bigtt76:
Congratulations and wish you the best vacation ever! Good thing they forward dated it too.

Thank you Madam.

Am very grateful!

davodyguy:

That's great

My cousin is having her wedding in April, which is why we applied, but she had to postpone till summer

Ok

You will still travel na.

davodyguy:

You're extremely Lucky

Have you shared your experience for others to learn?

It is always good to share on the platform and not via private mails so thousands others can read and learn

Thank you Sir

First time 6months UK visit visa applicant with self service

Application was to go preparatory course in April 2020 and exam in May 2020 all in UK.

Materials uploaded online :
1.7 months payslip and account statement (opening of 20k closing of 1.4M)
2.Letter of introduction to British Deputy High Commissioner office for both the preparatory course and the exam
3.Visa support letters from the exam body in UK
4.House rent transfer receipt and nepa bill
5.Letter from my pension manager and stockbroker
6.Spouce visa support letter
7. Family pictures, children school fees receipts and their results
8. Land documents and car documents
9. Flight reservations for both travels (April and May 2020)....though they already expired
10. Hostel accommodation in UK (free cancellation policy) for both travels in April and May....still current until yesterday I cancelled them since I was travelling again due to Coronavirus
11. Cover letter stating my traveling in April for the preparatory course , coming back, then travelling again in May for the exam. ...because both were 42 days apart and my office cannot great me to stay in uk that long since am not in annual leave.

Finances :
Salary 468k,
disposable income 400k.....spent 68k for family upkeep while wife (lecturer) contributes 30k from her salary. ...she also stated it in her letter & also to happily stay with the children while I travel

Total cost of travelling in April . ..360k.....3 days

Total cost of travelling in May....400k........4 days

I told ECO that both cost of travels was 760k which is still below my 2 months disposable income of N800k and I still have a balance of about N600k after all the travels. Also my investments, pension and land documents.

My home ties...

Family
Work
Investment
Land




Timeline :
My application was submitted online on 3rd March 2020 in ikeja TLS centre ( i wanted to do priority appointment of about N145k because it was closed to my traveling date. ....but on further advise, I chose standard appointment of about 45k...with hope of getting the visa exactly in 3weeks time, so that I can travel on 2nd April 2020.

Biometrics on 4th March 2020

Passport picked on 25th March 2020...exactly 3 weeks after biometrics with 6 months visa application granted starting from June to December 2020

My travel dates were April 2020 and May 2020

Due to Coronavirus pandemic. ...my preparatory course and exam was shifted by the exam body to possibly September 2020

I was seriously worried because it will affect my travel if I get visa with validity from March 2020.

I sent mail to uk visa office 2 weeks ago that my purpose of visa application has been shifted to possibly September 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic , that i will if I will be given the visa, It should start by August 2020, because given me visa from March 2020 may be expired before I travel and this may make me apply for another visa again.
After 48hours, I got response from UK visa office that there is nothing they can do about it.
I left everything to God in prayers.

I got my passport today exactly 3 weeks after biometrics with 6 months visa application granted starting from June to December 2020.....meaning I will still do all my intended travels after the Coronavirus pandemic is curtailed.

Maybe God touched the ECO heart to re-adjust the visa validity dates.

Thank you all again.

giselle237:

Congratulations! This timeline would suit your prep class and exams! God bless u too!

Yes Sir

Na Miracle working God do am for me ooo

giselle237:

Amen ! You are welcome

Thank you Sir

davodyguy:

Congrats to you

Have you traveled before?

No Sir. ...except short trip to Ghana

davodyguy:


Thanks bro.

I was about to criticize people on this thread that they don't support with information, until I saw your response

I told her to leave her house in Surulere and go to Etiebet's place in Ikeja. She got there around 1;30pm and she was issued 6 months VISA to expire in October, 2020

Thank God.

Am just leaving TLS Ikeja office.

To God be the Glory

To Sir Gisselle :

Thank you very much Sir.

You will never lack anything in your life. 

The goodness of God shall be upon you and your family. 

Divine health is your permanent portion.

You have safe several lives tirelessly. 

Thanks so much for your wonderful guidance towards this visa application. 

As a novice, you tutored me diligently in this forum and privately without ANY REWARD. 

GOD ALMIGHTY SHALL CONTINUALLY BLESS THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS.

I JUST LACK WORDS TO THANK YOU.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU .

AMEN.

davodyguy:
Hello guys.

Just got a mail that my mum should go to the application centre to pick up her document.

She cant make it to Ikeja Centre today and not sure if the lock down would affect the VAC

can anyone confirm?

