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Solatium:
Can you imagine what the volume of their data base will be if they had to keep the record of everyone who were refused visa by the over 160 countries of the world? Somethings does not require rocket science yo solve..but let's not bicker over this

We have to because you are naively misleading people here. British embassy keeps record of every applicant refused or issued a visa. You don't encourage people to lie because you think that the embassy doesn't keep record. That is very wrong and not allowed here.

kakunze:
Hi justwise, I checked my email, am yet to get your reply, please respond

Check your junk email because i did reply your email and you can as well ask the question here.

Solatium:
No of course, since there is no stamp on her passport and am cork sure data are not exchanged between the two countries for visa refusal, except in a situation where an asylum had been claimed fraudulently somewhere or a case of serious crime lime terrorism.

You shouldn't say you are sure of what you are not actually sure about.

Its really bad idea to encourage somebody to lie on visa application.

@sureb0y

Please put your posts on quote especially the long ones or feel free to start a new thread and tell your story.

Thank you.

yolemum:
Hi peeps..my hubby just got his passport back today with his 2years visa in it..I want to specially thank every one for their inputs especially justwise,frontpagelawyer,vicjustice and everyone that responded when I asked my questions. God bless so much...one love guys

Congratulations! Safe journey.

damidamsel:
Hello house....greetings to you all....I would like to seek help with regards to my family's plan on applying for a uk visit visa by November to travel in December . Our case goes thus:

I have a valid USA visit visa, previously stayed in the us for 4years on student visa, just got back from the US about 3months ago. I have been to Canada twice (all evident in my passport) My hubby has not travelled out before. He is just planning on visiting SA. He had been denied usa visit visa on previous passport. Our infant is a US citizen. I have not worked this year as I lost my job last Dec due to downsizing. I was earning 420k gross. Could not get back to work as I was pregnant. Would most likely be starting a job in Oct. I have mybiz registered since Dec '15 but no income yet as I had not done anything due to birthing. Hubby currently earns 200k net and our acct is abt 2.7m. We plan on spending a week in Dec just for hols as we plan to be back in time for my family's visit ( my mum and sisters who are us citizens are visiting naija). I elaborated this as I have the ffg questions:
1) Is there a chance of my travel history and baby's US citizenship being a positive thing in getting our visa
2) Can we apply with hubby solely as sponsor and I as housewife ( or 1months salary if all goes well and i start a job in Oct), is his income & bank balance solid enough
2b) Would hubby's travel history and previous usa visa denial be a deterrent ?
3) I have an uncle who is a British citizen, does he need to send us an invitation letter?
4) Our budget is £2000, would this suffice for 1week with possible stay in hotel if we go non-invitation route
5) I am confused, do we include our baby on the application since she doesn't need the visa ( Neither hubby nor I have ever applied for uk visa so we do not know the format)

Sorry if some of my questions sound silly, it's 'novice syndrome' and sorry abt d million and one questions. Thanks in anticipation.

1. Yes its an added advantage.

2. Nothing wrong with that but at his current salary, exchange rate and cost of flight ticket during xmas period £2000 may not be enough.

2b. Not really as long as he is honest about it.

3. Yes if you will be staying with him.

4. No it will not.

5. Yes you have to because she will add to the budget.

thezionite:
thanks @Justwise

Another thought: what if i travel with the old passport and old visa since they are both still valid( until the visa expires) and then going forward i can apply for a new visa with my new name on the new passport and cancel the old passport. Dunno if this makes any sense

That is exactly what i meant when i said its a sensible thing to do.

chilez:
The Durfermline FC although I live in Glasgow

Ok. There are a lot of opportunities in Amazon if you can crack it. Yes some of the work is intensive but holiday hour allocations for blue badge holders are good especially after one year.

TrumpsWall:
Thanks mate

Decided to go for Admin Review. I no wan dash them money again I beg . It sucks when you think HO actually has an updated record and brings out another.

Do you know if they stick within the 28 days?

A lot of times yes and even less than that.

