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6 months visit visa
Denied in 2019
Approved in 2026

Self employed

sasural:
Pleaae how long does it take to link the UKVI account to the eVisa? Thought it was almost instant but its been 48 hours

I did mine about ten minutes ago, I got a mail now that it has been linked

Thank you. I got an email to do it all over this morning and once I did, it got linked almost immediately.

Dealdean:
I did mine about ten minutes ago, I got a mail now that it has been linked

Dealdean:
Visa alert

6 months visit visa
Denied in 2019
Approved in 2026

Self employed

pls wen did u apply hope it doesn’t took up to a month before u got ur mail & i will like u to share wat u gathered up

Shanpelo1172:
pls wen did u apply hope it doesn’t took up to a month before u got ur mail & i will like u to share wat u gathered up

biometrics was done on the 4th August
Visa approval came on 19th August .


Submitted documents

Business accounts
Personal account
Marriage certificate
Family pictures
Property documents
Valid US visa
Cover letter

giselle237:
Admin will ban me sir if I say too much about what’s going on in my head. Sorry. For starters is the current marriage real or it’s still another scheme?

Thanks for your advice. This is the email I got from the UKVI, what do you suggest I do?
Thank you for your time.

Pelaiye2703:
Thanks for your advice. This is the email I got from the UKVI, what do you suggest I do?
Thank you for your time.

You should prove the relationship/marriage is real and not sham. They have been doing lots of investigations now.
They outlined everything they feel is wrong and what they would need.
Goodluck

Good Afternoon Everyone, Can someone that's Self Employed , owns a company sponsor himself for a 4 days trip to UK? CAC DOCUMENT registered since 2016 and active too. Salary payment monthly from the business account to the savings account. But he want the company to sponsor him. The money in the company account is 5.2m available for him. Savings account 1.2m.

Please advise is it a Good Decision to make.?

Kossyfelicia:
Good Afternoon Everyone, Can someone that's Self Employed , owns a company sponsor himself for a 4 days trip to UK? CAC DOCUMENT registered since 2016 and active too. Salary payment monthly from the business account to the savings account. But he want the company to sponsor him. The money in the company account is 5.2m available for him. Savings account 1.2m.

Please advise is it a Good Decision to make.?

in my case I transferred 350k from company to personal account, that represents about 10% of my travel costs. I labelled it owners draw. A sole proprietorship business is not different from the owner so legally the company can't sponsor the owner because both are seen as one.

Pelaiye2703:
Thanks for your advice. This is the email I got from the UKVI, what do you suggest I do?
Thank you for your time.

For proof of relationship -
Marriage certificate
Tenancy agreement bearing both names couples
WhatsApp messages showing long time conversation with dates
Photographs

Marriage certificate would have been great if it was issued by a court (local or federal). If you have a print out of your wedding invitation (not the graphics), take a photo of it. If the date on it tallies with the one on your mareiage certificate, that's one hurdle crossed. Add photos from the ceremony, particularly where you and your spouse and parents or their reps were signing.
Did you or your guests upload any photos on social media. Print them out with the date stamps that match or are close to the date on your certificate.

Bottom line, you have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that your marriage and its accompanying certificate is genuine.
Do the same for the other points the ECO raised .

I wish you best of luck

Pelaiye2703:
Thanks for your advice. This is the email I got from the UKVI, what do you suggest I do?
Thank you for your time.

Hello everyone, please is there a functioning telegram group or WhatsApp group for UK study visa?

Please someone should add me to the group if there's any.

My email address: sophiafrancis330@gmail.com

heykims:
For proof of relationship -
Marriage certificate
Tenancy agreement bearing both names couples
WhatsApp messages showing long time conversation with dates
Photographs

I submitted all the documents you mentioned here and more, including pictures taken decade ago.

Justkkay:
Marriage certificate would have been great if it was issued by a court (local or federal). If you have a print out of your wedding invitation (not the graphics), take a photo of it. If the date on it tallies with the one on your mareiage certificate, that's one hurdle crossed. Add photos from the ceremony, particularly where you and your spouse and parents or their reps were signing.
Did you or your guests upload any photos on social media. Print them out with the date stamps that match or are close to the date on your certificate.

Bottom line, you have to prove beyond reasonable doubt that your marriage and its accompanying certificate is genuine.
Do the same for the other points the ECO raised .

I wish you best of luck

I did everything you highlighted above, I will have to upload them again.
Thank you sir.

Good morning everyone. I need advice after a refusal denial.
For the income: I paid 150,000 naira to myself monthly via cash deposit with narration (profit from business) to my savings account Which was used to support the application.

For business proof: CAC was uploaded. CAC was gotten in June this year. I uploaded older invoices to show the business was operating informally before it was registered.

Please, I need suggestions.

Dealdean:
biometrics was done on the 4th August
Visa approval came on 19th August .


Submitted documents

Business accounts
Personal account
Marriage certificate
Family pictures
Property documents
Valid US visa
Cover letter

Did you submit tax certificate?
I am guessing you paid salary to yourself. What narration did you use when paying yourself?

MasterJayJay:
Good morning everyone. I need advice after a refusal denial.
For the income: I paid 150,000 naira to myself monthly via cash deposit with narration (profit from business) to my savings account Which was used to support the application.

