Cashmadam:


So sorry for the refusals. I hope your mum isn't too upset. My thoughts:

1. Don't reapply now. It will `be a red flag

2. Reduce the sponsorship figure. N1.5M is a bit high. Reduce it to between 900k and N1M. I assume someone will accomodate and feed your mum in the Uk. Therefore, she doesn't need a lot of money from her sponsor

3. Retirees are usually a suspect. The ECO will suspect she might want to stay in the UK since she's not working in Nigeria and she doesn't have any serious business she is doing here. Therefore, it is important that you prove her ties to Nigeria. In summary, what will make her come back to Nigeria? You need to prove that.

4. Also, the allowances she receives must be consistent every month. That helps to prove her source of income.

5. In future, it might be better to over estimate her monthly expenses rather than under estimate. I do that for my aged mother because sometimes, she might need to pay for something in one month which will increase her expenses for that month.

I hope this helps

solid3:
Can someone help me with budget for like 10 days visit? I want to plan my budget to answer the question "how much are you spending on this trip".

Return ticket = £500
Accommodation = £350
Transportation = £180
Feeding = £250
Gift & Shopping = £400

Total = £1680

Did I miss any thing? Is it reasonable or too much?

Please help me fine tune this.

Demmybim:
Hello ma'am... i applied for uk visit visa in February and was given. While filling, i was asked if ill be travelingwith any dependant thst is husband or daughter and i said no. However, plsns changed and i decided to apply for my daughter but she was refused saying l already said i wasnt going with her. Now i have gone and returned. Is it advisable to reapply for her now or she applies with her dad?
Pls advise. The ke

solid3:
Can someone help me with budget for like 10 days visit? I want to plan my budget to answer the question "how much are you spending on this trip".
Return ticket = £500
Accommodation = £350
Transportation = £180
Feeding = £250
Gift & Shopping = £400
Total = £1680
Did I miss any thing? Is it reasonable or too much

benjijosh:
I want to sponsor a friend to go on vacation with me to the UK. They just graduated and figuring life so no earnings.
What do they need to prove to stand a chance

benjijosh:
I want to sponsor a friend to go on vacation with me to the UK. They just graduated and figuring life so no earnings.

What do they need to prove to stand a chance

benjijosh:
I want to sponsor a friend to go on vacation with me to the UK. They just graduated and figuring life so no earnings.

What do they need to prove to stand a chance

Cashmadam:


You can't get ticket for 500 Pounds. Minimum will be about 800 Pounds

Accomodation is at least 50 Pounds per night

Others are okay.

giselle237:

If I was travelling… For the accommodation.. as long as it’s a hostel then this figure works. I would also rearrange, reduce or tweak the £400 allocated to gift and shopping as this is not a mandatory requirement.

solid3:


Can't do hostel for family of 4.

giselle237:
where did I mention for a family please?

Milito:


TLS is just using unethical practices to make money.

They do not seem busy at all during this period but purposely graded out appointments on their site to nudge people towards paying for either flexi or premium service.

Cool steady Inflow. Once you check balance sheet and see enough money is not being made, the next thing is to tell your Information System Dept to grade out appointments. And there must be a constant stream of desperate/hasty applicants.

mabella123 if you do not have time constraints, then you have to wait and keep on checking weeks from now for a free appointment date.

If you have time constraints, it's better you pay for flexi service. There's no crowd and you'll experience less stress. And if they are uploading for you, the person will be more relaxed and do everything with reduced risk of mistakes.

And if you have done self upload, the process is even faster and you'll spend just a moment there.

The overall turn around time for the entire process may also be less.

Thegamingorca:



Omoh you will have to go there personally and enquire.

Thegamingorca:



Proof of funds for what? Visit, student visa?

giselle237:
where did I mention for a family please?

davodyguy:


You can walk in there on Friday. That's what premium users benefit. Any time

fakmurphy:
Hello everyone,

I hope you're all doing well. I'm reaching out again regarding a matter concerning my mother-in-law's visit. Last February, we successfully secured a six-month visa for her to come and assist us with the kids. She arrived in March and returned to Nigeria in July, meaning she stayed with us for a total of four months.

Now, we're looking into bringing her back again, this time on a two-year visa. We understand the limitation of each visit being no more than 180 days. My wife will be the sole sponsor of this trip, and similar to last year, we've already saved £5000. She'll be staying in our flat during her visit, and all she requires are tickets and food.

