I visited my sister in UK last year for 6 months sep-mar 2014, for which I got family visitors visa during which I had cleared my PLAB 1 and had vacation with my sister and her family in UK. Immediately after my exit from UK, I applied for a business visitor visa for PLAB 2 exam, which was refused on the grounds of my intention to defacto residence in UK with multiple entries with 1 year my stay would be of more than 6 months, and I didn't show any employment details.   Now after 1 year I am reapplying visa for PLAB exam, I have an employment letter, payslips and a sponsorship letter from my sister with all her supporting documents. But my account has only 20000 rupees I.e £200, my dad has £5000 in his account and my sister(in UK) has 3000£ in her account. Would this be sufficient or should I make any changes now? Kindly guide me how to apply in a better way to avoid refusal this time. Should I show my salary getting deposited in my bank statement or payslips are enough?
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I had applied for a PLAB (Doctors) Visa for the UK to appear in PLAB test. I got refused on the basis of two recent large deposits in the bank statement I provided (my mothers). In reality, these are my own savings which I had deposited in her account to make it more strong. The only objection I got was that I must provide evidence for the source of these deposits. Other than this, I have previously travelled to the UK and USA as well as other parts of the world and my travel history is fine. Can someone please advise on how to proceed and re-apply?
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I have got 10-year multiple entry US VISA on my Indian passport. I got it to attend a technical conference.    I was curious to know if I give job interview during this visit? I may not have time in this visit, but what if I go after couple of months with $3000 of my saving to sustain for a month and look for job. Is this legal?    I know I need H1-B VISA to work there, but I feel it is easier to get job (even if sponsorship is needed) to be face2face with potential employers. So, is it legal to look for job with B1/B2 ? Can I mention that to immigration officer?  PS: Yes, I'm Software Developer :P
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I am a Canadian applying for a UK Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa.  At one point during the application process, it asks if I have ever been denied entry into the UK, but I am not sure what to answer with.  A few months ago I was returning to the UK again after visiting it recently on a tourist visa. I was coming for the birthday of my friend and her son (their birthdays are close together).  Immigration was wondering why I was back again so soon and were a bit suspicious about my funds so they detained me for around 3-4 hours. They took my fingerprints and interviewed me. Afterwards they phoned my friend and after talking to her on the phone (she explained everything) they let me go through and enter the UK.  So in the end, they let me enter the UK.  So was I technically refused entry? Should I say that I was refused entry on my application? I'm afraid that it looks bad and might automatically get me denied, even though I was let through in the end.
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I am from Nigeria and I'm doing a one year Internship program with The Marriott hotel in Wisconsin, I applied for the UK visitor visa two weeks ago to visit my fiance who lives and work in the UK, but I was refused the visa because the letter of my workplace that I provided was back dated of 2014 which they say they are not satisfy it accurately reflects my current employment circumstance. I also provided my pay slips, but they said they were not satisfied with it demonstrating the terms and conditions of my employment, and they also said I did not present any evidence to satisfy me having sufficiently strong ties and commitments in my country of habitual residence or elsewhere to motivate my timely departure from the UK. They said the documents my fiance presented were OK.  How soon can I re-apply for a UK visa after getting a refusal?
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I am a Citizen from Nepal. I applied for a UK student visa [Tier 4 (General) Student] in November 2009 got refused on grounds of poor documentation. I have lost the hard copy of my visa refusal letter sent along with my application. It was the only copy I received. I also didn't receive any emails or soft copy of it.  Now, I am applying to Australia. In which case, both the University and Australian DIBP will ask for past visa refusals and a copy of the refusal letter. However, I happen to have a photo of only the actual comment given by the Entry Clearance Officer stating the reasons of refusal but not of the whole document.  Is there any mean by which I can obtain a copy of the visa refusal letter from the UKBA or a relevant authority?  Note: Nepal only has a consulate (not an embassy) in Kathmandu. The visa applications are/were forwarded through VFS Nepal to the British High Commission, New Delhi, India. From this link () I found that the UKBA's Authority, to whom the visa application is forwarded, can provide you with a copy of it. I have emailed the British High Commission, New Delhi, India with necessary details 15 days ago. No response yet.  I am pretty sure they handle this, as my passport has been stamped "UK/New Delhi" on refusal.  Or should I directly email the UKBA requesting for the Visa Refusal Letter?  Please suggest if anyone has any knowledge regarding this.
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I already have a 6 month valid UK business visa received prior to April 24 2015. I was supposed to travel to the UK in April, but my trip was cancelled on medical grounds.  I am now planning to visit the UK in July for tourism. Would it be fine for me to do so? Will I be allowed to enter the UK? Should I carry the original invite letter and medical certificate to prove why I didn't go the first time?
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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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UK visitor's visa was denied because a residence visa application had been refused previously, about 4 years ago. Now will it have any impact on a US visitor's visa application result?
