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justwise:
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Can you provide any official link to back that up?

I just told you it happened to me .. when i applied for a visa for my wife and daughter...... what link do you need... my VISA PAGE? Dont get my answer wrong... what i am saying is this.... The Baby does not need a visa at that point in time.... if she has the money she can proceed to pay but i can tell you ... it is waste of money because the child can apply for british citizen when both parent are settled... so what matters is the husband... and if you feel like reading... then i will give u this link .. enjoy

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/504905/SET_F__Version_03-16.pdf

here is the guidance to the form above
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/483729/MN1_Guide_December_2015.pdf

british-citizenship/citizenship-faqs-common-questions-read-before-posting-t95747.html


Section 1(3) applications - children born in the United Kingdom to parents who are now settled in the United Kingdom
If the child's parent has become settled in the United Kingdom or becomes a British citizen, the child will have an entitlement to register as a British citizen. This registration would be under section 1(3) of the British Nationality Act 1981.

justwise:
That is not entirely true, the financial requirement changes when a child is involved. The financial requirement is for family maintenance.

Well.... I did my researches before i posted that.... and i can tell you i was in the situation once.... if the child was in nigeria... it is a different case entirely .. but the baby is in uk.... More also, It is about her husband now not the baby ... so it is entirely true she needs to show 18600...

mimimonroe:
Hello Every one,
I hope I can get some help here.
I've married for less than a year and I am due for my ILR in October, as soon as I get it I want to file for my husband to join me.
My concerns:
1, Do they offer premium (same day application) services in Nigeria?
2, I am preggers and would have my baby before then. Do I have to show earning of £18,600 or £22,400 even though my baby would be in the UK?

Thank you

There is no same day application in Nigeria...but there is priority which means it will be about 2 weeks or less.
As for your other question, As the child is already in UK, it doesn't change the financial requirement regardless of nationality. No, still £18,600, as the child doesn't need a visa..... Hope that helps!!!

It will come as a terrible shock, after all the efforts and preparations you have gone through and all the waiting, to find your application for a visa has been turned down. Now is the time for a cool head and rational mind, as you have some big decisions to make about your future prospect.

First read and re-read the content of the rejection letter. By law they have to give specific ground or grounds for rejection. While the language can be technical and convoluted, it should spell out the exact reason(s) why you have failed to meet the requirement.
If there is a simple error of facts, such as claiming you haven't sent in a particular document when you have, you can try complaining first. Your comment will be passed to the relevant visa office and they may then decide to issue your visa. See

https://www.gov.uk/government/organi...ints-procedure

Secondly find out whether you've been given the right of appeal. Not all types of visa come with the automatic right of appeal, though you may be given administrative review - to ensure that proper procedures have been followed. You only have 28 days to lodge your appeal, so don't dither. You have to pay a fee of £80 for paper consideration or £140 for tribunal hearing. Most opt for paper only. You need to address every reason they have given for refusing, and show they have been wrong in rejecting, or supply additional documents - available at the time of original application but somehow got left out. They only want copies, not originals for the appeal.

Thirdly, every appeal process first goes through review by Entry Clearance Manager (ECM), who will look at your application afresh and see if any errors have been made when processing it or they have misinterpreted your situation. If they then decide to overturn the decision, you will be told about it and asked to submit your passport for visa or vignette to be affixed. If the decision isn't overturned, your case goes to the First-Tier Tribunal. As there is a big backlog of cases to be decided, there is a long wait, often up to a year until they fix a date for the judge to examine your case or a hearing. The tribunal hearing will take place in a room, and although it's a court of law, the atmosphere is more informal, and if you aren't legally represented, the court officials will try to be as helpful as they can for you to state your case (if you've opted for a hearing) but they won't give advice. Home Office, if they are contesting the case, will be represented by a presenting officer, usually a solicitor. While the judge may give their decision there and then, it's normal for them to reserve their judgement, giving them time to decide on the outcome. You will be told about it by letter. If your appeal is upheld, Home Office is given a short time to decide whether to lodge an appeal to the upper tribunal, and then the judge will decide if an appeal can be made. The same holds true if you lose your appeal. If you win and Home Office decides not to contest it, you will get a letter or email requesting your passport for the visa to be attached. Often you wait rather a long time for this, and a delay of several weeks, sometimes months, isn't uncommon. You may get your appeal fee back.

