₦airaland Forum

lovesavvi: Am I Good to go with d following document , my brother is inviting for 3 wks visiting nd is goin to send me d following document, invitation letter, payslips,copy of his international passport,his resident permit,tennancy agreement,utilitybills, letter dat his goin to accomodate me for dat period,my own document, bank statement with balance of 500k, my businees registration certificate, invoice dat I used to purchase d mkt, my own invoice dat I used to sell, tax clearance certificate, my business card.@ justwise and vic am I gud to go with dis? Can u also advice me on wat to add to dis? Waitin for ur reply sir

foce: House pls what if a 6months visa is issued to me before the November 3k bond kicks off and i intend to visit in december for a 2weeks visit. Do u think I will be asked to pay the 3k pounds while I already have the visa or will it only be for the visa seekers alone at that time

Godson201333: I hope you know that its a serious offense for you to have visas without using them unless you have a genuine reason..Your chances might be low because of those expired visas.

whytegirl: Hi justwise and vic, u guys are doing a GREAT job and I must specially commend u on ur patience. Gosh, it takes a special grace to deal with all kinds of questions.

I first came on the thread a few months ago when I was to apply for a visa for my grad (I finished an MSc in d UK last year) and it really helped me in getting my application in order,esp the financial docs.I refused to consult a visa agent as I did previously. And all just from reading through your advice and comments on other questions. Needless to say my visa was approved n i had fun at the ceremony. Well done.

I think for most people 'clean' financial records are hard cos most of us do a little business or sthg on the side and we may not be able to account for all our sources of income with legitimate paperwork. However I just advice people who want to travel to the UK for holidays to plan it well in advance, keep your account 'clean'with only verifiable sources of income and save up a healthy balance.That's for workers o. Also be as honest as possible in ur applications, a lie may only come bacK to haunt u. If u know u can'† meet up to UK reqs as justwise n vic keep saying, try somewhere else. Too much desperation to get into a particular country when u know u will struggle to meet finanCial and other requirements is just bad.

Once again, thanks a lot guys, keep it up and God bless you.

roadmap2money: Hello Nl,
I have a friend name david he met a white woman through his brother-in-law when his brother travel to usa on a special assignment by the federal goverment...so on getting home back whenever the white woman call his brother he always talk with david but as time goes on the white woman got interested in david because his brother is married ...and David and the white woman start chatting on line and fall in love with each other and they started dating for up to 8month now so the white woman invited david to come over for a visit but visa was not issue to david for tourist visa after the interview so the white woman decided to come to Nigeria for their wedding in the next few month....so my question for this dude is that...
(1) After the wedding what type of visa is it required to book for on line?
(2) The white woman insist that when she comes that she want to fly back with her husband will that be possible. though david is a marketing manager earning 103k monthly in a company that deals with oi and gas.
(3) if yes please advise will be appreciated on the kind of visa they have to applied for to be able to fly back with his wife. because the white woman said she cant wait for 8 month for immigrant visa to be issued

aronkyshire: Good evening here.

Please has anyone applied to UK recently using ONLY scanned documents and got the Visa? I have never applied before and the person inviting me has sent all the needed documents in scanned form via email.

I heard that I have to submit all documents in both original form and extra copies in photocopied form. That the Home Office will keep the photocopies and return the originals. Please confirm so that I can send in my application with the right documents in the proper form.

The documents sent are: Invitation Letter, Utility Bills, Tax papers, Passport biodata page, payslip, resident permit, mortgage papers. Thank you

AceMiss: @Londoncool,Vicjustice and Justwise
Ok,you are suggesting i maintain my hotel booking approach but on the application form where we are asked if we have family and friends in the Uk. Do i go silent or state there that i have family(thats actually my confusion,how to marry the hotel booking with having family in the UK or should i maintain my formal story of "no famil/friends in the UK".

Am more confused now,please help!

LondonCool: Vicjustice, long time! I have been missing in action in hibernation for a long time (4yrs). I see you have been doing a good job here.

Saintp: Guys,

How do i catch up with a 6.30am flight from London heathrow to Amsterdam considering i will be staying 2hrs 45mins away from heathrow airport?

