Febfun:
Urgent !!!! @justwise and other gurus on this platform , I need your ideas on how to go about my UK visa application. My salary is #670k monthly after tax. The balance on my salary account is #2.1m, my husband deposited 700k cash into my account and he tagged it " Family Travel Allowance" totalling #2.8m. in addition, I have #2m fixed deposit ( certificate of investment) with FCMB on my name which will be liquidated by May this year. The two million deposit is the income from rent which is paid yearly by cash from tenants and it's available to me for my UK trip. I'm applying with 2 kids on a tourist visa. I spend an Average of 250k -300k monthly from my account . Total balance available is #4.8m . Here are the list of documents
1. Employment letter
2. Leave letter
3. Introduction letter
4. Marriage certificate
5.building plan/property - on myself & husband's name
6. 2 Car documents - one on my name, other on my husband's name
7. Hotel reservations for two weeks
8. London pass
9. Children birth certificates , my birth certificate
10. 6 months Payslip
11. Rent receipts/ lease agreements , survey/plan from other building inherited from my Dad , in my Dad's name .
12. Six months bank statement with 2.8million balance in total
13. #2 million- Certificate of investment - The source is from yearly rental income
14. Letter from children school indicating , they will be on holiday
15. Consent letter from my husband
My questions- (1) is there any other thing I need to add?
(2)Is the certificate of investment of #2m OK as an addition to my available fund for the trip , is there any further suggestion on it?
(3) is the cash deposit of 700k into my account by my husband which he tagged "family travel allowance" calls for other back up documentation? Note that , my husband explained in his consent letter that he made a provision of 700k cash deposit for our hotel allowance
I will appreciate your prompt response , I wish to hear from the house before I proceed to submit .
Thank you .

You have sufficient funds to finance your trip. What you need to add is draw up an itinerary of your activities for the two weeks in the UK. As this may be you first time application, you have to convince the ECO that you have a good knowledge of the UK and places of interest to visit with your kids. Good luck.

jesuisroya:
Greetings everyone.

I live in France. My husband is French and we have two children.
My mum just got a France visa to visit me. It's a multiple entry that's valid up till 2024 that is 2 years.
I would like her to visit the UK while she's here with us in Paris.
I will apply for a UK visa since I don't have a French passport. I have had 3 UK visas in the past.

My question please:
1. Can she also apply for a UK visa from Paris or does it have to be from Nigeria ? I'll be the sponsor.
2. How much should I have in my bank account balance?
3. Does she have to indicate that she has family in the UK even though our visit is purely for tourism in LONDON ? (My younger sister and family live in another city. They relocated to UK last year as medical staff).
4. If she has to apply from Nigeria, how long does it take to get her passport back ? So that we can plan around that before getting her ticket.

Thank you for your kind advice.

1. Your mother does not have French resident permit or stay. She cannot apply for a UK visa outside Nigeria.

2. Since she has Schengen visa already, it will count in her favour. Let your young sister who reside in the UK sponsor her.

3. If she has family in the UK, she must disclosed it.

4. 4 to 6 weeks depending on her situation.

For those of us who don't reside in Lagos or Abuja do we need to pay for DHL at the application TLS ? If yes is it cash or pay with ATM ?

HRprof:
For those of us who don't reside in Lagos or Abuja do we need to pay for DHL at the application TLS ? If yes is it cash or pay with ATM ?

You can pay for DHL if you want passport delivery service to your resident. You can pay by cash or debit card at TLS before biometric.

ekpotek:


You can pay for DHL if you want passport delivery service to your resident. You can pay by cash or debit card at TLS before biometric.

Thank you for the explanations

ekpotek:


You have sufficient funds to finance your trip. What you need to add is draw up an itinerary of your activities for the two weeks in the UK. As this may be you first time application, you have to convince the ECO that you have a good knowledge of the UK and places of interest to visit with your kids. Good luck.

@ekpotek . Thank you very much for your response. My major concern is the cash deposit of 700k into my account by my husband . Note that, it's over the counter deposit not bank transfer. The deposit was tagged " family travel Allowance ". I hope the consular officer won't request for my husband "bank statement" for the cash deposit?