It's permitted to make a fresh application while your appeal is pending, and then withdraw your appeal when you get your visa.
Slightly different procedure is followed if you appeal from within UK.

https://www.gov.uk/immigration-asylum-tribunal/overview

Often the best course of action after a refusal is to make a fresh application, ensuring that every ground for rejection is properly addressed. This is usually a quicker route, though you will have to pay the full fees again (you will get your health surcharge back if you've paid when you are refused).

jamal080:
Am a british born got married to a nigeria man, I and my hubby reside in Nigeria, we were married for 9yrs with Two handsome boys aged 5Yrs and 3yrs. Both two kids have their british passport including myself.
Now due to nigeria critical economy situation, I decided to start thinking of moving to U K with my family...and I wanted my hubby to go with us to UK.
1. How do I go about it ?
2.In what grant will I be able to help my hubby to get along to uk with us ?
Because I need his support to work together in UK to take care of our KIDS.
Pls I need ur ADVICE ! ADVICE !! ADVICE !!!
Yours OLAMIDE

If he is applying for settlement.. you will need to meet the financial requirement..... So try reading the Categories and see where you fall on. I want to assume you are not working in Nigeria which means you cannot meet the CAT A, but if you go down the savings route that might help you ..

Good luck!!!

People often ask if they can find an official list of required documents for the visa they are applying for. While there are some general lists, there is no detailed 'must have' list. The reason for this is simple. As each application is unique, reflecting the applicant's and sponsor's individual circumstances including personal and financial, it's just not possible to have a definitive list. You have to think what you need to evidence the particular way you are meeting the requirements. Of course this isn't very helpful for those who haven't done this sort of thing before, and you need up-to-date knowledge of rules and how they are applied. Read all the relevant rules and guidance from Home Office available online. Then compile your tentative list of documents. Compare other people's lists and post it for comment and criticism. While we cannot give legal advice, we are happy to share our views and personal experiences.

obabola123:
Please what is the meaning of this Pre-paid envelope? because i don't submit it with my application when i sent my documents to Sheffield.

Your sponsor in the UK will have to buy the prepaid envelope and send it along with there own part of document. It is important because it will be used to send documents back to your sponsor

zinfly:
We put in my husbands application the same week you did. I have also been tracking like mad and at week 5, I have practically run out of patience. The wait is frustrating. I will race you to the end I guess. Wishing you all the best in your application.

Well catch me if you can .....lolol... God will help us my sister.... I wish i had paid for priority , i did not believe i will be this impatient lol. i tend to find out that most of other countries settlement application are on the average considered very fast ... I wonder why nigeria applications are different.

God speed for us both... hopefully they will start looking at our application as they have not even started.

I have a feeling from all my researches... Nigeria applicatant applications take longer than others..... so unfair...

Country applying from: Nigeria
Type of visa applied for:Settlement-husband (non-priority)
Date application submitted (online or in person):March 9th
Date biometrics taken:March 9th
Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: March 14th
On March 14th, they asked for more supporting documents from Sponsor.
On March 22nd, the documents were emailed to them.
Office location processing your visa: Sheffield
Projected timeline given: Settlement Visa applications within 12 weeks of the application date
Date of documents dispatched: Waiting
Date your visa was received: Waiting

I just tracked this.....

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status GWFxxxxxxxx and date of birth
14/xx/19xx and found that there are no current updates.....

I have a feeling from all my researches... Nigeria applicant applications take longer than others..... so unfair...

Country applying from: Nigeria
Type of visa applied for:Settlement-husband (non-priority)
Date application submitted (online or in person):March 9th
Date biometrics taken:March 9th
Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: March 14th
On March 14th, they asked for more supporting documents from Sponsor.
On March 22nd, the documents were emailed to them.
Office location processing your visa: Sheffield
Projected timeline given: Settlement Visa applications within 12 weeks of the application date
Date of documents dispatched: Waiting
Date your visa was received: Waiting

I just tracked this.....

Thank you for contacting the UK Visas and Immigration International Enquiry
Service.

We understand that you would like to know about the current status of your
visa application. I have tracked the status GWFxxxxxxxx and date of birth
14/xx/19xx and found that there are no current updates.....

Lexusgs430:
So in essence pay £2000+(for the same visa process) when the option for a free appeal process is available?
A solicitor is not required in less complicated matters. If cost is not an option for the applicant, they can simply re-apply, get a solicitor, pay for unknown transport cost, pay for phone calls etc etc etc
When advising it's always best to look at the cheapest option 1st, then explore other options.
The OP and applicant, have already decided to appeal so let's hope she cross the T's and dots the I's.
We have had loads of applicants on this thread take the appeal route, and they were successful!!!!!

I am not against you bruv.... Appeal route is an option... but i only made a suggestion. that is why there are two side to a coin .... I have been refused a visa once and i had option of appeal but i took both steps by appealing and also resubmitting but do you know within few days i got my visa for the re-application.

