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tyrant25:
Hello guys, I got this refusal letter this morning. I need to know your thoughts. This is my third refusal, i made sure to address each reason on the previous denial on my previous 2 applications. I have been to Maldvies, Ghana, Seychelles, Mauritius, Qatar and South Africa.
Documents I attached to my application:
Employment Letter
6 months payslip
4 months bank statement
Land document (purchase agreement)
Leave Letter
Cover letter that included my itinerary
Pictures I took during my past trips

This is so bland without any specifics. Maybe you are unmarried and they just have a bad feeling about your profile.

This people are probably running short on their quota at this period and have decided to be frugal with their approvals.

I would advise you apply and travel to Schengen at this time and then come later to reapply to the UK. Don't take it to hard on yourself. You kind of did everything right.

Abbebbay:
Hello Milito,how are you doing today,Please have you gotten a reply on your UK application from vfs .

So Abbebbay, which day was your own biometrics? Have you gotten a feedback?

Abbebbay:
Hello Milito,how are you doing today,Please have you gotten a reply on your UK application from vfs .

I'm fine, thanks. Not yet. With the crowd I met at VFS Ikeja on that day, 17th, the day before the good Friday, I already know getting a feedback may not be as quick as current trend before that day. I guess a lot of people wanted to get their application in before the Easter holiday.
I do not know how VFS did it, but the place was in total chaos on that day with multitude of people. There was a lot of pushing and shoving to get access into the facility. It was unbelievable. Total breakdown of order.

brainhack201:
I didn't include her own bank statement because In the first visa application we did, her bank statement was part of the refusal reason.

About my own bank statement, the credit alert there was my salary which is the monthly own and my weekly salary from another employer.

Sorry, but that was a big red flag. They'll check the previous application and see the reasons. Now, for not including it, they'll assume you want to play smart and hide things.

The UK application requires patience and painstaking planning after previous refusals.

So instead of keeping mummy's statement aside after her last refusal, you guys should have started preparing for this one by ensuring her account is clean of any other credit asides her pension, since you said she's retired. All other transactions should be done with another account.

With that ommission, I doubt this refusal can be successfully challenged.

So just start planning for next application. I believe 6 months should be sufficient. Keep her account clean and also build your own personal savings consistently.

During the application, dwell on her social and economic ties here in Nigeria with documents and pictures. Religious activities, neighbourhood activities, social group activities, family duties and responsibilities to immediate and extended family here in Naija, etc

You also should put out a compelling cover letter explaining that it is more economical for her to visit your young family over there than your entire family coming over to Naija with a young baby.

Try and put this behind you and look positively ahead.

brainhack201:
Hi Everyone,
This the 3rd time they will be rejecting my mom's visa , I can't take it anymore I'm tired already. At this junction I don't care how much it will cost me I just need someone that can handle this application for me and treat all this refusal issues. I really do want her to come visit UK even if na once
If there's anybody here that is a pro in handling this kind of situation please let me know. I'm ready to pay for the service.
Find the 3rd refusal reason below. I didn't inflate my UK bank statement, it was just my salary entering my account and my weekly extra shift salary

This looks so much like the ECO was just shopping around for what to use to turn down the application.

How can you say presence of her Son, daughter in law and grand child holds more significance for her to stay put in the UK than her other 2 daughters.

Now, when multiple credits are flagged in applicant's account, ECO usually say "credits not from your employer with origins unknown, but this one conveniently was not explicit, just said "was used to inflate account."

Also, did you indeed omit your mum's account statement? We have even seen a number of people being sponsored that didn't drop their account statement and which came out successful.

The thing I suspect is that those ECOs are probably overworked and always prefer to play safe by rejecting applications instead of putting in the work to provide justification for approving such.

And they are generally biased against people with prior refusal.

Mediza:
I did bio march 11th have not gotten a response

March??! 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

Abbebbay:
Hello Everyone,Please is there anyone that did he's or her biometrics on the 15 of April 2025..Any Update yet Please.

I did on the 17th. I can't wait to have my passport back. Need it for another trip.

