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Update
if you're Applying for Italy visa download the new form from there website the old form is not accepted again

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wow cause of a denied so they have to check there system on the reason na wao

Hacuttie:
I got my visa through the help of gurus on this forum and I deemed it necessary to give feed back on my traveling experience.

At the point of entry, the immigration officer asked if I have been denied visa before, I said yes and he asked for the reason why I was denied and I stated what was written in my denial letter. He asked some other personal questions which I answered.

This old guy brought out a form and he ticked spaces where it's written that my passport has been seized and I may be denied entry to UK. "I looked at him and in my mind I said village people follow me reach Heathrow, o ma se o". While he was leading me to separate room he started saying I should tell him everything, I told him I had nothing different from what I told him before.

The most surprising aspect of our discussions was his knowledge of Lagos and Nigeria in general. From Ajangbadi to Abule Egba, Maryland down to Ketu, na so this guy dey yearn Lagos like Ajegunle brought up! Oh boy, Oyinbo wise no be small.

He left me in the room for like 20 minutes and I noticed three of them watching my countenance while I was waiting.

At the end he came back and tactically apologized I was denied visa the first time that I had a strong case. He said the job of VO is a difficult one that I should enjoy my stay. He gave me my passport. I no look him face as he gave me my documents, I just tear Okada ban trekking comot. Na so the guy dey run after me sey I don mis road o. It was a good experience after all.

much appreciated for sharing

Ibukun120:
The mail was sent to complaints@homeoffice.gov.uk.


The Letter Format
===============

Paragraph 1 - state your name, and details regarding your application such as GWF number, passport number, unique application number,date of submission, biometrics and collection.
Paragraph 2 - state the reason why you were denied, the same way it was written in the letter (you can summarise it).
Paragraph 3 - State your counter arguments to the reasons in paragraph 2.
Paragraph 4 - conclude the letter and humbly request for it to be reassed.

Kindly include a copy of your application, scanned copy of the refusal and the above letter in the mail

thanks for sharing

corruptst:
Salary: N200,000
Opening balance: N300,000
Closing balance:N1,200,000

Documents submitted
Employment evidence:
1. Employment letter
2. Letter of introduction from employer
3. No Objection Letter from employer
4. Letter of Leave from employer
5. 6 month payslips {Stamped)
6. School certificates
7. Other Certifications
8. Work ID

Financial evidence:
1. Letter of reference from Bank
2. 6 month statement of account (First & last page stamped)

Family evidence
1. Family picture (Group)
2. My graduation picture (with family members)
3. My dad's Driver's licence
4. My mum's national ID card
5. My older brother's International passport
6. My younger sister's family picture
7. Picture of I & my fiancee (Pixmixed including proposal pictures)

Others
1. Cover letter
2. Provisional flight ticket booking
3. Provisional accommodation booking
4. Letter of recommendation from previous work place
5. International passport


Accommodation evidence: Current Electricity Bill

Other things of note:
I spent only 50K from my salary every month. I withdraw in 5ks, 10ks but no withdrawal more than 10K. I have other accounts for emergencies & other things. I do not exceed 50K every month. Hence my disposable income for the 6 months reflected in my statement of account is N150,000 monthly.

I ensured no other money except my N200,000 salary enters every month. Even my Christmas and performance bonus was paid in a different bank account (I don't have time to be explaining to ECO)

What's in my Cover Letter?
1.Why I want to travel? I need a break from work. I've worked continuously for 3 years without break.
2. Why UK? UK affords the best vacation place in the world in terms of resorts, cultural diversity, football cultures, etc.
3. My financial situation
4. My travel itinerary (7 days)
5. Travel budget (500k)
Flight - Return ticket
Accommodation in the UK
Transport
Feeding
Miscellaneous
6. Why I will come back?
My fiancée
My parents (aged)
My job
My family reputation

7. I summarised my application.


If there's any other information required or questions, I will be glad to answer.
PS: I'm not a guru. I used all the information I gathered from this page.

share ur document submitted

knighteengale:
Congratulations...[


quote author=corruptst post=86643505]

Visa granted.
Thanks to all the gurus in the house.

congrat

Ibukun120:
I collected my passport today.
6 Months visa granted.

pls can you share the email u sent the reconsideration letter to and format will be much appreciated thanks

