Ray7878:


Yes you need a English certificate unless you have a degree etc and Yes you spouse can apply for you from the UK. I applied from here for my spouse.

Will a Bsc degree from NOUN be sufficient for the proficiency in English requirement?

Htown64:
Will a Bsc degree from NOUN be sufficient for the proficiency in English requirement?

Not sure what NOUN is but from what I know if your degree is thought in English then you are good to go.

Ray7878:


Not sure what NOUN is but from what I know if your degree is thought in English then you are good to go.

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA.

vikaosi:


Thank you very much. I didn't see any test of English while applying. I guess it is not a requirement for a spouse visa.
Thank you.

I think it’s a requirement, the application form doesn’t give you all the details so you have to go and read the immigration rules appendix

vikaosi:
Good morning. Thanks to everyone answering questions.

And hope I don't need evidence of proficiency in English because I never saw it anywhere when I was applying.

Please for my biometric capturing at TLS, do I need to come with the originals of all the documents that I uploaded? I'm applying for a spouse visa.

The photos I uploaded, do I still need to go there with them. Thank you

Please I just want to ask you what the interface looks like when uploading photos, is it allowing unlimited photos or you put all the photos in one PDF file and uploaded once. Also is there like maximum size for documents or picture upload

Thank you very much

Akinwalesuarez:



Please I just want to ask you what the interface looks like when uploading photos, is it allowing unlimited photos or you put all the photos in one PDF file and uploaded once. Also is there like maximum size for documents or picture upload

Thank you very much

I put all my photos on a single pdf file. I didn't notice any maximum.

Extremebeau:
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This is what i did for mine....
I used only whatsapp chats....no phone logs no emails...nothing...just whatsapp chats.
And this was how i did it..
I took screenshots of our conversations going 2yrs back..i took about 10 per month. Transferred them to my laptop.i then created a landscape view using microsoft word and drew 5rows and 5colunms per page and then inserted d chats into them giving me 50 pages for 2yrs chats...my hubby printed them in d uk with coloured printed and it worked for us just fine.
Ive attached a sample picture ..mine was 10pictures per mnth though..d pic i sent is 5pics per mnth but u get d drift

Does anyone know how to do this? I’ve been trying to get the same no of rows and columns to no avail. Please help. Thanks

Eastner:


Does anyone know how to do this? I’ve been trying to get the same no of rows and columns to no avail. Please help. Thanks

This is what we did with our WhatsApp chat, I have attached a screenshot of how we did our.

(1) Go to settings on your WhatsApp.
(2) Chat
(3) export chat
(4) Attach with or without media.

It would give you from which year up until the day that you are exporting it. Hope that helps… You can then save it and upload it as your supporting evidence.

Thank you Ray, so it came out in a list kind of way. If you did not attach the media, right?

Eastner:
Thank you Ray, so it came out in a list kind of way. If you did not attach the media, right?

Yes exactly. With the date and time etc, that way it isn’t too much to attach and send.

Good morning fam,
I’m on student visa that will end by May 2023
I intend to get married next year with the hopes of bringing my husband in via the post study visa. I would love to know if it’s possible

@justwise
Other gurus in the house
Help me�

Finally…

My wife got her visa today:

Biometrics was done : 28/01/2022
Settlement Visa : Standard
3 paid email done between feb and March.
Complained filed by me 2 weeks ago after being told another 60WD due to the Ukrainian thing.

TLS email yesterday
Pick up today.

Ray7878:
Finally…

My wife got her visa today:

Biometrics was done : 28/01/2022
Settlement Visa : Standard
3 paid email done between feb and March.
Complained filed by me 2 weeks ago after being told another 60WD due to the Ukrainian thing.

TLS email yesterday
Pick up today.

Waoh!!! Congratulations,
Today makes it exactly 125 working days since after my bio, I hope I get my soon too, the wait is really frustrating

Ray7878:
Finally…

My wife got her visa today:

Biometrics was done : 28/01/2022
Settlement Visa : Standard
3 paid email done between feb and March.
Complained filed by me 2 weeks ago after being told another 60WD due to the Ukrainian thing.

TLS email yesterday
Pick up today.

Yaaaay! Congratulations! If you see the way I screamed out, I’m so happy for you.

Did you get a response when you made a complaint? Kindly share how you went about it, thanks.

youniq:


Yaaaay! Congratulations! If you see the way I screamed out, I’m so happy for you.

