MrsSholagbade16:
Hi everyone I recently applied for a Nigerian visa to go and join my fiancé in Lagos Nigeria, and got an email back saying

Dear ......

We are pleased to inform you that the visa application for ......, order no ...... Was submitted to the consulate of Nigeria. Upon approval of the visa, the estimated date of the issue of visa is........

Does this mean I got the visa?

Personally I have always used www.visahq.co.uk to process my visas, I never liked the online visa process, which is now processed by Integrated Solutions in London, plus travelling times and costs it was much more cost effective to use these guys

I have been to Nigeria 3 times now and always got my passport back with the visa processed within 6 business days

did you have any updates on this?

salsera:


Hello
I don't think there are that many Niger-wives on Nairaland
The only one I can think of is Portsmouth86

She also opened a post on this matter

Justwise...could you help?

thank you @Salsera @MrsSholagbade16

Sorry for delay is been quite busy here for past few weeks


have a look on https://www.nairaland.com/2771035/niger-wives


https://portal.immigration.gov.ng/pages/about

What Is CERPAC ?
CERPAC IS THE ACRONYM FOR COMBINED EXPATRIATE RESIDENCE PERMIT AND ALIENS CARD.

Who qualifies
Expatriates resident or working in Nigeria

INTRODUCTION AND REQUIREMENTS
CERPAC FORMS:
CR (Concessionary) forms are meant for Missionaries, Students, on ECOWAS African Nationals and Cameroonians
AO forms are for other Nationals and persons with special Immigrant status.
AR forms are for Exempted Persons (Diplomats, Government officials, NGO’s and Niger-wives).
AR forms are issued at the Immigration Service quarters and State Commands all over the Federation.
CR & AO forms are obtainable from Afribank Nigeria Plc.
CERPAC GUIDELINE(S)
The CERPAC form as endorsed is valid for three (3) months from the date of purchase.
Two forms are endorsed with this Booklet Guideline(s) as sample at the point of collection of the CERPAC pack.
Please read through both forms carefully before completing them.
Use a black ball point pen and complete the forms in capital letters .
Please Note the following:
The envelope containing this CERPAC Pack should be preserved and used in submitting your forms and documents after completion.
All fees paid to obtain forms are not refundable.
In the event of loss of form(s), replacement will be treated as a new issue and will attract the original fees.
Any erasures, cancellation, or defacement of any sort shall render the form(s) void.
Any form(s) voided as in 2.4 (above) must be returned as a complete set to the bank of purchase for replacement. Such replacement will attract a service charge and pack cost of N2,500(Two Thousand, Five Hundred Naira) payable to the Bank.
Three (3) Nos. “2 x 2” passport photographs on white background should be submitted with the completed forms. One of the photographs should be attached to the bottom right-hand side of the CERPAC form titled “Receipt and Temporary Card
You are required to append your signature beside your photograph attached on the form (as in 3.1 above)
Enclose also one (1) No. facial portrait measuring 4' x 3' (inch) white background
All completed forms and documents should be submitted to the Immigration State Command where your file(s) is (are) located, for Verification and Clearance.
At the time of submitting the completed forms and documents, you will be required to present your original Passport for verification of the documents presented.
When your forms and documents are received, verified and endorsed by the relevant Immigration State Command, an Immigration/CERPAC Stamp will be applied to your Receipt/Temporary Card. Please ensure that the Receipt/ Temporary Card is authenticated and returned to you. You will also be required to physically come into a CERPAC office for the capture of your Digital Personal Identification.
Special Immigrant Status
Special Immigrant Status: These are expatriates married to Nigerian Women
Formal letter of request from Nigerian wife accepting Immigration Responsibility.
Formal letter of request from the husband.
Photocopies of the first five (5) pages of wife’s ria Standard passport.
Photocopy of marriage Certificate.
Duly completed form IMM22 in triplicate copies with three (3) recent passport photographs.
Applicant’s National Passport.

