Portsmouth86:


Hey Kembee86

Sorry for not posting of late, it has been so hectic i have been at the hospital pretty much every day since our Son was born, for about 15hrs per day, we then moved from a studio to a 2 bed property on 25th November, so its been all go go go getting prepared for Jamal coming home

Jamal is now 15 weeks old and still just over a week away from his due date

he is now 6lb 6oz, and he didn't need any surgery, his eyesight is also fine, he will be coming home soon although on oxygen but thankfully there is no long term issues, completely perfect, very surprised as he was born at 23+6 weeks gestation and birth weight was 1lb 3oz

im so proud of him and ive been expressing this whole time, which is so exhausting, as its not the same as breastfeeding.



here is some pics, from birth and him now, our gorgeous boy

How is your baby boy doing now?

subomi2:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS. THANK YOU AND CONGRATS O. IM SO ADMIRING YOU RIGHT NOW.

My sister, you will be here very soon and the congrats will be for you too. Don't worry about it at all.

Hi Subomi2.

I think you can apply for a family visit visa. Between the time my husband moved to the uk (August 2015) and I joined him (last Wednesday) I applied for and was granted a visit visa and even a private medical treatment visa. I explained in my application for both that we intended to apply for spouse settlement visa but that we were waiting for my husband to fulfill the financial requirement. I proved that I would return to Lagos on those visas by showing my job in Lagos at the time.

Ps. Each visa was 6-months long. I stayed for 5 months on the medical one and had indicated in my application that I would do so. Prior to that, on the visit one, I stayed 3 months. I also had indicated that I would do so.

Late but perhaps still useful?

MY VISA APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Country applying from: Nigeria (TLS, VI)
Visa Processing Office Location: Sheffield, UK
Type of visa applied for: Settlement - Wife (Priority)

14th Dec 2016 - Online Application Submitted
21st Dec 2016 - Biometrics Taken
22nd Dec 2016 - Email from UKVI advising application received in Sheffield and being prepared for consideration by an ECO
22nd Dec 2016 - Email from TLScontact - Application Received by UK Visas & Immigration
28th Dec 2016 - Sponsor's documents couriered to UKVI, Sheffield
29th Dec 2016 - Sponsor's documents received at UKVI, Sheffield (Tracked ourselves)
13th Jan 2017 - Email response to an inquiry: application yet to be assessed
20th Jan 2017 - Email response to an inquiry: application in progress
24th Jan 2017 - Supporting documents returned to my husband
24th Jan 2017 - Email response to an inquiry: decision has been made
30th Jan 2017 - Decision email from TLScontact 13:28
30th Jan 2017 - Passport and visa collected 15.30 (Didn't wait for "ready for collection" email. Suspected it would come too late to collect same day)
30th Jan 2017 - Collection email received from TLScontact 15:47 (You see?)
26th Jan 2017 - Date Visa was Issued

[size=8pt]MY VISA APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Country applying from: Nigeria (TLS, VI)
Visa Processing Office Location: Sheffield, UK
Type of visa applied for: Settlement - Wife (Priority)

14th Dec 2016 - Online Application Submitted
21st Dec 2016 - Biometrics Taken
22nd Dec 2016 - Email from UKVI advising application received in Sheffield and being prepared for consideration by an ECO
22nd Dec 2016 - Email from TLScontact - Application Received by UK Visas & Immigration
28th Dec 2016 - Sponsor's documents couriered to UKVI, Sheffield
29th Dec 2016 - Sponsor's documents received at UKVI, Sheffield (Tracked ourselves)
13th Jan 2017 - Email response to an inquiry: application yet to be assessed
20th Jan 2017 - Email response to an inquiry: application in progress
24th Jan 2017 - Supporting documents returned to my husband
24th Jan 2017 - Email response to an inquiry: decision has been made
30th Jan 2017 - Decision email from TLScontact 13:28
30th Jan 2017 - Passport and visa collected 15.30 (Didn't wait for "ready for collection" email. Suspected it would come too late to collect same day)
30th Jan 2017 - Collection email received from TLScontact 15:47 (You see?)
26th Jan 2017 - Date Visa was Issued

subomi2:
Oh thannks @ justwise for the quick response. Pls i don't know how to print out call log. from my phone?? i was thinking of munching the screen so far but that's such a cumbersome task, how do i print all? ill appreciate if you tell me.

ok @ priority cost. i'll read through again looking for that specifically

He got an offer letter - doesn't say how long just start date.. thank you again.

