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TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 2:51pm On May 25, 2019
@ justwise and other gurus in the house,Good day To you ,please I have some huge deposits in my personal account that I will be unable To explain,please can I use only my coperate account along with a reference letter stating I’m the sole signatory to the account for a tourist visa and please has anyone been able to submit document using self service thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m):
@ justwise and other gurus in the house,Good day To you ,please I have some huge deposits in my personal account that I will be unable To explain,please can I use only my coperate account along with a reference letter stating I’m the sole signatory to the account for a tourist visa and please has anyone been able to submit document using self service thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 3:20pm On May 23, 2019
chukyrooy:
Thanks everybody for your help.

Submitted at Abuja on 14th of May, visa picked up 21st of May. (priority)

5 years granted. I'm glad they accepted my company account for a personal trip. I was really scared.
Congratulation,please did you submit both company and personal account statement ?
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 8:21pm On May 21, 2019
justwise:
You can but the cost of the trip shouldn't be coming from it
Wow,I plan using my enterprise account cus that’s were my money is,I only make Transfer from my cooperate account to my personal account cus I do not have atm on my coperate acount for domestic use,which means I’m in a deep problem.pls advise
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 8:34pm On May 14, 2019
kaakaa:
Cancel your application and start all over again. You will be refunded in a months time..... so you will pay for visa and appointment again...
Thanks bruv
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 8:17pm On May 14, 2019
Hi guys,please i discovered that I made a mistake on my application form,I have been refused visa in uk 2009 and I made a mistake that I have not been refused,I have already paid for visa fee and gotten submission date,please what do I do now...thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 7:59pm On Apr 27, 2019
Thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m):
Please guys,I have unsused expired South Africa visa on my passport,will it affect my uk application ?
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 5:30pm On Apr 03, 2019
Cutiestalex:
Yes you can.
Tnx cutie
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 4:26pm On Apr 03, 2019
Good evening guys,please can I use traditional marriage certificate from local government to apply for uk visa ?
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 10:47pm On Mar 27, 2019
[quote author=oluayebenz post=77046939]You are 100% wrong Sir[/quot

Please I need advice on what to do sir
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 10:30pm On Mar 27, 2019
I guess the best bet is to stick on my business alone and ignore that I work with the government ?


justwise:
I will be surprised if you are given a visa on that salary as a married man with kids.

You are a potential immigrant because the chances of you coming back if given a visa is slim.
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 10:29pm On Mar 27, 2019
I guess the best bet is to stick on my business alone and ignore that I work with the government ?
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 10:08pm On Mar 27, 2019
justwise:
1.What is your purpose of visiting the UK

2. Why are you paying tax to ogun state government rather than Benin city where your company is registered?
Thanks for writing back sir,I want to go visit a cousin and he is a British citizen,I paid the tax in Ogun State because I can afford 3 years tax ,compare to the amount Benin is requesting I pay and I have a letter from the Ogun State tax office that I have moved my business to Ogun....that is part of my fear now,cus I wanted to use my government work as home tile,but it’s In Benin.please I don’t want to fail,I need all the advices I can get thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 9:18pm On Mar 27, 2019
Hailings bruv.thanks a million
@justwise please I would like you to go through my initial comment and advise please,I took your advice a year ago and I have worked on myself as advised thanks


eduson33:
@SHANGA justwise says this is wrong.
please ask him for proper information.
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 2:25pm On Mar 27, 2019
Thanks sir,please i'm a learner and that's why i need advice ,I do not pay myself salary,you meant i should pay myself salary every month?

eduson33:
As a business owner, you need to put yourself on salary. *correct me if i'm wrong*
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 2:19pm On Mar 27, 2019
@ OmoBendel24, abeg no kill me with laugh. I have a wife and a baby here and we’re expecting another in few month time and I was able to raise millions from my side hustling here in Nigeria, well I must be sincere the aim is to get the visa first.

OmoBendel24:
Simple question; what on earth would bring you back to Nigeria if issued this visa?
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 2:09pm On Mar 27, 2019
Thanks for your advice @eduson
I have not over stay when i applied for the student visa in 2009 and I thought I do not need to pay myself a salary as sole business owner, I know the government salary is very poor, but I’m thinking it will help my application, but I can stick as a business owner only if the salary I earn with the government will complicate it


eduson33:
I will advice to the best of my knowledge. I hope Justwise addresses this too.

I will be stating Positives and Negatives.

Negative
1. Acquiring a new passport doesn't overwrite the fact that you've previously overstayed in a country and as far as I know, you need to mention this in your application to avoid ban(I hear say if you lie, you get ban)
2. The stated salary is very poor( if that's the pay slip you'd be presenting)
3. Did you lie about your overstay or old passport when you applied for the student visa?

