walebaba05:


paystub, or payslip, or pay record, or paycheck given to employees when they are paid their salaries. It is common in the UK for an employee to be given payslips. Some companies do give in Nigeria. I submitted 4 of them

Congratulations, please what d you mean by 4 month pay slip

Segun889:
A few questions to ask; You have stated she is an integral part of the landlord association. so is she a homeowner? If yes, you can evidence this with property details.

Secondly, are you gonna be responding for her accommodation only?

Lastly, did your brother fund any part of your schooling or upkeep?

Overall, I think your brother in US should provide a supporting letter to state he would be responsible for her travel (visa application fees and flight ticket) and miscellaneous expenses during her 10 day visit for your graduation. He should also state the amount he will support her with and can also include a statement that he already made some transfer to her account for her trip. It might also help to include his bio data page of his passport as well as yours.

Segun889:
To answer your question directly- Yes you can have a 1 year COS.
There is no fixed length for COS, it is rather dependent on the length of your contract. So bear in mind you will need a renewal of your work visa (ie new contract/COS) on or before the current one you will receive expires

thelma76:


Budget is 5k pounds ke? How many days are you staying and are you travelling with family? I honestly think you should budget 2500-3000 max and reduce number of days you’re staying if you are a single applicant. Remember UKVI doesn’t know where you would eventually be flying from and if you have a discounted ticket so just because websites say tickets may cost you 1500/2000 isn’t enough to quote that as your flight budget. Even though the budget seems okay compared to your DI and monthly income, I still believe you should revise downwards.

benjijosh:


I plan to stay for 17days and the 5k GBP is the total budget for the trip including my flight tickets.

I’m applying from Nigeria and I will also be traveling alone

Opeyemi007:
You should try reducing the days and the budget. When you get your visa, you can decide to spend twenty days or more, it shouldn't be a problem. £5k would be deemed too much for a three-week visit unless you earn more than that monthly, and probably have a shitload amount of verifiable funds in your account.

benjijosh:


Thanks for the response. I intend to get an introductory letter from my employer and have them also confirm my vacation date. If I should reduce the number of days, won’t this raise any brows on how I intend to spend the remaining number of days. I can reduce the budget to 3.5k GBP

Opeyemi007:
You should try reducing the days and the budget. When you get your visa, you can decide to spend twenty days or more, it shouldn't be a problem. £5k would be deemed too much for a three-week visit unless you earn more than that monthly, and probably have a shitload amount of verifiable funds in your account.

KaceeDcontrol:

Why is this a problem if you budget more than you actually spend? I know someone who has recently applied and budgeted same amount for a month visit visa application)?

benjijosh:


Thanks for the response. I intend to get an introductory letter from my employer and have them also confirm my vacation date. If I should reduce the number of days, won’t this raise any brows on how I intend to spend the remaining number of days. I can reduce the budget to 3.5k GBP

Talking about verifiable funds. I intend to only provide my dom account since that’s where I receive my salary. I also have a normal account but it has a lot of inflows and outflows so I intend to put that away. Is that a wise thing to do?

giselle237:
it is a problem

giselle237:
pls stick to 2ce ur disposable income if u can
3.5k pounds for holiday. They do not like this in most cases and feel you are being ingenious

benjijosh:
I am not sure I get you. Twice of my disposable income is about 8k(income after tax). Or do you mean twice of what I spend monthly which should be about 3k

KaceeDcontrol:

Can you expatiate please?
What amount ideally should one budget for a month's trip?

giselle237:
they believe no ‘genuine’ person will spend up more than 2 to 3 times of their monthly allowance on a trip of one week.

Lawunmi11:

Thank you for your reply
Yes she’s a home owner. How do you think she can prove this
I’ll be responsible for her accommodation only
My brother did fund part of my school fees and upkeep

ZOE07:
Thank you very much for this. I do appreciate. Did you do for standard visit visa also?

