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giselle237:

With the recent spate of refusals— pls what are your incomes? Saying the whole family is travelling translates as japa to UK Ecos now. High earning income makes them reconsider their stance.

Thanks for your response. Im not sure the income threshold ecos consider as high earning but i have a disposal income of 760 monthly and my wife 690. We both have stable employment.

Should i perhaps apply with my wife alone, then possibly apply as a family with my son in future. what will you suggest.

noted. thanks for your response

Ashirioluwa:


No, you and your wife do not have to submit your UK visa applications at the same time. However, make sure your wife mentions that you two are traveling together on her visa application, and make sure you do the same.

Cashmadam:


I would advise you to apply together as a family and state the reason for the t application. Do you have any travel history?

Yes we have basic travel history.. ive been to morocco, rwanda and south africa. My wife has travelled to mexico, south africa and turkey. The south african trip was a family vacation with our child last december. This year  we plan to apply for the uk  towards christmas and newyear. 


Please If we are applying as a family do we all have to submit our application at the same time. my wife and child are ready to submit in october while mine will be in november but we have the same travel date.


Cc cashmadam Ashirioluwa giselle237 hunee

Hello everyone. Pls I need some clarity from gurus in the house. I have two s. One is my salary while the other is a saving which I use for my daily expenses. At the beginning of the month I transfer all my expense for that month from my salary to my saving . My question is, should I submit the two statements (both salary and saving ) or just my salary . The saving barely has above 500k while the salary has the majority of my funds. Thanks Cc Cashmadam davodguy

davodyguy:

Purpose of visiting?

the purpose is to celebrate our wedding anniversary in Paris.

For context, we applied with our child last October for 10days and was denied. It was our first family vacation but I have travel history and they don't. Last December we went to southafrica for Christmas. Now we are about to reapply but this time just me and my wife. I needed advice if they consider 5days short . @Ozeggy davodyguy

Hello everyone... please expirenced travelers,I need guidance. I intend to visit with my wife for 5days. Is 5days okay or too short for first timers. Thanks

Please, experienced SA travellers. Can I use a paid Airbnb reservation at the POE
. And Has anyone recently used it.

Zoey1:
You can take him along for sighting but they won’t do anything with him.
His port photograph suffices.

Thanks for your response. That's exactly how it went . He sat with his mum while I did the submission.

Visa alert..
Physical submission at vsf office abuja. Family of 3.

Visa Details:
Validity: 3 months
Entry Type: Multiple entries
Stay Limit: Maximum of 30 days per visit
Processing time : 2weeks


Documents Submitted:
Introduction letter from my employer
Leave approval letter from my employer
Pay slips (provided by my employer)
Bank reference letter-stamped and signed with date physically
Bank statements 6months with physical stamp and signature
Personal introduction letter
Yellow fever card
Previous visa copies and stamps
Flight itinerary and direct hotel reservation
Consent letter for my son (minor)
Child Immunization card.

Thanks to everyone contributing.

Hello everyone , I am applying for SA sticker visa for a family vacation. Do I need to take my 6month old baby for the vsf submission appointment.

Hello @Cashmadam , ashirioluwa and other gurus in the house. Pls I will like some advice regarding my application.

My wife will be attending a (5 days) training in the uk organized by her company. I have applied for my leave to coincide with her training and my myself and my son (6months old )will be accompanying her for our family vacation (10days).

We are trying to avoid a rejection based on purpose of visit should Incase the v.o is confused about attending a training and going for vacation at the same time.

What is the best way to present our application :

1 should we all apply together as a family with a detailed cover letter and hope for the best

2 should my wife apply alone for the purpose of attending her training then my myself and my son apply separately for the vacation.


Thank you all