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ajetunde:
Hi Justwise and other gurus here,
I need your advise,
When I applied for a study visit to the UK, I used the instructions on the below link as a guide for supporting documents, and I tried my best to be as detailed as possible, I was refused at the end. This is my second refusal, the first one was in February, a business visit in the Uk for the company I was working for back then.
https://www.gov.uk/study-visit-visa/documents-you-must-provide and https://www.gov.uk/general-visit-visa/documents-you-must-provide
I provided three personal bank accounts which I've been running for over three years (NGN, USD and EUR). I produced print outs from my Google Adsense publisher account which reflects all my publisher earnings to match the deposits made in my bank account - a balance of 10,945 Euros. I also provided my employment status, I recently joined Vserv and my monthly salary is 3,400 USD excluding reimbursements. I also presented my NGN account with a total of 336,215 NGN which is where majority of my account activities takes place. I also provided proof that before I joined Vserv, I was working with Ad Dynamo since January 15, 2013 and I was earning 250,000 NGN, excluding sales commission.
I thought with this, I've been able to prove that I have more than enough to support a one week trip and that I have reasons to come back to my country. I do not intend to stay an extra working day as I'm currently employed. My reasons for applying for the "Digital marketing and social media" executive program at LSBF (London School of Business and Finance) was because I needed to add more knowledge to my experience and the course was just perfect for my career. I do not intend to stay in the UK.
I remember noting that it was mentioned on the document guideline that - you shouldn’t pay for accommodation or travel until you get your visa. I had booked for 7 nights at Hotel Meridiana, Camden, London via booking.com and I was emailed that "Thanks, Tunde! Your reservation is now confirmed". Before I registered, I was not told that I will be charged for the booking bearing in mind that the instruction says that I shouldn't pay for accommodation until I get my visa. it was after I submitted my documents I noticed that booking.com tried to charge my account and since my card is tied to my GT Bank current account, it wasn't automatically approved. I had planned to get my visa before re-authorizing that transaction but in the end, it was one of the reasons I got denied.
Please advise on the best course of action for me to take.
I've emailed LSBF my visa application progress that there may be a need to defer my admission to the next intake so on Friday, 7th of November 2014, my admission has been deferred to March 2015. I would still love to go for the course in March but I just don't want another refusal strike

1. If want to reapply next time make your reservation directly through the hotel website and not through 3rd party like booking.com

2. Can you provide paper evidence to support source of those money in your accounts?

@OP

You probably will be receiving PMs from people offering to help you with accommodation and stuff....this is my opinion...be very careful. It will be safer to visit any of those cities on your own without connecting anybody from nairaland.

It's good to get info about business opportunities, accommodation and life in general but be careful dealing with anybody here who 'volunteered' to help.

Good luck.

kingsilly:
So on point justwise...I'm paying around 350pcm in Pompey..

Which area of Pompey?

Mohthayho:
@Justwise and to the gurus in d house

Pls I dont know if this is the right trend to place this questions but I just need some answers.

Pls I want to know how I can get my stay in the UK after giving birth in the UK and having someone who already has a stay to claim my child. Is there a tendency that my child will be giving a stay since this person is already a citizen and if there is a tendency how do I get my own stay as the child's mother can I use my child to apply for my stay if my child gets his stay and if I can how long will it take me to get my stay if I use my child.

Thanks.

It's posible but a lot can go wrong, to start with...are you married and preg before you came to the UK?

monchouchou:
Ok then. that's good.

Welcome back from your 2weeks long holiday

Saved2Serve:
Justwise you hv said the hard truth. seems these kind of letter will soon become much for the embassy. they will brand it anoda ploy invented by nigerians. this trend would als jeopardize the chances of up n coming mums..lol. lets keep it real n really truthful n sincere...

I hope that doesn't happen, genuine people need it.

mamacajah:
Praise the Lord with me and welcome my lovely daughter to our world. She arrived by 1.35am Georgia time by normal delivery. Mom and baby doing great.

