"Cancel your visa and get a refund:

If you do not want a visa any more, you can ask for a refund. You can only request a refund if:

you have not yet been to the Visa Application Centre to give your biometrics (fingerprints and photograph)

And

you want your visa application to be cancelled. A refund means that your application will not be processed.

You may have paid a User Pay Visa Application Centre fee as part of your application, depending on the Visa Application Centre you chose for your appointment. You will only get a refund of this part of your fee if you cancel your application and claim a refund more than 5 days ahead of your scheduled appointment date.

If your request for a refund is successful, your money will be refunded to the same account you used when you paid for your application"

Dear all,

My biometric appointment at TLS Ikeja is built for 9th Dec, i also wish to cancel my visa application today 5th Dec, but based on the excerpts above, do you think I can get a refund from TLS (N42,000 premium lounge + N8,000 express courier) and UKVI ( $133 application fees+ GBP220 priority fees)? since its already less than 5 days to the biometric appointment?

Pls, I look forward to your urgent responses. Thank you.

Hello am on the same boat with this person. I applied on Friday 03/12/2021 and paid for super priority against Monday which is 6/12/2021.does it mean I won’t get a refund after cancellation? Since I applied on Friday and canceled on Saturday

Ogidigan1:
"Cancel your visa and get a refund:

If you do not want a visa any more, you can ask for a refund. You can only request a refund if:

you have not yet been to the Visa Application Centre to give your biometrics (fingerprints and photograph)

And

you want your visa application to be cancelled. A refund means that your application will not be processed.

You may have paid a User Pay Visa Application Centre fee as part of your application, depending on the Visa Application Centre you chose for your appointment. You will only get a refund of this part of your fee if you cancel your application and claim a refund more than 5 days ahead of your scheduled appointment date.

If your request for a refund is successful, your money will be refunded to the same account you used when you paid for your application"

Dear all,

My biometric appointment at TLS Ikeja is built for 9th Dec, i also wish to cancel my visa application today 5th Dec, but based on the excepts above, do you think I can get a refund from TLS (N42,000 premium lounge + N8,000 express courier) and UKVI ( $133 application fees+ GBP220 priority fees)? since its already less than 5 days to the biometric appointment?

Pls, I look forward to your urgent responses. Thank you.

I tot it was only UK & Irish nationals that have that option to Quarantine in a govt hotel for 10days? Is that option also available for Non residents or citizens?

Lifeisgoody:
I meant cost of Hotel booking during your stay in Dubai for 10days plus flight and other expenses. Is it not almost same as travelling directly to the UK from Nigeria and pay for the mandatory 10days quarantine

Brenda37:
I tot it was only UK & Irish nationals that have that option to Quarantine in a govt hotel for 10days? Is that option also available for Non residents or citizens?

For now it is not available to non residents

Ok thankyou. Tot as much.
That means the other route will be the best option then. Staying 2weeks in either Turkey or Dubai n enter the UK from there since 1 has been out of Nigeria for 10days.. abi?

Nchabuomo:


For now it is not available to non residents

It's also available for non citizens

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/booking-and-staying-in-a-quarantine-hotel-when-you-arrive-in-england

Brenda37:
I tot it was only UK & Irish nationals that have that option to Quarantine in a govt hotel for 10days? Is that option also available for Non residents or citizens?

This is not true

Nchabuomo:


For now it is not available to non residents

Good morning everyone. Please I want to ask that since Nigeria would be added to the red list as from Monday. I hope this won’t have anything to do with the decision at the uk embassy or have them pause work or something, for those of us that are still on the waiting list for our visa. Being a Nigerian, and the country as already been added to the red list

I would rather spend 10 days in another country as a free human being than spend 10 days in their government hotel where they treat people like animals!
Go and watch YouTube videos on the horrible treatment people got in those hotels!!!
Imagine them feeding a Muslim man pork after he had told them several times that he can’t eat it! The man starved for days!!!
That money is better spent in Dubai or Turkey where you won’t be miserable.
The uk keeps proving how greedy and money hungry they are!

Lifeisgoody:
I meant cost of Hotel booking during your stay in Dubai for 10days plus flight and other expenses. Is it not almost same as travelling directly to the UK from Nigeria and pay for the mandatory 10days quarantine

You are right. I would rather spend the 14days in Dubai or Istanbul and enjoy myself rather than being in any Quarantine hotel where they wldnt even treat 1 right. I will pass on their 10days Q and do 14days in another country.

cutebear:
I would rather spend 10 days in another country as a free human being than spend 10 days in their government hotel where they treat people like animals!
Go and watch YouTube videos on the horrible treatment people got in those hotels!!!
Imagine them feeding a Muslim man pork after he had told them several times that he can’t eat it! The man starved for days!!!
That money is better spent in Dubai or Turkey where you won’t be miserable.
The uk keeps proving how greedy and money hungry they are!

