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dejii01:
Good evening house,

I am applying for a UK visit visa (6 months) and I plan to sponsor my partner. We are not married yet so I specified an unmarried partner as relationship status. In the section where asked "Will you be travelling to the UK with someone who is not your partner, spouse, or dependant?", I'm not so sure what to do. The right answer is No but I'm wondering how to link my application to that of my partner. Do I just explain it in the additional section?

Please advice. Thanks.

Just say No and explain in the additional section.

Michysandy:
Good evening house,
Please I was granted a visitor's visa for 6 months. During my application I wrote that I was going to stay for 10 days. Is it possible to stay for 3 weeks instead?

I’ll advice that your stick to your time frame.
If you have been to the UK before maybe you can, but if this is your first time then you will have a lot of explanation to do to while you stayed the remaining weeks, they issued a visa base on what you told them and your financials ed it.
You might be asked for a return ticket when you meet the Clearance Officer at the Airport..
So stay your 10 days if you are a first timer and leave their country, only on emergency are you expected to extend your stay and since you planning of it ahead then that means you could eventually not keep to the rules guiding your visa. Thread carefully.

Visa !!! Visa !!! Visa !!!
All praise to God the Almighty
Cas Sept 15th
Sept 16 visa application
Sept 20th bio
8th Oct empty nsf
13th Oct paid mail
19th October paid mail and 1st escalation
24th Oct reply with empty nsf
3rd Nov another escalation
13th Nov approval
17th Nov decision mail

Documents submitted
- CAS
- POF
- Bachelor Degrees
-NYSC
-WAEC
-intl port
- employment letter
- Tb Test.

And biometrics was standard application.

Cashmadam:


Just say No and explain in the additional section.

Thank you.

oluayebenz:


Your welcome

Even if you have a long layover, you can even enter Kigali city, it's free visa on arrival for Nigerian port holder.
Safe trip

No visa sef. Just stamp in and out.

Thank you so much

Jolene474:


I’ll advice that your stick to your time frame.
If you have been to the UK before maybe you can, but if this is your first time then you will have a lot of explanation to do to while you stayed the remaining weeks, they issued a visa base on what you told them and your financials ed it.
You might be asked for a return ticket when you meet the Clearance Officer at the Airport..
So stay your 10 days if you are a first timer and leave their country, only on emergency are you expected to extend your stay and since you planning of it ahead then that means you could eventually not keep to the rules guiding your visa. Thread carefully.

Thank you so much

Cashmadam:


Yes you can. Nothing to worry about.

Michysandy:
Good evening house,
Please I was granted a visitor's visa for 6 months. During my application I wrote that I was going to stay for 10 days. Is it possible to stay for 3 weeks instead?

A traveler's plan can change at any time, and staying 3 weeks instead of 10 days is not going to raise any eyebrows because this is not considered overstaying a visa.

What really matters is to make sure that you have enough money and accommodation evidence to back your planned stay.

Pls it take how many weeks to get COS

Ajalalomo:
A traveler's plan can change at any time, and staying 3 weeks instead of 10 days is not going to raise any eyebrows because this is not considered overstaying a visa.What really matters is to make sure that you have enough money and accommodation evidence to back your planned stay.

seconded

Please if you book a flight from Lagos to manchester. With a layover in Heathrow. Where will the border control (POE). Is it at Heathrow or Manchester airport. Thanks

uncleabbey:
Please if you book a flight from Lagos to manchester. With a layover in Heathrow. Where will the border control (POE). Is it at Heathrow or Manchester airport. Thanks

Heathrow

uncleabbey:
Please if you book a flight from Lagos to manchester. With a layover in Heathrow. Where will the border control (POE). Is it at Heathrow or Manchester airport. Thanks

Why you no book enter bus from Heathrow CBS to Manchester with layover in London Victoria

Thank you

Ajalalomo:


A traveler's plan can change at any time, and staying 3 weeks instead of 10 days is not going to raise any eyebrows because this is not considered overstaying a visa.

What really matters is to make sure that you have enough money and accommodation evidence to back your planned stay.

Thank you. I appreciate all the responses.

giselle237:
seconded

I want to thank everyone here. I carefully went through the thread and it really helped me in my visa application. Thank you everyone. I really appreciate this thread.