Ibukun120:
Application Timeline
=================

Application Submission - Dec 4, 2019
Biometrics - December 6, 2019
Collection - January 13, 2020 (Visa Denied - No right to appeal or admin review)
Sent Mail for Reconsideration - January 27, 2020
Email that Visa decision has been overturned - February 6, 2020
Collection - February 13, 2020 (Visa Granted)

Documents Submitted
=======================

Admission Letter
School Fees Receipt
Annual College Due Receipt
Letter of Introduction
School ID Card
Birth Certificate
National ID Card
My 6 months bank statement
Dad's payslip
Dad's 6 months bank statement
Letter of sponsorship from Dad
Property Documents
Utility Bill
Letter of Promotion from Dad
Uncle Tax Paper
Uncle Bank Statement
Uncle Passport Date Page
Uncle Utility Bill
Flight Itinerary


Thanks to God and everyone that has helped me on this forum regarding my application.
After the via was denied, i forgot about the whole application thing until one Saturday, January 25. I was just reading through the thread and found out that you can ask for a reconsideration without judicial review. The whole process took 10 weeks

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if u in lag would have order one female

bluntjudge:
Cute puppies for sale

Contact:. 07019116815

wow we have not see any visa approval lately

drop pictures here na

Og2drake:
Still available

can you share your timeline document submitted

Phenobarb14:
Paid for Priority.
Submitted online on the 16th Jan
Biometrics on the 23rd Jan
Picked up my passport with the visa issued on the 29th Jan

Abeg come Teach me how to make money on poultry and agriculture jare make i make more money Make USA hold there VISA

micluv111:
I had my interview moments ago.

Vo: Good morning
Myself: morning
Vo: Where are you going in the US
Myself: New york
Vo: How long?
Myself: 10 days
Vo: What do you do
Myself: I own a business, I sell foreign feed additives for poultry, pig and catfish and some agricultural machinery.
Vo: Have you travel outside the country before
Myself: Yes
Vo: where?
Myself: Canada and south Africa
Vo: What do you do in Canada.
Myself: was there on vacation last year for 2 wks and also studied there in 2014
He just checked the visa very briefly, like he had decided already, I told him my expired study permit is here if he will like to check but said never mind,
Types a few minutes and asked Are you married?
Myself: Yes
Vo: how many kid
Myself: one
Next was sorry I cant approved your visa right now.

I dont feel bad because with the rejections I saw today, it shows that embassy dont just want to issue visa anymore, I'm scheduled for 6:45am and I just stayed at the back to see the situations, out of 50 people in front of me none was given, the reciprocity fee cubicle was empty.
I think Nigerians should chill for that embassy for now please.

Infact my interview is even longer, those interviewers was making the queue going really fast, just two questions next is rejection paper.

If you have a virgin passport and thinking of applying just keep that money, you have no chance.

Those that have travel histories to some Asian and African countries, your chances is very very slim maybe none sef.

Note: my last interview before this was 2017 which was also rejected,
I was asked almost same questions then but the lady said I wont approve you now but you can reapply anytime if you want, I just chill US embassy and apply to Canada which was approved in just 3 days
I even have valid 2yrs UK visa

As for me, I'm done with the US embassy, no reason for the rejections, the rejection paper said no tie which I'm sure I have, Good business, family, assets, travel histories and more.
Or maybe because of my young age, I have no idea.
I look very young and have no intention to stay at all, even my vacation to Canada last year for 2 weeks I got tired with calls from clients, cant leave the business for one months sef.

really so when someone come there they already know there intention?
that surprising

Mrhonesty:
They know 90% of applicants will not return. You need to be here in France an see for yourselves. Arabs were more than Africans here yesterday among Asylum seekers.
Contact me through nairaland for any information on travel.

dm me

Ozonexy:
For more details: ...kindly call or whatsapp 08137724730

Congrat

Odogwudike:
IT'S A LONG READ

AOR------------2nd August 2019
MEP------------24th August 2019
BIL--------------30th August 2019
ADR-------------24th September 2019
NA---------------29th Sept 2019
ADR2------------29th Nov 2019
NA2--------------[b][/b]5th Dec 2019
ADR3-------------5th Dec 2019
NA3--------------7th Dec 2019
long wait...

