emeldamicheals:
Thanks for ur response. I will try not to exceed one month. Since, i hv a valid US visa. Can i stay a month in UK. Travel to US. Stay maybe one week and come back to UK and stay another one month b4 returning home. Is this viable?

Obviously be ready to expect issues in your next application if you stayed beyond at most 3 weeks. If you really want to stay beyond 2 weeks, declare it in on landing card and defend it at POE.

Lordcrixus:

You don’t need to cancel the appointment, the ukvi do not share info with the US. My first ever visa application was US and I was refused, after which I have had a German visa and three uk visas without mentioning my US refusal in all the applications.
Work on other aspects of the application. Good luck

adelejane:
Hi Gurus ,

i intend visiting UK with my kids for my brothers PHD graduation. what type of visa options should i select...

Family or Tourism?

we intend applying for two years visit visa. i have been to the UK before, did my MSC in the uk and also visited once in 2015 with my daughter. my son hasn't been before cos he wasn't born then. does he qualify for a 2 years visit visa too?

another question is that my parents are also attending the graduation and they have booked a big family accommodation for all of us and they will be paying . it means our accommodation is sorted.

will this be an issue? I'm married and i have my own company and can afford the entire trip but once my parents have booked a family accommodation i see no reason to book another. how do i proof this in my application that they are sponsoring accommodation and what supporting document do i need to show . im the one paying for the flight and living expense in the uk.

ekpotek:


Birmingham BHX Airport.

justwise:


That is just a careless lies just to cover yourself from your misrepresentation.

Those two countries shares information.

Lordcrixus:

Bro,
Do your work with immigration department of both countries?
For Schengen, we know it is a centralized process. Uk may share with Schengen because of the European Union ties with some schengen countries if not all.
To outrightly say they do i don’t believe and it’s just speculation.
If you say US shares with Canada then I might believe you.

This guidance tells criminal casework (CC) staff about the agreement reached through the Five Country Conference Protocol to share biometric data in the form of fingerprints.
The Five Country Conference Protocol is
between:

the UK

Australia

Canada

United States of America and

New Zealand.
Checks for up to 3000 individuals for each country each year can be carried out

BRITAIN and America significantly boosted security cooperation today as the two countries agreed to share data about people applying for visas from other countries.

emeldamicheals:
Thnx justwise. I stated 2 weeks in my application. I am self employed and i own my own coy. I already hv my ticket for one month.

That will depend on what you stated on your visa application form and what you do in Nigeria.

Youngpablo180:


hello brother...have you gotten your passport back since you submitted last year ? we seem to have submitted during the same time last year..till today i haven't gotten my passport back or TLS making any change from that UKVI has received my application

6months now waiting for a 6months visit visa since Nov 2017

na wa for this UK people o

i am sure their own citizen won't take this
na nigerian govt cause am sha

mavinc4u:




see the attached. click on what if i don't have my parents details.

Oluwasemilore28:
Hello All!

Please I need your help regarding this. I applied for UK visit visa and submitted all the necessary documents. However, I didn't tick the checklists in the checklist form but I signed and wrote my name in the designated places. Can this affect my application and is there anything I can do to avoid it affecting the application?

Ezechinwa:


to be fair, these people sometimes understand that humans make errors so they might ignore this. but during submission there is a document given to you by the office who scanned your application, is contains a list of all documents you submitted. please check if your has it cause mine has . if you need a screen shoot of what am taking about kindly reply this post asap.. cheers

Ezechinwa:


omg, this is terrible, have you sent them an email or reporting this to some authorities ?

Amolad111:


Dear Justwise, Ekpotek and others,

We submitted our application and did biometrics on the 2nd of May; till now, the TLS website is showing decision not made. However, I called UKVI and was told decisions have been made and I should liaise with VAC in Nigeria.

I am planning to go to VAC Ikeja to lodge a complaint as it's over a month now.

Kindly advise.

justwise:


You should have done that long time ago

KDK:

Please share so some of us can learn .
Thanks.

KDK:

Please share so some of us can learn .
Thanks.

justwise:


You should have done that long time ago

Lucciann:
Good day all..Thanks to everyone who takes their time to help others with their visa concerns.

I want to apply for a uk tourist visa,i am self employed with a registered business and 2years tax clearance certificates for it.My question is,My profits on this certificates shows as NIL,would the Eco think my business doesnt make enough profit to bring me back home?
2.Also for a while now,my savings account has mostly been used for business daily and my company account onot regularly atall and has less than N100k balance,personal account has over 2.5million balance plus two savings dormicilary accouts of $700 and over £300,can i just submit only the savings accounts and leave the company account out because of the less transactions and balance?I also have travel experience since 2015 till date,i have been to UAE,France twice and Istanbul and have a new 3rd visa from france still valid that i havent used atall because i intend visiting Paris from London..Pls your advice will be deeply appreciated as i intend submitting this week.Also i will be staying 5days,and my budget is about 500k,i dont have an exact monthly income as a business person but i make above 350k monthly

justwise:





https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/615095/Biometric_data_sharing_v5.0.pdf


https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/733567/USA-and-Britain-agree-data-sharing-on-immigration-and-visas

Lordcrixus:


Thanks for the web link, though they may employ it in some circumstances, but I still have my reservations as this indicates for offenders and criminals(people who have committed crime in their own country or while in a foreign country).

Lucciann:
pls @justwise and co,I really need your advice here..Thanks in anticipation �

ekpotek:


Obviously be ready to expect issues in your next application if you stayed beyond at most 3 weeks. If you really want to stay beyond 2 weeks, declare it in on landing card and defend it at POE.

damcqute:
Hi Ekpotek.. I have a similar question. In my application for a standard visitor's visa, I stated that I will be there for 3 days, for an exam. However, I intend staying back there till I get the results of my exam. That's about a month or more. Will this affect my subsequent application? Although, all things being equal, it would be for a Tier 2 visa, not a visitor's. Thanks for your anticipated response.

Arbitrix:
Hi Guys

I am a little worried and I need some advise.

I applied for my UK visa last week Thursday and I think I might have left out a crucial document. Let me explain.

I want to spend my annual leave in the UK this year. I went to school in Scotland and my 2 year family visit visa expired last year. I also have a US visa which expires next year. Other countries I have visited are India, Qatar, Uae and Ghana.

I have a brother who is a permanent resident in the UK. He sent me an invitation letter, mortgage payment, 3 months bank statement, 6 months payslips, and his resident permit card. I did not submit his data page and that has me worried. I am hoping that will not be a reason for a refusal.

Another problem is that I paid a cheque of N781,000 into my savings account on 26 April. Now this account has never gone below 1.4 million. It was repayment of a loan to me which I explained in a brief cover letter. I submitted my application with 2.5m in one of my savings accounts, 815k in the other (this account I never withdraw from because of the interest payments which i highlighted with a pen) and finally my salary account which had a balance of about 50k. I transfer money from my salary account to my savings account immediately I am paid every month. My salary account has my Lawfirm's name on my statement and when I make my monthly transfers I use the description ("January savings" etc. I highlighted all these payments with a pen.

I also submitted my Pension statement which is currently worth 2.2m and my cscs share statement with shares worth 1.3m. I earn N337,044.53 monthly, after deductions.

So I guess what I want to know is
1. Will the fact that I did not submit my brother's data page affect my application and
2. The deposit of N781,000 paid into my account on 26 April.

What do you guys think?

@Justwise and co please help!