I'm scared of missing my flight as 6.30am is too early considering the distance. I will be going to heathrow airport from daventry.

UK guys how do i do this? Is it better i stay in a hotel close to heathrow airport but wot is the cost?

I'm confused.

AceMiss: @vicjustice,if I wirte that I discovered relatives in my previous visit,will I still be able to use hotel reservation(cos its easier for me and more convenient). Hope they will not expect me to resort to invitation letters etc because I have relatives abroad.

worry 359: Saying that you have "just discovered" relatives but that you need to stay in a hotel is quite acceptable in UK.
It might be a good idea to have accomodation somewhere near to your relations if you are claiming that your reason for visit is to see them.
Know where they live and how to get there!

AceMiss: Hello Justwise and Vicjustice,i have a question to ask. i have visited the UK twice and on both applications i used hotel bookings and reservation even though i ended up staying with family. i recalled that on both applications i stated that i didnt have any family or friends in the uk hence the use of hotel bookings. But on my last visit(i went thru city airport) i was asked if i'll be staying with family and i mistakenly said yes and i noticed that the officer wrote it down. My 2 years visa is expiring this july and i intend to re-apply but do i change my story and state that i have re-connected/discovered family or friends in my application now or stick to my "no family and friends in the UK"?
Please advice me on what to do. Thanks

good188: This is good thread ,i want to know all the process to enter united state

rakisha: Hello VicJustice,
Please I have another issue thats needs your advice.
My friend who is inviting me to the UK is a good friend of mine, we were in high school together and have maintained our relationship over the years. He is a permanent resident of the UK now. He lives alone in a 3 bedroom apart but the house belongs to his dad thus he pays no rent. His dad was based in the UK before coming back to nigeria 5 years ago to start up a business. All the papers for the house are in his father's name as he still pays the major utility bills such as electricity etc from nigeria.

He is a temporary contract worker through a recruitment agency but his last contract job ended in Feb and has no payslips. The recruitment agency hasnt gotten any other job for him since then. He has however been doing Jury duty for a while and he gets a stipend as transport and feeding allowance paid in cash to him. The documents he sent to me are: Invitation letter, Internet and Telephone bills, resident permit, biodata page of passport, letter indicating that he is a contract staff and bank statement (very active but with a closing balance of -500 pounds overdraft).

Should I go ahead to submit my application without the bank statement, payslips and mortgage (because it is not in his name). The only reason I am staying with him is because he has a free house and i dont have enough money to book a hotel. What are my chances? The only other person I know is my neighbour who is a student.

smallt: Good day all,

I have been a silent reader of the posts on this thread and associated one especially just before I applied for a UK general tourist visa last month. I work with a financial institution but not a bank. The company pays staff salaries into a pseudo-current account which is a product of the company. From this account, I transfer at least N550k out of the >N600k I earn monthly to my current account to cater from my personal and general expenses every month.

I intend to attend a conference in September and provided the following documents along with my application:

smallt: I am paying for the trip from my investment with the Asset Management Company. The one week conference will cost me about
300,000. Given the cost of air fares, accommodation, feding, etc I indicated that I intend to spend N800,000 for the trip. I indicated that I have a friend in the UK and supplied his passport page and letter of invitation though I indicated that I would be staying at a bread and breakfast
I was surprised when I was refused entry clearance with the following reasons

smallt: You declared that you are employed and earn N6xxK/£2552 per month. Our published guidelines gives applicants full information on what documents they are to submit in support of a visa application, however you have not provided sufficient satisfactory evidence to substantiate your stated income. Furthermore your stated income is not reflected in your bank statement. While I have taken into consideration all the documentation presented, I am no satisfied that your personal circumstances are as you have stated.
Further to the above, you state that you have available N800k of your own money to spend on your visit to the UK. I do not consider the proposed expenditure for this short visit to be proportionate with your current economic circumstances particularly in view of the current level of available funds in your account of just N257K, the fact that you have a wife and 3 children to support an that you failed to substantiate your circumstances through satisfactory documentary evidence.

