abujaniv: There is a lot of confusion about student visa renewal. If you are in the United States on an F-1 visa, and you remain in status as a student (your SEVIS is active), you do NOT need to renew your student visa until such a time that you depart the United States and would like to return.
This means if your F-1 student visa were valid 2 January 2014 to 1 January 2016 (full-validity, two-year visa), and your course of studies was 15 January 2014 through 15 December 2018, you can remain in the United States through the end of your program, so long as you remain in status/enrolled. You do not need to renew your visa because it is "expired". However, if you left the United States in June 2016 to visit family, in order to return to the United States you would need a new, valid visa. If you were to just stay in the US throughout your course until December 2018, it would not matter that your visa validity indicates it is "expired".
Foreveryours201: I have heard about the appeals process taking a long time. Re-applying would cost us considerably more than appealing and I am about to go on Maternity leave so I couldn't realistically afford it. I am also concerned that what if another ECO finds another flimsy excuse to refuse? Also, I don't understand what they mean by they are not sure my income is as stated.
I have heard about many Nigerians using their degree qualification and it being accepted.
Yea sure reapplying will cost more but if you are up for appeal then go for it.
The key point here is to counter every single refusal point then attach all your evidences to support your argument.
Not all cases get the tribunal court, in so many cases HomeOffice do backdown and issue visa to the applicant.
Foreveryours201: Hopefully, I am posting in the right section and the right thread. Gurus in the house, please help.
I am UK citizen and my hubby and I applied for a settlement visa for him to come and join me in the UK as I am presently pregnant and my mum has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. We just received the decision notice of a refusal. The grounds of refusal were:
1. You have stated that you intend to live with your wife in rented accommodation at (address). However, you have submitted no evidence of this property including a document from the council confirming that it is currently rented by your wife and that it is acceptable for you to join her there. I acknowledge that you have stated in a letter that you have submitted utility bills for this property however, these are not included in your application. I am therefore not satisfied that there will be adequately accommodation without recourse to public funds... I therefore refuse your application - I submitted Council Tax bill; Gas Bill, Electric bill; Rent account statement. The council won't write a letter to say it is OK for a person to come and live in a tenant's accommodation, they only advised me to inform them once my husband comes to live with me.
2. They also stated he is not exempt from English Language requirements as he is not a national of a majority English speaking country. -Hubby submitted his original BA Degree cert from Covenant University with a letter from the University confirming his degree was both taught and examined in English.
at the end of the refusal letter, it states, 'while you have provided some of the necessary specified evidence, the documentation submitted does not fully show that your sponsor's income is as stated. I am therefore, satisfied that my decision not to allow evidential flexibility in your case is in accordance with the law'. - I submitted 7 stamped and signed payslips from my employer; P60 for the most recent financial year; letter from my employer to confirm my position, salary and even a breakdown of the 7 months payslips provided, I also submitted my bank statements and highlighted where my salary comes in (I have been working for my employer for 8 years).
It also states, 'I do not consider there are any exceptional circumstances which, consistent with the right to respect for family life contained in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, might warrant a grant of entry clearance outside the immigration rules.
The right of appeal: You are entitled to appeal against this decision under section 82(1) of the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. if you wish to appeal you must complete the attached IAFT 6 Notice of appeal from.
My question is, what should we do now, because we definitely submitted all documents regarding financial requirements and I meet them as I earn way above the £18,600 and there are no dependants that were a part of the application. It also appears they have missed the bills that were also submitted.
I have looked at the appeals form, it states it costs £490 for a paper hearing and £800 for a oral hearing. These fees went up after 10th October 2016 (Just our luck!). Also, can I complete the appeal form on his behalf and send from UK? And is it acceptable for me, his sponsor, to be his representative? Need as much advise and to be pointed in the right direction as possible.
Sorry for the long winded post and well done for all your hard work.
Sadly appeal takes ages now and you are pregnant and wouldn't want to go through the hassle of waiting for at least a year to sort it out, it's a winnable case.
Reapplying will be quicker and could be sorted out within three months.
Their decision on your hubby's English language qualification is an insult because many Nigerians have used their degree qualification as a proof before AND ukba guildline supported that.
Did you add your tenancy agreement during the application?