Exempted Persons:
Exempted Persons (Diplomats, Government Officials (GO’s), Niger-wives, Non Governmental Organization (NGO’s) are to be issued CERPAC Gratis.
CERPAC validity:
The validity of CERPAC is two (2) years.
Requirements :
In addition to the above guideline(s), the following are additional requirements for the issuance of CERPAC in the various categories.

NIGER-WIVES
Niger-wives:
Formal letter of request from Nigerian husband accepting Immigration Responsibility.
Formal letter of request from the wife.
Photocopies of the first five (5) pages of husband’s Nigeria Standard passport.
Photocopy of marriage Certificate.
Duly completed form IMM22 in triplicate copies with three (3) recent passport photographs.
Applicant’s National Passport.

bigfatthing:

Hello Mrs......... Please I wanna make some enquiries from you regarding your marriage in Nigeria. You said you got married In Nigeria, please what sort of documents were required of you at the customary court. Thanks in advance

Jeez this is going back lol

https://www.gov.uk/marriage-abroad/y/nigeria/uk/partner_local/opposite_sex for some information

we got married in Ikoyi Registry office in Lagos on 25 March 2015

My husband had to give notice at the registry when we intended to get married, no weekends were avail so went for a Wednesday

I came on a tourist visa

supplied my passport
passport photo
Divorce absolute from former marriage
my birth certificate
Application for marriage filled and signed

a day prior to marriage we attended marriage counselling which is mandatory in Nigeria (interesting experience)

MrsSholagbade16:


Portsmouth86- how did u go about getting ur spouse visa for ur husband? I am in the Sam boat as u and we don't know where to start or what to do bout the spouse visa but we want to get it for him?

Also can I get a CERPAC if I go to Nigeria on a tourist visa but show our marriage certificates and stuff?

Any help would be appreciated thankyou

I applied via Visa4uk and supplied all the specified evidence

Section 1: Application documents- (NOTE HUBBY IS SENDING HIS ORIGINALS FROM VI)
Table of contents
• Introduction letter combined both Hubby and I
• Copy of Husbands passport data page
• Copy of my Husband’s visa application printed from Visa4UK site.
• Copy of a Filled out form of Appendix 2 (VAF 4A)
• Copy of all emails sent to my husband’s email address 6 in total confirming application/payment/NHS HIS payments and all confirmations.
• Online transaction confirming both payments $1501 for the visa fee and $942 for IMM health Surcharge paid by my Very credit MasterCard.
• Copy of TB certificate
• Copy of IELTS
Section 2: Maintenance (Financial):
table of contents page
• Employment letter, confirming gross salary, shift allowance, permanent, length of service and job title. Dated 26th October
• Job offer and contract of employment
• Letter confirming increase in availability
• Payslips 6 months
• P60s 2014 & 2015
• Bank statements for NatWest Platinum Current account-6 months
• Bank statements for NatWest Select Current account- 6 months
Section 3: Accommodation:
Table of contents
• Letter from landlady- confirming hubby can reside at the apartment which she owns, and stated the rent will remain the same.
• Tenancy agreement
• Council tax bills
• Electricity bills 3 months
• BT bills 6 months
• TV licence up to date licence printout from online
• Water bills x2 (fresh & waste)
• Photos and birds eye view floor planner
Section 4: Relationship Evidence:
Table of contents
• Marriage certificate (original and copy)
• Divorce Decree of Absolute.
• Original copy of my own birth certificate( could not find my one from birth so obtained an official copy from Portsmouth registry office)
• SU07/12 Sponsorship undertaking form (was unsure if to fill this out )
• 3x Flight confirmations, e tickets, boarding passes
• Azimo receipts of money sent only small like (£25 here or there)
• 3x scanned Nigeria visa pages of my passport, and my data pages.
• Hotel confirmation and receipts for shoprite, pharmacy and cinema.
• Mobile phone top ups sent to hubbys mobile since June 2014, once a month.
• Rebtel Call logs from 10th July 2014-12th November 2015
• WhatsApp chat history from July 2015- Nov 2015 ( new phone in July so backed up by Facebook chats)
• Facebook inbox messages from June 2014-August 2015
• photos form each time I have traveled to Nigeria (3 times) including some wedding photos

here is our time line

Country applying from: Nigeria
Type of visa applied for:Settlement-husband (non-priority)