For business proof: CAC was uploaded. CAC was gotten in June this year. I uploaded older invoices to show the business was operating informally before it was registered.

Please, I need suggestions.

Ogbeni, which other suggestion do you need? The answers are clearly stated in your rejection letter. Haba..

The screenshot you uploaded provides examples of the documents the ECO wants to see e g tax clearance certificate, audited books from your business, business contracts.
Also, regarding the funds you pay yourself monthly, have you paid yourself said amount for at least 1 year?

MasterJayJay:
Good morning everyone. I need advice after a refusal denial.
For the income: I paid 150,000 naira to myself monthly via cash deposit with narration (profit from business) to my savings account Which was used to support the application.

For business proof: CAC was uploaded. CAC was gotten in June this year. I uploaded older invoices to show the business was operating informally before it was registered.

Please, I need suggestions.

MasterJayJay:
Did you submit tax certificate?
I am guessing you paid salary to yourself. What narration did you use when paying yourself?

apologies for my late response..

Narration for monthly payment is director allowance.


I don't use the word salary

MasterJayJay:
Did you submit tax certificate?
I am guessing you paid salary to yourself. What narration did you use when paying yourself?

I didn't submit any tax certificate but I submitted evidence of monthly tax remittances to the state government for six months.

Dealdean:
I didn't submit any tax certificate but I submitted evidence of monthly tax remittances to the state government for six months.

Your personal income tax?

I would love to see a copy of your cover letter.

**Visa processing timeline**

Hi everyone, has anyone experienced their UK visit visa application taking longer than 15 working days when applying from outside the UK? I applied with my cousin who is a regular traveller to uk, USA, Europe and Canada. His recent uk trip with his daughter was in last year November 2025. Both of us travelling together to attend my uncle birthday and also tourism purpose. This is my second time application. My first application was refused last year July 2025.

Today is my 15th working day, but I still haven’t received a decision. Could anyone please share their recent experience or timeline?

Also, is reaching the 15-working-day mark without a decision generally a positive or negative sign? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Not personal income tax, i own a business in the hospitality sector so I pay consumption tax monthly

MasterJayJay:
Your personal income tax?

I would love to see a copy of your cover letter.

Dealdean:
Not personal income tax, i own a business in the hospitality sector so I pay consumption tax monthly

Ogbeni, you are a time waster. You wan japa and you think say na maga dey the UK embassy. Your business no dey pay tax? You no even understand wetin tax be and you dey claim say you get business. Continue to dey deceive ya sef there

*Visa processing timeline**

Good morning House, has anyone experienced their UK visit visa application taking longer than 15 working days when applying from outside the UK? I applied with my cousin who is a regular traveller to uk, USA, Europe and Canada. His recent uk trip with his daughter was in last year November 2025. Both of us travelling together to attend my uncle birthday and also tourism purpose. This is my second time application. My first application was refused last year July 2025.

Today is my 15th working day, but I still haven’t received a decision. Could anyone please share their recent experience or timeline?

Also, is reaching the 15-working-day mark without a decision generally a positive or negative sign? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This one go hard o. When they mention taxes they usually expect company income tax records/tax clearance certificates

Dealdean:
Not personal income tax, i own a business in the hospitality sector so I pay consumption tax monthly

Cry me a river

Wotowotoman:
Ogbeni, you are a time waster. You wan japa and you think say na maga dey the UK embassy. Your business no dey pay tax? You no even understand wetin tax be and you dey claim say you get business. Continue to dey deceive ya sef there

Hello house,
Is it worth applying again?
I have recently been refused a visit visa to attend my sister’s wedding in the uk. The wedding is in mid September. I want to explain that I am awaiting nysc so it’s illegal for me to be employed without completing the nysc scheme( Section 12 of the National Youth Service Corps Act (originally promulgated as Decree No. 24 of 1973). This is a lifetime event and also following the demise of my mum I would like to be present for my sister’s wedding.
I applied separately with my father, his own visa was approved and he is my sponsor. The VO acknowledged that my father will be sponsoring so it should explain the £1600 I will be spending. The VO also didn’t acknowledge the part of the letter from my university that’s says I will be coming back to do my nysc.
I would appreciate your advice.

Visa alert

6 months visit visa
Applied last week
Approved in less than a week

This is the fastest visa approval i have gotten in 13yrs.

Nina85:
Hello house,
Is it worth applying again?
I have recently been refused a visit visa to attend my sister’s wedding in the uk. The wedding is in mid September. I want to explain that I am awaiting nysc so it’s illegal for me to be employed without completing the nysc scheme( Section 12 of the National Youth Service Corps Act (originally promulgated as Decree No. 24 of 1973). This is a lifetime event and also following the demise of my mum I would like to be present for my sister’s wedding.
I applied separately with my father, his own visa was approved and he is my sponsor. The VO acknowledged that my father will be sponsoring so it should explain the £1600 I will be spending. The VO also didn’t acknowledge the part of the letter from my university that’s says I will be coming back to do my nysc.
I would appreciate your advice.

You can give it a shot. I applied for my daughter who is also awaiting her NYSC call up letter but i was able to get a letter of recommendation from my Office and the school ...maybe that was what worked for her.

Dealdean:
I did mine about ten minutes ago, I got a mail now that it has been linked

Please how did you link it ?