Richardelorin:

His is holding a Belgium passport, and has been living in Uk since 2008. He married the lady who already has a child b4. They both applied but the child was refused and the wife granted.

Kaystace:
Hi everyone been ff for a while and the advice here is priceless .
So sorry this might be a bit long
I am a bit confused about something and need a bit of advice pls, My mum is applying for a 2yr visa and has her biometrics 2mao ,she currently earns about 350k per month , after printing her statement starting august , opening balance was about 800k which is obviously above her salary (a combination of some money left from July and a gift ) the statement doesn’t show the deposit as it was done in July but it shows that most of the money was spent and regular sal paid in as usual afterwards, I am concerned they might question why she had an opening balance higher than her sal. Do you advice we keep it as it is or submit a 5months statement to keep it clean.

PS: her trip is not being funded from her sal, it will be funded from her savings paid into the account which has documents to back it up.

luiginho2xl:
about the opening balance thing, I assumed the account wasn't recently opened? If it wasn't, that means she has been receiving salary with it for some time, which means it is not abnormal to have money saved inside from accumulation of previous funds paid into it.
However, it is always good to make sure you keep your account as clean as possible when applying.

luiginho2xl:
I was banned by the bot yesterday while trying to reply Ask..naija. It seems that's why you've not been getting replies to your queries.

Kaystace:
Hi everyone been ff for a while and the advice here is priceless .
So sorry this might be a bit long
I am a bit confused about something and need a bit of advice pls, My mum is applying for a 2yr visa and has her biometrics 2mao ,she currently earns about 350k per month , after printing her statement starting august , opening balance was about 800k which is obviously above her salary (a combination of some money left from July and a gift ) the statement doesn’t show the deposit as it was done in July but it shows that most of the money was spent and regular sal paid in as usual afterwards, I am concerned they might question why she had an opening balance higher than her sal. Do you advice we keep it as it is or submit a 5months statement to keep it clean.

PS: her trip is not being funded from her sal, it will be funded from her savings paid into the account which has documents to back it up.

cutebear:
There's nothing wrong with having an opening balance higher than your salary. Who is financing her trip? Are you the one or is she the one? Hope there is adequate proof of financial solvency.

Richardelorin:

Thanks. I appreciate. But, is there any specific lab for it there in Nigeria or it can be done anywhere.

cutebear:
You guys are not being realistic. I've explained everything that needs to be explained. You don't know that these ECOs think far and wide. If you are serious about getting the visa, start reading from at least page 400 of this page so that you can learn from people's mistakes.
Instead of learning from several refusals, why not learn from people's stories on this thread.

@Switch900 you are single and you claim to earn 300k on a monthly basis. Your account balance should be healthy and you should be able to FULLY sponsor yourself for a trip to the UK since you earn very much above the average Nigerian. Also, don't even try to claim that you plan on just sitting down in your cousin's house in the Uk because it sounds unrealistic.

larade16:
madam/sir i am not apply for a visa, i got my 2 years visa renewed last week. That person said his cousin will accommodate him, and that he is paying for flight alone. Fine we understand that the 300k he wants to spend is not realistic and he can increase that amount, but the ECO still count you staying with someone as “sponsor” which doesn’t mean he can’t sponsor himself

switch900:



@larade
The money I said I was going to spend is 500k could you put me through and I don't want to spend 3x salary canbi still say I want to stay in an hotel even after have decleared I have someone inviting me and what should be my budget is time thanks in anticipation.

thaIgbochick:
Hello everyone. Please I have a question. For parents coming over to UK to visit, how do they go about it? Do they need a letter of invitation? Any advise is welcome please.

Also, has anyone who applied for a student visa on January 14th heard anything?

Richardelorin:

His is holding a Belgium passport, and has been living in Uk since 2008. He married the lady who already has a child b4. They both applied but the child was refused and the wife granted.

thaIgbochick:
Hello everyone. Please I have a question. For parents coming over to UK to visit, how do they go about it? Do they need a letter of invitation? Any advise is welcome please.
Also, has anyone who applied for a student visa on January 14th heard anything?

BarbieKogi:

Just a general delay. Did biometrics on 24th November, I haven’t received any mail so i went to tls to check, joined the collection queue, so they checked and told me it wasn’t ready. I should go and wait for their mail.

Squid456:
That's really frustrating. But when is your traveling date cos I have to travel in 2 weeks. I'm afraid the visa won't be out till after my intended date of travel which will render my visa. If this happens can we apply for a refund or compensation. Can anyone help with this enquiry

cutebear:
No refund or compensation. I applied November 17th, my travel date was December 22nd.
Many people are still waiting from October. There’s nothing that can be done unless you decide to withdraw your applicatoon (no refund).

giselle237:
can you post the refusal letter? So the child is not yours that means the child was rightly refused? Or have you formally adopted the child? Do post the refusal letter or copy and paste the wordings so we can understand

thaIgbochick:
Hello everyone. Please I have a question. For parents coming over to UK to visit, how do they go about it? Do they need a letter of invitation? Any advise is welcome please.

Also, has anyone who applied for a student visa on January 14th heard anything?

ridboy94:

Thanks. Please can I send you an email ?

biglizzy:
Stop asking Nigerians to write IELTS. Do you agree?
https://chng.it/ZgstPNcN

tushqueen:
How do I get my mum's passport to be delivered via courier. We didn't apply for this service initially but the stress involved in the collection is unwarranted. We tried collection by proxy, but the rep wasn't given.


Is there a link to apply for courier service when the passport is ready for collection



I need a response please. Can someone help with this please



I need a response please, any help??

On passport collection by courier

tushqueen:
Help respond to my question please...

leef2022:
i do not understand though why the police bot on here keeps banning me...... I have no records of non-salubrious post on this thread.