Tfree:
Hi all,

My husband had a missed call and a voicemail left about calling back on behalf of the entry officer today, whilst at work on his mobile. It’s regarding my brothers visit visa, he’s a student, hubby and I are both sponsoring his trip.

Has anyone had an experience of them actually calling back? I’ld hate for them to deny him because they couldn’t contact hubby, surprised they didn’t call me or hubby’s work number which we provided on the application. Is there anyway we could call them if they don’t call again soon. It’s only been a week since he submitted the application, so don’t know whether it’s good or bad that they are being quick in dealing with it.

Many thanks

Hello, the same thing happened to me last Tuesday. They called and left a voice message and called me back the next morning.

Baywood:
Justwise...

My friend in UK, who's also a British citizen has sent me:
* Invitation Letter
* Data page of his British Passport

My brother has given me:
* His 6 months bank statement with balance of 2.6 Million Naira.

My employer has given me:
* Letter outlining when I was employed and my monthly salary and the approval to travel.

I have gotten my:
* 6 months bank statement with the balance of 800,000 Naira.
* 6 months payslip
* Wedding certificate
* Traditional marriage and wedding pictures
* Wife and child picture with me.

My monthly salary is 120,000 Naira and I spend like 70,000 Naira every month.

I planned to spend 600,000 Naira for the trip, covering only flight tickets and few expenses.

My friend in the UK will feed and accommodate me. I plan to stay only 4 weeks.

The 600,000 Naira I planned to spend will be given to me by my brother.

Please, check. Is there any other documents I will need to include?

Thank you sir.

Hello, I know this isn't addressed to me, but if this is just a visit, then I think 4 weeks is pretty long and I'm not sure 600k will cover your expenses for 4 weeks.
If your friend is providing accommodation and feeding for you, he should provide a utility bill (like water bill or council tax) that verifies his address and he should also include his bank statement showing that he is financially capable of feeding you.

In your application form, where they ask about where you would be visiting, depending on the city you'll be staying in, try and list places that are free to visit. For instance, if in London, maybe Buckingham palace, Travalgar Square etc. and maybe also mention that you want to rest, hence why it's a long visit.

chaochao10:
Awwwww,,congrats dear. thanks a lot for your help. can you please help me list of the supporting documents that was submitted?

Thank you
We submitted the following:

My husband's TB test
My BRP and Passport Data page
Entry and Exit stamps for when I visited Nigeria
Pictures- our visits and wedding pictures (traditional and court). Church wedding is in December
My sisters (3 of them) passport Data pages and entry and exit stamps for when they went to Nigeria for the traditional wedding.
A cover letter mentioning and explaining the documents that was submitted
My last 3 payslips
A letter from my company stating that they'll take care of his maintenance if he needs to up to an amount £2000. The minimum is £630. This was in place of providing bank statement for maintenance.
A letter from my company certifying that I'm employed by them, my salary (especially as it's increased since my application for my tier 2 visa) and that my employment is ongoing.
We wanted to include what's app messages, but we decided against doing that. Even though we had written in the additional information section as one of the supporting documents. We ended up not including it.
A letter from my sister about the living arrangement and utility bill, as well as passport data page.
A letter from myself addressed to UKVI saying I'm inviting him to relocate.

I think that's everything.
And of course, lots of prayers

chaochao10:
Hello house.
please i need your input on this issue.I am currently on tier 2 visa .However, i got married in Nigeria few months back and i want my spouse to come and join me. We both have sufficient funds in our account in the last 90days. But i stay with a relative here in uk. my question is
will i need to include tenancy agreement with the application?
Do I need a cover letter?
can i apply for him with my own visa application page?
Which other documents will be included asides the bank statement and TB test?

Thanks for your help

Hello,

My situation is pretty much the same as yours.
I'm on a tier 2 visa. Just had my court wedding and traditional wedding in July in Nigeria.
I currently live with my sister, so she wrote a letter pretty much saying that she and my husband should live with her rather than paying rent as we save up for our mortgage. We provided her utility bill and passport details page.
My husband applied as my dependant.

He had is biometrics on 16th Aug.
And he picked up his visa on Friday.