Yeah there's definitely a faster way. I will get the name of that app for you. What sort of phone do you use? We paid $450 for priority.

Appointment is usually within a few days of asking them. Sometimes you can get one the very next day. You get the certificate right then and there.

TunzAntman:
Quick question people. Has anyone done a TB test at the IOM recently?

How long did it take to get an appointment?
How much did it cost in naira?
How long did it take to get the certificate?

Oya help me answer o!

Hi subomi2. Welcome to this journey. I pray that it will be quick and successful.

Hubby's job: Do make sure that it is a PAYE job. It is a temporary job but he is a PAYE employee yes? As opposed to a sole trader? This was our situation. My husband got a temp job as well and we started counting (You need 6 monthly payslips). Just before the 6th month, we found out that being a sole trader, he needed to show an entire tax year or have earned 18,600 in the six months. It was going to take too long if we did it that way so he quit and got another job, this time as a full time PAYE employee. The NHS org sorts his taxes, yes? If so, then you are good to go. Is he being paid a fixed monthly salary or per hour? If per hour, make sure each month's salary is high enough to meet the requirement if multiplied by 12. Any month that goes below the requirement will disqualify you. Am I making sense? If not, I can explain in a different way.

Whatsapp call logs: We did the same thing. My husband used an app to harvest the call logs off his iPhone. You can google it in the meantime but if you give me a few hours, I have asked my husband to check his phone when he has a spare moment so he can tell me the name of the app.

subomi2:
Good afternoon good people. had to tell hubby to come and see where i am getting info from because he was initially biased that im scaring myself with the long list i am coming up with. congrats to all the successful applicants, i tap into it big time. 2000quid isnt something to not get right.

Please save a soul....I and kids back here since hubby relocated in October. He is British. Kids have also been given their British Passports in december. Hubby has a temp job with NHS which meets the requirement but he just started.

- Can we use his temporary job payslips when its time to apply or its got to be a permanent job
- How many months of payslips do we have to send with our application minimum, so atleast i can start counting down, that is if temporary job is allowed?
hubby did alot to settle fo rthis job as its away from his area of specialization but he wants to know if it will work for my application and if not so he can begin the search afresh.... pls advise.

We do not do phone calls. We do whatsapp calls and zillion whatsapp messages. we were both here in Nigeria and married with two kids for 5years before he relocated so our kids can go enjoy a better education as it is now becoming a big deal to afford good education here.

- will whatsapp calls be ok? if yes, how do we get the call log??
- i have been saving our chats as doc from month to month.... printing those out will that be fine? we chat alot and chat is very very long, atleast so far.

How much is priority application?

Im just trying to gather my facts right little by little, please help a sister, ladies and gentlemen. thank you in advance

@lexusgs430 @benz101 @kassemkhalifeh9 @justwise @Darcy16 @iken09 @pmaakino

TunzAntman:
Congratulations!!! Very happy for you, it's not nice for a father to be apart. Get on that flight asap

Thank you!! I sure will.

Lexusgs430:


Congratulations..............
NB: Lessons to NOTE - You paid attention to all the nitty gritty details + you eventually submitted a knock - out repackaged package + you knocked them out with weight of evidence + and finally a successful application.

Although, you were attempting to over - stretch your neck towards the end (understandably so).......... Now the UK hustle starts and your husband can eventually start bonding with his kids.......

