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dende3:
I Experienced similar error on my application last year and i reapply immediately and got my visa stamped whatapp me 08066793981

tony2478:
@Alphalady,Please keep guided.You have to go for Biometric for a Tourist/Visitors Visa. You do not required Medicals. Be careful of fraudulent agents ooo.

Ask more question here before you proceed,because we have a lot of gurus like @giselle,@cashmadam and others.

Don't fail for scammers

IamMobisola:
Oh okay, I get. Will do this but those banks usually charge business account owners monthly 😩😩
Thank you

SPDAZZY:
Thanks to everyone for their input here and for the guy who gave idea on properly formatting all documents in a pdf with table of contents. I think it helps with straightforwardness of applications.

Used same method for my mum and sister in-law's mum's visas and both were granted.

Standard visas gotten in about 5working days. Abuja and Portharcourt TLS.

Thanks be to God and to the wonderful people here answering questions.

dirolad:
If you are not reapplying so soon or intend to reapply. You can send A letter to them explaining why you deserve the visa if their concerns has been answered in your application.

You should send a pre-action protocol (PAP) letter to Home Office UKVI before filing an immigration Judicial Review (JR) in Court and ask the Home Office UKVI to reconsider its refusal decision within 14 days.

What Is A Pre-Action Protocol (PAP)
A pre-action protocol (PAP) letter is a letter written to the Home Office, UKVI in order to try and resolve a dispute concerning an immigration matter before Judicial Review (JR) proceedings are started against the Home Office UKVI. A Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) letter may also be called a ’letter before claim’ or a ’letter before action’. All of these terms refer to the same thing.

Purpose Of Pre-Action Protocol (PAP)
The purpose of pre-action protocol (PAP) letter is to identify the issues in dispute and establish whether litigation with the Home Office, UKVI can be avoided. The letter contains the date and details of the immigration decision (the refusal letter), act or omission of the Home Office UKVI being challenged and a clear summary of the facts on which the Judicial Review claim against the Home Office, UKVI is based. It also contains the details of any relevant information that the applicant is seeking from the Home Office, UKVI and an explanation of why this is considered relevant.

Response To Pre-Action Protocol (PAP)
Immigration Judicial Review (JR) proceedings against the UKVI are not normally issued until the proposed reply date given in the letter before claim has passed, unless the circumstances of the immigration case require more immediate action to be taken. Home Office UKVI, should normally respond to letter before action (pre-action protocol letter) within 14 days and Home Office UKVI may face cost implications for failure to respond to pre-action protocol (PAP) letter unless there are good reasons for not responding within that period.

An application for permission to apply for Judicial Review can be filed in the Upper Tribunal or Administrative Court (High Court), as the case may be, if the Home Office, UKVI do not respond to the pre-action protocol letter within 14 days or the Home Office UKVI responds within 14 days but maintains their decision to refuse the immigration application.

The protocol does not affect the time limit specified by CPR Part 54.5(1) namely that an application for permission to apply for Judicial Review (JR) must be made promptly and in any event not later than 3 months after the grounds upon which the claim is based first arose.

Mail to send the letter to:

UKVIPAP@homeoffice.gov.uk

Milito:
I know someone with 40k plus in the account, who was granted, but it was a company sponsored visit. I filled the application and put £20 on the amount to personally spend based on the closing balance on the statement the person dropped.

Arise01:
Good afternoon my people, pls I will like to ask our gurus a question. said he has 1.4m in is account balance and he was granted Uk visit visa. Pls how true is this

socialjustice93:
Oga shiiii! Igbos own Egwusi soup. I don't know why you guys hate giving credit to the good things invented by Igbos. Very soon una go wan claim our Ofe Okwuru(okro) join. Lol he say na West Africa cuisine.

Bigchristo:
They don’t need your NIN to create Tax ID, there’s what we called TIN Tax Payers identification cards I have it back then when I was working In Nigeria, this information is out of context, NIN is a person stuff that ought to be protected otherwise it can land you in serious trouble imagine someone using your NIN to register a phone number for kidnapping. Nigeria don’t have Data security so everyone needs to be careful

Bigchristo:
Well I have left Nigeria in a long time I don’t know if they change the system, as at then I work with a private firm but I have that TIN card

Bigchristo:
Well I have left Nigeria in a long time I don’t know if they change the system, as at then I work with a private firm but I have that TIN card

Oyindamolah:
Are you an accountant?

