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Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Nanauju2(f):
giselle237:
This is the thread. You can check earlier parts.
Depends on your circumstances in Nigeria
How much is your salary
How much expenses monthly
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by maureenangels: 2:27pm On May 06
Indeed, the application process has been very fast lately. I applied for myself and my children, completed biometrics on Monday, and received the visa approval email today, Wednesday. I’m truly grateful to GOD
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by akinsanya005: 2:29pm On May 06
BruceXavier:
There is a portion in the form that asks, how much do you intend to spend on the trip. Your answer to that quesion will determine if these financials you have stated is tenable or not. Your circumstance will play a huge role. Are you a first time traveller to the UK? What is your travel history and the quality.

However, if I am to work on the assumption that you haven't been to the UK, Schenghen, Canada or US and you will be responsible for all your travel expense including flights, accommodation and miscellaneous, this your savings won't fly. Hold on for a few more months and build that number to at least 6m.
Thanks I really appreciate your swift feedback. However, the savings is aside the monthly disposable income of 400k for 5 to 6 months and also the savings will be incrase to 4M in total it will be like 7M. Also, the first time he travelled was to qatar for a 5 days visit. Hope it'll make sense this will be present in the salary act. He also has another acccount for the day to day run of expenses the money that comes in here is the side gig(uber) he does at his leisure time .
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by akinsanya005: 2:31pm On May 06
Newbie2024:
Chances are quite slim. It’s better to get a sponsor or build your account to a reasonable amount, around 7m or more. My wife recently got her visa with over 8m in her account, and I also supported her application as a sponsor
Thanks Boss. I really appreciate your swift feedback. However, the savings is aside the monthly disposable income of 400k for 5 to 6 months and also the savings will be incrase to 4M in total it will be like 7M. Also, the first time he travelled was to qatar for a 5 days visit. Hope it'll make sense this will be present in the salary act. He also has another acccount for the day to day run of expenses the money that comes in here is the side gig(uber) he does at his leisure time . As the side gig will serve as another source of income as there's no sponsor.
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Sweetjam: 1:28pm On May 08
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Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by NEROSKY(m): 9:49am On May 11
Please house I am planning to invite my wife before the end of this month, the only strong tires back home is that she's the primary carer of our kids, she's into content that generates so level of income but not registered.

Please any advise from experience people in the house on how to plan along. Our kids will be with her mother whilst she visit for 2 to 3 weeks
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by giselle237: 1:20pm On May 11
NEROSKY:
Please house I am planning to invite my wife before the end of this month, the only strong tires back home is that she's the primary carer of our kids, she's into content that generates so level of income but not registered.

Please any advise from experience people in the house on how to plan along. Our kids will be with her mother whilst she visit for 2 to 3 weeks
It depends on the visa officer. Try to make it max 2 weeks on the form. However, the application needs to provide clear evidence that leaving her children behind in Nigeria is sufficient to outweigh other factors and demonstrate that she will return. This is because she has strong ties to the UK as well —> you the husband, so the decision often comes down to weighing her ties in Nigeria versus the ties in the UK. May the best man or child win lol .
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Damodamo: 2:43pm On May 11
Good day every one, I currently have a 6 weeks Schengen visa ( Expires June 22). I want to apply for a UK visit visa so I can visit some of my friends in the UK as well. I have more friends in the UK than the Schengen area. So I would like to ask if I apply to the UK now, will I be able to get a biometrics date and response between now and June 22. I’ll appreciate your response!
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by VisaZest: 2:46pm On May 11
Hi.

Yes to both questions. You can get a biometric date within a week of filling your form. Decision within 15 business days.

All the best!



Damodamo:
Good day every one, I currently have a 6 weeks Schengen visa ( Expires June 22). I want to apply for a UK visit visa so I can visit some of my friends in the UK as well. I have more friends in the UK than the Schengen area. So I would like to ask if I apply to the UK now, will I be able to get a biometrics date and response between now and June 22. I’ll appreciate your response!
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Damodamo: 3:33pm On May 11
VisaZest:
Hi.

Yes to both questions. You can get a biometric date within a week of filling your form. Decision within 15 business days.

All the best!



Thank you so much.
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Ruthiegal:
Hey guys I need help. I am trying to book a flight from London to Lagos and the cheapest I can find is Royal air Maroc with a layover in Morocco. Would I need a valid Morocco visa to book this flight and transit through Morocco? I don’t have one.

