trooppper:
I think the first hotel tried to hold the money for the first night and cancelled since I did not have enough on it.

As for the the second one, there was no pre-payment. At least the money has not been deducted as at now.

kokoli:



Thanks a lot Ekpotek. Do I really need to state that I am presenting a hotel reservation different from the one I earlier made the application with because the reservation automatically cancelled itself? or I should simply state that I made some changes on.my earlier reservation without offering further explanation? I doubt if the issue is with the card being used in booking because I even asked someone in the UK to make a reservation on.that same site booking.com and same automatic Cancellation occured.

trooppper:
I have not gotten any mail showing if it has been cancelled.

I called the hotel to be sure and gave my conf no.
They have my reservation.

The first booking I made was with my GTB Dollar Mastercard (did not have enough for a night). I then tried with my naira mastercard - GTB. Maybe try again and call the hotel.

I am yet to even submit.

trooppper:
Hi,

Were you able to get this sorted?

I saw your post then checked my booking(hotel website) only to discover it had been cancelled the day after. I then made another booking via booking.com

Did they send you a mail regarding the cancellation.

ekpotek:


You do not need to panic. Make a new booking in another hotel and add it as part of your hotel reservation. Then explain in your cover letter, why you need to change your hotel reservation. To avoid another cancellation used a credible bank card.

cerezo:
Make sure you have enough to cover at least one night stay in the hotel you plan to book. Usually, some hotels carry out pre-authorization on your card. By this, they try to hold an amount equivalent to one night or all of your planned stay just to ensure your card is valid. Often times when you don't have up to that amount in your card, it will lead to invalid debit/credit card. I used GT recently and I still have about 39GBP on hold by the hotel. I'll advice you try again and ensure you have an amount covering at least one night stay in that card account. I noticed this is new with some UK hotels.

cerezo:


This image shows the order in which you must follow on the visa4uk site. Once payment is successful, you can then click on the Register at commercial partner which then takes you to the tls site for registration. On tls, you will be asked for the GWF number of your application on visa4uk, your passport no and some other details after which you will validate and submit the form.

kokoli:
Good day folks,please I would want to know if visa appointment can be booked on both on the UK visa?application site and TLS portal. please which is the better option of the two? 2. can I see the available appointment dates before I make payment? Thanks for you usual responses

kprake9:


Applying as a couple will be better.
When filling the form, there are sections u will will be asked if you are traveling alone or with your spouse. in addition to this, when filling the TLS form, u fill as a group submission.
I think the old application form is more straight forward.
U can only pay online with a bank debit card or through paga online as well..
I hope this information helps.

Thanks for your response .I also want to ask at what point I will do the TLS application? Will it come after I submit my application on the uk visa portal? And also can I pay with any naira denominated master card of any specific bank?