Sorry, I am still learning how to navigate through nairaland. I picked up my visa on Thursday after Salah break. How about yours?


Oga,
please do post your update if you get any information regarding passport pickup/dispatch. i did my Biometric on 15th July at Lagos(VI)
i got "concluded" email on 29th July and till now no update.

i have sent one enquiry email to UKVI and they said they have escalated my application and it may take another 15 days.
this is really annoying. my travel date is coming very near and this UKVI guys have no mercy

BizBloke:


Do you mean profit?

Teejazy:
Please, anybody with an idea of how one can send money from London to Nigeria.

onyexx:
Hello all...
My husband is about to apply for a visiting visa...most out our money is in our investment account in my own name alone. Can he use the statement, in addition to a sponsorship letter which I will write?
Also, please what are the support documents we need to submit?
Thanks

onyexx:


Please can anyone help me with this question...

Justblow:



Your husband is visiting the UK without you, and you are the sponsor, first thing first, you and your husband must have work or a registered company, tax payment needs to show and reflect on paper.

I do not think investment money can be used for lesuire or holidays trip.

You have to save for your holidays and this savings comes from either your employment or your registered business.

justwise:


Cancel and start again

onyexx:


We both have good jobs...

We save money monthly in a mutual funds account in my name hence the reason we want to use that account...we both have salary accounts diff from this

ebunstic:
Thanks all for the information you share here. It's been very helpful. Applied for 6 months visit visa for a family of four. All four were granted. Timeline below:
Biometrics 18 September
Transferred to VAC 18 September
Decision made on 3 of the applications 2nd October
Decision made on last 1 of the applications 7th October
Collection email on 3 of the applications 8th October
Collection email on last 1 of the applications 10th October
Picked up passports today and all visas granted. However, middle name of my baby was incorrectly spelt. Not sure how to handle that.

Thanks to everyone here

Jafdoc:

tshoboy:

Congratulations. I also applied for priority visa with my family same day but yet to get an email from them. Patiently waiting for it.

Justblow:




The ECO will want to see tie to your country.

If you end up not making the selection, will you come back?, what is that thing that will bring you back to your country?

Before going ahead with this, you need to work on your home tie.

Jafdoc:




Very well then, all other steps and directions to take are all on this thread, your husband will sure need his six month salary statement of account.

Read tru this thread, answers are all here



The British army is recruiting candidates from Commonwealth countries.

At a stage during the candidate's application process, he will be invited to the UK for medical assessment and interview. They usually send invitation letter for the interview. The medical assessment and interview last for between 2-3 days.

For a candidate with no regular income source. In a situation whereby a family member is willing to pay the bills for the trip to UK. My family has deposited 2 million naira in my account for the trip. Also there is a friend over there in the UK who is willing to write sponsor letter and necessary sponsor supporting documents.

How is my case going to be like? With my
circumstance, can I get the visa to attend the British army medical assessment and interview?

Justblow please can you help? Advice please!

Justblow:




Send a mail to compliant@homeoffice.gov.uk

Stating your case.

Make sure you qoute the GWF number

kenseT:
Please i need guidance for a friend that wants to apply for a tourist visa.
His Status:
-Not married
-A small scale entrepreneur ( has a registered business name)
-Pays Personal Income Tax ( a mandatory document in his line of business)
-Uses his personal account for both his business/personal expenditures.
-Because it is his business,he doesn't pay himself salary. he just takes money from the account whenever there is an expenses to be made.

Can anyone navigate him through the application,i mean how to present his source of income in the application. Thanks

@justblow
@justwise
@ekpotek

justwise:


If your friend is running a small scale entrepreneur why dreaming of holiday to the UK?

1.How will holiday to the UK help his business?

2. How much does he make in a month and how much will that holiday cost him?

justwise:


What are you currently doing in Nigeria and what is your age range?

hamzat55:
Happy Sunday to you all. I want to visit the UK for tourist purpose and below are the docs I am able to submit:-
- Hotel reservation for 7days
- list of places to visit (tour guide)
- flight reservation
- employment letter (offer letter)
- confirmation of employment
- payslip for 6 months
- ID card
- marriage cert
- affidavit of change of name due to marriage
- son's birth cert
- salary bank statement (38k per month)
- family pictures
- letter of sponsor from my husband
- husband's bank statement with balance of over 3.9m and the total money for my trip had been deposited in my salary account.
- husband's business docs
Personal letter of explanation detailing why I'm going yo the UK and what I'd be doing during my 7days trip.
- landed docs for me and hubby.

I hope am good to go?

Pls kindly advice. Thanks

kenseT:
Thank you @justwise
If your friend is running a small scale entrepreneur why dreaming of holiday to the UK?
i called him small scale because i am comparing his size of business to mine but i know for sure he make more than 500k every month from his business

1.How will holiday to the UK help his business?
He just wants to go on vacation not business related

2. How much does he make in a month and how much will that holiday cost him?
His last 8 Days vacation to Kenya and South Africa on a single trip with his fiancee cost him about 1.2m So we are looking at about 800 to 900 for him alone since it is the United Kingdom and might be a bit higher than the African countries he visited.
Reading through this thread,i have come to know that unexplained deposits might land you an automatic refusal. His personal account is what he uses to run his business ( daily deposits of 200K and above and on Mondays it shoots upto 400k to 500k ...reason being accumulated sales during the weekend) How can he explain using his personal account for his business without raising a red flag?
Please advise

Jafdoc:


I am 31, a graduate with postgraduate qualification, currently unemployed. That is why I applied for the army job. I got invitation letter to attend medical assessment and interview. Family is paying for the trip.

I have documents of asset inherited from my father. Please any advice on how I can increase my chances of getting the visa.
Thank you

justwise:
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You just have to apply since you have people willing to sponsor you and a place to stay in the UK.

justwise:


Your list is ok, you just have to apply and see how it goes but make sure that you gave a good reason why you traveling to the UK alone on holiday and not as a family.