smallt: I must take into account your personal and economic circumstances in Nigeria when coming to my decision, however given the statements you have made and the documentary evidence you have presented to support your application, I am not satisfied that your circumstances in Nigeria, coupled with your reasons for wishing to travel to the UK are such that you have sufficient intention to lave the UK at the end of your proposed visit....
I have therefore refused your application because I am not satisfied . . .

smallt: Your right of appeal is limited to the grounds referred to in section 84(1)(c) of the Nationality immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

smallt: Obviously, the ECO simply took a look at the balance on my current account statement and concluded that I do not have enough funds. All other documents were ignored.

smallt: What right of appeal do I have?
Should I simply re-apply and include a detailed explanation countering the reasons given from the refusal?
Would they think I am desperate if I re-apply so soon?

smallt: Can I use the same documents they returned to me if I re-apply or do I have to get updated statements of account, letters etc?

Tednersy: Good day, pls can anyone apply for the express visa?
Can you also change some of the information you you gave on your first application(that was refused)?

rakisha: Hello Vic, Justwise and all other members. I am back again. Pls I need your advice. I was just informed at work today that I am entitled to Leave Allowance of about 200k covering a period of 18months. The accountant called to ask if I want the money paid with my salary or if I want a cheque so I can pay into my savings account. Pls advice me. I am about applying for my Visa and I don't want a case of money lodgement if they pay it in my salary account.

Can I just collect the company cheque and attach it in its original state to the letter of identification from my company stating that the money is my allowance? Or should I let the company credit my account with this amount then use the letter of identification (stating dat I was paid leave allowance)as support?. Thanks alot

olumide098: I Need Help and am Highly confused. I carried a Tourist Visa to the embassy Last year November and i was refused by the UK Embassy that I didnt put tax document. I contacted my working place and i was given a Tax clearance from the federal inland revenue. I carried another application second time to UK Embassy to my surprised I was refused again last year december based on the ground that my tourist attraction center is too far away from my hotel. dont know what to do and i really want to go to Uk. Please house kindly assist me on this because I really want to travel this year. thanks waiting for your message....

sam79: Pls I need advice Urgently.

I work in medium size multinational firm in Nigeria with a monthly salary of 129K after deduction.A was recently refused UK entry clearance for a company sponsored seven days training with a company who we represent in Nigeria thus I applied for administrative review, surprisingly d refusal was upheld.

Reason
Credit n cash in my saving bank account not commensurate with my stated monthly income of 129K thus on a balance of probability ---------------------------------------------------

I submitted payslip and payment cheque in the stated amount for six months.my company bank statement also contain detail of cash withdraw of 129K monthly by me.I withdraw cash on d counter n pay into my saving account.
The entry clearance officer ignored all the evidences i provided n upheld the refusal.

He stated dat my explanation has been noted but the refusal decision is being maintained. advising me to apply at anytime and i should attempt to address the concerns raised in the refusal notice.

I had about 400K in my account when i first applied. presently the sum total of my saving has gone down - lower than 400k.

Please can re-apply right away as my company advised or wait for sometime?

(Quote) (Report)

effisyman: I edited for security purposes and sm happy you got my message.
Thanks for the advice but on what ground will they be granted asylum?

REHOZIBAH: Good evening all...pls I am asking this question in lieu of a friend who intends spending his next vacation in d UK around october),he intends travelling alone.

He works as a QSHE advisor in a Haulage company,37years but not married...tho he has a lady who is presently carrying his child and due date is september

According to him,he earns abt N253000 Net of Tax has abt N1.4m in his personal savings account and a 3 plot landed property

He is kinda confuse if his marital status could pose a problem as he is a late starter somehow hence his still being single

Does the fact that my friend is 37years and still single likely to stand against him as regard social tie clause
@Vicjustice pls can u help advice on d quoted subject matter...thanx

Cyndas: ok, thanks for your time.
The thing is that i have worked for over a year in this same establishment, but govt just started deducting taxes this year.
Also like i asked, can my payslips do? I.e since i cant get tax clearance now?

