicant must apply first for the order to be revoked. ".

That did not answer the question, that post is from another immigration forum just like nairaland and not from the embassy website or UKBA. That post is 4yrs old and a lot has changed immigration wise since then.

Is your wife a British citizen or an EU member state citizen living in the UK?

Captgb:
On the form nothing of such was asked but on our cover letter note we included everything about my previous immigration history with uk n I read on their website that overstaying doesn't count on settlement visa or EEAFP visa. Please how true is this

Please can you give me link to that?

jagun009:
Okay, what can I do to proof the company exists?

Give the embassy a verifiable company details , a global company shouldn't be difficult to verify if it exist.

Does it means that your company's website was down globally during the application?

Captgb:
I overstayed for 2yrs

That will be an issue, did you explain in your application why you overstayed? Were you asked any question relating to your last visit to the UK and what was your answer?

Captgb:
Thank you Mr Justwise! I visit uk last in 2008 n came back in 2011.

Ok that was when you overstayed? For how many weeks/months/ years?

kalohenic:
Good evening house, I am new here but have tried to read through the thread from part 1 till 11.
I must say you'll have been doing a great job helping each other to find head ways, this is obvious as there have been alot of people making it thorugh from advise shared on this platform.

I am about to apply for study permit, but have some challenges and would appreciate your wealth of experience to make head way:

I have B.Eng in Elect/Elect with a first class, and have acquired certifications in Controls/Automation both locally and from a major Instrumentation coy in Switzerland. I have had almost 4years of experience in the field of Automation and Instrumentation from two multinational companies.

I got admission to University of Alberta to study Control Systems at M.Eng level, and have met the conditions of the offer which the school already acknowledged for Fall session. I also have Simon Fraser University offer to study same Control Systems but Summer Session.

I am an orphan and have no immediate family member to serve as sponsor, only my mentor who is willing to provide the necessary sponsorship documents...a businessman with good cash flow but with about 3m balance at the moment due to some transactions.

I have a personal account with over 6m but expecting to have about 9m before printing account statement. I also have a surveyed land valued at 3.5m and a pension account with a little above 2m.

My undergraduate project supervisor is willing to give letter of introduction, my former boss at my previous company too. I could also get letter of introduction from current place of work and a potential employer.

Please, would you advise I go ahead as self sponsored or include my mentor as co-sponsor?

If yes to co-sponsor ship, would an affidavit of sponsorship suffice?

If yes to self sponsorship, would it be appropriate to have 3.5m addition into my account this month and get the statement of account printed by 1st week of March or Last week of February?

Would you advise I do online application or Paper application?

Gurus in the house please lend your voice to my case, thanks in advance.

@Justwise @TheSOJ

What is the cost of the your study for the first year? School fees and maintenance money included.

Lowoa:
@Justwise and Other Seniors,

My aunty works with a finacial institutions and want a Canadian PR. She warns well and wants to quit her job.

Please I need you can help on how she can go about it herself. Every suggestion will be taken well. God bless this trend.

This thread will give your sister all the info she needs if she wants to work hard and do it the right way https://www.nairaland.com/2624318/canadian-express-entry-federal-skilled

Captgb:
Thank you Mr Justwise.... Yes I stated everything on the form about my past immigrantion history thou I have been to the uk b4 and overstayed in 2008. But before we put inn this application we contact a lawyer n made us understand that my previous immigration history will not count just because is settlement visa I am applying for. And I came back to Nigeria in 2011. Please will this count

That is not true, your previous immigration recount counts.

When was the last time you visited the UK?

jagun009:
The company website was down during my visa submission, Yes, I can proof the company exist but what can I do to proof it exists?

I hope to read from you as to reapply in a timely manner.

Thanks

If the company is registered with Nigerian authority then the website doing down shouldn't stop them from verifying it.

If you work for a company and submit your employment letter, name of the company and contact details that is what they will use to verify it but it appears that they tried to verify it with the details you provided but it failed.

A company that pays you 200K a month shouldn't be difficult to find and verify.

mojisolani:
Thank you justwise, my invitee would be taking care of my accommodation and feeding and my budget is 650. For the ticket and PT. You said I can't pay myself when is one man business and that I can't use it as a standard salary,can you please expain more for me on that,because my previous form when asked that monthly income from all sources of employment or occupation,after tax is 70/80. The Eco stated that in support of this you have provided a business registration document,some receipt and UBA bank statement in your name . From the documentation provided I am not able to determine the trading activity or income of the business and I note that the statement does not reflect deposit in line with your stated incom. Furthermore I note that the balance of the account is made up of from a number of large deposit with no indication as to the purpose of these deposit. That was the reason for you refused but as at then I was using my personal account but now I have a business account and I make sure every month money is been pay from my business account to my personal account as my monthly income . Pls expain more better

Yes as a sole business owner you don't claim to be paying yourself a salary because you are not working for anybody and all the profit from the business is yours, you don't call that salary, its a profit.

Did you submit tax certificate, business account and personal account during your previous application?

