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Hi portsmouth,

1. Do you get told you need to leave the country by a specific date?
Yes on my hubby passport, he was told to leave before 27th November (within 30 days)

2. Do you think i should get hubby to get an affidavit and Police check too? (applying in a week or two)
It is not compulsory, my husband has only got the copy of the checklist, but because they needed an original, and not the copy, that was the reason he was told to go and do all those stuff, e.g. affidavit, and police report...it's not compulsory
My husband was told at the TLS to get the police report just to declare it officially

Portsmouth86:
Do you get told you need to leave the country by a specific date?

Do you think i should get hubby to get an affidavit and Police check too? (applying in a week or two)

congratulations to you both, you must be jumping about on a high hehe

Thanks o Oreskid[quote author=Oreskid post=39440326][/quote]

Hi Ports,

The affidavit and police report is not compulsory...my husband was told to do it because he did not have the original copy of the checklist, only had the photocopy...so they wanted to be sure that it's official

And yes he was told to leave the country within 30days, before 27th November...

Finally, yes o, I'm so much happy...he's been given 3years visa

Portsmouth86:
Do you get told you need to leave the country by a specific date?

Do you think i should get hubby to get an affidavit and Police check too? (applying in a week or two)

congratulations to you both, you must be jumping about on a high hehe

Congrats Winso...my husband's got his too

Portsmouth86:
Congratulations, im so happy for you.

My hubby is applying in the next week or so, I am getting all my documents copied for back up at the mo.

excited, many are getting granted visas here eh

ToyinNick:
Hi Ports,

The affidavit and police report is not compulsory...my husband was told to do it because he did not have the original copy of the checklist, only had the photocopy...so they wanted to be sure that it's official

And yes he was told to leave the country within 30days, before 27th November...

Finally, yes o, I'm so much happy...he's been given 3years visa

oh wow ok, ill tell him to secure his checklist then.

Although ive told him to get a police check,to enable him to work in security here once we get him his licence

Amazing they say you have to leave within 30 days, i have his flight fare ready so as soon as his visa is in his passport im booking his one way haha, if i have enough money ill go out to bring him back

ToyinNick:
Wow! Wow!! Wow!!! VISA GRANTED...IN LESS THAN A MONTH (maybe because when they asked in the form when you wish to travel, and I put October, maybe thats y it was quick)... NO interview for him and I (was told that it was because they are not doing interviews for settlement at the moment, but for student visa people) ...All the glory unto the Lord God Almighty!!!
I think the VAF reference number shows that you have a visa, cos that is what is on my husband's passport.

I don't even know where to start but to firstly thank God Almighty, and to thank the people God has used via this channel.
Here is my Timeline:
I submitted the online Application 1st week in September..I used a Lawyer, paid him 800quid, but trust me he did nothing, only wrote a letter, and the letter was filled with vocabs and spelling errors. I used this lawyer cos my dad insisted. I didn't wanna disobey him, so I took that as a sacrifice.
Even after I sent the letter to my hubby in Nigeria, we had to make lots, and I mean lots of corrections, even on the Financial req form and bio form, we had to print them out again to amend it...it was the biggest mistake of my life, but like I said, it's a sacrifice...800quid gone for nothing.

Submitted online on the 1st week in September.
We booked appointment for 18th September
However when my husband got to the TLS, they told him that his name was not there. I had to call the lawyer insulting him, and asking him why he wouldn't know all these stuffs. The TLS boss told my husband to give him the username and password that the lawyer used, the lawyer was saying he can't give him, I was really pissed (But I want to let you guys know that in all things, always give thanks...assuming he did an interview on that day with someone and was refused - I had to accept my fate).. To cut the long story short, he was told to book for another appointment, we booked for 21st September,Monday
He went to do his biometric, submitted his bio form, the financial req form, passport, and tb. They asked for his birth cert, he said he didn't know he was meant to bring it. They told him to send it with the supporting docs to me and for me (who's based in UK) to send it to Sheffield.

