@paulo882 & dammytosh

I'll really like to get touch oo my brothers,  I'm currently a Jr SD, graduated last year. I know there's more to programming than writing lines of codes also, networking with other professionals is imperative to one's career.

Please how do I get in touch Sirs? phar897@yahoo.com

Thanks! Xmas was abit boring here jare all the same, we thank God.

Is it ok to have your email, here is mine phar897@yahoo.com. If possible, get to know you beyond the forum 

I look forward to that.

@Omo_Tier1

Merry Xmas my brother even though its in arrears, was looking for you at the other end before I finally got here. Hope you're doing very well.

I'm so grateful for my life oh lord. Thank you Jesus!

My appreciation goes out to Omo_Tier1, Justwise and others for their inputs while my sister was awaiting her decision. She has finally been granted her visa 

Many thanks!

Teacher/Lecturer

Omo_Tier1:

Not yet, you just have to wait for a couple of weeks say 3weeks, further which IF the total period they have failed to issue the visas is close to three months, you send them a letter of warning of your likehood of resort to the courts and the obudsman.

Please can I also suggest that you make sure your sister still has decent funds in here account should they want to use thier old delay tactics by requesting for a more recent evidence of funds. THIS IN ITSELF IS WRONG IN LAW AS NEITHER THE ECO OR ECM HAS THE POWERS TO OVERTURN A COURT's DECISION. A Barrister friend of mine also confirmed this with recent cases where judge specifically rebuffed an ECM for refusing to issue a visas and requesting for new evidence of funds. The specifically said if the ECM wanted his own words to be final, then He should get the SSHD to appeal her decision and not usurp the powers of the court.

So yea, wait a little bit, then send them an e-mail and also call them on phone two and half weeks from the date they sent you the e-mail.

I had a

Finally received an email from them asking her to come next week with her passport and a recent bank statement. How many months statement will you suggest we include? BTW, thanks for your help so far We've been on this all along and you never gt tired . .

Omo_Tier1:

Okay it simply means what it says. Tell your sister that she should have her phone very close to her from Monday to Friday every week as they are likely to call her soon to come to BHC,Abuja to submit her passport.

I am sure they will issue the visas before the end of July.

Now what this e-mail is to you is a formal acceptance that your appeal determination has been seen by the BHC Nigeria and the FCO and they are bound to act within reasonable time frame and get the visas issued.

Lets keep our fingers crossed. Theres hope afterall, lets exercise a little more tiny wee bit of patience.

Many thanks bro. I don't think sending another email is necessary this time. So just have to wait and keep our fingers crossed like you said.

@Omo_Tier1

I finally got this email from them on the 22nd of June.

"Dear madam,

Thank you for your email.

Your allowed determination is still under process and you will be called in as soon as possible.

Best regards."


What do you think?

Omo_Tier1:

My apology for not replying -was off busy -
I would suggest as I mentioned before, that at this stage,get your solicitors to write them a letter, copying the Foriegn Common Wealth Office and the Appeals Section of the BHC, Abuja Visas Services the AIT Appeal determination decision

Can I also implore you NOT to forward any other letters to them till 14days after the last one.This is to avoid putting yourself "in thier eyes" as you wanting to hurry them to issue the visas - something BHC, Abuja loathes -

Please do yourself good by keeping the exact copies of all e-mail correspondence with the BHC,Abuja.Do same with every phone call discussion you have with them; keep details of the discussion in form of a statement  including the dates, time of call, length of call and the identity of who you spoke to. This is 'cos should the need arise for a Judicial Review -something I really hope should not arise- then you would need them as a saving grace.

Unfortunately, the bitter truth about BHC, Abuja, is one needs patience extraordinary when  dealing with them. They are a lazy bunch, with little regard for known protocol and standards when dealing with applicants.

My gratitude for your input ma brother. Will do as advised.

Omo_Tier1:

I completely understand your fraustration. I tell, the entry clearance posts overseas are all getting confused 'cos of the mad rush changes in government immigration policy and the CUT in employees at the UKBA.

