blza:
So... No IHS refund yet (I have never dreaded seeing money paid into my account as I do now ) not sure if I should be jumping up. Still awaiting ready for collection email.

Been waiting since the 22nd Feb. to know what this most awaited decision is.

Any news @Kembee86

KemBee86:
Hi everyone, I have a funny question to ask...lol. Is it possible to know if your visa was granted base on the package? I heard if the spousal visa is given, the package won't be flat because some books welcoming you to Uk and showing destination places will be added, so it won't just be ur passport and TB cert. How true is this?

blza:
God has done it for us!! I can not Paris HIM enough.

My husband got his visa this morning . I really want to thank everyone on this forum. Especially portsmouth86 (she is a special lady) , justwise who put this useful forum up and many more.

Timeline.

11 Feb - Application submission/Biometrics
16 Feb - Sent docs to Sheffield (received next day)
22 Feb - Application processes/ Decision made
02 Mar - Decision emails from Shef/TLS received
07 Mar - Ready for collection email
08 Mar - Collected (approved with visa stamp in passport)

We used priority , we both not patient enough for the 12 week wait

Can always provide docs if requested.

All the best to anyone still waiting . I'm off to search for airline tickets

KemBee86:
Hi everyone, I have a funny question to ask...lol. Is it possible to know if your visa was granted base on the package? I heard if the spousal visa is given, the package won't be flat because some books welcoming you to Uk and showing destination places will be added, so it won't just be ur passport and TB cert. How true is this?

blza:
God has done it for us!! I can not Paris HIM enough.

My husband got his visa this morning . I really want to thank everyone on this forum. Especially portsmouth86 (she is a special lady) , justwise who put this useful forum up and many more.

Timeline.

11 Feb - Application submission/Biometrics
16 Feb - Sent docs to Sheffield (received next day)
22 Feb - Application processes/ Decision made
02 Mar - Decision emails from Shef/TLS received
07 Mar - Ready for collection email
08 Mar - Collected (approved with visa stamp in passport)

We used priority , we both not patient enough for the 12 week wait

Can always provide docs if requested.

All the best to anyone still waiting . I'm off to search for airline tickets

Ibs45bae:
Hi all,I wanted to know if I do the (ielts) test in the uk before I go to Nigeria and make my application will it still be valid for my application in Nigeria.Thank u

thatula:



Lol...all documents collected from u at the tls Centre will be sent back to ur sponsor with the pre paid envelope...
My package was as light as a piece of paper...
It was just my passport, my tb test result,an addressed paper ( where they tell u how to go about collecting ur brp) that was sent to me...
Still waiting for ur good news...don't panic yet ohk...

KemBee86:
To God be the glory!!! I got my spousal visa today!!!

Where do I start from? I have been denied 3 visiting visa, all within 1 year in the past based on some flimsy excuses. So I gave up, I applied for spousal visa in August 2015 and in November I was denied based on 2 reasons 1. We submitted 3 months payslip and bank statements instead of 6 months. Secondly, we didn't put my hubby letter of employment nor letter from employee stating his salary etc.
so we decided to appeal and got a lawyer, the lawyer insisted we should reapply and add the extra documents that the ECO may not overturn the decision because we are submitting new documents blah blah.

So we reapplied first week in December, the lawyer collected about 1000 pounds, even though reapplying was so expensive and wasn't guaranteed we just had to do it.

I just want to tell everyone going through a refusal or denial not to give up, it will happen as far as you believe in God and your documents are consistent.
What will be will be!
For everyone waiting, God will answer you sooner than you expect. God bless you all!


So excited!!!!!
@thalula @blza, am so happy for us!

blza:
God has done it for us!! I can not Paris HIM enough.

My husband got his visa this morning . I really want to thank everyone on this forum. Especially portsmouth86 (she is a special lady) , justwise who put this useful forum up and many more.

Timeline.

11 Feb - Application submission/Biometrics
16 Feb - Sent docs to Sheffield (received next day)
22 Feb - Application processes/ Decision made
02 Mar - Decision emails from Shef/TLS received
07 Mar - Ready for collection email
08 Mar - Collected (approved with visa stamp in passport)

We used priority , we both not patient enough for the 12 week wait

Can always provide docs if requested.

All the best to anyone still waiting . I'm off to search for airline tickets

KemBee86:
To God be the glory!!! I got my spousal visa today!!!

Where do I start from? I have been denied 3 visiting visa, all within 1 year in the past based on some flimsy excuses. So I gave up, I applied for spousal visa in August 2015 and in November I was denied based on 2 reasons 1. We submitted 3 months payslip and bank statements instead of 6 months. Secondly, we didn't put my hubby letter of employment nor letter from employee stating his salary etc.
so we decided to appeal and got a lawyer, the lawyer insisted we should reapply and add the extra documents that the ECO may not overturn the decision because we are submitting new documents blah blah.

So we reapplied first week in December, the lawyer collected about 1000 pounds, even though reapplying was so expensive and wasn't guaranteed we just had to do it.