After all these stuff, he gave my aunt the document cos she was coming to UK the following week. I received the documents on the 25th September.
I sent the doc to sheffield the next day 26th September, Saturday, to UKBA (Not the vulcan house), and it was received and signed cos I used special delivery.
I went online, searched for the address again, and I was seeing different address...I was confused and grew some grey hair cos of sthe stress (lol). I kept calling the embassy, they kept charging me, but I was not bothered.
At the end of the day, I sent a letter (using special delivery) telling them my situation that I sent my doc and I have not received any confirmation. I received an email that they've received the documents...I was still confused cos I wanted to be sure because I sent my docs in 2 envelopes cos of the weight of documents, so I wanted to know if they got the 2 envelopes. At the end of the day, I was satisfied my documents were received (bearing in mind that it was after lots of hassles and problem from me, and God's help)
I was so confident cos I got my docs complete, and I am not a fraudster, and my relationship is genuine)
In a nutshell, I got an email to send a prepaid envelope for them to send my documents back (up till now, they've not sent it)
Just last week WED (Oct21), I got an email that a decision has been made (on Tuesday)
I was expecting another email saying the passport is ready for collection, but no avail, it's been a week now.
My husband, who is in Nigeria told me that maybe he should go to lagos and he might receive a call from TLS, and I said ok. He got to lagos today and decided to go to this TLS IKEJA, wanted to know if they've received his passport (cos there was no call or email). To my greatest surprise and his, they told him that his passport is ready for collection (na wa o).
They told him to give them the checklist they gave him when he did his biometric, but that is with me...So they said he should go and do an affidavit and get a police report before they can give him his passport. He ran to do it, and now he's gotten his passport with visa stamped to live the country before Nov 27....PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!

My advise to people...don't use a lawyer...follow this thread, pray, have faith.
My processing took just less than a month.
I swear down I'm happy that all these things are over.
I am using this opportunity to pray for those who are waiting, I pray that you will hear good news in Jesus name, Amen.

MY HUSBAND IS HAPPY AS WELL AND I WILL TRY TO BOOK HIS TICKET VERY SOON.......God bless!!!

Wow! Am so happy for you. Congratulations!
I am also going for my Biometrics on Monday! I put in Nov 18 as date I want to travel. Am so apprehensive if they would refuse my visa because of how close the date is. But reading your testimony now, am quite relieved. I am applying for an EEA family permit. And my hubby should be in the country this weekend to see me and also to accompany me to the TLS. I have been wondering what sort of questions they ask during the interview, ...now am reading in ypur post that they don't hold interviews for now? Wow! I hope I get to be told the same thing. Wish me luck sis. I can't wait to finally go join my hubby in UK.

Pls can you help with the documents u submitted? Also his birth certificate, is it the one from the hospital or National Population, that he submitted?
Thanks sis.

ToyinNick:
Wow! Wow!! Wow!!! VISA GRANTED...IN LESS THAN A MONTH... NO interview for him and I (was told that it was because they are not doing interviews for settlement at the moment, but for student visa people) ...All the glory unto the Lord God Almighty!!!
I think the VAF reference no shows that you have a visa, cos that is what it's on my husband's passport.

I don't even know where to start but to firstly thank God Almighty, and to thank the people God has used via this channel.
Here is my Timeline:
I submitted the online Application 1st week in September..I used a Lawyer, paid him 800quid, but trust me he did nothing, only wrote a letter, and the letter was filled with vocabs and spelling errors. I used this lawyer cos my dad insisted. I didn't wanna disobey him, so I took that as a sacrifice.
Even after I sent the letter to my hubby in Nigeria, we had to make lots, and I mean lots of corrections, even on the Financial req form and bio form, we had to print them out again to amend it...it was the biggest mistake of my life, but like I said, it's a sacrifice...800quid gone for nothing.