I would also appreciate any information regarding potential updates or changes in the UK visa application process since last year. Additionally, is it possible to retrieve the previous application we submitted? I seem to have misplaced the downloaded file from my PC.

Thank you for your assistance.

Cashmadam:


Same process. Same documents. Hope her 4 month stay won't be an issue...

Good luck!

Nnekkyneks:
Good evening Guru's in the house, thank you all for all the help and advise. I have been reading asking and learning for 4 months now and this is what I have come up with thus far. Pls kindly advise if it's ok 2 complete my application.
History: I applied in 2022 for me and 3 of my kids for vacation, the last time I visited UK was 2011 with my 1st daughter. We were denied because of my bank statement having alot of unexplainable inflows and outflows( wish I had visited here then) I have attached the refusal letter. My understanding from the letter is for me to clean up the account which I have now done, my budget was also a mess. But I have been advised on a better and realistic budget.
Pls help me look thru and advise a sister:
A draft cover letter
I have included my salary bank statement of N3.7m. I earn N1.3m a month, spend 550k and save 750k monthly. I initially withdraw my savings out of this account but for the purpose of saving for this trip I have saved N3.7 as my personal sponsor for my trip. I am also submitting my husband savings account he will be sponsporing with N10.3m

Budget
Mother; Flight £1000 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £1000, Feeding £300 Accommodation£1500 for the
Total Spend- £ 4,000.

Kid 1: Flight- £1,000 Food- £300 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £600
Total Spend- £ 2,100

Kid 2- Flight- £1,000 Food- £200 Transport- £50 Shopping/Entertainment £500
Total Spend- £ 1,750

Kid 3- Flight- £1,000 .Food- £200 Transport- £50 Entertainment/Shopping- £300
Total Spend- £ 1,550

Total Spend £9400@1,580=N14m
To submit a bank statement with the balance of N3.5m and hubby personal savings of N10m ( with a letter saying his savings for the trip)

My Question;
Is it OK to have the exact amount 4 d trip in the account if I explain am leaving my savings for the trip
For my husband 's savings account too is it OK to have the exact amount he is sponsoring us with as his balance.
Also find attached our last refusal letter.
I think I have addressed the issue by keeping my salary account clean, only inflow is my salary, outflow my expenses or savings(nov/dec)

crackcrack:


I want to make sure I’m understanding you correctly. Your budget for the trip is 14m. Your husband has 10.3m in his account, and you have about 3.7m. That makes a total of 14m in both your accounts. Please correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s what I got from your write-up.

If the above is the case, I would advise you to abort mission completely. Your closing balance cannot be the exact amount you intend to spend on your trip. What money will you spend when you come back? Why is it so important for you to spend both you and your husband’s entire life savings on a vacation to the UK? Note that these are questions the ECO will ask, so don’t think I’m picking on you.

A general rule of thumb is to have at least double your trip budget as your closing balance. While nothing is impossible, I believe it would be extremely hard for your visa to be approved with your current realities.

Nnekkyneks:
Good evening Guru's in the house, thank you all for all the help and advise. I have been reading asking and learning for 4 months now and this is what I have come up with thus far. Pls kindly advise if it's ok 2 complete my application.
History: I applied in 2022 for me and 3 of my kids for vacation, the last time I visited UK was 2011 with my 1st daughter. We were denied because of my bank statement having alot of unexplainable inflows and outflows( wish I had visited here then) I have attached the refusal letter. My understanding from the letter is for me to clean up the account which I have now done, my budget was also a mess. But I have been advised on a better and realistic budget.
Pls help me look thru and advise a sister:
A draft cover letter
I have included my salary bank statement of N3.7m. I earn N1.3m a month, spend 550k and save 750k monthly. I initially withdraw my savings out of this account but for the purpose of saving for this trip I have saved N3.7 as my personal sponsor for my trip. I am also submitting my husband savings account he will be sponsporing with N10.3m

You cannot save N14M and spend N14M on a vacation. It does not make economic sense and will be the basis of another denial if you are not careful. First, you need to reduce your budget of 4K and then save more over the next few months. Your personal savings should be in the region of 10M.