Thanks

I was told that they are closing by end of work today.

You can still enquire from them

All the best

TO GOD BE THE GLORY

I got mail from TLS Ikeja this afternoon to go and pick my passport

I picked up the passport with 6 months visa Granted (June to December 2020)

FIRST TIME APPLICANT WITH SELF SERVICE.

INFORMATION IN THIS FORUM IS SO GOOD.

Am so grateful to all the ogas in this forum especially to:
Gisselle
Bigtt76
Ashirioluwa
Other ogas

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

AMEN.

Slowandgood:
Good day Sirs and Mas


Am waiting for decision on my 6months UK visit visa application to attend Preparatory Course in April 2020 and to write exam in May 2020

The exam body HAS JUST postponed the preparatory course and exam date to possibly Septemberor October 2020 due to the COVID-19 VIRUS spread.

Since am expecting decision from the ECO for my UK visa decision on or before March 24th,.....

How can I communicate to the ECO, British Embassy  so as to review my travel date and validity of my visa to know move from possibly April 2020 to September 2020 when the preparatory course has been shifted before the final decision on my visa comes out?

My passport is still with TLS office, ikeja

Am really worried and confused now.

Thanks for your guidance.

Please ogas, am still waiting for your kind responses to my problem or enquiries quoted above.

Thanks again.

Good day Sirs and Mas


Am waiting for decision on my 6months UK visit visa application to attend Preparatory Course in April 2020 and to write exam in May 2020

The exam body HAS JUST postponed the preparatory course and exam date to possibly Septemberor October 2020 due to the COVID-19 VIRUS spread.

Since am expecting decision from the ECO for my UK visa decision on or before March 24th,.....

How can I communicate to the ECO, British Embassy  so as to review my travel date and validity of my visa to know move from possibly April 2020 to September 2020 when the preparatory course has been shifted before the final decision on my visa comes out?

My passport is still with TLS office, ikeja

Am really worried and confused now.

Thanks for your guidance.

@giselle237.....good morning Sir

I sent a a PM

Thanks

bigtt76:
Oh wao!

If each travel will cost 360K then it means your budget will be 720K which will be a bit higher than your total disposable for 2 months, you might want to adjust it to cover not more than 2 months though I doubt it will be an issue since you're not going for vacation/leisure but just to be on the safe side.

Ensure you state your itinerary backed by both letters for prep course and actual exam. All the best.

Thanks always.

Am grateful.

bigtt76:
It all depends on what is written in the support letter issued you by the exam body - did they mention anything about the prep course and the exam itself? If yes then, you need to mention that in your application. Also, will you be staying behind in the UK after the prep course and wait for the exam date? I assume yes because of the cost, so ensure you calculate the number of days you intend staying in the UK correctly.

State clearly the reason for the visit under Additional information and in your cover letter, elaborate more on this. BTW, is the prep course part of the exam body's offerings? Or it's a different arrangement? If it's a different arrangement, you might have to prove it's a genuine course and offered by a licensed institution.

Thank you Madam.

The preparatory course visa support letter and the actual exam visa support letter will be issued separately by the same college exam body...different sections of the same college will issue their visa support letters.

The preparatory course is part of the college exam body offering for this coming May 2020 exam.....the preparatory course usually holds 30-40days before the actual exam.

I have already booked for both the preparatory course and the exam with the college exam body.

I will travel for preparatory course April 2020 (3 days in UK), then come back to naija.

Then go back to UK for the exam on May 2020 (3 days in UK) ,then back to naija too.

The total cost of each travel is now N360k.

My office will not grant my stay in UK from April to May (about 42days at once) when am not on annual leave.

Thanks for your contributions always

bigtt76:
Best you state your intentions clearly in your application. Some embassy would issue you a visa for a trip scheduled for May in February but place a validity start date in May based on your itinerary submitted meaning you can't use the visa until the date you proposed (or later) as your travel date not earlier. Better you tell them you intend going for the prep course prior to the exam itself. It's all about building trust.

On the non-salary account, I would advise not to mention it if you cannot adequately explain the source of fund to that account.

Ensure you don't divulge any information more than required to avoid questions which you might (not have or) understand to give straight forward answers

Thank you so much.

So which one should I use for the primary reason for the visa application itself -the prep course other the exam itself. This is because I noticed in the visa application form, it is only one main reason for the visa application that you can select and maintain throughout the application.

Also if I use the exam date as the main reason for the visa application, will it be under Additional information that I will state that I will be going for the prep course in April 2020 or in the cover letter I will write.

I want a clean visa application to prevent future denial in my subsequent visa applications.