One of the problem with our system is that the information is not clear and not comprehensive to cover all situations, Moreover, you have 3 separate payments to make and several different website to visit and after all that, you are still expected to print everything out (despite the contractor OIS services advertising you do not have to print form) and then you have the absurdity of buying postal order - in this day and age
That lady in that clip says it all. That is process of getting an e-passport in the U.K. I did that last year.
geotherm: You will be working at CIC or IRCC. The truth is that nobody has figured it all out because everyone is treated differently based on their circumstances. But we usually satisfy our conscience by subitting beyound the basic requirements to convince the VO. Forums like this has contributed to my successful applications both study visit and PR but I filter all suggestions. I have been told several times in this forum not to communicate CIC in the course of my application, I did because I had special reason to do so and that even made my application response time faster.
I am not stereotype in my approach especially when it comes to visa application because I see the VOs as human beings that can reason well and make decisions based on what they have. They dont go about witch hunting people, except that you have to first be truthful to yourself then it will be easier to deal with them, because being truthful and genuine makes their work easier.
If you knew all that then why were you sweating over jayfierce's post? Was that not the whole argument here?
Bella9550: It's actually a house, if you don't mind ? about 850 pounds a month bills included. Please send a number i can reach you on via email. Thanks
That is ridiculous, London is just a rip-off anyway, why would any foreign student pay that?
geotherm: Anyone relying on public forum to solve problems should be ready to sit down and consider all suggestions and make decisions. how sure are we who is right and wrong. If you know it all you won't be in this forum
awelekiti: But my advice never suggested any form of lies here. She's a single lady who's planning to visit her 'boyfriend' who had also gone to visit her while she was in US, from Canada... she doesn't have to state in clear terms to anybody to know who the guy is. Thank you.
I have to disagree with you on that, i picked on your post because of the section where you suggested referring to a boyfriend as fiancé.
There is nothing wrong in stated clearly that she is visiting her friend whether male or female, it makes things easier for future application and for her own immigration profile as well.
geotherm: @Jayfierce, rather than pick out people's wrong in every answer make your own suggestions, especially when the person took out dedicated time to answer the question. People come to this forum seeking for answer's they get answers from different sources it is left for them to filter and apply the ones they choose. Don't always be on the attacking side or could it be from the name you chose. Just my advise. I have followed your reaction whenever Awelekiti answers question, it looks like you have other problems with him. Please deal with the problem outside the forum. THanks for understanding.
You are doing exactly what you just accused Jayfierce of doing.
In a public forum like this we have to endeavour to say things as its and not to encourage people to misrepresent facts
awelekiti: Ok tnx. But don't you think just a friend in the letter would suffice? I felt due to her status, stating that could help her application further. Cheers
Lying in your application will always come back to hunt you no matter how long it takes.
We shouldn't be shortsighted when dealing with immigration issues, her tie to Nigeria is the most important thing than whoever is inviting her.
ubergold: Bruh! Your negativity is higher than mountain everest. What if he gets there, the lady over there makes getting a job easy and eventually get married and start a family. Won't that be worth the effort? Op go ahead and do your findings
awelekiti: Great! In addition to the aforementioned, please you'll need something to show for the exhibition, even if it's a registration form you filled or an identification tag for the exhibition...just to justify your extended stay in US. This is very important. Sorry for asking all these questions but I think it could brighten your chance. As a single lady who intends to visit a friend a strong tie to your home country is key. In your letter to the embassy, you may refer to your friend as fiancé, instead of friend...That's just a hint. Aside from the salary you earn,do you own a property or land document to show, in order to boost your ties to your country? The fat statement you talked about, was it opened in your name or in that of your company's? Is the account steadily run or you just dumped a lump sum in-there? These are very important. You'll need to show proofs of transactions that had taken place in the account as you said you're doing business with it. To visit a friend in canada as a single lady isn't a bad idea but you must be able to satisfy the VO that you'd come back after your visit. After all there are people who regularly go for tourism with nobody inviting them and they always get their visa. You may need to ask your friend to visit the cic website for the requirements he'll need to send to you to buttress your application at home. You need to bombard these people with as much relevant documents as possible, to boost your ties and chances.
