Child dependent visa

Hello all,

My daughter’s UK settlement visa was refused as the ECO interpreted joint custody as joint parental responsibility which I believe have two different meanings. The father and I were never married and I have had my daughter since 2017 living with me Qatar and my husband. My husband and I look after my daughter without any involvement of my child’s father as he verbally disowned her. We submitted invoices from school, letters from GP, academic clubs which all states they only know I and my husband and we are the only ones they have been involved and contacted in making decisions regarding my daughter. But the visa was still refused as the ECO claim we did not satisfactorily demonstrate my child’s father is not involved in her life. The Eco acknowledged that he notes my husband and I have a family life with my daughter. All other requirements were satisfied and I was issued my visa last weekend, except my daughter’s. We even received the IHS link to pay for my daughter IHS so we were surprised it got refused.

We are thinking of appealing the visa as custody does not equal responsibility. The letter sent with the application states “ my child father and I have joint custody”. Additionally, we have a letter from my daughter’s father in April where he literally disowned his daughter. Unfortunately this letter is not attested, so we didn’t submit it with the application

I would kindly like to know if we appeal, can we add this letter (after I get it legally attested and binding) to the appeal as an evidence to support our previous assertion that my daughter’s father isn’t in her life? Or should we basically reapply with this new evidence?

Thank you all.

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