I would like to Sponsor a trip to UK as holiday for my parents. My Dad is retired and mom is house wife. I am in Employment (not in UK) have active Bank Account and a Business. Can I attach my Bank Statement &amp; Affidavit stating I am sponsoring my parents Trip? Is that acceptable to show funds this way? Do I have to transfer the funds to their Account to make it more Legitimate?
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The UK Visas and Immigration Directorate publishes  that provides helpful tips that can result in successful visa applications. Section 2 of this guidance opens is entitled &quot;other documents you may want to provide&quot; (emphasis mine).  Section 2: other documents you may want to provide – all visitors This section provides guidance on the types of documents that you may want to provide to help us consider your application against the Immigration Rules. Previous travel documents/passports, which show previous travel. Financial documents showing that you have sufficient funds available.  These must clearly show that you have access to the funds, such as:  bank statements building society book proof of earnings such as a letter from employer confirming employment details (start date of employment, salary, role, company contact details) where a third party (who is either in the UK or will be legally in the UK at the time of your visit) is providing financial support to you e.g. a business, a friend or a relative, documents to show that they have sufficient resources to support you in addition to themselves and any dependant family should be provided   The first item is &quot;bank statements&quot; and this ties in with the , which says...  evidence that you can support yourself during your trip, eg bank statements or payslips from the last 6 months  (Note 'eg' is a Latin abbreviation meaning &quot;for example&quot;; this appears to be optional rather than a fixed requirement.) Question: How should someone interpret this such that the chances of success are maximized? How many statements should I submit? What are they looking for and what do my bank statements tell about me?
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I was born in India and came to the UK 11 years ago when I was 20 years old. I'm a British Citizen and hold a UK bank account.   I also have an Indian bank account which is managed by my father in India. Up until now, we haven't transferred any money from my Indian bank account to my UK bank account.   My Grandmother is intending to gift me some money in my Indian bank account.   Would I incur any taxation for this Gift in UK? Does it change if I transferred that gifted money into my UK bank account and used it towards a house deposit here in the UK?
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I and my family had 10 years UK multiple entry visitor visa which expired about 2 years back.  I want to apply for the same again.    have filled up my application online and saved it.  I want to add my wife and son's application, but I am directed to visa fees payment.  How do I do it?  Do I pay for myself first and then ii would be given a choice of adding each family member?  can I fill all 3 applications under 1 account?
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So far I have been able to come thru with Documentation until I arrived at this one :- Proof of Relationship, I am going to visit a friend , after the tour, I am returning home.  How Can I show the visa officer that this is my friend. I do not have any documentation of him, I just included that I got a letter from him and seeing this proof of relationship, I am a bit confused. I Decided to ask on here to clear the air on that very issue. How can I prove relationship in this case.
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I've been refused a Visitor visa for UK twice back-to-back because I haven't provided enough evidence of my personal circumstances. Some of my background: My nationality is Albanian but I've been living in Greece for the last 10 years, after moving from my home country, Albania, when I was about 10 years old. I lived there with my grandparents whereas now in Greece I live with my parents who support me economically, as I'm still a student. I have been invited for an interview at a software development agency in London. The company is going to cover my travelling and accommodation costs. The documents I've submitted are:  Birth certificate Family certificate House rent agreement Studies certificate My bank statement My father's bank statement My parents' work contracts A letter from the company stating they're inviting me to London for an interview at their offices and they will cover the costs of my accommodation and flights.  The refusal letters says:  &quot;I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of paragraph(s) V4.2 (a) &amp; 4.2(e) of appendix V: Immigration Rules for Visitors because: I recognise that you are sponsored by XXX but I must take into consideration your personal circumstances in your country of residence when assessing your application. The onus is on applicants to demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the relevant rules and that the statements made in the application are true. You have submitted two bank certificates from xxx Bank showing balances of xxx EUR and xxx EUR but these are not full statements showing transactions and I am not satisfied as to the origin of the funds. I am not therefore satisfied that the funds are yours and available for your use. Given the above, I am not satisfied you are a genuine visitor who will leave the UK at the end of your visit. Your application has therefore been refused under paragraph V4.2(a). As I am not satisfied as to your financial status I am not satisfied that you have sufficient funds to cover costs without working or accessing public funds. Your application has therefore been refused under paragraph V4.2(e).&quot;  I get that I have to show transaction history for the bank statements to be valid, but I'm not sure what other documents to provide that prove my personal circumstances?
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My cousin is a UK national, living in the UK. He wants to sponsor me and my family for a short-stay visa, around 2 weeks. He will bear all my expenses during my stay in the UK, accommodation, transportation, food and maintenance, etc.  Also, the cricket world Cup 2019 is near. We are also planning to watch these matches. Do I have chances to get a visa or is it just 50/50?  NOTE: If someone has any UK-based invitation letter format, please send me.
