Hello everyone!

My mum has a UK visit visa and she will be visiting in June. She visited the UK previously. She wants to visit my brother in the US. Can she apply for the US visit visa from the UK? Also, she had been denied twice in Nigeria for no just reason. Would this denial affect her application in the Uk?

Also, any one has an idea the current appointment availability in the Uk and how to book it?

Lastly, is it possible to book the interview appointment in the UK without completing and submitting the DS-150 form?

Thank you for your prompt response.

Hello everyone,

My mum was refused, a visit visa in 1995( first ever refusal) She is a retiree, she retired in 2019 and was not paid her pension until mid 2022. Last year she applied to attend my brother’s graduation but was denied the visa because she has not received her pension. She stated in her application last year, that her daughter was going to sponsor her trip.

Last year, the fed govt paid her pension and we decided she apply again this year. My brother got his tier 2 visa and also sent all his supporting documents.

She was refused again on the basis that she has large deposits in her account. The large sum is her pension lump sum payments that the govt paid, which we explained in a cover letter and also attached the pension documents and bank statement highlighting the deposits.

They also mentioned inconsistent monthly spending- we tried to calculate her monthly expenses and arrived at that figure. However, that cannot be accurate because sometimes, she spend more than 150k monthly, buying medications and a few other things that is just one time purchases. We give her monthly income( money from family) and also the monthly pension stipend she receives from the govt and calculated all of this, that’s how we arrived at yearly income.

Additionally, the Visa officer mentioned 3 refusals and she has just 2 ( the one in 1995 and the one last year).

I have attached the refusals, the one for last year and the most recent one this year. Please attached. I am so pained and I feel like she should reapply because the reasons for refusal is just something else. How soon do you think she should reapply and what do you all think we should have done better.

Please what do you all think? I would appreciate the feedback.

Apologies for the long write up. Thank you all!