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erictack203:
@BossLadymo1.

You can re-register with another name and email, we can't cope without you.

Cheers!!!

19. Don't create a new account when banned for breaking a rule. If you do, make sure we don't find out.

ferdimako:
From Bossladymo1 to all especially those expecting her responses:

"I have been banned till 2025 for spamming. All I did was put up a post about a 'coup' that happened on a foodies group I belong to on Facebook. So I will not be able to reply any questions directed to me. Cheers!"

Have she tried posting here? Ban by mods only affect that section only and not the whole nairaland only if she was given global ban by the administration

mthree:
Hi Justwise and co, I would really appreciate some help on the following issue:

I’ll be traveling to the UK in September to start a 1yr MSc program; I would like my wife and 2 kids to visit me for about 10 days during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
We’ve budgeted about 1.1 Mill for the trip:
Travel costs for 1 adult+ 2kids: 580,000
Accommodation: 350,000
Feeding and shopping: 200,000

My wife will make the application for the UK visitor’s visa in October, for herself and the 2 kids:
Her circumstances are as follows:

She has been working with a national NGO for about 5yrs.
She has a valid 2yr US visa
Salary after tax: 300K
Salary account will have a balance by October of: 2.3 mill
Savings account (in her name): about 1Mill (the account was opened about a yr ago and since then there has been no significant inflow or outflow)
Her salary account doesn’t have much outflow as per expenditure as I’m responsible for monthly expenses (When I Leave for the UK in September she will start having regular monthly expenditure).
My circumstance:
I am starting an MSc in the UK in September, after I resume I will be inviting my wife and kids to the UK.
I have paid my school tuition in full and I have a tier 4 visa.
Presently I am working but I will resign in early August.
My salary account has a balance of 6.85 mill (which includes my maintenance funds while in the UK, since I’m not going to be in London it comes to about 820x12months=9840GBP roughly about 3mill naira).
This means I have a balance of about 3.8mill after deducting my living expense.

Please consider the following options:

Option A:
I transfer the cost for the trip (1.1Mill) into her account and she will explain while applying for the visa on the blank space for ‘any other information to be considered as part of the application’ where the lump sum is coming from: The explanation would be I am sponsoring the trip as her husband I think this would be acceptable.. I would also be named as the sponsor in the visa application….What do you think? In this case would I need to provide 6 months bank statements, and payslips? Remember that I would have resigned in August and she’d be applying for the visa in October, this means I would be able to give her payslips from April to July I wouldn’t have any slips for August and September…..

Option B
She applies for the visa using both her own statements of account (salary and savings)…. And she indicates she will be responsible for the cost of the trip in the visa application…

Which one do you find most suitable? do you have any other option as to how to go about applying for the visa considering our circumstances I’m open to suggestions..
Thanks!

Your layout plan is good, the combination of A n B will be good

OLANIJA:
Good afternoon all,

Visa Refusal :

I have Indefinite leave to remain and my ex husband is a British citizen .

We had 2 kids together and they were born In Nigeria and they have lived all there life in Nigeria . Aged 8 and 6 respectively .

We applied for a 6 months visiting visa for the kids and they were refused .

We stated in the application that the children will return to Nigeria at the end of a 5 weeks holiday and that in the near future we have the intention of bringing them permanently to the UK.

The application was refused and We are not given any right of appeal and no administrative review .

The only reason for the refusal is "Due to your aim to also want to settle in the UK , I am not satisfied that you are intending to visit the UK for a short time as stated"
"I am not satisfied that you meet all of the requirement of paragraph 4.2 (a) and (b) and 4.11 of appendix V . "



Ques:

1.What are the kids chances if I reapply straight away to reiterate that the kids will return to Nigeria.

2. Do I have to apply for settlement visa for the kids despite the fact that our intention at this moment is just for the kids to visit for Summer holiday ?

Pls guys , I look fwd to Ur advice on how to go about it .

Why not apply for settlement visa for them since both parents are British?

trustee20:
Congrats. I know there is a rule of no sharing of contacts and advertising of agents on this thread. Then again, the question is, how can one get information on trusted agent, especially from UAE that a member(s) of the thread have done business with successfully. Yes, there is emirates, there is dubaivisa.net, but their requirement are sometimes scaring. Guys just want to come to dubai and hustle and gain some international experience, after gathering some cash, these people (dubaivisa.net) will be requesting for such a lengthy paper works; 6months salary slip stamp, sign and sealed, 6months bank statement,or a deposit $1500, etc. If you are privilege to have all these documents, fine. But if you don't have them and you have the cash that will comfortably take you to dubai, what do you do then? That is why i think that, as it is good to do it yourself(DIY), it also good to get help from some trusted agent(s) that guys have successfully done business with. It is on this ground that I wish to ask @heywhytech1, Once again congrats.
~Paul

We don't encourage or recommend agents here, we have been saying this for 3 yrs now so stop asking for one.

olufunke:
All she did was put up a post on the food section. How is that spamming? Is there anything that can be done about it?

