]I am a nineteen years old student from Ukraine. I have got a girlfriend in the UK, I met her in February, 2016. She's visited me four times since. Last time she was here she invited me to visit her in the UK. I decided to go this summer for 20 days. I submitted an invitation letter from her. It tells our story, how we met and the list of her supporting documentation such as:   a copy of her passport confirming that she is a british citizen; another copy of her passport showing that she's been to Ukraine (stamps at the border); her payslips from work and a bank reference showing that she can support me in case of emergency and her home address; her letter from uni showing her home address; her tickets, insurance, booking confirmation letters for Ukraine, again, showing that she did travel to Ukraine; two photos of ours;   She also wrote that I would not need money for accomodation and food since I am staying with her at home. I have also submitted my cover letter telling our story and supporting documentation:   reference from my uni confirming my status as a student; my student ticket confirming the same; tickets to the UK and back; my travel insurance; my birth certificate (showing that I am my father's son) - to prove that I am related to my sponcor (Dad, who is living in Ukraine). Therefore it's obvious that my sponcor is my Dad, not my girlfriend. It is clearly stated in my online visa application. photos of me and my girlfriend ( we had 4 photos overall); And my sponsor's(dad's) supporting documentation: his references from work showing his occupation and wage; his references from banks showing that he will sponcor 1000 pounds on my trip; a copy of his passport;   Lately, I have been refused of a visitor visa. Below is the explanation:  What exactly should I have done differently, and what I can do ensure a successful subsequent application?
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Many of the UK visa refusals we see here share a common pattern and the prevailing reasons refer to V 4.2 (a) and (c).    I do understand that, while the applicants may describe very different individual circumstances, there's a consistent pattern and, broadly, fall into specific categories:    Credibility (lifestyle, lack of ties, visit history, lies &amp; omissions) Funding (insufficient funds, provenance of funds, funds parking) Sponsorship (family, friends, employer)   Question: What most commonly triggers a UK visa refusal where V 4.2 (a) and (c) are given as the grounds?  Secondarily: Given that there is a clear pattern, to what extent are these refusals predictable? Does sponsorship make a difference? Is there a set of personal circumstances, however abstract, where a refusal is all but guaranteed? For example, why do those we see here on TSE who sought entry for the PLAB or British Army appear to be refused with a common theme? Is there a uniform shortcoming or is it just discrimination?   PLAB: What is about applications for a visa, for the purpose of sitting the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) exam, that seem to invite refusals. After all, the test is given so that international medical graduates can show that they qualify to practise medicine in the UK. The first part, PLAB 1, can be taken in centres outside of the UK. However, PLAB 2 can be taken only in the UK. Why can't you can't get a visa just to sit the exam, promising that you'll leave immediately after?    British Army: Since Commonwealth citizens are eligible to apply online to join, even those who don't reside in the UK, why is it so difficult to get a visa just to attend an interview to see whether you are suitable? Even with an invitation from the Army, such visa applications seem to be unsuccessful. Isn't a career in the British Army a valid reason?     Lastly:  After such a refusal, what approaches would increase the chance of a successful application?
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I am filling in the UK online visa application on visa4uk.gov.uk. They ask if I am travelling "with" anyone. My plans have been made in conjunction with someone else, we arrive at the same time and leave at the same time and some of our tickets have both our names on them although our movements will differ some of the time, and we are doing separate interviews. I would like to give them every detail possible to as not to be accused of withholding information.   However there is this question about "does this person have a valid visa for the UK?". The answer is "not yet", he will not have a visa until his own application process is complete (just like me). However the options are "yes" and "no". So the correct answer is (currently) "no". Will this cause my own application hassles?
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I am a Chinese citizen married to a US citizen last year. I am going to apply for a UK tourist visa. The name shows on my passport is my maiden name, while any other documents the UK visa needed, such as bank statement, is with my married name. I can provide my marriage license to prove the link between my maiden name and married mane.   Can I apply for this UK visa with my situation?
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I am a US citizen and have recently visted the UK  with simply a passport which allowed me to vist for 6months I have heard rumors that I am obligated to stay in the US for a Equal amount of time that I have visited the UK before I am able to return, but I am struggling tour no any proof of this obligation .. Am I missing somthing or is it simply not true
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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 really appreciate your quick response on this and to have full review on my refusal decision.. like u said there must be some para missing i checked the letter again, my question too the letter is all the same just i missed the point he noted ""furthermore there are large transfer and cash deposits which are 6 times your claimed salary (amount) on the 23/02/2015 and on the 15/05/2015 a cash deposit for (1,006)pounds" so the small amount of deposit were the available cash we just deposit this to our saving account as we have two accounts how to verify this? what reason should be mentioned to them that we did'not present the supported documents to declare it.  As per your review we have all of the evidences ( Death Certificate, the Cheque receipt Voucher, Copy ob Bank Cheque from the Company, Power of Attorney to my husband by his legal guardian as a trustee of what his father left, and transfer permission from the ministry that he can hold his mother and sister sponsorship as they are currently living with us in KSA) are with us in Arabic form and we translated in English with the stamp of certified translator.. do we need at attest this from chamber of commerce?  "But it would be advisable to request a different ECO for your next application. They will do this without prejudice if you ask them to; plus an ECM will review the decision if it is adverse to you." how to claim for this in our future application if u can it would b very helpful for us.  the booking we submitted was ticket bookings it was mention in the guidance of required documents. for future application all of the personal circumstances are the same except the amount for the cost of trip we mentioned earlier my husband by mistakenly mentioned the whole family trip cost including (Plane ticket, living expenses and the money) he have for this trip instead of his personally. can we change it in each application the cost belongs to personally, It may make a wild change as compare to previous application. does it going to effect on the decision for the future application. We already submitted Invitation letter (original) from the family members in UK. Do we submit this time the copy of invitation letter because they already have the original one.