Congratulation!!!

ifax:
I hope they do ASAP! The misuse is just too much

I really hope not because innocent people will be affected.

meine:
With The level of abuse going on they may soon stop replying those letters. People know that the right thing to do for birthing is to fill medical and go to the embassy but everyone prefers the shortcut.

That method can only be used by people who got their visas before falling pregnant then decided to use it for child birth and not for somebody who is pregnant at the time of visa application and decided to withhold the info, that is misrepresentation

meine:
People forget that the embassy may also be reading this thread.

Of course they do. How do they know about nairaland/travel section to the point of starting two threads here? Its good to do the right thing.

Airpure:
Thats what i would do if in her shoes. all she has to say at POE is at the time she applied 4 d Visa she hadn't made up her mind on where to have the baby. her chances with drop box r better with vacation which is more straightforward than Childbirth that might require her be invited to the Embassy.

My question to you is this: If she can afford to give birth in US and have the money why lie about it?

malory84:
@Feddy24. Sorry if I sounded rude. But what I said is just the hard truth, just that it didn't appear polite. over and over it has been said that people should try and read.
Anyway, let me give my opinion. There's actually nowhere you can state child birth, u can only click on medical. which is equally under b1/b2. if you already have a doctors correspondence, you use the hospital as your address, unless you already have a place to stay. if they read through and they want more info, they can invite you for interview which I highly doubt. 2ndly, u can just say vacation, send them a letter afterwards stating change of plans. It all boils down to which one your comfortable with.

A time will come when US embassy will not take such excuse anymore if people blatantly keep misusing it.

Airpure:
My dear i dont think u should state childbirth since u cant submit any supporting document. Try n avoid a situation where u will be invited to d embassy to give details. if i were u i will fill vacation. 1 month letter send ur notice of change of plans explaining that u just made up ur mind. when u get to d US n u asked just state that u were undecided at d time.

I don't think that is helpful. What will she do at the POE if they asked her for those supporting documents?

xtrix:
This been my major concern for sometime and nysc pays something around 20k a month with a local govt, do u think i'm good wit that to apply bcucz it too little for an adult to earn.. i was thinking, i should say i handle some of my dad's property n get a letter authorising me to do so. i'm confused

Going on holiday to expensive place like the UK is what you do when you can afford it comfortably. 20k is nothing close even if you saved for 10yrs

DSSHQ:
Hello house.Pls is there anyone coming to the University of Portsmouth in January? Or anyone currently studying there? I'm coming in for a postgraduate degree (MSc Mechanical engineering).I just need advice on accommodation and other things. How much will I have to pay for accommodation(private) for six months?

Contact your international office for list of private landlords, they are registered with Portsmouth university and safer.

Portsmouth is a bit expensive because its more of proper English city and not overly populated by Asians or Africans. Monthly rent for double bedroom will be from £300 up depending on the area and the condition of the house/room

xtrix:
hello house i need your help Big time
i have been denied visa(refusal of entry clearance) 3 times by the UK which are:
First Reason(2009) - Insufficient Fund (Uncle was my sponsor for Student VISA)

Second Reason(2011) - (Source Of Income nt Disclosed)(Tourist Visa)

Third Time(2012) - My Bank statement not found in the application although i included it in my application and my sister in Nigeria was my sole sponsor and her account had like N3million in it not dumped fund, she explained her whole source of fund that she handles fathers property(Tourist Visa)

I never wanted to use my father as my sponsor because his source of fund can't really be explained, gets money from business( his biz not registered), land, property, family, military benefit, friends and his account is never stable. Today he might have 10million and in 2 weeks time its N500,000 so the money keeps going in and out without a concrete reason dat was why i decided to use my sister.

