I applied for my father in laws visit visa (6 month route) a few weeks back and today it got rejected. I would like some advice on what I should do next.
I am the sponsor and provided bank statements & proof that I would support him for up to £4000 expenses whilst he is here. Based on the letter I received from the ECO my sponsorship is not an issue.
His application as per below:
APPLICANT NAME: ****
UNIQUE APPLICATION NUMBER: ****
PASSPORT NUMBER: ****
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY: Pakistan
DATE OF BIRTH: ** 1965
GENDER: Male
DATE OF APPLICATION:
TYPE OF VISA / APPLICATION: Visitor visa
SERVICE OPTION: Standard
DURATION OF VISA: 6-month
TOTAL FEE:
SUBMISSION METHOD: Online
PAYMENT REFERENCE:
CONTACT EMAIL: **** CONTACT LANGUAGE: Punjabi
Personal information
Email address ****
Travel information
What is the main reason for your visit to the UK? Tourism (including visiting family and friends)
Will you be travelling to the UK as part of an
organised group? No
Will you be travelling to the UK with someone who
is not your partner, spouse, or dependant? No
What is the main reason for your holiday visit to Visiting family
the UK?
I would like to spend time with my family. Visiting my grandchildren and eating drinking with them. I will go to places in Newcastle upon Tyne such as shopping centres and restaurants with family and
spend Eid with them. I wil be going to the mosques and also visit relatives and friends across the country.
Your planned travel information
Date you plan to arrive in the UK 20 May 2024
Date you plan to leave the UK 1 October 2024
Personal information
Given name(s) ***
Family name ***
Are you now or have you ever been known by
another name? No
Who does this email address belong to? Someone else
Do you have an email address? Yes
What is your email address? ***@gmail.com
Do you have another email address? No
Which email address should we use to contact you with any questions about your application? ***
Which email address should we use to send a decision on your application? ***
Which email address should we use to communicate with you after your application has
been decided? ***
What is your sex, as shown in your passport or
travel document? Male
What is your relationship status? Widowed or a surviving civil partner
Country of nationality Pakistan
Country of birth Pakistan
Place of birth KHANEWAL, PAK
Date of birth 1 January 1965
Do you have a valid national identity card? Yes
National identity card number ***
Issuing authority Pakistan Issue date (if applicable) ***
Do you currently hold, or have you ever held, any other nationality or citizenship? No
Address
***
Is this address also your correspondence address? Yes
Address
****
How long have you lived at this address? 40 years
What is the ownership status of your home? I own it
Provide your telephone number ***
Where do you use this telephone number? For use whilst in the UK
Select whether this is your home, mobile or work telephone number telephone number
Provide your telephone number ***
Where do you use this telephone number? For use whilst out of the UK
Select whether this is your home, mobile or work telephone number telephone number : Mobile
Are you able to be contacted by telephone?
I can be contacted by telephone call and text message (SMS)
What is your preferred contact number? ***
Passport details
***
Dependant details
Does anyone rely on you for financial support? No
Include both those travelling with you and those
who are not.
Parent details
What is this person's relationship to you? Father
Given names **
Family name **
Date of birth **
Country of nationality Pakistan
Have they always had the same nationality? No
Their country of nationality when you were born Pakistan
I only have the details of one parent Yes
Employment
What is your employment status? Retired
Previous employment organisation I have not worked in any of the jobs listed above
Income and expenditure
Do you have another income or any savings? I do not have any other income or savings
How much money are you personally planning to
spend on your visit to the UK? 10000.00 PKR
What is the total amount of money you spend each
month? 5000.00 PKR
Will anyone be paying towards the cost of your
visit? Yes
Who is paying towards the cost of your visit? Someone I know (for example, family or friend) **
Address
**
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How much money will they be paying towards your visit? 4000.00 GBP
Why are they helping to pay for your visit? Family in the UK
Because he is my son in law and married to my daughter. He would like to me to visit the UK and spend some time with them
Do you have any family in the UK? Yes
Their relationship to you Son in law
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Their relationship to you Daughter
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Their relationship to you Son in law
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Their relationship to you Daughter
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality
British Citizen
Their relationship to you Granddaughter
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Their relationship to you Granddaughter
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Their relationship to you Granddaughter
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Their relationship to you Granddaughter
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Their relationship to you Sister
Given names **
Family name **
Country of nationality British Citizen
Accommodation details
Who will you be staying with in the UK? ** UK
telephone number **
Email address **
UK address
**
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Date you will arrive at this address 20 May 2024
Date you will leave this address 1 October 2024
Will you be staying anywhere else in the UK? No
Travel history (UK)
Have you been to the UK in the past 10 years? No
Have you been to any other countries in the past
10 years? Yes
Which country did you visit? Saudi Arabia What was the reason for your visit?
Other - provide details What was the reason for your visit? Religious Hajj
When did you enter this country? 5 August 2018
When did you leave this country? 14 September 2018
Other history
**
Extra information
Evidence of funds - I previously didnt have a bank statement as my son supports me financially. I have opened a bank account recently which you can use for identity verification purposes but any funds will be given to me by my son (attached bank statement). I have also provided proof of land I own to prove that I am a genuine visitor. My sponsor in the UK will be providing everything when I reach the UK and accomodation.
Mandatory documents
Other documents
Consent
If your application is successful, there will be conditions on your visa or leave to remain. This will include, for example, whether you are able to work in the UK.
