Real case study for family visitor visa UK

Realcase studies about family visitor visa to UK

The applicant: an Indian national residing in Kenya applied to visit her sister-in-law in the UK for one month;  stated that she was a dependant of her husband, a Kenyan national, who had submitted a similar application at the same time; provided a range of supporting evidence to demonstrate financial and personal circumstances in Kenya, and a letter of invitation with supporting evidence from their UK sponsor;  was refused entry clearance, because of a lack of evidence of her financial circumstances and immigration status in Kenya.

VERITAS found that ECO had failed to consider all the positive evidence submitted by the applicant in support of their application

• A good customer service that a fee-paying applicant should reasonably expect to receive but embassy fail. 

• The applicant was dependent on her spouse, who was also applying for entry clearance at the same time. 

• The same evidence submitted for both applications satisfied the entry clearance officer of the husband’s financial circumstances, but was not considered satisfactory for the applicant. 

• It was Straightforward enquiries , either by telephone or email given in application form could have been made to clarify the applicant’s current immigration status.

Result : 

• Immigration authorities later agreed that positive financial evidence had been disregarded, and the applicant’s financial circumstances should have been considered in line with her spouse;

• Further  accepted that the ECO should have deferred the application, as set out in guidance, to give the applicant an opportunity to provide evidence establishing her immigration status;

• Confirmed that the applicant had been issued with a visa on re-application great victory !!!