Thanks y'all! Its been a rough ride for us! Still feel like I am dreaming! Good luck to all of those still waiting/applying.. dont rush it and do priority if u can!
Here is our timeline:
Jan 8th 2016- Online Application submitted
Jan 12th - Hubby attended his Biometric in Lagos
Jan 21st- Documents recieved by the Sheffield office.
March 30th- Decision made email from Sheffield sent to our solicitor.
March 31st- TLS contact update and email about decision being made.
April 5th- TLS contact passport ready for collection update and email (Exactly 12 weeks on this day).

Collected passport today April 5th, visa granted from March 29th ^______^.

justwise:
@Portsmouth86

Your ban is heating up

You are driving traffic from nairaland to facebook?

_{Please keep it here nairaland needs it}

For application in Nigeria, you can't beat this site in my opinion

Saratkum:
WE DID IT GUYS!!!! My hubby just collected his visa and we r 12weeks today!!! We are over the moon and couldnt have done it without the wonderful support system on here, thank you! MY BABY IS COMING! ^___^

Woooo, big fat congrats! Enjoy!!

Lightme:
Thanks for your reply, I have other things that were not submitted, we been married for 6 years now, I have emails from 2009, videos call from 2013 which we didn't submit initially, I never thought they will say it's not a genuine with 2 children, I was more focused on the income and other areas which I'm glad we met, what is our chances of winning this appeal?

Bang on correct. When biological children is involved , the issue of sham marriage is never raised . I guess this is an ECO just having a bad day. If you have time to spare just appeal and it will be overturned. Base it on the fact that you have children together. Provide thier birth certificates, passports copies. If you haven't provided a lot more communication logs due to total size of the logs, state that . But then add about 2 day logs per month covering the period of relationship. Include all your travel tickets to visit him and also copies of entry and exit stamps that corresponds with those (not a biggie if you can't find all your tickets , the stamps will do). Also include the extra docs justwise mentioned.

But if you have the money for another application , you can reapply . If not an appeal will be successful.

Wish you luck

Lightme:
I will do that, he received the notice on 31 march, I'm thinking of doing a paper hearing, will it be OK, this is because I need to travel to nig for few months my hubby has missed the children for over a year now, so might not know how the oral hearing will go. I will ensure I gather more evidence, I read even in the immigration rules that the ECO should give applicant opportunity to provide further evidence, they should hv called me for interview to prove my marriage to them.

You seem really informed. Absolutely correct.

Lexusgs430:


Organise all the documentations you did not submit + the ones you submitted(from both of you), put them in a decent pile, organise them accordingly and put in your appeal.
You would win your appeal (you have 28 days from your rejection date to lodge an appeal).

I agree with lexusgs430 . If I am in your shoes, wouldn't waste money on a new application

Lightme:
I really appreciate your time @Lexus and justwise, @ Lexus I will follow your guide I have more than 100 pages of evidence already which comprises of emails, screenshots of video and whatapp calls, more pictures, money transfers. I can't believe I missed all these out, will come back here to share my good news when the decision is overturned by God's grace.

No worries. All the best with your appeal.

blza:

For application in Nigeria, you can't beat this site in my opinion

That is true, however for really complex situations ILMFS is very good, especially for those with bans, maternity, and exemption

The OP has a very specific issue which is not very common on Nairaland

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86,
Good evening, i wanna ask if your hubby's passport was stamped when he got his documents back from Sheffield ?
The Entry sticker didn't have an ink stamp, but an imprinted one more like a seal from the UKVI

Did the entry clearing officer (immigration officers) questioned him.
I take it you mean when he arrived into London? He wasn't just questioned hes was detained for over two hours, they asked him personal questions to which we had already been through to get the visa, they phoned me while i was in the airport, i had to go to the immigration office in Heathrow to show ID (God forbid what would have happened if I wasn't picking him up) See pic attached

I only got the entry letter no stamp on my passport. Please can you help put me through? God bless
please can you elaborate? Hubby's passport was only stamped when he left Lagos and on entering London

justwise:
@Portsmouth86

Your ban is heating up

You are driving traffic from nairaland to facebook?

_{Please keep it here nairaland needs it}

Not at all, the info was for a very complex issue, not one i have seen alot on NL, whereas on ILMFS i have, Just helping a Sister out

Portsmouth86:


That is true, however for really complex situations ILMFS is very good, especially for those with bans, maternity, and exemption

The OP has a very specific issue which is not very common on Nairaland






Not at all, the info was for a very complex issue, not one i have seen alot on NL, whereas on ILMFS i have, Just helping a Sister out

Believe me we have seen it all here. Read from part 1 and i bet you you will come across them.

