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Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Thu Jul 20, 2023 11:58 am

Hi,

I applied for a standard visitor visa (6 months), in early July 2023 for my mother and BRP done at VFS.
We received the passport, but no vignette stamp or letter explaining (checked e-mails and spam) if there was a rejection.

I also checked online - https://www.gov.uk/apply-to-come-to-the ... pplication if the visa was digitally approved, but there was no evidence of it.

So, has the UK Standard Visitor visa moved to dispatch BRP separately or was it rehjected with no reason?

Any thoughts if there is a change in process here?

Thanks,
Vikas

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by lolo2 » Thu Jul 20, 2023 12:55 pm

No BRP is issued for a visitors visa.

Other members have reported the same problem. When that happens they usually contact the application centre where the applicant provided biometrics. Visitors visa vignette

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Thu Jul 20, 2023 1:58 pm

Is the vignette issued separately?

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by CR001 » Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:16 pm

jainvikas8 wrote:
Thu Jul 20, 2023 1:58 pm
Is the vignette issued separately?
No, it is pasted into the passport!
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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:34 pm

Thanks, hmmm... seems like the visa application got rejected. As the passport came without it. Would be interested to know why it got rejected.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:49 pm

So just an update, got an e-mail on the Rejection of the visitor visa.

Considering my mother is retired and has some savings with her own house.
* You stated that you intend to come to the UK for tourism and to visit family. In assessing your application I have considered the information provided, personal and financial circumstances and the credibility of your trip in the context of its timing and your stated intentions.
• I note you state you are retired with savings of £6000.00. You state your son is contributing £5000.00 towards your trip to the UK. However, in order to satisfactorily assess your intentions in the UK it is necessary for you to demonstrate your circumstances and ties to your own country. I have to assess these separately to those of your sponsor.
•You state your son is sponsoring your trip. In support of this you have provided bank statements and payslips in his name. Although I am satisfied with the funds he has available I must be satisfied with your own personal and financial circumstances. The information provided does not demonstrate you have any income, funds, or assets of your own, nor do they show how you support yourself on a daily basis. This damages the credibility of your application and raises concerns about your intentions to travel to the UK at this time. Therefore, I am not satisfied of your intentions of entering the UK.
•I have considered the evidence and information submitted in your application; and on the balance of probabilities, I am not satisfied that you have accurately presented your circumstances or intentions in wishing to enter the United Kingdom. This means that I am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor or that you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your proposed visit. Your application for a visit visa is refused under Paragraph V 4.2 (a), (c) of the United Kingdom Immigration Rules
It's just sad that they could have requested additional documents (tax receipts or utility bills) with regard to the intentions, rather than rejecting it for a simple visitor visa.

Now it is a further pain for a 60+ year at the border control and taint on her passport.

Documents requested after the application were all supplied.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by CR001 » Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:31 pm

It's just sad that they could have requested additional documents (tax receipts or utility bills) with regard to the intentions, rather than rejecting it for a simple visitor visa.
She should have submitted everything. Additional documents are not requested at all generally for visitor visas. It is the applicant's responsibility to submit everything to prove all ties to home country and evidence of source of financial amounts claimed in the application.
Documents requested after the application were all supplied.
Unclear what exactly she submitted unless you state exactly what has been submitted or submit the FULL text of the refusal (taking out personal information).
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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Fri Jul 21, 2023 2:54 pm

She should have submitted everything. Additional documents are not requested at all generally for visitor visas. It is the applicant's responsibility to submit everything to prove all ties to home country and evidence of source of financial amounts claimed in the application.
Bank statement were provided showing proof her savings, as this in document checklist

She is a owner of a house and retired. Mostly a house wife dependent on husband's income, so in this circumstance what proof could have been provided?

Notarised statement that she owns a house and dependent on her husband with utilities bills?