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I live with my mom here in the Philippines. She owns a sari sari store and shes a pensioner. She pays me monthly. And I don't have a bank account as a proof of my financial status.My sister and her husband want me to visit them in the UK since she's going to have a baby and she really needs someone to be with her since my brother in law is working. My brother in law would like to sponsor my trip. What documents will I comply since I don't have a proof of employment?    And what to do to prove that I'm going to the Philippines after my visit for 6 months in the UK.   Surely, I have to return home since my 74 mom needs me. Will making a letter help to prove that I will go back home after my visit to the UK?
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I have a Serbian girlfriend who I have visited in Belgrade 4 times now and she is planning a trip to the UK for her 2 weeks vacation in 2 months from now ().  When applying for this visa she must state the main reason for her visit, which is for her to see me and stay with me, also some travel to meet my friends and family etc. Thus, she must also state her relationship to me.  However, various people who have some experience of/heard stories about UK visa applications for such reasons are constantly telling us that we should never mention that I am her boyfriend or that she is my girlfriend, as she may then be refused. However, we plan to marry after my divorce (in process) is completed in 3-4 months time, so I do not under any circumstances wish to be deceptive so as to risk jeopardising our subsequent application for her to come here on a fiancée/marriage visa, as I read about .  Do the "rumours" hold any truth? Should we do as I suggest and declare that we are boyfriend/girlfriend? Is there anything specific we should be aware of to document and declare about our releationship for the initial Standard Visitor visa?
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I am going to apply for a standard visitor visa for my girlfriend to enter UK. If it is issued how soon does it have to be used after issue, ie. validity until time of entry?
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There seems to be a consistent pattern on TSE, with scores of questions about what documentation best accompanies a visa application, posed not just by those reapplying after a refusal, but by first-time applicants prior to submission (and a few with post-submission anxiety).  What is being overlooked, lost in translation, missed? Why is this question even being asked here, when the UK government publishes its own straightforward information?
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i'm 20 years old, i am currently in my second year of study in the university in Algeria, i want to apply for General English courses in Liverpool school of English for 2 weeks so i need to apply for Short-term Student Visa but i have problem in financial requirements i need to seek advice for you please:   I have a bank account in my name with (1500£) plus fees of accomondation and application fees. My mother is a teacher for 3 years (200£ per month) and she has only savings account she has no bank account. My father is a retired teacher for more than 7 years (250£ per month) and he has no bank account or any account only post office account from where he get paid. My brother has a professional commercial Bank account in his name he was receiving a lots of money on it, he has a commercial register and everything but right now he has no money in his account for a bout 5 months he didn't received money on it.   My questions is : what should I put in my application for financial documents, should I put payslips for my parents or open bank accounts for them and make them my official sponsor, or should I extract my money from my bank account and put it in my brother's account and make him my sponsor or what to do please?  Thank you for advance!
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I am from Pakistan I applied for 4x Weeks UK family visit visa with my 6x years daughter and they refused, my refusal issue is same. I am going to quote my refusal letter.     You stated they you are employed with A----- company and Earning Rs. ____ per month in support of your application you have provided a latter from your employer. However  I am not satisfied that one document alone demonstrates that you have the employment status and earning claimed. You also state that your spouse is employer with ___ Company and Earning Rs. ____ per month in support of your application you have provided a latter from your employer However  I am not satisfied that one document alone demonstrates that you have the employment status and earning claimed with out further corroborating evidence. I note that you have declared no other personnel income, savings or assets. Based on the information provided i am not satisfied that your circumstances are as claimed and that you have demonstrated strong economic financial ties to Pakistan.  It is your responsibility to satisfy me that your circumstance in Pakistan are such that if granted leave to enter you will abide by all the conditions attached to any such leave and that you will leave the uk on completion of the proposed visit  but you have failed to do so. therefore I am not satisfied that  you are seeking a genuine visit or that you intend to leave the uk at the end of your visit  your application for visit visa has been refused  paragraph V4.2(a) and (c) I am not satisfied that you have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to your visit including the cost of your journey. any cost relating to dependents and the cost of any planned activities. your application for visit visa has been refused under paragraph V4.2(e).  ,,,   These objections and reasons are not as like they thinking I have my bank statement and transactions including Rs. 4 lac balance I have transactions of my salary in statement and my husband recently employed he is also have his salary transaction in the same statement because we both using our joint account.  I just want to go Uk and meet my family for 4x weeks and I am with my 6 years daughter my husband is not going with us due to his job.  Now please guide me should I go for Administration review and provide them my bank statement because my visa rejected on 26 July 2016 I still have time period for administration review OR I should reapply immediately to remove all these objections and give them more evidences I mean bank statement and our pay slips etc? Kindly guide me what to do which way will work.. Your quick help and guidelines will help me.