Thank you @blza, me and hubby agreed to appeal and not waste money to reapply, my hubby names were on the children birth certificates, even the children British passports were there, the ECO had a bad day indeed,

Thanks guys for all your supports, God bless

Please does anyone have the Abuja tlscontact center telephone number? Urgently needed. Thanks

Portsmouth86:


yea but i think Nigerian passport holders use the Nigerian passport to enter Nigeria and their British passport to enter UK, so not to pay visa fees, this would possibly mean no stamps??

Posting your husband's full names and DOB on a forum, do you think it's secure? You know his details is fresh!!! Abeg make I pass the details make person help me use hin details apply for credit card!!!!

@Portsmouth86
Good morning, by the way we bear the same surname .. i mean me and ur hubby but not sure if we are related lol... i got what you mean 100%. I just wanna be sure if your hubby only got the letter stating when to leave for UK?

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86
Good morning, by the way we bear the same surname .. i mean me and ur hubby but not sure if we are related lol... i got what you mean 100%. I just wanna be sure if your hubby only got the letter stating when to leave for UK?

What he means, in order to enter the UK and collect the BRP is this letter all we need? Cz on the letter as u can see its saying bring the visa along. Just being thorough and a teensy bit paranoid.

Justwise, Lexus, ibiza and all other gurus, I came across these cases Bk Turkey 2005 and Elham Goudey 2012, can someone pls read and advice if its anyway relevant to my case, which route should I go, is it to quote those case laws and say ECO was wrong or to just say here are my additional evidence in the appeal. We want to do this on our own, we realised from experience that solicitors are waste of time and money.

Lightme:
Justwise, Lexus, ibiza and all other gurus, I came across these cases Bk Turkey 2005 and Elham Goudey 2012, can someone pls read and advice if its anyway relevant to my case, which route should I go, is it to quote those case laws and say ECO was wrong or to just say here are my additional evidence in the appeal. We want to do this on our own, we realised from experience that solicitors are waste of time and money.

You cannot use case precedents and citations, appealing has an individual.
If you want to use Legal terminologies, seek and use Legal representation.
NB: Personally, you can appeal by yourselves. Simply put a watertight case through.
Do has earlier advised, and you are good to go.

Thanks for this I appreciate

Saratkum:
What he means, in order to enter the UK and collect the BRP is this letter all we need? Cz on the letter as u can see its saying bring the visa along. Just being thorough and a teensy bit paranoid.

Yes you just take it along with your Passport, however you will still able to collect the BRP without the letter, there have been a few people I know who had no decision letter when they collected the passport, and like the wording states " please also bring along this letter, as it will help Post office staff to locate your BRP quickly" so therefore its not mandatory, just that it speeds up the process

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86
Good morning, by the way we bear the same surname .. i mean me and ur hubby but not sure if we are related lol... i got what you mean 100%. I just wanna be sure if your hubby only got the letter stating when to leave for UK?

I was told its quite a common surname in Nigeria, I have taken my husbands surname

Lexusgs430:


Posting your husband's full names and DOB on a forum, do you think it's secure? You know his details is fresh!!! Abeg make I pass the details make person help me use hin details apply for credit card!!!!

Im aware and I changed it as soon as I realised I uploaded the original instead of my edited one, already corrected that though

@Portsmouth86

I have no stamp on my passport when i picked it up from teleperformance office yesterday but i have the decision letter (sucessful visa application). I was advised to go to the british high commission. I am surprised ....

Portsmouth86:


Yes you just take it along with your Passport, however you will still able to collect the BRP without the letter, there have been a few people I know who had no decision letter when they collected the passport, and like the wording states " please also bring along this letter, as it will help Post office staff to locate your BRP quickly" so therefore its not mandatory, just that it speeds up the process

Its not the letter tho.. its the passport stamp thats missing >.< Really bizzare Our lawyer said the passport should have been stamped with a 30days visa. Is this true??

Lightme:
Justwise, Lexus, ibiza and all other gurus, I came across these cases Bk Turkey 2005 and Elham Goudey 2012, can someone pls read and advice if its anyway relevant to my case, which route should I go, [b]is it to quote those case laws and say ECO was wrong or to just say here are my additional evidence in the appea[/b]l. We want to do this on our own, we realised from experience that solicitors are waste of time and money.

You don't need to do any of that, add the new materials you have now and send in your appeal.

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86

I have no stamp on my passport when i picked it up from teleperformance office yesterday but i have the decision letter (sucessful visa application). I was advised to go to the british high commission. I am surprised ....

