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Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 10:35am On Nov 10, 2017

justwise:
Congratulations!

Thanks bros.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:56am On Nov 10, 2017

tayeby78:
You want to wait that long? Lol. Hubby is staying another week to put things together......he booked BA. Where are you gonna be based?

Need to clear some belongings. Let out some flats and spend a week with my mum. Also fill some paper works with HR and Pension coy.
Have explained to madam. Edmonton North London. Lol

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:52am On Nov 10, 2017

tayeby78:
Hi,

Have your documents been returned to your wife yet? We haven't received ours back.

Yet to be returned. She went to the post office yesterday when the tracking code was giving error. Later she called Sheffield and they said there is no problem, that it takes up to ten working days to send it after pick up of passport.
Seems the docs are reviewed by more than one case workers.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 2:53pm On Nov 09, 2017

tayeby78:
Congratulations biometrics mate........we go come eat rice o. Exactly the same validity as my husband. God is faithful. So so happy for you and good luck to everyone that's applied and is yet to apply. Please ask any question you want and we'll add our two cents.

Hope Oga don dey warm up to leave? I just got virgin for Dec. It's well.

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lamakinde(m): 10:44am On Nov 09, 2017

YourFatherLap:
that's risky

I used them in May, and that was my experience. Had to stay in Lagos for three days from Abuja en route Gatwick .

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Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lamakinde(m): 10:38am On Nov 09, 2017

fatima04:
Researching can be so overwhelming ehn! Anyways I havent been able to find d cost of transferring the 1month vignette given to pick BRP incase it expires, so it's safe to say one shouldn't bother.

Advise to intending families like me just try nd go before it expires to avoid stories dy touch.

I discovered zoopla.co.uk for house search and I kinda prefer d interface to others like Gumtree so I recommend it,nd some of the pictures r too fine not sure if to make contact and payment before getting dre to ease settling down.

Though I still need some clarification on d bills attached, its also compulsory to pay council tax and home insurance.

Still trying to research more on what d council tax is, all I know is dre is band A and band B.

More updates to come as I know more

Vignette transfer is $231. It's on their site
https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://visa-fees.homeoffice.gov.uk/y/usa/usd/other/other-fees/all&ved=0ahUKEwiYuYbImbHXAhXQPFAKHcDdDRUQFggyMAI&usg=AOvVaw2Ln8bFoaUsJYo9XJD0geh-

Travel › Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lamakinde(m): 10:36am On Nov 09, 2017

YourFatherLap:
medview run international flights?

Medview run international but always bite more than they can chew. It's relatively cheap but in flight services is not it at all. Flight delays and time change is common. It's a direct flight.
The planes are old and not a smooth one.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 12:05pm On Nov 08, 2017

MreSBee:
Wow.... Congratulations mate..... Your case is absolutely really different lol. God really did it for you.... Once financial requirement is not met, even if all the other requirements are over met lol... Chances of getting the visa are slim. But God did it for you. Halleluyah.

How did you package your own account to come across the said amount that you added to your wife's. Please be honest others like me may consider your method. One again congratulations and make sure you go with your parkas, winter jackets and trench coats lol... I hear the weather has turned back to freezer lol.

Regards to your wife... She must be very very happy right now

Thanks, well I asked if I can add my acct then on the forum but someone said it doesn't add up so I went ahead to download the FM appendix August 2017 and discover that I can actually use my acct. So we checked my wife's P60 and noticed her last one summed to 18,420 thereabouts, meanwhile if u are adding funds it must be in an acct with names of either one or joint names of the couple. It must show proof of how you got it and must be in the acct for like six months as at when applying. So I used two of my accounts that summed £15900 pounds which is not up to the stipulated £16000 they required. Then we went ahead to explain difficulty of moving our son who's 8yrs old to Nigeria stating it will be too much for him. Reading the attached letter, they said I meet the financial requirement according to FM appendix 3.2.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 9:23pm On Nov 07, 2017

GodandVal:
Congrats!!!! I feel like it is me that has gotten my spousal visa

What mistake did you make on your application? Mine was the sub category choosing settlement marriage instead of settlement wife but I wrote a letter and explained and sent to Sheffield directly.... who did you send your letter to?

I actually did the settlement - Marriage mistake and learnt on d forum it's the wrong one. I abandoned it and start a fresh one. Other mistake is that I was refused for my first visa to UK in 2010 and I said no that I have never been refused. So I wrote a letter stating the error and scanned one to my wife to include in the docs to Sheffield and also took one to tls on biometric day. It's well.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 7:23pm On Nov 07, 2017

Lexusgs430:
That soap wey u use wash your head, you suppose patent am.......

