Islamiat01:
Good evening Nairalanders, please I need some clarifications concerning my husband visa application. We got married after I applied for my student visa as a single which was Dec. 30th and I got my visa Jan 11. Now the agent told us we have to wait till our marriage is 6 months which will be around June before my husband could apply for dependent visa. Please, I want to know if that is true. I await your responses please

u dnt need to wait, u however have the task of proving to the visa officer that this is a genuine and subsisting marriage... and pls what are you doing with agent? U cnt apply for tier 4 dependent visa yourself? Why?

Good morning house, please am aiming to apply for uk visit, I was denied visa 2007 as a student due to small on my sponsor statement den, now am working with bank as a contract staff and has my personal corporate account, married with a kid. Please what and do I need to get visit visa? ThAnkz

Good morning everyone,

A friend is trying to bring his partner as a dependant, he's currently a student.

The problem is they are not married yet, they were supposed to get married before he traveled last year (this can be confirmed from ministry of affairs tho) and due to the issues surrounding traveling, its becoming difficult for him to travel to nigeria.

Have anyone tried bringing an unmarried partner as a dependant before?

Apart from pictures, what can be proof of living together in Nigeria?

Thanks.
Ps: the other factors are met and considered. only worry is the proof of living together.

mihkehl:
Good morning everyone,

A friend is trying to bring his partner as a dependant, he's currently a student.

The problem is they are not married yet, they were supposed to get married before he traveled last year (this can be confirmed from ministry of affairs tho) and due to the issues surrounding traveling, its becoming difficult for him to travel to nigeria.

Have anyone tried bringing an unmarried partner as a dependant before?

Apart from pictures, what can be proof of living together in Nigeria?

Thanks.
Ps: the other factors are met and considered. only worry is the proof of living together.

A shared child/children would be the ultimate in such a case. You didn't mention any children so I assume there aren't any.
He will have to go through the whole process of printing out call logs, WhatsApp chats, SMS, emails whatever to prove there has been an ongoing relationship and cohabitation for at least 2 years while he was in Nigeria. Backed up with things like proof of having the same address, evidence of contributions like for support, etc.

I appreciate travelling to and fro will cost money and effort, but a quick flight back to marry the partner would actually give the most certainty. If all the court registries are booked out for his travel period (and it doesn't have to be Ikoyi or one of the in-demand registries depending on where the lady is), a traditional ceremony will suffice.

Thank you.

Chats are available.

Receipts/tenancy agreement could be made available too.

In the new development, traveling for wedding is not a genuine reason to travel outside anymore and yo can be fined up to 5,000GBP.

Thanks once again.

mihkehl:
Thank you.

Chats are available.

Receipts/tenancy agreement could be made available too.

In the new development, traveling for wedding is not a genuine reason to travel outside anymore and yo can be fined up to 5,000GBP.

Thanks once again.

Receipts/tenancy agreement in both names will be very good.
If she has any official documentation bearing the address (driver's licence, Voter ID card, that sort of thing), it should be included to back up, anyone can write a tenancy agreement.

I'm well aware of the travel restrictions in the UK, but they won't last forever, the Brits want to go on holiday and there's talk of lifting them by middle of May or ultimately in June. I do believe your friend and his partner can exist apart for another 2 months or so without pining excessively, so that's why I suggested his return to marry as a feasible option.

Hope we all are doing well?

Am currently about to submit my wife's dependent visa application as am on a Tier 2 visa and I need your take on what we have done so far to proof financial/maintenance requirement:

1. I Work for an 'A' sponsor company, so submitting my three months payslip since am paid above £30k per annum

2. Submitting my and her three month bank statement

3. Saved up at least £1k in my account and £1k equivalent in her account in Nigeria for 28 days which will reflect in the bank statement.

4. Also submitting my COS even though it doesn't reflect her maintenance on it, just cover basis.

Please guys your advice and suggestions will go a long way, just want to be sure am on the right track to avoid stories that touch. Thanks

Good morning house. Please I have a friend who just got a job in the UK to start on May 1, 2021 but he has been given April 28 for tuberculosis test in Lagos. He also want to get some documents from his university which will take up to 2weeks so it might take him till first week of May before having his biometrics. Hope this won't affect his application for visa considering the fact that his job is starting on May 1. Though he already explained this to his sponsor. Thank you.