Submitted online on the 1st week in September.
We booked appointment for 18th September
However when my husband got to the TLS, they told him that his name was not there. I had to call the lawyer insulting him, and asking him why he wouldn't know all these stuffs. The TLS boss told my husband to give him the username and password that the lawyer used, the lawyer was saying he can't give him, I was really pissed (But I want to let you guys know that in all things, always give thanks...assuming he did an interview on that day with someone and was refused - I had to accept my fate).. To cut the long story short, he was told to book for another appointment, we booked for 21st September,Monday
He went to do his biometric, submitted his bio form, the financial req form, passport, and tb. They asked for his birth cert, he said he didn't know he was meant to bring it. They told him to send it with the supporting docs to me and for me (who's based in UK) to send it to Sheffield.

After all these stuff, he gave my aunt the document cos she was coming to UK the following week. I received the documents on the 25th September.
I sent the doc to sheffield the next day 26th September, Saturday, to UKBA (Not the vulcan house), and it was received and signed cos I used special delivery.
I went online, searched for the address again, and I was seeing different address...I was confused and grew some grey hair cos of sthe stress (lol). I kept calling the embassy, they kept charging me, but I was not bothered.
At the end of the day, I sent a letter (using special delivery) telling them my situation that I sent my doc and I have not received any confirmation. I received an email that they've received the documents...I was still confused cos I wanted to be sure because I sent my docs in 2 envelopes cos of the weight of documents, so I wanted to know if they got the 2 envelopes. At the end of the day, I was satisfied my documents were received (bearing in mind that it was after lots of hassles and problem from me, and God's help)
I was so confident cos I got my docs complete, and I am not a fraudster, and my relationship is genuine)
In a nutshell, I got an email to send a prepaid envelope for them to send my documents back (up till now, they've not sent it)
Just last week WED (Oct21), I got an email that a decision has been made (on Tuesday)
I was expecting another email saying the passport is ready for collection, but no avail, it's been a week now.
My husband, who is in Nigeria told me that maybe he should go to lagos and he might receive a call from TLS, and I said ok. He got to lagos today and decided to go to this TLS IKEJA, wanted to know if they've received his passport (cos there was no call or email). To my greatest surprise and his, they told him that his passport is ready for collection (na wa o).
They told him to give them the checklist they gave him when he did his biometric, but that is with me...So they said he should go and do an affidavit and get a police report before they can give him his passport. He ran to do it, and now he's gotten his passport with visa stamped to live the country before Nov 27....PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!

My advise to people...don't use a lawyer...follow this thread, pray, have faith.
My processing took just less than a month.
I swear down I'm happy that all these things are over.
I am using this opportunity to pray for those who are waiting, I pray that you will hear good news in Jesus name, Amen.

MY HUSBAND IS HAPPY AS WELL AND I WILL TRY TO BOOK HIS TICKET VERY SOON.......God bless!!!

Congratulations!

Winso26:
Hi Everyone, please I need help with my TB certificate. I just got a call from the VAC that my passport just arrived at their office, that I should pick it up tomorrow, but my TB certificate valid until 29th of this month, but am planning to travel with it on the 28th of this month.Is there going to be any problem if I used it? Please, someone with good ideal should advice quickly.

Thanks for all your good advices as always,
Winso26

Nothing to worry about.

hi help needed:

On the personal Details form (VAF4A)

Part 1: On which date do you wish to travel to the UK? what do i put for this? Hubby applying for spouse so not sure what date to put. My birthday is 11th Dec could I put that?

Part 2: Passport information Q 2.2 place of issue, this is not listed on my hubby's passport so do i just put Nigeria or Lagos, Nigeria?

thank you in advance

Portsmouth86:
hi help needed:

On the personal Details form (VAF4A)

Part 1: On which date do you wish to travel to the UK? what do i put for this? Hubby applying for spouse so not sure what date to put. My birthday is 11th Dec could I put that?

