Biometric done Nov 26
Virgin passport
Followed many suggestions on this thread
Received email for pickup on feb 8
DHL just delivered passport today Feb 11

It's been a nerve wrecking wait.
77 days to process a 15 working day visa.
And I'm sure there are still people from November waiting.

This is not it can only be God post.
Ukvi people no try at all.
My advice to anyone applying for visiting visa
1. Apply 3 months before travel date
2. If possible use Abuja TLS
3. There's nothing special about Victoria Island tls. Their so called premium fee is pure scam.
4. It's Always better to pick up your passport if you can. Avoid courier if you stay near Lagos or abuja (as the case may be)
5. Follow suggestions on this page. You don't need any agent.
6. For online payments Nigeria banks don't handle foreign currency transaction well. Useless capitation. I used wallet Africa app for all my online payments ( their dollar card)
7. Be honest in your application as much as possible. Make it simple as much as possible. Leave out confusing details as mush as possible
8. Uploading your documents yourself is easy. Use a good camera phone. Adobe scan app does wonders
9. Finally wish the universe is on your side.

Peace out![November 22 here and used Abuja TLS. Na wa]

Hello all, please I’ve been waiting for a decision on a visitors visa application which has been carried out since 22nd November, and it’s still at DMC stage.

Is there anyone else who made their visiting visa application in November and still waiting, because I’ve been following this thread and some people who applied even in January have gotten their applications approved already.

Is there a special issue or so ? Or is the UKVI clearing applications from the earlier batch, it’s been so frustrating…

Petite22:
Good morning people, please who went for walk in at TLS Centre VI last week? Did you write your name a day before or went early same day?

Go a day before to write down your name. You’ll eventually be able to do your biometrics the second day because the first day won’t be possible as a result of the spill-over they’ll have had the day before, and they’ll want to finish those ones up before attending to the people of the following day.

Make sure you go as early as 5 or 5:30am tomorrow and write your name down on the paper outside. By 1:30 or 2 pm, they will collect that appear from you and transfer those names to their own official list. Anybody left over from Friday will be written down first on their official list. So if 10 people are left over from Friday, Monday’s new comers will begin at like number 11. So you have to come on time. By the next day (Tuesday) around 11 or 11:30am, the queue will reach you.

Go a day before to write down your name. You’ll eventually be able to do your biometrics the second day because the first day won’t be possible as a result of the spill-over they’ll have had the day before, and they’ll want to finish those ones up before attending to the people of the following day.

Make sure you go as early as 5 or 5:30am tomorrow and write your name down on the paper outside. By 1:30 or 2 pm, they will collect that appear from you and transfer those names to their own official list. Anybody left over from Friday will be written down first on their official list. So if 10 people are left over from Friday, Monday’s new comers will begin at like number 11. So you have to come on time. By the next day (Tuesday) around 11 or 11:30am, the queue will reach you.

All the best