Thank you for the guidance. Am really grateful.

bigtt76:
Like I said earlier, what you have is good enough but just to make it look more feasible, you increase your contribution to say 100k which leaves you with a disposable income of 350k. With this, your budget is still within the acceptable range (not more than two months disposable income).

Ok Thanks.

I actually spend about 100k for family upkeep from my other non salary account, but just for the visa application I chose that amount from my salary account.


Also for more clarification, I may actually go for preparatory course for the exam in April 3rd 2020, but am not using it to apply for the visa. I hope if am giving the visa for the exam, I can also travel for both the preparatory course on 3rd April 2020 (though the preparatory course is not compulsory ) and then travel for the exam on 16th May 2020.

NB: The funds for both travels are actually in my non salary account (it is in my family upkeep account ), but am just using the salary account for the visa application.

What is your advise please.

Thanks

bigtt76:
Looks good but your disposable income might look suspicious as in the running cost of your family (family of 5) is virtually in the hands of your wife it seems which the ECO might find difficult to believe but that is my own assumption.

By and large, your application looks good but ensure you keep to your return date else you might be judged in future as not trust worthy.

Thanks. ...but what do you think and suggest I should put as my disposable income ...am ready and willing to modify it to avoid stories from the ECO.

Thanks again

Update on my visa application.
Please guide me if there is anywhere to amend in my visa application for my exam in UK(First time UK visa applicant 6 months visa application )

1.Married with 3 children (oldest child is 6 years old)
2.Salary is N450k with a monthly expenses of N50k (wife support with her salary as a lecturer in Federal University) making my disposable income of N400k)
3. Saving in my salary account is N950k for 5 months available for this travel (i withdraw occasionally from my salary account for investment )
4. Savings in my investment (including my pension account and stockbroker account) about N7million
5. Travel date (16tth May 2020 , exam is 18-19th May 2020 and to come back to naija 20th May 2020 making a total of 4 days in UK)

6. Proposed expenses for the travel
Flight=N272k with KLM airline
Accommodation (hostel)=N45k free cancellation &10mins walk to the exam venue
Feeding =N40k
Transportation =N20k
Miscellaneous = N20k
Total expenses= N397k

7. Documents to submit
-marriage certificate, family pictures, wife staff ID card (with her last payment slip) , children birth certificates
-5months payslips (september to January ), salary account bank statement,
-statement of accounts from my pension and stockbroker investment account
-utility bills and last house rent receipt
-letter of introduction from my office , promotion letters
-visa support letter from the exam body in UK
- flight schedule including the amount for the flight
-evidence of hostel accommodation booking for 4 nights from booking.com
-cover letter to explain some promotion areas and new minimum wage payment in my salary account

NB:
-No relation in UK
-Never travelled oustside the country apart from going to Ghana for Profesional exam 2017
-I would like to apply for the visa this coming week

Please kindly guide me in this visa application as I will like to apply myself and upload all the supporting documents

Thanks you so much for your kind responses

Ashirioluwa:

You can apply for visa 90 days before your travel date. You can do your hotel /hostel accommodation through
booking.com

Thank you so much

ijeshaoflondon:


Well... He is doing well... have once been like him in the past.. soldier go ,soldier come? Thats what happens here ... Enjoy him while he is available.

Thank you Sir

ijeshaoflondon:



Giselle237... when will u give me out of the consultation fee nah... see another person just DM you now... Dont chop alone nah.

Oga ijeshaoflondon....Giselle237.is a generous giver without any benefit.


Hope all Nigerians will be like him/her.

Am so grateful how Giselle237 help people freely withoutbenefits

Hope to be guiding other applicants from my own little experience am gathering here so far

@giselle237, thanks for accepting my DM, I have replied you.

Please check your PM.

Thanks so much .

giselle237:
All visitor visas I think have been grouped into Standard visitor visa.. furthermore more in your application form you can then state your reasons to be to take an exam. The umbrella is however ‘Standard Visitor Visa’

Thank you very much.

My travel day is April 3rd 2020, when is the best time to apply for the visa?

Which airlines have good flight fate and is booking.com good in getting a fair 1 room accommodation?

Thanks for your guidance. ...I want to do all the visa application myself because agents may mislead me , making me to miss my exam

I may be asking you and other ogas here more questions here; please tolerate my questions

Thanks

Please I will be going to UK for exam, what type of visa should I apply for.....I work with a federal government agency.
Thanks

Am a first time UK visa applicant with a Virgin passport apart from my visit to Ghana, no other travels so far.
Cc:
Justwise
Giselle237
Others

Thanks