Part 2: Passport information Q 2.2 place of issue, this is not listed on my hubby's passport so do i just put Nigeria or Lagos, Nigeria?

thank you in advance

Hi Karen,

First Question: you are supposed to put a tentative date that he will travel by but from my personal experience, the date I filled in had passed before my visa was approved, so I don't think it such a big deal so Dec 11th isn't bad.

Second Question: I am surprised that place of issue isn't on the passport, it's AUTHORITY, check what's written under AUTHORITY beside PLACE OF BIRTH

Hope this helps

Warm Regards

Thanks Justwise

justwise:
Congratulations!

Hi Sis... The birth certificate my hubby had was church birth cert. But he was advised to go to high court to get one..he did an affidavit

babyisUS:
Wow! Am so happy for you. Congratulations!
I am also going for my Biometrics on Monday! I put in Nov 18 as date I want to travel. Am so apprehensive if they would refuse my visa because of how close the date is. But reading your testimony now, am quite relieved. I am applying for an EEA family permit. And my hubby should be in the country this weekend to see me and also to accompany me to the TLS. I have been wondering what sort of questions they ask during the interview, ...now am reading in ypur post that they don't hold interviews for now? Wow! I hope I get to be told the same thing. Wish me luck sis. I can't wait to finally go join my hubby in UK.

Pls can you help with the documents u submitted? Also his birth certificate, is it the one from the hospital or National Population, that he submitted?
Thanks sis.

Hello House
I need honest advise next year I wish to applied for a partner visa for my wife am 49 year I got married in 1998 in Nigeria after 16 year of marriage I got a divorce we had two beautiful kids six months later I got remarried in Nigeria. I live most of my life in the UK I work just currently earning just over £2000 a month .in 1998 the process for settlement was easier my question is how do I go about the process. my account are in overdraw for the past five year like half of the UK population my wife run her own business currently earning N100K a month it will be grateful if the house can point me in the right direction thank you

Tegadestiny:
Hello House
I need honest advise next year I wish to applied for a partner visa for my wife am 49 year I got married in 1998 in Nigeria after 16 year of marriage I got a divorce we had two beautiful kids six months later I got remarried in Nigeria. I live most of my life in the UK I work just currently earning just over £2000 a month .in 1998 the process for settlement was easier my question is how do I go about the process. my account are in overdraw for the past five year like half of the UK population my wife run her own business currently earning N100K a month it will be grateful if the house can point me in the right direction thank you

Your monthly income is not bad at all but why the overdrawn? For bills or other project and do you live in London?

@justwise

I am submitting my spouse visa application in 2weeks..(iam nervous lol) please is my hubby going to fill the sponsorship form? is it online or he will have to print it out and is he submitting it with supporting doc. to sheffield

Thank you.

yjb85:
@justwise

I am submitting my spouse visa application in 2weeks..(iam nervous lol) please is my hubby going to fill the sponsorship form? is it online or he will have to print it out and is he submitting it with supporting doc. to sheffield

Thank you.

Sponsorship form? Do you mean the spouse visa application?

Hi everyone, I Joined my family this weekend in the UK, thanks @justwise, Portsmouth86, Newbie75 for all your advices concerning the TB. I went through the immigration without stress. Although I was asked for the TB certificate, the immigration office was not interested in the expiring date, she only copied out the number of the tb on the white card.
The next thing now is my timeline, which I need to give on this page.
Thanks everyone that had contributed to this wonderful story.
Winso26

newbie715:
Hi Karen,

First Question: you are supposed to put a tentative date that he will travel by but from my personal experience, the date I filled in had passed before my visa was approved, so I don't think it such a big deal so Dec 11th isn't bad.

