JESU!!! 4 Times Wetin happen I rebuke that spirit of REFUSAL, REJECTION and DENIAL in the name Jesus...

Solaiphone:
my people someone told me it will be very difficult for a person who has been denied a visit visa 4times to the uk, to get a tier 4 study visa. he even told me no school in the uk will give me CAS.how true is this pls

Yes I did!

kaad:

Congratulations!! Did you pay for priority?

Cool! What program do you intend studying at the university?

docduke:
Still hopeful! Had my biometrics on the 20th and got to ukvi office that same day. To study at University of Chester... @walefale

God is great! Tier 4 Visa application successful!!!
Thanks to God, everyone on this platform and also to @justwise for the correction.


My timeline

Biometrics/Interview/Submission: 10/9/2018
Application Received at UKVI: 12/9/2018
Decision made: 24/9/2018
Collection of Documents: 25/9/2018.

Anyone studying at University of Chester, or a student there already or studying M.Sc Cyber security at the University of Chester? Please hit me up so we can connect. Thanks!

Okay @Orly! From the look of things, it seems the delay is general on most applications for now. A friend of mine that chose the Super-Priority option even got a day delay too. Since you've confirmed that the decision has been reached, you should hear from them anytime btw Monday and Tuesday. I'd advise you to inform the skool and make them understand the delay situation. Good luck!

Orly:
What I want to know is if my case is peculiar or it's a general delay issue

I think it makes no sense going there for your passport without an email from them to come and pick up your passport.

Orly:
I went there yesterday and they said they've not received the passport

It's really krayzie right now. It seems UKVI or TLS got much on their plates. I understand a hell of applications has been coming in lately. I hope we all get to hear from them next week. Because this waiting is really killing.

Orly:
I submitted my visa application on the 23rd of August, using the standard service and I am yet to receive an update from TLS. I called UKVI and they said a decision has been reached as regards my application. I am supposed to resume on the 24th September and I am anxiously waiting for my passport. Your case seems similar, have you gotten your visa?

@Justin86: nah! I don't think so. I completely disagree. Your visa refusal in the US embassy has nothing to do with your ongoing Tier 4 visa application if it's not stated in your Tier 4 application. That would only affect your application if and only if the refusal is from a sister country to England. For instance: having a Canadian visa refusal could affect one's US visa application or vice versa, having a Scottish or any of the European's countries visa refusal could also affect one's UK visa application. NOT US visa refusal to UK visa application unless you stated it in tier 4 application. As for me, I wasn't refused. I was only advised on what to do at the US embassy on my Immigrant Visa situation.
Someone told me the prime reason for this delay is because this is a peak period for them at TLS and UKVI. A large number of applications are been submitted these days especially Tier 4 application. A lot of students are trying to go to the UK this September and October to study. I even heard over 70 applicants were at the gate of TLSconnect last week Thursday and Friday for biometric/interview. Unlike when I went for my appointment on the 10th of September, we were less than 12 applicants. A close buddy of mine that even chose the Super-Priority option on Tuesday, 18th of September, she's yet to hear from them till now. And you know Super-Priority option is meant to be 24-48hrs but today makes it the 3rd day. She's hoping to hear from them today.
Well, let's hope for the best today or Monday. I have a strong belief that we should hear from them soon.

justin86:
@walefale.I think that is the cause of the delay. I was also refused u.s visa before. I heard that when you've had sich issue they will see it as not been straightforward and might take more time to ve processed. We will have to wait maybe till 15days. quote author=walefale post=71382604]No @justin86! I've never been refused Visa in the UK Embassy. This is my 1st time applying for a UK visa. But I was turned down at the US embassy last year August when I applied for a UN youth program. I wasn't given the visa because I once had an American Immigrant Visa some years ago (i.e a greencard), I lived in the US and had my elementary education in the US and returned back to Nigeria because of some reasons. So the US consular told me at the embassy that I'm ineligible for this class of visa (i.e non-immigrant Visa) that I applied for. He said I should go and look for a way to renew my greencard or re-file again. And that is not a REFUSAL. AND I'm pretty sure that can not have any effect on this my current Tier 4 visa application.
And did you consider the priority option to fast track your application processing?

