I've learnt alot. And I'm still learning from others' experiences. I'll be applying in October though. May God bless our efforts.

Thanks to Iblaw, Justwise, Worry357, Missdodo, Ralphlauren and the rest.

Ralphlauren:


visa applications require planning. your salary/current account is the most suitable for any application but it should at least have some decent balance.

you should have built up the balance in your current/salary account few months before you applied. rather than stashing money away in your savings account, you should have either left it in your current account or transferred money from your savings account to your current account in random transfers. say 50k this week, another 100k the following month, etc.

had it been you had about 500k balance in your current account and you had included that of your husband, your application might have stood a better chance.

that 54k balance doesnt cut it at all. enough to 'piss' any ECO off and just write you off as an 'unserious' applicant.

Noted. Thnx, will just do that and wait till nextyear or future........ to reapply, gotten enuf info 4rm this forum.

Please I need a response.

Thank you all.

FrontPageLawyer:
Good day Justwise and Fellow Gurus.

My company has been invited by a UK engineering company for pre-inspection of equipment which we acquired for a university here in Nigeria under a Government contract.

The documents I have available are as follows:

(1) Invitation letter
(2) Marriage certificate
(3) Children birth certificates
(4) Wedding photographs
(5) Evidence of business activities
(6) Certificate of incorporation
(7) Company tax clearance certificate
( Personal Income Tax card.
(9) Statements of account for the last 6 months. (company)
(10) Hotel reservation.
(11) Explanatory details of how the trip will be beneficial to us.

Because my personal statement of account has only 400k. I have decided not to include it, but use the company's account for the trip. Please advise.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

zoomzu:
Uv

There is an instruction on what to write if your are not sure of your parents DOB which is 1900. Check it well.

ok thank you..my question now can i change it to my biological fathers details in my next application or i should just always apply explaining to them.
am asking this because i used my biological fathers name for my passport and do not want to create the impression that i am deceive them which am not..
thanks in advance.

OGreene

my niece submitted her application on monday at Ikeja

she has just received an email (today) that a decision has been made - and she is a first time applicant .

This Monday? 27th July
Thats very cool

I hope they hvnt forgotten someone's application ooo

Ralphlauren:
OGreene

my niece submitted her application on monday at Ikeja

she has just received an email (today) that a decision has been made - and she is a first time applicant .

OGreene:
This Monday? 27th July
Thats very cool

I hope they hvnt forgotten someone's application ooo

have you tracked your application on the tls website or whatever its called

also check your spam folder just incase you've missed any of their notification emails.

askari01:
To my bosses and Co's-
If someone is going for a church anniversary in the UK ,

1. what kind of Visa should she apply for ? General or Tourist or Business Visa?
2. What is the main address and contact details of where you will be staying whilst in the UK? does this mean the Hotel or the church contact?
3. Do you have savings, properties or other income, for example from stocks and shares? Does this includes Credit Thrift Union(alajeseku)?
4. The cost of your accommodation? The cost of Hotel booked for her is 744ponds .... Should she write 774 and explain in the addition info that the church has paid for hotel or write N/A cos the church stated in the invitation letter that they will do so?
5. The cost of your living expenses? what does this mean when they have asked enough question already?
6. Name of Organisation- nairaland bible church,
7. Type of Business- Charitable organisation Ngo what should she write pls....

Your response will be appreciated , Just wanna be sure before given her any advise.

waiting for your response ooo...Iblaw, Justwise, Worry357, Missdodo, Ralphlauren and the rest

Good day

I recently won a masters scholarship to study in a skul in the UK. Five yrs ago, I was denied visa wen I wanted to attend the graduation of my cousin due to insufficient ties to Nigeria and bank statement errors.
Now,while filling d form online, there wasn't enough space to write out al d reasons for denial of visa den, so I was advised to write insufficient ties to Nigeria since d new scholarship doesn't need my personal bank statement...pls I hope, it isn't withdrawal of info...
Also, I was advised earlier on not to seek for accomodation in the skul because it is expensive, so I intend seeking for accomodation outside the campus. So if asked about where I intend staying in the UK, wat do u tink I shud tel dem at d visa office...

