Cashmadam:


Can someone actually write unknown for Father? I'm just curious..

America001:
My people I greet y'all especially the ones painstakingly answering our questions here

Please what's the turnaround time for visit visa applications now?

My mother in law applied on the 5th of August and I want to know how fast or slow they are nowadays.

kksamm:
Good morning, everyone.

I have a nephew born in the UK to Nigerian parents with temporary resident status. He was born, less than 2 years ago and he doesn't have a Nigerian passport yet, just his birth certificate. Now, I'm in the process of applying for my parents visit visa for my brother's graduation, and I also included in their cover letter that they're excited to meet their grandson for the first time. However, in the application form, there's a section that request for the passport number of people/family members that you know in the UK. Please, how can I sort out that part since my nephew doesn't have a Nigerian passport yet? I'll greatly appreciate your advice.

onile1975:
@ Cash madam

Pls help me go through this questions in the form if the filling is O.k

giselle237:
For those that fill on their visa application forms they are not travelling with their spouse or kids… when they get visas, they decide to do ‘different’ and opposite of what they said… see this refusal a friend just received.. maybe take things like this into consideration before changing plans in view of ‘sharpness’
Also always provide an explanation why you have suddenly decided to change plans. You must address this bit.

MrSoftlife:

I'm just wondering how they were able to connect both applications.
Was there a caught somewhere in between the application documents uploaded?

giselle237:
For those that fill on their visa application forms they are not travelling with their spouse or kids… when they get visas, they decide to do ‘different’ and opposite of what they said… see this refusal a friend just received.. Maybe take things like this into consideration before changing plans in view of ‘sharpness’
Also always provide an explanation why you have suddenly decided to change plans. You must address this bit.

klexycole:
A fam member's mom just got refused. He's sponsoring the mother with £2,500. He also attached his payslip, bank statements, BRP, and lease documents.

For the mom, they included pictures with son, her passport, husband's consent letter, and a valid 5-year Canada Visit Visa. Her bank statement wasn't submitted.

Under her employment section, they picked RETIRED since she's currently not working, although running a small shop in their home with no business account. She has never worked in a corporate organization and currently being supported by the children.

Note: The visit duration stated is 1 month but the ECO mistakenly wrote 1 month 29 days.

Please what's the best way to tackle this? She's a first time applicant. Thank you!

Sorry about the refusal. I would have bet that her Canadian visa would give her an edge. The UK Visa officials can be so unpredictable...

She should have submitted her statement of account - regardless the documents her sponsor provided. I believe that was the only major mistake she made. Furthermore, she should provide evidence of her ties to Nigeria - family, business, religious activities etc...

By the way, she is not retired. She never held a job in the corporate world. For a retired applicant, they would usually expect evidence of last job held and retirement benefits. That could have added to the issue. Next time, she should not pick retired. She can pick self employed.

I suggest she reapplies.

Cashmadam:

My colleague's husband also had his visa denied because his wife (my colleague) has a 2 year visa running. 2 years visa she got in 2022...

giselle237:
This is a refusal reason now. Glad everyone can see.

giselle237:
@klexycole what was the reason why the bank statement was not submitted?

klexycole:


@ cashmadam @giselle237 Thanks so much for your input. I also advised the same thing regarding the employment status. However, here are his concerns:

1. Can they change the employment status (from retired to self-employed) without the issue of misrepresentation? - Well, it is better to say the truth as it is..

2. If the applicant claims self-employed, can they submit only her personal account (most inflows are from the children) since she doesn't have a business account for the small shop? - Yes, if that is the only statement she has

3. Can a cooperative society membership be used as a social tie? - To me, it adds no major value. She shoud focus on Family, Business and probably religious ties.

Really appreciate your response.

klexycole:
The sponsor felt the €2.5k he committed was enough. By the way, he never submitted bank statements for his mother-in-law and the visa was granted in a week (standard).

Phraences:
It's like step children are at a disadvantage with this visa people. Imagine having to get permission from an absentee father to give your child a better life.

Ashirioluwa:


Within 15 business days for a normal visa application

Amedak:

I need clarification on whether it's mandatory to get married at the Ikoyi Registry. I came across some information suggesting that only certificates issued by Ikoyi Registry are recognized and accepted by embassies. Can someone confirm if this is true?

Oggg:

Very false. Very wrong information.

Amedak:


So, you mean someone can get married at any marriage registry in Nigeria? Thank you.

Amedak:
So, you mean someone can get married at any marriage registry in Nigeria? Thank you.

giselle237:

Please you can marry at any registry- state or local govt. UK/USA accepts all documents. I repeat, all are accepted by embassies as long as genuine including islamic marriage certificates and church certificates… even traditional and customary certificates. Do not be a bearer of false information as well.
My family members and family members of lots of people are in the UK with their spouses and none of them wedded at Ikoyi, talk less of outside their local registry jurisdictions. This is absurd.

kksamm:
Good morning.
Please, I made an omission in my application under "Income and Expenditure"- "Do you have another income or Savings?" Mistakenly, i didn’t tick that I have Savings. However, I uploaded my savings bank statement with good balance. I've already submitted the application form and finally uploaded all documents. What's your advice, please?