IrryJones:
I'm pleased to come across this quality forum, kudos to all the contributors.

I'm male been living in UK for almost 10yrs and in full time permanent employment. My spouse is in Nigeria, also employed after finishing her MSc studies in UK. I have gone through the UK Visas website and Teleperformance. We will be applying shortly.

Please I need quality guidance:

1. Is it advisable to use DHL or the UK postal service to send all the supporting docs;
2. Do I have to include my photograph or my spouse's photograph with the completed application form;
3. I have online banking,will printed 6 months bank statements from the bank branch be accepted;
4. As stated above, she studied in UK, does she have to take another English test;
5. Based on her previous stay in UK without violating any immigration rules, how quickly can our application be accepted. I'm hoping she could be here before Christmas.

Thanks all.

Here are all the document my husband sent to sheffield for my settlement visa....This will be useful if you are the one sponsoring....

Copy of your passport and visa page
2. Marriage Certificate
3. Your Proof of Employment...i.e employment letter but you can use your 6 month payslip too.
4. 6 Months Bank Statements printed from the bank itself not from your own computer ooo.
5. Tenancy agreement to show that your wife can stay with u...and also u can add a letter from your landlord confirming that the house is comfortable for 2 people. to stay.
6. Marriage certificate from
Church or registry
7. Utility & Council tax bill
8. Proof of communication with your spouse- phone log, emails, Whatsapp)
9. Copies of Photographs from your Court Wedding, Traditional Wedding and older pictures during our holiday
10.certificate of your spouse..BSC and MSC is enough...
11. Photocopy of your spouse staff identity card

12. Photocopy of your spouse appointment letter( compulsory if she is sponsoring herself)
13. Original copy of 6moth pay slips of your spouse(compulsory if she is sponsoring herself)
14. Photocopy of TB certificate
15. Copy of your spouse Birth certificate
Photocopy of your spouseNigerian Passport
16. A copy of your wedding programme & Invitation card.(optional but u can add it if you have)
17. Most IMPOTANTLY...write a Detailed LETTER showing how each document your submitted is relevant to your application. E.G my spouse Bsc and msc certificate took from so so University submitted is to prove that she took a course taught in english language.

LASTLY....make PHOTOCOPIES of all the Document u are submitting and send it along with your document....VERY IMPORTANT...all the best

MrsAdebiyi:


Dear all

Happy to inform my husband got his passport back today . thanks to @Whales1212, Ikato3540 @girlfio @bassy101113@justwise and others for all their contribution.

This forum has been very helpful to me , albeit for a short period , but at least it calmed my fears and gave me information. So incase anyone is interested below is my timeline and supporting documents submitted.

Application submitted 30/07/2014
Biometrics : 01/08/2014
Supporting docs submitted : 12/08/14
supporting docs returned :15/10/2014
Passport collected:22/10/2014

Supporting docs
1. Copy of my British e-Passport
2. Marriage Certificate
3. my Proof of Employment
4. 6 Months Bank Statements
5. Tenancy agreement
6. Marriage certificate from
church & registry
7. Utility & Council tax bill
8. 6 Months payslips
9. Savings balance from bank
10. Proof of communication with my husband - phone log, emails, Whatsapp)
11. Copies of Photographs from our Court Wedding, Traditional Wedding and older pictures during our holiday
12. IELTS certificate for my husband

13. Photocopy of my husband's master's degree certificate
14. Photocopy of my husband's staff identity card

15. Photocopy of my husband's order and confirmation of appointment
16. Copies of my husband's payslips
17. Photocopy of TB certificate

18. Photocopy of my husband's Birth certificate and Nigerian Passport
19. Original copy of my husband's bank statements

21. A copy of our wedding programme & Invitation card.

All the best to our current and future applicants !!

Yipee!!!.....congratulations.