Did you get a response when you made a complaint? Kindly share how you went about it, thanks.

Yes they just reply to me NOW 10 mins ago to say they have contacted my wife lol.

Thank you so much, praying for all of you too to get yours ASAP.

I would update a bit more later when I get home from work with more details.

coolMeenah:




Waoh!!! Congratulations,
Today makes it exactly 125 working days since after my bio, I hope I get my soon too, the wait is really frustrating

Thank you so much. They gave her until Feb 2025 on the letter, but 90 days on the vignettes. She would be picking up her Bio card in Lewisham.

Ray7878:
Finally…

My wife got her visa today:

Biometrics was done : 28/01/2022
Settlement Visa : Standard
3 paid email done between feb and March.
Complained filed by me 2 weeks ago after being told another 60WD due to the Ukrainian thing.

TLS email yesterday
Pick up today.

Congratulations!!! I’m so happy for you and your wife! I tap into this testimony o!
Wow! This is incredible… Looking forward to your breakdown of documents submitted etc.

Eastner:

Congratulations!!! I’m so happy for you and your wife! I tap into this testimony o!
Wow! This is incredible… Looking forward to your breakdown of documents submitted etc.

Thank you so much, I would update the forum with everything later, just got in from work and on the phone now to my wife.

@Ray7878 I AM SOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU AND YOUR WIFE! This is fantastic news ��������

I was thinking of going through the complaints process too but my husband wants me to be patient

Looking forward to reading your experience, it might help me persuade him hahahaha

I wish you and your wife all the very best that life has to offer, thank God the wait is over ������

Ray7878:
Finally…

My wife got her visa today:

Biometrics was done : 28/01/2022
Settlement Visa : Standard
3 paid email done between feb and March.
Complained filed by me 2 weeks ago after being told another 60WD due to the Ukrainian thing.

TLS email yesterday
Pick up today.

Okay so, not going to bore you with how it started but a few things to add to everything.

We got married in September in Abeokuta 2021. And I came back to the UK early October.

(1) She did change of name and applied for her passport (Got that at Festac?) sorry not good with names/places in Nigeria.

(2) TB appt was booked for 26th of October after going directly there, and paid one of the staff to book her because we just couldn’t get anything online.

(3) Passport came out on the 25th of October after she begged and begged the staffs.

(4) When he booked the TB we needed her passport number but because she didn’t have one I called my mother and put HER passport number in the bookings, because without a passport they wouldn’t allow you to book it. And thanks to GOD they didn’t notice this. So when she received her passport she just stay over in Lagos and took it to the TB place the next day.

(5) Booked for her English test for 3rd of December (Result came out on the 17th online as passed) - Awaiting certificate.

(6) Application processed by myself over here in the UK
- Documents
A. My UK passport, UK drivers licence, my NHS work contract, my previous job contract (Both showing how much I earn per annum), my house deed, my mortgage statement, my divorce papers, my payslips, my Halifax statement of account (I highlight every single money that was paid by my employers in yellow, which matches each dated payslips) all these covering a 2 years period (Because I moved jobs in September and was paid more than my period job).

B. She provided her passport, TB certificate, and English language test result, Wedding certificate, pictures of when we met in early 2019 and wedding pictures, WhatsApp chat taken from archives from early 2019 up until the application date.

(7) Booked Biometrics for the 11th of Jan 2021

( Biometrics missed because we didn’t have the certificate. TLS refused to complete this without the actual certificate, DLH left her certificate on their desk in Abeokuta from the 17th of December until she made a complaint in Lagos when she went there on the day that TLS refused the biometrics.

(9) DLH delivered the next day after 1000 apologies to her for missing her bio.

(10) Bio rebooked for the 28th of Jan AFTER paying some guy that was standing around outside TLS as the TLS staff were unhelpful.

(11) Biometrics done of the 28th of Jan.
(12) Transferred to DMC on the same day and received - 3 greens on the tracker.
(13) Paid email sent in end of Feb by me, was told decision would be early Mid March by a staff named Tanya.
(14) 15th of March second paid email - Told by a staff called Simon that no decision yet. But since ours was settlement it is usually 12 weeks (Which means end of April)
(15) Wife received an email 11th of May to say “60WD is now 120WD” due to the Ukrainian crisis.
(16) Next day I filed a complaint via gov.Uk (The link I found it on this forum).
(17) Tracking everyday but nothing - 3 green lines.
(18) 26th of May - Email received from TLS for collection.
(19) Wife picked up her “Partner visa” to expired Feb 2025.
(20) Received an email from the complaint side saying they have contacted my wife.