Lajoie33:
Congrats to all new mamas! Just checking in. Please I have a question: since my son is a citizen, is he entitled to any aid like Medicaid or CHIP? The bills are running HIGH. Just MRI is $5k and this does not include the anesthesia he was given for the procedure or radiologist bill. And that's just 1 of the many tests and procedures he's been through. I'm talking setting up payment plan and the hospital staff are advising I get him a Medicaid no. Using his social security, because they forsee bills running really high...
Abeg everyone help me before I make a wrong decision. I'm so distressed right now.

Avoid that by all means. It's not fair on American tax payers who have to pay for their own childbirth and still pay into the system.

thezionite:
Hello all,

@justwise

I am a male and did a legal change of name (change of Surname) a few years back but just concluded the change of name on my passport last week. My UK visa on my other passport is still valid, can i still travel with both passports and just show my change of name documents at the airport or do i have to transfer the visa to the new passport since the name on the Visa is my old name.

That is perfectly sensible thing to do

chilez:
Good option but I worked in Amazon during my long vacayion cuz of January entry. Its a cool paying job. Part-time is hardly available but if you can enquire in ur area no p. Still work there till today. Although my second trimester starts in 2 weeks so I wud resign from the fulltime Amazon work to face my studies.

You are right about par time being difficult to get but it depends on your agency, a friend was able to switch to part time before new semester starts.

Which of the FCs do you work in? Swansea?

Solatium:
Nothing to worry about, US has always been fair to applicants by not putting any stamp on their passport,you do not need to declare to the UK high commission, except is a serious offence like terrorism or deportation,aside from that you are good to go

Really? So what will be the answer when he is asked if he has been refused a visa to any country before?

Lightme:
Congrats Portsmouth, God bless and keep your little one

As I promised to come back here to share the good news.
Yessssss! The Lord has done it again. My hubby just received an email that UKVI has withdrawn the refusal decision. What a relief this is.
Thank you Lexusg for the courage you gave me to do the appeal myself. Justwise thanks so much.

For the benefit of those who has appeal or hearing, make sure you cover every ground, add loads of evidence of contacts between you, especially if refusal is about genuine subsisting relationship, I referenced caselaws of Elham Goudey, Bk turkey in our grounds of appeal, though someone said I m not allowed to use legal terms, but I used them anyway. I also included copy of IDI that Eco should have followed which he failed to assess.

Hope this helps

@euka91 has ur wife submitted her passport to TLS?
Another waiting game.....

Congratulations! Really happy for you

kelval:
@sobastical, @mantleguy, @travellerhub please guys, kindly help me with advise here.. you know, am somehow confused here.. i just want wa relocate and i have like this budget (800k).. am so much interested in good europe countries like finland and switzerland.. i dont know if there could be anyone to help me with the reclocation and also am interested in kuwait but i dont know if theres anyone that can help me with that.. and then dubai,u.s.a if i can get the necessary help too.. people cant be easily trusted you know.. so i need someone to really help me here.

I hope your desperation will not end in tears , you are exposing yourself to visa scammers here and there are a lot of them.

I have been reading all your posts asking people to help you get visa even when all the info you need to do it yourself is in the same thread or a search away.

The only way you will stop this aimless running around is when the little money you have is taken away from you by visa agents

Kathouse:
Hello house

I got denied US visa last year and now want to apply for UK visa. as there isn't any stamp on my passport when the denial was issued , do I have to declare it please.

Just don't want it to cause any issues for me.

Thank you for your advice .

Withholding that information will not help your application now or in the future

kakunze:
Hi justwise, I've tried to contact you severally all to no avail, I sent you a PM but till now no response from you. Kindly respond. I await your response. Tnks

I replied your message two days ago

TrumpsWall:
I do know this but my dilemma is if to re-apply or go for Admin review as there was no mention of my appeal in the refusal.

@Justwise .. Admin Review or Re-apply . Many thanks


Previously on Tier 2, Application was for FLR due to medical reasons but was refused which I appealed.

Only you can make that decision because you know the full details of the case. Which ever one you go for you have to be absolutely sure that the ECO made a mistake else it's going to be the same outcome.

TrumpsWall:
Thanks for your quick response

Well, I had an appeal which I withdrew and left the country within 10 days to make a new application. How there records weren't updated, I have no idea. Should I still go for Admin Review?

