wallg123:
Good days front page lawyer, justwise and all the other gurus in the building ...

I have just a question for now, but before I ask this question I'd like to give a brief history about my case ..

Studied in Uk 2010 to 2014 ( 1st degree and masters)
2012 got married to an EU national Czech )
2012 to 2014 submitted applications for EEA was refused, appeal was decline for reasons boiling to unsatisfactory relationship status and other stuffs )
2014 - April 2015 file for device as relationship crashed. Devore was granted April 2015.
My study visa expired 2013 after my undergraduate and I was suppose to renew my visa for my masters degree but instead I was busy chasing this EU visa.

Anyway I met my current partner Feb 2014 during my masters studies.. I told her about my previous marriage and current immigration status as an overstayer and she didn't care ..
We decided to return back together to Nigeria to get married last August ..
My wife is a British national, she is 8 months pregnant, a teacher, annual salary of £38,000, has a property also.

After our wedding in Nigeria she went back to work, Made the application October 26th and I went for biometric November 9th.

She was called for an interview somewhere in London. 21st Jan. 2015,
I received a mail that decision has been made 2nd Feb. 2015..

Last night my wife called me on phone to say she has been refunded the health surcharge she paid during the application.

My question is does this not mean that the application has been refused ?
She's really upset as she's is due for delivery next month ...

Please advice me.. Thx

blza:
I am gathering my documents as many as I can find.
Do I need to include my employment contract?

For my work

I have employer letter
1 year payslip
Corresponding bank statements (I year)
P60 - 2012,2013,2014,2015 (this is all from my current employer)

I am supplying a year worth of payslip and statement so they choose how they want to calculate the financial requirement. I was on mat leave for 6 months even though my mat pay still exceeded the threshold. Just thought its best to produce 1 year . Correct me if I'm wrong please.

Am I missing anything please , and should I add the contract . the salary on the contract isn't what I'm on now so not sure if that's needed.

Another thing , we use online payslip . Does anyone know any issues surrounding this. I got the payroll manager to stamp all the copies. Do I need any thing else?

Interviews:

I have read a few places of interview of the application on the day of submission and biometrics. Please what is the interview about

Saratkum:
GUYS! I am SO freaked out about this post.. that u must travel to the UK within 30days of the intended travel date u said on the application form??! Our solicitor was too damn optimistc on the date he wrote!! What does this mean?? :O What did u guys write for ur intened date of travel? It says u'd have to re-apply for a 30days visa.. SO CONFUSED!!

Saratkum:



We didnt do priority either.. `_` I didnt even know about it till way tooo late.. Any idea how much it is?

Saratkum:



Blimey, this is gonna be the longest 12weeks of my life .. Thanks lots for sharing your timeline xx

Ssabeet:
Don't worry...start looking for flight tickets for him.

midmenconsult:
Following on from the email I received after my enquiry to the UKVI international customer service department, I have received a formal email from Sheffield stating tnat a decision has been made and my application processed wnich I would like to share with the house. Does anyone know,from the nature of this email, if this is an approved or refused application?

blza:
Can I ask please, does the applicant need to attend the VAC with the English test result.
Yes and the TB certificate

Also after submission how long should I wait before sending docs to Sheffield.
ASAP sponsor to send supporting docs within 15 days

I have seen different address for Sheffield. Can someone please let me have the correct address.
International Operations and Visas, 6 Millsands, Vulcan House, Sheffield, United Kingdom, S3 8NU This will be on the email you get titled Visa Application Confirmation Email for GWF....

Do I have to include the original of my passport or just a photocopy. If a copy. Do I need to have that countersigned by a solicitor or something.
Applicant supplies original, Sponsor just a photocopy, no need to get this counter signed.

Apologies for the plenty question

Saratkum:



Haha good one! Good luck, hope fully its a big fat YES. Btw how many weeks has it been since u applied?

Saratkum:



Yeah i hope so! Maybe give em a call on Monday if they dont email u by then..?

Saratkum:



Thanks @portsmouth. Were you guys able to collect the passport back yet?

Saratkum:
Hello all, me and the hubby applied last month.. he had his biometric in Lagos on the 8th of Jan and the documents were delivered to the Sheffield office on the 21st Jan. Havent recieved any confirmation from them.. a teeny bit worried.. our solicitor said they dont always email to let u know when they get it. Is this true??

blza:
We are in the process of completing our application form and at the stage of NHS surcharge . The charge has come up as 3080usd. Can't work out why.