Visitor's visa
Visa application: 23rd October
Biometrics: 31st October
Collection mail: 14th November

I used a sponsor and his company was showing inactive on the CAC's website.
I followed one format I saw here for writing a cover letter.
God did it for me.

Hello fam, my port was returned to me with a successful mail and and entry date info on it. No stamp, hope I'm safe to enter the UK with it? Will it be stamped on my arrival?

DaveWonder:
Hello fam, my port was returned to me with a successful mail and and entry date info on it. No stamp, hope I'm safe to enter the UK with it? Will it be stamped on my arrival?

Without a visa on your port, I don't think they'll let you check in or board unless you've got another foreign immigration status we don't know of.

If I were you, I would get in touch with UKVI to have my port stamped with the visa.

https://www.gov.uk/-ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y/outside-the-uk/something-else/english

You didn't receive decision email? Just collection email from TLS after biometrics?

Michysandy:
I want to thank everyone here. I carefully went through the thread and it really helped me in my visa application. Thank you everyone. I really appreciate this thread.

Visitor's visa
Visa application: 23rd October
Biometrics: 31st October
Collection mail: 14th November

I used a sponsor and his company was showing inactive on the CAC's website.
I followed one format I saw here for writing a cover letter.
God did it for me.

In order to use Turkey airline to Heathrow, do I need a transit visa??

Nope

EstherOA:
In order to use Turkey airline to Heathrow, do I need a transit visa??

Ashirioluwa:


Without a visa on your port, I don't think they'll let you check in or board unless you've got another foreign immigration status we don't know of.

If I were you, I would get in touch with UKVI to have my port stamped with the visa.

https://www.gov.uk/-ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y/outside-the-uk/something-else/english

There's a visa but it's not stamped. It's looks like this I didn't see any stamp. Will it be stamped on my arrival, just curious.

DaveWonder:


There's a visa but it's not stamped. It's looks like this I didn't see any stamp. Will it be stamped on my arrival, just curious.

No need for stamp. You are good to go

The kind of questions some of una dey ask here sef... UK issues sticker visas, you will be stamped entry in Heathrow or any where you picked as POE.

You are Good to Go! Davewonder

Goodmorning House!

Cashmadam:


No need for stamp. You are good to go

10x boss. I appreciate.
This forum have been of great help I must say.

hunee:
The kind of questions some of una dey ask here sef... UK issues sticker visas, you will be stamped entry in Heathrow or any where you picked as POE.

You are Good to Go! Davewonder

Goodmorning House!

Local man no know na
Did everything myself from day one.
I gats ask oh to dey on the right track.

Is Ok, Like they always say, Person wey ask question no dey miss road.

DaveWonder:


Local man no know na
Did everything myself from day one.
I gats ask oh to dey on the right track.

Now, you know whats up

Safe trip and keep us posted.

can u share the sameple of the cover letter

Michysandy:
I want to thank everyone here. I carefully went through the thread and it really helped me in my visa application. Thank you everyone. I really appreciate this thread.

Visitor's visa
Visa application: 23rd October
Biometrics: 31st October
Collection mail: 14th November

I used a sponsor and his company was showing inactive on the CAC's website.
I followed one format I saw here for writing a cover letter.
God did it for me.

Good day everyone. Please I would like to get clarification on this. I have been in the UK for 5months now as the main applicant on a healthcare visa. I want to apply for my husband and children to me in the UK. My questions are as follows;
1. Do I need to show proof of fund if maintenance was ticked for me in my COS? Bear in mind that I didn't provide POF when I did my application and I have been in the UK for five months.
2. If they will need POF will it be appropriate to use my husband's bank statement?

Your input will be highly appreciated. Thank you.

Good Evening.
Pls who has traveled to the UK through Egyptair of recent?
I want to know how the experience is like and if a transit Visa is required

josephsm823:
I stated in my application that we'll be staying in the UK for about 8 days. Do they check return ticket at the point of entry? Cause we want to spend one month and I'm about to book flight ticket.

Yes they may check. I was asked to show return ticket, after the border officer asked how long I was staying(I told him).
So just stick to what's on your actual return ticket, even though your application has a different date. Circumstances may have changed, so dates my move.