@damyoyepitan...pls did they asked for your Tuberculosis test result at your point of entry...and. hope they allowed u carry in foodstuffs....thanks

Whales1212:


I don't think that's gonna be a big issue,just take the one you've got along,obviously there's nothing we can do about it because I haven't got my documents back. I'll mail them and tell my girlfriend to bring a copy along, but it's not a big issue,the worst that will happen is to do another one for you at Heathrow.
Thanks for your help and welcome on board.

Sup....did u make photocopies of all the document u submitted?......cux if u don't submit photocopy....they might hold on to the original.

Whales1212:


Hello,just wanna thank you for providing that valuable information, my girlfriend went there and the passport was there. Thanks a lot!

Yipeeeee.....thank God oooooo.....plz do u know if they will ask for the TB test at the airport point of entry.

MrsAdebiyi:

@bassy10113/ @girlfio : thanks for sharing ur experience people like you are the reason why I think nigerians are the best pls did u collect ur passport from Vfs ikkeja Abuja or teleperformance ? Pls can u give me the address in Lagos or Abuja ?

Sup...I collected my visa at teleperfomance office at ETIEBET House at Abule onigbagbo bus stop...on mobolaji bank anthony way.

Hello...yes I applied at ikeja....if you have all your document here with you...u can send it to sheffield through DHL.....but in my own case....all the document was with my spouse....he just sent it on my behalf.

Bolssos:
Oh but am applying from nigeria not uk..thanks

Sup...my husband sent it through mail in Uk

Bolssos:
Please where did you submit your supporting documents too? DHL it or with uk oregun?Thanks


quote author=bassy10113 post=27223421]Hello house....got my spouse visa today...

My Timeline

Application submitted online on 26th of June 2014

Biometrics at Vfs oregun on 2 july 2014

Supporting document sent on 6th of july 2014

Supporting document received at sheffield on 7th july 2014

Supporting document received back from sheffield on 30th September 2014

Passport received on 17th october 2014

Visa issued since 11th september.

Thanks house for the comment....all the best to those waiting.


Plz will there ask for my TB test result at my point of entry....cux sheffield sent it along with the document they sent to my spouse....will he need to mail it to me....thanks

Ikato3540:


@Bassey, can you please send me the number you called to enquire about your passport please?

Also did u have to go to abuja to collect or was this in Lagos?

014535191
Hi...this is the number...the lady told me to go to Etiebet house..

Whales1212:


Omg!why are things always done this way? I asked you because you applied the same day as my girlfriend and been waiting for an update,I even submitted documents before you did. I will love it if you can provide me with the number,pls.
Secondly, do they open on Saturday? Really weird the way things are done,I haven't got my documents back though. Thanks in advance.

Sup

This is the number I called...014535191...just call them and tell dem u want to know where your passport is.

Whales1212:


Congrats to you! Pls I want to know,did you eventually get a mail that your application was ready or got a text? Or you just went to application center to check,will appreciate your response. Thanks

Thanks....i didn't receive anything....i called teleperfomance customer care line...to make enquiry if my passport is back...and the lady asked for my GWF num and my name...and she said if it's back that she wud call back in 5mins time and if not she will call me later in the day to tell me where my passport is....and luckily she called me after 5min telling me that my visa has been back since last month....but they were having issues since I applied with VFS..and they were unable to contact me cux they don't have my phone number......I saw so many applications there....yet to be collected.....so it's better to call that line to track ur application cux they ain't updating that ukvac-ng website again.

Hello house....got my spouse visa today...

My Timeline

Application submitted online on 26th of June 2014

Biometrics at Vfs oregun on 2 july 2014

Supporting document sent on 6th of july 2014

Supporting document received at sheffield on 7th july 2014

Supporting document received back from sheffield on 30th September 2014

Passport received on 17th october 2014

Visa issued since 11th september.

Thanks house for the comment....all the best to those waiting.


