₦airaland Forum

jayseis: Hi everyone, Cc spikesC, Justwise

I have just received email that my visa has been approved and issued (Applied on August 14th and received email on August 25th).

Please, i want to know if someone else can pick up my document for me at the visa center. I applied in Ikeja, but not in Lagos at the moment.

angelTI: Second class citizen in another man's land? Tufiakwa!

vivy1: nice advice thank you, please any corrections more?

vivy1: Please I really need your help, please tell me what I should do to make my mum's invitation a success, This is exactly 12 days we received the reply. Is it a review or reapply that we should go for, please enlighten me on things I should bring to correct all mistakes. My mum has loads of commitments at home and therefore has no intention of staying up to 6 months we are requesting.

I and my husband were inviting my mum who is 68yrs old to visit us for the first time for a period of 6 months. The reason we gave was that our children were missing her a lot and this will afford my children ample time to know her.

My mum is a widow and pensioner. Apart from teachers pension, she also has a regular income from her land property renting, people rent portions of her land for different purposes and pay her monthly, all the payments were shown in her bank statement for a long time till date but no other proof to that was included in the application. She has a total of 700,000 naria in her account but it was filled in as 400,000 naria in the application form. My mum has not traveled out of Nigeria before. We also filled in the form that she will pay for her flight, we did so to show that she is comfortable and has no intention of overstaying.

Below is the reply they gave us
In assessing your individual application, it has not been necessary to interview you but i have taken into account :
The financial and employment information as declared by you on your application form
Your passport and travel history
Your family circumstances
The supporting document you have provided

The decision
The exchange rate used in assessing your application was £1 to 268 naira
In order to be able to make decision on your entry clearance application, I have taken into account your stated circumstances in Nigeria, the reason for your visit and your proposed travel arrangement. You have declared that you are a retired state employer earning state income.
You also stated that you propose to travel alone to visit your son who is EEA national. You have not sort to travel outside Nigeria before. You have not shown that the cost is proportionate to reasons you have given for visiting UK, you have therefore not shown strong family, social and economic ties.

You said your son is funding your visit, while you have provided evidence of your sponsor’s fund, you have not provided evidence of his disposable income or any outgoing financial commitment that he may have. Nor have you provided evidence of your sponsor’s commitment in terms of family or other financial outlay. His bank statement shows that he is in receipt of working tax credit.

impactz: This is hay I hate? He does not go out to preach, you complain. He buys a jet to travel with, you complain. now tell me how to pass this word across to The Whole world??
If Davido and Wizkid are buying Write watches for 8 Million naira (Wrist Watch o). And you compliment them why? You'll say they entertain you. Brotherly even Jesus's Disciple wanted to buy food for feed 5 Thousand men (Women and Children Excluded) Shey who give am money?

Mark 6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and BUY two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

lawal37: Hello guys. Thanks for all the help. I just have 1 question please.
Can I include the day of last debit transactions when calculating the 28 days holding period. ( I made a withdrawal on Monday 11th of August and I want to get a statement on Monday 8th of September). Is this going to be a problem or do I have to wait until Tuesday 12th September to print a statement

Bambamzzzz: @ justwise and spikesC pls what address am i going to fill on the landing card and what are the things i should be prepared for at the POE? please say something my oga"s @ the top

ifegy: Ask here:
https://www.nairaland.com/823855/general-uk-visa-enquiries-part/220

profibadan: @Justwise thanks for all the wonderful works you and others are doing on this forum. Please I need your help. I got this message on Monday: "Your application has been approved and the visa has been issued. We aim to return passports to the VAC within 2 working days. You can check the location of your passport at www.ukvac-ng.com" I waited for the sms from VFS Ikeja to no avail, hence I sent a message to UKVI to know the status of my passport ebcause I intend to visit Ikeja for my passport only to get this message:
"Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status ( and date of birth
) and found that your application has not yet been assessed by an
Entry Clearance Officer (ECO).

Please be aware that a lack of updates on the system is simply part of the
process as there can be a delay (of 2-3) days) due to the many steps and
stages involved.

Your visa application centre or the entry clearance officer (ECO) will
contact you once a decision has been made or, if necessary, during the
consideration of your application. Please contact the VAC for further
instruction.

