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vamum:
I posted it, I guess Justwise took it down because I put the price.

No not because you added price, i took it down because you are indirectly advertising for that company.

They used to advertise here before but they stopped and started using some people here to do indirect ad

Babyann2016:
Hello house
Today ends the 9th week of my application and I just got a mail that my application is not straight forward and won't be able to decide my application within the service target"......please house what does it mean I am very worried...:your response will be highly appreciated
Another email was sent to me that they couldn't locate the appendix 2....meanwhile I did submit it along with the others
Please what is the correct name of the appendix Dix 2............

Its not really something to panic about as many people receive such email and still have a successful outcome.

They are still running a check on information you submitted or have too much workload that they are running behind as regard to target

Its still 9th week and not 12th so you still have few weeks before getting worried.

Benz101:
Hello everyone,
It's good news. My wife just received her visa, and I just received my documents from Royal Mail. Will present our timeline shortly, let me digest this pls. I'm so relieved.
A huge thanks to justwise, lexusgs430, Portsmouth and everyone that contributed to this success. I'm really grateful.

Congratulations! All the very best.

Kassemkhalifeh9:
Hey All,
I am kassem khalifeh from Lebanon.
I had recently applied for U.K. Spouse visa from Lebanon.I and my wife had been married from June 2015 and we had registered our marriage at court in Lebanon at Jan 2016.she had visited me three times since and we managed to apply in the 1st of December 2016.Although I had purchased the priority service for settlement visa for 450£ which state that w are going to to have a decision in 15 working days tell now we didn't hear anything.i used to study in the U.K. But I had some problems in Lebanon that prevented me from continuing my studies so I basically stopped going to school and got a notification from the home office to leave before 13 June 2015 but I had met my wife in that time so I left at the 12 of June 2015 so I can benefit from on the time I left with her,I haven't been doing anything illegal in the U.K. Haven't work or overstayed even I have paid half of my studies fees which was 7000£,so getting married or getting a visa to the U.K. Wasn't a plan for me as the university have explained to me why my studies were terminated that fast,is that the reason of such delay that I had been asked to leave?and shouldn't they email me why my application is taking more than 15 working day?
I will appreciate any help
Thanks in advance

Based on what you narrated so far you haven't broken any immigration rule as you left before 13th as directed by HomeOffice, You not working shouldn't be an issue as long as your wife meets the financial requirement and your relationship is a committed one then your chances are high.

Sometimes using priority services doesn't mean that your case will be treated quicker than the standard application.

You need to email or call them for an update on your application

Dammysmart:
thanks bro, there us a reference number there sir, and I have confirmed here that the sponsor is on A rated...it was also stated on the certificate of sponsorship letter. We were not asked to pay any money for paper services or so...no form of inducement was asked sir

Ok no worries.

All the best.

Ezinkem:
Thank you justwise foryour wisdom and patience in dealing these sort of issues. I appreciate it. Your advise accross the thread have helped with my numerous successful application. Just one last question please. My mother in laws other children would like to give me some money totalling an equivalent of 600 pounds to treat their mum when and if she comes. Do I mention that in the application or leave it out as it may complicate things. Also if we do mention, would we have to attach bank statement of every donor or is a letter from each of them stating the purpose of the money sufficient along side proof of money transfer.

If you and your hubby can comfortably sponsor the trip then you don't need to mention the money but if the money will play some part in securing the visa then yes mention it along with a joint letter or individual one from each of them

DrCobo:
Hi justwise , great work you are doing here

Please my wife and son applied for short term UK Family visit visa in Abuja to visit me.

It is over 11 working days now and no response at all from Sheffield.

Should i be worried?

Is it true that once it is taking too long , it is likely to be a refusal.

No not at all, nothing to worry about here, 11 days is just about 2 weeks and many visiting visa application comes out longer than that

Kaleydd2000:
Good Prof Justwise, Please i will like to know if my pension fund statement of account is tenable for visa procurement at the U.K, US and European embassies. Thanks for your swift responses.

Are you retired now?

As a supporting document to the main bank statement? Yes you can as it will act as your tie to Nigeria but as a source of spending money for the trip no, not a good idea

Dammysmart:
yes it is clearly stated there sir, he has his sponsorship certificate number also.


but what I don't know is the meaning of this sponsorship number, is the UK embassy aware of this and I learnt generating the number costs about £500. So I also wanna know if its that once they see the sponsorship certificate number they would just grant the visa.

I never heard of such before, there should be sponsorship reference number in that certificate given to your brother and with that the embassy will be able to get hold of all the info about the charity because there is a website where all A-rated sponsors are listed and updated frequently.

You brother doesn't need to generate any number.

1. First thing you need to do here is first..make sure that your brother is dealing with a registered sponsor( I can dig this out for you if you have me the name of the charity organisation).