Now i visited other country(dubai) about last year and now i just feel that pressure to apply to UK, I'm not going there to stay because i just finished school and need to do my nysc , although by next yr september I'm going in for my masters in uk but i just want to apply during january 2015 for tourist visa. My passport don expire sef but imma renew it tho

DOCUMENT I WILL USE TO APPLY

1.My landed property(as a tie to Nigeria although C of O going be ready by Next year February or March, I'm Using these because i want to show a tie to my country)

2.My Bank Statement(Present Balance is N578,000) ( Total Inflow&Outflow for this year is going to be like N4million because when dad was on sick bed he paid in a cheque into my account and i was withdrawing for him and with these new cbn rule for N150,000 u can't withdraw above he draws the cheque in my name and i withdraw for him)

3.My Letter from Past school and NYSC(if thats going be possible)(As a Tie To Nigeria)

4.Hotel Reservation

5.My Passport

6.My Shares Certificate Worth N1.5Million

7.Letter From My Dad Of His Consent Of Me travelling

Then i guess i need to explain the source of fund coming in and out of my account to the Consulate officer.

Please help me out, my friend i spoke to yesterday said he got denied a total of 5 or 6 times before they granted him, This my fourth time and i feel tired, he directed me to an agent, he demanded for 70k. I used agent for the second and third application and it yielded futile results

My big question is that since i got no job, how can i explain the money in the account. the 578k is my personal fund i got from dad as a gift for grad n all. I don't want a refusal again. Should i write, i maintain some dad personal properties or dad gave me money and i get a letter from him.

That will be a big problem for you because without any source of income as an adult getting a visiting visa is close to zero.

Biobobs:
Hello,i intend submitting an application 4 a uk tourist visa next week n i hv some grey areas i need help on;
1) I hv an aunt in d uk,i intend staying wt her during d period.she has duly sent an invitation letter saying she wld b responsible 4 feeding n accommodation. Do i still go ahead n book an hotel?? She also sent her utility bill n copy of her british passport buh i can't get access to any tenancy agreement or her bank statement.
2)i hv like 2 diff lump sum of 200k from my bro n gf in my acc wc i rily can't explain. Final balance is 850k n monthly income is abt 120k.do i still go ahead n apply??

1. She need to include tenancy or mortgage paper as proof of accommodation.

2.you need to explain here the lump sum came from.

mizfummy:
Hello justwise and all the guru in the house, I lost my last username to the last nairaland issue....been reading as a guest since then. I'll try to make this short, I was refused 2012 and I plan to reapply this Dec...same visiting. My questions....can I be invited by a friend?we just saw ourselves again after abt 9yrs.... I just started a new place of employment....3rd mnt now, they dnt mindgiving me a reference.... hope it is safe if salary only reflects for 3mnts? I still earn my commission from my former place of work...monthly and varies BTW 150k and 250k....let me not forget to add that I earn 100k in my present place.
Pls enlighten me on what my chances are to avoid another refusal. I am single too and landed property in my name.
Kindly help me state what I may need to present.
Thanks and I would love to add that @justwise.... you have been doing a great job....I have known you here since 2012....pls dnt give up on us.

1. Yes a friend can invite you.

2. Why not present both place of work since you still earn money from both?

3 Combination of both source of incomes will help if supported with documents.

deenchanted:
He told me. He never insulted you. He was only upset with the other mate. You acted so harsh. Your negative attitude could drive lots of people away from your thread someday.

My boyfriend is a good man and great motivator. He's not feeling so well these days. Please forgive him. He's just a man like you.

Spend time with your bf and teach him manners and honesty because he lacks both.

Malakh:
I appreciate that, I'll let her know, I can't really invite because of my status, I have friends though, I was thinking that she could say she is going to the States for holidays and pay for an hotel while she is here with the receipt showing she paid for an hotel to stay during the holidays

Yea sure nothing wrong with that as long as she can afford it and still survive in the UK after her visit.

Malakh:
last month

Ok, she needs a letter from her uni, her bank statement and student ID then an IV from you.

The rest will depend on her interview.

You can also ask the VO here https://www.nairaland.com/1792662/u.s-non-immigrant-visas-listening

Beehorn:
Hello nairalanders. I am in need of matured piece of advice. My cousin is currently 19 yrz old and she had dated 4 guys. She is single and searching. All her exes ran away from her. The reason why they left her is because she refused to give up her virginity. Should she start having sex so has to please them? N.B: SHE IS A SECONDARY VIRGIN.

deenchanted:
@Moderator, you banned my friend? What did he do to you?

Don't you think that your bf should tell you that? Because he knew why he was banned and the reason was given.