@Lexusgs430, na real soap. I just noticed they used exceptional circumstances for me. Reading the letter to immigration, it's the 10 year route because of financial requirements. All those talks that our son will experience culture shock if we move to Nigeria while the mum isn't Nigerian. All in all, na God ooo

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 5:39pm On Nov 07, 2017

Lexusgs430:
So you did not sleep soundly last night?

Congratulations...... We expect your 30% tithe + offerings.....

You guys (@Justwise & Lexusgs430) are too much. I can remember when I filled wrongly marriage - settlement and didn't see IHS payment and could remember that I heard about it on this forum, you pointed it out that there no application without IHS otherwise I would have made mistakes.
Thanks to all contributors. All waiting, God has done it already. As for the tithes @Lexusgs430, when I reach we will discuss further! �

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Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 5:31pm On Nov 07, 2017

Timeline
August 12th - Application, IHS submitted and paid. Tls registration done

August 16th - Tls application received mail.

August 17th - Biometrics done (Made mistake on application, advised on forum to write a letter stating it and to go with the page to tls.

August 21st - Docs sent to Sheffield by wife.

August 28th - mail from UKVI, application received at UK Decision Making center

November 6th - Decision made and Pick up mails.

Passport picked on 7th November, vignette from 9th November to 9th Dec 2017.In my case God qualify the unqualified.

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Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 5:17pm On Nov 07, 2017

ronvlaar:
Yaaaaaaassss!!!
Congrats bro, so happy for u

I'm next in line ooooo

Amen ooo. God has done it already, just waiting for your confirmation.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 5:15pm On Nov 07, 2017

readynow:
congratulations given hope to about to apply applicant like us

Thanks, your good news awaits you after application in Jesus name.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 5:14pm On Nov 07, 2017

readynow:
good afternoon all please while filling the VISA4UK form came across this question

is this your first passport?

please see the screenshot

I got my first passport 12 years ago 2003 expires 2008 but did not use
it. so should i state this or what do they mean here

Just be honest with it. Say No and put the particulars of the old if asked. When they ask where is the passport, choose other. As it's not lost but cancelled with no prejudice because that's what immigration in Nigeria put there. That's what I filled in mine.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 2:24pm On Nov 07, 2017

Lamakinde:
Congrats, it's work holding me back. Will get there soon.

Alleluia, he has done it oooo oooo oooo. Visa given. Vignette is 9th Nov to 9th Dec. My case is really different. Wifey did not meet up with financial requirements and I didn't really know despite knowing that she had to cut down her hours so as to have more time for our son.
So I just packaged my accts to send totalling £15900 as added funds from me.
God is faithful, sending my timeline soon.

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Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 10:49am On Nov 07, 2017

tayeby78:
I'm waiting for you to come share the good news with us. It's your time to give testimony......Jesus did it!

Congrats, it's work holding me back. Will get there soon.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 7:35am On Nov 07, 2017

tayeby78:
To God be all the glory .........Great things he hath done. Don't know if anyone remembers my story but I'll start from the beginning.

Timeline

Spousal application August 6 2016
Biometrics 12th August 2016
23rd Oct - application not straight forward email from ukvi.
January 17th 2017 - visa refused - based on financial requirements cos we submitted details for self employed and full time employment, English language and not enough evidence of our relationship

Feb 3rd - appealled asper lawyers advise

March - found this forum and was taking screenshots of everything............

April - notice of pending appeal

June - emailed Manchester MP who happens to be a labour candidate and they are in full support of immigrants - got the advise from this forum

July - got letter appeal listed for December 8th 2017 - Same day the MP replied me. Lol

August 9th - reapplied since the appeal was taking too long.

August - MP wrote me to find out the progress but I told her about the new application and that I wasn't coping, i was depressed and have to move in with my mother and appeal is taking too long.

17th August - Biometrics

Oct - tls hasn't updated that his application has been received by ukvi - I asked on this forum and Lamakinde advised to fill in their complaint section.

Within 2 working days the necessary adjustments was made on the tls tracker.

25th Oct - emailed mp to say I haven't heard anything from the second application.

Nov 6th - decision made email and passport ready for collection about 20 mins apart.

Hubby who has been carrying his collection letter in his car since last week just drove straight to Ikeja to go pick it up and low and behold his visa was there.