Cyndas: @vicjustice
sorry to bother you.
I cant get tax clearance certificate because i have not worked for up to a year.
Will my payslips do, because my tax details are in my payslips?
Thanks

sogbada: Thank you again Vicjustice, Please dont say my wahala is too much o. the money is actually used for the buying and selling business which i stated in my previous message hence my initial question on if i should go and register the business or just explain in writing. I buy and resell human hair from India. I have a contact there who helps me purchase and i resell in Abuja. I started with my savings and i have made considerable profit which is always reinvested in the business. I also sell to people who resell. Will you advice me to just explain in plain writing with support of emails and tellers showing payments into my Indian contact's account which tallies with the withdrawals and some emails enquiring for hair and informing me of paying for the hair in my account etc or I should just register the business.

As for the funds, my account is still active and i believe by the time i am ready to print my statement, I will have at least 800k in the account. Out of which it is only 300k I intend spending. I also have payslips from work showing steady income of 106k after tax for the past 6 months

effisyman: Hi.
Pls I want to go canada with my family.
Four kids and my wife...pls guide me.

sogbada: Thanx Vicjustice, i appreciate your prompt response but then how will i explain the huge amount of money being deposited and withdrawn (about 250,000 to 400,000 on one transaction). Even yesterday, i received a deposit of 320,000 and I made a withdrawal of 150,000 today. Sometimes i might have 1.3M today and tomorrow I have 800k etc (huge withdrawals and deposits) Pls advice me on what to do. i am just scared. Also I have over 600k but it might be higher or lower than that as at when i print my statement by 5th August. I dont intend going as a tourist, my boyfriend is inviting me for holiday and i will stay with him for 2 weeks. My stay in UK will cost me 300,000 including flight. And I read somewhere on Nairaland that some people were refused because their monthly income is not commensurate to their account balance. My income minus the business after tax is 106,000 and i have been working for 18 months. [b]Is that commensurate with the 620,000 i have in my account?[/b]. Vicjustice please i await your input on this. God bless you.

sogbada: Hello VicJustice, please I need your advice. my case is similar to rakisha. I have a job which pays me 120,000 every month but i also buy and sell but my business is not registered. when filling the UK tourist form, they asked for my total monthly income, i want to write 160,000 because that is the average of what i make in a month both from my salary and from my business although the business amount fluctuates especially when my goods havent arrived. [b]pls will you advice me to go and register my business because i want to use it to explain why there is alot of money being deposited in my account[/b]. is it not going to be too close to my application date? (2nd week August). Also if i register my business, do i have to pay tax immediately. pls bear in mind that this is just an extra source of income. pls kindly address all my bolded and coloured questions because i am worried. thank you and God bless you. amen

sogbada: Hello house, please I need your advice. I have a job which pays me 120,000 every month but i also buy and sell but my business is not registered. when filling the UK tourist form, they asked for my total monthly income, i want to write 160,000 because that is the average of what i make in a month both from my salary and from my business although the business amount fluctuates especially when my goods havent arrived. pls will you advice me to go and register my business because i want to use it to explain why there is alot of money being deposited in my account. is it not going to be too close to my application date? (2nd week August). Also if i register my business, do i have to pay tax immediately. pls bear in mind that this is just an extra source of income. i currently have above 600,000 in my account. pls kindly address all my bolded and coloured questions because i am worried. thank you and God bless you. amen

foce: If he shd stay for 4months won't this affect his next application when he wants to apply for the 2yrs, cos he told them he was Saturday here in 9ja, won't they ask him why he spent such time over there instead of the 2weeks

foce: Justwise my brother good afternoon, pls I have a question, If someone gets a 6months uk visiting visa on the grounds that he is working in a company here in 9ja which is formality and in his the application he stated that he wants to go for a 2weeks holidays, how long do u think will be proper for him to stay over there since his aim is to apply for 2yrs visa when the 6months expires

headna007: 10ks for ur respose really appreciate being the fist time application,seeking for the profesional advise sir d question is can I re apply immediately cos I also want to use d opportunity to shop 4my weddind nd to have some internationan experienc. Wat and wat wld I need to do? Plz help me out. God bless u