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 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 . The total balance of fund available is #4.8 million 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.
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
16. Family pictures
My questions- (1) is there any other thing I need to add?
(2)Is the certificate of investment 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 .

Nativeborn:
You need minimum of six months on your passport. Technically, you can't have a visa on your passport while its expiry date is less than the minimum visa that can be issued. In this case, UK issues 6 months for visiting visa but you've got 5 months on your passport. This won't work. You will need to wait to renew your passport a few weeks to expiry and then apply for the visa.

Nativeborn:
Sorry about the refusal.

The reason for the refusal is clearly stated. If you can fix the uncertainties in the letter, there is likelihood that will get the visa.
Also, if you'd like to apply for a student visa, this refusal would not affect anything so far your new application atleast 6 months away the refusal date bear in mind also that you will need the whole UK visa processing to be completed before the resumption of the academic session at the school you intend to attend.

All the best!

Nativeborn:
Sorry about the refusal.

The reason for the refusal is clearly stated. If you can fix the uncertainties in the letter, there is likelihood that will get the visa.
Also, if you'd like to apply for a student visa, this refusal would not affect anything so far your new application atleast 6 months away the refusal date[b][/b] bear in mind also that you will need the whole UK visa processing to be completed before the resumption of the academic session at the school you intend to attend.

All the best!

Coolcube:


Thanks. Well the refusal came in March. And I will be turning in a student visa application by June/July....less than 6 months from refusal date. Paid half of my tuition in UK.

Toydex4real:
Good morning to everyone, attached was the response I received after sending paid mail. Is it safe for me to go to tls with this response to check if my visa is ready or not? Biometric was done around early Feb. Thank you

Toydex4real:




Update!!!Update!!!Update!!!

I just got back from TLS. I was able to explain my issue to one of the representative at TLS, she told me I do not have any choice than to wait for the collection email. So I can not have my passport if I’ve not received an email from them. Thanks to everyone for the contribution.

Toydex4real:




Update!!!Update!!!Update!!!

I just got back from TLS. I was able to explain my issue to one of the representative at TLS, she told me I do not have any choice than to wait for the collection email. So I can not have my passport if I’ve not received an email from them. Thanks to everyone for the contribution.

favoured247:


Thanks for the update and feedback. Thank God I didn't bother travelling down to lagos just to check if my passport is with tls.
I need clarification please. How come some people are getting their passports returned faster than others. If there is really a delay in passport return to nigeria as they claim, is it not supposed to affect all applications from Nigeria? Or are the applications not all reviewed and processed in uk? Can't the same logistics used to bring down those other passports from the uk be used to bring ours as well? I have been waiting for the return of my passport for well over two months now

leef2022:


Some applications are not straightforward, thus decision making takes longer as to normal in such cases. Each application is processed on individual basis whilst they work to deliver within normal time-frame. All fingers are not equal, apply that as well, and you have all clarifications you would have needed. Hopefully it ends well and worth the wait, when your travel document is readied for collection.

Theacefarm:


So what’s the outcome,,,,,were you issued the visa or not

Legend1145:
good morning seems the tracking interface has changed, more column has been added. kindly try to track your to get what am referring to. thAnks

Siberry:
Please how long till they dispatch your documents and how till long till they get to your house after dispatch?

Just received email for that my mum’s documents are ready.

shewa12345:


When did your mum go for her biometrics? i'm also waiting for my mum's decision and visa.

Longjonjoe:
Good afternoon NL family, I’m not new to NL but new to this thread. I have learnt so much from my silent reading. You guys are doing a good job sharing experiences here and there for others coming behind to be well informed. Kudos guys. I am also an applicant for the Tourist visa. I did my biometrics on the 21st of March. I still need to wait right? And please when do i send a “paid email” like the others are doing and how do i go about it.? Thanks guys

Siberry:


17th March. Sent them an email last week, they said they are still working on it.

shewa12345:


I see. Congrats. Please how do you go about sending them an email? what is the email address? Is it the same thing as the "paid mail" I have seen mentioned here a few times?

Siberry:


Yes the paid email.

shewa12345:


how do you send a paid email?

ekpotek:


This your question shows that either you do not have pay slip or not under PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax

duchess90:
Hello,

Your HR where you work should be able to provide this document for you or Google search.

Cheers

kizonero:
No payslip for my salary ever since I have been working. MD only give cheque or transfer. But for this case of visa application, I will need a payslip for 6 months.My greatest challenge now is the tax payment I am seeing in the sample of payslip I am seeing online. Coz I never pay tax before. If I assume to be paying it, do I need to present evidence of it?Please gurus in the house make una put mouth

giselle237:
i have done applications without oayslip because then paymnt was by transfer or cheque.. provide other proofs of your employment

shewa12345:


I see. Congrats. Please how do you go about sending them an email? what is the email address? Is it the same thing as the "paid mail" I have seen mentioned here a few times?

giselle237:
hi, it works fine. People have been issued visas longer than passport validity dates by UK.
Seen with my eyes in person and virtually even on the student thread.

zipec:
I think I really need to share my little experience with the UKVI in order to help those having issues with INACTIVE status.

The truth is that UKVI is always looking for flimsy excuses to refuse your application. My uncle was one of the first set of applicants to be refused because of inactive status when he applied for renewal in April 2021.

I was furious when I read the refusal letter. I did a little research online to see why his business was inactive, and I found out that it was because of failing to file annual returns, which does not correlate with whether a business is trading or not, and CAC never informed the business owners or companies.

I sent a complaint email to HO blasting the ECO and accusing him/her of not being competent. Although the decision was not overturned for other stupid reason, but they accepted and noted my explanation regarding the issue of inactive. See the attached reply from the ECM.

We reapplied in September last year and we included the complaint email i sent to the HO in the application and his 5 years visa was granted.

So please, you can defend those nonsense excuses UKVI is using to refuse applications, especially those who are employed and your employer name is showing inactive.