One thing I would suggest is this, send them an e-mail again. In the e-mail, state the obvious that you were told by thier correspondence unit in a telephone conversation that they will get back to you to let you know the date you should bring your passport to them and that its over two months now and you haven't heard anything from them. Include the date and time you had the conversation and address the letter as official and make it sound it a continuation of a correspondence you had with them by beginning as for example;

Further to your telephone conversation on the, put date here, bothering on submission of my passport for the purpose of visas issuance following the AIT appeal determination , put the reference number of the case here, , I  wish to state that I am yet to receive any further invitation either by e-mail/phone notifying me of the date I should bring the passport down,despite the assurances made by the officer whom I had the telephone conversation with.

Then go on to let them know that it's been over two months since that assurance was given and that it appears nothing has been done to date.

Maybe you need to also conclude diplomatically, appreciating thier work and requesting them to considered your request in line with the legitimate expectation you have of thier good service.

After sending the mail, also give them a call on the same date, and if you get to speak to any body, remind them of the e-mail and previous telephone conversation, if the person is polite in answering, ask the person how long you are suppose to wait to get thier invitation and if they can get someone from the APPEALS section so you could speak with them. Some of them sometimes are helpful and do get someone for you to speak to.

I think the key thing is you just have to make sure you follow your correspondence with them by reminding them that the issue is not a new one and that they are already working on it but you are not getting information from them as suppose to.

Bro, I know its abit stressful but just continue, sooner they will send you the mail/phone call.

As for your Solicitors, 'm not surprise at thier response, to many of them, they only care that they win at the AIT,and very few help you getting your passport stamped!

Endurance is the key here.

Many thanks bro. I sent the email and gave them a call almost immediately, I was told they were closed not even a single rep to talk to. The machine answered and later hunged up after explaining their opening and closing times, I called around 10.30 am which was supposed to be their working hours, again 12pm! I did the same the following day, got the same message.

I know endurance is the key, at least, if they acknowledge the email or return phone calls, that'll ease things up. One will know whats going on and when to expect to be called, but nothing at all,  I really don't have any idea of what to do or how to approach this anymore.

You're more enlightened bro, anything else you feel we can do?

^^

Thanks alot bro for your time and d valuable info you've been sharing on this forum.

1) Have tried  explaining things to those solicitors,  They seems to bee too quite for my likening, all we keep hearing is ' Give them some time, they'll call you!' You see whats I'm saying, I wish I could do more from here . .

I will again call them (solicitors) today. I think quiet time is over, they should at least do something since they're representing a client here.

2) No! We received no acknowledgment letter from them, Imagine, I personally sent an email using my sisters ymail account and scanned the 'determination'. Just 2 weeks ago, we even had to post a hard copy of the determination to them in Abuja, up till now, no word from them . .
Regarding the phone conversation, well, I'm not sure who their operators are or competencies when its come to phone handling as an operator, the lady we spoke to last said someone would get in touch with us that she'll relay the information to the department in question that was more than two weeks ago . . still no show!

I still called them this morning and they said they re closed which I fnd rlly strange!


Thats the case o my bro, some people no dey go through this hassle at all!

Please help!!

Its almost 2 month now, ECO hasnt called yet. We've called, emailed and do all sorts but nothing yet. Any advice/suggestion is welcome please! I really dont know what to think anymore. At least, the appealed has been granted going to 2 months now and the both parties has received a copy of the determination. I really don't know what the status of things is!

I'll keep checking the forum hoping someone get to read this.

Many thanks!

Omo_Tier1:

Just to point out that you need to take a copy of the 'determination' sent to you to your immigration solicitor. Also find out if he has been notified of any stay of AIT decision by the home office. If not then your sister needs to forward a copy of the decision of the immigration judge to the foriegn common wealth office via e-mail Abuja.Visa.CorrespondenceUnit@fco.gov.uk.

PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT CLOSE TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN LOST TO BANK HOLIDAYS IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL AND MAY meaning lots of things get stocked in the system and only after a week or there about before things will return back to normal.

Also ask your solicitors, He can also findout from the AIT the date the Embassy in Nigeria was sent a copy of the determination and then calculate 7days from that date further which you cab beginnto phone the embassy.

May i suggest that at this stage your sister ought to be the one doing the phoning and letter writing to the embassy in Nigeria.