Anyone with Admin review experience will be much appreciated

Were you still holding a valid visa while the waiting for the appeal? Or you appealed after your visa has expired?

TrumpsWall:
Hello all,

Kudos to everyone of this forum as it's been really helpful. I have been a guest all along but decided to join today and seek opinions.

I was refused a tier 4 which is down to the ECO's mistake. He said I overstayed which is completely false. My dilemma is should I reapply or put in an Admin Review.
I know they say it takes 28 calendar days but could also be longer and my fear is not to be able to meet up with the latest start date. Has anyone gone through an Admin Review before?

Did you leave the UK before your visa expires? If yes and you can prove it then go for AR immediately.

Attach your return ticket they can easily contact the airline to verify that. Entry stamp at any Nigerian airport may not be taken seriously.

Justyce:
how much do you think single rooms can cost? and could I be asked to pay for any form of agents fee?

A single bedroom will cost you £280-£300 up + bills inclusive depending on the condition and area of in Luton. LU1 and LU2 are student areas.

If you rent through letting agencies you will be charged agency fees but directly from the landlord no agency fees

Justyce:
private

Only if you have somebody to view it for you before making deposit else hold your money.

Justyce:
Thanks for that piece... thoug yet to sort out accommodation issue... hope to get it done before flying.

Uni accommodation or private renting?

Justyce:
Yes I am

Ok, it's an affordable city for students and there are a healthy amount of Nigerians there

Justyce:
A special thanks to all the gurus in this house who in one way or the other provided advice when it was and wasn't needed... God bless you all because your helps have really yielded friut... FINALLY GOTTEN MY VISA... I wish everyother person that is expecting his or hers positive outcome... Bedfordshire Loading.

Congratulations!

I guess you are heading to Bedfordshire university?

segee77:
You should note that because this application for entry clearance has been refused under paragraph 320 (7a)of the immigration rules, any future application may also be refused under paragraph 320 (7b) of the immigration rules, (subject to the requirements set out in paragraph 320 (7c).
A refusal under paragraph 320 (7b) of the immigration rules attracts an automatic refusal period of up to 10 years. The period starts from the date of the previous events in which the deception or submission of falsified documents or information was employed.
I have therefore refused your application because I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that you meet all of the requirements of relevant paragraph of United Kingdom immigration rules.
Your right of appeal is limited to the grounds referred to in section 84(1)(c)of the nationality, immigration and asylum act 2002(www.lehislation.hov.uk).

That is 10yrs ban.

segee77:
Thank oga just wise, I used forged statement of account but all other documents are okay, I wasn't ban but give a last warning but now I have 1.4m in my account now, I just want to know if I can give it a try now. Thanks

You need to read the wording of that refusal carefully and the immigration paragraph under which you were refused because the British embassy will not state categorically that you have been banned. You hardly see 'banned' written anywhere in your refusal letter, very rare but the wording and the immigration rule paragraph will be used.

mcluy:
Well.. the same amount but the difference is that my new job offered me an apartment (consequently my monthly expenses reduced) and they pay via cheques.

You really have to address the reason for the initial refusal since you are still earning the same amount as before.

You also need to calculate how much the 4days trip will cost you considering the crazy exchange rate. Use oanada exchange rate for you conversion

segee77:
I was refused visa January 2012, based on error in my statement of account but I want to apply now again with valid statement of account I was not ban then, I try and send the refusal letter. Please oga just wise I want to hear from you. Thanks

What error was that?

Obama: Dude stop following me around

Putin: sorry but please can you lift the sanction?

Travellerhub:
Well... I'm new to naira land nd I really don't know how to check my E-mail in here

Please stop diverting open discussion like this to private, you have done it before in another thread and this should be the last.

mcluy:
Hello Justwise and co.. my last two visa applications were denied late last year and February this year on account of the source of my income being questionable. I resigned from my workplace afterwards and got a new job in March and I earn 150k monthly- my monthly expenses is 20k. I plan to re-apply cos I need to write an exam(wanna stay for 4 days). I will like to know if I can re-apply now or I need to still chill. Thanks for the anticipated response.

How much were you earning in your previous job when you made the first application?