Just need to withdraw the appeal lo ba tan and of cos update the MP. Lol

Please everyone don't ever give up. Good luck to everyone waiting.......we shall all celebrate together here in this UK....my prayers are with you always.
Congrats, God is good all the time.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:33pm On Nov 06, 2017

Lexusgs430:
I can see you are already shaking like a jelly......... The day you have been waiting for is finally upon you, and I can sense panic in your submission..........

@Lexusgs430, meeen it's not easy. What will be, will be. I have done my own in my little way, all Power belongs to God.

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Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:28pm On Nov 06, 2017

deebaby05:
Am just trying to imagine how u r feeling based on how am feeling �but don't worry, you r coming back to give us goodnews.

Honestly, I was with stop and search police checking my vehicle particulars in the morning when I got the first mail. So I checked TLS and saw that it's decision reached.
While dragging with them going to their office and waiting for a subordinate to bring my office id, I received the pick up mail like three hours later.
In my meeting thereafter, lots of thoughts was just crossing my mind. It's well, thanks.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:26pm On Nov 06, 2017

deebaby05:
Am just trying to imagine how u r feeling based on how am feeling �but don't worry, you r coming back to give us goodnews.

Honestly, I was with stop and search police checking my vehicle particulars in the morning when the first mail came. So I checked TLS and saw that it's decision reached.
While dragging with them going to their office and waiting for a subordinate to bring my office id, I received the pick up mail like three hours later.
In my meeting thereafter, I wasn't paying any attention to all the presentation. It's well. Thanks.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 3:39pm On Nov 06, 2017

tayeby78:
Oh wow. Congrats in advance. God has done it.

Amen oooo

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 3:38pm On Nov 06, 2017

Mamalicious:
Congrats. I know its a big YES.

Amen

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 3:38pm On Nov 06, 2017

ronvlaar:
Come share d good news tomorrow bro, congrats...

Amen I pray ooo.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 2:14pm On Nov 06, 2017

tayeby78:
Hey Biometrics birthday mate. Any news from your end? We've got nothing as of yet.

Got tls message that decision has been made in the morning while just now I got message that it's ready for pick up. Today is 57th working day.
Well, let me go and see the result tomorrow as my pick up docs is at home.

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Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:45am On Nov 04, 2017

tayeby78:
Hi,

As long as she's been in the job for 6 months and has pay slips and bank statements to reflect these i don't think it matters if it's probabationary period or not.

2. You won't be allowed to use priority service if you've been refused a visa in that category before. I tried using priority for my husbands application after first refusal but it just wouldn't go through. Check out the exclusion criterias for the priority service to know more.

Day 55 today after biometrics :-(

On the Business days calculator, 17th August to 3rd November is 56days.

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Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 10:35pm On Nov 03, 2017

tayeby78:
Hey Biometrics birthday mate. Any news from your end? We've got nothing as of yet.

Nothing yet oooo! Wifey just dey ask every now and then. Hopefully next week by God's grace.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 7:20pm On Nov 02, 2017

Lexusgs430:
What's the entry period for the program? Have you factored in loan repayments, into her current wage (considering other expenses)? Have you considered the fact, that the student visa application might be declined?

I hear interest rate has gone up today, so borrowing would now be slightly more expensive........

Interest rate is now 0.5% from 0.25%.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:35pm On Nov 01, 2017

tayeby78:
Thanks for this. The TLS portal for my husband has now been updated to received by ukvi for a decision after I took your advice to complete the complaint form on the site...........53 days post biometrics........ this cold is no joke o.

Uwc. It's well.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 8:14pm On Oct 31, 2017

tayeby78:
I don't think there's any contacts for them o. They've not updated the progress of my husband's application since the online submission 51 days ago and apparently you just can't visit the site for queries. Please do let me know if you find contact details for them.

You can actually lay complaints on the site. There's a column for complaints and your e-mail. They actually replied after I have sorted it out. They mentioned that they noticed I have figured it out myself and close the complaint.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 5:42pm On Oct 30, 2017

deebaby05:
Thanks but is it still ok to tell hubby to get a letter and send to Sheffield?

It doesn't hurt to send the letter.

Travel › Re: UK Spouse Visa/Appeal Process-part2 by Lamakinde(m): 3:14pm On Oct 30, 2017

tayeby78:
Congratulations on getting your visa. Please can you post your timeline for us. My husband did his Biometric on the 17th August. Thanks

I did my biometrics too on 17th August so am in the same week with your hubby. It's well.

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