Student Visa Refusal

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I am extremely surprised and shocked to hear that my fiancées application for a student visa was refused. She is academic with a PhD in the computer science field holding a Russian passport. She applied for a language course in Dublin and was living an working in Germany when she made the application. Since then she had left her job. I am a professor in a top university in Ireland and live and work in Ireland and I provided a letter to the visa officer stating that she will be living with me and that I will take care of her finances.

It is very wired how her visa was refused on the following grounds..(reasons given by the Irish immigration office)
F:- Finances:- evidence provided is deemed insufficient or incomplete, i.e. lump
sum lodgement.
we provided over 7000 euros for 8 months , In addition I gave a letter stating that she will be staying in my apartment and that I will take care of all expenses.

ID:- Insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application:-
• Results for online exam not provided by applicant.

there was no mention of such a requirement in the application
• No evidence of previous education provided with application.
She has got a PhD in Information security, but certification was never explicitly asked for

• Documents provided not translated.

INCO:- Inconsistencies e.g. contradictions in the information supplied:-
• Dates of current employment.
She started her employment in Germany before she completed her masters deree, and that employment records indicated that
• Leave from current employment vs. duration of course.
The course was a 1 year course, Is it expected that the employer would keep the job for one for so long? She quit the job as it would be much easier for her to get better employment after English language qualification
Nowhere in the application was it required to state and demonstrate that one would return to the home country after a long stay visa such as the student visa.
OB:- Obligations to return to home country not shown - e.g.no social, economic
or professional ties in home country shown.
OC:- Observe the conditions of the visa - the visa sought is for a specific
purpose and duration:- the applicant has not satisfied the visa officer that such
conditions would be observed.
R:- No clear link to reference has been shown.
SP:- Gaps in education or employment not accounted for.
SP:- Previous educational or employment background is at odds with course
applied for.
SP:- Relevance of English to employment.
It would be obvious for any person with half a braincell that English proficiency would further ones employment prospects.


We are planning to appeal this decision. Any advise on how to formulate the appeal would be much appreciated.