Contact the mod of that section or the supermods

LagosNIV:
Why did your plans change? And how soon after the interview did they change?

These are all things you should consider - when someone goes to a visa interview and is granted a visa for a purpose, that doesn't mean you show up somewhere else with a different purpose. That was not the intent in issuing your visa...

Aside from the fact that it was the wrong time and place to make a joke about staying for as long as you can, there are a LOT of questions surrounding when anyone shows up at POE with a different intent than when they applied for a visa.

Visaofficer ^^ responded to you and you are still asking for experts? He is a visa officer from American embassy in Lagos

iContribute:
Please i am waiting on experts too and people that may have experienced this. Thank you in advance!

ferdimako:
Hey justwise, bossladymo1 said she is barred till 2025. Is it an antispambot thing? Because she said she doesn't know the reason. I thought about PMing u but decided to call ur attention here since u frequent this particular thread. If it is her fault, lemme know here or pm me if there is any need.

Thanks!

She was banned for spamming Food section, got nothing to do with this section.

This scam is as old as 419, seen it years before.

teegirl2810:
Dear Madam,

Following the email sent earlier on the Immigration health surcharge, find attached the withdrawal form. Kindly complete and return back to us.

You must now make your request on line for refunds using www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk After logging into your on line application, please press the Refund button and go through the process; you will receive an acknowledgement to show that your refund request has been received.

Thank you,

I have done as they requested but now I can't access my application and can't even proceed to pay for the ihs....help

If you have withdrawn your application and got your refund then start a fresh application and pay the IHS at the process

NJN:
Glory to God! Got my Visa today.

Applied on 10th July in Abuja, decision was made on 21st (5th working day, considering weekends and public holidays), docs returned to Teleperformance on 22nd and received via courier at my location today, 23rd...

@justwise, SpikeC, vicjustice and all who made contributions to my questions and all who do contribute on this forum, thank you all.

God bless!!!

Congratulations!

chrisviral:
Take it from me, don't Thank him yet.
I suggest you don't call anyone (seems to me like a scam waiting to happen, no offence to the guy that gave you d number) I know someone who had almost same issues, just an alphabet was mis-spelt in his passport and he had to go down all the way to Abuja and was charged 80K, no call person, go collect fake passport.
Find your way to Abuja Immigration office, atleast that's what everyone with pp issues here have done.

My two cent.

Well said!!

profojah:
Thanks boss!.. He has gone to collect it and they have issued his visa.. He was kinda scared to know what that msg meant and I'm also a novice when it comes to UK visa..so I dediced to help him ask

Congratulations

tobi25sanyaolu:
Please, is this excerpt usually a part of the standard email from Sheffield?

.........If anyone contacts you advising that your application is still under consideration or that they can influence the outcome of your application in any way, they cannot - please report any such approach to VisaSheffield@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk.

They started adding that recently because of fraud

Bostin:
@Justwise,I just want to know which option will be best to use between family visit or Tourism for that category.

Neither is good or bad it's all about you meeting the visa requirements.

olorieka:
I just got my business registered last week

That means your business has no operational history, your business is your strongest tie to Nigeria if it has a healthy gross profit

Brandagencies:
I have actually been saving tho, so aside sponsors money is till have 450,000 in my account..which i intended to spend part of it.

On a general sha, i shldnt bother myself.

Issorait.

5 or 10 days in the UK plus ticket cost will eat up all that money....so what do you have left?

Brandagencies:
Please what do u think i can do?

I really want to go

You don't have the money and can't be sponsored...that is the problem you have

Brandagencies:
@justwise

Please i intend to apply for a uk visa soon

I have a solid sponsor account with at least 2million as account balance
I have a job with 97k monthly with a very popular online company
I have other buisnesses, although not on a huge scale
I am a seller on jumia and on konga
I can get introduction letter from my company
i intend to spend just 10 days or even less.

Do you honestly think i have a chance?

Your chances are remotely slim.

rukkiat:
I got my visa thanks to everyone especially @justwise pls always makes used of d additional information is very Important, I submitted @ vi center I got a call dat my passport is ready for pickup visa issued from Sheffield am so happy

Congratulation! Enjoy your trip

Bostin:
Please my good people in the house,how will you advice a current 200 level University student in Nigeria who is also a self employed business person,who has been to the UK in the last 2yrs but willing to apply for a visit visa for upcoming Christmas seasons ,how and easiest ways to be granted Visa. Note: the previous visa was student visa.

There is no easiest or hardest way of getting a visa, meeting the requirements is a starting point then the ECO will make that decision

olorieka:
Justwise your help is need have apply for UK by 2013 with my kids but I was denied because of a lump amount that entered my account and have try apply for France too I was denied but when I apply for UK then I was working but now I own a fashion store and would love to go shop for my store plz I need help on how to go abt my application this time can't give any agent my Cash again .p.s am going alone leaving my kids behinds since is a business trip.thank u inadvance

Is your business registered and you pay tax on your income?

profojah:
Pls house , A cousin of mine went for his Visa at the UK embassy in Lagos 3weeks ago and he got this message below..

