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angel valdes
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change of referee after online application sent

Post by angel valdes » Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:47 am

is it possible to change referee after sending in an application online?the professional referee I found first agreed and gave me all his details and now hes hesitating to sign.What do I do?

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Re: change of referee after online application sent

Post by johnhkg » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:21 am

angel valdes wrote:
Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:47 am
is it possible to change referee after sending in an application online?the professional referee I found first agreed and gave me all his details and now hes hesitating to sign.What do I do?
Firstly, for others reading this I think it would be better to get the referees to sign before you submit the application.

Assuming your referee refuses to sign, I suggest you get an alternative referee and add this to the scanned documents that you provide to UKVCAS, plus scan a letter to explain why you need to change referees and provide all the biodata of the new referee as per the online format.

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Re: change of referee after online application sent

Post by suzuki1985 » Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:30 pm

angel valdes wrote:
Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:47 am
is it possible to change referee after sending in an application online?the professional referee I found first agreed and gave me all his details and now hes hesitating to sign.What do I do?
Hi mate,

My problem is identical. How did you manage the situation?

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Re: change of referee after online application sent

Post by alterhase58 » Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:52 pm

I don't want to make this thread any longer than necessary but I guess it would be of interest to know why referees are ducking out. They do volunteer and all applicants will be grateful for their assistance - these are probably rare cases.

My experiences about two years ago was that my chosen referees sat down with me, I explained in detail what I was applying for and what is required of them. I find it astonishing you are facing these problems.
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Re: change of referee after online application sent

Post by Nerazzuri » Mon Jan 28, 2019 11:18 pm

The referee form is scary to sign as a referee. The bit where it says you could be fined up to £5000 or go to prison for up to 3 months if you knowingly give false information.

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Re: change of referee after online application sent

Post by angel valdes » Sat Feb 09, 2019 12:52 am

suzuki1985 wrote:
Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:30 pm
angel valdes wrote:
Fri Jan 25, 2019 12:47 am
is it possible to change referee after sending in an application online?the professional referee I found first agreed and gave me all his details and now hes hesitating to sign.What do I do?
Hi mate,

My problem is identical. How did you manage the situation?
Hi apologies for a late reply,I got mine to sign in the end.I think its because of the new online system that requires someones personal details before actually seeing the forms.which makes people hesitant i guesse.Hope you got yours sorted?

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Re: change of referee after online application sent

Post by Simplebuthonest » Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:51 am

Hi apologies for a late reply,I got mine to sign in the end.I think its because of the new online system that requires someones personal details before actually seeing the forms.which makes people hesitant i guesse.Hope you got yours sorted?
So we will have an option to print the referee declaration pages after you have submitted the form?

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