.

arisebiadan:

Thank you. I notice I have to put the month & I can't remember. For me to chose yes I have to write the month (I am not even sure of the year, I just know it was before 2007) and the reference etc.

Can I choose NO then explain my predicament well on the extra information and cover letter?

If you put NO when you have a refusal, you're setting yourself up for a Ban. Just put the date you remember, they have their records and would investigate. You can further explain the situation in the space provided.

justwise:


That is the best you can do regarding the situation

thanks for your reply,Can I 're apply immediately with the document I submitted before including my statement of acct or I should print another also can my brother 're write another invitation letter and all d document he send to me before or I should use d one I already have.

@Justwise et al

I've posted earlier on my refusal notes. Please help with these.

- I earned 160k from govt job
- I paid myself salary range of 350k - 450k in the last 6 months

Question:
- What should my place of work read?
- What salary do you earn after Tax should be?
- Do you have other income or savings?
- Do I need to mention what I earn from personal business?

Thank you all.

MrsDaniels:
Right now according to her she said her naira bank statement isnt good enuf with very low balance...wat do u suggest she can do?

You see that thing you people seem to be desperately hiding? That will be the application’s undoing most likely! You can’t say you don’t know what is most required here - her personal financial status in Nigeria. Her bank statement is needed, whether having healthy balance or not, at least let them see her income (precisely her claimed salary), inflow and outflow.

sashaa:


Wow...ok. Thanks so much for the response.

You can try other centers. MAybe V.I but it comes with an extra 26k

@OmoBendel24 okay she would include d statement then. But what is surprising me now is how come her hubby was issued visa based on her own Uk account statement submitted and excluding his own naira account statement as he didnt submit it and he is an adult. because i tot i seen somewhere bfr that even wen an adult is been sponsored the onus is still on the applicant to submit his/her bank statement too. Abeg pls explain oh.

@Justwise pls kindly reply this as am curious to know
Lol.

OmoBendel24:


You see that thing you people seem to be desperately hiding? That will be the application’s undoing most likely! You can’t say you don’t know what is most required here - her personal financial status in Nigeria. Her bank statement is needed, whether having healthy balance or not, at least let them see her income (precisely her claimed salary), inflow and outflow.

arisebiadan:

Thank you. I notice I have to put the month & I can't remember. For me to chose yes I have to write the month (I am not even sure of the year, I just know it was before 2007) and the reference etc.

Can I choose NO then explain my predicament well on the extra information and cover letter?

No means No so there is nothing to explain the moment you select No. If you get banned that is because you called for it.

lovesavvi:
thanks for your reply,Can I 're apply immediately with the document I submitted before including my statement of acct or I should print another also can my brother 're write another invitation letter and all d document he send to me before or I should use d one I already have.

You can reply anytime you want but do that with an updated bank statement, other documents can remain the same

Jommy26:

@Justwise et al

I've posted earlier on my refusal notes. Please help with these.

- I earned 160k from govt job
- I paid myself salary range of 350k - 450k in the last 6 months

Question:
- What should my place of work read?
- What salary do you earn after Tax should be?
- Do you have other income or savings?
- Do I need to mention what I earn from personal business?

Thank you all.

You paid yourself between 350-450k monthly? And govt pays you 160K? You still wonder why people get refused a visa?

How can you possibly pay yourself almost half a million naira a month from side business while holding a full time job that pays you 160k?

You are setting yourself up for another refusal.

Please state your financial situation as honest as you can because nobody will believe the picture you painted

Thanks for the responses @justwise
I have listed out the documents I will submitting with my application. Can you help review and see if there's any additional document I might need.

They are:-
1. Hotel Reservation for 9 days (I have seen a private room in an apartment, can I use this or should I go for hotel)
2. Employment Letter
3. Reference letter from my employer stating that he is aware of this and is recommending me for the visa.
4. Leave/Vacation letter from my employer
5. Bank Statements of 6 months (Total credit of around 3m and closing balance of 1.4m, I spent around 800k-1m for my dad's house refurnish. Hope it won't affect?)
6. Employer's address and telephone in a letter format
7. Cover letter
8. Invitation letter for the event
9. Birth certificate.

I have calculated my budget trip and it amounts to around 1500 pounds (accommodation, feeding, return flight ticket and personal expenses.) My salary being converted to pounds is around 1100 pounds per month.

Am I good to go with this? or any other doc I can add?

Kindly help review it Thanks

Thank you for your response Boss.
I have a business that fetch me minimum of 600k per month as profit.
You are to please guide me.
Tanx.

justwise:


You paid yourself between 350-450k monthly? And govt pays you 160K? You still wonder why people get refused a visa?

How can you possibly pay yourself almost half a million naira a month from side business while holding a full time job that pays you 160k?

You are setting yourself up for another refusal.