I think this was the timeline that I can remember right now. Prior to this I or my wife knew NOTHING about immigration/visas or how to do an application. I found this forum AFTER we put in our application. But this forum has been very helpful and it has been an eye opener.

I highlighted everything that I uploaded on the TLS document website, and they kept her passport. Hopefully she would be here in the next 2 months when she has sort out everything in Ijebu ode where she currently resides.

What a journey!

Thank you for the detailed breakdown May God continue to bless you and your wife.

I totally understand the frustration, My husband and I have been waiting since the 17th January but nothing, it feels good to hear a fellow comrade has been freed from this limbo.

Did you outline all of this in the complaint? And did filing the complaint speed up the process?

I’m contemplating going down this route, I haven’t seen my husband in over 18 months it’s tiring

Ray7878:
Okay so, not going to bore you with how it started but a few things to add to everything.

We got married in September in Abeokuta 2021. And I came back to the UK early October.

(1) She did change of name and applied for her passport (Got that at Festac?) sorry not good with names/places in Nigeria.

(2) TB appt was booked for 26th of October after going directly there, and paid one of the staff to book her because we just couldn’t get anything online.

(3) Passport came out on the 25th of October after she begged and begged the staffs.

(4) When he booked the TB we needed her passport number but because she didn’t have one I called my mother and put HER passport number in the bookings, because without a passport they wouldn’t allow you to book it. And thanks to GOD they didn’t notice this. So when she received her passport she just stay over in Lagos and took it to the TB place the next day.

(5) Booked for her English test for 3rd of December (Result came out on the 17th online as passed) - Awaiting certificate.

(6) Application processed by myself over here in the UK
- Documents
A. My UK passport, UK drivers licence, my NHS work contract, my previous job contract (Both showing how much I earn per annum), my house deed, my mortgage statement, my divorce papers, my payslips, my Halifax statement of account (I highlight every single money that was paid by my employers in yellow, which matches each dated payslips) all these covering a 2 years period (Because I moved jobs in September and was paid more than my period job).

B. She provided her passport, TB certificate, and English language test result, Wedding certificate, pictures of when we met in early 2019 and wedding pictures, WhatsApp chat taken from archives from early 2019 up until the application date.

(7) Booked Biometrics for the 11th of Jan 2021

( Biometrics missed because we didn’t have the certificate. TLS refused to complete this without the actual certificate, DLH left her certificate on their desk in Abeokuta from the 17th of December until she made a complaint in Lagos when she went there on the day that TLS refused the biometrics.

(9) DLH delivered the next day after 1000 apologies to her for missing her bio.

(10) Bio rebooked for the 28th of Jan AFTER paying some guy that was standing around outside TLS as the TLS staff were unhelpful.

(11) Biometrics done of the 28th of Jan.
(12) Transferred to DMC on the same day and received - 3 greens on the tracker.
(13) Paid email sent in end of Feb by me, was told decision would be early Mid March by a staff named Tanya.
(14) 15th of March second paid email - Told by a staff called Simon that no decision yet. But since ours was settlement it is usually 12 weeks (Which means end of April)
(15) Wife received an email 11th of May to say “60WD is now 120WD” due to the Ukrainian crisis.
(16) Next day I filed a complaint via gov.Uk (The link I found it on this forum).
(17) Tracking everyday but nothing - 3 green lines.
(18) 26th of May - Email received from TLS for collection.
(19) Wife picked up her “Partner visa” to expired Feb 2025.
(20) Received an email from the complaint side saying they have contacted my wife.

I think this was the timeline that I can remember right now. Prior to this I or my wife knew NOTHING about immigration/visas or how to do an application. I found this forum AFTER we put in our application. But this forum has been very helpful and it has been an eye opener.

I highlighted everything that I uploaded on the TLS document website, and they kept her passport. Hopefully she would be here in the next 2 months when she has sort out everything in Ijebu ode where she currently resides.

Ray7878:
Okay so, not going to bore you with how it started but a few things to add to everything.