7th November 2015 Application submitted online
13th November 2015 Biometrics done at VI ( day 1 of count down) tongue
13th November 2015 TLS updates to state application has been transferred to UKVI
13th November 2015 I posted my supporting evidence
16th November 2015 email from UKVI application has been received in Sheffield, UK
18th November 2015 TLS updated Your UK visa application has been received by UK Visas & Immigration
22nd January 2016 I received a call from UKVI in Sheffield asking me to attend an interview in London (10 full weeks)
27th January 2016 I attended the interview in London @3pm
2nd February 2016 Email from UKVI, A decision has been made on your UK Visa application (11.4 full weeks)
2nd February 2016 TLS updated UK Visas & Immigration has now assessed your UK visa application and made a decision
4th February 2016 Documents returned to me (sponsor)
8th February 2016 TLS updated application ready for collection Your passport and any returned supporting documentation have now arrived back at the TLScontact UK.
9th February 2016 Hubby collected passport ,called me sounded sad (tease) then screamed with joy ENTRY CLEARANCE is there dated 5th Feb-6th March 2016 (decision was made 27th January the day I had the interview, biometrics card valid from 27/01/16-05/11/18 33 months)
9th February 2016 booked hubbys flight and he arrived on Saturday 13th February.


all the inf is on https://www.nairaland.com/823869/uk-spouse-visa-appeal-process-part2/180

check it out hope it helps

tunderule2016:
You are right , I think soon that IHS will increase...shortly, they just cant stop cashing out from us... na wa oo
this IHS is free to some countries and some it is even less than 600 pounds . Their is a checker one can use to check how much base on country ..

totally right, and then there is the non Stirling transaction fees applied by banks, because you have to pay in US dollars, i paid an extra 2.75% on top of the fees i paid, be it i paid before the increase but still they need to make it clear of any fees that may or will be applied on the fees you pay.

tunderule2016:
even irish has joined the list increase in visa

ttps://www.siliconrepublic.com/port...-visas-ireland

This is happening in most countries now, however for SS route the Cvisa should be free if one party is British or EEA citizen, and there is also an update on that, from what will happen after the referendum from a lawyer i know of.....


UK – the new immigration rules proposed to be introduced after the EU referendum
After the recent negotiations in Brussels, we now have further tentative information on proposed changes to immigration law if the UK votes to remain in the EU following the referendum in June.

The UK government has agreed a deal to give the UK “special status” in the EU –assuming the referendum is passed.
There are 2 main areas of immigration that will be affected by new regulations to be introduced after June.
These are;

1) Family Members of EU / EEA citizens.
2) British citizens using EU law for family members (the Surinder Singh route)
Let’s look at each of these areas.

Family Members of EU / EEA citizens.
For the first group (Family Members of EU / EEA citizens), the UK government is trying to take back control of the rights of those family members to live in the UK under EU law. In summary, unless those family members already have a right of residence in an EU member state then it seems they will be subject to UK immigration law.
The document states they will exclude;
“from the scope of free movement rights, third country nationals who had no prior lawful residence in a Member State before marrying a Union citizen or who marry a Union citizen only after the Union citizen has established residence in the host Member State”
In such cases;

“the host Member State's immigration law will apply”
Currently,such family members can use their EU free movement rights to move to the UK with their EU citizen spouse. This can be done regardless of where they live –in the EU or outside the EU. They can apply for EEA family permits from outside the UK and EEA residence cards in the UK.

