veecee29:
Hi guys,
Please i need answers to this.I occasionally transfer money from my salary account to my savings account which i hardly withdraw.Since July i have some cash that has been ranging from 490k to about 560k.In september,i tranfered this 560k to an account i am a signatory to earn more interest cos that account is a high yeilding account.Now i intend to travel to the UK for Xmas holiday and i want to transfer the 560k back to my savings account where it has been since july.My question is,will this be considered as money lodgment given that my statement shows the money has been there?

veeveezu:
@frontpagelawyer thank you for your response so far, please see the breakdown for my 6 Days trip in Jan
Please will appreciate responses from all the gurus on this too
Living costs 35 GBP
Income to dependants 70 GBP
Cost of trip to me 910 GBP
Total amount available 950 GBP
Cost of aeroplane 410 GBP
Cost of accommodation 330 GBP
Cost of living expenses 170 GBP
Regards

FrontPageLawyer:



Avoid money lodgement in its entirety except your can defend it with documents.

It is even more delicate moving money in between accounts prior to application.

Lexusgs430:


One other point to note, your entry on your Visa cannot exceed 6 months @ a single entry.

shegsteperz:


The truth is you not withdrawing anything from your account sends a RED FLAG. Because the truth is every one should spend out of thier salary UNLESS you are able to proof that you have another source of income ?

If you have moved money between account then you MUST explain this in writing clearly and submit 6months statement of where the money was moved from to show that the money has been in that account for atleast 6months before you moved it to back up your claims.

You not spending money from your salary is a RED FLAG unless you are able to defend it that you have another source of income.

Account balance helps but defending the account balance is what UK would respect most. For example if you claim to have a job that pays 100k naira and you have been working for 2 years. Annually 100k monthly paying job will fetch you 1.2m annually and 2.4m in 2 years. If you submitting an account balance of 2.4m and claiming you dont spend your account they can pick up on that because who on earth earn salary and never touch it ?? UNLESS you are able to defend it that you have other source of income then they understand why you save all your salary

shegsteperz:


Living cost for 9days in the UK at 35pounds is unrealistic UNLESS you claim you are staying with someone who will cover your transportation and feeding expenses. As a foreigner here you need atleast 35pounds to feed daily excluding transportation fee because you have to eat out all the time.Cost of accomodation 330 pounds for 9days isnt realistic also. I will advice you google some of this statistics on average living cost in London, etc. If you claiming to stay with someone that will ease you alot of financial requirement but other than that. If you are claiming to stay in the hotel,paying for your flight and all you will need to have excess of 1.5m naira in your account considering the effect of the recent exchange rate between pounds and naira. Most importantly, it is not convincing that you are looking to spend all of this money for a 9days visit and then fall back to Nigeria with very little account balance. email me on samuelakinbaleye at gmail or call plus four four seven four three two two five zero seven eight seven

shegsteperz:


Living cost for 9days in the UK at 35pounds is unrealistic UNLESS you claim you are staying with someone who will cover your transportation and feeding expenses. As a foreigner here you need atleast 35pounds to feed daily excluding transportation fee because you have to eat out all the time.Cost of accomodation 330 pounds for 9days isnt realistic also. I will advice you google some of this statistics on average living cost in London, etc. If you claiming to stay with someone that will ease you alot of financial requirement but other than that. If you are claiming to stay in the hotel,paying for your flight and all you will need to have excess of 1.5m naira in your account considering the effect of the recent exchange rate between pounds and naira. Most importantly, it is not convincing that you are looking to spend all of this money for a 9days visit and then fall back to Nigeria with very little account balance. email me on samuelakinbaleye at gmail or call plus four four seven four three two two five zero seven eight seven

shegsteperz:


No visit visa is strictly for visit. you cant study .you need to apply for a different category of visa for short term study course

FrontPageLawyer:


The £35 is not his expenses in the UK for 9days, from my understanding he was referring to the first question under "expenditure"

330£ is realistic if he can navigate and get cheap hotels.

FrontPageLawyer:


Thanks, but I was referring to lump sum which is always referred to as cash lodgement

FrontPageLawyer:


Definitely

savemysoul:
Hello House kindly sort me out.
I applied for UK visiting visa with hotel reservation; Lonsdale lodge to be precised and i was granted the visa after which i cancelled the reservation.now i need to be in UK later this month;so i had to make another hotel reservation with ibis Leyton London.I want to know if there will be no issue with this at the port of entry as i don't have anybody in UK but to stay in a hotel which was already mentioned on my application?.

sqlerror:
Hello Guys, pls i want to seek ur opinion on what you think could be wrong with visa appointment fee payment. I tried severally to make a payment for a friend but it didnt go through. I used my GTB debit card, i also used my capital one credit card but both payment were unsuccessful. Is it possible to make payment at the Bio-metric center?

wunmi38:
I WANT TO FILL APPLICATION TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE IN THE UK FOR ONE WEEK WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SHOUL I CHOOSE WHEN FILLING THE FORM VISIT OR STUDY WHEN FILLING MY FORM. IT SPONSOURED BY TETFUND FOR MY SCHOOL AM A LECTURER

OGreene:
There is no problem with that. I chose another hotel when I travelled. The ECO just checked to see that I indeed booked a hotel where am staying. If the ECO asks you, u can say u found out Ibis is a better hotel, better review or somethn sha, tho I don't tink they will ask.