Febfun:
Urgent !!!! @justwise and other gurus on this platform , I need your ideas on how to go about my UK visa application. My salary is #670k monthly after tax. The balance on my salary account is #2.1m, my husband deposited 700k cash into my account and he tagged it " Family Travel Allowance" totalling #2.8m. in addition, I have #2m fixed deposit ( certificate of investment) with FCMB on my name which will be liquidated by May this year. The two million deposit is the income from rent which is paid yearly by cash from tenants and it's available to me for my UK trip. I'm applying with 2 kids on a tourist visa. I spend an Average of 250k -300k monthly from my account . Total balance available is #4.8m . Here are the list of documents
1. Employment letter
2. Leave letter
3. Introduction letter
4. Marriage certificate
5.building plan/property - on myself & husband's name
6. 2 Car documents - one on my name, other on my husband's name
7. Hotel reservations for two weeks
8. London pass
9. Children birth certificates , my birth certificate
10. 6 months Payslip
11. Rent receipts/ lease agreements , survey/plan from other building inherited from my Dad , in my Dad's name .
12. Six months bank statement with 2.8million balance in total
13. #2 million- Certificate of investment - The source is from yearly rental income
14. Letter from children school indicating , they will be on holiday
15. Consent letter from my husband
My questions- (1) is there any other thing I need to add?
(2)Is the certificate of investment of #2m OK as an addition to my available fund for the trip , is there any further suggestion on it?
(3) is the cash deposit of 700k into my account by my husband which he tagged "family travel allowance" calls for other back up documentation? Note that , my husband explained in his consent letter that he made a provision of 700k cash deposit for our hotel allowance
I will appreciate your prompt response , I wish to hear from the house before I proceed to submit .
Thank you .

You don't need:
2 Car documents - one on my name, other on my husband's name
7. Hotel reservations for two weeks
8. London pass

Other documents are fine. Your husband didn't need to transfer any money to your account. It just complicates matters. If your husband is sponsoring you and the children, his statement of account for six months showing a healthy inflow and outflow of funds and a healthy balance is fine. Since the money has been transferred, I suggest you add your husband's statement of account to your pile of documents.

ekpotek:


1. Your mother does not have French resident permit or stay. She cannot apply for a UK visa outside Nigeria.

2. Since she has Schengen visa already, it will count in her favour. Let your young sister who reside in the UK sponsor her.

3. If she has family in the UK, she must disclosed it.

4. 4 to 6 weeks depending on her situation.

She can if she has genuine reason why she didn’t apply from her country of residence. To apply for this UK visa, she will use her kid address in France as her temporary address

Hello Everyone. Can I book for an appointment first without filling the form of a

And please does anyone know the next available date for Tourist/frequent traveler

ekpotek:
You can pay for DHL if you want passport delivery service to your resident. You can pay by cash or debit card at TLS before biometric.

TLS does not accept cash payments, strictly card

Febfun:

@ekpotek . Thank you very much for your response. My major concern is the cash deposit of 700k into my account by my husband . Note that, it's over the counter deposit not bank transfer. The deposit was tagged " family travel Allowance ". I hope the consular officer won't request for my husband "bank statement" for the cash deposit?

i think you know the answer

oretiti:
Hello Everyone. Can I book for an appointment first without filling the form of a

You have to submit your visa application form before booking appointment.

Febfun:


@ekpotek . Thank you very much for your response. My major concern is the cash deposit of 700k into my account by my husband . Note that, it's over the counter deposit not bank transfer. The deposit was tagged " family travel Allowance ". I hope the consular officer won't request for my husband "bank statement" for the cash deposit?

Highlight this 700k transaction and state in your cover letter that deposit came from your husband. Pointing to the name of the depositor and your husband name. You can even include the copy of deposit teller as evidence. Your husband should also provide a cover letter stating he made the deposit, the amount and date to support your trip. One other thing, mention this N700k in the application where you are asked, “Is anyone financing your trip and how much will they give you”.

ekpotek:


Nope. They will be assessed based on their circumstances in Nigeria and financial ties. Even if you have the fund to sponsor them, their ties to Nigeria and immigration history will be used. Your mother and brother must have a solid ties to Nigeria.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'Nope'. I understand circumstance in Nigeria has to be considered as well, but my question is in terms of my own financial circumstance

I have successfully paid for my visa application fee and I was redirected to TLS website which I made payment for courier service and book appointment.
Now the pix below is my TLS dashboard for self services and when I click on the upload button to upload my documents I will be redirected to sign in page which I input my visa application login details and it will tell me wrong details .
My question is how to I go about this , is there any other login details for TLS which I’m yet to get. I need to upload my documents

Modify
Got to discovered that I need to login in again through my visa application link send to me by UKVI then redirected to TLS to continue document upload.

