touyin:



The decision
I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the
requirements of paragraph(s) V4.2 of Appendix V because:
 You state in your application that you wish to visit the UK as a tourist and you are
employed in Nigeria with a monthly income of NGN151423.81 (£266.72).
 You state that you have no other income or savings and indicated that you have
£1500 available to you for your trip. However, this is 5 times your monthly salary
before any expenditures. You also stated that your husband will support you
financially for the duration of your visit. However, when processing your application, I
have to take into consideration your own circumstances when making my decision. I
note that you have provided bank statements in your name showing a positive
closing balance. However, the statements show unknown transfers and credits
coming into the account. From the information provided, I have been unable to
establish the source of these funds and that they are available to you for your own
personal use.
 As such, from the information provided, I am not satisfied that you have provided an
accurate portrayal of your current personal and financial circumstances nor satisfied
that your intentions to visit the UK are as stated and that you will leave at the end of
your visit.
 In light of all the above I am not satisfied that you will leave the UK at the end of your
visit; are genuinely seeking entry for a purpose that is permitted by the visitor routes
and have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to your visit without
working or accessing public funds. Appendix V4.2 (a) (c) and (e).

temmyti:
Sorry about this. Did you get the refusal as an email or as a letter when you picked up your passport?

Gentlesoul3268:


Do you mean who can help with fund or what please make it clear ?

beautyuche:
Hi Guys I got refused Friday last week. How long should i wait to reapply

beautyuche:
Hi Guys I got refused Friday last week. How long should i wait to reapply

touyin:


The decision
I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the
requirements of paragraph(s) V4.2 of Appendix V because:
 You state in your application that you wish to visit the UK as a tourist and you are
employed in Nigeria with a monthly income of NGN151423.81 (£266.72).
 You state that you have no other income or savings and indicated that you have
£1500 available to you for your trip. However, this is 5 times your monthly salary
before any expenditures. You also stated that your husband will support you
financially for the duration of your visit. However, when processing your application, I
have to take into consideration your own circumstances when making my decision. I
note that you have provided bank statements in your name showing a positive
closing balance. However, the statements show unknown transfers and credits
coming into the account. From the information provided, I have been unable to
establish the source of these funds and that they are available to you for your own
personal use.
 As such, from the information provided, I am not satisfied that you have provided an
accurate portrayal of your current personal and financial circumstances nor satisfied
that your intentions to visit the UK are as stated and that you will leave at the end of
your visit.
 In light of all the above I am not satisfied that you will leave the UK at the end of your
visit; are genuinely seeking entry for a purpose that is permitted by the visitor routes
and have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to your visit without
working or accessing public funds. Appendix V4.2 (a) (c) and (e).

cutebear:
Today makes it 41 working days for me

Christabeliciou:
Finally the wait is over, congratulations Debbie. Definitely lots of people waiting will get collection mail this week, as the festivities period is over.

cutebear:
Hi Touyin, did your husband provide his bank statements and payslip to support you as the sponsor? Including a letter of sponsorship.
Honestly, a budget of GBP1,500 (depending on the number of days you plan to stay there) is okay but the ECO is now comparing that to your monthly salary. Although, people who earn 150k are still given visas. Especially since your husband can be the full sponsor of the trip.
Also, there are unexplained deposits in your account. The source of these deposits could've been explained in a cover letter.

Dinoforyou00:
Good morning everyone. Please how do someone cancel and withdraw application. If it’s a mail can you kindly drop the email and content of what to send to them. It’s very urgent. Thank you.

Dinoforyou00:



God is so so so wonderful guys!!
Infact I’m very speechless. I was here on Thursday asking questions on how to cancel application. It was after 48WD that I canceled my application on the website and also send a mail to them to cancel my application. But to my greatest surprise, I got a collection mail yesterday, I thought it was just my passport. DHL brought it right now and lo and behold I was saw the visa vignette on my passport.


Biometric done November 3,2021
Collection mail January 17
Dhl delivered just now


I’m so excited guys. Please don’t let us loose hope in God

luiginho2xl:
congratulations! pls from what date does the validity start? is it recent or last year?

Dinoforyou00:
Thank you! From 12 January

Dichimma:
Good day house,
This is the message I got for NSF, during application, I submitted my some pictures, marriage certificate for our marriage evidence. Please, what again do they want us to submit, please help

This was what they sent : please provide further evidence of your relationship to the main applicant as you have only submitted a marriage certificate dated 10/07/2021. The fact you have demonstrated your marriage took place doesn't act as independent corroboration you are in an ongoing, subsisting relationship.

Dinoforyou00:



God is so so so wonderful guys!!
Infact I’m very speechless. I was here on Thursday asking questions on how to cancel application. It was after 48WD that I canceled my application on the website and also send a mail to them to cancel my application. But to my greatest surprise, I got a collection mail yesterday, I thought it was just my passport. DHL brought it right now and lo and behold I was saw the visa vignette on my passport.


