cruzmaxi9000:
Regular IELTS

Foreveryours201:


1. You could try but apparently (I am not sure if this has changed) but there is a limit for foreign/international purchases, so it might get declined.
2. It should be your bank rate unless your bank is called 'Black Market Bank'
3. There is not 'the best' it is the one that it is most convenient for the applicant to get to (people correct me please). Remember you have to go and submit your passport and do your biometrics etc.
4. Information that you wish to explain/clarify further, please use this space!

benileo:




Thanks.

Also I need help with a sample sponsor letter and we're to address the letter to, because am submitting all my documents at UK Visas and Immigration office at sheffield UK, should I address all my letter the UK Visas and Immigration office?

MG2801:
Hey guys, do you reckon it's best to do the B1 ielets test for spouse visa than using his degree certificates as he will be required to the English test for flr anyway. What are your thoughts? Thanks

benileo:
I need help with a sample sponsor letter and we're to address the letter to, because am submitting all my documents at UK Visas and Immigration office at sheffield UK, should I address all my letter to the UK Visas and Immigration office?

I went to my bank and they said I can't pay that amount wit my naira master card.
Can my wife pay 4 me 4rm UK?

Foreveryours201:


You could, I have heard a number of people sitting the B1 as that is what they would eventually need for FLR. However, if the degree was studied and examined in English and you have the degree certificate, letter from the University confirming this, as well as a transcript then you can always go down the comparability route with UK Naric. The certificate/statement from UK Naric will need to be submitted with the visa application though.

MG2801:


Thanks for your reply. During the flr application, will the degree route be accepted as it's been used for a successful previous application or would my hubby be required to take the ielets test?

MG2801:


Thanks for your reply. During the flr application, will the degree route be accepted as it's been used for a successful previous application or would my hubby be required to take the ielets test?

benileo:
Hello house,
Please I need your help, I want to apply at the VFS for my settlement visa
1, can I pay with my naira master card?
2, will it be black market rate?
3, which VFS office is the best Lagos or abuja.
4, I don't know what information to put in the Additional Information part.

I need your help pls

benileo:



Hello guys,
Please I need your help again
Can someone send me a copy or sample of a sponsor letter for my settlement visa?.

And do I need to submit my passport photo along other documents?

Thank You.

MG2801:
Hey guys, do you reckon it's best to do the B1 ielets test for spouse visa than using his degree certificates as he will be required to the English test for flr anyway. What are your thoughts? Thanks

benileo:
Thanks,

Can I get a list of document I will submit at the VFS office and also the list I will submit at UKVI. because my wife went with all my document, I just have my passport with me for the biometrics.

Darcy16:
@deept
Thank you very much.

I had a look at the link and there are not a lot on there and not much from the last few months.

@Lexusgs430
Thank you very much.

We are praying. Our case is different. I will keep my comments about the lawyer to myself for now.

@MreSBee
You applied June 23rd and no news, if I was in your shoes I would be contacting them. If there is one thing I have noticed from this group, the cases where they don’t contact then it’s people that contact them and stay on their backs that get answers. Call them.

@Benz101
My running mate. Thank you for your timeline. Go to the tls website, track your application to see if Received by UKVI has a green ticked box next to it. If not call them too

I can’t believe I am by my phone 24/7 hoping for a phone call.

I wish all applicants success.

Lexusgs430:


Are you sure instagram,twitter and nairaland addiction, is not also to blame?

Abbylove:
Lol. Those are the snacks to help one keep sane.

Av been lurking in the shadows... waiting to share my news.

My hubby and I get a panic attack if out batteries drop to 25% or less.

I saw a recent timeline recently; Application was submitted 2 weeks before mine & they got called 2 weeks ago. Visa was granted.

My fingers are crossed.

Am in my 3rd trimester (week 9 - 12)

TunzAntman:
Hi Guys,

I've booked my biometrics for next week and I have a question on the Financial Requirement form (Annex 2).

Where it asks for the details of the other people living in sponsors property, is it absolutely necessary to include their passport numbers or will the name, relationship to sponsor and nationality suffice.

My spouse lives with her mum, brother and a lodger. The mum and brothers passport numbers shouldn't be a problem but how about the lodger?

Plix epp me o!

Lexusgs430:


To safe rejection on the basis of overcrowding, simply do a property inspection report. If you don't and the voters list throws multiple occupancy. That's a ground for rejection......

Lexusgs430:


Remember my prediction on your application? I don even place stake for nairabet...............

TunzAntman:


It's a 6 bedroom house. There is a report from a valuation company because they wanted to sell the house earlier in the year so there would have t be like 15 people in the house for it to be overcrowded. It's just a bit intrusive asking the lodger for her passport number (she's an elderly oyinbo lady from SA). So maybe put my wife's mum and bros passport numbers and leave hers blank?

benileo:
I need help with a sample sponsor letter and we're to address the letter to, because am submitting all my documents at UK Visas and Immigration office at sheffield UK, should I address all my letter to the UK Visas and Immigration office?