POSITIVES
1.If you can provide your company licence +
2. If you can provide tax papers and proof of day to day transactions +
3. If you can provide a company account statement+
4. Provide a bank statement which states how much you pay yourself monthly from the company (Should be better money)
5. Provide strong invitation letter( there should be a strong reason why you need to visit UK other than Holiday) (if you have anyone who works in public sector .EG a doctor,lawyer,police,military, or a clergy) or you can find a conference that's related to what your company does or get a strong invite for a business meeting.
6. Your salary certificate should state how much you earn, reason for travelling and when you joined the company
7.Add other things that can solidify your ties with Naija.

please add more.
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 11:34am On Mar 27, 2019
Hi Gurus in the house. Thanks for the advice giving to me the last time I asked some questions, I have to work on myself and now I think I am ready to apply for a UK visa now, Previously on my old passport I have over stayed my south Africa visa and I registered my company(Enterprise)and I have been building my account and paying tax to ogun state government, but my firm was registered in Benin city, I decided to pay the tax in Ogun state because I could not afford to pay the required tax in Benin ,because it was too high, and i registered this firm 2016 and pay the tax and registered this company for the purpose of traveling to Europe with ease, and I spent 9 months in Kenya in 2017.
I was advice on this forum that I will be refused visa cus of my over stay south Africa and also spending so much time in Kenya when I have a firm here in Nigeria, I have to let my old passport expire and I have renewed it…All the while I was in South Africa and Kenya, I was on study leave
I’m work with a federal government organization in Benin and I’m a junior staff that earn less than 40k per month and I have been working with the government for 9 years now, I have resume duty for a year now and I have pay slips and my salary is reflecting on my salary account .I’m married with a 2 years old and my firm has up to 5 million naira as of today and I make use of my salary immediately it comes in.

My problem now is that how will I be able to convince the C.O that I own a company in Ogun state and work in Benin City
There is a column in the form that asked about previous passport, I do not want to submit my old passport with my application because of the over stay stamp and visa
Can I take photocopies of the Kenya visa along; I did not over stay in Kenya because my visa was extended for the 9 months duration
And less I forget, I was refused a student visa in February 2009 and I also appealed and lost.

Please guys I really need to succeed this time and please I need all the advice I can get please and if I stand a chance to get a tourist visa if I apply, Thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 7:01am On Oct 23, 2017
Solatium:
How do you intend to explain your absence from your home country for 18 months as a business owner?

who had been running the business in your absence?

what have you been doing in those places for those periods and what type of visas were you on during those stay?

These are the Questions you WILL HAVE TO ANSWER except you are not planning to use/attach that passport that carries those travel history/immigration stamps
@ Solatium and co,
Thanks for taking your time to read and reply my post.
I registered my firm April 2016 and i have been in Nigeria since i registered the firm till April 2017 and i traveled to Kenya same April 2017, more so i will be going back to Nigeria this December,
I plan to apply for UK visa March next year; I traveled to Kenya on a visit visa.
I don't really know what to write on the form about the person running my business in my Absence,
I'm really confuse right now and please i need all the help to make my visa application make some sense to the ECO,
And please I registered this firm just to have home ties and nothing more, but I’m going to pay for company and personal tax before applying
Please i will be very grateful if you guys can advise me on reasonable answers those Questions raised by @ Solatium
Thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 6:59am On Oct 23, 2017
Solatium:
How do you intend to explain your absence from your home country for 18 months as a business owner?

who had been running the business in your absence?

what have you been doing in those places for those periods and what type of visas were you on during those stay?

These are the Questions you WILL HAVE TO ANSWER except you are not planning to use/attach that passport that carries those travel history/immigration stamps
@ Solatium and co,
Thanks for taking your time to read and reply my post.
I registered my firm April 2016 and i have been in Nigeria since i registered the firm till April 2017 and i traveled to Kenya same April 2017, more so i will be going back to Nigeria this December,
I plan to apply for UK visa March next year; I traveled to Kenya on a visit visa.
I don't really know what to write on the form about the person running my business in my Absence,
I'm really confuse right now and please i need all the help to make my visa application make some sense to the ECO,
And please I registered this firm just to have home ties and nothing more, but I’m going to pay for company and personal tax before applying
Please i will be very grateful if you guys can advise me on reasonable answers those Questions raised by @ Solatium
Thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 6:58am On Oct 23, 2017
Solatium:
How do you intend to explain your absence from your home country for 18 months as a business owner?

who had been running the business in your absence?

what have you been doing in those places for those periods and what type of visas were you on during those stay?

