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suny5
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Child Refere

Post by suny5 » Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:39 am

Hi
As per the referee form that says child referee should be engaged with child in professional capacity such as teacher, health visitor, or a social worker, which is I'm finding it hard to get these references, what are the alternative we have if none of these people are willing to give reference for my kid please?

can we use the same referee as adults referee ?

Many thanks,
Sunil

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Re: Child Refere

Post by AmazonianX » Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:17 am

suny5 wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:39 am
Hi
As per the referee form that says child referee should be engaged with child in professional capacity such as teacher, health visitor, or a social worker, which is I'm finding it hard to get these references, what are the alternative we have if none of these people are willing to give reference for my kid please?

can we use the same referee as adults referee ?

Many thanks,
Sunil
The HO knows the difficulties being encountered in trying to get referees for children.
Yes you can use same referee as for the adults, they ain't fussy about it.

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Re: Child Refere

Post by suny5 » Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:12 pm

Many thanks for your prompt response.

Could you please let me know if this require to write a cover letter ? explaining why we are using adult referee for child as well ? or this isn't mandatory ?

Thank you

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Re: Child Refere

Post by AmazonianX » Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:28 pm

suny5 wrote:
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:12 pm
Many thanks for your prompt response.

Could you please let me know if this require to write a cover letter ? explaining why we are using adult referee for child as well ? or this isn't mandatory ?

Thank you
You may write such a letter of inability to get professionals who have engaged with them to stand as referee.

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Re: Child Refere

Post by suny5 » Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:37 pm

Thank you very much.

Sorry one last question , whom should we address this letter to please?

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Re: Child Refere

Post by alterhase58 » Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:27 pm

"To whom it may concern - UKVI"
This is just my opinion as a member of this forum and does not constitute immigration advice.
Please do not send me private messages asking for advice.

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Re: Child Refere

Post by rkumar18011986 » Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:51 pm

can someone share the cover letter for me please?
letter of inability to get professionals who have engaged with them to stand as referee.?

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Re: Child Refere

Post by contorted_svy » Wed May 01, 2024 11:49 am

There isn't a template. Just explain what steps you took and the response you received.
All advice comes from personal research and experience and should not be regarded as professional opinion.

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Re: Child Refere

Post by euphoria1947 » Mon Aug 05, 2024 7:43 pm

You can use the below template. I just gave this and the application was approved.. You can change the wordings, I think from now on most of them will use the below template and officers will be wondering reading the same reason and wordings for every other application :D .
TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

Subject: Explanation of Difficulty Obtaining Professional References – Child Name

I, (parent’s Name), writing on behalf of my son/daughter (yyy), to explain a potential challenge in fulfilling the reference requirements for her immigration application.
Name of son/daughter(yyy), who is in Year z, attends xyz School, address. Due to the nature of professional’s work, which involved working directly with children, obtaining references from some of them is difficult.

Alternative References:
While references from professionals who directly worked with children may be limited, I can offer alternative options my friends as reference i.e. the same referees who has given me the references.
I understand the importance of references in the immigration process. I am committed to providing any additional information that would be helpful in evaluating my son/daughter application. Here is the contact information of the school admin@school.sch.uk, ph.no: 015234567
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or require further details about my alternative references.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
(Parent Name and signature)

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