Not sure you need to transfer cos your old passport number should be on your new one.

mamawa123:
Good day folks, does anyone here know the process of transferring a UK visa from old passport to a new passport, and can one do it here in Nigeria

Just to prove that I'm not stupid, please check this thread ( https://www.nairaland.com/4250945/give-birth-usa-cost-procedures/435 ) Check the comment from TMJO on May 27, read stories from others. Also, you should read what Ladycaplin wrote up there

NewBoyKhashoggi:



Hey 🤠

@ Taal17. I am supporting you here . Some people will just post into public forum and thinks every reader is a drunk 😄

How will a US Consular Officer (VO) tells a visa hopeful that .. YOU CANNOT HAVE A CHILD IN THE US IF YOU DO GET MARRIED ?

If Opeyemi007 accepts this as a typo error or exaggeration then apology is accepted. But if he insist that it's the real time occurrence at the embassy then that's a BIG LIE .

Even if any VO mistakenly says such statement while interviewing an F1 Applicant then he or she would be sanctioned.

NOTE : What section of the US immigration law state it ? Pure bunkum .


Best Wishes 🙏

She said said something about marriage and childbirth. A lecturer from covenant uni was interviewed and she’s going to the US for a course, she came with two kids and her husband. They grilled her for more than ten minutes, gave her the visa and refused her kids and her husband. It was a mad day.

Taal17:


No wahala
Maybe you misunderstood her .
If that is what she said though then she lied.

Congratulations on your visa.. it's great that you got approved when the visa is now 5yrs.

There is no law that currently can restrict you from getting married or having a child in the US

No document asked. Thanks Boss

pufframmy:
Congrat bro no statement of acct was ask?

Wahala.... I'm telling you she said that to me! Which kind wahala be this. Sey I go de lie ontop wetin no go give me money ni? Said you cannot have a child in the US if you get married within the next five years. She was only trying to say the visa was issued for Tourism. We no need de drag ham. You weren't there.

NewBoyKhashoggi:



Hey 🤠

@ Taal17. I am supporting you here . Some people will just post into public forum and thinks every reader is a drunk 😄

How will a US Consular Officer (VO) tells a visa hopeful that .. YOU CANNOT HAVE A CHILD IN THE US IF YOU DO GET MARRIED ?

If Opeyemi007 accepts this as a typo error or exaggeration then apology is accepted. But if he insist that it's the real time occurrence at the embassy then that's a BIG LIE .

Even if any VO mistakenly says such statement while interviewing an F1 Applicant then he or she would be sanctioned.

NOTE : What section of the US immigration law state it ? Pure bunkum .


Best Wishes 🙏

Window 6, black lady. Na Wetin she tell me be that. Since I’m not married, I cannot/shouldn’t get married and goan born in yankee within the five years given🤷🏾‍♂️. There’s no reason to lie about anything. Unless I misunderstood her.

Taal17:


They said that or you wrote this wrong?
Because it's not true.

Background: 2 US refusals(2016/2017). I had only been to three countries(South Africa, Dubai and Seychelles). I was in my finals and the visa was refused in Abuja.

I'm a male, and I shared my visa refusal in 2017, you'd see it if you click my profile and check my posts from 2017.

2023 Application Date: September 2023
Interview Date: Today
Status: Approved

VO: Why are you going to the states?
Me: I'd like to go on a vacation to Miami and New York

Vo: Have you ever been out of the country?
Me: Yes, I have visited Eleven Countries.

VO: Where have you been in the past one year?
Me: UK(Thrice this year), France, Italy, Greece, Netherlands.(All between May and Now).

VO: What do you do?
Me: I own ***, I have owned it for five years, I have * employees, we partner with fintechs and retail stores.

VO: How much do you earn monthly?
Me: 2m

VO: How much profit monthly?
Me: Six million but it’s not fixed so it could be higher or lower.
VO: Are you married?
Me: No

VO: Do you have kids?
Me: No

VO: You should know the law has changed, and you cannot have a child in the US if you do get married.
Me: I know

VO: I'll be approving your visa, this document would tell you how to pick up your visa.
VO: Travel responsibly(I didn't understand but maybe it's because I've visited the Uk thrice this year).