These are the Questions you WILL HAVE TO ANSWER except you are not planning to use/attach that passport that carries those travel history/immigration stamps
Thanks for taking your time to read and reply my post.
I registered my firm April 2016 and i have been in Nigeria since i registered the firm till April 2017 and i traveled to Kenya same April 2017, more so i will be going back to Nigeria this December,
I plan to apply for UK visa March next year; I traveled to Kenya on a visit visa.
I don't really know what to write on the form about the person running my business in my Absence,
I'm really confuse right now and please i need all the help to make my visa application make some sense to the ECO,
And please I registered this firm just to have home ties and nothing more, but I’m going to pay for company and personal tax before applying
Please i will be very grateful if you guys can advise me on reasonable answers those Questions raised by @ Solatium
Thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 6:14pm On Oct 14, 2017
@Justwise.

Thank you for the quick response, I really appreciate
I thought it is a must I pay myself salary as a company owner, but I now understand I don’t need to do that as a sole owner of the business
Please I have some few questions.
Can I apply for visiting visa with my business account and support it with my savings account?
And if yes, will I need document like letter of introduction and other document involving my business?
Please advise on document I will need in my case or refer to the page you guys have discuss about this issues, so I will not bother you guys much.
Thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 3:48pm On Oct 14, 2017
justwise:
Present a verifiable source of that money in your business account and present the money in your savings account as profit and not self paid salary
@Justwise. Thank you for the quick response, I really appreciate
I thought it is a must I pay myself salary as a company owner, but I now understand I don’t need to do that as a sole owner of the business
Please I have some few questions.
Can I apply for visiting visa with my business account and support it with my savings account?
And if yes, will I need document like letter of introduction and other document involving my business?
Please advise on document I will need in my case or refer to the page you guys have discuss about this issues, so I will not bother you guys much.
Thanks
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 2:52pm On Oct 14, 2017
justwise:
That section in bold will be a problem, it's important that you support any money in your account with a source of that money.

Another thing is this issue of paying yourself a salary, it makes no sense in one-man business because all the profits are yours and you can not honestly pay yourself a fair salary
@Justwise. Thank you for the quick response, I really appreciate
What do you advice I do right now?
TravelRe: General UK Visa Enquiries - Part 3 by shanga(m): 1:58pm On Oct 14, 2017
Good day everyone in the house
I have been reading comment on the platform and gaining experience despite I am not ready to visit the UK.
But I plan to visit the UK this February and my cousin’s wife is going to send me the invitation, because my brother do not have British passport but has work permit in the UK for 4 years now.
I registered a car and spare parts business Nig.Ent 2 years ago and I have been running the account ever since I registered it. I currently have 5 million naira in my business account.
Also, I have been paying myself 220 thousand naira for two months now and I want to continue doing that for the next 4 months before I apply.

I am doing this because I want to apply with my saving account and I don’t want to get my business involved, I feel like involving my business will make me spend more like tax clearance ad require other document I cannot provide, I have not paid for tax since I registered the firm, I registered this firm solely because it will be easy for me to apply for business or visit visa, the firms it’s not functional.

Please my main concern right now is that, in the past three years I have spent just one year and six months in Nigeria, I spend 9 months in south Africa and I am currently in Kenya, I will be in Nigeria this December and I intent to stay back in Nigeria till I have six months’ salary in my savings before I apply.

Please I need expert advice from the Gurus in the house to please advise me on the best step to take to enable my visa be granted.
Thanks a million as I await your advice. God bless you guys for your help.
PoliticsRe: Picture Of Governor Oshiomho In Voting Queue by shanga(m): 9:56am On Apr 11, 2011
Nonsense because you lost your Grandmother during the doctor’s strike in Benin does not make him a bad person.onces again tells us the main reason why you hate the best governor in Nigeria. I was employed last 6 months into the civil service and we are expecting our maximum wedge this month, which he has agreed to pay.
If e no pay you well after Till Day Break go talk am for romance section okay……
@bluetooth u get sense make we bone the ashaw make she day fool herself.
PoliticsRe: Picture Of Governor Oshiomho In Voting Queue by shanga(m): 9:16am On Apr 11, 2011
Just tell us the truth. He did not pay well after TDB.Osho for president.
PoliticsRe: Picture Of Governor Oshiomho In Voting Queue by shanga(m): 9:06am On Apr 11, 2011
We day happy the way things are be for Edo state, I no believed say I go ever witness such change in Edo state. God bless you osho and we are waiting to vote you again.
@190 why you hate our hero like this na becos e penis him scatter your yansh,u think say e go give you contract. Wake up dear.
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thank u
PoliticsEdo State Will Be The 3rd Best State In Nigeria Come 2013 by shanga(op): 11:30am On Apr 21, 2010
With the infrastructural work that is going on now in Edo state, will make Edo state the 3rd most beautiful sate in Nigeria before the end of his tenure. cutesy Adam oshiomole.

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