Lastly, I rounded up my Nigerian masters programme( did project defense)...but nt yet given certificate/statement of result to back it up...so if asked that wat av I bin doing since graduation, should I tel dem I just finished my masters programme... won't dey ask for documents to back it up...pls am eager for genuine answer...thanks

askari01 If someone is going for a church anniversary in the UK ,

1. what kind of Visa should she apply for ? General or Tourist or Business Visa? GENERAL VISA
2. What is the main address and contact details of where you will be staying whilst in the UK? does this mean the Hotel or the church contact? HOTEL
3. Do you have savings, properties or other income, for example from stocks and shares? Does this includes Credit Thrift Union(alajeseku)? YES
4. The cost of your accommodation? The cost of Hotel booked for her is 744ponds .... Should she write 774 and explain in the addition info that the church has paid for hotel or write N/A cos the church stated in the invitation letter that they will do so? YES, WRITE 744 BUT EXPLAIN IN THE ADDITIONAL INFO SECTION THAT THE CHURCH WILL BE PAYING FOR HER ACCOMMODATION
5. The cost of your living expenses? what does this mean when they have asked enough question already? THIS MEANS COST OF FEEDING AND TRANSPORTATION WHILST IN THE UK FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF HER VISIT
6. Name of Organisation- nairaland bible church, YES, IF THEY ARE THE ONES INVITING HER
7. Type of Business- Charitable organisation Ngo what should she write pls.... MOST CHURCHES IN THE UK ARE REGISTERED CHARITIES. CONFIRM IF THIS IS THE CASE FOR THIS CHURCH BY GOING TO THE WEBSITE OF THE UK CHARITY COMMISSION TO SEE IF THEY ARE LISTED

Your response will be appreciated , Just wanna be sure before given her any advise.

p.s. i hope your mum has a decent bank balance. also include documents proving any property she might own . for example, shop allocation documents from the local government, etc

I hv tracked on tls, nothing there.
Checked my spam folder yesterday, nothingm

Ralphlauren:


have you tracked your application on the tls website or whatever its called

also check your spam folder just incase you've missed any of their notification emails.

OGreene:
Where and when did she submit?

" OGreene. she submitted at Ikeja in April this yr.

FrontPageLawyer:
Good day Justwise and Fellow Gurus.

My company has been invited by a UK engineering company for pre-inspection of equipment which we acquired for a university here in Nigeria under a Government contract.

The documents I have available are as follows:

(1) Invitation letter
(2) Marriage certificate
(3) Children birth certificates
(4) Wedding photographs
(5) Evidence of business activities
(6) Certificate of incorporation
(7) Company tax clearance certificate
( Personal Income Tax card.
(9) Statements of account for the last 6 months. (company)
(10) Hotel reservation.
(11) Explanatory details of how the trip will be beneficial to us.

Because my personal statement of account has only 400k. I have decided not to include it, but use the company's account for the trip. Please advise.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

@ Poster, It is good to include your salary account irrespective of what the balance is, it is just to show that your are connected to that organisation after all, you are not the one paying for the trip. Ensure you indicate you available for the trip as provided by the organisation and when it gets to a section where you are being asked, who is paying for this trip, put your organisation.

I had less than that in my account when I applied but my organisation provided all the papers for my visa and £2,047 for my trip including DSA. You are good to go. Don't forget to include photographs that shows your personality professional wise, be it meetings, delivering lectures, installations and sort of. I wish you all the best. Justwise was my guide during my application and my visa came quicker than expected. Just 5 days.

Am really glad I got a reply,

Thanks a lot.

Please what are the documents that I need to provide for I and my 1year and 7 month son

Read something about the tuberculosis test, is it really necessary?
And also about the insurance fee

Am also worried about the home tie issue cus I don't really have any to show to them, i dont any property or business or even a pamernent job i mean obviously am engaged but he is in UK and I will be travelling with my kid.
I have a lump sum of 500k deposited 2 times by my brother this month making it a million in one month,

Please advice,,,,, how do I go about it?

kaverd:

ok thank you..my question now can i change it to my biological fathers details in my next application or i should just always apply explaining to them.
am asking this because i used my biological fathers name for my passport and do not want to create the impression that i am deceive them which am not..
thanks in advance.