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I am an Indian national who recently cleared his PLAB1 examination and has booked to sit PLAB2 in UK (which can be given only in UK). Before applying for a visa, I would like to know about the how one can prove home ties. Of course, I have read about the Family, Job, Property being used as ties but...  I haven't worked since my graduation (two years now) as I wasted a lot of precious time on USMLE. After that IELTS and then PLAB1. So can't show job as tie.  I don't have any property in my name but my father does have residential plots and agricultural lands worth a few crores on his name.    Does an affidavit that I am his only son and heir to all that bla bla bla, serve the purpose?  I do have few life insurance policies in my name.  Can they be used as an indicator of some kind of active Indian society member thingy?  I am unmarried but do intend to show my parents as family ties.   I did my medical studies in China (6-7 years). I have also traveled to a few countries like Russia, Thailand, Philippines, HK, Macau etc etc (though not a single Western country).    Can that be used in my favour in home ties that I have always obeyed country's laws and returned to India upon completion of the purpose of the trip?
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My wife and I are both applying for a UK Standard Visitor visa.  Do we need to fill the visa application form at visa4uk separately?  That would mean we will have to go for biometric appointments separately.  Is that how it works?
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I have submitted the original offer letter of my employment along with the letters as supporting documents for a UK standard visitor visa from India. I have done it through VFS global. I received the visa but a few documents like the opening page of the offer letter are missing. Kindly help me. Is there any procedure to get them back?
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My friend applied for a UK visa last month (that is, June 2015) for 3 weeks in the UK, but got 6 months. Since she got more days, she decided to extend her stay, because she has a six-month visa with 180 days to stay. She left from Kenya on Thursday evening, but they refused her entry and canceled her visa because she decided to extend her stay from 3 weeks to 5 months.  She did this because the visa is valid for 6 months. We can't understand whether this is right. Nowhere on the visa is there anything to indicate that she can only stay for a certain period of time. It indicates 180 days duration of stay. Can she appeal?
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I am a Nigerian citizen.  In 2007 I was twice denied a visa to the UK.  Recently I was filling out an application for another UK visitor visa and by mistake I answered no to the question whether I had ever been denied a UK visa, instead of yes.  When reviewing my application, the visa officer found out about the previous visa rejections and as a result I got a 10 year ban on travel to the UK.  What can I do to lift my 10 year ban?   Will this ban affect my chances of obtaining a visitor visa to the USA?
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I am a British Citizen and my wife is American and has been living and working here in the UK with Indefinite Leave to Remain since 2007. Her Mother, who is the only family she has, visits regularly from the US to see her and our 2 year old son.   Last year she had a real hard time convincing border control to let her in, and she did stay slightly over 6 months that time. So when she got back home, she applied for a visa. It was denied for the following reason:     I am not satisfied you are seeking entry to the UK in the spirit of conditions of a genuine visitor.   She has no intention of trying to live here in the UK. With her application was a LOT of evidence showing that she only wants to visit for around 3 or 4 months a year to spend time with her daughter and grandson. She has tens of thousands in savings, owns her own home in the US debt free, is a Pastor in her local community etc... She stays with us while she is here and is no burden on the tax payer.  Is there anything else she can do to prove that she is not trying to live here? Also can she still visit even though her visa was denied, or will she be turned away at the border?  Edit to add scan of refusal:
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Hi I'm a citizen of Mauritius. I applied to Canada for a temporary visa to see a friend who would give me accommodation for 1 month. To my surprise my visa was refused, for the following reasons:   Travel history: I don't understand this statement as I have been to Japan, Malaysia, Australia, Switzerland, France, England, Germany, Italy and Spain. Family ties in Canada and Mauritius: True for Canada as I'm visiting a friend; incorrect for Mauritius, as mentioned in my application that my dad and I live in the same house.  Reason for my visit: I said that it was for tourism. Finance: I said that I would bring $2000 for the month, and I would have free accommodation. However, the bank statement which I provided showed more than that amount. Job: I provided a letter from my employer, a international company, in which I'm a senior software engineer.   With all this, I don't understand the refusal. Can I do anything about it?
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On August 5, 41 days ago, I submitted an application for a UK visitor visa. This is the third time I have applied. The only notice I have received so far says this: "Unfortunately, the processing of your application has not been straightforward. This means that we will be unable to make a decision within our published customer service standards." What should I do?
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I was issued a 10-year ban by the UK 4 years ago. Unfortunately, I answered no to the question of 'Have you been refused a UK visa before?' . It was a genuine error on my part when I was filling out the online visa form as I have gotten several UK visas even after refusals before.   Is there any likelihood of getting a UK visitor visa if I reapply? Or what can I do to overturn the ban? Can the UK ban affect my getting an Irish tourist visa in any way?