In future,it seems the UK government will be allowed to insist that such applicants are treated under UK immigration law – which of course is much tougher. UK immigration law requires a minimum income test, proof of English languag eability, greater proof of a genuine relationship, high immigration application fees etc. Overall it is a much stricter regime.

In short -the applicant loses all the advantages of applying through the EEA Family Member route.
This would seem to be a radical change and will especially affect the many EU citizens and their spouses living outside the EU.

So, for instance – after June, a Brazilian citizen married to a French citizen living in Brazil, would have to apply under the UK immigration rules to move to the UK. This would mean that they would need to meet the UK immigration financial requirement. Perhaps by showing they have substantial savings or the French citizen might need to move to the UK first to work for 6 months. The Brazilian citizen would need to pass an English test and pay the high UK immigration application fees.

Currently –none of these requirements of UK immigration are in place when applying as an EEA family member.
But some of the points that we do not understand yet include;
What does“lawful residence “ mean ? We assume this is to exclude those who are without a valid visa? What about those that may have a valid visa (such as a student) –if they decide to marry an EU citizen does this then mean they had prior lawful residence? Or does “lawful residence” only count if issued on the basis of EEA free movement in another EU member state.

Obviously we are yet to see exactly what specific requirements will be introduced and a timetable for this. But the new rules will only be in place at some point after June so many applicants should consider whether they should apply now to move to the UK through the EEA route – such as applying now for EEA family permits or EEA residence cards.
Applicants who are classed as an EEA family member before June should be able to continue to stay in the UK through their EU Free Movement rights.

Another helpful insight to the government’s intentions are detailed in their Report to Parliament which states they wish to address the;
“Unfairness of the current situation, in which it is easier for an EU national to bring a non-EU spouse to the UK than it is for a UK national”.
So, the onerous financial requirements and English tests might soon have to be overcome by many more applicants. In other words, making it harder for everyone.

British citizens using EU law for family members (the Surinder Singh route)
The second group of applicants that are specifically mentioned in the UK / EU deal are those British citizens who use EU law to live in another EU member state and then return to the UK with their spouse. This is usually referred to as the Surinder Singh route after the case that first established this principle of EU free movement.

The document states;
“Member States can address specific cases of abuse of free movement rights by Union citizens returning to their Member State of nationality with a non-EU family member where residence in the host Member State has not been sufficiently genuine to create or strengthen family life and had the purpose of evading the application of national immigration rules.”

So while there is nothing to suggest this route will be abolished, this seems to signal much greater scrutiny of such applications after June. The UK government already has a rigorous “centre of life” test in their EEA regulations for such applications – requiring the British citizen to show that they have moved the centre of their life to the other EU member state.

The document seems to be giving much greater powers to the UK to require longer periods of residence, more evidence of employment / self-employment and in effect trying to put the UK’s “centre of life” test beyond any legal challenge.

In 2014 the case of O v The Netherlands in effect reaffirmed the Surinder Singh rights and expanded the case to ALL those exercising EU Treaty Rights, not just workers. This case also seemed to cast serious doubts on the UK’s “centre of life” test.
After this case, the UK government didn’t relent and didn’t change the EEA regulations –so the “centre of life” test has remained. If the referendum is passed then we can expect the UK government to perhaps clarify even more the “centre of life”test and maybe even expand it.
“Surinder Singh” applicants might need to stay longer in another EU Member State and be prepared to present compelling evidence of the genuine nature of their move.

As stated above – I do not think this route will be abolished (or even that it can be abolished, as it is based on sound case law reaffirmed in many cases) but the UK government seems determined to make it harder. Of course, it is no surprise that this route has become more popular since the introduction of onerous financial requirements for UK spouses in July 2012.