Please state your financial situation as honest as you can because nobody will believe the picture you painted

Bolamike:
Thanks for the responses @justwise
I have listed out the documents I will submitting with my application. Can you help review and see if there's any additional document I might need.

They are:-
1. Hotel Reservation for 9 days (I have seen a private room in an apartment, can I use this or should I go for hotel)
2. Employment Letter
3. Reference letter from my employer stating that he is aware of this and is recommending me for the visa.
4. Leave/Vacation letter from my employer
5. Bank Statements of 6 months (Total credit of around 3m and closing balance of 1.4m, I spent around 800k-1m for my dad's house refurnish. Hope it won't affect?)
6. Employer's address and telephone in a letter format
7. Cover letter
8. Invitation letter for the event
9. Birth certificate.

I have calculated my budget trip and it amounts to around 1500 pounds (accommodation, feeding, return flight ticket and personal expenses.) My salary being converted to pounds is around 1100 pounds per month.

Am I good to go with this? or any other doc I can add?

Kindly help review it Thanks

The list looks good just carefully complete the form.

Good luck

Jommy26:
Thank you for your response Boss.
I have a business that fetch me minimum of 600k per month as profit.
You are to please guide me.
Tanx.

Then explain the nature of your business to the ECO and present papers to support your earnings.

Your net earnings is your profit and not salary because you can't pay yourself a salary as a one man business owner

@justwise...Please advise

I just returned from my master's degree programme this January and my Tier 4 visa expired on the 25th of January 2019
My graduation is in April 2019 and I know I need a Standard visitor visa to attend my graduation. I have started the application process and I would like you guide me through this so that I would not encounter any problems.

I filled in "other'' as my main reason for visit stating that I am visiting to attend my graduation ceremony on Friday, April 2019.

I am currently unemployed and I have savings of about 1800GBP and I would be sponsoring myself for this trip.
I am aware that the Visa application would cost 93GBP leaving me with an approximate amount of 1700GBP
I intend to spend a total of 800GBP which would cover accommodation, feeding, return flight ticket and personal expenses for a period of 5days.
Total amount of money spent each month was declared to be 30GBP
Do you think the above is sufficient?

With regards to documents to be submitted, I have the following:

Valid International passport
One passport photograph
Proof of finance: 3 months bank statement from my UK bank account showing an approximate amount of 1700GBP
Confirmation of accommodation (Hotel Reservation inclusive of breakfast totaling 295GBP for the period of 5 days)
Confirmation email of graduation from school

Since I am currently unemployed, what can I use as proof of return since I do not have any letter from an employer?
And what other supporting documents can I add to this?

Anticipating your response. Thanks.

cleverdiva:
@justwise...Please advise

I just returned from my master's degree programme this January and my Tier 4 visa expired on the 25th of January 2019
My graduation is in April 2019 and I know I need a Standard visitor visa to attend my graduation. I have started the application process and I would like you guide me through this so that I would not encounter any problems.

I filled in "other'' as my main reason for visit stating that I am visiting to attend my graduation ceremony on Friday, April 2019.

I am currently unemployed and I have savings of about 1800GBP and I would be sponsoring myself for this trip.
I am aware that the Visa application would cost 93GBP leaving me with an approximate amount of 1700GBP
I intend to spend a total of 800GBP which would cover accommodation, feeding, return flight ticket and personal expenses for a period of 5days.
Total amount of money spent each month was declared to be 30GBP
Do you think the above is sufficient?

With regards to documents to be submitted, I have the following:

Valid International passport
One passport photograph
Proof of finance: 3 months bank statement from my UK bank account showing an approximate amount of 1700GBP
Confirmation of accommodation (Hotel Reservation inclusive of breakfast totaling 295GBP for the period of 5 days)
Confirmation email of graduation from school

Since I am currently unemployed, what can I use as proof of return since I do not have any letter from an employer?
And what other supporting documents can I add to this?

Anticipating your response. Thanks.

Considering your situation there is the best you can present, i can't think of anything else to add.

Please is this the correct UK embassy address

The Entry Clearance Officer,
The Deputy British High Commissioner,
11, Walter Carrington Crescent,
Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.

justwise:


Then surely you can use him as part of the sponsor.

@ justwise thank you so much, I really appreciate

Thanks for your response. I really appreciate.

justwise:


Considering your situation there is the best you can present, i can't think of anything else to add.

@Justwise and other gurus...

Pls how do one defend money gotten from side hustle and how do I present it.
For instance, I work and recieve salary BUT I have a side hustle where I import and sell electronic gadgets

Pls how do I present and defend it!

What he's trying to pass on to you is that stating that you pay yourself that much for a side hustle while you earn lower from a full time job is bound to spark suspicion.

It's either you state the side hustle as your primary source of funds and tie to your home country or be ready to explain in full details the nature of that side hustle.

If it's a one man business, your profit is yours to spend and you don't need to pay yourself a salary but you may need to separate your profit from your business capital.