GU----------------2nd Jan 2020
Ppr----------------3rd Jan 2020
Submitted--------6th Jan 2020
Approved --------15th Jan 2020
Copr received----22nd Jan 2020



DECISION
We never knew we would think of leaving this country until 2017; thanks to Bubu. A friend of mine in Canada told me about it but we just didn't put our interest, we told ourselves-hubby and I that we would make it here. Not until things got so bad-we all know the situation, we knew then that we had to make a decision. And the first move we made was to get our passports which took us two months(Nigeria I hail thee) and then everything followed.

EVALUATION
We evaluated our documents using different bodies; hubby used IQAS and I used PEBC. It took him 8 weeks and mine took six long months. Our transcripts was just a click away online. For pharmacists, make sure you download the ECA report alongside your checklists from PEBC website.

IELTS
We applied for the exams together with our evaluation to pass time and then to study well. We would study reading and writing at work then come home and do listening and speaking together. To be honest, I never studied how to write, I just thought it was the usual essays we did in school. When the results came out, "they gave me'', L8R9S7.5W6. What did they even given my husband?
Boy was I crushed. The fees are quite expensive to just throw away but I simply rebooked and studied harder. The second exam was a scare for me- I was literally shaking in the hall. I complained of my earphone many times! Hubby was with our child outside the hall and he was pacing and nervous as well. My biggest challenge was listening having missed three questions; I kinda guessed the answers. The result came out and yet again with
L9R8.5S8W6.5. This was so demoralizing. I remember telling my husband as he went to get the results that if they were good, he should say,'"Thank God'", but if they were not as we expected, he should say,'It is well'.
We quickly went for a remark- I was sure of what I wrote during the exams and I graded myself during preparation with Cambridge IELTS and I had done an appraisal on 6.5 points and above. Three weeks after, we got our results. Hubby said he was so scared and tensed. His anxiety was majorly because of the tortuous journey if it turned out unexpected. In fact, his whole body system changed as he held the envelop. And when he opened the envelop, it was upgraded!

PCC
Nothing extraordinary.

POF
Here was the big hurdle. We were a family of three and expecting one and we didn't know how we would have achieved such feat. But then we started a novena to Our Lady the Undoer of Knots. To cut the story short, our families supported us. In all, we printed a gift deed from my brother, six months statement of account,our savings then my husband's pension. We did not put our money in Mutual Fund or Treasury bill. I had my worries when I saw people puttting their monies in T.bill and MF.

WORK EXPERIENCE
I claimed three years work experience from my internship, NYSC and my current occupation. I got the reference letters in CIC format. I did not attach any pay slips- I can't remember why I did not add them.

MEDICALS
We did our medicals at IOM Abuja having booked two days before the examination.

SUBMISSION
We submitted on the 3rd of May, 2019 after crosschecking our documents. To be honest, there is this respite you get you click the submit button and then it writes successful. We were very happy and went back our normal lives, counting our days. I joined a tracker group online just to see the trends and timeline. That was when Medical Passed usually came after 40 days or so. When I saw May AORs getting their medicals passed, i knew ours was near. I was in the office when I saw an email notification; and I opened my mail to see a "Do not reply..."message. My chest was thumping as I opened my account, and then I saw it...Cancelled!
I was shocked, my hands were shaking, my eyes were teary and I almost fell off my seats as the room felt as though it was moving round. The cancellation was because I did not include my ECA report-I only uploded my PEBC letter. I simply called my husband and told him about it. He didn't say anything but deep down I knew he was quite sad and disappointed. He trusted me to handle my side of the application. I was angry with myself for not researching well and with CIC for not giving me a chance to get the document.
Lesson learnt, I requested for the document with an additional cost and then we started all over again. My CRS score came down to 470 because of age. I resubmitted everything except POF which i updated. Lest I forget, the instruction letter of the cancellation said I must have the documents ready before I enter the pool. Therefore, make sure you have all your documents ready before you enter the pool.
We then submitted on 2nd of August and got our acknowledgement that same day. Mep came after 22 days; I was in the hospital after delivery when hubby showed me the update. Babies bring so much joy!

CSEs, ADRs
I raised a CSE for addition of my newborn on September, and within two weeks, we got an update . We submitted on the 23rd of October(it took just three days to get baby's passport). I had seen a post here where someone had not included her half siblings in her history and how this might be termed misrepresentation. I then pestered my hubby to add his(I guess this delayed our application because we got two ADRs from it).
On 29th of November, our ADR changed to NA. We were very happy, after all, I had seen timelines showing that NA meant PPR was near. But CIC sent us ADrs. They sent us the first ADR which we answered- then changed to NA. And yet another ADR which we answered and still got changed to NA on the 7th of December. We were no longer sure of NA- ours was different. The different groups I was in were getting PPr, but we didn't. Those whose ADRs had changed to NA same time as mine were getting Ppr. I imagined it coming as a christmas gift...