Again, if the time u stated in ur application is not the time u re travelling, then dats enof reason. Fret not

As u re travelling alone and hv no one in the UK, the ECO will be very interested in why u re travelling alone and what u came to do, so have those places u want to visit in mind, since u re going for tourism. Be jovial, dey will ask u why didn't come wt someone to make d holiday more fun, u shud have a reason, don't cook up stories. In my own case, I told them my friend was supposed to apply when I was applying, but for some reason she didn't, and as d year is winding up, I have to go on vacation and can't carry my leave days till d next year. I even told dem not to worry, that I will be fine .

Later another one came up to me asking how I made d flight payment, I said bank-transfer. Those ppl eh, dey sha want to fish out something even when nothing dey. Pls don't be tense.

tolaolu:
Good please what's he usual duration from the visa centre in Sheffield to VAc in Lagos. Received a mail that a decision has been made but on the Vac portal it still shows that the application has been dispatched to the visa centre.

shegsteperz:


The truth is you not withdrawing anything from your account sends a RED FLAG. Because the truth is every one should spend out of thier salary UNLESS you are able to proof that you have another source of income ?

If you have moved money between account then you MUST explain this in writing clearly and submit 6months statement of where the money was moved from to show that the money has been in that account for atleast 6months before you moved it to back up your claims.

You not spending money from your salary is a RED FLAG unless you are able to defend it that you have another source of income.

Account balance helps but defending the account balance is what UK would respect most. For example if you claim to have a job that pays 100k naira and you have been working for 2 years. Annually 100k monthly paying job will fetch you 1.2m annually and 2.4m in 2 years. If you submitting an account balance of 2.4m and claiming you dont spend your account they can pick up on that because who on earth earn salary and never touch it ?? UNLESS you are able to defend it that you have other source of income then they understand why you save all your salary

IdrisAdebiye:


Mine was like that as well (mail received on Saturday, 3rd October) but status changed this afternoon. I just returned from their office in VI with my package. All the best.

tolaolu:

Did you have to wait for a mail from the VAC.
I have however received a mail that my passport is in transit

shakarababie:
Hi guys. No response on my Question please

Hi guys. Good evening. Please I'm in dire need of your advice. I schooled in the U.K. For two years I moved back home February this year. I want to apply for a 6 months visiting visa and my problem here is, I don't have a job so I intend to use my dads account. His closing balance is 1.5 million atm id like to stay in the U.K. For two weeks. Is that okay please. Thank you.

Davdar:
Hello Justwise

I need advice on a visa refusal. My husband got his passport today and he is been refused on the following grounds:
We first met on 10/04/2012 and started the relationship in August 2012 and got married on 06/08/2014
We used calling cards as evidence of communication but the calling cards have no names and they aware that cards are readily available in Ghana to purchase as second hand. There is no itemised telephone records so they not satisfied.
The photographs provided are of our wedding day with a few on different occasions. However it appears that these photographs were all taken during the same visit by your sponsor. So therefore am not satisfied. Furthermore there is no evidence that your sponsor has been to visit you after the marriage on August 2014. Am not satisfied that your relationship is genuine and subsisting or that you intend to live together permanently in the UK.

Those are the reasons. Please advice me on what to do? Should I do the appeal or what? And If I do, and add extra supporting documents as I went to Ghana last month as a prove, do we have a chance ? Do I need to get a lawyer? Any suggestions on the platform will be appreciated. Thank you

shakarababie:
Hi guys. No response on my Question please

Hi guys. Good evening. Please I'm in dire need of your advice. I schooled in the U.K. For two years I moved back home February this year. I want to apply for a 6 months visiting visa and my problem here is, I don't have a job so I intend to use my dads account. His closing balance is 1.5 million atm id like to stay in the U.K. For two weeks. Is that okay please. Thank you.

worry359:


Sorry but it would be better to save your money.
UKBA will expect an adult to pay their own expenses, not daddy!
Also worst is no job / no ties to return home.

justwise:


1. Not necessary since you will be submitting it from the UK.

2. No need for a stamp as they carry all the info needed for verification.

3.https://www.gov.uk/apply-uk-visa

4. I don't think priority service is needed here as spouse visa application takes average of 3 months. He needs to submit the application online and offline as well. The same online form need to be printed out signed and taken to visa centre for submission together with all the documents he submitted online and his biometric details will be taken. He will be given an appointment date after submitting online.