Bigchristo:
They don’t need your NIN to create Tax ID, there’s what we called TIN Tax Payers identification cards I have it back then when I was working In Nigeria, this information is out of context, NIN is a person stuff that ought to be protected otherwise it can land you in serious trouble imagine someone using your NIN to register a phone number for kidnapping. Nigeria don’t have Data security so everyone needs to be careful

oluayebenz:
Your welcome

Even if you have a long layover, you can even enter Kigali city, it's free visa on arrival for Nigerian passport holder.
Safe trip

corpershun:
My mom’s visa is out - Standard Application
Biometrics- 2nd of August 2023
Collection mail - 10th August 2023
TLS VI - visa collected today. We said date of travel for end of month but the Vo decided to put 15th as start date🤦‍♀️

What I submitted:

So, I was initially updating the document one by one, but I felt it was going to confuse the VO and decided to merge them based on the check list that was provided after visa application.
I created a Table of Contents in the first page for each checklist and listed the document and the page number.
I used I love PDF to merge all the docs with the table of content, it was work but I think it made the application very straightforward. In all I submitted 7 Pdf files


1. Evidence of Ties to Home Country – proof of ties to home country
— Letter of Visa Application by my mom where she declared what she does and what she is coming to do in the UK as well as declaration to abide by the laws of the land in terms of no recourse to public funds. In the Letter, she stated relationship between herself and the sponsor.
— Attestation Letter from her Parish Vicar
— Attestation Letter from where she currently lectures part time (note that I stated she was self-employed in the application)
— Attestation Letter from Late husband’s workplace and how long they have known her
— Land documents/ Receipt of Properties
— Pictures of my mom at Work and with other siblings in Nigeria ( I used Microsoft to build a template where I inserted pictures and stated what each of them was and where they were taken including the date they were taken)

2. Evidence of funds available to you
— Merged Bank statements of my mom’s personal accounts, created a table of content for each statement.
This was my biggest fear, cos during application, I asked my mom what she feels is her annual income and she said 500K, only for her to print statement and one statement had inflow of 6million+ with outflow of 5.9million, 6 months statement oh. Balance was 174,000 naira. I shock.
Her other statement too – inflow of 300,000 and outflow of also 260,000+ under 6 months. Summary is as she gets money, she distributes to different people as a good Samaritan that she is.
I questioned her and she said Nigeria is tough, she cannot have and not help people that come to her for help. Okay ngwanu,
*I didn’t include any letter of explanation because I didn’t want to draw any attention to it since she was being fully sponsored. And cos I filled 60k as her monthly expense in the application but was seeing expenses of over 250k in a month from her statement. SMH!
— Land document and Property receipt to show ownership (I also didn’t explain anything)

3. Evidence that Sponsor is not in breech of UK Immigration laws. – This also had a table of contents and page number of every doc in it
— BRP (back and front scans of me and my spouse’s BRB)
— International Passports data pages
— Visa Approval Letter from UKVI

4. Evidence of Support from Sponsor – Letter of invitation
— Letter of invitation stating how we were solely funding the visit, confirming relationship, current workplace, residential address, financial competence and stating that she wouldn’t pose as a financial burden to the UK. Attached phone number and email address and wet signed the Letter. (Just One page letter but very straight to the point)

5. Invitation from UK based family/evidence to be in the UK.
I still attached the letter of invitation here.
— Proof of reason why she was coming. – mainly pictures which I labelled all
— Proof of address – utility bill (only water and light)
— Proof of residency status – still attached BRP here too.

6 Evidence of Support from Sponsor
— 6 months merged Bank Statements – me and my spouse labelled each page on the table of content.
— Work employment contract of sponsor
— Payslips to show monthly/weekly income.
I didn’t draft any letter of explanation to explain anything cos the balance on the statements was adequate and transactions were clear.

7. Evidence of Relationship with Sponsor
— Merged – Birth cert showing her and my dad, my baptism cert, my marriage cert, wedding pictures far back where she featured, legal name change of spouse.
— Pictures of different events we have attended together, labelled all using MS word and converted to pdf

Atinukemi23:
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We challenged the ECO decision last month for reconsideration, like I said previously it is not all the ECO that knows what he or she is doing, some roasted me for that statement, I have seen so many refusals that made absolute no sense, they are humans, they have hormones too we have the bad eggs among them who just refuse you based on flimsy excuse(s).
I didn’t take the second refusal likely, as there was no difference between the previous refusal which was last year, and the this recent one and it is based on financial grounds( enough sufficient funds with proof). (Looked more like a copy and paste to me ) Pre action protocol (PAP) was sent to the home office giving them 14days to reconsider before taking it further to court for JR.
They responded on the 14th day and yes a senior caseworker in his/ her right senses looked at the evidence submitted and he/she did agreed it was sufficient enough to grant the entry clearance visiting visa in the first place.
If we had accepted fate and re - apply the third time it MAY be refused again and that is too much dent, although they claim every new application(s) is decided based on its merit but I do not want to believe they do not look at your past history with them in concluding.
So fingers crossed on when my aunt and her children will be asked to bring their passports, it shouldn’t take up to 3months sha.
Sometimes you just have to push some buttons.
Don’t let the refusal bring you down, but first, do the right thing.
And good luck to everyone.

giselle237:
Hmmmmmmmmmm
Only when it’s beneficial to you people then you’ll stay to comment and ask questions. Once you get what you want, it’s to hell with the thread. Deleting of posts, playing unavailable etc
Good luck sha. Make me too take my bow. It’s been a lovely time on here. Stay safe everyone.

hunee:
Goodmorning house.
Kindly can anyone give suggestions on how to get appointment slots?