Reference: GWF03XXXXXX[i][/i]

Dear XXXXXXX

Your passport and any returned supporting documentation have now arrived back at the TLScontact UK

Visa Application Centre.

Collection in Person

To retrieve your documents, you will need to provide the following:

Your Application Checklist
Original Photographic ID
Copy of Your Photographic ID (e.g Photocopy of biodata page of passport)
It is not possible for a third party to collect the documents on behalf of an applicant, except in the following cases:

A parent collecting for a dependent child.
One member of a family group collecting the passports for the whole family, if applied together.
Government Ministry representatives.
Business Network company representative, approved by the British High Commission and the company’s authorized signatories with a letter of permission and a photograph.
You can check collection times and the centre address on the Visa Centre Information page of the country

website where you applied.

Important: You are advised to make prompt arrangements to collect your documents from the Visa Application

Centre as TLScontact is only able to hold them for 30 days. After this time they will be returned to UK

Visas and Immigration, who will pass them on to the issuing authority.

Return by Courier

If your documents are being sent back to you by courier, it will be dispatched within 24 business hours. You will

receive an additional email from TLScontact to confirm when they have been dispatched. The local

courier service provider may also confirm this with you, depending upon which courier is used in your area.

Kind regards,

TLScontact
UK VIsas & Immigration

Does this mean his visa has been granted or rejected

Nobody can give definite answer to that, let her pick up her passport first.

justi4jesu:
Parts 2 has been created. https://www.nairaland.com/2471964/qatar-uae-general-visa-enquiries#36185331

cc:Justwise

Good job.

Samvicky:
@Justwise
I would like to use this opportunity to appreciate you for your last advise concerning my appeal hearing. We wrote a letter to the tribunal informing them that we are not using our lawyer again that my husband will be my representative, 16days after the hearing day, I got a letter of determination on 26th July, 2015 that I'm allowed meaning that I won the case. My hubby write a letter to the embassy and he attached the determination letter and I wrote them a letter 4 days after. The embassy rang me last week that I will be having an interview tomorrow that I should come with my passport alone.

Gurus, please what does that mean? Will they do another interview for me?

Congratulations! Really happy for you.

There is nothing to worry about, go for the appointment

Phema:
Dey there dey over think and analyse, till you wake up one day and a well packaged wife has been delivered to your doorstep from your village.

honestly u no well

lotzera11:
I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF ADVICE
I HAD TO DROP OUT OF SCHOOL SOME YEARS AGO IN MY FINAL YEAR BECAUSE I HAD AN EXTRA YEAR AND JUST A COURSE
BUT I COULDNT RAISE THE SCHOOL FEES AND EXPENSES
I TRIED GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER I RAISED SOME MONEY BUT IT WAS TOO LATE
I AM 30 NOW AND I INTEND TO CONTINUE MY STUDY IN CANADA
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET MY TRANSCRIPT FROM SCHOOL AND APPLY IN A SCHOOL IN CANADA
COULD THIS BE EASY OR HARD
WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT

11. Don't create distracting posts with: ALL WORDS BOLD / huge font sizes / ALL CAPS / distracting images.

shelly23:
I can hook you up sharpish! Just let me know your specs, enough single and searching ladies in Lagos

By next month you can do introduction and by the end of the year trad and white wedding.

If you're not in Nigeria, they can put your picture on the chair next to your 'wife' at the introduction or infact you can facetime from wherever you are. Thank God for technology

And then we can do nairaland aso ebi, since technically we're part of your extended family

this is a true description of an arranged marriage.

I wouldn't dare try that, its hard enough to cope with somebody you have met lived with let alone somebody you married by proxy, that is another way of mortgaging your life

olokings:
Greetings guys.
While I admire the valuable research n information, I believe it is obligatory and a civic responsibility to pay your taxes to your country(s). As such of u re a dual citizen, u don't have a choice than to pay taxes to both states because you are entitled to d civic benefits of both.
Plus if you are going to a foreign country to work it's illegal for one not to pay tax. As such in as much as letting the poeps know, it's really not so much as a negating factor on whether or not one should embark in d missionary journey on that premise.

because we in naija pay lil or no tax n gets nothing in return from d govt, in developed countries every penny of ur tax money is accounted for in a whole lot of entitlements which we over here are yet to even dream of.

Take for example, a John doe was hit by just a mere okada could stay beside d road n bleed to death n not stand a chance to life, ... that's near impossible over there. ...where med evac functions like breeze. ... if not for anything the life expectancy as a citizen beats ours jare lets face d fact.
So if paying my kido's taxes grants him those opportunity/privileges n more, sure y not!

Peace meehn. ...
Keep feeding us info n best regards to you n y'alls

Couldn't have said it any better.

People chasing foreign passport and good health care about trying desperately to avoid paying into the same system they benefited from.

sayoberry:
Kikikikikiki
Upon all these fine babes Wey dey chase you for nairaland

nobody they chase me oo....

When this thread gets to 400 pages we will lock it and start part 2 and monchouchou or justi4jesu can do that, whoever logs in first can start part 2.