Second Question: I am surprised that place of issue isn't on the passport, it's AUTHORITY, check what's written under AUTHORITY beside PLACE OF BIRTH

Hope this helps

Warm Regards

Hi

yea i checked the Authority states ABEOKUTA but nope no place of issue ( I even checked my own and it does not have a 'place of issue' although i know mine was issued from Peterborough office as thats where i had to re send some photos when i changed my name

thinking hmmm

Congratulations @ winso26, Pls do cos some are still waiting for a response. Have a wonderful time with ur family

Place of issue and authority is the same, just fill the same state in both, like if u get ur passport in ikoyi, you will fill ikoyi lagos in both place of issue and authority, hope that help. That's how I have been doing it, for my visit visa and my wife visa to Nigeria too

Portsmouth86:
Hi

yea i checked the Authority states ABEOKUTA but nope no place of issue ( I even checked my own and it does not have a 'place of issue' although i know mine was issued from Peterborough office as thats where i had to re send some photos when i changed my name

thinking hmmm

Hi Karen,

Authority is place of issue, so for your hubby's passport, place of issue is ABEOKUTA.

Warm Regards

Winso26:
Hi everyone, I Joined my family this weekend in the UK, thanks @justwise, Portsmouth86, Newbie75 for all your advices concerning the TB. I went through the immigration without stress. Although I was asked for the TB certificate, the immigration office was not interested in the expiring date, she only copied out the number of the tb on the white card.
The next thing now is my timeline, which I need to give on this page.
Thanks everyone that had contributed to this wonderful story.
Winso26

Congratulations and welcome to cold England.

newbie715:
Hi Karen,

Authority is place of issue, so for your hubby's passport, place of issue is ABEOKUTA.

Warm Regards

ok great thank you, your so kind

i hope you are well, i printed the forms to fill out so when i fill it out for hubby i have it all to hand ...only thing i hate is they ask for my ex husbands information, which my husband knows of but of course dont know his name etc as i dont speak of him

Portsmouth86:
Hi

yea i checked the Authority states ABEOKUTA but nope no place of issue ( I even checked my own and it does not have a 'place of issue' although i know mine was issued from Peterborough office as thats where i had to re send some photos when i changed my name

thinking hmmm

That is the place of issue.

Portsmouth86:
ok great thank you, your so kind

i hope you are well, i printed the forms to fill out so when i fill it out for hubby i have it all to hand ...only thing i hate is they ask for my ex husbands information, which my husband knows of but of course dont know his name etc as i dont speak of him

I can imagine that it will be a bit awkward, well, focus on the good part, you are almost ready for the application. Yay

I Discovered that despite the UK site stating the visa fee is £956 is actually comes to approx £1067 with exchange rates then non sterling transaction/purchase fees for using UK bank cards/ credit cards, the same for the NHS surcharge comes out to be approx £636 so you need a total of about £1703 for both the visa and NHS fee, since the visa fees are in US dollars.(approx 578,168.50n @ 339.5 exchange rate) source azimo.com.

I would imagine Nigerian banks also charge non Naira purchase and transaction fees, robbing puppets the home office you wuld think it being a UK visa it would be paid in £ not the US $

I found another site visa the gov website that then gives it to you in the dollar amount of $1501

just wanted to advise so any new applicants dont get caught short on any fees for the souse visa .


Thank you

Sponsorship form? Do you mean the spouse visa application?


@justwise... yes.

Please advise

@ faithadunni, still waiting too, submitted around the same time. Called them too but said they don't have access to any application not to talk about escalating it, just waiting for it, to complete 12 weeks before I will be worried, have completed 12 weeks if not just relax ok.

Good day people. What do you advise for a Tier 4 study (General) visa that was not issued and not refused as well. Just got the passport today blank. No refusal notice, no visa stamped. It looks strange to me.

Please your sincere response will be appreciated

@oreskid, God help us oh..did you say you have completed the 12 weeks?

@ faithadunni, Amen, nope, i mean we should wait since its not 12 week yet and that's when we can really be so worry.