Bros, just stick to information earlier provided because they have it in their database. I don't think your parent DOB is a material fact to your application unless you are submitting a paper that has your parent DOB on it. Do they know when my parents were born. It is what you tell them that they will know, just be consistent with the information you are giving them.

Ralphlauren:
askari01 If someone is going for a church anniversary in the UK ,

1. what kind of Visa should she apply for ? General or Tourist or Business Visa? GENERAL VISA
2. What is the main address and contact details of where you will be staying whilst in the UK? does this mean the Hotel or the church contact? HOTEL
3. Do you have savings, properties or other income, for example from stocks and shares? Does this includes Credit Thrift Union(alajeseku)? YES
4. The cost of your accommodation? The cost of Hotel booked for her is 744ponds .... Should she write 774 and explain in the addition info that the church has paid for hotel or write N/A cos the church stated in the invitation letter that they will do so? YES, WRITE 744 BUT EXPLAIN IN THE ADDITIONAL INFO SECTION THAT THE CHURCH WILL BE PAYING FOR HER ACCOMMODATION
5. The cost of your living expenses? what does this mean when they have asked enough question already? THIS MEANS COST OF FEEDING AND TRANSPORTATION WHILST IN THE UK FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF HER VISIT
6. Name of Organisation- nairaland bible church, YES, IF THEY ARE THE ONES INVITING HER
7. Type of Business- Charitable organisation Ngo what should she write pls.... MOST CHURCHES IN THE UK ARE REGISTERED CHARITIES. CONFIRM IF THIS IS THE CASE FOR THIS CHURCH BY GOING TO THE WEBSITE OF THE UK CHARITY COMMISSION TO SEE IF THEY ARE LISTED

Your response will be appreciated , Just wanna be sure before given her any advise.

p.s. i hope your mum has a decent bank balance. also include documents proving any property she might own . for example, shop allocation documents from the local government, etc

Thanks for your response, She earns 200k monthly and she's the head of Good women in a church in Nigeria, she has a balance of like 450-500 thereabout, and I told her to get a introduction & leave letter from work and also an introduction letter from her church, she's gonna book the cheapest air flight and have 200 pounds as cost of living, since the church has promised to care for her welbeing..what do u think?

justwise:


Then to spend £1,400 in few weeks on that salary is just over the top, that did not help your application at all

Thats why i said yesterday that the lower the amount one budget for a trip the better cos this budget will be compared to how much you earn

zoomzu:


Bros, just stick to information earlier provided because they have it in their database. I don't think your parent DOB is a material fact to your application unless you are submitting a paper that has your parent DOB on it. Do they know when my parents were born. It is what you tell them that they will know, just be consistent with the information you are giving them.

ok thank you.i am much concerned if they check my passport records and they find my dads name the passport and find my step dads name on their application,won;t that attract a penalty for me??or i can use my step dads details with explanation and it will not cause any problem

I picked up my passport at VI center today and got my 2 years visa

Did submission Friday 10th July and by Saturday 18th July i got an email from Sheffield that a decision has been made on my application, on Friday 24th July i got an email from the VI center that a decision has been made and soon i will be notified when to come for pick up but today Friday 31st July i just decided to go and check and my passport was waiting for me with my 2 years visa . In fact from my passport, visa was issued on Thursday 16th July so it seem either VI or Ikeja the process seem to be fast now.

Anyone in the house that intend to travel in September?

Best of luck to everyone applying soon

iblaw:
I picked up my passport at VI center today and got my 2 years visa

Did submission Friday 10th July and by Saturday 18th July i got an email from Sheffield that a decision has been made on my application, on Friday 24th July i got an email from the VI center that a decision has been made and soon i will be notified when to come for pick up but today Friday 31st July i just decided to go and check and my passport was waiting for me with my 2 years visa . In fact from my passport, visa was issued on Thursday 16th July so it seem either VI or Ikeja the process seem to be fast now.

Anyone in the house that intend to travel in September?

