[quote author=spiceymma post=43535898]Congrats to you.
Please can you give a detailed breakdown of documents you submitted from your end. Thanks. ]

All they took from me at the VAC, was just the online application form, my passport and my TB test.

fishnatty:
did you get married to you fiancee before you got ur suppose visa cos am I the same situation pls I will like to personally from you

You have to get married before you can apply for a spouse/settlement visa.

Guys I'm so honored that I meet this forum b4 I made my application. I want to specially thank those who took their time to assist. I got my spouse visa yesterday after I applied on the 02/12/2015 and was so happy so I said I was going to do this today while @ work. I have just 30 days to leave naija lol. I never knew I never had an option as at when I intend to leave for the UK.
I would like to say the wait wasn't easy at all, so please to those who want to apply and you've got that extra cash, please go for priority and also note that that still doesn't guaranty a positive decision buy helps the waiting process.
a close friend of mine was rejected last week on grounds that his wife didn't include her employment letter irrespective of the fact that she included all other documents. So please if you are applying don't forget the little things and do ask questions when in doubt no matter how silly you may sound, some1 here understands what you mean.
Thanks to @justwise, @oreskid, @portsmoth86, @newbie715, @kwekugh, @sagamite
I say to those who have also applied, God grant your wishes.

Guys I'm so honored that I meet this forum b4 I made my application. I want to specially thank those who took their time to assist. I got my spouse visa yesterday after I applied on the 02/12/2015 and was so happy so I said I was going to do this today while @ work. I have just 30 days to leave naija lol. I never knew I never had an option as at when I intend to leave for the UK.
I would like to say the wait wasn't easy at all, so please to those who want to apply and you've got that extra cash, please go for priority and also note that that still doesn't guaranty a positive decision buy helps the waiting process.
a close friend of mine was rejected last week on grounds that his wife didn't include her employment letter irrespective of the fact that she included all other documents. So please if you are applying don't forget the little things and do ask questions when in doubt no matter how silly you may sound, some1 here understands what you mean.
Thanks to @justwise, @oreskid, @portsmoth86, @newbie715, @kwekugh, @sagamite
I say to those who have also applied, God grant your wishes.

Portsmouth, justwise, oreskid et all. Pls guys I have noticed on the Tls website for 3 days now that when I login, I don't see the track my app link on the top left corner anymore. I don't know if this is an issue on their platform or do I have to call them and if I do need to call them, can I get any contact phone number please and thanks in anticipation.

Oreskid:
@ Novicee, those are the two forms u need with ur online form. That's all u need. Hope it's help

Thanks a lot.

Portsmouth86:

Thanks Portsmouth86, Oreskid said 'other two forms asides d online form'. just for further clarity, are these the other two forms? or do i just need the VAF4 Appendix 2 alongside the online pre-filled form i have attached a screen shot.

Oreskid:
U re welcome @ Novicee, talking about the vaf4A form and the appendix 2, that's the two forms I'm talking about with your online form u printed.

Oreskid, sorry, are you saying that after i fill the Settlement(Husband) form online, i still have to fill the VAF4a and Appendix 2 forms as i'm confused.

Thanks to all.

Oreskid:
@ Novicee, u will only submit passport, online print out form and the other two forms and TBS certificate at the application centers with photo pix too then every other documents like communications, marriage certificate, accommodation, etc goes to Sheffield. Just put enough pix and chats too. Hope it's helps

Thanks guys but I never knew the Appendix 2 form would be the original and Oreskid, please can u explain further about "the other two forms" asides d appendix 2 form??

GreenLion821:
Hello everyone
I have been following this forum for 5 months now and I managed to put in my spouse visa application. To the glory of God, it was granted. I want to say a very big thank you to all the contributors especially Just-wise, Girlflo and others. Your comments timelines and outline of different experiences really made the process more bearable. Without the information from here it would have been a much more unpleasant experience. My prayer for you all is that you all get helpers in your time of need in the name of the most high.

My timeline experience 2015

May 24th - Filled in online application and made payment both for the application and NHS surcharge.

June 2nd - Submitted application, Had biometrics done and a brief interview. (Only documents belonging to me and in my name were collected I.e passport, TB test , application forms, bank statements, degree certificates)

June 4th - Spouse sent all other supporting documents via DHL (tracked it and it arrived Sheffield within 3 days) no acknowledgement of receipt email was gotten from UKBA Sheffield.

June11 - email from Sheffield stating that we did not include a self addressed special delivery envelope. (We ignored this as my spouse was convinced she included one which would have been clearly seen as it was the first thing in the package. We did not send another one)

Jun 30 - missed the call from Ukba Sheffield message left that they would call back within 48 hrs

Jul 2- another missed call from Ukba Sheffield.

Jul 25 - spouse contacted pay as you go UKBA customer care number to state we had missed two calls and had no other contact for 3 weeks. We were told to stay close to our phones because they only attempt to call 3 times before the application is returned.

No other contact after this (spouse DID NOT attend any interview)

14 Aug - decision made email from Ukba Sheffield (I was convinced our application had been returned. Did not sleep for days because I had used ALL the money I had to do this application and putting another one in would be impossible for a while).