Hello Gurus in the house. A friend just got refused 2years UK visit visit visa. As seen in the letter, the ECO claimed he doesn't have enough fund to finance the trip. This is somebody that athached a valid return Turkish airline ticket that he bought last year but couldn't travel because of Pandemic. He works with a Multinational and has a closing balance of almost 3m in his salary acct as the time he apllied. Pls can he write to be reconsidered as I don't believe the ECO did justice to his application? He previously had 6months wc he didn't use because of Pandemic.

asjay:
Good morning everyone

God bless you all for your assistance as regards my case the last time .
Pls as regards booking the covid 19 tests on day 2 and day 8 ,where can one see the approved labs/centers in the UK and possibly book

Hi, have you received your visa? A friend of mine applied on 10th march but yet to get a passport.

seyola:
Hello Gurus in the house. A friend just got refused 2years UK visit visit visa. As seen in the letter, the ECO claimed he doesn't have enough fund to finance the trip. This is somebody that athached a valid return Turkish airline ticket that he bought last year but couldn't travel because of Pandemic. He works with a Multinational and has a closing balance of almost 3m in his salary acct as the time he apllied. Pls can he write to be reconsidered as I don't believe the ECO did justice to his application? He previously had 6months wc he didn't use because of Pandemic.

Many at times, we shoot ourselves in the leg with some bogus financial claims. 1st he earns 5mil as extra income from being self employed. 2 he earns another 5mil from yearly pensions which the ECO says he doesn't see evidence of from the statement provided.

Also, I am assuming he did not attach his leave approval letter which justifies why there is question of how he will spend 10days isolating alongside his proposed 14days vacation bringing a total of 24days absence from his employment.

tushqueen:



Hi, have you received your visa? A friend of mine applied on 10th march but yet to get a passport.

Yes got a decision after 30 working days after numerous mails to them then got my visa 5 days after (partly due to easter public holiday)

They just told me after 30 working days that a decision had been taken and didn't explain why it took that long


Tell your friend to pls call them if the regular 15 working days has passed
Like call them and they will deduct the money from his/her credit card

You are required to show you have an English language ability of at least level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for languages in all four components.
The English Language test result you provided shows you have not met the required level of B1 in two of the four components of the test (reading and writing). You must obtain level B1 in all four components (reading, writing, speaking and listening).
After a discussion with an Entry Clearance Manager, I have chosen not to contact you for further evidence as I am satisfied from the evidence submitted that you do not meet the requirements to be awarded 10 points for the English language requirement and therefore I have only awarded you 60 points out of 70 points in total.

But i was told to do IELTS B1 listening and speaking which i did to be eligible for a working visa in health sector
Right now which of the IELTS UKVI B1 would i do that entail (reading, writing, speaking and listening). Thanks.

hammedkazeem:
Good morning house, please am aiming to apply for uk visit, I was denied visa 2007 as a student due to small on my sponsor statement den, now am working with bank as a contract staff and has my personal corporate account, married with a kid. Please what and do I need to get visit visa? ThAnkz

1.Demonstrate enough tie to your country of residence, your job and your family are good ties but if you can look for more.
2. Demonstrate you have financially capability to sponsor yourself for the trip I.e good salary and enough account balance avoid depositing unexplained lump sum.
3. Do you have a good travel history if you do it will help.

seyola:
Hello Gurus in the house. A friend just got refused 2years UK visit visit visa. As seen in the letter, the ECO claimed he doesn't have enough fund to finance the trip. This is somebody that athached a valid return Turkish airline ticket that he bought last year but couldn't travel because of Pandemic. He works with a Multinational and has a closing balance of almost 3m in his salary acct as the time he apllied. Pls can he write to be reconsidered as I don't believe the ECO did justice to his application? He previously had 6months wc he didn't use because of Pandemic.

I will cut the long story short and tell you why he was refused he applied at the wrong time, imagine he is going to the UK to spend 14 days and out of the 14 days he would be self isolating for 10 days making him have just 4 days to move around, that’s a very awkward and suspicious travel plans.
The remaining reasons written on the letter is just English.

