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Smarty001:
Please house I need your advise, I credited my POF account with certain amount of money last 2 weeks with the intention of staying for like a month but the agent that helped me to open the account suddenly removed the money(today) without reaching 28days. Please if I credit back my account today will it affect my Visa. Please help a confused brother please.

9jaLaw:
Dear Nairalanders,

I sincerely thank you for the invaluable insights and guidance you continue to provide on this platform.

I recently submitted an application for a UK visitor visa to attend a two-day professional course. I have completed my biometrics and submitted all relevant documentation earlier this week.

However, upon reviewing my application form, I noticed a few inadvertent errors which I would like to clarify:

1. Typographical Error in Child’s Name:
I mistakenly listed the name of my third son (my last child) as the same as that of my second son, although their dates of birth were correctly stated and differ.

2. Errors in Visa Refusal Timeline:
I correctly disclosed in the visa declaration section that I had previously been refused visas to Canada, the UK, and the US between 2018 and 2019. I also included the correct reference numbers for each application. However, I made two date-related errors:
o I stated the date of my Canadian visa refusal as July 2019 instead of the correct date, July 2018.
o I also misstated the date I was selected for a fellowship programme (which necessitated those visa applications) as September 2019 instead of September 2018.

To provide further context, following the initial visa refusal by Canada, I reapplied, was granted a visa, and travelled to Canada and returned to Nigeria. Since then, I have travelled for professional engagements to several countries, majority of these trips sponsored by my employer:
• Europe: Belgium (2019), Italy (2022), Netherlands (2023), and France (2024/I slept overnight from Morocco to catch a connecting flight to Nigeria).
• Africa: Kenya and Morocco (both in 2024) and South Africa (February 2025).
(While returning from Morocco, I had an overnight layover in Paris as my Schengen visa was still valid.)

4 of these trips were for short professional programmes on the same subject matter as the one I intend to attend in the UK, and they were fully sponsored by my employer.

My Questions Are As Follows:
1. Are these errors considered material and likely to adversely affect the outcome of my current visa application?
2. Given that the substantive facts (including the correct visa refusal reference numbers and the nature of the programmes) were accurately disclosed, is it reasonable to hope that the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) would view the date errors as genuine and non-material?
3. Alternatively, would it be advisable for me to notify the UK visa authorities about these errors? If so, what is the appropriate channel or procedure for submitting such a correction or clarification?

I would greatly appreciate your kind advice on this matter, as well as any follow-up questions or suggestions from members of this community that could be helpful.

Thank you once again for your time and support.

Smarty001:
Please house I need your advise, I credited my POF account with certain amount of money last 2 weeks with the intention of staying for like a month but the agent that helped me to open the account suddenly removed the money(today) without reaching 28days. Please if I credit back my account today will it affect my Visa. Please help a confused brother please.

Cashmadam:
Is this for student visa or visit visa?

giselle237:
Marriage is a substantial tie. You need to also be submitting more than a consent letter. Prove that the marriage is genuine and subsisting and for this cause she must return to her marriage.
Did you submit a bank statement for her?? They said they are unaware of her circumstances
Send a PAP. No need to get more refusals.

Cashmadam:
I wouldn't worry too much if I were you.

Your previous trips to Europe will help your case. Travel history to other African Countries don't usually add much value.

My guess is that case workers don't always double check the facts of your previous refusals - especially if the refusal is not from the UK (in your case, the refusal was from Canada). That is my guess and I am not saying this is a fact.

If you included copies of your children's birth certificates, then the innocent error will be obvious. If you didn't, let's hope the case worker will quickly understand that it was an innocent mistake.

Don't worry. Just hope for the best and pray. Keep us informed. Good luck!

adecoal:
Submitted a complaint letter last month on behalf of my mum explained all the details and decision has been overturned. She has been asked to submit her passport. Thank you for your advice.

Debbieeeeeee:
When booking your flight, you can pay in Naira on Nigerian platforms like Travelstart or Wakanow. Alternatively, you can use your card, but be aware that most banks like GTBank for example limits transactions in USD to $4,000 per quarter.

Make sure to bring essential documents, such as proof of admission and proof of funds, as you may be asked for these at the point of entry.

Also, you don't need to take any vaccinations; you're good to go!

Smarty001:
Student visa

babranancy:
I need the service of an agent to guide me on some areas of my concerns. I will be making the application myself but I need some guidance/ advice. Thanks.

babranancy:
I tried to send an email to you and I got a message that I have sent to many emails to you. Please can you check your email if none has been sent, could you please send one to me. Thank you


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jmoore:
I was about asking on steps to appeal and I saw your message.
Please list the steps you took in the appeal.

Thanks

babranancy:
Hi everyone, please i need your help regarding this question. I am about to invite my mum to the Uk to come and visit me but I don’t know how to package this application because
1) my mum was self employed but because of health conditions. She stopped working years ago and now depend on her children for her monthly up keep. I often send money to her monthly as well.

So should I write retired or unemployed?
If I write that she is unemployed, will it affect the outcome of her application?


Also, she owns a shop but it’s not CAC registered, so should I include pictures of the shop in her application as home ties.

adecoal:
Write unemployed please if she was a trader wrote retired is she has Pensions and other benefits coming into her accounts. If she does please just write unemployed. My mum got denied the first time for this same reason. Read earlier messages.

josephsm823:
Can I apply for two years UK visit visa?
My 6 months tourist visa expired last year.

CornOak:
Yes, you can.

cowboyvs:
Hi wonderful people, I was initially refused of a visit visa, but, I reapplied, did my biometric on 27th June and just last Friday I got this messages on my email;


Dear Customer,

The passport and notification of the decision for GWF reference number GWF083407595 was dispatched via courier on 07/18/2025 20:02:13.

Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,

VFS Global

AND

Dear Customer,

A decision for GWF reference number GWF083407595 was received at the UK Visa Application Centre on 07/18/2025 20:01:24.

If a courier return service was purchased from VFS, your passport and notification of the decision will be delivered to the chosen address.

If not, your passport can be collected from the UK Visa Application Centre during the designated passport collection times (Please check our website for details).

Please note this is an auto generated e-mail. Please do NOT reply to this email.

Regards,

VFS Global


Please do you think my application was successful this time??

Also, how long does it take before the courier delivers my International Passport cos I already booked a visa appointment for 1st August for Schengen Visa just in case UK wan cast me again.

I am just anxious and haven’t been able to focus. I live in Port Harcourt and also did my biometric in Port Harcourt.

Is there a way I can track the movement of my passport to know when it will arrive in Port Harcourt??

jmoore:
1st August is still far. Why did you pick the courier option when you also live in same city?

Anyways, you should get the passport before end of July.

Looks like an approval.

jmoore:
1st August is still far. Why did you pick the courier option when you also live in same city?

Anyways, you should get the passport before end of July.

Looks like an approval.

CornOak:
Yes, you can.

abaskekere:
Hello everyone, please I have a worry.

Have completed biometrics and submitted passport to VFS, then later realised I did not add a scan of all the pages of my passport as it was a new one and all pages are blank, only added the data page to my self uploaded documents.

Please should I be worried about this? Any responses will help, thanks