15 Aug - supporting documents returned with the enclosed self addressed envelope

18 Aug - two emails from tele performance Victoria Island

19 Aug - passport picked up with visa Dated 8th August


As the earlier poster said, everyone's case is different.

The key I think is careful planning, get as much information as possible before applying, explain any ambiguity that may affect your application in a carefully written easy to understand cover letter and of course most important, PRAY TO GOD.

I am sooo soooo happy

Hey Bro, please i want to know if u submitted your marriage cert as wellor call logs,chats and pictures to show how long you guys have been in communication.

newbie715:
Hello Everyone,

I really thank God. It's Yay time again The visa has come. I am really happy I discovered this forum‎. It guided me while I was putting documents together for submission and answered questions I had even after submission. I am particularly grateful to Justwise, Kazan and Girlfio for the suggestions then Karen (Portsmouth86) for crossing fingers and toes for me .

Here is my timeline, it took more time than usual but that's because I had a setback so don't be discouraged.‎
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March 23rd: I did the chest Xray for TB test then online submission‎
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March 24th: ‎I was supposed to pick up the TB certificate and go for biometrics. Because I don't live in Lagos, I took 2 days off so that I could do the Xray, collect the certificate the next day then go on to submit passport and do biometrics but when I went to pick up the certificate, I was told that the Xray was abnormal, they said it was probably because I had pneumonia in 2013 and I had cough when I did the Xray, so I was told that I couldn't get a certificate as they don't work with maybes so they said they'd book me for sputum test, I had to come and cough and give them sample for 3 consecutive mornings and wait for 8 weeks atleast for the result (I couldn't believe my ears ) but I had no choice so I did it, the result came out almost 9 weeks later so I picked it up and did biometrics on the 11th of June so I lost almost 3 months between online submission and biometrics, I had to keep going online to move my submission date so that my application will still be valid and because of the wait, I fell into the health surcharge period so I paid that as well.

June 11th: Submission, Biometrics and Skype interview‎
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June ‎24th: Supporting documents sent to Sheffield

June 25th: We tracked the documents and we saw they had been delivered but I thought I was going to get an email confirming that they had received them. (it was at this point that Karen was crossing fingers and toes for me) It never came so I guess they don't acknowledge it‎

July 23rd: Hubby was called for interview

July 28th: Hubby had the interview‎ and when he asked the interviewer when we were likely to know the outcome, he told him 2 weeks that this is a busy period for them.
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August 10th: I got ‎an email from Sheffield saying they had made a decision and that I'd get the passport within 3-5 work days

August 13th: I got 2 emails from Teleperformance, one in the morning saying a decision had been made that I will be contacted when they receive my passport. The second email came in the evening‎ stating that they had my passport so I should come and pick up.

August 17: I picked up the passport and it had Visa that had been issued on 31/07/2015. Yayyyy‎

I am very happy and I am glad for all the feedback I got on this forum, what justwise has done here is highly commendable, not only did he create the thread but he constantly checks and assists people. Well done.

What I have to add is that everybody's ‎case is different. I didn't do the English test, we didn't have call log, o‎nly email history (lots of it) and BBM chat (just a few recent chats), because we had both changed phones severally we didn't have the old chats anymore. We are both busy at work during the day so we don't speak but we send loads of email then we Skype or do BBM call in the evening, we didn't print out the Skype but we had tickets and hotel reservations for holidays we took together, (3 holidays in total) so that and the email log was what we used as evidence of communication plus Hubby has been to Nigeria 4 times this year and about the same last year so we added the stamped pages of his passport showing the visits. Also a friend of mine was denied settlement Visa last month and one of the reasons is that she didn't state she knew her husband the 2 times she applied for visit visa but her records show that they had met as at that time. I fall into that category but they still gave me the visa...Thank God. Yaaay. The point is if you feel you are lacking in one area, do an overload of the one you have to prove that you have that area covered.

If anyone has any questions, I'd be more than happy to assist.

Thank you everyone once more, Nandos crew, are new members still welcome

Hi, please i would like to know what documents where submitted in lagos, when your husband went for the appointment and which did you send to sheffield. please i'm going to abuja on the 30th Nov.
Thanks.

Hey Guys ,
please Justwise, Newbie715, ToyinNick, Portsmouth86 i'm actually calling this names because i have seen you guys have either encountered or shared in the part 2 thread.

I am in nigeria and my wife is a brithish citizen, i am wanting to apply for a settlement visa on the 30th of Nov, and i have a few questions (as most people here have been doing).
Please,
1. Are the documents submitted at TSL just Passport, TB test result and do the Bio-metric or do i have to submit all my supporting documents along side like my conversations (skype,whattsapp, phone logs, emails, photos), gifts(cash/otherwise), proof of accommodation in the UK, Appendix 2 form(scanned), payslips from my office(naija), bank statements (naija), marriage certificate (please feel free to enlighten me on what documents to send either ways)
2. Are the documents they the same with the once's my Wife would send to Sheffield??
3. Do i have to scan/send my TB results before she sends her documents to Sheffield??