UKVI are currently closed. And refreshing the page still takes us back to the same amount. I understand there is 3 hours time frame to make the payment. Will the application be reset after the 3 hours giving us the option to re do the IHS charge.

Any ideas

Davdar:
@ Jeljay

The NIHS can only be refunded if you will not be given the visa at all. My hubby was refused in October 2015 but we were not refunded the money as he was given an appeal. If you go on their website, it explains it there. It was a minor issue about chats print out not enough, pictures and travel stamps. We have appealed and waiting. The VAF doesn't say refused or granted. We had email with VAF but was refused.

Jeljay:
@portsmouth86 Easiest way to know if your spouse has received his visa, is to check if the nhs surcharge was refunded. if so, then it was rejected. If no, then it was granted. Usually the surcharge is refunded back into the payee account within 3-5 days of visa decision being made, if it was paid with a UK account/card.

newbie715:
@portsmouth86, yes, I had the VAF no in the decision made email and its the same as the one on the visa but I hate to burst your bubble because I still know someone who had VAF no when she was sent the decision made email but she didn't get it. But I believe you'd get it. Fingers and toes still crossed. By Friday the wait should be over. All the best.

@faithadunni, oh dear. I wish he didn't pay it. 20K is a lot of money. They know people are impatient, he should have reported the person but I am sure he was too happy he got the visa to think twice about it. Congrats once more.

justwise:


That is not always the case, that number is your unique application Ref number whether given or denied the corespondent will contain that number. That has been argued here before and it turns out to be false.

I have seen many refusal letter with that number and have also seen successful ones containing that Ref number

jangolo:

I got my Visa and I got a VAF number with my decision made email .

jangolo:


Congrats! Very good news. Exactly a week

Faithadunni:
@Portsmouth86

Hello Portsmouth86, no he didn't receive the email but he went there after 4 days of the decision email and was told his passport is not there. A man called him aside and said his passport was there but he will need to pay 20k for them to bring it out or else he should go and wait for the collection email (smh). I got all my documents back 3 days after the decision email-all intact. Have you heard anything from them yet?

abnot:
Please does UKBA return original documents ? Last time I applied via VFS some of my documents were returned to me while some were not returned to me. However am submitting the original copy of my offer letter and bank statement and would like to know how to go about getting these documents back after my application is processed

ekpotek:

I agree with justwise. Where did his mother exercise her EU treaty right to bring him into the UK via Surinder Singh route? If he has a Resident card sure he can marry his non EEA partner and process the normal spouse visa to join him. There no need to wait for PR, as he will get this after 5 years of UK resident permit.

justwise:
@Portsmouth86

Good job, finally you know where to start the processing now.

Ildi:
Hello to you all. can I please ask for your advise if possible.

My husbands is about to submit his spouse application in Nigeria. i am not sure if it would be best to use a solicitor for this application due to a few past history. He was married a few times in the past but all marriages dissolved completely . The other thing is that he was denied uk visit visa on 2 occasion but wasn't banned from entering uk. On one of the previous visa apps that was refused, there were mistakes on a few details which was some of the reason for refusal.

What I am wondering is if it's best to use a solicitor . We really don't have that kind of money. Or just prepare the application ourselves. Apart from the issues with the past applications, we have all documentations and meet all the criteria.

Please what do you all think please.

ekpotek:


@portsmouth. I can smell a visa approval your way. Congratulations in advance.

target007:


@Portsmouth86, you were right to be confused but there is no farce here though. I was not given the correct picture of the situation at first when I jumped on the thread. I later got the true picture that his mother is a BC but he came into the UK using the Surinder Singh route as an adult child of a UK born....Now he wants to get married to a non-EEA... but will wait till he acquire his PR before sponsoring her to join him in the UK.

The question is can they get marry now and then process spouse visa later?

Faithadunni:
My husband got his spouse visa today I will come back and give timeline once I stop flying hahaha

Lexusgs430:


Remember you promised us bbq in Portsmouth, upon hubbys arrival?
I am drinking Andrew livers salt in anticipation!!!