I guess the public holidays may extend processing time. Both the Easter holidays and Workers day.

zinachidi:
please can you remember the wording you used? I've raised like 6 tickets

I do not think it has to do with the wording. No special wording. I just put it there that I'm unable to reschedule appointment and stated that error message of no receipt found. They are probably overwhelmed with complaints. I still have pending issue of a family member on that AVITS running to 6 months.

Also, you were asked not to raise multiple complaints/request on same issue, which you seem to ignore by your statement that you've raised 6 request already. Its multiple escalations like this that puts everybody on endless queues.

zinachidi:
I'm stuck at this, what did you do please?

I raised a complaint request on Avits. After some time, I logged on and saw the issue resolved.

Hello guys, is the biometrics fee also paid online on IRCC site or at VFS site?

If both are paid on IRCC, are they paid together or separately?

I gathered Visa fees is CAD100. What's the cost for biometrics pls?

Can local card be used for biometrics payment or both payments must be done with an international card?

Chelseaboy101:
Guys, thanks for all your inputs, they were all very well appreciated. So, I made a new booking , dummy one .. Sent it the same day which was 3 days ago .. The hotel canceled it again last night and this morning , the visa came out .

This same thing happened to me late last year when I applied to France. The reservation cancelled after some few days, I was initially worried, but the guys here put my mind to rest. I wasnt contacted by the French authorities though, but I did the rebooking again, which still cancelled itself again after 2 days. I got tired & just left the matter. I was relieved that it didn't affect the application as the visa was approved.

Interestingly, when I actually travelled in Feb, the reservation I did got cancelled again! I was already in Doha for some days before heading to Paris and was facing getting stranded without where to stay.

I had to go directly to the actual hotel website to make a reservation the night of my flight, which was even cheaper than the initial one I did with booking.com that got cancelled.

Something seems to be wrong with booking.com and Access Bank card. Even the bookings I did recently to renew some other visa, still got cancelled after some days. I've complained to booking.com and all they say is to rebook. Did you by chance also used Access Bank card?

Debbieeeeeee:
Yes you’ll require physical passport plus photocopy

Tnx

Hey guys,
Please, is the physical copy of passport required for/during biometrics?

donteebalo:
You will book for Biometrics after submitting your application, you will be redirected to VFS website to book your biometrics appointment

Can+ is programmed for those who have visited US, have a valid, or expired US visa. The benefit is that in most cases, your Canada visa processing time is fast and you submit very few documents.
You are only qualified if you have a valid or expired US visa!

Does it also apply if the US visa is yet to be used?

glorious23:
Good evening all, pls if I need to change anything in my ds 160 (I submitted in March, but have not paid MRV), can I edit the existing DS160 before I make payment , will appreciate guidance pls.

You cannot edit an already submitted form.

But you can fill a new form and same contact details. Hoever, when booking appointment, just ensure to use the DS-160 form number of the form you eventually want to use for the application.

If you have already booked an appointment and have need to change the DS-160 form you want to use, you'll raise a service request about this on your AVITS profile and it will be done from the backend for you.

Milito:
A close friend did biometrics at VI yesterday 4th and got the email it has been transferred to the embassy same yest.
👌🏾 Another opportunity to review France Schengen timeline. I will share his response date afterwards.
He earlier had 1 Schengen visa he used only once, but I was surprised that despite just that 1 use, he was still categorised as frequent traveler.

Lagos (frequent traveller categorisation)
Application Submission: 17th March
Biometrics date: 4th April
Passport collection: 16th April

workpc:
Guys, i need your help urgently. For frequent travelers , kindly what was the last appointment date for lagos? Please reply asap.

Like 3 weeks +/- some days ahead.

sirrotex:
Greetings guys. Please How do I get the email address of a hotel booked on booking.com? It's a compulsory information on the form. Would it harm if I don't include it!

The address and telephone number should be on the booking. Scroll to the last part of it.
If it's not there, put the hotel in Google and search.

knicks231:
Who recently paid for US visa fee at first bank and how much was it

The amount currently showing on AVITS is 284,900.00 NGN

giselle237:
Must have been a while ago.. because now they make sure to collect and confirm your BRP/resident permit/e visa before allowing you proceed to biometrics.