KaceeDcontrol:

I certainly agree. What if however, you application is for a month?
Also do you mind confirming the addressee for letters of invitation, introduction, etc? Which of the following should it be please?

Deputy High Commission
British Embassy
11 Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos


UK Visa and Immigration
Entry Clearance Officer
Lagos, Nigeria.

KaceeDcontrol:

I certainly agree. What if however, you application is for a month?
Also do you mind confirming the addressee for letters of invitation, introduction, etc? Which of the following should it be please?

Deputy High Commission
British Embassy
11 Walter Carrington Crescent
Victoria Island
Lagos

UK Visa and Immigration
Entry Clearance Officer
Lagos, Nigeria.

KaceeDcontrol:

Why is this a problem if you budget more than you actually spend? I know someone who has recently applied and budgeted same amount for a month visit visa application?
Also is the UKVi usually inclined to approve shorter visit visas (say 1 to 2 weeks) than longer ones (1 month)?

ChiefB:

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zionuklove:
VISA ALERT!!!!!

my mum passprt arrived today..i was so nervouse lol, yep she got it for ist time 6months

i was the one trying to do reunion vacation with my mum and bro and sis, i apply for them and im in the us.

3rd july. bio for all 3 of them

6th july. pickup mail from dhl for my mum(dont kn y hers was so fast)

11th july..passport picked up by my bro.

DOC SUBMITTED FOR MY MUM;

cover letter stating all itenaries.(i got a sample from here)
her passport
her landed doc
her 6month statement with 1m bal
hotel from booking.com
her bank signatory letter to her business
busienss cac ceretificate (note: business was just started 2 months ago so we submited just one month business stratement (N1million or so)

my uk visa( i apllied already last 2 months since im US RESIDENT ITS EASY TO GET)
MY BUSINESS LICENCE
MY US BUSINES ACC($150K ) N PERSONAL ($1K) I DONT REALLY USE MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT, I MAKE ALL MY EXPENSES WITH MY BUSINESS ACC BOTH PERSONAL AND BUSIENSS EXPENSE
MY TAX RETURN
MY GREENCARD
pictures of us together in nigeria

im so happy and thankful for this thread

i am stil waiting on my sister and brother visa to come tru,
i hope they get it because if they dont i dont think we can make the trip
total money budget for her was N1,500,000 ( i dont really know the punds rate so i just added 1500GB

so sorry if i misstyped im so excited mhen

Blessedsteph:
Hi all…just to share something. My daughter’s birthday is in a month time and we already got visa to spend the entire period in Uk but now we decided to take 2 of her best friends on the trip. I applied for Uk visas for the 2 kids (both 8yrs old).
I am the sponsor so submitted:
my employment letter
payslip
account statement
Booked flights and hotels for the trip.
Visa data page (I and my kids all have 10yrs Uk visa)
Pictures of my daughter with her best friends from when they were 3yrs old till now they’re 8 (sleepovers, Christmas family group pictures)

From their parents:
authorization letter
copies of parents passports
kids birth certificates

Only mistake i made was not submitting the school documents of the girls (like fees payment or report sheet) as I always do for my own kids.
I also realized we should have submitted their parents bank statements showing they’re also capable of funding the trip. I really hope this won’t affect their chances of getting visas.
One of the kids had been denied Uk visa before but while filling the application, I surprisingly didn’t see the space where they ask if you have ever been denied visa before? (Has anyone noticed this?)

They both did biometrics on friday 7th July and e-mail came today that it’s has been received at the decision making office.
We are all so anxious 😬
Will keep you all updated

Mofolam:

Wow!!! I didn’t even that’s possible. Why is ukvi now giving me a hard time to take my own one year old kid with me,(I got a work visa) just because the father isn’t interested in quitting his Well paid job to relocate. These people and their wahala is just ridiculous

Blessedsteph:
Ours is just a 9 days visit.
We are still waiting sha so let’s hope the girls gets it.
Did you add marriage certificate to your child’s own? I understand it can help with such. Did your husband write a consent letter approving for your son to be issued a visa to join you?