Summary
It is important to understand that the UK / EU deal is contingent on the result of the UK referendum on 23 June 2016 being a vote to remain in the UK.
The proposed changes above will then be implemented by the UK and the EU – with changes in the necessary Directives and Regulations as required.
The changes could take a little time to be phased in – the exact timetable and scope of the changes is still not clear.
EEA family members should seriously consider if they can move to the UK now under the current existing rules before the new rules are introduced.

If the referendum is not passed then we really are in unknown territory. This would result in the UK withdrawing from the EU and working out an agreement for the rights of EU citizens and their family members currently living in the UK.This would also have to include the rights of British citizens and their family members currently living in other EU member states (of which there are over 2 million according to recent estimates).

Lexusgs430:



From £140 to £800, for an appeal? How much is the original application increasing to?
UKBA, Diaris God O!!!!!!

It's a joke really they think they can play God with people lives,

The application fees increased by 25% on March 18th

Now its £1195 for the visa fee, and priority increased to £450 (ihs still £600 for initial spouse visa)

The IHS hasn't yet increased but I'm sure it will at some point


I also agree with @tunderule2016 it's better to reapply, because you would recover the visa fee again before the appeal is even looked at which is 12-18 months at the moment, the £800 you would waste on appeal you can use towards reapplying instead of losing all that time and stress

hi all, i hope everyone is well

I just wanted to let all know about appeal times as i have been reading up about it and seen many still waiting 12+ months , and also the proposed increase in appeal fees

the current timescales for the appeals is 12-18 months, this is from current appellants sources widely available

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/21/asylum-and-immigration-court-fees-set-to-rise-by-over-500
Fees going up from £140 to £800
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/129574 sign this petition if you can.


Priority:
In Nigeria there is no set time scale as to how long the priority takes as the wording states " Use of this Priority Visa service guarantees that your application will be placed at the front of the queue for processing ahead of others"

the 15 working days is for in country applications in countries such as Turkey.

Tunisia and Morocco are in the process of changing processing to the UK from Paris (where the sponsor sends everything to Sheffield from within the UK)

mcaylife:
I know how you feel. its very depressing leaving far away from the person you love. I am in it too. got married to an American citizen too. she just left back home last week. we was thinking about getting her the Niger wife visa but decided since am going to be joining her soon we can apply for it when I get there for other visits in the future. with the look of things I guess u guys are doing your spousal visa thing right. how long more do u have to wait till he is approved to come meet you? if the time isn't much I guess u can wait till he gets there before applying for the Niger wives visa.

Hes here now since 13th Feb

Hey Ladies/Gents


The property inspection report:

This really depends on the type of tenancy/ownership

A PIR is something usually a home owner supplies and is not needed for rentals, rented accommodation all you need is a tenancy agreement, a letter from the landlord/lady and a few bills, if the property should be all inclusive then this will be shown in the tenancy and the letter from the said landlord/lady then you supply other forms of correspondence received at the property in the sponsors name i.e HMRC/NHS/DVLA letter to tighten the accommodation evidence

I rent privately and did NOT get a property report, my husband was issued his spouse visa without any issues

( I have been married before where I lived in a shared house back in 2007 and my ex husband was granted a visa (after an appeal) nothing about the accommodation caused an issue, which I did not supply a report then either)

justwise:

You are a funny character honestly. What were you expecting?

True true, and how boring if I was normal haha

Lexusgs430:
Portsmouth86 - Those early days of your husband arriving and you going incommunicado on this forum. We now know, in between the cooking bun, cooking yam, you were both pounding yam!!!!
Congratulations in advance!!!!