Did you deposit large sum of money into your account before the application?

mface22:
Justwise,

Can you help me or have an idea about the real email address to contact uk embassy or immigration

You will get that from the embassy website

seyewest:
@Justwise is it a must I have to submit my application with tax clearance,tax receipt?

Yes if you are running a business and using it as your source of income

Captgb:
Thank you Mr Justwise.... Yes I stated everything on the form about my past immigrantion history thou I have been to the uk b4 and overstayed in 2008. But before we put inn this application we contact a lawyer n made us understand that my previous immigration history will not count just because is settlement visa I am applying for. And I came back to Nigeria in 2011. Please will this count

will reply you later today

mojisolani:
Thank you justwise, I am running the business alone
My profit is the salary am paying myself to my personal account of 120k every month
I receive money from family and friends as well 20k every month

You can't pay yourself a salary when its one man business, you really can not use that as a standard salary.

what is your breakdown of the trip?

jagun009:
Thanks for responding @justwise,

I submitted

1) Employment letter
2)Introduction letter
3) Leave letter
4) Pay slips that cover 6 months
5) Bank statement for 6 months
6) Travel Itinerary
7) Marriage certificate and pictures
8 ) I included my landed documents and rent receipts of the money i received from it
9) Covering letter that explained other funds in details
10) Previous refusal declaration
11) Hotel reservation for 7 days

I earn #200,000 after tax. I notice my passport was not stamped despite being refused.

That's all i submitted, pls respond. Thanks and Stay blessed

The problem here is not your documents or how much you earn, the ECO was unable to verify the company you work for, will you be able to proof that you work for that company or that the company actual exist?

@All

Please lets go back to the purpose of this thread.

Thank you.

tolfa:
Good evening friends, please I need your advice urgently....I have applied for tier 4 visa since Jan 5th this year....till now have got no decision mail and it's now more than 15 working days....my school resumed today....and the[b] latest date of arrival is February 15th.[/b]...I made enquiry...the response was application in progress....
please is there anything I can do to speed up or notify the embassy that am time bound??

cc justwise

They will get back to you before that date. Probably this week since your school resumed today

larion:
Afterall said and done....it came out good.

She picked the vignette yesterday and adviced to proceed for BRP which would last till 2020.

It was a good one, I guess the ECO didn't see the pregnant marker on the TB test, or dey did and didn't consider it, anyways, all glory to God.

Thanks justwise and team for your continuous response here.

To anyone who travelled recently, what's the point of entry like?
Can a one way ticket be purchased? Since she's going away for 3 years, I know entry in South Africa always demand return ticket, how is it in the UK. Flights are expensive on naira equivalent and we trying to cut cost.

Congratulations! Glad it all worked out fine.

Captgb:
Please house... Any advice will be welcome as this wait is killing me because on UK immigration website m they wrote there that EEA Family Permit will take 15working days and I have submitted this application since the 13th of December and I received a message d following week that my application is not straight forward and since then we've not heard from them again. We have tried mailing them but no response. Please can anyone advise or is the Brexit thingy affecting EEA FP already?

I doubt the delay got anything to do with Brexit, i guess they are still trying to verify documents you submitted or other issues that are not clear in your application.

Any previous immigration issue?

jagun009:
Hello @Justwise and other gurus,

I have just been refused and here is refusal attached letter, pls advise me on what I can do.

I notice the ECO made a mistake of the company's name where I work for another one which seem a bit the same.

Please advise me.

1.Can you list those documents you submitted for the visa application?

2. How much do you earn monthly?

Isoken2000:
not 2016 tax clearance but it was issued Dec 1st 2016. it has 2013,2014,2015 on it.

You need 2016 tax certificate and not previous years

mojisolani:
Thank you justwise, my yearly income is 980.

1.How much is your profit from that amount?

2. Are you running the business alone?

3. Do you have other source of income?

vision202020:
Good day guys.
Please would love ur sincere advice from you especially from people that know about travelling and immigration.
My younger sister just got an offer from one of her lecturer to come and act as a caregiver to her aged parents in UK.
My sister is a university graduate and she presently employed in the federal government N-power job (30k per month).
Even though this offer appear juicy but we still need advice from learned and more exposed people as regards the matter.
First, her lecturer said she will get her visa for 6 months (as a tourist/visitor) and from there and from there she will see if she can help her get her stay.
But what tends to be our point of concern is what's UK immigration policy like? What happens if she is unable to get the stay after 6 months? Won't it be like a shame? Will she come back and start husting for job again (even though she earn a meagre amount where she works now).
We just thinking from both sides cos sometimes, grasses appear to be greener at the other side.
Travel guides and agents in the house, please help do justice to this matter.
Thanks

Her lecturer is either ignorant or deliberately misleading your sister, your sister can not work as a caregiver in the UK with visiting visa because that is illegal and impossible to get a stay through that route

Dammysmart:
thanks Mr. justwise, pls finally we are thinking of visiting first bank and gtb tomorrow where we have accounts, Sir, is there anything they could help us with there and making the payment tommorow...?

we don't have a dollar account! The travel date is 22nd and we have just this week to conclude and submit

No idea, not sure they will be able to help you make the payment.

If your brother couldn't make the payment from US and you don't have access to dollar account then i don't know any other way