I went to my bank and they said I can't pay that amount wit my naira master card.
Can my wife pay 4 me 4rm UK?

Lexusgs430:


Is the valuation report, the same as home inspection report ? I somehow don't think so ...................

Benz101:


You will need a sponsor letter to confirm that you consent or support your spouse application. The letter is needed as part of evidence of your r/ship. See attached and a copy I used. Address it to
The Visa Officer
UK Visas and Immigration, international
Sheffield
United Kingdom.

I hope this helps. Good luck.

Thank you very much

Abbylove:
Ur faith level gives me Life!!!

What are ur odds Mr lexusgs430 of naira bet. Lol

Caribbeanwify28:
Hiya @ AbbyLove

I keep checking in here for your good news.....My hubby's coming on Sunday God's willing.

All the best hun

cruzmaxi9000
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Goodmorning everyone,
Pls guys, I have been following this trend for a long time now and I'm so happy about what you guys are doing here. I guess you all are doing a great job here. However, I have a bad news and I urgently need your assistance right now. I collected my passport yesterday but unfortunately, it was a refusal. Here is a copy of the refusal letter
REFUSAL OF ENTRY CLEARANCE
Post referance :*****
To:********
Date of birth:******
THE DECISION
Suitability Entry Clearance Requirements.......................Met

Relationship Requirements..........................................Met

Financial Requirement: Your Sponsor is not exempt from financial requirements as defined paragraph E-ECP.3.3. I am not able to take into account any potential employment you have available to you in the UK or any offers of financial support from third parties. In order to meet the 18600pds per annum.You provide documents regarding your sponsor's employment as a health worker with ******* where her annual salary is 17,544.00. Your sponsor has worked there for over 6 months. You state that she also works at ****** but I note that the employment has ended. Therefore, your sponsor's income is 17,544.00pds.In order to qualify, you and your sponsor require 18600pds (shortfall of 1056*2.5 +16000) in savings in order to meet the financial requirements. You have provided no evidence of that provided by sponsor continously for 6 month. I therefore refuse your application under paragraph EC-P1.1 (d) of Appendix FM of immigration Rules (E-ECP.3.1)

English Language Requirement:You are not exempt from English language requirement under paragraph E-ECP. 4.2. In addition, you are not a national of a majority English speaking country listed in paragraph GEN1.6 and have not passed an English language test (A1 Level of Common European Framework) with a provider approved by UKBA and/or do not hold an academic qualification recognised by NARIC UK to be the equivalent to the standard of a Bachelor's or Master's degree or PhD in the UK, which was taught in English. You have provided an IELTS certificate but this does not contain a unique reference number used to verify the score using the IELTS SELT Consortium Online System. I therefore refuse your application under paragraph EC-P.1.1 (d) of Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules (E-ECP.4.1)

However, my wife had two jobs which we included in my documents that we submitted. The first one is her permanent job with the Dene where she earns 17,544pds and also worked overtime which also reflected in her payslips that the visa officer refused to look at. Also she had another temporary job which is Agency that she uses to support her other job which has not also ended. But because we collected a letter from them which stated the date she started with them and the date she did her last work with them, the visa officer had to consider it that the job had ended.
More so, I wrote an IELTS exam on March, 2016 which was conducted by the British Council in Nigeria where I scored 6.0 in my Listening 4.0 in my reading, 6.5 in my writing and 7.5 in my speaking and there was a link before the certificate to verify it online but the visa officer said it does not have a unique number on it. Pls do I have any chances in my appeal to overturn this decision? Pls all the gurus in the house and other ppl in the house, I urgently need your advise

Darcy16:
Hello squad,

I have been frantically reading through these pages for the last few days. It's crazy what you guys are doing here and commend the time and effort you put in even with the repetitive questions. I started reading from 2014 if I am being honest and gained so much through the pages.

Cliché thing to say but I wish I found this page earlier.

Origin story...

March 2013 I'm British and met my African Queen in NYSC camp Oyo state.
We started dating a few months after
Sept 2014 Unofficially proposed (without ring)
Sept 2014 Returned to the UK
April 2016 Officially proposed (with ring)
April 2016 Registry wedding in Nigeria
Oct 2016 Applied for settlement visa (Non priority) with a lawyer
28 Oct Biometrics done in Ikeja
1 Nov 2016 Email from UKIV application has been received in Sheffield
Waiting game now…

Just got back from Nigeria for traditional and church wedding. The guy at biometrics told my wife 2 weeks. We were so excited until we realised he was wrong. I think he thought it was visiting visa.

Our application is pretty straight forward but my only fear is lack of communication and pictures through changing phones and the fact that we had no idea that we would actually need all this information. We have a lot of communication from 2016 but little from 2013 onwards but lawyer put that in cover letter.

Other than that I don’t have any questions but just want an outlet to vent my frustration and angst. I can cope with the waiting to an extent but thinking of my wife there is what makes it worse.

Will keep reading and updating.

Please can anyone that did the visa in the last few months put their timelines on as there is a lack of timelines in the group to encourage us.