Lool too funny ooo hilarious human haha, true tho

KemBee86:


I got in exactly 3 weeks ago and it hasn't been easy. I had severe cold and flu my first week, had to use some malaria drugs I bought. Then tried applying for NI and I was given appointment to come back like in a month. Can't appkied for job cos I don't have the NI and all these ppl keep asking if u v uk experience.
I miss Naija biko

You do NOT need an NI number to get a job you are allowed to work 12 weeks without, I called them immediately they sent a form I returned it and a week later got an NI for my husband

You can apply for jobs my husband started work before he got the NI number

Few are asked to come for an interview, I told them my husband has a job offer already(although he didn't at the time) maybe why

Hi All

So here is our time line

Country applying from: Nigeria
Type of visa applied for:Settlement-husband (non-priority)

7th November 2015 Application submitted online
13th November 2015 Biometrics done at VI ( day 1 of count down) tongue
13th November 2015 TLS updates to state application has been transferred to UKVI
13th November 2015 I posted my supporting evidence
16th November 2015 email from UKVI application has been received in Sheffield, UK
18th November 2015 TLS updated Your UK visa application has been received by UK Visas & Immigration
22nd January 2016 I received a call from UKVI in Sheffield asking me to attend an interview in London (10 full weeks)
27th January 2016 I attended the interview in London @3pm
2nd February 2016 Email from UKVI, A decision has been made on your UK Visa application (11.4 full weeks)
2nd February 2016 TLS updated UK Visas & Immigration has now assessed your UK visa application and made a decision
4th February 2016 Documents returned to me (sponsor)
8th February 2016 TLS updated application ready for collection Your passport and any returned supporting documentation have now arrived back at the TLScontact UK.
9th February 2016 Hubby collected passport ,called me sounded sad (tease) then screamed with joy ENTRY CLEARANCE is there dated 5th Feb-6th March 2016 (decision was made 27th January the day I had the interview, biometrics card valid from 27/01/16-05/11/18 33 months)
9th February 2016 booked hubbys flight and he arrived on Saturday 13th February.

Hes been here 8 weeks already, in full time work and we are expecting our first baby in December

Rishard:

Congratulations Hun. Your husband is a strong man! Also your posts on the fb group are so helpful.

I think its all that yam he been cooking since he arrived lol.

I am trying to help where I can

makB:

Big congratulations on the bun!

Thank you

AdaNewbie1290:

Awwwwww....congrats love. So happy for youx

Thank you

Lexusgs430:

How very convenient, no mention of our promised BBQ!!

Summer still arrive even we not had a BBQ yet lol

newbie715:

Congratulations Karen

Thank you



thanks everyone, I'm still in shock that its happened so fast, I know its early days but I couldn't keep it to myself, although wont be putting it on FB any time soon

Due date should be about 21st December I will confirm once I have the dating scan

Hi all

I have a bun baking in the oven

Hubby is settled in completely and has been here 8 weeks

airforce91:
Hello everyone, this my 1st time posting here. I have been reading all the trends and seen how helpful this platform has been. PLS I NEED YOUR ADVICE

Date of application: 28TH SEPT 2015, biometric 30/sept/2015
Document received at Sheffield 5th oct 2015.
Mail received that application not straightforward Dec 16, 2015.

I have called and sent several emails for escalation, all we keep hearing is we should be patient that a decision has not yet been made.
From 30th september till date is more than 24weeks (5working days a week).

can anyone pls advice because we are thinking of involving a lawyer?

Thats absolutely ridiculous, your nearing on 7 months now , that is too long, and for them to not even escalate it.

Can you get local MP involved?

Lightme:
Thanks for your reply, I have other things that were not submitted, we been married for 6 years now, I have emails from 2009, videos call from 2013 which we didn't submit initially, I never thought they will say it's not a genuine with 2 children, I was more focused on the income and other areas which I'm glad we met, what is our chances of winning this appeal?

I Know others have commented, and true this is where you went wrong, you have been together 6yrs however only supplied 6 months communication, you needed to have supplied communication from beginning, during and close to the date of application, with a few snippets of communication from each month would have been suffice.

I was with my husband 11 months prior to marriage and submitted every piece of communication evidence, and on my interview I said I wasn't sure if I supplied enough communication evidence and the ECO said that as long as you provide relationship evidence especially communication, from as I said above from beginning during and prior to application, then also add flight itineraries/boarding passes/ photos from each visit and marriage then you should have no problems.