PPR
I must say that it has been God all the way. He really showed us He wanted us to embark on this journey. Trust me, we would have stopped, lost interest, or never even started; but here we are, soon to be in Canada.
So when we waited for PPR to drop on the 7th December, we sent them a mail directly after two weeks , and they replied that our application was in queue for review...
We then decided to start a novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, a very powerful prayer(Catholics here will understand) and then visit the blessed Sacrament(Our Lord is still in the business of working wonders). On the ninth day of the novena, we got a Ghost update(Crazy right!). Hubby saw it the next morning, the ghost staring at us...lol. Who knew seeing this ghost could bring so much laughter . We waited expectantly throughout that day, waiting for the mail to drop..we talked about it throughout that day. And so by 10:57pm, lying on the bed friday night, we saw the mail. Wow! We screamed...you know the rest. What great joy filled our hearts, so indescribable. This was another big project besides our wedding we had embarked on and it was successful.
We had done our best to submit the right documents but deep down we had this little thoughts and if's especially our proof of funds.
Monday morning 6th of January we submitted our Passports and all to Vfs and it got approved on the 15th and on the 22nd, we received our COPR and passports back. Hmmmm! This journey is not for the faint hearted.

My shout out to Bankyh(You are awesome...), Aramide, Ifeoma, Emeka, Debo, Dubem, Abychick and all July Aor guys. We shall all meet in Canada someday.

REMINDER
Keep your application simple.
Be positive, you will definitely get it.
Pray about it....prayer does so much that we could imagine.

sent a mail to u

mrprolifik:
Taking myself as an example. I live in an EU country as a permanent resident with an indeterminate job contract also. At my visa Interview I was asked what type of residence permit I had , if I had a job and how long the contract is. Was also asked what I went to do in the different countries I had visited based on the travel history I entered in my Ds160 form. At the end I was issued the visa.

Kindly Share Submitted Documents to helps other

congratulations

silversheep:
Hello everyone , I’ve been a silent reader on this platform . I get all my visa processing information/details here on Nairaland. Myself , my husband and my 2 kids submitted our France application last week Wednesday (15th of January) and got delivery of our stamped passport with 3 months visa multiple entry via ups yesterday afternoon . Thanks y’all for doing a wonderful job and taking out time to respond to all enquiries (although I didn’t ask any question as I got all the information I needed reading from the 1st page ).
Timeline for processing was 5 working days .

Book Turkey Airline best for your journey congratulation on your Visa

Tobico:
@Iyiolapo2010@Beverlyhils@Cyberknight..pls can u help me on how to apply4France visa for Tourist just for 6days .already I have Turkey Tourist Visa issued last week Valid for 3month...so how can I connect the journey .I want to say do flight ittenery for Lagos -Paris-Istabul and Istanbul to Lagos...pls Gurus in d house Enlighten me.am self employed

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Og2drake:
Rott puppies selling going for a cheap price 40k WhatsApp 08163470639 for more details

share document submitted to help others thanks

Luxxycool:
Thanks a lot, I did and visa granted.
Service type: Standard
Tier 2 dependant visa
Biometrics: 8th of January
Ready for pickup: 22nd of January
Collection date: 23rd of January

Once again, I really want to appreciate the gurus who take time to reply and sort issues on this forum, you save a lot of innocent guys from being scammed by these so called agents. God bless.

you do other good with this info you share keep it up
make Enjoy your stay in canada

Zambezi2020:
Hello everyone,

Paper submission and Biometrics: 5th December 2019
Linking paper to online account: 10th December 2019
BVL mail: 15th January 2020 (after 5weeks, 6days of submission)
Approval mail/update: 20th January 2020
Passport Dispatch mail: 21st January 2020
Passport receipt at vfs: 21st January 2020
Passport "ready for collection mail: 21st January 2020(after 6 weeks, 5 days of Submission)

