Sent to the agency's six regional directors, it reveals how the organisation's chief executive Lin Homer personally intervened to halt one deportation. The note describes a recent rule change which was meant to crack down on student overstayers, making them automatically liable for refusal if they ...

Our correspondent also said the existing right of appeal to a full tribunal against a decision by immigration authorities not to grant a visa could be scrapped. He said such appeals, which currently cost between £30m and £40m a year, could be replaced by a simpler and cheaper appeal process. http: ...

It's almost insulting and patronising the way they refer to themselves as "Visa Customer Services", as if you are a "customer". If you think that's bad, I phoned the British Embassy here in South Korea with a visa query a few weeks ago to discover that they'd now outsourced their UK Visa ...

George, Your situation is disgusting and it makes me angry just reading it, but it seems very much in keeping with the way these bureaucrats are behaving of late. We're not living in a totalitarian state - I think it's completely unacceptable for them to have demanded detailed travel plans and I ...

Thanks all, would it be worthwhile for the application if i were to visit and marry in uganda or wouldn't it have any bearing on the matter ? Steajames, With respect to Chess and Administrator their replies are consistent with way the rules were applied in the past, but I think it's fair to say ...

I have a question for all those who are having problems getting visas for their spouses. If the home office still won't budge after 1-2 years, would you consider moving abroad to be with your loved ones? My position is even simpler. I'm outside the UK and my wife has been refused re-entry. So as ...

Some might argue for punishment, but this policy shift means means, as a British citizen, I am now effectively being prevented from returning to live in my own country. As it effects me, I would suggest that the result of this policy shift is wholly disproportionate to the effect of the original ...

Thank you for the replies. Tinux - or anyone else with experience - I was curious as to why you thought the Home Office wouldn't bring up the issue of overstaying in an AIT Hearing? It seems odd that the ECOs would be instructed - presumably by someone ultimately in the Home Office - to start using ...

I've only found this forum recently, but noted from the comments here that in the last few months, that there have been cases reported of Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) using Section 320(11) of the Immigration Rules to reject the visa application of partners wishing to enter the UK to reside with a ...