Hi, please is it possible to change from self-service to assisted service for tls? if yes how is this done please? Been trying to get info on this for a while now after submitting an application

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Captaincool1:
You are required to show you have an English language ability of at least level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for languages in all four components.
The English Language test result you provided shows you have not met the required level of B1 in two of the four components of the test (reading and writing). You must obtain level B1 in all four components (reading, writing, speaking and listening).
After a discussion with an Entry Clearance Manager, I have chosen not to contact you for further evidence as I am satisfied from the evidence submitted that you do not meet the requirements to be awarded 10 points for the English language requirement and therefore I have only awarded you 60 points out of 70 points in total.

But i was told to do IELTS B1 listening and speaking which i did to be eligible for a working visa in health sector
Right now which of the IELTS UKVI B1 would i do that entail (reading, writing, speaking and listening). Thanks.

told by who? Then u might want to also ask them what test to get clarity. I believe if you have a sponsor, that is one giving you certificate of sponsorship to come and work then they will also be in the best position to tell you the ielts u are qualified for...

IELTS for UKVI (Academic and General Training and the one that assesses your ability to read, write, speak and listen... 4 components in all
Speaking, listening, reading and writing must be assessed in this examination

can u pls contact your job sponsor and ask them categoricaly what English test u shud take and also check www.gov.uk for all information
It is the bible for all these answers you seek

If you are in doubt as to which test version to take, you should contact the organisation you are applying to check their requirements.

Muol11:
Hi, please is it possible to change from self-service to assisted service for tls? if yes how is this done please? Been trying to get info on this for a while now after submitting an application

just go on ur appointment date with 11,700 in ur atm card and all the documents u want to scan and tell them this is what u want to do. No cash transactions allowed

graceodini:
Good morning house. Please I have a friend who just got a job in the UK to start on May 1, 2021 but he has been given April 28 for tuberculosis test in Lagos. He also want to get some documents from his university which will take up to 2weeks so it might take him till first week of May before having his biometrics. Hope this won't affect his application for visa considering the fact that his job is starting on May 1. Though he already explained this to his sponsor. Thank you.

Giselle 237 pls help with this. Thanks.

thanks a lot, and this fee is same regardless number of documents? we have about 45 documents to scan because of bank statements for the past six months

giselle237:
just go on ur appointment date with 11,700 in ur atm card and all the documents u want to scan and tell them this is what u want to do. No cash transactions allowed

graceodini:
Good morning house. Please I have a friend who just got a job in the UK to start on May 1, 2021 but he has been given April 28 for tuberculosis test in Lagos. He also want to get some documents from his university which will take up to 2weeks so it might take him till first week of May before having his biometrics. Hope this won't affect his application for visa considering the fact that his job is starting on May 1. Though he already explained this to his sponsor. Thank you.

he can get an earlier date.. contact any of the numbers that booked him for April 28 in lagos and plead with them concerning his circumstances and that he will like an earlier date. Numbers can be found in ur email tht sent u confirmation of test bookin
The thing is your start date can change due to several reasons and he or she shud not be worried about tht.. eg if visa does not come out in time, u cnt do anythin but wait.. and therefore ones start date as written on COS will be delayed. However once visa is out u can them travel and start ur work as long as u pass pre employment checks.
Also un this times of covid and compulsory 10 days isolation, let this individual remember that the 10 days isolation will also delay things too AND once again strt date as written on COS might not be exactly adhered to.

Muol11:
thanks a lot, and this fee is same regardless number of documents? we have about 45 documents to scan because of bank statements for the past six months

fee is same.. some ppl however complain that these ppl might tel u some documents are not needed.. pls if u really want to scan a doument and u have paid the 11,700 which is all encompassing gently but firmly tel whoever is scanning that u need all the documents ‘u need’ to be uploaded

Hello nairalanders
I graduated 2.98 CGPA in physics
Is it acceptable in UK universities for masters?
And do I need to take a GRE test or IELTS

Muol11:
Hi, please is it possible to change from self-service to assisted service for tls? if yes how is this done please? Been trying to get info on this for a while now after submitting an application

u just go to tls office with all your documents and ur debit card to pay 12k or so for upload .that's all

My Dad is a Permanent UK residents, are options I can explore to relocate to the uk using that advantage? Please advise.