Oneguy03:


I'm not sure what you mean by 'Nope'. I understand circumstance in Nigeria has to be considered as well, but my question is in terms of my own financial circumstance

Nope I mean that your financial circumstances does not matter. The ECO will be more interested in what will make your mother and brother return to Nigeria after their visit since they are adults and not your ability to sponsor them from the UK.

Hi everyone, I’ve been worried lately. Had my biometric around early February, (dependent). Main applicant (student) has been approved and is already in the UK since March, the main applicant happens to be my wife. Paid mail was sent on the on 04/05/2022 and a response was received saying decision has been made that I just have to wait to receive my passport. I will like to know how long it going to take for me to receive collection email because I believe the wait is getting too long. Thank you

I'll suggest that you go to TLS with the reply given to see if your passport is there waiting to be picked up. Waiting to be contacted by TLS at times is draining.

Toydex4real:
Hi everyone, I’ve been worried lately. Had my biometric around early February, (dependent). Main applicant (student) has been approved and is already in the UK since March, the main applicant happens to be my wife. Paid mail was sent on the on 04/05/2022 and a response was received saying decision has been made that I just have to wait to receive my passport. I will like to know how long it going to take for me to receive collection email because I believe the wait is getting too long. Thank you

Toydex4real:
Hi everyone, I’ve been worried lately. Had my biometric around early February, (dependent). Main applicant (student) has been approved and is already in the UK since March, the main applicant happens to be my wife. Paid mail was sent on the on 04/05/2022 and a response was received saying decision has been made that I just have to wait to receive my passport. I will like to know how long it going to take for me to receive collection email because I believe the wait is getting too long. Thank you

if the paid email was from the 4th of March then definitely go as your passport would be at TLS, if it’s from April then you can probably go to TLS before the Easter holidays.

if the paid email was from the 4th of March then definitely go as your passport would be at TLS, if it’s from April then you can probably go to TLS before the Easter holidays.



Thank you. I will do as you just said.

suggest that you go to TLS with the reply given to see if your passport is there waiting to be picked up. Waiting to be contacted by TLS at times is draining.


Alright. I so much appreciate your response. I will do that asap

Thanks to God Almighty and everyone else here who helped me. My mum's visa has arrived. 2 years visit visa.
Biometrics done: 31st March

deuoessch:
Thanks to God Almighty and everyone else here who helped me. My mum's visa has arrived. 2 years visit visa.
Biometrics done: 31st March

This was really fast. Congratulations to your mum. Please is this her first UK visa application?

You would need to show evidence of the tenancy agreement for the 2m and title documents to the property. This is to explain the source of the 2m fixed deposit.

ekpotek:


You have sufficient funds to finance your trip. What you need to add is draw up an itinerary of your activities for the two weeks in the UK. As this may be you first time application, you have to convince the ECO that you have a good knowledge of the UK and places of interest to visit with your kids. Good luck.

tommby:


This was really fast. Congratulations to your mum. Please is this her first UK visa application?

Not at all

deuoessch:
Thanks to God Almighty and everyone else here who helped me. My mum's visa has arrived. 2 years visit visa.
Biometrics done: 31st March

Really fast. Congratulations. Did you get a mail to pickup or where you tracking the application on the TLS portal

Evening house, please has anyone applied with 3 or 4 month bank statement and was approved?

deuoessch:
Thanks to God Almighty and everyone else here who helped me. My mum's visa has arrived. 2 years visit visa.
Biometrics done: 31st March

Congrats ,,,,, did you get a mail for pickup,,,, or do you opt for the dhl delivery plan,,, or did you go to tls to pickup after you get mail that a decision has been made but you need to wait 10days ,,,, kindly share your experience as regards getting your passport back with us

Iamajala:
Evening house, please has anyone applied with 3 or 4 month bank statement and was approved?

Yes. I started a new job in October and applied in January with four months statement. Just explain in the comments section. My daughter started a new job and applied same month with NO payslip. Got the visa. Pray for favour. God can and will do it

Sorry to jump on this topic, I was barn for 10yrs in 2011 for providing such bank statement which was done by the stupid agent I paid to apply for a visitor visa, he edited my bank statement and they confirm from the bank and I got denied with 10yrs.


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Nobody is misleading anybody here I'm talking as experience banker and I'm not saying they wouldn't find out fake statement of account. [/quote]

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