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KENYAN SETTLEMENT VISA INTERVIEW 11/12/08 - URGENT HELP/TIPS

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KENYAN SETTLEMENT VISA INTERVIEW 11/12/08 - URGENT HELP/TIPS

Post by canvas99 » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:13 pm

CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME??

MY WIFE WHOM I MARRIED ON THE 30TH APRIL OF THIS YEAR HAS BEEN
ASKED TO ATTEND AN INTERVIEW ON THE 11TH OF DEC 2008.

THIS IS WORRYING BOTH MY PARTNER AND MYSELF BECAUSE ORIGINALLY SHE WAS TOLD TO PICK UP HER PASSPORTS FOR HER SON AND HERSELF ON THE 10TH OF DEC 2008. I JUST KNEW THEY WOULD DO THIS. WE TRIED FOR A VISITORS VISA IN SEPT 2007 BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO FUNDSVIA AN INTERVIEW. SO I WENT TO VISIT /MARRY HER IN THE ONE WEEK I WAS THERE,DUE TO THE FACT I WAS RETURNING HOME TO FOLLOW UP A 2ND JOB AT TESCO TO HELP ME FINANCE AND SAVE FOR THE LUDICROUS 2 SETTLEMENT VISA'S FEE OF £1000+ WHICH INCIDENTALLY HAS TYPICALLY JUST HAD A REDUCTION OF £100 PER VISA

SENT

ENDORSED PASSPORT PHOTO ID/VISA STAMP PAGE
E-TICKET TO TRAVEL THERE BY VIRGIN
6 MONTHS STATEMENTS FROM BARCLAYS
6 MONTHS STATEMENTS FROM NATWEST (MY 2ND JOB INCOME)
A LETTER FROM TESCO (2ND EVENING JOB)
A LETTER FROM CLEMENT CLARKE (FULL TIME JOB)
2 UTILITY BILLS
COUNCIL TAX BILL
RENT BILL
COUNCIL TENANCY AGREEMENT
RECENT LETTER DESCRIBING ROOMS
2 PHOTOS OF EACH ROOM IN FLAT
7 EMAILS FROM 2005 - 08
AN INVITATION LETTER
A LETTER BREAKING DOWN OUTGOING MONTHLY DIRECT DEBITS
WITH £500+ UNTOUCHED VIA THE NATWEST ACCOUNT.
SOME MONEY GRAM RECEIPTS

MY WIFE WAS TOLD BY FRIENDS THAT AN INTERVIEW IS STANDARD AS
A FOLLOW UP EVEN IF THERE WAS A PICKUP DATE FOR THE PASSPORTS??..IS THIS COMMON.

MORE IMPORTANTLY I'M AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT IF SHE IS DENIED THE VISAS.I'M NOT RICH AND REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE EXPENSIVE IMMIGRATION LAWYER ROUTE. OR ARE THERE OTHER CHEAP ALTERNATIVES. THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME

SOME ADVICE AS TO WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN IN THIS SITUATION WILL BE TRULY APPRECIATED. I DID STATE IN THE BREAKDOWN LETTER I INTEND TO FUND/SPONSOR MY WIFE AND SON
TO COME HERE IN FEBUARY. AS I WILL NEED TO SAVE UNTOUCHED FUNDS OF £350+ PER MONTH BY WHICH TIME I WILL HAVE £1062

MY WIFE HAS RECEIPTS FOR OUR HOTEL.THE SCHOOL FEES I PAID FOR RODNEY HER SON £700+ OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD AND OTHERS FROM MAMA MIKES VOUCHER RECEIPTS,NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK VISIT.IN FACT TWO BRIEF CASES OF DOCS EMAILS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION. SHE ALSO GAVE MY AFFIDAVIT,BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE TO THE EMBASSY.

SO IF ANYONE IN THE KNOW ABOUT KENYAN EMBASSY DEALING WITH
SETTLEMENT VISAS AND HOW TO BEAT THIS SYSTEM IF DENIED CAN HELP I WILL BE TRULY GRATEFUL

THANKS - LEE WAINMAN

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