We got married in September in Abeokuta 2021. And I came back to the UK early October.

(1) She did change of name and applied for her passport (Got that at Festac?) sorry not good with names/places in Nigeria.

(2) TB appt was booked for 26th of October after going directly there, and paid one of the staff to book her because we just couldn’t get anything online.

(3) Passport came out on the 25th of October after she begged and begged the staffs.

(4) When he booked the TB we needed her passport number but because she didn’t have one I called my mother and put HER passport number in the bookings, because without a passport they wouldn’t allow you to book it. And thanks to GOD they didn’t notice this. So when she received her passport she just stay over in Lagos and took it to the TB place the next day.

(5) Booked for her English test for 3rd of December (Result came out on the 17th online as passed) - Awaiting certificate.

(6) Application processed by myself over here in the UK
- Documents
A. My UK passport, UK drivers licence, my NHS work contract, my previous job contract (Both showing how much I earn per annum), my house deed, my mortgage statement, my divorce papers, my payslips, my Halifax statement of account (I highlight every single money that was paid by my employers in yellow, which matches each dated payslips) all these covering a 2 years period (Because I moved jobs in September and was paid more than my period job).

B. She provided her passport, TB certificate, and English language test result, Wedding certificate, pictures of when we met in early 2019 and wedding pictures, WhatsApp chat taken from archives from early 2019 up until the application date.

(7) Booked Biometrics for the 11th of Jan 2021

( Biometrics missed because we didn’t have the certificate. TLS refused to complete this without the actual certificate, DLH left her certificate on their desk in Abeokuta from the 17th of December until she made a complaint in Lagos when she went there on the day that TLS refused the biometrics.

(9) DLH delivered the next day after 1000 apologies to her for missing her bio.

(10) Bio rebooked for the 28th of Jan AFTER paying some guy that was standing around outside TLS as the TLS staff were unhelpful.

(11) Biometrics done of the 28th of Jan.
(12) Transferred to DMC on the same day and received - 3 greens on the tracker.
(13) Paid email sent in end of Feb by me, was told decision would be early Mid March by a staff named Tanya.
(14) 15th of March second paid email - Told by a staff called Simon that no decision yet. But since ours was settlement it is usually 12 weeks (Which means end of April)
(15) Wife received an email 11th of May to say “60WD is now 120WD” due to the Ukrainian crisis.
(16) Next day I filed a complaint via gov.Uk (The link I found it on this forum).
(17) Tracking everyday but nothing - 3 green lines.
(18) 26th of May - Email received from TLS for collection.
(19) Wife picked up her “Partner visa” to expired Feb 2025.
(20) Received an email from the complaint side saying they have contacted my wife.

I think this was the timeline that I can remember right now. Prior to this I or my wife knew NOTHING about immigration/visas or how to do an application. I found this forum AFTER we put in our application. But this forum has been very helpful and it has been an eye opener.

I highlighted everything that I uploaded on the TLS document website, and they kept her passport. Hopefully she would be here in the next 2 months when she has sort out everything in Ijebu ode where she currently resides.

Such a relief for you that the waiting is over. Thanks a lot for the breakdown. Please can you share the link for the complaint via gov.uk?

LadyXB:
What a journey!

Thank you for the detailed breakdown May God continue to bless you and your wife.

I totally understand the frustration, My husband and I have been waiting since the 17th January but nothing, it feels good to hear a fellow comrade has been freed from this limbo.

Did you outline all of this in the complaint? And did filing the complaint speed up the process?

I’m contemplating going down this route, I haven’t seen my husband in over 18 months it’s tiring

Yes I outlined the fact that we are as a couple:

(1) That whilst we empathised with the Ukrainian people/crisis etc the fact that we as a couple have been separated from each other for over 7 months was unacceptable.

(2) That they need to draft in more staffs if they feel they cannot meet deadlines.

(3) That we paid almost £4000 to be told we have to wait another 60WD.

(4) That she needs to be here to support me, start her working life in the UK etc as she would need time to bed into the UK system.

(5) I want to know what the next steps are going to be in regards to her application.

I detailed her struggles of not being here, and how the wait has been affecting our plans for the future.

Honestly my wife couldn’t take it anymore, if not for the people on this forum who have been God sent to us, some would come here and update, and the updates reassured her that it’s NOT only us that’s going through the wait.

