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champagne00:
Same issue as me, got decision since May 6th not gotten any response from VFS, went there yesterday but they said my passport has not been dispatched, called the embassy but not a positive response on when I can get my passport. I will go back today because I am to travel tomorrow.

giselle237:
Ur 15th working day is May 12th as there was a public holiday yesterday as well as Good friday on April 17th and Easter monday April 21st— home office timelines not counted on PH.

If a response comes before May the 12th count yourself lucky.

saint4belles:
my wife and kids did biometrics since on the wednesday 16th of april as well , till now no refusal email no vfs email the only email update was on wednesday 7th may ( Your UK visa application is currently under consideration )

pls anyone also that also did biometric on the 16th and got response yet

tyrant25:
Can you please shed more light on how I can start the complaint process?

Abbebbay:
I and my wife did on the 15th of April at ikeja and no email from them yet,Today makes it 15 working days,Nothing yet.

Tailadivaaaa:
Good afternoon all. I am finding this trend very useful. A big thank you to all the contributors. I am supporting my husband for a visiting visa application and I provided my bank statements. We intend to travel together. I already have my visa. I got a call from the bank today saying they want to confirm if I provided the statements in support of his application as they have to confirm to the visa office. I thought it was a bit weird as I wasn’t aware this was a thing . That was all she asked and I answered in the affirmative. I just want to know if this is normal procedure as I haven’t heard about it before. Thank you.

Tailadivaaaa:
Good afternoon all. I am finding this trend very useful. A big thank you to all the contributors. I am supporting my husband for a visiting visa application and I provided my bank statements. We intend to travel together. I already have my visa. I got a call from the bank today saying they want to confirm if I provided the statements in support of his application as they have to confirm to the visa office. I thought it was a bit weird as I wasn’t aware this was a thing . That was all she asked and I answered in the affirmative. I just want to know if this is normal procedure as I haven’t heard about it before. Thank you.

Abbebbay:
I and my wife did on the 15th of April at ikeja and no email from them yet,Today makes it 15 working days,Nothing yet.

saint4belles:
banks hardly call customers to confirm if they drop statement for sponsor or not ,i guess this is a new development.

giselle237:
It would be weird if you didn’t provide your documentation for his application and out of the blues, home office goes to your bank— you and him provided the information so they are checking what was provided to his application. Standard procedure.

saint4belles:
banks hardly call customers to confirm if they drop statement for sponsor or not ,i guess this is a new development.

CornOak:
Depends on the bank, as well as the customer's relationship with their account officer.

Abbebbay:
I haven't gotten any mail...How was your ..what was the response ....

Milito:
Biometrics on 17th April, Ikeja.
Decision email yesterday 8th May.
Collected today 9th May.

It was successful.
2 yrs given

I got 6 months, which I used once last year after 2 previous refusals. After my last year UK visit, I've also made 2 separate Euro trips.

I applied with the usual documents, but didn't write cover letter this time around. Last year I wrote detailed cover letter addressing previous refusals. This time, I packaged my thoughts in the extra notes column at the last section of the form.

Documents
- hotel reservation
- employment letter
- promotion letter
- letter from employer indicating I've been approved to go on leave and also that employer is sponsoring the vacation.
- Employer account statement
- Employer CAC documents & tax clearance.
- personal account statement with 2m plus.
- family documents, marriage and children birth certificates
- previous visas and stamps
- pictures taken during previous travel and also that of family.
- monthly expense declaration of 1m.
- budget for trip 3,500 pounds.
-Personal amount committed towards trip 500 pounds.

Did not put cover letter, ticket reservation, pension account, personal tax clearance and landed property this time around eventhough I put all of them for my 1st UK visa last year.


Thank you Nairaland folks for your free advice and tips from time to time. 🙏🏾 🙏🏾

Abbebbay:
Hello Milito,how are you doing today,Please have you gotten a reply on your UK application from vfs .

Milito:
Biometrics on 17th April, Ikeja.
Decision email yesterday 8th May.
Collected today 9th May.

It was successful.
2 yrs given

I got 6 months, which I used once last year after 2 previous refusals. After my last year UK visit, I've also made 2 separate Euro trips.

I applied with the usual documents, but didn't write cover letter this time around. Last year I wrote detailed cover letter addressing previous refusals. This time, I packaged my thoughts in the extra notes column at the last section of the form.

Documents
- hotel reservation
- employment letter
- promotion letter
- letter from employer indicating I've been approved to go on leave and also that employer is sponsoring the vacation.
- Employer account statement
- Employer CAC documents & tax clearance.
- 4 months personal account statement with 2m plus.
- 6 months personal USD account statement with $3,000 plus.
- family documents -marriage and children birth certificates.
- previous visas and stamps.
- pictures taken during previous travel and also that of family.
- monthly expense declaration of 1m.
- budget for trip 3,500 pounds.
-Personal amount committed towards trip 500 pounds.