Biometric done November 3,2021
Collection mail January 17
Dhl delivered just now


I’m so excited guys. Please don’t let us loose hope in God

AmeliaT:
Congratulations!! Awesome stuff. When did you cancel and when was the visa stamped?

Dinoforyou00:



God is so so so wonderful guys!!
Infact I’m very speechless. I was here on Thursday asking questions on how to cancel application. It was after 48WD that I canceled my application on the website and also send a mail to them to cancel my application. But to my greatest surprise, I got a collection mail yesterday, I thought it was just my passport. DHL brought it right now and lo and behold I was saw the visa vignette on my passport.


Biometric done November 3,2021
Collection mail January 17
Dhl delivered just now


I’m so excited guys. Please don’t let us loose hope in God

tosino0000:
I just got a refusal letter. Their judgment was based on my salary account(This was attached to prove that I earn in $$ because my savings was in Naira and it does not reflect my salary) Please note that I attached my savings account too which has about 4.5M and I wrote a letter to explain this

Dinoforyou00:



God is so so so wonderful guys!!
Infact I’m very speechless. I was here on Thursday asking questions on how to cancel application. It was after 48WD that I canceled my application on the website and also send a mail to them to cancel my application. But to my greatest surprise, I got a collection mail yesterday, I thought it was just my passport. DHL brought it right now and lo and behold I was saw the visa vignette on my passport.


Biometric done November 3,2021
Collection mail January 17
Dhl delivered just now


I’m so excited guys. Please don’t let us loose hope in God

7031646386:
I also just got denied. I did my biometric on the 3rd of November.
Pls kindly check the refusal letter for any candid advice/ resolutions and how soon should I reapply.

ijebubabe:
Visa alert for my relative. Timeline below:

TLS Ikeja
Priority
Biometrics- 28th November
6 months visa
Previous refusal 3 years ago
Visa issued since the 13th of December and collection email dropped 2 days ago

I'm going to request for a refund of the priority fees.

To add: 6 months bank statement requirement is just hearsay and nonsense. There's nothing in the immigration rules to back up this requirement.

Relative submitted 3 months bank statement with about 300k bank balance and documents confirming ownership of different property across Nigeria. UK sponsor myself submitted 3 months payslip with 2 months bank statement showing balance of around £15,000.

ijebubabe:
Visa alert for my relative. Timeline below:

TLS Ikeja
Priority
Biometrics- 28th November
6 months visa
Previous refusal 3 years ago
Visa issued since the 13th of December and collection email dropped 2 days ago

I'm going to request for a refund of the priority fees.

To add: 6 months bank statement requirement is just hearsay and nonsense. There's nothing in the immigration rules to back up this requirement.

Relative submitted 3 months bank statement with about 300k bank balance and documents confirming ownership of different property across Nigeria. UK sponsor myself submitted 3 months payslip with 2 months bank statement showing balance of around £15,000.

AmeliaT:
6 months statement is ideal.
I won't say there's an exact amount you need to have in your account but do consider SIX things.

1. Length of stay. Let's imagine it is for 10 days.
2. Daily means of substinence. Something we ignore is that a lot of European countries have an amount they expect the average genuine tourist to spend per day based on the country of visit's standard of living- This includes accomodation, food, transport and basic entertainment. Let's say this is 100 Quid for boarding, food, transport and entertainment. It could be less if you're staying with friends. This brings your budget to 100 x 10= 1000 Quid.
3. You need to add your flight. On average, you can get a return for 600 Quid.
4. This brings the total cost of the trip to about 1600 Quid. The embassy uses Oanda Converter as their reference point for exchange rates. So, the total comes to N893, 735. Circa- 900,000 NGN.
5. You then declare whatever this amount is on your form as your intended holiday spend, now here is the tricky part. Many people will then ensure they have N1M in their account but the ECO rejected a friend for this and said that once the cost of trip is taken out, she wouldn't have enough to sustain herself upon her return to Nigeria and that nobody would clear 90% of their savings for a trip and as such he doesn't think it genuine that she intends to return. So, the advice I would give is to have 2-3 times the budget in Point 4 within the account.
6. Watch Outs; it would be more authentic if this money already exists with your accounts and is not being inflated at the last minute. So, depending on your earning power/potential and current state of account, you may need a few months to build this up organically.

I know people who got approved with about 2K GBP in their account whilst others with 7k GBP got disapproved. The important thing is to have a consistent thread that runs through the application that shows the ECO you are a genuine tourist with no desires to abscond as you have a productive life in Nigeria and you can genuinely afford the trip while there and will not seek public funds for any reason whilst returning to base promptly.

All the best!