I just want to tell everyone going through a refusal or denial not to give up, it will happen as far as you believe in God and your documents are consistent.
What will be will be!
For everyone waiting, God will answer you sooner than you expect. God bless you all!


So excited!!!!!
@thalula @blza, am so happy for us!

KemBee86:


Thanks a lot, I got it today! I was so scared that I hid the package in my car booth and I didn't open it until 10 hours after...lol

KemBee86:
To God be the glory!!! I got my spousal visa today!!!

Where do I start from? I have been denied 3 visiting visa, all within 1 year in the past based on some flimsy excuses. So I gave up, I applied for spousal visa in August 2015 and in November I was denied based on 2 reasons 1. We submitted 3 months payslip and bank statements instead of 6 months. Secondly, we didn't put my hubby letter of employment nor letter from employee stating his salary etc.
so we decided to appeal and got a lawyer, the lawyer insisted we should reapply and add the extra documents that the ECO may not overturn the decision because we are submitting new documents blah blah.

So we reapplied first week in December, the lawyer collected about 1000 pounds, even though reapplying was so expensive and wasn't guaranteed we just had to do it.

I just want to tell everyone going through a refusal or denial not to give up, it will happen as far as you believe in God and your documents are consistent.
What will be will be!
For everyone waiting, God will answer you sooner than you expect. God bless you all!


So excited!!!!!
@thalula @blza, am so happy for us!

obabola123:
Please, after submitting my application online. Do i need to send all my documents to Sheffield from Nigeria OR VFS here in Nigeria and my wife need to send her documents to Sheffield too?

by the time you are going for your biometrics, make sure your sponsor in UK already have you documents ready. The issue is depending on the VAC centre you are using they will not take some docs from you , they will ask that it gets sent directly to Sheffield. For instance we used IKeja this FEb, they only took the TB cert and the forms from my hubby and asked that all other docs gets sent to Sheffield.
My advise is after your appointment wrong the VAC, send whatever they didn't take from you , including your docs by DHL same day to your sponsor in the UK. DHL take just takes 2 - 3 days to get to the UK. Your sponsor should the. Add those your documents to theirs and send off to SHeffield.
Don't send docs separately . HO may not be bothered to collate it.

Also about our phone logs, we don't use to talk on phone but we use Facebook chat every night and whatsapp chat too, what can we do?

Present both the whatsapp and Facebook chats as evidence. print out atleast 4 days a month (1 day each week from your Facebook chats and same for your whatsapp chats. Keep them separate , with a cover page showing whatsapp chats and Facebook chats. Explain you have printed x number of days per month and that you can provide the entire chat history which is of xxxx pages if required, you can also add screenshots if you like. .

blza:
If it helps anyone . I have breakdown of the docs I sent to Sheffield in support of our application. Please note that everyone's case is different and these things should act as guidance. Each section has its own transparent presentation folder with the documents list for that section pasted on the cover page, and then all included in a large transparent envelope folder with the complete table on content stapled on the cover page. I added 1 year payslip and bank statements cos there was a period I was on maternity leave even though my maternity pay still exceeds the threshold . I just thought I give it all then they choose what they want


Supporting Documents - Table of Contents

Section 1 – Application Documents
1. Copy of online Application Form +1x applicant passport photo name written at the back . (Note: applicant will be submitting signed copy in Nigeria)
2. Copy of Appendix 2 (financial requirements form
3. IETLS test certificate (original & copy)
4. Copy of TB cert (original submitted in lagos)
5. Scanned copy of applicant's Cover letter (original submitted at VAC lagos)

Section 2 – Applicant’s Documents
1. Bank account details (original & copy)
2. Employment details (originals & copies)
3. Medical Degree Certificate - this is to support applicant’s intended line of work while here in the UK (original & copy)
4. Birth certificate (original & copy)
5. Divorce documentation (original & copy)

Section 3 – Sponsor Identification/Undertaking
1. Sponsorship/Introduction Letter
2. Sponsorship undertaking form(SU07/12)
3. Copy of sponsors passport data page

Section 4 – Relationship Documents
1. Marriage Certificate (original & copy)
2. Sponsors divorce absolute certificate (original & copy)
3. Applicant's divorce documents (see section 2 -applicant's support document folder)
4. Baby's full birth certificate (original & copy)
5. Copy of baby's British passport
6. 60 page Family photo book containing:
a) registry marriage photos with family members
b) Vacation/visits/family vacation photos
c) other family photos
7. Flight tickets to vacation and visits:
Vacation to xxxxx , Vacation to xxxxx
a) sponsors and applicant's airline tickets and sponsors boarding passes
b) Holiday apartment bookings and payment receipt.
8 . Sponsor visits to Nigeria
a) Airline tickets and boarding passes
9. Copy of sponsor's passport pages showing visas, entry and exit stamps for vacations to xxxxxx and Nigeria
10. Rebtel call logs covering month year - month year
10. Viber chats and call logs covering month year - month year (please note I have not included the entire chat history which is a total of 1870 pages, this can be provided upon request)
11. From Wife to husband: Printout of Amazon receipts and order confirmation emails showing gifts sent directly to hubby in Nigeria/ greeting cards posted to Nigeria / money transfer receipts/ mobile phone top-up receipts
12. From husband to wife : printout of gifts purchased online and posted directly to wife/greeting cards (Christmas , birthday, Valentine) covering the time we started dating to date/ several money transfer recipes for family maintenance/