Someone should kindly answer me before I book an unusable ticket please.
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by NEROSKY(m): 4:22pm On May 11
giselle237:
It depends on the visa officer. Try to make it max 2 weeks on the form. However, the application needs to provide clear evidence that leaving her children behind in Nigeria is sufficient to outweigh other factors and demonstrate that she will return. This is because she has strong ties to the UK as well —> you the husband, so the decision often comes down to weighing her ties in Nigeria versus the ties in the UK. May the best man or child win lol .
I didn't phrase it well, was in a haste.

Please house I am planning to invite my wife before the end of this year, the only strong ties back home is that she's the primary career of our kids, she's into content that generates some level of income but not registered.

Please any advise from experience people in the house on how to plan along. Our kids will be with her mother whilst she visit for 2 to 3 weeks
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Nexttpage(m): 5:38pm On May 11
Herefordshire Mres doing the most, full capacity for intake smh🙂‍↔️
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Ruthiegal: 8:34pm On May 11
Someone should kindly answer me before I book an unusable ticket please.

Ruthiegal:
Hey guys I need help. I am trying to book a flight from London to Lagos and the cheapest I can find is Royal air Maroc with a layover in Morocco. Would I need a valid Morocco visa to book this flight and transit through Morocco? I don’t have one.

Someone should kindly answer me before I book an unusable ticket please.
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Newbie2024(m): 10:05pm On May 11
Ruthiegal:
Someone should kindly answer me before I book an unusable ticket please.
You don't need a trans visa, but why Maroc of all airlines?
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Ruthiegal: 11:47pm On May 11
Newbie2024:
You don't need a trans visa, but why Maroc of all airlines?
It’s the cheapest I can find and that’s all I need
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by dende3: 12:07am On May 12
Ruthiegal:
Hey guys I need help. I am trying to book a flight from London to Lagos and the cheapest I can find is Royal air Maroc with a layover in Morocco. Would I need a valid Morocco visa to book this flight and transit through Morocco? I don’t have one.

Someone should kindly answer me before I book an unusable ticket please.
why choose Air Maroc
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by dende3: 12:10am On May 12
Damodamo:
Good day every one, I currently have a 6 weeks Schengen visa ( Expires June 22). I want to apply for a UK visit visa so I can visit some of my friends in the UK as well. I have more friends in the UK than the Schengen area. So I would like to ask if I apply to the UK now, will I be able to get a biometrics date and response between now and June 22. I’ll appreciate your response!
All this depends on you ,fiiling of form ,biometrics and visa approval can be done within 2 weeks
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Younglami: 3:24am On May 12
giselle237:
No.
It won’t work with top up. She should be able to sponsor her trip as an adult. She is not a mother or dad coming to visit their child or going for their child’s graduation. Refusals are high now especially if no travel history, no good financial standing, no palpable ties, no palpable reason for visit etc. They would look for a reason to deny. You can try if you don’t mind the possibility of a visa refusal on your immigration journey.
Good morning

Can someone please advise what i can do in my situation. I'm planning to go to the UK for my OSCE exam via self sponsorship for 5 days . I currently earn 350k take home and spend 80-100k monthly which brings my savings to 250k monthly. At the time of application, i will have a balance of 3.9million and I plan to spend approximately 2 million for my travel expenses ( Airbnb, flight, feeding etc ). Is this a good plan or what can i do to have a better chance of getting the visa?
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Newbie2024(m): 4:24am On May 12
Ruthiegal:
It’s the cheapest I can find and that’s all I need
A lot of travelers, including some Nigerians have shared negative experiences about Royal Air Maroc online, especially around transit in Casablanca, delayed or missing luggage, customer service, and how passengers were treated
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Newbie2024(m): 6:56am On May 12
Younglami:
Good morning

Can someone please advise what i can do in my situation. I'm planning to go to the UK for my OSCE exam via self sponsorship for 5 days . I currently earn 350k take home and spend 80-100k monthly which brings my savings to 250k monthly. At the time of application, i will have a balance of 3.9million and I plan to spend approximately 2 million for my travel expenses ( Airbnb, flight, feeding etc ). Is this a good plan or what can i do to have a better chance of getting the visa?
Please don’t apply, because they are unlikely to grant you a visa. Spending above 50% of your total savings on a 5 days trip may be considered unreasonable by UKVI. Even your proposed ₦2m will most likely not cover your total expenses, considering that the cheapest flight ticket alone is around ₦1.5m.
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Younglami: 8:57am On May 12
Newbie2024:
Please don’t apply, because they are unlikely to grant you a visa. Spending above 50% of your total savings on a 5 days trip may be considered unreasonable by UKVI. Even your proposed ₦2m will most likely not cover your total expenses, considering that the cheapest flight ticket alone is around ₦1.5m.
So what should i do? Cheapest flight is 1.1 million from air maroc. Abuja to London. What should i do then?
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Newbie2024(m): 10:24am On May 12
Younglami:
So what should i do? Cheapest flight is 1.1 million from air maroc. Abuja to London. What should i do then?
From my calculation, the amount you intend to spend on your 5-day trip is roughly equivalent to 6months of your savings. For UKVI applications, spending above 2–3 months’ worth of your salary on a short trip can raise concerns.