Thank you

Fisherlala:


I will cut the long story short and tell you why he was refused he applied at the wrong time, imagine he is going to the UK to spend 14 days and out of the 14 days he would be self isolating for 10 days making him have just 4 days to move around, that’s a very awkward and suspicious travel plans.
The remaining reasons written on the letter is just English.

I don’t believe he was refused mainly because of the stated day he want to spend in the Uk but because of stated multiple income ...s/he should have let salary be only source of income ..... something I have notice about Uk is once dey find one reason to refuse u dey we come up with another reason to back up the first reason

iretiogo1:
I don’t believe he was refused mainly because of the stated day he want to spend in the Uk but because of stated multiple income ...s/he should have let salary be only source of income ..... something I have notice about Uk is once dey find one reason to refuse u dey we come up with another reason to back up the first reason

It’s because majority make up their financial status and lack evidence to back it up, It’s not a crime to have 2 or 3 sources of income even there are people in the uk with more than one source income and they understand this but the onus is on you to back it up with documents that the extra income is not made up one and make the specific money and name of the creditor reflect in your account for instance if he is getting his pension from Livingstone company they will expect living stone to reflect in his bank account.all they just want see is clearity and to understand how you make your extra funds.
He also said he spends 65k monthly but his outgoing expenses monthly is more than that according to the immigration officer.
but it’s very illogical to travel for 14 days only to spend 10 days in isolation.

VISA ALERT.
2 year renewal.

Previous travel on 6 months and 2 years UK visa.

Declared denials to USA and Germany.

Priority submission 5 days.

Thanks to all the gurus in the house.

giselle237:
he can get an earlier date.. contact any of the numbers that booked him for April 28 in lagos and plead with them concerning his circumstances and that he will like an earlier date. Numbers can be found in ur email tht sent u confirmation of test bookin
The thing is your start date can change due to several reasons and he or she shud not be worried about tht.. eg if visa does not come out in time, u cnt do anythin but wait.. and therefore ones start date as written on COS will be delayed. However once visa is out u can them travel and start ur work as long as u pass pre employment checks.
Also un this times of covid and compulsory 10 days isolation, let this individual remember that the 10 days isolation will also delay things too AND once again strt date as written on COS might not be exactly adhered to.

Thank you.

Guest911:
My Dad is a Permanent UK residents, are options I can explore to relocate to the uk using that advantage? Please advise.

Thank you

With your dad fulfilling the financial requirement of 18,600 pounds per year in the UK you can look at family reunification and settlement visa.
Under the part 8 of the uk immigration rule you can apply for child visa if you are below 18 but note if you are married and you are below 18 you will be treated as an adult.but if you are an adult I.e above 18 it could be a bit difficult check the requirements.

seyola:
Hello Gurus in the house. A friend just got refused 2years UK visit visit visa. As seen in the letter, the ECO claimed he doesn't have enough fund to finance the trip. This is somebody that athached a valid return Turkish airline ticket that he bought last year but couldn't travel because of Pandemic. He works with a Multinational and has a closing balance of almost 3m in his salary acct as the time he apllied. Pls can he write to be reconsidered as I don't believe the ECO did justice to his application? He previously had 6months wc he didn't use because of Pandemic.

The ECO actually scrutinized the documents submitted by your so called friend.

1. The ECO claimed that your friend expenses as shown in the bank statements are more than is income. Also his monthly expenses doesn’t tally with the statement submitted.

2. No traces of his other incomes on the statement he submitted.

I believe your your friend didn’t package this application well. Ask him to include the bank statement for his other income next time.

Note: A positive balance of million naira in bank account is not a guarantee that visa will be approved especially in your friend case where his statement shows that his expenses are on the high side (as per the ECO response).

The main problem here is that your friend unable to show credible evidence to back up his financial status.

giselle237:
u dnt need to wait, u however have the task of proving to the visa officer that this is a genuine and subsisting marriage... and pls what are you doing with agent? U cnt apply for tier 4 dependent visa yourself? Why?

it's funny when I hear people say they make use of agents. Don't know if it's out of fear or lazyness.