justin86:
@walefale.I think that is the cause of the delay. I was also refused u.s visa before. I heard that when you've had sich issue they will see it as not been straightforward and might take more time to ve processed. We will have to wait maybe till 15days. quote author=walefale post=71382604]No @justin86! I've never been refused Visa in the UK Embassy. This is my 1st time applying for a UK visa. But I was turned down at the US embassy last year August when I applied for a UN youth program. I wasn't given the visa because I once had an American Immigrant Visa some years ago (i.e a greencard), I lived in the US and had my elementary education in the US and returned back to Nigeria because of some reasons. So the US consular told me at the embassy that I'm ineligible for this class of visa (i.e non-immigrant Visa) that I applied for. He said I should go and look for a way to renew my greencard or re-file again. And that is not a REFUSAL. AND I'm pretty sure that can not have any effect on this my current Tier 4 visa application.
And did you consider the priority option to fast track your application processing?

Congrats @olashubomi1!!! Were you interviewed at TLSconnect, ikeja? If yes, I'm sure it's the first booth that you did your interview. Right? The interviewer is one white and chubby woman. Right? If it's that booth, I noticed the woman doesn't waste one's time, she repeats the same set of questions to every applicant and the duration is usually less than 5min. I was interviewed in the 1st booth by this white chubby woman and she asked the same set of questions you mentioned in your post and I spent less than 5min. Unlike the second interview booth, I heard it is a slim white guy that interviews applicants and he asks a whole lot of questions. My cousin was interviewed in the second booth by the slim white dude in the last week of August, 2018 and he asked my cousin a hell of questions and spent about 15min in the booth. But my cousin was courageous and bold enough to answer all and he got his visa and currently in the UK now. Anyway, congratulations one more time and I hope we that are still in the line to get our Visas get it ASAP so we can also share our testimonies. Because this long waiting on a visa approval is really killing

olashubomi01:
Hello house! I got my tier4 visa approved today for 2years.
Here is my transcript below;

*Biometric and interview on Tuesday 28th September!
*visa application sent to the Decision Making Centre for processing on the same date 28th September, 2018.
*online application received at the UK Decision Making Centre on September 1st.
*Decision was made and passport is ready for collection at the TLScontact on the same date 19th of September.

Now to the interview questions;
*can you confirm your date of birth and nationality please?
*can you confirm your course start date and what course are you studying?
*why this course?
*what school and why this school?
Lastly, why the Uk?

This interview wasn’t up to 5minutes which got me so worried because every other people that has been going in use nothing but like 15/17 minutes.

No @justin86! I've never been refused Visa in the UK Embassy. This is my 1st time applying for a UK visa. But I was turned down at the US embassy last year August when I applied for a UN youth program. I wasn't given the visa because I once had an American Immigrant Visa some years ago (i.e a greencard), I lived in the US and had my elementary education in the US and returned back to Nigeria because of some reasons. So the US consular told me at the embassy that I'm ineligible for this class of visa (i.e non-immigrant Visa) that I applied for. He said I should go and look for a way to renew my greencard or re-file again. And that is not a REFUSAL. AND I'm pretty sure that can not have any effect on this my current Tier 4 visa application.
And did you consider the priority option to fast track your application processing?

justin86:
I have the same problem @walefale,I submitted on the 6th of this month and today is the 10days. Have you had any visa refusal before?

An agent advised not to call UKVI for any enquiries on your application status because that could make them feel one is desperate to travel to the UK. I don't know how true that is.

kaad:

No, sent E-mails

If the passport has been returned back to TLS and they haven't sent a mail, at least they would update the person's application status on their website.

davide470:
Call UKVI and ask them. The visa would have been issued but TLS might not have sent a mail. The same thing happened to a friend, UKVI said they have made a decision since and her passport was returned back to TLS.

Good afternoon, I paid for Tier 4 visa on the 6th of September, 2018, went for interview/biometric on the 10th of September, 2018, got a mail from Sheffield on the 12th and I'm yet to hear from them ever since I got the mail from Sheffield. And I paid for priority. I thought priority option is meant to be processed within 5 working days. Today makes it the 7th working day after my interview and the decision is yet to be made.
Can anyone with experience or going through a similar situation or been thru this kinda situation tell me what could be the cause of this delay?