Let me know if you have any more questions.

gracykay:
Oga justwise and the house please.
I am a postgraduate student at the moment in U.I. I had to quit work in a law firm as a practitioner because of school as the firm is in the east and they wouldn't accommodate full time study. I was invited by British boyfriend to UK and he intended sponsoring all things. He sent all documents required of him and I applied for a tourist visa on the 7th of may 2017. Along side all his documents, I attached a letter from my school registra, pictures taken with my boyfriend when he came back last Christmas, snapshots of our conversations all these while, a letter of consent from my mum and a closing deposit of 700k in my savings account.
I was refused visa and the decision is as below:
I am aware of your sponsor's offer to fund this visit however, in order to assess your intentions in the UK I must consider your personal circumstances and I note that you have not submitted satisfactory documents to verify your personal and financial circumstances in Nigeria. From the documents provided I am unable to confirm that you have strong financial and personal ties in nigeria that would give you a compelling reason to leave the UK at the end of your visit. You have provided a letter from the university of Ibadan which appears to confirm that you are a student at that institution, but no documents showing studies or academic achievement from the university of Ibadan. You have provided no documents showing that you have recently been visited by your Uk sponsor or when you last met. Without seeing such documents I am not satisfied that you circumstances are as stated by you in Nigeria, that your relationship is genuine, and that you intend to leave for extended periods in the United Kingdom through frequent or successive visits or that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor for a period not exceeding 6 months. There is no right of appeal or administrative review.

Now my questions what documents do I need to attach considering the below:
1. When I applied, I was finishing my 2 semester exam and has started looking out for job. Now that I have gotten a firm where i work as a freelance considering the fact I am still running my law masters programme. I still do all my personal soliciting jobs.
2. I have a cucumber farm.
3. My sponsor and I have been dating for 2years now.
4. My masters programme is officially ending by October/November depending.
5. When next can I apply.
Please help a sister.

Hello GracyKay, sorry to hear about your refusal, but can I please ask exactly when you applied and when you got your decision?
My friend had his appointment on 8th May and he's still waiting to hear back from them?
Just wondering if it's worth him going to the embassy to check before they close at 4pm today.

Thanks.

justwise:


3yrs visa as first timer and 5yrs when the 3yrs expires

No, that's not correct.
You can either get a 3 year visa first and then 2 years afterwards or a one-off 5 year visa. After this, you apply for Indefinite leave to remain.
This is for Tier 2 General visas.

You can't stay on this visa longer than 5 years in total.

jelmusboy:
HELP[b][/b]

I am currently on Tier 4 visa and I got a job, switching to Tier 2 visa. My employer asked to fill the Certificate of Sponsorship form and I was asked to choose between 5 or 3 years visa. My question is that:

1. Which one should I choose?

2. Does Home Office normally grant 5 years visa at first application.

This is urgent as I need to send the form back to my sponsor/employer tomorrow

Choose 5 years.
You wouldn't need to bother about renewal.
One of my colleagues chose 5 years and he got it. Wish I did too.

Hello all,

Please I need your guidance.
I work in the UK and I have a Tier 2 work visa.
My Fiance and I are getting married in July this year and we'll like to apply for a dependent visa for him immediately afterwards.

I earn £36k/annum
My sister's house is my registered address. Although I live in a shared accommodation, I don't use that address for anything.
My sister's house is my bank address and my payslip address. Would I need to show a proof of accommodation or is my payslip sufficient? Please bear in mind that my name isn't on any bills at my sister's house.

Also, on my application for my on Tier 2 visa, I didn't need to show any savings as my employer ticked on the box to certify that for me.
Reading the guidance, I saw this "If you apply separately from the main applicant you will need to have the necessary funds to meet
the maintenance requirement or have a written undertaking from an A-rated Sponsor, unless the
main applicant already had leave in a Tier 2 category and when applying for their most recent period of Tier 2
leave was not required to show evidence of satisfying maintenance requirements."[/i]
Does anyone know about this?

My current visa expires Feb '18, and I can't renew it until a month before expiration.
So I'm getting my employer to write a letter just to say that I'm employed by them and they'll be renewing my visa in January and also state my salary as well.

I guess my questions are:
1. Do I need to show a proof of accommodation even though I technically live with my sister and I could say he would be coming to live there as well. I could get a letter from my sister to that effect.
2. Based on the guidance above, would we still need to show savings of £630 for 90 days? If yes, can it be in my own account or does it have to be in his own account? (He's the one applying)?
3.What other documents would we need to provide?


Thank you very much for your help.