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I'm a US citizen. My father, who was a citizen of India, died last year. My father had CD in Banks and a property in India. The property was legally sold and all taxes in India paid. We are 4 sisters, so after dividing the total pool of inheritance money, there is a share of inheritance money that is now in my Bank account in India. This is an 'Ordinary' bank account and not a NRO or NRI account, as I have a PAN card, Aadhar card etc and use an Indian address. My elder sister has my POA and operates this bank account. I trust my sister completely. Inheritance money is less than $75,000  I would like to transfer this inheritance money from India to USA in dollars. I am aware of the procedure of filing forms 15CB, 15CA, A2 and then using NRO account to transfer the funds. However I guess this will require me to open a NRO account in India as the first step.  Question: Will it be better and easier for my sister to transfer this inheritance money from my 'ordinary' bank account into her bank account and then have my sister 'Gift' me the money under LRS OR is it advisable to go through the lengthy procedure of opening NRO account, then filling in 15CB, 15CA, getting RBI permission and using form A2 to transfer the funds. If my sister transfers the money into her bank account, will this be considered as income for her and will she need to pay taxes on it (even though the money in my account is from inheritance).   Thanks for your answers RRA
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The decision:      you have submitted an invitation from the British army which state you   have been invitated you for an interview and assessment. I note that   the letter provided does not guarantee your enlistment. You have   provided no explaination for your apparent new interest in joining the   British army and you have nothing to indicate that you have ever   sought to join the military of your home     My question is that could there be that maybe someone removed my visa application letter? Because to my understanding it's like I only provided the invitation letter? And the bank balance from my business account show I have enough money that there is no resonable reason for me to go and do the assessment which am not sure of being enlisted. The the bank balance is 8000pounds and my budget was to use 4500 because I don't know what's out therefore I needed to be financial stable yet they have used it as I have money and I cant go to UK for just an assessment and spend that amount forgetting there is air ticket, hotel bookings, logistics plus pocket money.   And there decision I can not apeal why?
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I'm from the Philippines, and 've been granted a (visitor) visa to UK. I will stay there for a month. My relative, who lives there, will sponsor my travel expenses and accommodation.   Are there any documents needed to provide at the UK Border, aside from passport (e.g travel insurance, medical insurance, the documents provided during visa application)? Do I need to show money? I'll bring money, but most of my travel expenses will be shouldered by my relative. I've read some posts that some were refused entry at UK Border due to insufficient funds to cover trip.They were paying for themselves, and I have a different case so I can't compare my situation to theirs. I'm planning to bring the financial documents my relative gave me during my visa application, and show return booked ticket (just in case they ask!).
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I am from Nepal and confused about the type of visa to apply to visit London, UK for a conference of three days. I have the letter of sponsorship.
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I am supposed to be traveling to the UK tomorrow, but my visa is an accompanied visa by my mom. My mom is already in the UK (she had to leave early).  Will I be allowed in the airport to enter if my parent (that I'm accompanied by) is already in the UK (arrived before me and probably will be waiting at the airport)?
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This post originates from a discussion at .  I applied for a UK Standard Visitor visa for attending a competition, with my father funding the visit. They refused my visa saying: There is no evidence of the source of these funds. You have provided electricity bills but no evidence of your father's employment or income.  However, when I submitted the visa application I didn't find any article about explaining unusual transactions or the occupation of the person funding my travel.  Are these hidden requirements or buried somewhere where I didn't look?
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Both my husband and I have decided to visit our son in London for a few weeks in the summer. I'm in full time employment as a teacher while my husband has just retired but still receives monthly income from his shares and investments.  When filling out the Income and expenditure section on the visa form, do we divide the costs and savings between us on each form or do we write the same figures?  For example in the following questions:   How much do you spend each month on living costs? What is the cost to you personally of your trip in GBP(£)? The total amount of money you have for this trip The cost of the aeroplane, boat or train tickets
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Last Saturday, I got a refusal from BHC due to lack of funds and my reasons to come back to India. I am planning to visit my family who are settled in the UK. I am married and planning to visit my family along with my husband. My father is sponsoring our whole trip. But we got a refusal as we didn't show much funds in our account. We thought that if my father is sponsoring, we should show his documents only. But now I have applied again with a fast track service. Will BHC will consider it under the fast track process? This time I have cleared all their doubts which they mentioned in the refusal letter.
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I am applying for a UK visa. Can I show 5 months worth of bank statements for the UK visa, or is 6 months a requirement, as its not mentioned on their website?  There are no appointment dates showing in April. Is there any time limit in which we have to book an appointment after paying the fee?
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I was contacted by someone who claims he is in the military stationed overseas. He said he could transfer fund from his account to mine. Just wondering if this is true. I am not interested in transfering funds.
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I applied for a standard visitor visa to the UK for seven days. I earn £278/month and have been working at the same organization for more than a year. I have saved up enough funds for the trip and I attached bank statements to prove it. The ECO refused my visa stating:      I note that you stated that your trip to the UK will cost you £1100, this is approximately 4 times your monthly income. I do not find it credible that you spend this amount on a trip.   I am a single woman, with no financial responsibilities and I saved up for this trip because I really wanted to visit the UK.  How do I prove to the ECO and the authorities that spending £1,100 for my trip wouldn't have caused me any financial harm neither would I have had to access UK government funds?    Another concern of mine is that if I reapply without the partial funding of my father or get sponsored by a different person, does the amount given by my father previously cause hindrance in my visa application?  Won't they still reject it on the basis of my pay being too insignificant?