UK appeals can take 1 year bruv DO YOU KNOW THAT!!! or even more..... they care less... more also, 98% of people applying for visa cannot be patient for just 12 weeks so tell me how can they be patient for 1 year... the minimum an appeal can go for is 6 to 8 months!!! so now you tell me how many applicant can be patient enough... .

It is just my view no hard feeling ... Good luck to them and i will keep them in my prayers!!!! and good luck to you too...

justwise:
Please let it be timeline only, no discussion or question.

Thank you

I support justwise ... thank you for the motion... I will modify it now.

[quote author=blza post=44594608][/quote]Well It is wise to give a post.. because it helps people that are in same trouble.... I bet the dead can be woken too my Lord... lol.

This forum is not only for selfie , it is also to help others... i bet when someone see or face similar challenge they will know they can follow the advise i gave ...

NO VEX Mr or Mrs... i rest my case

Lexusgs430:
Oga tunde, have you considered cost of application?

Well firstly, does cost of application come into consideration when you have just been rejected.... it is important to know that this people dont think or care that much for applicants ... all they want is to meet there requirement ... Why do you think even if they make a mistake it is to the applicant detriment not to them... because at the end of it you will be paying for court case, paying your time and money again with transport and phone call, solicitor. So Mr or Mrs Lexusgs... in this world of Visa application cost is only a worry when you are about to start an application.. when you are in it ... you definitely are in it until you get to the last page.

grossintel:
While growing up I felt so different and did things differently. Naturally I am an introvert, my class mates in sec school would say I have a unique way of doing things. I felt so cool about myself expecially the ability to control how I feel generally. I am very handsome and the kind of guy girls easily throw themselves at, again I felt my ability to resist certain temptations was because I had self control. Growing up in a Christian home their are things we don't ask mom and dad, I would look at Lil bro and notice I had a smaller scrotum but I didn't feel something was wrong with me. All these years I never understood I had a real problem. Am all grown now but I can't keep a relationship!! My siblings will always crack a joke about how unlucky I was with finding a good date. First time I got a girlfriend, very loving and caring young girl. We started off for 2yrs without sex. It wasn't a problem for me I don't know what sex feels like but it was to her and she wanted it badly I knew I would loose her if I don't and she began to wonder if I was a man. First time we tried sex I couldn't get erected, I felt it was anxiety and she was supportive. Second and third was worse but we kept trying. She had to tell me to see a doctor fast because I am not okay. Sex ended up being an issue and we broke up. I dated two other girls and the last girl said it to my face "YOU ARE IMPOTENT" And that was when it occurred to me this is serious. I went to see a urologist and after the blood test it was confirmed I had low T. Low testosterone below normal. I couldn't believe I had a problem like this until I did a sperm analysis. I had oligospermia!! 95% abnormality. Further test showed I had Hypogondasim, it's yet unknown if it's secondary or primary Hypogondasim. I knew I had gone down that road where u look back and ask life
What did I do to deserve this?
How do I convince a girl to even accept to marry me?
Is their really a God?
Why am I a man if God won't give me what I need to become a man.
Every solution I have heard so for is impractical, expensive or ridiculous. Imagine injecting testosterone for 6 months before ur fit to make love to your wife? Or injecting my penis to stay up before sex? Alpha blockers like viagra has no effect on me at all. Apart from sexual performance secience is yet to understand male fertility and alot of things will be tried on me, this could take years!!! If it's so simple as doctor's will easily say why are their cases of 25yrs without a child some never have a child and just adopt. Why are their so many drugs and injections if one thing works. Am at the bridge of taking my life, I see no point making all these money and sit down in an empty house sad and lonely.

I feel your pain bruv... but please never ask the question is their a GOD.. please dont because i know God will show himself in your life.. and he said in his word...GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS IN ALL SITUATION.., he could have said in few occasions but he said ALL SITUATION which means yours is part of it .. and since you are from a christian home you will know better...

I will advise you to speak to your parents about it ... and more also Go into fasting and prayer , deliverance too helps... telling you from experience .. if not doing anything this wednesday bruv... be at MFM Manna water service at MFM head quarter .... i am not a member of MFM but bruv... i go to there programs ( prayer rain, manna water, and power must change hands) when in Nigeria and when away i watch online ... since 2010 and i can tell you it is life changing and God is in that place...

All the best..... i will always keep you in my prayers..

sister2007:
@justwise:

please I will like to know if I can make the appeal at the same time and also request for an administrative review. My solicitor told me that I would need to send a bundle of the application to the Home office as well as the court. please let me know if anyone on here has applied for the two at once. thanks

you can do both ....... it is wise

Ibs45bae:
@brightingsus Thank you,I no longer have a stay here,hence am coming home to do my application I just want it to be on point.

