Lexusgs430:


I hope he explained the mix up in the emails and pleaded extenuating circumstances?

tosine:
I have been following this forum for long and God bless the people responding to all questions. I plan to apply for my UK settlement visa in January. My wife meets all the requirements.

My question is for the supporting documents to Sheffield. Some of the documents like house agreement, wife pay slips are with my wife in the UK. While I have our pictures, phone logs and chats.

Do I send my own supporting docs to Sheffield and she sends her original docs too? Or do I request her to send it to me via email and I send as one to Sheffield? What's the best advice?

Thanks and God bless

Uchman365:


The easiest way is to send all the documents you have to your wife, then she will send everything together.

DON'T EVER SEND TWO BATCHES, they won't accept the second one.

stillwaiting:
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MreSBee:
Hello nairalanders in this section.

Few weeks ago, a friend told me about this section on nairaland (after I've been a member on Nairaland for years and over 4 months after I submitted my settlement visa to return to the UK). Better late than never as they say.

I have actually been following the topics, questions and answers on this section since i was told about it and I really am impressed about how people help each other out here with correct and accurate information (I just wish I had known about this prior to submitting my application). Special kudos to Lexus, Just wise, the Portsmouth lady and others that I can't remember their names. God bless you all.

My question now,
Guys please advice me on what to do, I have submitted my application for more than 4 months like I said earlier (precisely on the 23rd of June) and I've had a few email correspondence from UKVI. Sometimes in September, I received an email from them saying that the processing of my application is not straightforward but I shouldn't worry because they are doing all they can to sort it out. Last month (Oct) they called my wife (sponsor) in the UK to ask questions about her second job as we combined two jobs for her in order to meet the financial requirements.... They also contacted only the second employer. After the last call to my wife, they told her they will make a decision on my application as soon as possible.... About a month after the calls, I still haven't heard anything from them neither has my wife heard from them.

Please guys, what should I do as I am really getting frustrated and tired of waiting (on the gov.uk website, I actually saw that processing time for Nigeria is a maximum of 3months) ... And my wife also is frustrated and tired. Should I contact them (UKVI) or still wait to hear from them?

If I'm to contact them, does anyone have their contact (contact for people from Nigeria)

Thanks as I await the usual positive responses/answers.
God bless you

Caribbeanwify28:
@Abbylove thanks lol

Lexusgs430:


Are you aware of any reason(s) why your application was not straightforward?

MreSBee:


No reason stated. However, below is the paragraph where it's stated in the email I received from them.

"Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward and we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service targets. We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible".

Do you have an idea of what that means?

Lexusgs430:



Hot chocolate and doughnuts. LOL
Going by the timelines published on this thread, 12 weeks stated on application, looks elongated ..........

Lexusgs430:


The quicker you check out, the better. Your tithe on this thread would be redeemed earlier..........

Abbylove:
Am here but am gone!

Abbylove:
Tell me about it!

All will be well.

Nkiruka1986:
Hi All,

This is the first time I am ever posting on a forum so not sure exactly how this works... If I break any rules rest assured that it will be unintentionally so please let me know.

I am a British/Greek citizen (dual nationality) who recently got married to a Nigerian. I have been living in the UK for the past 11 years and my husband lives in Nigeria. We have been friends for a few years now and officially became a couple 2 years ago, on my birthday
A few months after we got married we applied for a spouse visa and were refused.
The reason for refusal is that they don't believe that our relationship is genuine and to be honest, looking at it from their point of view I can see why...
Following bad advice from my solicitor I only provided evidence of our relationship from our wedding onwards but nothing before that. Things are actually made even worse by the fact that we got married on the first day we physically met. When I arrived in Nigeria we already knew we wanted to get married so we went to the registry office to find out what we needed to do where we were told that for an extra fee we could get married on that same day! We decided to go ahead and do it thinking that the sooner we did it the sooner we would be together...
The truth is that the evidence of communication we have before that is very limited as my husband did not have a passport so any money I sent was to his parents and as he didn't have a smartphone or computer until my visit we don't have emails or messages before our wedding. Due to the high cost of calls our communication was not very frequent and as he had a different number then (which he no longer has) there is an itemised bill of calls to a number that can no longer be verified along with calls to other members of his family (when the call to his number could not go through or when his phone had no battery).
The only other evidence I have is the receipt for a watch I bought him as a gift for our first Christmas as a couple (back in 2014) which has a picture of the watch on it and he can be seen wearing on our wedding day.
I also have the itemised bill I mentioned above which unfortunately only goes back to September 2015 as Lycamobile only keep records for 1 year, a log of western union money transfers going back to 2013, an undated letter that I wrote him where I do not refer to him by name, cards from friends about our wedding (undated and not stamped), and some undated Christmas cards I sent him with the watch...
Is it worth me lodging an appeal in your opinion? Any chance that the decision may be overturned by the ECM on this new evidence? If I reapply I understand that we may get turned down based on the fact that we have already been turned down.
My biggest fear is that we will never be able to get a uk visa as the reason they are refusing is not something we can fix... unless someone knows to collect evidence from the beginning then there is no second chance... can this be fixed? If we apply again in a year's time with evidence that we are still together (communication, visits to Nigeria) do you think that they will still turn us down based on the fact that we have no evidence from before the wedding?
I apologise for the long post and I look forward to any advice you can give me.