Snyps:
goodday good people, i am interested in traveling to Spain on a 2years visit visa but here's my problem.

i heard its difficult for virgin passports holders to get a visit visa to Spain.

its not my first time traveling, i have previously visited Indonesia, but i lost my passport there and was giving a pass at the Nigerian embassy in Jakarta which i used in coming back to Nigeria.

now that i wish to travel to Spain i am required to apply for another passport to use for the travel.
my question is, is there any chance my previous travel history to Indonesia can reflect on this new passport i am yet to collect?, so as to remove me from the first time traveller circle and help me stand a better chance of succeeding in my application for a Spanish visiting visa.

thanks.

Wonuola111:
Hello everyone good evening please I want to get an information about Spain visa if anyone get Spain visa recently in Lagos I had they are not giving Nig from Lagos this time pls I will be Glad to get a response

Tnx

ceelog:
Please do you mean the Spain Consulate Office? I saw Kofo Abayomi....online

Please i ask as i want to address my medical certificate.
Answers anyone please.

KOLAPO3:
6months

KOLAPO3:
The Spanish visitor application process with BLS was, without a doubt, the most terrible visa application experience of my life.
My wife and I intended to apply for a Spanish visitor visa, considering that we have previously traveled to countries like the UK, USA, France, Canada, and several others.
To begin with, we attempted to apply on May 11th, but the website and payment link consistently failed to open. As a result, the application date kept changing, and we had to rely on family abroad to log in and submit our application details. We also had to send our credit card information for payment, which finally allowed us to secure a date on May 19th, 2023.
Dealing with BLS was an absolute nightmare. Even if you manage to secure a date and time, they are notorious for not adhering to the scheduled appointment time. I strongly advise allocating an entire day for your appointment, regardless of whether it's at 8:00 AM or any other time. Additionally, they will insist that you use their photographer, even if you already have your own passport photos. It's frustrating, to say the least.
One crucial tip: please ensure you have two copies of all your documents, except for the statement of account. BLS requires photocopies of the most trivial items, which can be quite exasperating.
Oh, and don't forget to bring cash! On top of the $42 fee paid through the online portal, we were unexpectedly asked to pay ₦42,000 per applicant in cash. It was incredibly annoying, but luckily the security personnel downstairs had a point-of-sale (POS) machine. It felt like a complete scam.
Fortunately, our passports were approved on May 24th, 2023. We opted for delivery, but they attempted to deceive us by insisting we come and collect them in person—an obvious scam.
Here is a list of the documents we submitted:
* Fully completed and signed Schengen (English and Spanish) visa tourist application form
* Two photographs meeting Schengen visa specifications
* Passports
* Return tickets from Lagos to Spain
* Hotel booking confirmation for the entire duration of our stay (booked through Booking.com)
* Receipt of full payment for tours
* Travel insurance covering our annual vacation
* Evidence of employment letters and no objection letters
* Bank statements (with a balance between 1 million and 2.5 million)
* Copies of current and old visas
* Copy of our marriage certificate
* Letter of explanation
I hope this information proves helpful to you.

Shadybeauty:
Please, how do I check if my company is active on the CAC website?

Forumgirl123:
Hi 👋,

Applied for UK visa and I'm slightly convinced that sometimes they don't even go through the application.

From my rejection message
1. I put 10 days not 16 days I wonder where they got that from
2. I said I have no family there just tourism (I wonder why that was said)
3. I mentioned that I had two jobs(I'm receiving monthly salary from the two jobs). I provided a statement that explained every salary received every month. Provided payslips for the jobs, provided employment contract, introduction letter from both employees.( So this no explanation statement is not true at all).
4. Although in my stated monthly income I put my first job as the other I started more recently (March) explained all this

How long do I wait till I apply again and what can I do differently.

Do I state the cumulative as the stated monthly income or..

earthrealm:
its ok, but doesn't make sense...its like using a bike to move from lagos to abuja, vs using car
why do you think you need a 7.5kva inverter, the bigger the inverter the bigger its self consumption energy

Jefferyzz:
Yes you can. But if ur choice of battery is a 12v Lead acid, don't do more than d c rating inside d batteries manual or on d body. If your going for lifepo4. Ur battery can safely go as high as 1c. But that doesn't mean you should load ur inverter pass 60-70% of it's actual capacity. U will break it in no time.

Jefferyzz:
W=V*A
12v*220a=10,560w or 10.56kw
Note that cause u physical have 4 12v batteries doesn't mean you have 10kwh as most lead acid is rated 0.3-0.6c which means ur 10kw battery can safely pull 3-6kwh out of the 10kw you have on ground.
Kw- kilowatt
Kwh- kilowatt hour

0.3 - 0.6c

Jefferyzz:
You will need 4 12v 220a lead acid battery to make 10.5kw and not 10kwh.