You can move your profit to a separate account and leave the business capital in your business account.

Jommy26:
Thank you for your response Boss.
I have a business that fetch me minimum of 600k per month as profit.
You are to please guide me.
Tanx.

Thank you Boss. So so appreciate your contributions. Really great.
Actually, the side biz is a registered family biz with myself, spouse as Directors and children as stakeholders. I also pay my spouse monthly salary of 100k. Most of my transactions are done remotely online without physical contact. Mostly worked at nights.
The visit is to explore happenings outside the shore of Nigeria within a week.
I would have substitute govt job as side job but that's is not applicable in Nigeria.
I was refused 3 yrs ago coz of series of logments and ATM transactions in both my salary account and company account.
I need the best way to handle this situation.
Thank you all.




quote author=bigtt76 post=76065043]What he's trying to pass on to you is that stating that you pay yourself that much for a side hustle while you earn lower from a full time job is bound to spark suspicion.

It's either you state the side hustle as your primary source of funds and tie to your home country or be ready to explain in full details the nature of that side hustle.

If it's a one man business, your profit is yours to spend and you don't need to pay yourself a salary but you may need to separate your profit from your business capital.

You can move your profit to a separate account and leave the business capital in your business account.


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Dear Justwise and other guru's

Please how do I answer this question.
I was refused visa in 2007 but I got a visa in 2016 and traveled to the uk and even traveled to the USA. Please help

Thank you

Well since you're a director of the company likewise your wife, you can get a board resolution (assuming it's a limited liability company) to acknowledge footing the vacation bills for your family as part of the benefits you are entitled to as a director of the company.

There are several instances here on Nairaland, you can search through on the format used but you would need to be convincing enough to scale through the interview.

All the best to you and your family.

Jommy26:
Thank you Boss. So so appreciate your contributions. Really great.
Actually, the side biz is a registered family biz with myself, spouse as Directors and children as stakeholders. I also pay my spouse monthly salary of 100k. Most of my transactions are done remotely online without physical contact. Mostly worked at nights.
The visit is to explore happenings outside the shore of Nigeria within a week.
I would have substitute govt job as side job but that's is not applicable in Nigeria.
I was refused 3 yrs ago coz of series of logments and ATM transactions in both my salary account and company account.
I need the best way to handle this situation.
Thank you all.




quote author=bigtt76 post=76065043]What he's trying to pass on to you is that stating that you pay yourself that much for a side hustle while you earn lower from a full time job is bound to spark suspicion.

It's either you state the side hustle as your primary source of funds and tie to your home country or be ready to explain in full details the nature of that side hustle.

If it's a one man business, your profit is yours to spend and you don't need to pay yourself a salary but you may need to separate your profit from your business capital.

You can move your profit to a separate account and leave the business capital in your business account.

NanaOne1:
Dear Justwise and other guru's

Please how do I answer this question.
I was refused visa in 2007 but I got a visa in 2016 and traveled to the uk and even traveled to the USA. Please help

Thank you

The answer is yes you were refused a visa in 2007

justwise:


The answer is yes you were refused a visa in 2007

Thank you Justwise

@bigt76
The suggested approach look Kool to me. Really appreciate.
Let me see how I can handle this.
Kudos to all the Gurus, you are really doing great.
Tanx.


quote author=bigtt76 post=76082919]Well since you're a director of the company likewise your wife, you can get a board resolution (assuming it's a limited liability company) to acknowledge footing the vacation bills for your family as part of the benefits you are entitled to as a director of the company.

There are several instances here on Nairaland, you can search through on the format used but you would need to be convincing enough to scale through the interview.

All the best to you and your family.



[/quote]

justwise:


Yes you have to so as to show your tie to Nigeria

@just wise

Just to be sure..... will all credits into company account be explained? I laid emphasis on my personal savings account which was questioned previously but didn’tto explain company account deposits. What’s your tae on this.

Good afternoon.. Please, I need enlightenment as a first time traveller. I want to travel to UK (standard tourist visa). I am SINGLE, The documents I have are

Registered Company with CAC
Personal Account
Business Account.

Please, what are my chances? I want to apply myself.

Good afternoon.. Please, I need enlightenment as a first time traveller. I want to travel to UK (standard tourist visa). I am SINGLE, not using invitation but hotel bookings. The documents I have are

Registered Company with CAC
Personal Account
Business Account.

Please, what are my chances? I want to apply myself.

Misstakes:
Hello guys
Did my biometrics on the 31/12/2018
Application transferred to ukvi on 31/12/2018
Application received at ukvi on 9/01/2019
“Your application has not been straightforward “ mail on the 17/2/2019
Not heard anything from them ever since
Guys what should I do?

Happened to my friend in Sept last year. We called them several times, yet nothing. He received another not straightforward after the first one. Anyway, his visa later came out, even when the date of the exam he was supposed to come to the UK had passed.