UK Visa Requirements For Nigerians, Step-By-Step Approach

In this post, I will show you the requirements as a Nigerian prospective immigrant for uk visa application and how to go about it.

The United Kingdom (UK) is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

So, it is an island nation in northwestern Europe. Every year, the UK receives about 30,000 travelers.

It is one of the top destinations for tourists.

Getting a U.K visa can take tween 15 to 90 days.

Here are the Requirements needed before applying:

(1.) Leave Approval Letter from your place of work.

(2.) Valid Passport for at least 6 months

(3.) Tax Clearance Form

(4.) Payslip if you are an employee

(5.) CAC Business Registration Form if you are Self employed

(6.) Statement of Account from your Bank for at least 6 months.

(7.) Letter of Introduction From your place of work.

(8.) Invitation or Visitation Letter from a resident (Host) in U.K

(9.) Resident Permit plus other supporting documents from your Host.

(10.) Proof of Accommodation i.e address of where you are going to live in the U.K

Click here to discover how to get a 5 year visa without any Sponsor, Finance or Job Offer

Step-by-Step Process On How To Apply For UK Visa - Online Process

1.0 Visit the offcial site at GOV.UK and create an account.

2.0 Visit visa and immigration link and click on visit the u.k

3.0 Click Standard Visitor Visa and fill form

4.0 Make Payment for Visa Application fee

5.0 After Payment you will be redirected to TLSCONTACT where you will be book for biometric.

6.0 After Booking a form will be sent to your mail, Download and print it out

The complex part of the process is the available fund is usually not sufficent. Most times applications are rejected because the funds available doesnot tally with the income

About Daniel Damilola Nejo

Daniel is a young Nigerian who moved to London in 2015 to get a Masters in Business Information System Management from Middlesex University.

He runs a creative design and marketing agency called “Presidential Ideas” which he started way back in Nigeria at the age of 19 on his grand-mother’s dining table.

In 2017, he was endorsed as a “Exceptional Talent in Digital Technology” by the UK Government because of his work, impact and potential growth his work will bring to the UK digital economy.

This endorsement comes with a 5 years UK visa, this was how Daniel was able to stay back in the UK after completing his masters in 2017.

The tech talent visa is a special, unique visa and endorsement created by the UK Government to attract intelligent, creative and entrepreneurial people to the UK (they keep taking all our bright people, don’t they?)

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UK VISA REQUIREMENTSFOR NIGERIAN CITIZEN AND APPLICATIONS