I think you should contact UKVI via phone and email. Dont wait at atall.

Sholeola23:




Congratulations. Wow. Am still here since 9th of June. Waiting for my Spouce visa. Hopefully someone can help helping to chase it up. Wife is 5 months pregnant she rest need me to be there for her. I feel really useless as a husband. Am dying inside. It's great killing me. Please i need advice please.

Thanks bro

Brightingsus:


For your budget, your best bet is Med-View airlines if you want a direct flight.

Hello House,


This is a note of appreciation to everyone on this platform who at one time or the other gave their advise or words of encouragement. Submitted at VAC on the 27th of July with mum and sister; who got their visa 3 wks after application.
At 5:20pm yesterday received the mail that my passport was ready.
I jet to Ikeja at 10am, with palpitations. I could not open the package till I got back to work. At work, I entered the toilet and locked myself inside, where I struggled to throw open the bag. After so much hassle, the bag was open, I saw my passport, checked into the bag for any other thing, I didnt see any thing. I opened my passport, flip through the pages, and saw nothing, I started sweating. Meanwhile my sister told me if they refuse me that I will get a white paper letter. I CHECKED THE FLOOR TO SEE IF THE PAPER PERHAPS DROPPED WHILE i WAS TEARING THE BAG, NOTHING O. Ha, My hands were already shaking, I then shook my passport, flipped the pages again, one small paper just dropped from it. I was like ha, after everything, refusal noni, I hissed, braced myself up to read the reason for refusal. But to my surprse, the paper read IMPORTANT NOTICE! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE INFORMATION ON YOUR VISA BEFORE....... Na so I jump o, I THEN calmly opened my passport and saw, the stamp o, with my pix taken at the VAC. 180 DAYS, C-VISIT, MULTI..BLABLA...

My people, I thank urna wellwell. You guys actually help me thru the ordeal. I lamented a lot during the wait cos I am not a patient person, and I read where some are still waiting 3 months for their visa. I cant imagine waiting that long, I might just faint.
But this UKVI people are good people ooo, their head is correct, I look forward to do more biz with them in the future (Did I just change my mouth..lol)

In between, guys how do I get a really cheap airline, for less than 250k to London.

good to see someone that feels the same way I feel. I will say it again, this ukvi service is really horrible; no matter what, people should not be treated this way alll for a visit visa

hohia:
What a trash. I invited someone to come visit me here in the UK. Appointment was on the 14th of July. I have been called on the[b] 26th of July[/b] and spoke with whoever about the invitation and all the Sh*t. I have done email enquiry on the 23rd of August and got a reply two days after asking if I want it escalated and all the bullsh*t. Then they went dead.

What an insult after taking one's money and treating them like a piece of rubbish. I have had to keep everything on hold (annual leave, travel plans etc) waiting for the outcome of this application. Its horrible. Absolutely horrible.

within 24hrs

lekibraky:
Bros you motivated me to mail them please how long did it take them to mail you back cos I just maolee them yesterday thank u

salford1:



i feel your pains bros. Just had family members cancel their holiday to UK and Canada cos of these UK visa application process delays. My mum and 3 other family members all submitted visa renewal applications on the same day (10th of July).. One of them got the visa in about a month... 3 are still waiting. Only God knows for how long.

that is crazy, even after their mail, I still cannot track my application online. I am hoping to get an update this week from TLS, since their mail says they have made a decision.

lightdream:

Pls what DR card Dd u use.

a visa gold card

Hi all;
After I called ukvi , I saw their mail now. What does this mean tho

Hello All,

Please I have decided to contact UKVI by phone to demand they make a decision on my application and return my passport.
I applied with my mum and sister whom have collected their passport with their visa and the already booked their flight. Bcosz of me they had to postpone, as today was suppose to be our travelling date. why do UKVI hold on to people's pp without making a decision, mostly for a visit visa? I mean it is just a visit for crying out loud, nothing so serious. If they are not convince on giving a visa, they should just refuse with reason in reasonable time. Coz I dont know why you will hold someone's pp for a tourist visa, not like I wanna go visit my ancestor o or my family, just tourist. And not like I wrote on my form I must visit, dont know why they are holding my pp hostage. This UKVI really need to chill on this atitude o. I will never go to their front again for a visa, If not that I will not be able to get my money back, I would have just withdrawn the application. But becoz they wont refund, I cannot let my money go like that, them go do the work wey I pay them to do. I will tell them blantly on the phone that I do not care whether you are investigating shit or not, make a decision right now, either you approve or refuse, just decide and return my pp before next week runs out. RUBBISH
sORRY ALL O, that I am lamenting here, I just need to vent somewhere.
My question is like how much recharge card should I buy, to call them on the phone that will be enough to speak their head off.

demashi:


Congrats to your sister and mum. When did they have the biometrics?!

all 3 of us submitted on the 27th of july, and mine is still undecided

Hello All,

My sister got hers and my mum's passport today with 2yrs visa on both. When is it likely for a decision to be made on my application.

Hello house,

so my sister called me now that she got the mail that hers and my mum's passport is ready for collection at VAC. Meanwhile I still cant track mine on the UKVI website. And we applied together on july 27th, to travel as a family trip. Who have an idea why my document is not been treated, is it because I'm a first timer?

Hello All,

after receiving that email that my application is not straightforward, this is another mail I just received now. Please what do you guys think?


Thank you for applying for a UK visa. Your visa application remains under consideration.

We have previously communicated our customer service target for non-settlement applications as 15 working days. Unfortunately, we will be unable to decide your application within our customer service target. We apologise for any inconvenience that this might cause.

We are continuing to work on your application and aim to make a decision as soon as possible over the coming days.

We will write to you again if there is any change to this. Please do not attend the Visa Application Centre until you have been advised that your application has been decided and that your passport is ready for collection.


Kind Regards,





UK Decision Making Centre

Thank you @ekpotek and @Solatium.

My sister called me today that she tracked our application on UKVI website, hers and my mum is saying decided, while my own reference number is saying not recognised. although, there has been no change in status on tls website for all 3 of us. All this, is just gviving me a bad omen, like they are trying to sideline my application and refuse?

Hello all,

Please, I am new on this forum. I applied for a 6months visitng visa to the UK and submitted since AuG 27th. This is my first application. I applied with my mum and sister who are frequent UK travellers. Altho their application was renewal, while mine is a first time. I am a trader with my business certificates, also married with kids and have landed properties. I make a profit of about 300-400k in my business monthly and it is reflected in myaccount. My account balance was over 4M. what is battling me is that yesteday, I received a mail from the ukvisa centre that my application is not straitforward, so they can not make a decision now....under consideration...... or something like that. I called my younger sister if she got the same mail, but said no she did not and neither my mum. We applied and submitted togethter o.
today, my account manager called me that they received a call from UK embassy asking about my date of birth. My 2nd concern is my mum's bank was not called, and my younger sister is always sponsored by my mum even tho she is working but she used to submit account balance of even less than 30k, and visa will be issued to her.
Please who can tell me, why their is difference in my application, why did they send me that email, and not send my sister, and why did they call my bank and not call my mum's bank. why are they asking my bank for my date of birth, and what does that email about my application not been straightforward implies? Does it mean my application will be refused?