Is whatsapp the only form of communication or do you communicate via other sources, i.e. Rebtel, Facebook, Viber, facetime, anything that you can extract logs from?

I supplied Whatsapp, Facebook and itemised call logs from Rebtel.

I would go ahead with appeal and gather as much evidence as possible, or if you can afford to do so then address the points of refusal then reapply, since appeals are currently taking in the region of 18 months.

let us know if you have any further info/questions we will happily assist where we can

Saratkum:
Its not the letter tho.. its the passport stamp thats missing >.< Really bizzare Our lawyer said the passport should have been stamped with a 30days visa. Is this true??

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86
I have no stamp on my passport when i picked it up from teleperformance office yesterday but i have the decision letter (sucessful visa application). I was advised to go to the british high commission. I am surprised ....

Hey this is very strange indeed, I would suggest as @blza said, and query it for sure.

Also just check every page in the passport

And my apologies when you said stamp I didn't realise you meant the Entry Clearance Sticker (Vignette)

Lexusgs430:


Posting your husband's full names and DOB on a forum, do you think it's secure? You know his details is fresh!!! Abeg make I pass the details make person help me use hin details apply for credit card!!!!

Im aware and I changed it as soon as I realised I uploaded the original instead of my edited one, already corrected that though

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86
Good morning, by the way we bear the same surname .. i mean me and ur hubby but not sure if we are related lol... i got what you mean 100%. I just wanna be sure if your hubby only got the letter stating when to leave for UK?

I was told its quite a common surname in Nigeria, I have taken my husbands surname

Saratkum:
What he means, in order to enter the UK and collect the BRP is this letter all we need? Cz on the letter as u can see its saying bring the visa along. Just being thorough and a teensy bit paranoid.

Yes you just take it along with your Passport, however you will still able to collect the BRP without the letter, there have been a few people I know who had no decision letter when they collected the passport, and like the wording states " please also bring along this letter, as it will help Post office staff to locate your BRP quickly" so therefore its not mandatory, just that it speeds up the process

blza:

For application in Nigeria, you can't beat this site in my opinion

That is true, however for really complex situations ILMFS is very good, especially for those with bans, maternity, and exemption

The OP has a very specific issue which is not very common on Nairaland

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86,
Good evening, i wanna ask if your hubby's passport was stamped when he got his documents back from Sheffield ?
The Entry sticker didn't have an ink stamp, but an imprinted one more like a seal from the UKVI

Did the entry clearing officer (immigration officers) questioned him.
I take it you mean when he arrived into London? He wasn't just questioned hes was detained for over two hours, they asked him personal questions to which we had already been through to get the visa, they phoned me while i was in the airport, i had to go to the immigration office in Heathrow to show ID (God forbid what would have happened if I wasn't picking him up) See pic attached

I only got the entry letter no stamp on my passport. Please can you help put me through? God bless
please can you elaborate? Hubby's passport was only stamped when he left Lagos and on entering London

justwise:
@Portsmouth86

Your ban is heating up

You are driving traffic from nairaland to facebook?

_{Please keep it here nairaland needs it}

Not at all, the info was for a very complex issue, not one i have seen alot on NL, whereas on ILMFS i have, Just helping a Sister out

lashani01:
good evening all,

I have been reading this forum and plucked the courage to finally join today i am really worried here is my story in a nutshell would anybody be able to help me..i have been married to my spouse since october 2015, we have been together since December 2013. i am British of nigerian heritage and earn in excess of £18600 approx £32 000.i live on my own in a one bedroom house, the landlord has given permission for my husband to live with me in my home. I have a 7 year old daughter who lives with my mother. i am quite worried as my husband applied to visit my family and i in august 2014 on a visit visa but was rejected and told that the visa was denied due to deception as it is alleged that false documents were used in the visit visa application and he has been banned for 10 years. This was really upsetting but i have been going to visit him in Nigeria at least twice a year, we communicate everyday via whatsapp,skype,facetime and even calling each other. my question is we are in the process of applying for a spousal visa what are our chances??