Huuu, sound like an error. Not aware of procedure change. Your passport should have been stamped with a visa that is valid for 30 days. This will enable you travel to UK . You will then pickup your BRP within 10 days of arrival in the uk from the post office as stated on the decision letter.

Going to BHC is an option if someone will actually deal with your query there. You can call the premium support line. Also tell your partner in the UK to call the premium UKVI helpline 234 14406 203 or 44 1243 217 987. They should advice on the next step. You can also write to the same address where your application was processed (Sheffield) citing your VAF/GW numbers . It's advisable to send the letter by a recorded post.

Saratkum:
Its not the letter tho.. its the passport stamp thats missing >.< Really bizzare Our lawyer said the passport should have been stamped with a 30days visa. Is this true??

This is really a strange one considering Kenson4ever had similar experience . I doubt the procedure has changed. You should hv visa stamp in the passport which is valid for 30 days

Please I need help with an appeal I am making for a spouse settlement visa. I want to know if I still need to send photos with the appeal bundle as I have so many photos. I was refused on financial grounds. thanks

Saratkum:
Its not the letter tho.. its the passport stamp thats missing >.< Really bizzare Our lawyer said the passport should have been stamped with a 30days visa. Is this true??

kenson4ever:
@Portsmouth86
I have no stamp on my passport when i picked it up from teleperformance office yesterday but i have the decision letter (sucessful visa application). I was advised to go to the british high commission. I am surprised ....

Hey this is very strange indeed, I would suggest as @blza said, and query it for sure.

Also just check every page in the passport

And my apologies when you said stamp I didn't realise you meant the Entry Clearance Sticker (Vignette)

sister2007:
Please I need help with an appeal I am making for a spouse settlement visa. I want to know if I still need to send photos with the appeal bundle as I have so many photos. I was refused on financial grounds. thanks

Yes you have to, you don't have to send all the pictures you have, select important ones starting from the beginning of your relationship

sister2007:
Please I need help with an appeal I am making for a spouse settlement visa. I want to know if I still need to send photos with the appeal bundle as I have so many photos. I was refused on financial grounds. thanks

Has the financial shortfall been legally amended or shortfall rectified?

blza:


This is really a strange one considering Kenson4ever had similar experience . I doubt the procedure has changed. You should hv visa stamp in the passport which is valid for 30 days

Kenson4ever is le hubby lol Anyway we emailed em and they admitted that they made an error and asked him to resubmit his passport.. '_'

Lightme:
Thanks for your reply, I have other things that were not submitted, we been married for 6 years now, I have emails from 2009, videos call from 2013 which we didn't submit initially, I never thought they will say it's not a genuine with 2 children, I was more focused on the income and other areas which I'm glad we met, what is our chances of winning this appeal?

I Know others have commented, and true this is where you went wrong, you have been together 6yrs however only supplied 6 months communication, you needed to have supplied communication from beginning, during and close to the date of application, with a few snippets of communication from each month would have been suffice.

I was with my husband 11 months prior to marriage and submitted every piece of communication evidence, and on my interview I said I wasn't sure if I supplied enough communication evidence and the ECO said that as long as you provide relationship evidence especially communication, from as I said above from beginning during and prior to application, then also add flight itineraries/boarding passes/ photos from each visit and marriage then you should have no problems.

Is whatsapp the only form of communication or do you communicate via other sources, i.e. Rebtel, Facebook, Viber, facetime, anything that you can extract logs from?

I supplied Whatsapp, Facebook and itemised call logs from Rebtel.

I would go ahead with appeal and gather as much evidence as possible, or if you can afford to do so then address the points of refusal then reapply, since appeals are currently taking in the region of 18 months.

let us know if you have any further info/questions we will happily assist where we can

31th Dec 2015 - Online Application Submitted & appointment made.
13th Jan, 2016 - Attended appointment and had biometrics taken.
13th Jan, 2016 - Received email from TLS Contact stating the receipt and forwarding application to UKVI
14th Jan 2016 – Email from TLScontact - Your UKvisa application has been received by UK Visas & Immigration and will now be processed in accordance with published timelines
18th Jan, 2016 - All supporting documents sent to Sheffield from the UK
19th Jan, 2016 - Sheffield received all the documents
21th Jan, 2016 - Your online application has been received in Sheffield, UK. Your application is currently being prepared for consideration by an Entry Clearance Officer.
Decision Made email from UKVI: 01Apr2016
Decision Made email from TLS: 05Apr2016
Date your visa collected from Courier: 07Apr2016

VISA GRANTED!!