If you stay in the UK without permission:
You can be detained
You can be prosecuted, fined and imprisoned You can be removed and banned from
returning to the UK
You will not be allowed to work
You will not be able to rent a home in England You will not be able to claim any benefits and can be prosecuted if you try to
You can be charged by the NHS for medical treatment
You can be denied access to a bank account DVLA can prevent you from driving by taking away your driving licence
You cannot get free medical treatment from the NHS, unless you are exempt from charges. If you
The passport or travel document for
** from Pakistan
Evidence of support you will receive from your sponsor including details of what support is being provided and how
Evidence that your sponsor is not, or will not be, in breach of UK immigration laws at the time of your visit
Evidence of funds available to you, and which are clearly accessible by you
Invitation from your UK based family or friend (s) and evidence of their permission to be in the UK
Evidence of the relationship, if any, between you and your sponsor
I confirm that I understand and accept these conditions
do not pay for any billed treatment this may affect
future visa applications.
You or your family members are not entitled to
receive state-funded education whilst in the UK
(except for children of academics visiting the UK
for 12 months).
You should leave the UK when your visa ends. If
not, you may be removed and banned from the UK.
Third party declaration
Enter your name(s) ** Telephone number ** Email address **
Address
**
I supplied the following supporting evidence:
Parent Standard Visitor Visa Invitation.pdf - invitation letter
Financial Evidence ** BankStatement.pdf - bank statement for father in law opened a month ago
Financial Evidence **.pdf - bank statement of father in laws son
011 MarriageCertificate**.jpg - mine and my wife marriage certificate
**BirthCertificate.jpg - my wifes birth certificate
**DEED Name change.pdf - wife name change deed poll
Sponsor Evidence 002 Main **Passport2.pdf - my passport
Sponsor Evidence ** BirthCertificate.pdf - my birth certificate
Sponsor Evidence ** Employment Contract.pdf - my emplloyment contract
Sponsor Evidence ** DEED Name change.pdf - my name change deed poll
Sponsor Evidence ** Monzo bank statement.pdf - my bank statement
Sponsor Evidence ** Mortage statementpdf.pdf - my mortgage statement
Sponsor Evidence ePayslip 20230927 275006282.pdf - my payslip
Sponsor Evidence ePayslip 20231027 275006282.pdf - my payslip
Sponsor Evidence ePayslip 20231128 275006282.pdf - my payslip
Sponsor Evidence ePayslip 20231220 275006282.pdf - my payslip
Sponsor Evidence ePayslip 20240125 275006282.pdf - my payslip
Sponsor Evidence ePayslip 20240227 275006282.pdf - my payslip
Additional Documents / Others ** Nic A.pdf - father in law identity card
Additional Documents / Others ** Nic B.pdf - father in law identity card
PakPropertyEng.pdf - father in law property translated in english
PakPropertyUrdu.jpg - father in law property urdu
Additional Documents / Others ** Nic A.jpg - my father in laws son identity card
Additional Documents / Others ** Nic B.jpg - my father in laws son identity card
Additional Documents / Others ** Passport **.pdf - father in law passport
Sponsor Evidence ECO Standard Visitor Visa Invitationletter.pdf - ECO sponsor cover letter
Additional Documents / Others flight itinerary.pdf 20/03/2024 - flight itinerary
The letter from home office
Dear
***
Date: 22 Apr 2024
Your application for a visit visa to the United Kingdom has been refused.
What this means for you
Any future UK visa applications you make will be considered on their individual merits, however you are likely to be refused unless the circumstances of your application change.
In relation to this decision, there is no right of appeal or right to administrative review.
The reasons for this decision are set out on the next page.
Yours sincerely,
JH
UKVI 05
REASONS FOR REFUSAL
You have applied for a visa to visit the UK.
In deciding whether you meet the requirements of Appendix V: Visitor of the Immigration Rules (www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/i ... -v-visitor),
I have considered:
• your application and any additional relevant information you have provided with it • your immigration history
The decision
Visit refusal - No RoA 19-Jan-22
I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of paragraph(s) V4.2 – V4.6 of Appendix V: Visitor because.
• You have applied for a visa to travel to the UK for 4 months and 11 days to visit your family. In support of your application, you have submitted bank statements, accommodation details and other supporting documents all of which I have considered.
• The onus is on you to qualify for entry clearance based on your own circumstances and your own intentions. You have said that your sponsor will help you with this visit by providing you with accommodation and funds whilst you are in the United Kingdom and I am satisfied that they are in a position to do so based on documents provided. While I take that into account in assessing your proposed maintenance and accommodation in the UK, this is only one aspect of the visitor rules and this sponsorship does not satisfy me of your own intention to leave the UK on completion of your visit.
• You have stated that you are retired and have declared no personal income. The information provided in support of your application does not demonstrate that you have any other immediate family members in your country of residence. The documents provided do not demonstrate what, if any, ties you have to your current country of residence that would ensure you leave the UK should you be granted entry.
• In assessing your entry clearance application, I have considered all of the documents and information provided against the requirements of Appendix V, and have also taken into account the published Visit guidance. The guidance indicates a number of factors which can help assess if an applicant is a genuine visitor, including but not limited to the following:
• their financial circumstances as well as their family, social and economic background
• their personal and economic ties to their country of residence
The concerns noted in the paragraphs above mean that I am not satisfied that you have accurately declared your personal and financial circumstances, which in turn means I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that you are a genuine visitor. While I note the information you have provided regarding your purpose for travel, I am not satisfied that this outweigh the concerns noted above. Therefore, I am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor and that you will leave the UK at the end of your visit. Your application is therefore refused under paragraphs V4.2 (a) and (c) of the Immigration Rules.
Rate of exchange: 345.68PKR: £1 (reference – www.oanda.com at the date of this letter).
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