HFK:
The above list are okay, but if i may ask WHY? Certified copy of your UK birth certificate and UK passport. Please submit your original British passport and your UK original BC, as this will go a long way with your application. Also, add most recent pictures you took with your spouse, apart from the ones he will submit together with his own application. Pictures should be printed out. Best wishes Karen.

justwise:


Your list is good.
1.Are you going to printout the whatsapp call log?
Yes I can do this, however the rebtel shows calls everyday since 10th July 2014, is this not enough?

2. Do you send money or gift to him from time to time?
I have done a few times, yes, not much though and before I traveled I sent him my spending money for when I got there, as I didn't want to carry cash and my bank card was cloned the first time I went to Lagos

Regarding the picture question...submitting picture printed into a paper is not a good idea because dated picture in its original state is preferred.
Ok that's not a problem, I have many pics, how many should I submit?

You will send the documents to Sheffield after your husband's application.

Portsmouth86:


Yes my original Passport, but I lost my birth certificate years ago so I had to get another from the Portsmouth registry office, this is an official document however shows as a copy of the original birth certificate, I hope this makes sense.

Even though I am married, I was divorced will I need to also submit my absolute? Its just this was kept by the Ikoyi registry office.

Kind regards

HFK:
Good to note that you are been straight forward and truthful at this point. YES please, you need to submit the original of your ABSOLUTE together with your marriage certificate, cos this document are subjected to verification. Your original British passport is okay as proof of your status in the Uk. Please What do you mean by KEPT by the Ikoyi registry office?.

Portsmouth86:


did you send it by guaranteed next day, if so you should be able to track it online to see if it got there.

Kind regards

newbie715:



Hi Karen,

Yes my spouse sent by guaranteed next day delivery and he has tracked it, it shows it got to the P.O Box address on the 25th of June but they still haven't updated me by email that they have received it so I am waiting. Thanks

Portsmouth86:


Thank you, I have nothing to hide, I[b] was married at 20yrs old in 2007 through till 2013, (luckily we had no children, he made me have a miscarriage) it was a violent marriage so I separated from my ex husband in 2009, however he made it somewhat difficult to get a divorce, but I did it, and I fought back, I never imagined I would ever find happiness again, but here I am

I had to submit my decree absolute to the Registry office in Ikoyi as proof of being free to marry, which I didn't get back.
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I can get a copy from the court here in Portsmouth, should this be ok?

Thank you again, stay blessed

Portsmouth86:


Great thank you for getting back so fast, I hope this will be all we need, I will be adding to them of course for the coming months.

Kind regards

Karen

paparazzom:
Hello Everyone!

It's been 2 weeks since my wife got a decision email from UKVI and it says the passport would be dispatched within 3-5 days. She has not yet received an email from TelePerformance for collection, is this normal or do you reckon she should go to their office and find out since they have no phone numbers to reach them on.

Benuromi:
Can I asked u please, when did you went for the interview in the uk?

paparazzom:
Hello Everyone!

It's been 2 weeks since my wife got a decision email from UKVI and it says the passport would be dispatched within 3-5 days. She has not yet received an email from TelePerformance for collection, is this normal or do you reckon she should go to their office and find out since they have no phone numbers to reach them on.

girlfio:

If it's not too much of a journey, I would advise that your wife goes down there along with a copy of the email stating that the passport will be dispatched. It's not unreasonable to expect that it should be ready for collection at this stage.

paparazzom:


Thank you girlfio.

My wife actually went there today and, lo and behold her passport was given to her with shiny visa on it.
I'm so grateful to God and this wonderful forum without you it wouldn't have been possible.
A big thank you to everyone that have contributed on this forum. I will share the timeline later on.

phardey:
Pls does anyone know about purchasing excess luggage on emirates. I want to purchase some kg for my journey but I'd like to have an idea about the price before purchasing the ticket.

paparazzom:


Thank you girlfio.

My wife actually went there today and, lo and behold her passport was given to her with shiny visa on it.
I'm so grateful to God and this wonderful forum without you it wouldn't have been possible.
A big thank you to everyone that have contributed on this forum. I will share the timeline later on.

Faithadunni:
@paparazzom big congratulations to you and your wife. Can you please run through all the documents you used. Thanks a lot.

yams79:
Hiya,

I have applied for a uk visitor visa for my son in gambia to come and visit me but the application was refused..

Can i reapply for a fresh application straight after the refusal or do i have to wait for a period of time.. Tanx.

newbie715:



Hi Karen,

Yes my spouse sent by guaranteed next day delivery and he has tracked it, it shows it got to the P.O Box address on the 25th of June but they still haven't updated me by email that they have received it so I am waiting. Thanks

nma01:
@phardey, did u apply for d spousal visa or was it visiting visa?

paparazzom:
Hey guys! hope you are all good.
As promised, here is my wife's UK spouse visa timeline.

After doing a lot of googling I came across this wonderful forum so I went through it from page 1 to 119 I think.
After gathering all the informations I needed, I decided to apply.


May 4th: I filled the online application for her here in the UK, paid the fees with my bank card, submitted it, then printed out the copy.
I sent the printed application along with supporting documents to my wife in Nigeria(I didn't realise I had to send it to
Sheffield myself)
I also booked her biometric day to may 18th at Ikeja.

May 18th: She did her biometric and was also interviewed on skype. she was also told that the supporting documents should be sent to
Sheffield.

May 19th: She received an email from UKVI stating that they have received her application and that they would send another email after
they have made a decision.

June 17th: I received a phone call from a guy asking me to attend an interview in Cardiff on June 22nd regarding my wife's spouse
visa.(I was so excited)
I went through my wife's application form, memorised where we got married and date, her parents names and date of birth,
where my wife was born, her address, and how we met.

Jun 22nd: I was interviewed on skype by one nice guy. He asked me a lot of questions e.g how I met my wife? how I met the financial
requirement? Accommodation and my job. (I was so relaxed) He told me after that, that was the quickest interview he has
ever done that a decision would be made as soon as possible

June 23rd: My wife got an email that a decision has been made and should expect the passport within 3-5 days.
Well she never received an email or text message from NonPerformace for collection so I asked my wife to go there and find
out what's going

July 07th: She went down to there office and showed them the email she got from UKVI.
Anyway she got her passport with visa on it.
Happyyyyyyyy

Portsmouth86:


Hey Newbie,

Any news yet, Fingers and toes all crossed for you

newbie715:



Hi Karen,

Thanks for checking in, no email yet to say they got it but I am keeping fingers and toes crossed that they'd contact my hubby soon for his interview so I have stopped checking my email every minute.

How is your document compilation going? All the best.

Portsmouth86:


Aww no, I'm sorry to hear that, i hate it when they drag their heels

My documents are just about done now, I just need to add the additional months up till when hubby applies, due to finances of the fees we are applying in early November, I am working a lot of overtime over here, some crazy hours I even done 60 hours extra on top of my standard 38.5 hour weeks in June alone,(on nights too ) it will be worth it in the end though

Thinking of you

newbie715:




Wow, that's a lot of over time but yes it will be worth it in the end, hang in there.

Warm Regards

Portsmouth86:


Ive been such a nawty wifey, I just saw a flight from London Gatwick to Lagos on Iberia, via Madrid for £384 and I accidently filled in my details and hit confirm haha

I can only go for 5 days as that's all I could confirm from work but hey, I'm missing hubby and for that price why not, the overtime is more that 3x that anyway.

Warmer regards