Your tithe payment is 50% of 1st salary earned in £ (with exchange rate of £1 - N605 ( the ministry is growing).....

God bless you richly for your commitment to helping people and for your adeptness at reassuring, redirecting and encouraging. 50% ke? I will set up a direct debit for 70% as soon as I get there.

Mchikwaira:
Congrats!

Thank you Mchikwaira

Kassemkhalifeh9:

Hey guys,
I hope you all doing fine,today I got this:
UK Visas & Immigration has now assessed your UK visa application and made a decision. Your documents and

the decision will be sent back to either the UK Visa Application Centre where you applied, where we will

contact you by email over the next few days to collect them, or if you are using the courier return service, will

be sent directly back to the address you provided.

Please note that TLScontact does not know the outcome of the assessment and has played no role in the

decision-making process.

Kind regards,

TLScontact
UK VIsas & Immigration

Usually it takes 1 to two days for the passport to reach Beirut.i hope anyone have a clue if these emails can be detect the outcome.
Best regards,
Thanks

Sadly, no, you cannot detect anything from the emails. You will have to wait until you're called to pick up. It won't be long at all. From what I've seen, TLS Lagos often sends both emails on the same day. In fact when I received the email you copied above, at about 230pm today, I went straight to TLS without waiting for the collection email. And indeed my passport was there. I got the collection email at close to 4pm, when I was already at home with the passport and visa. You will soon have yours, don't worry.

Hello all. I collected my passport today and I got the visa! Thank God and thank you for all your advice, support and humour. It made the wait so much easier to bear. I am overwhelmed because finally, after so many months of uncertainty, we can settle down and plan our lives. God bless you fellow nairalanders.

oladunni4real:
MY VISA APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Country applying from: VI, Nigeria
Visa Processing Office Location: Sheffield, UK
Type of visa applied for: Settlement - Wife (Non-Priority)
3rd of Nov. 2016: Application done
8th Nov. 2016 - Bio metrics Taken
25th Jan. 2017- made enquiry about application, reply received same day that application has been processed (panic started)
26th Jan. 2017- Husband picked up document from post office, it was very light, so extra panic set in.
26th Jan 2017- official Email from UKVI that decision has been made.
26th Jan.2017 (3.59pm)- tls sent mail to come collect passport and other supporting documents. (could not sleep throughout the night ooo)
27th Jan. 207- collected my documents and passport with visa on it. Visa is effective from 7th of feb. 2017.
thank you , thank you, thank you all. God bless you all. wishing everyone success.

Thanks for this Oladunni4real. And congratulations. Do you have any idea why the visa isn't effective until Feb 7? Is that what they normally do?

Babyann2016, I will say definitely put all call logs, screenshots of video calls, emails , everything. My husband and I have two children and have been together in the uk and Lagos for more time than we have been apart but we put every scrap of everything we have ever sent to each other. I have not got a response yet but I can say from other people's successes that it is important you do oversabi. Sorry for this setback but it is just a setback. I pray you will get good news soon! All the best.

oladunni4real:
I owe everything to Almighty God for seeing me through this period, it was really though but in all we thank God. Got my passport with visa in it today, and up till now I am still overwhelmed. thanks to everyone on this thread, will post timeline soon, and to all still waiting, Good luck and God bless us all.

Thank God! I can imagine how you feel now. Enjoy the best part of this process you've been through. God bless.

Darcy16:
MY VISA APPLICATION TIMELINE:

Country applying from: Ikeja, Nigeria
Visa Processing Office Location: Sheffield, UK
Type of visa applied for: Settlement - Wife (Non-Priority)

28th Oct 2016 - Biometrics Taken
1st Nov 2016- Email from UKIV application has been received in Sheffield
9th Jan 2017 - Email response from an inquiry saying application yet to be assessed
16th Jan 2017 - Email response from an inquiry saying escalated
23rd Jan 2017 - Decision Email from TLScontact 1:32pm
25th Jan 2017 - Supporting documents returned to me
25th Jan 2017 - Collection Email received from TLScontact 9:54am
17th Jan 2017 - Date Visa was Issued
26th Jan 2017 - Passport & Visa Collected

Thanks Darcy16. May we also be able to post a timeline with the same last line very soon. Amen.

