Its hard to stay optimistic at the moment. I guess also that before my Fiancée and I were a couple she was planning to come to visit London with her sister, but no definite plans had been made to see me at the time as we were not a couple at the time. In fact I said "sorry London's too far for me to goto from up in the North where I live if you wanted to meet up", so anyhow she was still going to visit London. So she applied for a Visit Visa and anyhow they didn't give it too her and said that she didn't have strong enough economic ties in Albania. So anyhow, later on we became a couple and I said to her to apply for a visit visa again and say you are going to visit me and that's the purpose of your visit. So she did, they refused her and gave her a 320 (7b) (d) as they said they said they think she was coming to visit the UK the first time to see me not to see London not as a general visitor, which was not true. So anyhow, we explained all of this in the Fiancée Visa application and also she explained this in her interview with the ECO as the ECO questioned her about that saying she did not think it was credible she wasn't coming to see me as her main purpose of her visit. Well anyhow, she is really really worried today the ECO will reject her Fiance Visa because she has a 320 (7b) (d) from her previous Visit Visa Refusal . I have told her that the 320 (7b) does not apply for a Fiancée Visa which I think is true but she said that the ECO could still reject her based on her previous 320 (7B) if they ECO wanted too? Is that true? Has anyone ever known of someone who applied for a Fiancée or Spouse Visa who had previously been given a 320 (7B) and who was granted the Spouse or Fiancée visa without having to appeal or anyone who had to appeal and WON on appeal for a Spouse or Fiancée visa who was previously refused by the ECO on the grounds of a 320 (7b)?. If anyone has a link even that would be even better for someone who has had this happen? I know this would give her alot of hope and hopefully cheer her up.