Documents submitted:
Documents were submitted with descriptive headings with attachments labelled accordingly.( I learnt this from one post in the first 30 pages of this thread, God bless d poster)
Attachment 1: Purpose of visit
Letter of invite from cousin in Canada plus PR card and Utility Bill
Attachment 2: Proof of work in Nigeria
i)Letter of introduction from workplace showing total emolument and other vital details
ii)Leave Advice
iii)Employment letter
iv) Confirmation Letter
v) Appraisal letter
vi) work ID card copy
Attachment 3: Itinerary
i)Flight Bookings (no payment made)
ii) Hotel bookings (no payment made)
Attachment 4: Sufficient fund proof
i) 7 months payslip
ii) Bank account statements plus cover letter
iii) tax Clearance cert
Attachment 5: ties to Nigeria
i) picture of family members plus parents
ii) apartment rental receipt
iii) utility Bills
iv) car receipt plus insurance, proof of ownership, drivers licence)
Attachment 6: past travels
i) past visas photocopy
ii) past entry/exit stamps
Attachment 7: Intl passport description of new and old passports , I.e. travels on new and old passports
Attachment 8: Others
My CV
My academic certificates
I read all 300+ pages and I learnt that it's better to "over submit" documents than "under submit" hence the CV and certificate inclusion.

Total no of days for Submission and visa approval is 48 days.
I hope this helps someone.

am talking about General things just use the spain own for example

approvedxxx:
wow, really? maybe we could try Spain this time around. but will same tourism fly for spain?

But have heard some people been denied of E.g Italy then went to spain and was given
so why should issue of been denied from another schegen after new application from another schengen

approvedxxx:
Tourism (Information submitted justifying the purpose and condition for the Intended stay not reliable) that was the only reason given. thanks

PLs can you put me YOur PNP process Bro i will be much appreciated

Ope27:
Hello all and Happy New year..
Been away for a while. Finally ITA should fall on me in the next draw as I got a PNP application approved. Glory to God.
Please add me to the AOR group (I hope this is what they are called) for the next draw. I am very confident it will be a speedy processing by God's grace.
Praying for speedy processing once ITA drops and already researching best place to stay around the GTA (to our elders, please help with suggestions).
Thanks in advance.

Gud infor thanks

KingsCrossing:
Hello All,

Last week or two I posted the refusal letter of my friend.
They raised the issues of ''opening balance and unexplained credits''. Like i said before all credits were salary credits.
So, we re-applied after few days and she just collected her VISA today (priority- exactly 5 days).

What I noticed from her application;

1. She stated that her net salary was 750,000 Naira but this is not what was reflecting on her statement and payslips.
2. During her explanation on 'what to during her visit in the UK' she made a comment that she would be visiting a friend who recently moved to the UK from Naija.
3. She uploaded 7 month's payslip (which should be okay)

What we did differently:
1. We had to clearly and concisely explained why the variations on salary credits (she receives way above the 750,000 due to site inspection bonus, weekend bonus etc). Did a tabular representation linking each months salary credits to the appropriate payslips)
2. She highlighted that she is submitting the whole of 2019 payslips plus bonus evidence received to explain the 'opening balance - which she submitted. She also did mention the fact that she has been employed since few years ago so should have an opening credit .
3. During reapplication, she removed the part that 'she would be visiting a friend who...…...''
4. We closed all concerns raised with clear evidence.

Somethings i could deduce from this process are as follows:
1. ECO's don't have time to figure out what you meant - it has to be clear and straightforward.
2. You have to carefully complete you visa application form and ensure everything tallies (ur evidence)
3. If you think that you need to further explain anything - do a summary on the added info section of the application form referencing a detailed explanation on your cover letter.

Don't rush, look at it again and ask yourself questions as if you are the ECO.

u welcome

bobo9ice:
Thank you very much!

wowo congrat

bobo9ice:
Hello everyone, good morning from New Jersey, the Lord is Gracious and Kind.
Got in yesterday thru Newark, New Jersey by Emirate...
Everything went seemless... Passport stamped with no restriction.
Security check was minimal... Though a thorough one was done at Athens Greece...
And I met someone who offered me a free accommodation I'm New Jersey City... till I go to Minneapolis .
Thank you all!

is this ur first application
q

goldosa:
PLEASE GUYS, IF YOUR APPLICATION IS DISPATCHED SO EARLY WITHIN 6-7 DAYS IS THAT A GOOD SIGN AT ALL?