2. Any charity organisation that asked you to pay money for any paper or services are most likely to be fraud.

Dammysmart:
Hello @justwise and every visa scholar in the house, pls I'm posting on behalf of my brother.

He got a charity work with a UK A- rated sponsor for 8months (Feb -Oct) and the visa class is Your 5 charity workers visa, he's just 26 and not married, been to the UK before in 2007 and returned for just a 3week program. He would be applying to the UK for his visa again. what was required of him is just his

*Sponsorship certificate
*passport
*Bank statement of 900£ but this isn't needed once your sponsor is an A rated (He won't be providing this)
*TB trust result

he has all this documents and what are his chances of getting this visa without any possible refusal sir because I've been seeing stuffs like 'ties to home country' and the likes...pls I need clarity on this.

Secondly, when scheduling for appointment why does Ikeja center attracts additional fees and VI doesn't? Would he click on 'standard' class in the appointment or which is he to select and is it possible he receives response within a week. Thanks I'm in strong anticipation for a detailed response. thanks

Did his certificate of sponsorship state clearly that his sponsor will take care of his maintenance and everything?

SisterCaro:
Hello justwise and everyone else that can be of assistance to me

I applied for a student visa to do my postgrad and I was denied a visa for the following reasons;

1.) They didn't believe that my official academic transcript was legit. It was the same transcript i used to get admission. My certificate will only be available later this year.

2.) They didn't believe that my transcript was legit so he/she was even questioning if the CAS letter was even valid. (So i'm assuming they didn't bother contacting the university to confirm the validity)

3.) They were under the impression that the statements i provided did not constitute cash savings, therefore they believe that I didn't have proof of sufficient funds to sustain myself and pay the remaining 50% of my tuition fees (i already paid half the tuition in order for me to get my CAS letter). I used 2 investment bank statements from my parents that reflected a balance of over US$47,000 that has been there for the last 3months. I used the similar statements for my SA Student Visa for my undergrad, which was granted.

I wanted to appeal the decision, but I have a dilemma. My last date of registration is Mid-February and i dont know if the appeal decision can be made before then. So i wanted to know can i postpone the intake to September and appeal the decision or do i make a fresh application in June for the Sept intake?

I plan on getting a letter from my former university that supports the academic transcript and maybe have the bank write another letter that supports the bank statements, because the money is transferable at any time.


Feel free to help if you have been in the same situation. Thanks

1. You can get a letter from your school to prove that the transcript is not fake. This letter should be written with school letterhead and stamped. There should be school contact number(please this shouldn't that of any of the lecturers)

2. The embassy can easily verify the CAS because they have access to the CAS system shared with all schools with sponsorship licence.

3. Investment bank statement is not cash in hand or cash available in current or savings account, make that money available in your bank account or your parent's current or savings bank account.

If i were you i will reapply because appeal may eat up the little time you have. Going for sept intake is also ok as that will give you enough time for appeal(if you want to do that) and get all other documents ready

Tay16:
Good morning NL travellers. I have an unconditional offer for the September intake can i start applying for a student visa as early as February or I have to wait and apply 3months before the enrollment date?

Yes

Thisnut:
good to hear your story. I really think if you meet up to the embassy requirement, they have no right to deny you a visa, the interview is just to fulfill the visa process. Before you get there, they already went through your paperwork and give it a GO or. NO-GO. No matter the window you go the outcome would be the same.

They do.

Scholastica16:
Seconded.

Half the time his posts are not even fully grasped. People just attack. I am a fan. His reasoning for the most part is on point.

Well.. i think they do grasp his points..just that its not what they want to hear and he doesn't mention God enough even if he is lying.

Zlatanibra9:
@justwise

Answers:
1. 100000N
2. A month
3. 2.4M Naira(1 year bank statement)..no payslips because he is a businessman but in the account u could see purchase of land, Purchase of car etc

The ECO understands am not paying towards the trip....
The fact that he/she did not see the staements of my uncle and myself baffles me.

Why was all the documents not returned??

Your uncle can't sponsor you for visiting visa to the UK as a working adult . you need to be able to sponsor yourself for holiday.

2.4M without documents to show how your uncle made the money is a bad idea. It means you presented your uncle's business account with the hope of spending the money on holiday.

Are those documents not returned photocopies?

@TWoods

You are going to make very few friends here and a lot of enemies because of your stand on certain issues but that shouldn't bother you that much.

Stand on what you believe in and keep putting across your opinion when you can

As long as you are not insulting anybody or derailing this thread i'm cool with it.

Good night.