Section 5 – Maintenance Documents
1. Employer letter (stating current gross salary, period of earning, type and length of employment)
2. 1 year official electronic and paper payslips covering December 2014 - January 2016 (copies all included ) electronic ones stamped with company stamp
3. 1 year corresponding bank statement showing salary entries (copies all included)
4. Electronic P60 for FY ended April 2015 stamped with company stamp
5. Letter from Payroll manager confirming authenticity and company use of electronic payslips
6. HMRC annual tax statement for FY 2015( income on it tallies up with the on on the P60)
6. P60 covering 2012, 2013,2013 while working for same employer (copies all in photocopy pack)
7. Employment Contract
8. Offer Letter following promotion
9. Maternity leave letter showing period I was on matleave
10. Copy of maternity certificate
11. Copy of work ID card

Section 6 – Accomodation Documents:
1. tenancy agreement
2. letter from landlord confirming sole occupancy and hubby to live with current rent not affected
3. council tax bill
4. Electricity bill (most current)
5. TV licence
6. Birds eye view floor plan of my house (done myself)
7. Pictures of my house ( printed on A4 with notes of what each one is )

thatula:


@blza
I even added letters from HMPO asides my baby's British passport front page and birth certificate and the guy at TLS was saying madam.. do u really need this...I said yes..its all part of communication...lmao..we wanted no excuse at all... he was laughing...They don't get it at all...No room for refusal

barbrachad:
Hello Everyone,
my husband was refused visa under section 214(B) which has left us very confused as we used my application form which i used to process mine for him, so all document was correct but the VO was so focused on his uk visa and just rejected him for no reason.
any ways we want to reapply again but we don't know if we must wait 90 days before applying as i have seen reviews of people re applying within a couple of weeks and are some are giving the visa but some are still refused.
what do we please

KemBee86:


You can reapply anytime you want, just make sure your documents are consistent. I was denied settlement visa November 13 last year and I reapplied December 3rd(biometrics etc).

Batba1:
hi guys...its very impressive how you all help each other out here. I have learnt a lot just by reading through...thank you all!

My wife is British. We are planning to make our application in a couple weeks. All other documents and requirements are met and readily available, we only need some clarifications as per accommodation. Please can you advise what documents are sufficient for accommodation as my wife lives with her mother at the moment in a 2 bed house mainly because I am not there with her yet. Please note she doesn't have any utility bills to her name in the said apartment. Her phone is pay as you go.

Would
- a letter from the landlord (her mother) stating I can live with them
- all utility bills ie water, electricity, tv licence
- birds eye view
Be sufficient

OR

Would you rather advise she goes ahead to rent an apartment for us and include just the tenancy agreement and birds eye view as bills can't yet be provided at the targeted time of application?

PLEASE HELP!!!

Batba1:
hi guys...its very impressive how you all help each other out here. I have learnt a lot just by reading through...thank you all!

My wife is British. We are planning to make our application in a couple weeks. All other documents and requirements are met and readily available, we only need some clarifications as per accommodation. Please can you advise what documents are sufficient for accommodation as my wife lives with her mother at the moment in a 2 bed house mainly because I am not there with her yet. Please note she doesn't have any utility bills to her name in the said apartment. Her phone is pay as you go.

Would
- a letter from the landlord (her mother) stating I can live with them
- all utility bills ie water, electricity, tv licence
- birds eye view
Be sufficient

OR

Would you rather advise she goes ahead to rent an apartment for us and include just the tenancy agreement and birds eye view as bills can't yet be provided at the targeted time of application?

PLEASE HELP!!!

Lexusgs430:


Get a letter from landlord and get her Mum to include her name on some utility bills.

blza:


Letter from the landlord stating she lives with her, if she isn't paying any rent that should also be stated and that she has no tenancy agreement as she doesn't pay rents or bills. Also the letter should state you can live there without problems and living agreements unaffected. If she can be added to a bill , good . If not , it's not a biggie at all.

Also I believe her letters are addresses to that address , right?

You must include the a property inspection report . This is required when living in a shared accommodation to prove there isn't any over crowding .the report also does number/show names of people living in the accomodation

In addition , let ur wife mention the living arrangement in her cover letter if she is putting one. The key is to be as clear as possible so the person processing your application understands your situation as you may not be called for an interview. All the best

Batba1:


Thank you so much for detailed advice.

Yes...all her letters go to same address.

We will also try get her name on any of the bills.

Please can you advice on how long it took to get the inspection done and the procedure...house is in Essex.