Though we try our best to complete the visa application process in 15
working days, each application is subject to an individual assessment and
processing times may vary, hence applicants are requested to be patient and
wait for the processing to be completed. You can check how long you'll have
to wait for a decision on your visa application in your country (if you
applied from outside the UK) by entering your details at the following
link: https://www.gov.uk/visa-processing-times. Please note that the actual
processing times may vary depending on a range of factors.

We have service level standards for processing UK visa applications. We
will process 90% of non-settlement applications within 3 weeks, 98% within
6 weeks and 100% within 12 weeks of the application (biometric taken) date;
and 95% of settlement applications within 12 weeks of the biometric taken
date and 100% within 24 weeks of the application (biometric taken) date.
Please note that we define 1 week as 5 working days.

For any further details, or should you need to contact us again please
refer to our website at https://ukvi-international.faq-help.com/, select
appropriate country, click next and then select 'E-Mail form' and complete
as instructed. We will aim to come back to you within 1 day.

Kind regards,


UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry Service"

Am confused here, who do I believe? The message from Abuja or the one from UKVI (the second message) And is it possible for one to get an approval message from Abuja and still be denied a visa?

flops: Hello everyone.

I have been quietly following for a while now.

I submitted my application on the 21st of August at Ikeja and I received the approval email today.

I submitted the following

1. CAS
2. Statement of account. (I used 300 Naira as my conversion rate just to ensure)
3. Tranacript
4. Bsc certificate
5. TB test result
6. Personal sponsorship letter stating the total funds available in my account, my reason for studying the chosen course and plans for after graduation.

The TB test was a particularly funny experience because my mind played games with me while I was waiting for the result. I kept thinking about all the people with vicious coughs I had met in my lifetime and which of them could have been a carrier.

I arrived early at Ikeja and was actually allowed to go in an hour before my appointment.

For the interview, I was asked 8 questions.

1. Name, birthday and nationality
2. Title of course
3. Start date
4. Name of university
5. Reason for chosing university
6. Plans for after graduation
7. The effect of the course on plans after graduation
8. Reason for chosing the UK

It took about 6 minutes.

I was anxious about the outcome for 4 reasons
1. I had been refused a Canadian and US visa in the last one year
2. I had been refused a UK visa 9 years ago although I have since been issued the UK visa multiple times.
3. I am 29 and I have worked for my family company since graduation in 2009 in a different field.
4. I graduated with a third class and I chose a top up course in the UK.

At the end of the day, I got the email after 5 working days.

I am grateful to God. All the preparation and packaging and advice did not guarantee the visa, it was simply God.

This forum was immensely helpful. I read the last 100 pages while preparing and I got pointers on every page.

The day before I submitted, I saw the advise on the appendix 8 and I printed it out at the last minute.

I hope my sharing will help those who are planning and those waiting for responses.

Good work Justwise, SpikeC and Co.

You guys don't have no idea how many people you have helped.

royal34: hey guys quick question, I made a mistake and put £800 as living cost instead of £820 but the money in my acc is actually enough to cover the living cost. Do i cancel the application as i havent booked an appointment yet but i've signed the declaration form and how do i go about cancelling my application?.

bukarbi: Please guys i need your help.
I have a friend in Dubai who said he had help me get a job and i need to pay 5000aed for my visa and the company will refund to me 3570aed on my return. So he asked me to send the 5000aed. And it will all cover my Transportations and Acomodations troughout my stay. But food on my own.
That i should send the money and my PP for documents preparation. What should i do guys please help me ooo.

BossLadyCEO: Hey Mr Justwise, I paid no agent. Said I used Ukeas agent. U can google abt them if u aint heard of dem b4. They are education advisory agents, and all over the world there seevices are absolutely free. Saw this forum, and decided to share my tots and worries, nt an opportunity 4 anyone to write someone off, ok? You dint knw it all. Still waiting tho, after 10th working

koded1999: Please am new here and i have a problem that need urgent help.
I booked for my tier 4 visa appointment at the VFS ikeja, but on getting there i was told my appointment was cancelled becos i booked a wrong appointment. Then i was told to rebook. but the problem now is that i do not have the option to rebook anymore. Please advice on what to do?

shollyman1: I have the remaining 7000 in my account even more dan that and I also have the maintenance fees in my acount my problem is I have that 3000 in my hand and can't touch the money in my account base on the 28 dayz paro. My problem is will I. Get the cas with the 3000 advance payment?

binhozie: Pls help...i'm reposting the question

Please someone should explain what this mail means. I've sent my bank details to my school and was waiting for CAS only to receive this mail. The money has been held for more than a month and it's also well above the 9120 stated here.