Darcy16, please what TLS centre did you go to? I am still waiting for TLS VI to email me and I am wondering why i haven't received anything (not even the status online has changed) on Friday when the documents were returned to my husband and ukvi confirmed that the decision had been made on Monday. Oladunni4real and Babyann2016, when you get your good news, please tell me what TLS centre (whether vi or ikeja or Abuja) you worked with. I am half hoping that vi is just slacking and that my passport is ready... I know I am being a little insane...

I will thank you now as I really do need to calm down.

Realgeo:


It's mean person wey dey go meet husband no dey hurry. Patience is a vital virtue at this moment. Cheers as good news awaits u. Thank me later.

Lucky both of you! Looking forward to hearing your good news tomorrow.

Babyann2016:
Evening guys....ready for collection mail just came in now and I receive decision made email this morning..lol
Can't wait till tomorrow fingers crossed

oladunni4real:
thanks @darcy16, the ready for collection mail just came in now. till tomorrow for collection.

Darcy16:
We Got it!!!! Thank you Lord.

Well done! Thank God. Enjoy the best part of the wait. All the best to you and your wife.

Lexusgs430:


We can see that you are cherry-picking from this thread......

I apologise if I have offended. I am new to this.

Lexusgs430:


Imagine if you paid for normal application? We would probably need an army of nairalanders to blow loads of cold air on your wracked - nerves..........
Your priority application would soon proof to you that the extra expense paid (the money wey I dey take feed for 3 years), would prove its weight in the head of Charlie's mama's head..........

Message received loud and clear. I will calm down.

We know from ukvi inquiry that the decision has been made but have not heard from TLS yet. The status on e TLS website hasn't even been updated to say that the decision has been made. The wait is nerve-wracking. How come TLS takes such a long time? I noticed on other people's timelines that the TLS email for decision made and collection came within hours of each other...

Realgeo:


And please remind her that person wey dey go meet husband no dey stretch neck...

Sorry Realgeo, I'm not sure I follow. What do you mean by stretch neck?

My husband has just received the supporting documents. There isn't an email from TLS yet but I suspected that the documents would be sent back before the email from TLS came, because that was what happened with demoore (whose timeline and posts I have been avidly following). They sent back almost all the documents, including the ones we had expected they would keep. What does that mean Could it be a sign of bad news? I am freaking out here. Please someone help: what did they send back?

Lexusgs430:


You did loads of right preparation for this application. At the point you were about to apply, you found shortfalls and held fire....................
You guys repackaged, dotted all the I's and crossed the T's.
Submitted priority application, hit them with a heavy weight of properly documented evidence's etc etc etc
Congratulations in ADVANCE.........

I cannot tell you how reassuring that is to hear. God bless.

Hello all. I am new to this thread and have been reading with interest all the posts. I am encouraged by the good news everyone has received, and even more so by the support I see everyone giving everyone else. I am a wife applying from Nigeria to join my husband. My husband and I have been on this journey for almost two years and are almost at the end. After much back and forth and heartache and disappointment (we have been on the verge of applying twice, only to find, after extra scrutiny, that we did not meet the requirements), we finally put the application in on the 28th of December. We have two young sons (the younger one is only 4 months old) and it pains me that their dad has been apart from the older one (1 and a half) all this while. I really hope we get the visa soon so we are back together. I am glad to find a forum of people who have been through similar things and know exactly how this feels. We paid for priority, so we have not been waiting that long, but still it feels like forever because we started this journey in February 2015. I Sorry for the long story. I just wanted to share my anxiety with kindred spirits. I do not think I have ever been so scared/excited/impatient/hopeful about any piece of news ever.