Hi, yes they applied as family visitors. I had this solicitor I alled yesterday and I think he was trying to scare me into using him (£2K)! Anyway, we've decided to go alone because the person from the AIT had misinformed us, you are right in that we get to say something if we wish. I hope it all w ...
Frontier - Fair enough. I know so many girls of certain nationalities who would drop their careers / studies just like that due to pressure of marriage to someone they are forced to etc. But to slay someone on a forum just because you suspect something, I think it's way out of line. Not everyone is ...
How can anyone judge someone from an online forum? You sound very bitter. Get over it, you're happily married in Poland now as you say. So what's your beef. Have you got proof that this is a marriage of convinience? Maybe just like you he didn't want to marry someone he'd never seen. And what's so ...
In response to riff, I am not sure about Immigration laws. But call your local council, they should be able to help you with adoption within or outside the UK. They usually have books and things they can send you. If you have pakistani residency / nationality I would use that to adopt then bring the ...
Can anyone please respond? We have been given a hearing date, what do I take with us? Should I get a legal representative because apparently we can't defend anything unless we have a legal representative.
So finally we've heard from the embassy and they have not reconsidered, so they have sent the documents to the UK for the hearing. I called today and they refused to give me any details, apparently rules changed last week and since I'm a sponsor they can't discuss anything with me. Which is crazy ...
From my experience this is a good service as they will not give you anything unless the owner of the document is at home, with some other ID. Some banks also use it to deliver bank cards too and I think they can deliver till 8 pm which is great.
Hi guys, I haven't heard any good news yet, however I sent the appeal off with all fingers and toes crossed. I sent it to the UK office and they said they have sent it to South Africa for reconsideration. They have about a month to get back to the AIT to tell them that they will issue the visas or ...
Thanks, I'm only just going to bed now just finished typing the letter, getting all documents together and will be putting everything is order tomorrow. Does anyone know if we make the Kids sign or just the parent on their behalf? Also with regards to the appeal date, what date do you put? Do you ...
If you guys can read this it will be great, I know it's a bit lengthy
Just some additional information - they even made up a last name for all my siblings, it is not even their last name or anything - just to show that they were not concentrating when making these decisions.
Hi sorry I haven't replied for a while but I thought I should until I get the actual letters from the Embassy. Well first of all, although the application was lodged in Zimbabwe, for some reason it was sent to Pretoria, so it took about 7 days to come back. 2 of my siblings have been here before to ...
I think I've just about had enough of all this Visa business. We are treated like rubbish. After all, we pay taxes, are law abiding, speak the lingo and do as much as we can, you know what they say - when in rome . . . I have just been told that my sliblings had their visit visas declined. They are ...
Hi, Declined in August, Visa issued early December. I didn't want to use a solicitor - £1000 and no guarantee of anything. I simply answered the home office, on each point that they refused the visa. For each point, I also had evidence, documents etc, filed in a separate envelope. So it was nice a ...
I see I never did get a reply, but I just wanted to update you. I sent in an appeal. Within 3 months my mother's visa was issued.
It worked. If anyone wants to know more please pm me.
Hi toneee, sorry to hear about your wife's visa. My mother's visa also got refused recently in Zimbabwe. She also says her friend's visa was reject on the same grounds and the refusal letter is the same word for word. I get the feeling they are just rejecting every visa from there if its a 1st time ...
JAJ, I phoned the IAS and they had said I could apply for ctznship straight after i got my ILR. I initially had a work permit then way before it expired I applied for ILR with 2 yr limit which I renewed this August to get ILR. Since August this yr, I have been here 5 yrs in total + a month or so ...
Hi John, yes I am applying for a new one only after they expire. My last one expired before I renewed my visa for ILR. I am due to go to Portugal, it would be interesting to see how long I get, now I have my ILR. will keep you all posted. I have been here for more than 5 years, I am thinking of ...
I think it would help saying how old she is. From what I understand is she is under a certain age, she could qualify as a dependent. I thnk this is 18 yrs, if I am right. If she is over 18, she's on her own. However, I am sure it may be possible if you can prove that she has nowhere to go in SA etc ...
Hi, I just confirmed with my hubby, it was about 2 weeks before I got my french visa. It was done by post, I can't remember where i sent it to, but I was based in yorkshire at the time. This was early 2005, maybe things have changed now. But I have honestly not had any problems to date. As a spouse ...
Hi, I want my mother to come and visit me from Zimbabwe, but her visa was declined on the grounds that my husband and I did not provide evidence that we are related to her, so our promise to look after her [i.e provide somewhere to stay etc] is invalid. Even though she also had provided travellers ...