Did not put cover letter, ticket reservation, pension account, personal tax clearance and landed property this time around eventhough I put all of them for my 1st UK visa last year.

I saw space to upload educational qualifications, which I'm not sure I noticed and uploaded in time past. Anyways, I uploaded my BSc & MSc cert there.

Thank you Nairaland folks for your free advice and tips from time to time. 🙏🏾 🙏🏾

kentdealer:
Why not send a paid email to make an inquiry if decision has been made

Abbebbay:
Not yet saint4belles,Hoping soon





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Hello Abbebbay please have you gotten a reply yet on your application from vfs or ukvi ??

saint4belles:
I think if they want to refuse ,,they should have by now ... maybe they are verifying a document or might be a technical issue lets be hopefull.... did you get any email like this cos i got it on wednesday ( Your UK visa application is currently under consideration )

Knowlegeseeking:
Same issue with my mum's application which just came in today. second refusal. The first was in November 2023 inviting her and my twin for my graduation. My twin was her sponsor and she was only refused because my twin was refused. My twin applied again last October and got his visa. Came last December 2024, spent 3 weeks and went back to Nigeria. Re-applied for my mum earlier this month and just got another rejection for her with 2 flimsy excuses.

1. You state that you are Unemployed have no other source of income. In consideration of your family ties I note the statements made by you in your visa application whereby you mention there are no remaining dependants in your home country. This, in conjunction with the concerns relating to your economic ties stated above, gives me reason to further doubt that you will depart the UK at the end of the period stated by you.

First, in her application, we never stated unemployed. My mum is a retired civil servant of Lagos which we stated attaching all her employment letters, promotion letters to level 17 and retirement letter. We also attached her landed properties including the one she resides in, bank statement showing pension income and rental income from her properties and additional income she receives from us her children, all explained in the cover letter. Nowhere in her application did we state she has no remaining dependants in her home country. Infact, on her cover letter, we stated that she has three other children including my twin who is resident in Nigeria, attaching their passport as well.

2. Second reason was "You have indicated that your sponsor will pay £1,500 towards the cost of your trip. In support of this you have provided a bank statement from Lloyds Bank (account number ending in 2463) However, the funds are regularly depleted indicating that your sponsor utilises nearly all their income each month. For example, as recently as 27th March 2025 the balance of their account was £0.50. I am therefore not satisfied that your sponsor can and will provide you with support for the intended duration of your stay. Your application is therefore refused under paragraph V4.3 (c) of the Immigration Rules"

This is another nonsense because the six months bank statement i submitted alongside with six months payslips shows steady savings into my moneybox simple saver and cash ISA accounts with balance of over 10k pounds (i attached these account statements as well). The EO just picked that date out of the 6 months which is ridiculous as that same statement shows a balance of almost 3k balance as at 31 March.

I have drafted a response to send to complaints@homeoffice.gov.uk highlighting these discrepancies.

Should i go this route or through PAP? it's okay to refuse an application but not on flimsy excuses that were evidently provided for.

Knowlegeseeking:
Hi guys,

So i got a response from UKVI from the complaint i raised last week. They acknowledged that the Entry clearance manager has agreed that my application should be reconsidered. They also noted it does not mean the refusal will be overturned but a reconsideration is ongoing and even though they cannot give a timeframe for how long it would take, that i will be notified of their decision.

Even if they come back with the same decision, they should give a concrete reason that can be addressed in the next application. I'll keep you guys updated when a decision is reached.

Please can one apply for a visa renewal when the current visa has not expired? my twin's 6 months visa expires on the 21st of this month and he is looking at visiting by month end or latest first week of June. He wants to know if he can put in an application for renewal of the visa before it expires this month so he can get the updated visa and travel by month end.

Thank you.

tyrant25:
Good evening all, I wanted to ask if anyone here has ever sent a complaint letter to home office regarding their visa refusal and it got overturned. I also want to know how long the whole process took.

Tailadivaaaa:
Good afternoon all. I am finding this trend very useful. A big thank you to all the contributors. I am supporting my husband for a visiting visa application and I provided my bank statements. We intend to travel together. I already have my visa. I got a call from the bank today saying they want to confirm if I provided the statements in support of his application as they have to confirm to the visa office. I thought it was a bit weird as I wasn’t aware this was a thing . That was all she asked and I answered in the affirmative. I just want to know if this is normal procedure as I haven’t heard about it before. Thank you.

infosoftlife:
Mine took less than a mon for th and it was overturned and I got my 10 yrs visa.