Plz will there ask for my TB test result at my point of entry....cux sheffield sent it along with the document they sent to my spouse....will he need to mail it to me....thanks

Can somebody please help me with sheffield phone number or any BHC Nigeria..that i can make inquiry from.

Thanks Girlfio...I applied at Vfs at ikeja....and I heard they don't handle uk visa again....should I still continue tracking my application on their website?....also am I going to pick up my passport at oregun or teleperfomance at bank anthony......I emailed sheffield since a month ago....yet to receive reply.

Sup house....i received this email for UK CUSTOMER SURVEY....Having recently received a decision on your application, UK Visas and Immigration would like to ask for your feedback in a short online survey. The aim of this survey is to find out how well we met your needs and how we can improve in the future......

Please can somebody explain this to me....cux am yet to get my passport back in nigeria.

It's not appeal....its a fresh application

Hello house....my spouse received his supporting document back since Oct 1st 2014....but am yet to hear anything about my passport in nigeria....no text message from Vfs...noting...plz can someone advice me on what to do.....i emailed sheffield office since 11th of September but haven't heard anytin from them....

Lexusgs430:


Your present waiting time is not unrealistic. The fact that he was refused visa in 2012, is a mark against his application (not that he will be refused, but will be viewed as a reason he got married, was to gain entry)
If UKBA is pleased with the documents you submitted, and they have no reason to doubt that the union is genuine, the visa would be issued.
You can also call them, quoting your application reference and requesting an update.

U will definately hear from them soon...I submitted july 2 and my spouse received our supporting documents back on the 1st october.....but yet to receive my passport here in nigeria....

dammylizzy:

They actually sent all my husband's documents and just my driver's licence to him but sent every other documents to me in Nigeria including the TB cert.

Cux they sent my original tb test to my husband...hope that doesn't mean my visaa wasn't granted....plz wat document did dey send back to u...

Cux they sent my original tb test to my husband...hope that doesn't mean my visaa wasn't granted

dammylizzy: Hello all, my TB certificate expired on 12th of April and I'm set to travel in few weeks time. Do I need to take the TB test again or the expired certificate will suffice as I know it would be requested for at the POE? Thanks!

Sup dammy...did they send the tb certificate to u or sent it with the supporting document.

Good morning house....my spouse received our supporting document back this morning with the tb test result....my status is still reading that my application has been forwarded to BHC....they didn't write if decision has been made...what document should I be expecting back.....thanks

dammylizzy:
Praise God! I picked up my packet today and got my spouse visa! Thank you everyone for information shared on this forum. The waiting is over for me and shall be over for every other person waiting soon by God's grace. Amen.

Congrats dammylizzy...did ur status changed or u just went to Vac to check?....how many weeks in total.

girlfio:

Great news! So very happy for you guys. Safe flight.

Please....am a lawyer...I applied for settlement visa in july...haven't heard anything since then...does it take this long....also I used my university certificate. and my law school certificate as an evidence for english language....hope it is sufficient.

Proudlygemini: Hello guys, just wanted to inform y'all that after waiting 4 and half months my settlement visa is finally out, thanks for all the useful information i got on here. Goodluck to others

Please....am a lawyer...I applied for settlement visa in july...haven't heard anything since then...does it take this long....also I used my university certificate. and my law school certificate as an evidence for english language....hope it is sufficient.

@ girlfio.....please how long does it take for the result to be out. Thanks

Hello house..i applied for uk settlement visa on 2 of July and sent my supporting document on 7th of july..but till now..i haven't received any email from sheffield office acknowledging the receipt of the document....and my tracking status still reads...your visa application forwarded to BHC...plz house enlighten on what to do....and any one with email of sheffield office.....thanks

Hello house..i applied for uk settlement visa on 2 of July and sent my supporting document on 7th of july..but till now..i haven't received any email from sheffield office acknowledging the receipt of the document....and my tracking status still reads...your visa application forwarded to BHC...plz house enlighten on what to do....and any one with email of sheffield office.....thanks