I'm so grateful for your time, just can't thank you enough! Have sent them an email as adviced, hopefully will get to hear from them soon. Have also informed my sister to start calling from tomorrow till they allocate her a date to come with her documents, I guess we've been waiting for too long. BHC handles more than 200 applications a day not to mention attending to pending applications so I quite agree with what you said that one needs to 'keep knocking'. Its over 2 weeks now minus the bank holidays in between. Will update the 'house' once something's up!

Thank you once again for your time.

Omo_Tier1:

Did you submitt the appeal yourself or were helped by an immigration solicitor?

If you did the appeal yourself and not through an immigration solicitor then get the 'determination' of the immigration judge scanned, draft a letter of notice addressed to the Entry Clearance manager (ECM)at the entry post where your application was assessed and forward same with the 'determinaton' attached to Abuja.Visas.CorrespondenceUnit@fco.gov.uk (please note the upper case in the e-mail address). Also note, that the embassy usually avail themself sometime frame to process your visas and they often given maximum of 90days for long term visas but if you keep knocking on thier door, you will be asked to bring your passport within a couple of days after they acknowledge the receipt of your determination.

If your appeal was through an immigration solicitors, then should know better by faxing the outcome of the appeal to the foriegn commonwealth office who are in charge of the high commissions.

Have you confirmed if the Home Office didnot appeal the decision of the AIT immigration judge? Usually this is done after 7days and the AIT will notify you if that is the case.

If after 90days you get no response, then write a 'legal' letter to them warning of a court action should they fail to process your visas within 14days.

Hope this helps and please come back and let others know how things went for you so lessons can be learnt by others.

That was really helpful bro. Thanks a lot! To answer your questions, the appeal was submitted through an immigration solicitor and I think at this juncture, might just have to wait. I called the solicitor yesterday inquiring what the situation is like, she told me they're still waiting for a copy of the determination. I got mine through royal mail, so I'm guessing the nigerian post office still has the documents . .

I still haven't confirmed from the AIT yet (I decided not to) since the solicitor in nigeria hasn't received her copy, so I'm thinking it could be as a result of the royal wedding break and bank holidays in between, probably caused the delay.

I'll appreciate further suggestions . .

justwise:

Should have done that long ago and see what the reply will be.

Thanks for the prompt response. I'm not sure if I can call from here, but will at least try on monday.

@Jugzy, Vicjustice, omo_tier1, justwise and others pls help!

My cousin won her appeal, got the result on the 17th of april . But up till now, BHC still hasn't called yet so I'm wondering what could be the reason or should I say delay. I read Jugzy post, which happens to be nearly the same time she applied. Her application was made june, despite the fact that they adjourned the case, they finally allowed it april 12th. I'm thinking if she could get in touch with BHC or what do you suggest?

Thanks in anticipation

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Vicjustice:

   The reason no one seems to be interested in responding to your post is simply because, you are not seeking suggestions or advice on how to get something done. . ., but rather you're seeking opinions on what is probably the case with the delay that your application is experiencing. Therefore, as no one actually knows the reason for the delay, neither does anyone know why the ECO did not send your application nor do they know what the ECO did with it, it might not be appropriate to "say what might happen as a result of ECO not responding".
   Just do whatever you can to correspond with them and wait and see. A little more patience might help. Cheers

My apologies, 

Sincerely speaking, I'm grateful for the corrections. I'll appreciate if you could offer suggestions or advice regarding this, I'm sorry i wasn't specific in my earlier post.  I look forward to your response.

Thanks bro

Please I'm still waiting for responses, help pls

My cousin applied for a visiting visa during my graduation, she was denied on the fact that she didnt include her course form which seems to be a meaningless excuse, she inculuded with her application her school id card, letter from her department, her tuition fees receipt since her 1 year to 3rd year those seems to be irrelivant to them. We appealed against their decision, got a lawyer and forwarded her application to the Loborough office, they replied and stated the 5th of November (last month) before we could get the hearing date.

To my suprise, up till this moment, I'm still waiting for their mail, ran out of patient and called Tribunals Customer Enquiry Unit this morning and they said the ECO hasnt send them the bundle yet even after the deadline, I asked what to do next, was told to call back in 2 weeks.

Please experts in the house, can you advice me on what to do or should i say what might happen as a result of ECO not responding?

I'll appreciate any input

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