I have had numerous Visa refusals, but I got a UK visa this year and that changed my life!

WhatsApp chats dating back to before/after marriage, pictures before you guys got married. Think of anything that could prove you’re in a real marriage.

babajide107:
Please provide further evidence of your relationship to the main applicant as you have only submitted a marriage certificate dated 2022. The fact you have demonstrated your marriage took place does not act as independent corroboration you are in an ongoing, subsisting relationship. Examples of acceptable proof of relationship may include photos (inside and outside of wedding), official, verifiable evidence confirming you reside at the same address as your partner, digital conversation history and joint bank accounts.
Please what can I give them..I have joint account with her sha but it’s just almost a month old

It's not that deep in my opinion... It would be a big deal if you hadn't declared a refusal..So chillax

pharrel1539:
My case is Not necessarily bad immigration or travel history because is submitted my previous visas added in the list of documents submitted and my passport was renewed in uae which was stated as Abu Dhabi as issuing passport authority. My error comes in the column for countries visited was filled in "No" when I had actually visited dubai and worked there with all the visas for work uploaded as attachment. I have done bio since Sept 20th and till date no decision.

If it's issued, it depends on your travel dates. If you stated 20th on September on your application, it would become valid from that date for another 28/30days. The duration of stay is the max number of days you can stay within the validity. It will be stated on the Passport

itunuoye:
Hi Puffmama, How are you doing? Please I want to ask one important question. I intend to submit Schengen application for my family but my question is let assume they intend to travel on September 20, and once the visa granted, will the visa show that they must travel on before September 20 or there is a duration that the visa will state when it will start counting. Or is there anything like if stated 20days visa given will it expired in 20days time. I really need answer to this.

Thanks

This is the outbound flight, you’d still get a quote for the inbound one. [quote author=Ekababbe post=125139763][/quote]

It says the same on my own too. I spoke to my TLS person and he confirmed it was a glitch. It’s nothing to worry about.

Africankel:


Congratulations!!!

Imagine TLS Abuja keeping my visa application for two weeks before sending it to the Consulate. I've sha reached out to the Consulate for the withdrawal of my passport as I have another trip in two days. They promised to send it today, so hopefully I pick it up from TLS tomorrow.

Good evening. I submitted the normal document everyone else submits. Business documents, flight reservation, letter of introduction, bank statements, insurance, property documents.

Nickelodeon93:
Good evening sorry to bother you like this, I am interested in traveling to Europe. I like to know how you did yours

It should be tomorrow

puffmama:

Great, VFs Abuja presently does not have option of pick up so they have to dispatch .
I got a sms this afternoon that the courier has picked my passport so was wondering how long it will take to deliver .

Thanks. Paid for courier but I picked it up myself. Picked it before it was dispatched. Also, I Used TLS

puffmama:
Congratulations. How soon after your passport was picked from VFS office did the dispatch contact you or deliver .

Italy Visa Timeline
Biometric Date 19th July 2023 Walk in at TLS VI
Pick Up Date. Aug 14th
Visa Approved
Single Entry 15 days stay.

Itinerary Lagos-UK-Europe-UK-Lagos

Italy Visa Timeline
Biometric Date 19th July 2023 Walk in at TLS VI
Pick Up Date. Aug 14th
Visa Approved
Single Entry 15 days stay.

Itinerary Lagos-UK-Europe-UK-Lagos

I'm not sure they saw her bank statement. Even if they were going to refuse the application, they should have atleast said something about it.

Ufemia26:
I am shattered 😭.
My mom's visit visa application was refused today. I got the refusal mail this night. I submitted my payslip and husband's payslip, our account statements showing close to 11k pounds, my mom's account statement showing 1.5m, infact enough documentation from my end. Her reason for visit is to come see her first grand child as I put to bed 2 months ago.

Please click on my Username and check my posts, you'll see the post and the letter. I got the email to submit PP and visa issuance took two days.

Atinukemi23:


Wow, I am glad you got there at the end.
Did you get an email to have your passport resubmitted to TLS ?
And how long after you submitted it was the visa issued ?

