My wife and I found this thread after submitting her application for settlement and we have frequently visited here in the intervening period between submission of application and decision.

Application Timeline


Visa Category applied for: Spouse-wife (Non-priority)
Centre : Ikeja, Lagos
Application submitted online : 4 December, 2017
Biometrics : 8 December, 2017
Supporting documents sent to sheffield by DHL : 8 December, 2017
Documents received mail from UKVI : 11 December, 2017
Supporting documents in transit to me - Royal Mail tracker : 5 March, 2018
Supporting documents received by me : 6 March, 2018
Decision made – TLS tracker and TLS email : 7 March, 2018 am
Ready for collection : TLS tracker and TLS email : 7 March, 2018 pm
Passport collected : 8 March, 2018
Decision : Approved
Vignette validity : 11 March, 2018 to 10 April, 2018

I have assisted some of my clients with the financial requirement compliance for their Tier 1 FLR applications, so I had the confidence to tackle my wife’s application without a solicitor.
My advice to applicants - address and ensure your fulfillment of each eligibility and suitability criteria is unequivocally conveyed to the ECO by your application and supporting documents.

Whatsapp chats were 2/3 downloaded pages per month - the beginning and middle of each month and around important milestones.

For self employed sponsors, please ensure your accounts are signed by an accountant who is a member of a UK Recognised Supervisory Body (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) – ACCA, ICAEW, ICAS, ICAI or who is a member of the Institute of Financial Accountants and they must have a current Practising Certificate.

I took the supporting documents with me to Nigeria in November 2017 and I left them with my wife when I returned to the UK. We thought they would be scanned at her biometrics appointment as per the misleading information on their website. She had to send them to Sheffield by DHL.
I bought a prepaid special delivery envelope for £7.25 and sent it to UKVI, also by special delivery, so that I could track both envelopes.

I transferred funds to my Zenith Bank account in Nigeria for the application fee and IHS, but was only able to pay the IHS because of the $1,000 per month transaction limit imposed by CBN. I ended up paying the application fee with my UK debit card.

Below is the table of contents attached to our supporting documents. I hope it is of use to those yet to submit their supporting documents.

APPLICATION FORMS
• VAF4A
• Appendix 2

IELTS RESULT


APPLICANT’S DOCUMENTS
• Passport photographs (2)
• International Passport - previous and recent (copies)
• Applicant’s Support letter
• UK Visa refusal letter - 2011

SPONSOR`S NON-FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
• Passport phototograph (1)
• British passport bio-data page
• Sponsor`s Support letter

RELATIONSHIP DOCUMENTS
• Marriage Certificate
• Wedding Invitation

FUNDS TRANSFERS & CREDIT CARD DETAILS
• Lebara money statements
• Asda Currency card statements
• Zenith & GTB statements
• Photograph of joint UK Credit Cards
• MoneyGram & Western Union confirmations
• Credit card funds transfer confirmation

JOINT PROPERTY RENTAL (NIGERIA)
• Tenancy Agreements – 2014 to 2017
• Receipts for rent/security/phcn payments

TIME SPENT TOGETHER
• Schedule of time spent together 2011 – 2017
• Passport entry stamps – NIGERIA / UK/ USA
• Flight/travel tickets & itineraries

PHOTOGRAPHS
WHATSAPP CALL LOGS – May 2017 – Nov 2017
WHATSAPP CHATS – Dec 2011 – Nov 2017
EMAILS & LETTERS – May 2011 – Nov 2017
SMS & MISCELLANEOUS CALLS/CHATS

MAINTENANCE
• Self – Employed Accounts 2016/17
• HMRC Self Assessment Tax Return – 2017
• HMRC Tax Calculation – SA302
• HMRC Tax Year Overview – SA300
• Bank Statements – 1/4/16 – 31/3/17
• Bank Statements – 1/9/17 – 15/11/17
• Business Invoices (3)

ACCOMMODATION DOCUMENTS (UK)
• Tenancy Agreement – 2017/2018
• Letter from Landlord
• Council Tax bill - 2017
• Thames Water bill - 2017
• Electricity bill

TB CERTIFICATE


Good luck to those waiting for the outcome of their applications.

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