bri2022:
A silent reader here!!! but who wants to testify to the good work being done here as I personally benefitted from going through this particular thread. Please keep up the good work.

I have never posted before but I was encouraged to do so because of an advise I got here that helped me, I know mine will also help someone out there.

I applied for visiting visa for my 2 children and they did their biometrics on the 18th of February.
I received a Document is ready for collection mail for one of them on the 16th of March exactly one month after biometrics.
Then the waiting game began for the second one...
I was sure they made an oversight for not sending the details of the second child, that they will soon send it. I never knew that the admin and logistics of BHC has turned into something else.
Week one passed, I was beginning to get worried (I had not tuned into nairaland then) I told myself to wait for another week, since it wasn't even up to the new 6 weeks processing time. 6th week ended still no notification... see wahala o.
started asking myself if maybe they were so overwhelmed that they lost my daughter's passport abi kini gbogbo katikati yi sef .
I needed more information, I now logged into nairaland and read this thread briefly initially, then I later sat down and went through all the 67 pages and actually consumed people's experience with TLS and BHC. My mind came down a bit that okay now no be only me this thing dey affect.
mind you at this time I had already sent 2 paid mails one to follow up on the refund for a cancelled application and the other making enquiries about my daughter's application.
Got almost instant response on both and that with respect to my daughter's application a decision has been made and i should give them 10 working days to despatch the passport. This was around the time i received notification of the other child's passport collection.
I started counting 10 WD o. at the end of 10 WD I sent another paid mail to ask how far, I still never collected the passport, they responded almost instantly that I should be patient that they will get to me shortly that they have unexpectedly large volumes of applications to process.
I said Hian na wa for these people o, when did things become this chaotic.
I continued waiting and approaching Easter weekend and my intended dates of travel, no indication of collection notification.
I really became worried at this point, then I saw one post by a community member @sparkleoke who actually detailed what she did after waiting for 2 months for passport collection.
Sharply I followed her suggestions and went to log a complaint to the Home office on this delay, listing all the paid mails i have done to them and the responses, also citing inefficiency and what this was costing me. How I underwent Psychological trauma for this delays.
I wrote the complaint on Good Friday, and I was thinking to give them this week to work on it, but low and behold like what @sparkleoke said, I received a notification on Wednesday for passport collection, which was exactly 24 hours after complaint was written.
Went to pick up the passport today.

My takeaway is that it looks like they are understaffed at BHC so they will only work on the one that comes to them, haphazardly with no semblance of queue. TLS people may not actually have the physical passports if it hasn't been sent to them (I went there twice during this waiting period and they said they haven't received it from BHC)
One has to actually follow up with these paid mails to get result.

Thank you at @SPARKLEOKE and thank everyone for your wonderful contribution and definitely a big thank you to the creator of this forum. Please keep up the good work.

Oandy89:
Hello house. Please what is the exact amount I need to pay for TB test, I intend doing mobile transfer while I print the receipt. My appointment date is tomorrow, and hope i can pay today- 24hrs before appointment. And can I get every thing done the same day?

ehiremen2002:
Payment of 509 pounce is been decline for application fees.

I have use Zenithbank master card and also GTbank

Thegamingorca:



You can't use any naira master card as their limit per month is 20 dollars each.

duchess90:
Hello

Is it Visit visa? You don't need TB test

Cheers

ehiremen2002:


Thanks, so how can we make the payment.

tintall:


Barter by Flutterwave

deuoessch:


Can I use this to pay for flights too?

NevaUgivup:
Yes you can

tintall:


Barter by Flutterwave

Toydex4real:



Hello Toydex4real
I definitely understand your frustrations, it is very annoying.
What you just need to do is go to the Gov.Uk site, search for complaints, pick your visa and immigration as your criteria then fill in the form as required.
Ensure you state your issues, when you captured, the paid mails you sent, the responses to these mails, how the issue is affecting you, etc

Good luck

Thank you for this information. Kindly share or someone should kindly share how BHC can be contacted. I have similar issue and I’ve been loosing my mind cause of this. Waiting to hear from TLS can be so frustrating.

Chriswazo:
Wait o, is visit visa of more conviction to tourist visa.. I have not seen anyone talk of tourist visa here, must I go to UK with invitation


Cc: Justwise, Lexusgs430... Please answer me. Is it a red flag or unconvincing to apply for just tourist purpose with no family ties or invitation there in UK. I have my hotel reservation etc.. My application is from here in Eur and not Nigeria btw.

aizebe:
How can we add kids to application and how to book appointment with TLS

aizebe:
How can we add kids to application and how to book appointment with TLS

giselle237:
u fill form for everyone, pay fees for everyone and book appointment for everyone. No joint forms.
Only state each other’s details in your forms.

Cutiefred06:
I got this mail last week,after I sent a paid email.

adelforreal:
Hello House,

Please i need a quick clarification here.

For self service option, is it advisable to attach bank statements at the point of completing the visitor visa application online or at the point of biometric appointment with TLS.

Secondly, i hope online print out of statement from the banks portal is acceptable.

I am on the verge of completing my application online but require this information to proceed.

Thank you.

Widall:

It is still in dmc
When you track ur application on TLS what stage is it on?

Cutiefred06:
Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.

With regards to your enquiry about the status of your application, our records indicate that a decision has been made on your application. We cannot discuss the outcome of your application on-line or by telephone.

Please allow 10 working days for the visa application centre to contact you in regards to collection or delivery of your passport.

We strongly recommend that you do not buy a non-refundable, non-flexible ticket to the UK, until your visa application has been approved and you have received your documents.

Please note the information given to you on the progress of an application is dependent on the details you provide, and we can only provide the progress updates based on the application reference number given.

We do not have access to specific case information and so progress updates could be subject to change. Please wait for formal contact or a decision letter before taking any further steps.
I got this reply when I sent a paid email to uk,pls what does it mean.

bowals11:
Guys, I received a "decision has been made " mail last week Tuesday, is there any way to fast track getting passport back from tls?