We keeping our fingers crossed also, no matter how long it takes we are so willing to wait, than to risk re- applying and chances of refusing it is higher this present PAP took 14days exactly for them to allow the re - consideration. So we are hanging there.

This could go on to six months though. My solicitor sent a PAP in October 2022, they replied after three months(January 2023) with another re-refusal(Reasons different from the initial ones). We sent another PAP in February (2023) and they replied in May(2023) agreeing with the challenge and granting the visa. It was a very long and daunting process. If I had reapplied without challenging, It would have been refused on some flimsy grounds. Wishing them the best

Atinukemi23:
l

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.

How long does it take to get a decision from the Italian embassy? It’s the 14th working day today, and I haven’t heard anything from Tls.

I think Finding a UK solicitor would help you though. https://uksolicitors.org/

Your application might not be straightforward and you might need someone to draft a Visa support letter with relevant laws cited blah blah blah. I'm not saying you should do it tho

JSayin:
Hi. I'd appreciate any responses from people who share this experience.

I overstayed my UK Study visa and voluntarily returned in 2013. I am being invited for a book promotion tour in Sept as well as a friend's wedding.

Some people say that because it's been 10 years, I can apply and my visa may be considered. Others say it is mission impossible and the Home Office will never reconsider an overstayer.

Kindly let me know any real-life examples you have seen of anyone who overstayed. Were their future visas ever approved or not?

Thank you.

Wahala fit de at the POE o. Cos them fit de reason Sey na arrangee and Sey everybody don sort their own waka

FNRF:
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like to ask is it possible for a dependant to go before the Main applicant to sort/arrange housing before arrival of the main applicant and two other children.

10k no go ruin anything nau

decasey:
sir I know am supposed to allow any funds into that account, only my salary is allowed, my question is I hope it will not affect my chances, so sorry for asking this question again, is just that am a beat agitated. I really need clarification.

They refuse people sometimes cos they find the expenditure outrageous for a short visit. Giselle already explained sha

KaceeDcontrol:

Why is this a problem if you budget more than you actually spend? I know someone who has recently applied and budgeted same amount for a month visit visa application?
Also is the UKVi usually inclined to approve shorter visit visas (say 1 to 2 weeks) than longer ones (1 month)?

You should try reducing the days and the budget. When you get your visa, you can decide to spend twenty days or more, it shouldn't be a problem. £5k would be deemed too much for a three-week visit unless you earn more than that monthly, and probably have a shitload amount of verifiable funds in your account.

benjijosh:


I plan to stay for 17days and the 5k GBP is the total budget for the trip including my flight tickets.

I’m applying from Nigeria and I will also be traveling alone

I don't know about this one sha

ZOE07:
Thanks a bunch. Can I delay in submitting my passport after a decision has been made? How much time do I have to submit it?

You'd only submit your passport after a decision has been made on your application. Turnaround time is most times 2-3 working days.

ZOE07:
Has anybody tried the "keep my passport" option before? Please I will require more clarification / answers on the subject.

I do not need to submit the passport when I do biometrics?
Once I am informed of decision, what is the timeline to submit passport?
Also what is the timeline to collect passport back after submission?

many thanks for your help / assistance on this. @justwise and everyone.

He meant monthly expenditure...Him mix disposable income with expenditure

Africankel:
Disposable income 50k? Meaning you spend over 320k from your salary every month? This is an automatic refusal, as the cost of your trip is 15 times your disposable income.

Secondly be sure not to have unexplained deposits in your account.

Visitor no de get brp

rittyben:

How about brp mail

Even if na 1000 pages, the bank can send it to the person’s email, and they can compress it a little(if they’re self uploading).

julzz:
Hi guys, have an anyone tried sending account statement directly to uk application center from the bank? Was it successfully received by them? I have someone that’s having difficulty in getting statement become it’s too large and the Bank suggested this

You'd be sad already if you had received any emaik from the Home Office. Your Visa is issued, provided you didn't receive anything in your inbox/spam

Great090:
Hi everyone
I applied for a 6 month visit visa jun 7th and paid for courier service return.
I just got an sms from DHL this morning that my passport is on its way to my house.

I am worried because I did not get any email from ukvi about the outcome of my aplication.

Anyone experienced this before?