It is non- priority so i bet they dont spend much time and more also, they are always short staffed. Please make sure you attach Contract of employment with letter confirming your employment.

sister2007:
@justwise . yes it was a spouse settlement visa application. the ECO refused and reasons been that i did not meet financial requirement which off course i did. the ECO did not take time to look at all the documents supplied as i am off sick and provided the last 6 payslips and bank statement corresponding to the period before i went off sick as requested in section (6.1) of the financial requirement. the ECO said they contacted HMRC who confirmed i was only paid £450 in January which is what i am receiving as statutory sick pay at the moment as i am off sick. the ECO therefore without taking into consideration that i was off sick concluded that she was not satisfied that i worked for the company i said i worked for as the salary does not correspond to what i declared. the ECO even went along to mention the name of a company that i do not even work for and that my husband did not pay for the Health Surcharge and he paid for this and even sent confirmation. the ECO said my husband had to pay £900 for Health Surcharge and i do know its £600 for spouse settlement visa. please advice me if that is the correct fee or may be we made a mistake during our application.

please can you advice me if i should request for a review and also appeal as i am still off sick and there is no way i can make another application as i will still have to give the same payslips and bank statement.

Reapply and in the information page ... Kindly explain all this...
There is one mistake most Nigerians make.... the space which is written information page should be used often. It should not be left blank you should always write in there explaining your relationship or otherwise.

So i will advise you to re-apply and also appeal, the ECO made a blunder and in your new application please explain this in there and i am sure your visa will be out in few days or weeks. I have seen situation like that...

thatula:
So here's my Timeline :

Online application submitted - 27/11/2015
Teleperformance appointment - 02/12/2015 supporting documents sent same day.
Application received by UKVI - 04/12/2015
Email from UkVI to send pre-paid envelope -14/01/2015
Decision made Email- 26/02/2016
Ready for collection email from teleperformance - 03/03/2016
Picked up my visa and was stamped on the 23/02/2016.

To all expecting...Wish u all the best...

Your time lines are a bit confusing.... few like

Picked up my visa and was stamped on the 23/02/2016.
Ready for collection email from teleperformance - 03/03/2016
Email from UkVI to send pre-paid envelope -14/01/2015

does not add up.... please clarify.. thank you and Good luck!!!

fazo14:
To the glory of God!!! Praise be the name of the Lord!!! Ever Faithful God!!! Thanks be to God!!!

A very wonderful thanks to every1 here, You all keep the hope alive. God bless you all Amen!!! I have come to share my good news .

In a very special way I thank Justwise n Girlio for there encouragement when we were faced with disappointment and unsure of how to move forward. We were directed in the right part and to the Glory of God, I heartily say I have been granted Visa

Finally the long wait is over , Thanks To God!!!

please there is a link now to post your time line... please post there so we can all see and others can know...

target007:
I NEED YOUR HELP GUYS!!!

My cousin is adult that came to the country as child of a UK citizen (his mother) when he was already passed 20 years old; Now he will like to get marry with non-UK citizen but ready to wait until he has is indefinite Leave to remain before bringing in wife to the UK.

can he do the wedding/marriage now and then wait till he get is indefinite Leave to remain before bringing in wife to the UK?

Yes he can ....

Lightme:
Hi guys, I ve been following this forum for a while, I need an advice really, my hubby applied for spouse visa was refused, I'm so gutted. The reason was they are not satisfied our relationship is genuine n subsisting, the ECO said he agreed we have a marriage cos of marriage certificate, but he said the whatsap was six months and pictures we submitted didn't show we have a genuine relatnship, which amazes me cos we send wedding pic and pictures together with our son. We want to appeal, I need an advice on what will be my arguments, our children birth certs were there also, our trips to Nigeria for visits also. What will I be adding to show our relationship is genuine n subsisting, I need an help pls my people God bless

Please when you are appealing ... try to apply a fresh application because appeal can take 8 months to 1 year... so i advise you appeal and do a fresh application and give them what is requested... and i can tell you .. within 2 weeks they will issue you the visa....

(PLEASE TIME-LINE ONLY!!!!! NO DISCUSSIONS) GOD BLESS!!!


Here is mine....
VISA APPROVED


Country applying from: Nigeria
Type of visa applied for:Settlement-husband (non-priority)
Date application submitted (online or in person):March 4th 2016
Date biometrics taken: March 9th 2016
Date documentation was received by UK Border Agency office: March 14th 2016
On March 14th, they asked for more supporting documents from Sponsor.
On March 22nd, the documents were emailed to them.
Office location processing your visa: Sheffield
Projected timeline given: Settlement Visa applications within 12 weeks of the application date
Date your visa was received: 02 JUN 2016
Date Visa was issued: 25 MAY 2016