any help or advice would be greatly appreciated have spoken to some people and they have said i should not waste my time as a ban is a ban and other people have said that this visa supercedes such bans..i really don't want to put so much money in this process as it is quite expensive to not have a positive outcome..as i am sure we meet all the requirements for this visa but my worry is the ban.

thanks waiting favourably for a response or advice or pointing me in the right direction. God bless you

A spouse visa is the only visa he can apply for with a ban, you just have to be completely honest in the application, supply as much evidence you can to prove relationship, write a covering letter explaining what happened and the reasons behind the visit visa refusal.

Many have applied for visits and got denied and then a successful spouse visa, dont give up, you will get there


regards,

Karen

AdaNewbie1290:
Please does anyone know the current cost of priority service for spouse settlement visa? Are there conditions for using the priority service?

it is now £450 for the priority service

justwise:
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Lol.. I get them at least once a week and block them immediately but they still get another number to call back

no one else calls the landline so when they do I have a laugh by pissing them off, sometimes make them think they got a sale then do a phone jacker on em haha

salsera:

You're a clown I swear lol
You tell them you're a pilot then they say it was an plane crash?

on one occasion they did, the callers are based in Mumbai i think

justwise:
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Thanks for the whole confusion today

You need to take a job as PPI cold caller because you almost sold me off now

think it could be them baby brains (possibility)

And PPI cold callers is not a real job, i get them and i either just say Bleep off get a real job or keep them waiting go and make a cuppa and come back say sorry not interested haha, the worst is them accident claims, i tell them to F**K OFF down the phone, they be like im calling about the car accident you had x years ago, im like funny im a pilot i fly planes dont drive cars, then they change it to plane crash, I hang up on them after i annoy the hell outta them lol

Saratkum:
yeah we only got the TLS one on Thurs.. weird?

try not to worry, just take check list they gave at biometrics the passport should take a week from the TLS email, which you may or may not receive another email, its usually the TLS that is slow at updating/emailing

justwise:


What do you have to say?

Strange

will just check hubby Nigerian PP few secs...1.2..3.(getting hubbys passport out )..I stand corrected hubby passport was stamped haha, lesson learned...dont always take my husbands word for it if i ask him something haha

got you thinking tho right?

justwise:
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You just confused me even more

ahha abeg ooo

although thats not hard for me to do haha ...here simplified...

Nigerian national with duel nationality
1) British passport
2) Nigerian passport

Outbound The Nigerian national want to travel From UK to Nigeria

1) Exits UK with British passport
2) Enters Nigeria with the Nigerian passport

spends too much money like a King/Queen, and distributes the numerous gifts/orders from family or friends abi? (lol )

Return: Nigeria to UK

1) Exits Nigeria with Nigerian passport
2) Enters UK with the British passport

so either way would not need a stamp LOL haha

justwise:
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Yes that is the whole idea but no stamp thing is what i don't get. I know the UK don't stamp at all as they have a way of checking in-and-out.

Does Nigerian passports also get stamped, or just Non National with visas that are stamped?

My husbands Nigerian passport was not stamped when he left Lagos, so i can only imagine that Nigerian holders of both British passports and Nigerian passport are entering/exiting Nigeria with the Nigerian passport meaning no stamp and when they leave/enter the UK they use the British passport...if that makes sense lol

justwise:


That is exactly what i'm saying. I'm not sure why they have to stamp the Nigerian passport when exiting Nigeria rather than the British one.

yea but i think Nigerian passport holders use the Nigerian passport to enter Nigeria and their British passport to enter UK, so not to pay visa fees, this would possibly mean no stamps??