Will you blame them. If not for our own bad government

cutebear:
I would rather spend 10 days in another country as a free human being than spend 10 days in their government hotel where they treat people like animals!
Go and watch YouTube videos on the horrible treatment people got in those hotels!!!
Imagine them feeding a Muslim man pork after he had told them several times that he can’t eat it! The man starved for days!!!
That money is better spent in Dubai or Turkey where you won’t be miserable.
The uk keeps proving how greedy and money hungry they are!

No, it won't change anything

Dinoforyou00:
Good morning everyone. Please I want to ask that since Nigeria would be added to the red list as from Monday. I hope this won’t have anything to do with the decision at the uk embassy or have them pause work or something, for those of us that are still on the waiting list for our visa. Being a Nigerian, and the country as already been added to the red list

"Have residence rights in the UK"

Does "residence right" in this context include someone who has a BRP, regardless of whether the person is a citizen or not?

Lifeisgoody:
This is not true

UK Citizens are signing a petition already..! We hope this gets better and we still hope Nigeria gets removed from their Red list as soon as possible

Atleast if we can quarantine at home in the UK. It’s still much better and even safer..! 2k pounds is really much especially for a student still trying to balance up the school fees payment!!!! God help us….

Asides UBA....

Which bank Processes form A within 48-72Hrs

Theadoredone:
"Have residence rights in the UK"

Does "residence right" in this context include someone who has a BRP, regardless of whether the person is a citizen or not?

If you have BRP you are resident

Lifeisgoody:
This is not true

Sorry?

What is the full meaning of BRP?

Benin republic is not in the uk red list zone, instead of spending money to turkey or dubai
Why not take a bus to benin republic or flight and stay for 14 days and move to uk, even ghana too

Hmmmmm that sounds like a really good idea. But my fear is African countries are a target. Ghana also has cases of the Omicron Virus. So they might likely be entering that UK red list as well.

samplay9:
Benin republic is not in the uk red list zone, instead of spending money to turkey or dubai
Why not take a bus to benin republic or flight and stay for 14 days and move to uk, even ghana too

My 40 workung days completed on friday and i sent a paid mail and got this response just now!!!
Hopefully i will get my collection mail next week
Because as at monday there was no decision yet on my application

Mehn 2k pounds no be beans
I go take the risk
If dey target benin republuc, i move to ghana
Am not paying 2k pounds ooo

Brenda37:
Hmmmmm that sounds like a really good idea. But my fear is African countries are a target. Ghana also has cases of the Omicron Virus. So they might likely be entering that UK red list as well.

Wow congratulations dear.... you will get it this week by God's grace. Just relax and start making plans for your journey via another country except things changes by that 20th Dec or you are a Citizen. Kudos

samplay9:
My 40 workung days completed on friday and i sent a paid mail and got this response just now!!!
Hopefully i will get my collection mail next week
Because as at monday there was no decision yet on my application

Hahahahahahahaha 2k pounds is not beans oooo... that's alot of money. But do they have nice hotels in Benin? I know Ghana is good but I am very skeptical about Ghana not entering the red list.

samplay9:
Mehn 2k pounds no be beans
I go take the risk
If dey target benin republuc, i move to ghana
Am not paying 2k pounds ooo

Amen ooi!!!
Am doing that already o
Am going 4th rough benin republic!!!
That country has managed their convid issues very well and dere government is not as corrupt as our own and also hardly do they misbehave in their airport

Brenda37:
Wow congratulations dear.... you will get it this week by God's grace. Just relax and start making plans for your journey via another country except things changes by that 20th Dec or you are a Citizen. Kudos

Thay have nice hotels
And also dey er cheap considering naira compared to ghana cedis

Brenda37:
Hahahahahahahaha 2k pounds is not beans oooo... that's alot of money. But do they have nice hotels in Benin? I know Ghana is good but I am very skeptical about Ghana not entering the red list.

Brenda37:
What is the full meaning of BRP?

British resident permit

Oh ok Thankyou.

Gentlesoul3268:


British resident permit

Oh really... lemme check for hotels there on Airbnb & Booking.com. what flight goes there?

samplay9:

Thay have nice hotels
And also dey er cheap considering naira compared to ghana cedis

Def they are not as corrupt as our govt. Since they dnt misbehave @ their Airport, then Benin shld be a good idea

samplay9:

Amen ooi!!!
Am doing that already o
Am going 4th rough benin republic!!!
That country has managed their convid issues very well and dere government is not as corrupt as our own and also hardly do they misbehave in their airport

Lifeisgoody:
Instead of paying for the UK 10 days hotel quarantine, why not travel to countries not on red list (e.g. Kenya) spend 10 days there and from there travel to UK

Kenya or Ghana?
Flight to Kenya + 14 days in a reasonably decent Airbnb/hotel there is definitely not cheap.