From what I remember that is indeed the case. We were rushing round trying to hand the appeal in to the BHC in Nairobi in time for the deadline having been messed about by bogus immigration advisers etc. and told at the gate "we normally don't do this" (accept applications in person) but they accept...

I have to agree with the respondents on this one. My understanding is that, as the British husband of a Visa national who is subject to the rule "no recourse to Public Funds" I CAN NOT claim any such funds if they are deemed to be of joint benefit, i.e. Council Tax relief, Working Family Tax Credits...

I am Kenyan wife of BG, denied visa in nairobi first time, re applied again and denied again for the same reasons raised in first appl despite them having been corrected. Appealed and appeal allowed. I got my spouse visa for me and my baby this jan after appeal was allowed in Oct. last year. My advi...

If your fiancé is a citizen or otherwise settled here then you shouldn't have a problem getting registered at your local practice, assuming the books aren't full. My Wife & Daughter were both accepted without question when I applied to have them registered with my GP, despite the fact they are still...

The more time you spend with your partner the better **evidence of contact** Being present when the application is submitted probably won't make much difference to be honest as it's not the ECO who receives it :) but being there when she is interviewed it would be nice to be present as it will give ...

Sorry for my rant above (one has to get rid of frustration somehow!) but on a serious note would you advise me to forewarn my wife about the questioning? Reason I ask is she's been treated very badly by the BHC, who up to now have been needlessly, and consistently, rude and unhelpful. I have serious...

The more the better IMHO - if you have 6 months' or more then it's better to supply them than risk a refusal. We put in a years' worth of contact evidence and it still appeared in the refusal letter (no evidence from before our marriage :?) the ECO will try anything they can to come up with a refusa...

Sorry this post may be a bit late for your enquiry but it may help others .. Requesting return of your passport is normally seen as a withdrawal of your Visa application so be very careful :) check with the Embassy first (we were considering doing the same having waited months for our application to...

I really wish I'd seen this post earlier .. hope you got on ok and not too much trouble from the BHC etc. I would have advised against giving birth outside this country as it would have avoided the need for another visa (and the expense along with the uncertaintity of getting a positive outcome) How...

When my family do finally return I will fly out somewhere (maybe Holland or Germany) and arrive at the same time as Wifey does ... and INSIST on going through the same channel (have proof of residency as a ****an courtesy of driving licence etc) so when they start putting barricades up I'll be there...

I was under the impression that "no recourse to Public Funds" meant exactly that ... and as the spouse (British Citizen) of a Visa national that would include me as well as these things are considered on a joint basis ;) so I won't be claiming anything either as it is likely to undermine my wife's a...

Hang in there, true love always wins. I so wish that were true .. we are at breaking point now with the soulless bureaucrats who couldn't give [......] about human beings and take 3 months even to reply to our MP just to confirm they stand by the decision of the ECO .. my house is about to be taken...

I've been thinking about this one and believe you would be better sending all 6 statements, with a cover note explaining the reason for the overdrawn balance on the first two is due to your stay in India. It will be obvious (hopefully) to the ECO that you have sufficient income now not only to recov...

It does seem you have covered these points then .. a point to note is that you should be able to submit further "evidence" in support of your case if you have indicated on the appeal form that you may have further documentation to submit later which you did not have access to at the time of submitti...

1)not produced evidence establishing its present accupancy Provide this proof. Signed Tenancy agreement letter is required 2)rental agreement poor quality,bank statements do not reflect that any rent is paid. Do you have a Rent Book? If not what proof do you have of your legal rights of tenancy? 3)...

If you are claiming tax relief it does not bode well with your application, whether they state this or not, as it is seen as financial dependency. It is not a rule, but it certainly doesn't go in your favour. If you are claiming BENEFIT, this is very bad news I'm afraid. This IS a Public Fund, and w...

1) Financial test guidlelines suggest 6 months back statements and P60. I didn't work whilst in india and bank balance a little in the red (£800), but first months salary forthcoming. (£1267) I know they 6 months bank statements as guidelines...... but having weighed things careful we don't want to...

I agree with pumkin and others on this one - I'm British and find exactly the same. People here are too introverted, in fact it's rare for people to talk to you unless they already know you - a cache-22 situation. In other countries people seem much more friendly but this usually means there is less...

I'm sorry about taking so long to post results but just thought I'd let you know what has happened. The application was refused on the "grounds" that the marriage was not subsisting, the ECO was not satisfied that whether or not to my wife's knowledge false documents had been submitted in support of...

Hi Kayalami - seems you have a good memory! It does seem they are likely to be more keen on verifying everything after refusing a previous application. I understand why such matters as age of the child are so important, my question was really to see if anyone else here has had a similar problem and ...

Hi all, Sorry this is a bit long! On November 7 2005 my wife lodged a new Settlement Application for her and our Daughter, following a refusal earlier in 2005. We presented the Visa Handling Services (who are handling applications for Visas here in Nairobi) with a comprehensive pack containing all t...

Latest update: Had a reply from the Home Office, via our MP. My wife was indeed entitled to an appeal, despite having only been verbally told this at the "interview" and having been given no forms for this, and the refusal letters dated 2 days prior to the interview stating that there was NO right o...

Thanks for all your help and advice so far. I have one more question for now though ... When the new passport is issued, my wife will write to the BHC asking for them to review the application. I would really appreciate some advice as to how we should present the letter to maximize the chance of the...

Hi Smit I have looked at her passport and to be honest I didn't see anything wrong with it. As I have said above, no-one would be so stupid as to submit a passport knowing it had been tampered with. She has spent some time house-sharing, so someone could possibly have had access to her passport with...

why should the same document endorsed on prior occasions now cause a problem? Because they think the passport has been tampered with. ... My wife has finally managed to get it back from Immigration Dept and put in an application for a new passport (as the ECO advised) She has had a close look at it...