Late 2023 I also know someone who got US visa while on visit to the UK

Mosun88:
Good afternoon
Please I’m trying to book an appointment for biometrics on the vgs portal but I can’t book a future date . I will like to book for Friday but the available appointments showing are on Wednesday

You definitely should be able to get a future date. If it's next week Fri you are unable to book, probably because it may be a public holiday.

Gwinz:
Pls how do one book for Netherlands🇳🇱 Appointment

Sorry, I have no info on this.

hunee:
Is this lagos or Abuja?

Lagos.

MsAnonymous:
Pls who has paid for biometrics recently. What's the earliest date available.
Asking for a colleague who wants to travel in July.

A friend paid on 17th March, was able to book biometrics appointment thereafter for Apr 4th, last week Fri. He was categorised as frequent traveller.

Cashmadam:
1. Say the truth

2. Be confident

3. Don't talk too much

4. Take one passport picture, the DS 160 confirmation page, appointment letter and evidence of payment for the visa.

5. Ignore the touts loitering around - you don't need them for anything

6. Get there about 30 minutes before your appointment.

Good luck!

Jokers those touts. One was frantically prevailing on me to allow him staple my passport photo on my DS-160 form for free, that it is required. He was later threatening that I better do that now to avoid some unknown consequences. They start from there, offering a seemingly free service before they go deeper confusing people and extorting them.

Donde:
Thank you for your response.

The interview was in Abuja and a check on the CEAC Visa Status Check returns no result.

I opted for free pickup in Abuja.

If the details are entered correctly, it follows that the visa is yet to he issued by the Embassy. Quite unusual with respect to the time. Probably you should send an email to the embassy or call.

Cashmadam:
If members of a family are travelling together, it is advisable they apply together. To the best of my knowledge, family applications are treated seperately - unless there are minors involved. The minor's application will be treated along with that of the parent(s).

If one person needs to travel, then the person should apply and indicate the he/she is travelling alone. The same visa can be used to travel later when the second person is ready.

I hope this helps.

Thanks! Though, the imminent trip of one partner is to another country and not the UK. So the plan is just to apply and get the visa ahead, then make the coming trip to another country and on return the other partner's passport would be ready and also in for UK processing.

If a couple's application is indeed assigned to different ECOs, I'd hazard a guess that there should be no harm applying at different intervals (2 weeks apart) eventhough they indicated they are to travel together.

Furthermore, guys, please, can one reschedule a standard free appointment on this new VFS?

Donde:
Checking passport pickup on OIS website indicates the passport is not ready for pickup, which appears strange for an interview that took place on February 27. The passport is needed for a trip in about 3 weeks and I’d appreciate if anyone has/can share insights on how I can retrieve the passport.

Is this Lagos or Abuja? Have you confirmed that the embassy has issued the visa?

https://ceac.state.gov/CEACStatTracker/Status.aspx
Use this to check issuance status ☝🏽
The response if issued should be the attached pic


Did you opt for free pickup or paid delivery? Someone in Lagos had interview 1st week in March and picked up passport free at DHL Muri Okunola 1st week in Apr.

[quote author=Cashmadam post=134858626][/quote]Hello madam,

Please if a couple indicate they are traveling together, must they submit application same time? Do you have any idea if couple/family application are treated together?

So basically, the passport of one of them is with another embassy at the moment while the 2nd person wants to quickly apply, get it over with in order to have his passport at hand to make a quick trip before their planned joint trip.

A close friend did biometrics at VI yesterday 4th and got the email it has been transferred to the embassy same yest.
👌🏾 Another opportunity to review France Schengen timeline. I will share his response date afterwards.
He earlier had 1 Schengen visa he used only once, but I was surprised that despite just that 1 use, he was still categorised as frequent traveler.

My passport pick up date at DHL has now been declared as public holiday. Has anyone been in this situation before?

Do they work on public holidays? Or I should just go the next working day, eventhough that is now not my appoinment date.