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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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I'm from the Philippines, and I plan on travelling to the UK with my sister to visit a relative.  I have just submitted my visa application and have already paid online, when I noticed that I've made a clerical error. In the 'visit or stay' portion of section "Do you have any friends or relatives in the UK?", I clicked the 'no' box, instead of 'yes'.  My sister's application is correct. She selected 'yes'. Our appointment is due next month. I am planning to email them about this, and also inform them on the day of application submission.  Is this the right path to take?
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I am 21, Vietnamese and have been accepted for the 26-week-long General English course in St Giles International, Brighton, UK. I have applied to the UK Visas and Immigration office in Vietnam. I have asked for short term student visitor visa and got refused. Now I am reapplying.  Exact wording of the refusal letter quoted here:     I have refused your application for a  visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of paragraph A57 of Appendix V: Immigration rules for Visitor because:         You have said that you will travel to the UK for a period of 26 weeks, to study a general English course. You have said that upon completion of the course you will return to Vietnam looking for a better job. You appear to have completed your full time studies in Vietnam in 2013, and you have been working in administration role since May 2014. You have not sought to continue your studies in your home country since 2013. and you have not undertaken any English course previously, outside of your high school studies. You are employed and receive a monthly income of VND 5,000,000 (GBP 144.70). Of your GBP 144.70 income you spent GBP 100 on living costs. You have said that your study in the UK will cost you GBP 16,000. Therefore I am unclear why you would elected to travel; to the UK now, at the course involved - when courses are available in Vietnam, considerably cheaper.   As evidence of funds available for your trip you have presented a Sacombank savings book, on 14/08/2015 you credited VND 800,000,000 to this account, this is equal to GBP 23,151, and equates to over 13 years total income, before considering your living costs. As such, I am not satisfied of the origin of these funds, or if they are genuinely available to support your visit now. In light of the above, noting the costs involved, in fact you have not sought to study English previously, and there is no evidence that completion of this course would offer you better employment in Vietnam. Coupled the fact that I am not satisfied that the funds a genuinely available to support you visit means I am not satisfied that you intend to leave the UK at the end of the study. Furthermore, I am not satisfied you have enough funds to support your return journey, or that you will be maintained and adequately accommodated out of funds available to you.      First of all, after completing high school, I was not able to make it to a college or university. I got the job as a arrangement of my father with his friend's company. I could live quite easily without the salary thanks to my parents' financial support. In another word, all I needed was just a so called job, no matter how much it would pay me. After a year of being bored of the jobs as well as family dependence, with my parents' encouragement, I decided to go to study abroad to improve my knowledge and experience. I simply think that if I continue being in my country, no matter how much I want to do it, my family will give me everything I need when I am in trouble. And more than to become independent, I want to get a job with my very own sources when I return. I think the course will afford me that.  The funds for my course, obviously, came from my parent. And if the UK Immigration officers have doubt about my return or my bond to my hometown which can assure my return (such as a high salary job or real estate ownership) I just don't know what to show to convince them.  At the moment, all I think of to add to my reapplication are my parents' income statements (though I am not quite sure if it will help because legally, I have been no longer their dependant). Just so you know, I've already had my bank statement, employment description, return ticket booking, study record etc. I desperately want this, and even much more after the refusal, as I don't want to be called parasite any more.  What should I prepare and do to reapply?    I'm so afraid of being refused again and that would be the end of all of this because every time of being refused, it's only getting harder and harder to apply next time.
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Everything I've seen points to no (and I would love that to be true since applying for a visa online costs money) but I'm worried about getting refused due to the length of time I wish to stay, which is 6 months.  I went to university in the UK on a Tier 4 visa, but have never just been a tourist which is what I would like to do now. Since graduating, I have started working but am underwhelmed and would love to travel again. My original plan was Australia but now I would like to see the rest of the UK as well beforehand.  If I arrived with the following, would I be refused entry simply for not applying online?: an approved Australian work &amp; holiday visa, a mini itinerary, bank statements for the last 6 months.
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In case, if I get a multiple-entry Schengen visa in one of the embassies in Ukraine, Kyiv - should my first trip be to the country which issued the visa?  Any there any requirements of this sort? Does this condition vary depending on embassy which issued the visa?  What are the possible consequences on not visiting that country first? Does it somehow depend on country where the embassy is (i.e. non-Schengen and not EU members)?