Best of luck to everyone applying soon

Congratulations... atleast you can now contribute to my quotes on here

Congratulations!!! Travelling in September too

iblaw:
I picked up my passport at VI center today and got my 2 years visa

Did submission Friday 10th July and by Saturday 18th July i got an email from Sheffield that a decision has been made on my application, on Friday 24th July i got an email from the VI center that a decision has been made and soon i will be notified when to come for pick up but today Friday 31st July i just decided to go and check and my passport was waiting for me with my 2 years visa . In fact from my passport, visa was issued on Thursday 16th July so it seem either VI or Ikeja the process seem to be fast now.

Anyone in the house that intend to travel in September?

Best of luck to everyone applying soon

iblaw:
I picked up my passport at VI center today and got my 2 years visa

Did submission Friday 10th July and by Saturday 18th July i got an email from Sheffield that a decision has been made on my application, on Friday 24th July i got an email from the VI center that a decision has been made and soon i will be notified when to come for pick up but today Friday 31st July i just decided to go and check and my passport was waiting for me with my 2 years visa . In fact from my passport, visa was issued on Thursday 16th July so it seem either VI or Ikeja the process seem to be fast now.

Anyone in the house that intend to travel in September?



Best of luck to everyone applying soon

Congratulations Iblaw. I'm happy for you.

@zoomzu God bless you.

zoomzu:


@ Poster, It is good to include your salary account irrespective of what the balance is, it is just to show that your are connected to that organisation after all, you are not the one paying for the trip. Ensure you indicate you available for the trip as provided by the organisation and when it gets to a section where you are being asked, who is paying for this trip, put your organisation.

I had less than that in my account when I applied but my organisation provided all the papers for my visa and £2,047 for my trip including DSA. You are good to go. Don't forget to include photographs that shows your personality professional wise, be it meetings, delivering lectures, installations and sort of. I wish you all the best. Justwise was my guide during my application and my visa came quicker than expected. Just 5 days.

iblaw:
I picked up my passport at VI center today and got my 2 years visa

Did submission Friday 10th July and by Saturday 18th July i got an email from Sheffield that a decision has been made on my application, on Friday 24th July i got an email from the VI center that a decision has been made and soon i will be notified when to come for pick up but today Friday 31st July i just decided to go and check and my passport was waiting for me with my 2 years visa . In fact from my passport, visa was issued on Thursday 16th July so it seem either VI or Ikeja the process seem to be fast now.

Anyone in the house that intend to travel in September?

Best of luck to everyone applying soon

congrats bro

Ralphlauren:
OGreene

my niece submitted her application on monday at Ikeja

she has just received an email (today) that a decision has been made - and she is a first time applicant .

Ralphlauren:


have you tracked your application on the tls website or whatever its called

also check your spam folder just incase you've missed any of their notification emails.

mr Ralph I think I saw you and your tall slim niece on Monday. she wore a pink top and a jean.
that's if I'm not mistaken..
I'm actually a first timer too and I also submitted on Monday 27th july too. but I've not seen nor heard anything oooo.
please did her status on that TLS change before she saw the email from Sheffield? thanks as you reply.

prayerrain:



mr Ralph I think I saw you and your tall slim niece on Monday. she wore a pink top and a jean.
that's if I'm not mistaken..
I'm actually a first timer too and I also submitted on Monday 27th july too. but I've not seen nor heard anything oooo.
please did her status on that TLS change before she saw the email from Sheffield? thanks as you reply.

**brings out shakabula**

Why were you checking her out?
My niece is off limits lol
Just kidding

I have no idea what she wore Bro as we are both in different countries. All I did was help her with preparing her application.

She got the email first before her status changed on TLS.

Her application was decided in lagos. She got notification emails from both Lagos FCO and TLS.

askari01:
To my bosses and Co's-
If someone is going for a church anniversary in the UK ,

1. what kind of Visa should she apply for ? General or Tourist or Business Visa?
2. What is the main address and contact details of where you will be staying whilst in the UK? does this mean the Hotel or the church contact?
3. Do you have savings, properties or other income, for example from stocks and shares? Does this includes Credit Thrift Union(alajeseku)?
4. The cost of your accommodation? The cost of Hotel booked for her is 744ponds .... Should she write 774 and explain in the addition info that the church has paid for hotel or write N/A cos the church stated in the invitation letter that they will do so?
5. The cost of your living expenses? what does this mean when they have asked enough question already?
6. Name of Organisation- nairaland bible church,
7. Type of Business- Charitable organisation Ngo what should she write pls....