What do they mean by closing balance and why would they want me to add funds to an account that's already well past the maintenance fee?

Pls someone answer me!

Justwise, spikesC

shollyman1: Please I need u guyz help I just got a foundation offer and in my school website it is writeen dere that I can make a minium deposit of 3000 pounds but in my school offer letter it is stated that I have to pay 5000 pounds as the school fees is 10,000 pounds please can I make the 3000 pounds deposit and get my cas cus I can't touch the 10,000 pounds in my account cus I want it to show for 28dayz and it is also written in the school website that if am to pay instalmentally I would have to complete the balance of the 5000 pounds by 27 of october ,my question is should If I progress and make the 3000 pounds deposit would I be issued a cas abeg I need una advice

dserious: Oga Justwise, understandably, as the mod u wuld try to discourage pple making unnnecessary gains from the site. However, the essence of this thread is information sharing. You cant imagine the impact ds thread has had on pple (including me) - successful visa applications, good thousands of USD saved, less stress in overall planning etc. All ds hav bn achieved because of pples generosity in sharing info.

In a bid to stop ds tiny number of pple with ulterior motives, dont u think u wuld prevent tons of pple getting valuable info; wen u start deleting contact details etc? Think abourrit o biko

EfeEj: @justwise

While I understand that people might abuse the dropping of hospitals/dr contact and get commissions, I also believe that many a times these contacts help numerous people in this forum( I know it has helped me in my search) . I think the trend should be that if you notice that a user is fond of placing particular contacts over and over again then such a person might be a marketer. People should not be afraid of giving information on hospitals/Drs they have used or has been recommended to them. I just think there should be a balance.

But anyways you the mod so you the boss. (Abeg no ban me o, I no be agent oo, na hospital me self dey find oooooooooo)

omog2000: Bro I am not, my friend need advice. On how easy to obtain Tourist italian visa. Okay me to wanted to move to canada. I just nedd advice on that pls. I have already got my 5 years residence permit. Okay

folusho2001: Pls, I'm also interested in oakbend hospital. Will follow you up cos I'll be traveling after you. Kindly share your findings. Thanks

Gigi and others using Oakbend or dr Fagboun.5he actually suggested it to some of his patients.you can contact the person below:


Ruth Okiomah
Precious Cedars Mother Care
22011 Rustic Canyon Lane
Richmond, Texas, 77469,  USA
Tel: Deleted
E-mail: Deleted

For pictures you can contact me.i cldnt download d pictures here.also let her know you frm folusho. thanks,lookn at a way we can get discounts from her.

Justwise hope I didnt breach ds time.thanks

omog2000: Can someone give me tips on how to apply for Italian Tourist visa ? Thanks

omog2000: I have 5 years Italian residence permit. And I wanted to move to canada. I need advice. Thanks

spikesC: He want's to check for all the possible nyama nyama
NHS is a blessing jooor

Bambamzzzz: My oga justwise pls is it possible to differ my admission to January resumption after been issued a visa to resume this September and still use the same visa to travel in January? pls reply

paradisewoods: Please guys do you have access to free medical care in the UK as a student. Please I am planning of doing full body check up when I get there. Thanks

kingsilly: Justwise is it safe to choose standard appointment cuz dat happen to be the only option left for Abuja..no available date for tier4

folusho2001: And Justwise again a lot of people may not drop their contacts but have sent msgs to oneanother personally here to get more details,some contacted me like I did to some too so no secret to that but we are all still contributing our quota here cos ds forum has helped us a lot

justwise: If you want to contact somebody here you can use nairaland email system to do that rather dropping contact details in every post.