That is just wrong and will not help her application
ucheokpara100: their are some hard truth i'm trying to tell u guys but each time i type them they alwys delete them i dont understand. we have 2 types of migrating to another country one is considered legal migration another is considered illegal, for you to migrate legally u need to qualify if you qualify it will cost you within N20,000 if you dont i dont know what to say again
Keep discussion open here and not harvesting contact details for private chat.
There is no point trying to entertain questions about migrating to SA illegally because I will remove such question and answers when I sees it.
kakunze: Under Nig Company law, a business registered as a business name is not chargeable to pay tax only the promoters of the registered business name pays personal income tax through payee by direct assessment usually to the state where the business is e.g. LIRS. Only a limited liability company pays company's tax to FIRS. In this instance, the copy of the e-TCC electronic tax clearance card suffices
I don't think I understood that but thanks for the explanation
Kukuful1014: Justwise I went back to read again and this time around I saw a situation related to mine, which u asked the person to add tax certificate, business registration papers, business bank account etc. and consent letter from partner. In my case my profit is paid into my salary account every month and since it's not a limited liability the business itself doesn't pay tax but we the partners do which is deducted from my profit before its paid into my account.
Can I just add the business registration certificate with my name on it, something like a payslip that shows my profit after tax paid into my account, consent letter from my partner stating my leave without adding the business account since I don't need business funds for my travel
How do you pay personal tax but not business tax?
If you don't add business account and no tax certificate how then will you support the source of your business income?
My sister wants to visit UK with her 3 kids this Christmas . My questions please:
1) I have a 3 bed house where I live with hubby and 1 child can they state they will be staying at my place on the application . I have a spare room. OR is it best to do a hotel reservation?
2) do I have to send them an invitation letter, or should I just write a letter confirming the visit and that they will leave at the end of their stay?
3) this is the tricky one. She is married , have a 6 month baby , and 2 x 6 year olds . So she currently doesn't work (looking after children) . The hubby has a business which is doing very well and will be fully sponsoring the trip. Will the fact that she doesn't work affect her application ?
4) the hubby is fully sponsoring the trip but won't be travelling with them, will this hurt the application?
5) she doesn't have landed properties in her name, all in her husband's name. Will this count against her if she doesn't supply ties to Nigeria?
6) does she need to include land certificates in husbands name eventhough he isn't travelling with them?
7) my sister is registered as a co director of the company , is it ok to get a letter from the company stating her position and highlighting that she is currently on maternity leave to be returning at a specific date ?
here are the list of docs we have gathered , can you please advice if something need adding or removing;
- Cover letter confirming purpose of visit/personal statement - Passports (mummy & children) - Passport photos (mummy & children) - Marriage Certificate - Children Birth certificates - Letters from children school - Utility Bill - Personal bank statement - Christmas Tour booking in UK - Family pictures (few) - Company recommendation for Applicant stating position in the business and maternity leave (maternity pay?) and date of return to work
Sponsor (husband) - Copy of passport - Sponsorship letter - Consent letter to travel with kids - Personal bank statement to prove funds - Company CAC - Corporate tax registration Certificate with Tax Identification number
Relative in UK - Letter of invitation ?? Not sure what to call it - Utility Bill - copy of British passport
1. 3 bedrooms will do since they are only visiting and not living their permanently.
2. A letter confirming the visit and that they will leave at the end of their stay is as good as invitation letter
3. As long as the hubby can comfortably sponsor the trip with documents to support his source of income then she will be fine.
4. No that will not hurt her application.
5. Her family is part of her tie to Nigeria and if her hubby is doing well then it helps her case as well.
6. Yes she can do that.
7. Yes that is perfectly ok.
8. The list is good i can't think of anything to add to it.
kokoboy4life: Once again i appreciate your response I will like you to tell me what to do because am confused and i have 1.1 million in my account and not yet married.
I should tell you what you need to do?
Ok, if i were in your position earning 45k a month which is about £100 i will never dream of taking a holiday trip to a place like the UK.
1.45K month is less than cost of visa application
2. To afford a ticket to the UK you need to save all your salaires for at least 4months.
3. You need at least another 3months savings of your salary to accommodate yourself in the UK for a week
4. You are single earning 45k a month that means you don't have a strong tie to Nigeria.
5. Your 1.1 million is about £2700 (£1-N392) and you probably saved all your salaries for a year to be able to have that.