I would advise you to strengthen your finance or consider getting a sponsor to support your application.
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Damodamo: 11:57am On May 12
dende3:
Thank you for your response. I just applied on the UK website. I’m trying to book my biometrics on vfs site but after selecting Lagos (Ikeja/VI) I can’t find my preferred date which is may 26. Only may 18 has some appointments but whenever I click may 26 nothing pops up. Is it that the date is too far and I’ll have to be checking when it’s closer or that date is already unavailable? I couldn’t also pick any date after it
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Younglami: 2:24pm On May 12
Newbie2024:
From my calculation, the amount you intend to spend on your 5-day trip is roughly equivalent to 6months of your savings. For UKVI applications, spending above 2–3 months’ worth of your salary on a short trip can raise concerns.

I would advise you to strengthen your finance or consider getting a sponsor to support your application.
How do i strengthen my finances? Increasing the balance? I have someone that can sponsor in the uk but the problem is to prove the relationship. What can i do to strengthen my situation?
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by ishola075(m): 9:55pm On May 12
please guys, is there a way some can track if decision has been made for uk visit visa
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by KaosarahAde(f): 11:55pm On May 12
Hello good people in the house

I need an advise on how to go about this. I'm a registered nurse planning to write my OSCE exam.
Net Salary: 510k
Monthly expenditure: 100k
Savings: 400k
Balance when i will submit the application: 7.1m
Travel expenditure: 2m
Visit duration: 6 days

I have seen where they advised the travel expenditure shouldn't be more than 3 months salary. In my case it's like 4 months salary and 5 months disposable income. Am i good to go or any advise on how i can strengthen my case. Thanks
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by orluuchi(f): 7:41am On May 13
Good day everyone
Please I need advise so I have previously been denied a visa in December, I’m trying to reapply.
My sister is sponsoring me, she has 5000 pounds closing balance in her 3 months statement and I have 3m in my account.
I plan to stay for two weeks, I earn 450k and spend 200k so my disposable income is 250k.
I’m getting a letter of introduction from my office and I’m also running a masters programme. I’m currently engaged
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by dende3: 12:16am On May 14
orluuchi:
Good day everyone
Please I need advise so I have previously been denied a visa in December, I’m trying to reapply.
My sister is sponsoring me, she has 5000 pounds closing balance in her 3 months statement and I have 3m in my account.
I plan to stay for two weeks, I earn 450k and spend 200k so my disposable income is 250k.
I’m getting a letter of introduction from my office and I’m also running a masters programme. I’m currently engaged
You Might need to convince the entry clearance officer that u re coming back to Nigeria after your proposed holiday.
How much do you have available to you
How Much do you proposed to spend on this trip
What are the reasons for your last refusal which you must treat all cases for the refusal DM me
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Taal17: 11:18am On May 14
Younglami:
How do i strengthen my finances? Increasing the balance? I have someone that can sponsor in the uk but the problem is to prove the relationship. What can i do to strengthen my situation?
In my opinion you don't need a sponsor.
You are going for the purpose of an exam as a working adult so why would someone sponsor you.

The 2 million you put covers the cost of an Air bnb right? If there is someone you can stay with such that it covers accommodation then in that way they cover accommodation costs. You can indicate that in the other information box in the form and in any other relevant area. So long as the person provides evidence of that .
This would reduce your spend a bit.

You would need details of the exam, date and that you have paid as well to include on the application
Re: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 5 by Taal17: 11:24am On May 14
KaosarahAde:
Hello good people in the house

I need an advise on how to go about this. I'm a registered nurse planning to write my OSCE exam.
Net Salary: 510k
Monthly expenditure: 100k
Savings: 400k
Balance when i will submit the application: 7.1m
Travel expenditure: 2m
Visit duration: 6 days

I have seen where they advised the travel expenditure shouldn't be more than 3 months salary. In my case it's like 4 months salary and 5 months disposable income. Am i good to go or any advise on how i can strengthen my case. Thanks
I think your case is more dependent on the fact that you have a job. So provide evidence of the exam and the job you work to strengthen your case.

Just scrutinize your account so that what your statement says tallies with the breakdown of your savings , income and expenses you have listed here.
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