Budget
Mother; Flight £1000 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £1000, Feeding £300 Accommodation£1500 for the
Total Spend- £ 4,000.

Kid 1: Flight- £1,000 Food- £300 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £600
Total Spend- £ 2,100

Kid 2- Flight- £1,000 Food- £200 Transport- £50 Shopping/Entertainment £500
Total Spend- £ 1,750

Kid 3- Flight- £1,000 .Food- £200 Transport- £50 Entertainment/Shopping- £300
Total Spend- £ 1,550

Total Spend £9400@1,580=N14m
To submit a bank statement with the balance of N3.5m and hubby personal savings of N10m ( with a letter saying his savings for the trip)

My Question;
Is it OK to have the exact amount 4 d trip in the account if I explain am leaving my savings for the trip
For my husband 's savings account too is it OK to have the exact amount he is sponsoring us with as his balance.
Also find attached our last refusal letter.
I think I have addressed the issue by keeping my salary account clean, only inflow is my salary, outflow my expenses or savings(nov/dec)

Nnekkyneks:
Good evening Guru's in the house, thank you all for all the help and advise. I have been reading asking and learning for 4 months now and this is what I have come up with thus far. Pls kindly advise if it's ok 2 complete my application.
History: I applied in 2022 for me and 3 of my kids for vacation, the last time I visited UK was 2011 with my 1st daughter. We were denied because of my bank statement having alot of unexplainable inflows and outflows( wish I had visited here then) I have attached the refusal letter. My understanding from the letter is for me to clean up the account which I have now done, my budget was also a mess. But I have been advised on a better and realistic budget.
Pls help me look thru and advise a sister:
A draft cover letter
I have included my salary bank statement of N3.7m. I earn N1.3m a month, spend 550k and save 750k monthly. I initially withdraw my savings out of this account but for the purpose of saving for this trip I have saved N3.7 as my personal sponsor for my trip. I am also submitting my husband savings account he will be sponsporing with N10.3m

Budget
Mother; Flight £1000 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £1000, Feeding £300 Accommodation£1500 for the
Total Spend- £ 4,000.

Kid 1: Flight- £1,000 Food- £300 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £600
Total Spend- £ 2,100

Kid 2- Flight- £1,000 Food- £200 Transport- £50 Shopping/Entertainment £500
Total Spend- £ 1,750

Kid 3- Flight- £1,000 .Food- £200 Transport- £50 Entertainment/Shopping- £300
Total Spend- £ 1,550

Total Spend £9400@1,580=N14m
To submit a bank statement with the balance of N3.5m and hubby personal savings of N10m ( with a letter saying his savings for the trip)

My Question;
Is it OK to have the exact amount 4 d trip in the account if I explain am leaving my savings for the trip
For my husband 's savings account too is it OK to have the exact amount he is sponsoring us with as his balance.
Also find attached our last refusal letter.
I think I have addressed the issue by keeping my salary account clean, only inflow is my salary, outflow my expenses or savings(nov/dec)

Cashmadam:


You took the words right out my mouth!

To the applicant: you cannot save N14M and spend N14M on a vacation. It does not make economic sense and will be the basis of another denial if you are not careful. First, you need to reduce your budget of 4K and then save more over the next few months. Your personal savings should be in the region of 10M.

Nnekkyneks:
My husband who is the sponsor is not traveling with us even though he has a 2 years Visa. So he is just submitting his bank statement as sponsor, however I will ask him to put in more than the amount he is stating as cost for sponsporing.
I have revised the budget. Pls is this OK
From the 3.7m the cost to me is 1m( part of my saving)
My husband will provide the balance with is savings account.

Budget
Mother; Flight £1000 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £500, Feeding £300 Accommodation£1000 for the
Total Spend- £ 3,000.

Kid 1: Flight- £1,000 Food- £300 Transport- £200 Entertainment/Shopping- £300
Total Spend- £ 1800

Kid 2- Flight- £1,000 Food- £200 Transport- £50 Shopping/Entertainment £300
Total Spend- £ 1,550

Kid 3- Flight- £1,000 .Food- £200 Transport- £50 Entertainment/Shopping- £300
Total Spend- £ 1,550

Total Spend £7900@1,580=N12.4m
The problem b say we too plenty but if the guru advise me to reduce I will obey o. Thanks for the guidance