6. The total cost of your trip to the UK will eat-up at least half of that 1.1million
So tell me..what is the point of wasting all that money only to visit the UK for a few days then back to Nigeria to start over again?
RetroBoy: My initial post was a mistake; visa expires Nov 30, not 7th. I just need clarification that staying on till the date of exam(Dec 7) won't raise later issues despite it being their fault. thanks justwise for your patience replying my posts
Ok but still not a big deal to overstay for one week for a good reason.
RetroBoy: Thank you. If I travel and write the exam, I would have overstayed my visa. (Exam is Dec 7th, visa expires Nov 7th). Won't this cause issues in the future? (when applying for another visa)?
That is a serious mistake by them, so if you don't travel before Wednesday the visa will expire even before you leave Nigeria?
I don't see that as a problem since you have contacted them and they haven't replied yet.
I wouldn't apply for another visa definitely if I were in your position
Please see below documents I intend submitting after filled application;
1. Cover letter stating reasons for incomplete undergraduate degree attached with 2 reference letters from the previous University. 2. CAS. 3. Financial statement with completion of more than 28 days. 4. Cover letter explaining transactions i.e the refund from previous institution and credit deposit (borrowed money from my friend). 5. Original certificate received from previous University as stated on the CAS. 6. Meanwhile,it's been stated on the Cas "We have assessed this student's English language ability and confirm that it is equivalent to CEFR Level B2 or higher in each of the four components of language learning. No documents are required to be submitted as evidence of this"(do you think I still need to submit any document in relation to this) 7.Printout evidence of TB exemption. 8.International Passport
Your list is good, can't think of any thing missing there.
RetroBoy: . Good evening house. I applied for a Standard Visitor visa last month for an exam in the UK. The visa was issued last week but it was a 5 week visa ,expiring before my exam (despite the fact that I noted in the application I was going to travel on the 8th Nov and spend 5 weeks in the UK). Apparently the 5 weeks was counted from date of issue and not intended travel. I have called and emailed UKVI but I keep getting standard "we are working on your case response". I have a deadline, and I want to know if I can apply for a new visa while still having a current visa(that does not cover my period of stay). Cc: justwise, FrontPageLawyer and other gurus in the house
This is not your fault and you have informed them about it, feel free to travel and complete your exams without applying for another visa.
abakilikiboy: Thanks Benz101 We actually divorced before getting my permanent residence. This is the breakdown : -We divorced in September 2015. - I applied for my permanent residence October 2015 -Granted in April 2016. Am not going to do their application until after my British citizenship which is due in April 2017. The earliest I can do their application is around July or August 2017. I just want to cease the opportunity in January 2017 to do my registry since I will be in Nigeria for holiday and to start putting the all necessary documents together before then.
You may have to reconsider that, if you applied for naturalisation by April you will get the result by July or August then citizenship ceremony date will be a month after that(Depending on your city council ) After the ceremony you will then apply for British passport using the citizenship certificate given to your during the ceremony. British passport application takes average of 3months though mine took less because i was able to get a closer date for the interview but others waited for 3 months before they got the passport.
kokoboy4life: Thanks for the response let me give you little insight on what I got I have up to a million in my saving account and my salary income is 45k, with my virgin passport is there any chance for me.
Kukuful1014: Pls everyone I need help, if I want to use my partnership business as other source of income and as tie to my home country NOT FOR SPONSORING MY TRIP, what documents do I need to add with regards to my partnership business. 1. Pay slips from my partnership business and the registered business certificate with my name on it as part owner
2. Pay slips from my partnership business alone
And how how do I make the Eco knw that the partnership business is solely for other income and tie to my country and not using it to sponsor my trip.
I have another job and I intend using my salary account for that job to sponsor my trip. Note that my income from my partnership business also passes through that this same account
People please let's make an effort to read this thread before asking questions, the question you asked above has been discussed recently here.
kokoboy4life: Hello room have learnt a lot from this thread and it's very educative but I have some questions that need urgent answers as a salary worker and I want to get visiting visa to the U.K. I need advice on documents I will need for the processing of the VISA.
You can't ask such question if you have ever read this thread. We can't keep repeating the same thing again and again here.
Travel › Re: General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part 10 by justwise(mod): 10:23pm On Nov 07, 2016
here are the list of docs we have gathered , can you please advice if something need adding or removing;