Your response will be appreciated , Just wanna be sure before given her any advise.

1. Standard Visitor visa

2. If you will be staying in hotel then hotel is themain address and contact details will be that of the hotel

3. If you have supporting document for that then yes if not then leave it out.

4. Should she write 774 and explain in the addition info that the church has paid for hotel .

5. Is the church providing food and transport for her?

6......

7. A church, church can be regarded as charitable organization as well

ArikeGZ:
Good morning all.

Please I am new to this thread but from the information I have scanned through I want to commend you all for setting up this platform to guide people like me. Please @Justwise and all the good contributors and pple of the thread, I am in urgent need of help and guidance for my aunty.
My aunty applied for a tourist visa in May and was denied. the reasons given are stated below

1.You are a first time visitor in the Uk and stated that the purpose of your trip is to visit your cousin. However ur application does not provide any evidence to suggest that you are related as claimed or of any contact between you.lack of such evidence leads me to doubt you are a genuine sponsor.
2. You have indicated that you are a teacher with ..... earning .... You have submitted photocopies of Bank Statement and letter from a cooperative (...)indicating that you received large deposit of N1m into your acct. while these are photocopies of the original there is the possibility that during the copying process changes may have been made, such as to amend names, addresses and dates.Consequently in the absence of original documents, these copied documents that you have submitted are of little evidential value. I am therefore not convinced that you have satisfactorily evidenced ur earnings and financial circumstances.
3.The above circumstances undermine the overall credibility of the application to the extent that d balance of probability I am not satisfied that your circumstances are as ..........

Please note that she submitted payslips, bank statement and letter from her cooperative and the state govt where she teaches. All these were original copies.

Please how does she respond to this. she want to submit the application today/tmrw to enable her do biometrics on monday.

I appreciate ur advise n contributions in advance.

Can you list those documents she is submitting now?

kaverd:


I was refused on the basis of a huge lump of money that was in my step dads bank account which i used when applying and also on the basis of not providing enough evidence that i will return to my home country..
i just want to know if i can use my biological fathers name to fill my next application won't i get a ban for it since i used my step dads details for filling the first application?

You will not, you can use your daddy's details but use the space provided to explain why.

Ralphlauren:


**brings out shakabula**

Why were you checking her out?
My niece is off limits lol
Just kidding

I have no idea what she wore Bro as we are both in different countries. All I did was help her with preparing her application.

She got the email first before her status changed on TLS.

Her application was decided in lagos. She got notification emails from both Lagos FCO and TLS.

thanks for your response
but before you bring out your shakabula.. I must have mistaken you for someone else. actually that Monday i submitted there was a girl of about 15 years of age who was accompanied by someone I thougt to be her uncle. the girl caught my attention coz she's got great etiquette and charisma.. and besides I'm a lady naaaaa so no course for alarm oooo biko........

justwise:


Can you list those documents she is submitting now?

The documents she is submitting now is
1. Invitation letter from her cousin in UK where she will be staying and the datapage of his british passport
2. Her original copies of Bank statement and also letter from the cooperative (she has been a member/contributor of the corporative for 22yrs.)
3. Her land paper/House plan project (She is building her retirement house)
4. Letter from her place of work
5. she is not sure of documents to include that will prove the relationship with her cousin. tho they are first cousins.

Thank you Justwise awaiting your advice and guidance.

FrontPageLawyer:
Good day Justwise and Fellow Gurus.

My company has been invited by a UK engineering company for pre-inspection of equipment which we acquired for a university here in Nigeria under a Government contract.

The documents I have available are as follows:

(1) Invitation letter
(2) Marriage certificate
(3) Children birth certificates
(4) Wedding photographs
(5) Evidence of business activities
(6) Certificate of incorporation
(7) Company tax clearance certificate
( Personal Income Tax card.
(9) Statements of account for the last 6 months. (company)
(10) Hotel reservation.
(11) Explanatory details of how the trip will be beneficial to us.

Because my personal statement of account has only 400k. I have decided not to include it, but use the company's account for the trip. Please advise.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

You need to include your payslip and salary account