Not sure that the embassy will help you - but the best thing you could do is ask them. http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/lsfw/legalization/t624438.htm 4. Can I apply for notarization from the Chinese Embassy for documents executed in China? No. Documents executed in China to be used in foreign c...

The "positive bank balance" is to demonstrate that as of the date of the statement, you have sufficient funds to cover your stay. The fact that you've been £300 overdrawn shouldn't be an issue if you now have a positive balance and proof of funds. The reason to have 3 months bank statements is to sh...

Nobody has come across this?

I am doing my best to help a friend whose visa application for her mother whose application was rejected on the basis of insufficient information (my friend naively didn't provide nearly enough supporting documentation) and also some other spurious reasons clearly copied and pasted from a standard r...

Can't advise on your first question, though your good immigration history should work in your favour when making an application for multiple entry. My suggestion would be to apply for a multiple entry visa to the embassy of the next country you need to visit. To answer your second question, yes - yo...

Hope this might help: Portugal Portuguese Embassy 11 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PP t: (020) 7235 5331 f: (020) 7245 1287 e: londres@mne.pt Consulate 3 Portland Place London W1N 3AA t: 0870 005 6970 Portuguese National Tourist Office 11, Belgrave Square, London, SW1X 8PP UK brochure line: 0845 355 ...

the Spanish in blatant disregard of the directive do not recognise marriages between EU nationals and third country nationals unless it is accompanied by a statement of recognition from the EU national's member state, so i've trundled along to the UK high commission and asked very nicely if they wo...

Difficult to say. It's cheeky but is there any way that she could book full-price, fully cancelable hotels in her own name for the stay and then cancel them after the application?

Sorry Wanderer - you are wrong in this instance. Another classic case of RTFM - or more specifically, RTF Website. http://www.greekembassy.org.uk/ConsularAffairs/MajorConsularIssues/VisasForeignCitizensOnly/tabid/81/language/en-US/Default.aspx FAMILY MEMBERS OF EU/EEA/CH CITIZEN A) For the family me...

You really need to start reading the information that is available to you: http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Postal-application.html Documents requested + photocopies: The French Consulate insists on the photocopies of the documents to be included with the application. 1. You need to send the originals o...

Mercyknight wrote:I am a British Citizen ... Can I travel to France without applying for the Schengen Visa?

Yes, you as a British Citizen can travel to France without a visa of any kind. Your wife, however, will require a Schengen visa from the French Embassy, though she will not have to pay for it.

Are you translating the Visa centre's interpretation of the refusal?

What would help is the EXACT WORDING of the UK Entry Clearance Officer's refusal notice.

You can always visit them. Not helpful, Wanderer. That's a reasonable response to serial immiogration offenders who squeal about Human Rights, but not to someone who would (apparently) like to bring his parents to the UK for a visit. sachingpt, my guess is that your parents would need to show booke...

ILR = Indefinte Leave to Remain; therefore, the visa lasts indefinitely. As and when your wife needs to renew her passport, she can choose to apply for a Transfer of Conditions and copy the ILR in to her new passport, or to simply carry the old and new passports whenever she travels. My wife has don...

How long did they tell him it would take to get the visa? As the spouse of an EU citizen it should be done promptly (I forget the official legal jargon for this) but certainly shouldn't take more than 2 weeks (though of course, you've got to get an appointment first which could be weeks in the futur...

It definitely would be frowned on, but I would guess don't ask, don't tell...

sergeyhlopac, I'm afraid that your post is a little bit difficult to read. question is whether we can have any problems on border while coming back (questions like why you have been traveling if you have to study etc.) I don't believe so. Firstly, UK student visas are multi entry to allow students t...

You could apply to become a journalist for the Daily Mail, sounds right up your street. There would also be a space for you, I'm sure, on Murdoch's Ark once the mass of dirty, CRIMINAL illegals becomes too much and this island rapidly sinks 30 metres under the North Sea. This could happen within wee...

As far as I am aware, anybody can be refused a visa, but I agree it would be unlikely that she would be. From watching the immigration / airport shows on TV I would suggest that your mother makes sure that she knows your address and make sure that she has access to some cash (e.g. an international d...

I'm not sure why you think there are no specifics on the UKVISAS website. How much more clarity do you want? http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf6familymembers#Q4 Can parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives go to live in the UK? If you are a widowed parent or grandparent aged...

This would have been better posted under your earlier thread, rather than opening a new thread for a related question

If your grandparents are sisters, then you are Second Cousins.

navalaviator , it's a bit much to criticise the participants of this board for not replying to your latest post within 2 1/2 hours. That, and the fact that you specify who you want to reply in your first post, puts people off replying. I don't think any visa application suffers from too much suppor...

scousedennis, I've just posted off a DHL package of documents and photocopies of the same for my Chinese MIL, FIL and niece to apply for family visas. There is a template for the invitation letter and sponsor declaration in these threads - look in the stickies for Visitor Visa Invitation Letter and ...

Thanks, Rozen.

One other point - Q4.16 Do you have any children?

Does this refer to children under the age of 18, or any offspring? As my wife, who has seen many a 21st birthday, is her parents child, but the subsequent questions appear to be referring to young children...