Luxe031:
Hello Everybody
Glad I found this thread, please I am confused about something, I got my visa October 2015 for childbirth, I had my baby January 2016 in Atlanta... I am pregnant again due in September... I intend to travel July/August . My visa is expiring October so my question is can I still use this visa for birthing or I have to renew... Thank u all @justwise

Sure you can

Zlatanibra9:
@justwise and house

Please Help.

I just received a refusal letter from the uk visa for a visiting visa.

The ECO was satisfied with the invitation and the documents from my uk sponsor.

However i stated that my uncle together with my uk sponsor who is my cousing will be paying for the trip. I attached a bank statement of my uncle but the ECO said in the refusal letter that no proof that my uncle can sponsor me which makes me believe that the ECO did not really go through all the documents. The other reason was i have no saving which i added a statement of my personal saving of 1500 pounds because i work with a reputable telecom company which i added a letter from my company... I cant believe he/she did not see that too..... so the conclusion is i have no ties to my country and also am single.

Aside refusing me the visa, all my documents was not returned

documents submitted
1.cover letter
2.invitation letter
3. all my uk sponsors documents(british passport data page, employee id card, tenancy agreement, bank statement, council tax etc)
4. my uncles bank statement
5. my letter of employment/ copy emails because i have an official work email address
6. my bank statement
7.Passport

documents returned
1. Passport
2. my bank statement
3. my uncles bank statement

My Question is why didnt i get all my documents? because i was refused

What is the way forward because there is no right to appeal for visitors visa which my cousin is ready to take..

Please respond, let me know if need more information.

1. How much is your monthly salary?

2. How many days or week did you planned to stay in the UK?

3. How much was in your uncle's bank statement and did he add payslip to it?

Joey40:
Hello @justwise and all gurus in the house. I have a relative abroad (greater London uk) precisely. A step sister, she's by all accounts ready to help me migrate there to work. I am a university graduate (Btech animal production and health) . My question is this, please what can I do here to help my chances cos she said she'll be looking at options and get back to me(which i believe she will IJN ☺) .

Please don't put your hope on that because that is nearly impossible to achieve. You can't get a job in the UK from Nigeria that will guarantee you a work visa. Your sister will not be able to bring you to the UK to live and work as an adult.

oloolo:
@justwise

Pls my friend wants to apply for a 6 months visa. He has a good job, where he earns like 330k monthly. So he can cover is financial part well,

He his 35 years and his not yet married, but he has a child. He also does not have any properties. .....will he not be denied because of ties.......or does his child constitue good ties......

In some way yes it does but his salary is good too.

Post this in the right thread

Please stop duplicating threads, there are more than 10 threads here on passports alone.

ttmacoy:
Slightly off topic but with all the work and effort you have put to this forum and the success of nairaland you and other moderators should be getting paid now. Either in form of salary or something like stock options which can be valuable should nairaland go public in the future.

I guess that is too late now as it has become a way of life for some of us.

KemBee86:
Hi everyone,
Please I need some guidance. I am currently in the U.K. On spousal visa and planning to apply for my mum to come visit. Of course hubby will be the one to do the invitation since he is the citizen. We plan to do full sponsorship for her including feeding, accommodation etc since she is retired and doesn't have any money in her account. How easy will it be? And wat documents do we need to provide from here and from her side.
Thanks everyone.

Your question is similar to Ezinkem.

Provide document to proof relationship, accommodation available for her, financial capability and explain what she will be doing.

OmoluabiBigsam:
Thanks for good job doing here.
I applied for visa last December, and was refused on the ground that they were not sure I will return to Nigeria!
Have worked as a public servant for over 20 years, on salary of above N100, 000. I also practice as a farmer owing a plantation of 6 hectares and medium size poultry. and had close to N1,000,000 in account.
With no appeal status, a friend in the UK insisted I write Sheffield for record purpose.
PLS do you advise I write

Did you add that in your application?

Writing Shefield will make no difference

oknee:
Thanks. What exchange rate does embassy use? Official or black market rate?

Official, use oanda website

Ezinkem:
Dear Justwise and others
Please I need your urgent help with this. I am in the process of putting in an application for my mother in law to come for omugwo. I am due in feb. she is 70 years and is retired. She is financially sustained by my hubby and her other children. I and my husband will be sponsoring her trip 100% and we have sufficient savings and find to fund the trip. The problem we are having is trying to establish her ties with Nigeria. Her bank account is seldom used as most money given to her is sent to close relatives to give her as that relieves the stress of going to the bank or atm. The house she lives is in my late father in laws name. My question is do we have to supply a bank Statement for her and secondly what other ways can we prove she has sufficient ties in Nigeria. We just don't want to get this wrong and there is limited information for omugwo visits within the tread to draw from other people experience. Please help!!!!!!

At that age the issue of ties doesn't really matter because she is over the working age and rely on families for day to day living.

She can add family pictures if you people have any else all other documents will come from you and your hubby.