₦airaland Forum

lindasweden:
Congratulations 🎈🍾🎉🎊. We are still waiting for decision. Good to know that you were not invited for interview, only for biometrics. In summary, your application took roughly one month. Congratulations 👍

Goodluck70000:
Cashmadan thank you and other gurus


If I sponsor my wife and children with my bank account and other documents ,after they have been approved,if I later apply alone for holiday visit, I hope they will not refused me simply because I sponsor my family before.

mrbourdillon:
Are you a first time applicant ?
What city are you applying from ?

As of last month TLS Abuja is no longer accepting appointments for Nigerians, all Nigerian applicants must apply through Lagos.

Goodluck70000:
@ mojohmy I congratulate you for ur courage because you never give up



Please how much is ur monthly income and living expenses?

2) How many pounds did you write as the amount you want to spend and is how many days?

JaySterling:
how many months did you spend there?

JaySterling:
Hello Fam,

I have an existing US tourist visa (B1/B2) expiring in 2027 It is a 5 years validity visa and was gotten in 2022, long before the Trump ban

Since 19 African countries have been banned now

Can we still travel to the USA ?

MsAnonymous:
Pls can those with valid B1/B2 US visa still travel without issues?

bukolo:
Good evening.

This question is to everyone that has information about this.

Is Egypt Airline, a good option to Canada? They seems to be the cheapest so far.

Please share your experience

Thank you.

Dottune:
I got an appointment in August and that's probably because I was classified as a frequent traveler.
The trick one of my colleagues used in the past as a first time traveller was to check in the midnight, sometimes people reschedule from their earlier date to a later date, so that makes some earlier slots available.

Dottune:
I was, you just have to keep trying until it is successful. The only time I was able to successfully book was in the midnight.

ifax:
😱

olowomanifest:
Hi, please what email address did you send your complaints to telling them to acknowledge their mistake?
Thank you

BruceXavier:
Congratulations, this is a huge win. The implication of this win is far reaching than you think. Future events will reveal what I mean

Did you submit the PAP yourself or did you hire legal representation?

Debbieeeeeee:
Glad you got it! Congratulations on this feat, it was a long ride.

America001:
Congratulations. One thing in life is that we learn every day and two good heads are always better than one till thy kingdom come. One thing I learnt from this your case is that complaints to the home office seems to bring results faster.
I initiated a PAP for my MIL effective March 18th and she just got her visa and passport back. Cheers buddy!!!

sdee2k3:
This gladden my heart.

Congratulations.

readonenaire:
Kindly help with insight @giselle237 and Cashmadam.

I applied for visit visa, ECO singled out my employers account balance and erroneously claim it was low by assuming the account was a Naira account, when it was clearly stated on face of the statement that the account is domiciled in USD(this was stated in my LOE). My own balance is actually more than 1k USD, i only added employer’s account as this is a work sponsored trip.

My immigration history, i just returned from the US last month and going back next month, facts which were submitted, I have 10yr canadian visa, i have sent email to home office, but my concern is the generic email response i got from UKVI for the paid mail, but i really want to correct this error as this is my second refusal, i had first refusal last year b4 US, Canada and Schengen Visa. So i am not about to just let this slide, i want to understand the PAP process please.

tyrant25:
Hello, please let me know when you get a response from then. I sent an email to their complaints team since the 12th of May, I have not gotten a reply.

giselle237:
It appears to me that your primary motivation was to obtain a UK visa, especially since you have recently secured visas for the US, Canada. Emphasis on the recently because these ECOs act one way. - No, its not the "motivation"

If you haven’t used these other visas, and now you are applying for the UK visa in hopes that your recent visa history will overshadow your previous UK refusal— then I see what was on the ECOs mind. - I have used all visas that i have, inclusive of aforementioned.

We have to differentiate between “visa history” and “immigration history.” Without travelling on a visa, you’ll lack an immigration history, which is a key factor that ECOs consider in this 2025. - I have both

They look for evidence of travel and experience within 1st world countries first, essentially that you travelled, saw the level of good standard of living in these countries but still denied the urge and you return to your home country without overstaying your visa. When you do this, then you have shown a good imm history and can be very trusted. - Oh well

Very importantly you only just returned from the US last month as a first-time traveler, visa was obtained very recently, the urgency of another trip to the UK for a conference seems suspicious to the ECO. - Not a first time traveler

How many similar conferences have you attended overseas? - ...was not attending a conference

They may think— what kind of employee is securing all these travels within short time span and with a recent UK refusal already on your profile it flagged eyebrows with them when you reapplied. - An employee that has genuine professional reason to do so, also, refusal was a year ago

Has this employee taken time to work since they just returned from a trip and now they are going again? Hmm? How come? - My Travels did not stop work, was still writing briefs all the way lol.

With the above reasons- the ECO made a hasty decision without thoroughly reviewing your documents. All his or her eyes were seeing— deny, deny then deny. - I agree

If attending the conference is essential, I suggest you reapply & point out to them this erroneous mistake. Make sure to complain on how unfair it is to pay such ‘expensive’ fees and not receive appropriate service. - Not a conference, thank you so much

Your documents were not looked at etc.. write your points very convincingly and confidently. Ah lol i don't think the assessor of these visa applications are that bright

If not, it may be wise to wait out the complaint process which you have already started. i think i would do that indeed

Whatever process you follow in the end you would be entitled to the visa based on this technicality.- I sure hope so, thank you so much for your time.

Debbieeeeeee:
You’ll pick your passport up and when they’re ready for you they’ll give you instructions on how to submit
the passport

America001:
How can I buy a bottle of beer to show how much you spoke my mind here. I can’t agree any more. A PAP or complaint would definitely scale through, it’s just that the event in July would surely be missed because it would take something in the region of 3 months or so for the review to come through with passport back and all of that. I’m currently in the process of something similar for my MIL and I know how long it’s been.

Milito:
This is a fatal error on the part of the ECO. Eventhough a complaint or PAP will definitely scale through, the process may be time-consuming and may make you miss the event looking at the July date you applied for the visa against. Therefore, I'd suggest you re-apply instead and highlight the currency issue in the fresh application. Most especially in the column provided for extra comments on the form itself. I don't think its all ECOs that read the attached letter of explanation.

giselle237:
Not a paid email
Send to the complaints email.
Draft your letter properly and send it

davodyguy:
Your employer has $300,000plus balance with Optimus Bank?

readonenaire:
Alert!
Application date: 26th January 2025
Biometric done: 28th January 2025
BVL: 10th February 2025
Tracker updated with visa number: 11th February 2025
PPR: 12th February, 2025 at 8:21PM

Will submit today.

Thanks to everyone here that have shared their experience, it was the calm needed to bear the wait because… 😁

Goodluck to Everyone Waiting

P.S My Passport Expires, Jan, 2034, so i was given till Dec 31, 2033

Also i had a 5 year valid US Visa (that i have never used) before applying, i am a first time applicant.