This is why I said I would come here and try and help from the little experience to reassure people that their would come too.

She cannot stop crying since last night lol.

Eastner:

Such a relief for you that the waiting is over. Thanks a lot for the breakdown. Please can you share the link for the complaint via gov.uk?

I have included the link here and the screenshot of how and the pages that I went via.

You all would be hearing your good news ASAP. I am praying for all you too. I feel like family here. Someone said they “Screamed” when I posted my news yesterday and that just brought tears to my eyes. Because we don’t know each other but they are just happy to hear good news. That’s how and why I love my people.


https://www.gov.uk/complain-uk-visas-immigration

Ray7878:


I have included the link here and the screenshot of how and the pages that I went via.

You all would be hearing your good news ASAP. I am praying for all you too. I feel like family here. Someone said they “Screamed” when I posted my news yesterday and that just brought tears to my eyes. Because we don’t know each other but they are just happy to hear good news. That’s how and why I love my people.


https://www.gov.uk/complain-uk-visas-immigration

Amen!!! �� you can say that again!!! Its so kind and touching and it’s much appreciated. We all will definitely come bearing great news. It’s truly reassuring knowing that there are people, who have been through the journey and even more reassuring getting to hear such joyous news. Thank you

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I have included the link here and the screenshot of how and the pages that I went via.

You all would be hearing your good news ASAP. I am praying for all you too. I feel like family here. Someone said they “Screamed” when I posted my news yesterday and that just brought tears to my eyes. Because we don’t know each other but they are just happy to hear good news. That’s how and why I love my people.


https://www.gov.uk/complain-uk-visas-immigration[/quote

After how many days of making a complain did you hear back from them.

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Exactly 2 weeks.

The wait is really getting a troll on me and my mental health has been affected.Biometric was done Nov 26, Got a non- straight forward mail on my 58 wd, Today makes it exactly 126 working days, and no other info or update from them. Just confused and Dont know what to do again.Contacted MP no feedback, just made a complain tho, I hope I get something positive out of that. Pouring this out here to hear some positive stories that will make me feel better

coolMeenah:
The wait is really getting a troll on me and my mental health has been affected.Biometric was done Nov 26, Got a non- straight forward mail on my 58 wd, Today makes it exactly 126 working days, and no other info or update from them. Just confused and Dont know what to do again.Contacted MP no feedback, just made a complain tho, I hope I get something positive out of that. Pouring this out here to hear some positive stories that will make me feel better

Amen you would get your result soon, my wife nearly went nuts, Especially when a lady she met on the same day got hers within 3 weeks. But then we found out later through here that there are different spouse visas.

Glad you made the complaint, because 126 days is unacceptable. I can totally get how you feel, we had to move our plan like 4 times, she is meant to be arriving on the 1st of July and you would get your testimony soon.

coolMeenah:
The wait is really getting a troll on me and my mental health has been affected.Biometric was done Nov 26, Got a non- straight forward mail on my 58 wd, Today makes it exactly 126 working days, and no other info or update from them. Just confused and Dont know what to do again.Contacted MP no feedback, just made a complain tho, I hope I get something positive out of that. Pouring this out here to hear some positive stories that will make me feel better

I don’t know how you’ve been able to wait for 126 days, I would have bombarded them with emails and calls. Normally, when they say “not straight forward”, it takes a few weeks to hear from them. I pray you hear from them soon.

youniq:


I don’t know how you’ve been able to wait for 126 days, I would have bombarded them with emails and calls. Normally, when they say “not straight forward”, it takes a few weeks to hear from them. I pray you hear from them soon.

Yeah I know it's gonna take a few weeks, but 126 working days is long enough, I Dont know why they are so incompetent of their job, I ve done paid enquiries countless times but all I got is a generic message:*awaiting decision* The application has really kept me on hold.

Good morning All,

So far, so good the prompt responses and quality information I have read here has really helped a great deal. I appreciate you all.

However, I have a question regarding the application I am about to submit.

My wife has just completed her divorce process and she’s been issued her divorce papers here in Nigeria in March. April we got married and I am about to submit my spousal visa application. She’s a British citizen.

Now my question; Is it compulsory she go for a change of name before I submit my application? Is our registry marriage certificate and her divorce papers enough to justify her not having my name officially yet? Needed to clear this doubt before I proceed.

Thank you.