A (heartbroken) Nigerwife

Lexusgs430:


Welcome to another state in Nigeria, called nairaland...... Sorry about your spousal visa refusal, if only you had known this thread prior to your application, you guys would have sent a water-tight package.
When was your application refused?

Nkiruka1986:


Thank you for the warm welcome
The decision was made on 29th September 2016 but we were only informed of the decision on 27th October 2016. My husband collected the decision from the VAC. I thought that by going to a lawyer I would avoid any mistakes but it is clear to me now that this forum might have been a much better option...(and I could have used the lawyer's fee to visit my husband instead...)

Lexusgs430:



I could not put your observations any better....... You have 28 days from the date of rejection, to put an appeal in. Today been the 2nd of November 2016, I think you have already missed the appeal window.

Nkiruka1986:


Thank you for the warm welcome
The decision was made on 29th September 2016 but we were only informed of the decision on 27th October 2016. My husband collected the decision from the VAC. I thought that by going to a lawyer I would avoid any mistakes but it is clear to me now that this forum might have been a much better option...(and I could have used the lawyer's fee to visit my husband instead...)

Lexusgs430:


My advice, simply go on reverse application resubmittion.
Set a feasible timeline, gather all required and relevant documentations, ensure all the prerequisites are meet and submit a priority application.
I know it's already cost you lots of £'s and would cost you more (hubby as loads of overtime to do, from the moment he arrives)..........

Nkiruka1986:


I was under the impression that it was 28 days from the day we were informed of the decision, not from the day the decision was made. Is this not correct?

Nkiruka1986:


I am also thinking of applying again as I know that appeals take a long time but I am worried that they are still going to turn us down due to the lack of evidence prior to our wedding and the history of this refused application.
As for the cost, he is definitely worth it... (although that overtime you were taking about might not be such a bad idea...LOL)

Lexusgs430:


Yes, it says 28 days from the day you receive decision. It takes almost a year to receive an appeal hearing date.
Its best to simply reapply. Organize all and use priority application............

Nkiruka1986:


Thank you for your replies This has been a great first experience on a forum! If only I had asked these questions before submitting but don't they say that experience is a comb that nature gives us when we are bald...?

Nkiruka1986:


Thank you for your replies This has been a great first experience on a forum! If only I had asked these questions before submitting but don't they say that experience is a comb that nature gives us when we are bald...?

Lexusgs430:


Your rejection should give you more leverage for your Reapplication.
Start keeping and all the keepable's, and start sending emails, chats, whatsapp messages, whatsapp calls, BBM messages, in short whatever you can do to proof, DO..........

Lexusgs430:


And how did you know I was very bald?

Lexusgs430:


Here in the physical, but gone in loving spirit...............
Both strangers (physical + spirit), would meet soonest, drinking hot coco and doughnuts.........

Nkiruka1986:


May I ask, why do you say that the rejection will give us more leverage? Is it because only a real couple would persevere...? To be honest this experience has been so draining that I would not choose to go through it again for any person that I don't expect to spend the rest of my life with...

Abbylove:
Exactly!!!!

Keeping busy while waiting for the ECO decides to look my way.

6 out of 12 weeks....I dont even know how I made it this far. The wait is killing!