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Fri Jul 21, 2023 8:41 pm

Documents provided:
Applicant:
* Bank statement
* Passport
Sponsor:
* Bank statement
* Letter
* Payslips
* Passport
* Mortgage statement
* ILR - BRP

Which is good according to the document check list.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by lolo2 » Fri Jul 21, 2023 9:03 pm

jainvikas8 wrote:
Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:49 pm
It's just sad that they could have requested additional documents (tax receipts or utility bills) with regard to the intentions, rather than rejecting it for a simple visitor visa.
Utility bills or tax receipts are not required - and not recommended to submit - as supporting documents for a visitors visa. That's stated on the UKVI website!

The letter is very clear, the application was rejected because almost no evidence from the applicant was submitted to support it. If she owns a house, why you didn't submit the ownership document of the property? Any assets under her name would definitely make a difference.

The supporting documents from the sponsor are complementary. It's the applicant who needs to demonstrate finances and ties to their country of origin with appropriate evidence.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:11 am

The property documents where not submitted as the asset was not asked. Probably a statement to 'Show ties to your country' would be good in document checklist.

Anyways, Thanks, will retry again.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by Route to ILR » Sat Jul 22, 2023 10:06 am

jainvikas8 wrote:
Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:49 pm
So just an update, got an e-mail on the Rejection of the visitor visa.

Considering my mother is retired and has some savings with her own house.
* You stated that you intend to come to the UK for tourism and to visit family. In assessing your application I have considered the information provided, personal and financial circumstances and the credibility of your trip in the context of its timing and your stated intentions.
• I note you state you are retired with savings of £6000.00. You state your son is contributing £5000.00 towards your trip to the UK. However, in order to satisfactorily assess your intentions in the UK it is necessary for you to demonstrate your circumstances and ties to your own country. I have to assess these separately to those of your sponsor.
•You state your son is sponsoring your trip. In support of this you have provided bank statements and payslips in his name. Although I am satisfied with the funds he has available I must be satisfied with your own personal and financial circumstances. The information provided does not demonstrate you have any income, funds, or assets of your own, nor do they show how you support yourself on a daily basis. This damages the credibility of your application and raises concerns about your intentions to travel to the UK at this time. Therefore, I am not satisfied of your intentions of entering the UK.
•I have considered the evidence and information submitted in your application; and on the balance of probabilities, I am not satisfied that you have accurately presented your circumstances or intentions in wishing to enter the United Kingdom. This means that I am not satisfied that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor or that you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your proposed visit. Your application for a visit visa is refused under Paragraph V 4.2 (a), (c) of the United Kingdom Immigration Rules
It's just sad that they could have requested additional documents (tax receipts or utility bills) with regard to the intentions, rather than rejecting it for a simple visitor visa.

Now it is a further pain for a 60+ year at the border control and taint on her passport.

Documents requested after the application were all supplied.
£5000 for UK trip???? is she coming to stay for 6 months? U put a doubt in ECO mind that she will not return after her visit.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by AmazonianX » Sun Jul 23, 2023 6:16 pm

jainvikas8 wrote:
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:11 am
The property documents where not submitted as the asset was not asked. Probably a statement to 'Show ties to your country' would be good in document checklist.

Anyways, Thanks, will retry again.
The list may not say it implicitly however implied. Burden of proof lies with applicant and seeking clarification before application always a good step

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:03 am

£5000 for UK trip???? is she coming to stay for 6 months? U put a doubt in ECO mind that she will not return after her visit.
I doubt that would be an issue, because a ticket cost these days are reaching a £1k.
Please kindly refrain from putting these types of comments. Thanks.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by Route to ILR » Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:27 am

jainvikas8 wrote:
Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:03 am
£5000 for UK trip???? is she coming to stay for 6 months? U put a doubt in ECO mind that she will not return after her visit.
I doubt that would be an issue, because a ticket cost these days are reaching a £1k.
Please kindly refrain from putting these types of comments. Thanks.
Its my honest opinion and experience to deal with uk visit visa. can u justify here £5000 expense for 1 month UK visit. If u r providing her accomodation and food? which is already paid for by you.
My concern is dont put this kind of figure again. if somebody has £6000 savings in account and want to spend £5000 from it will raise the eyebrows of ECO.
ECO deals with hundreds of visit visa appliation every week. They know what is what.

When u go or let say I go on holidays, we look for cheap air tickets not the expensive one. 2nd look for reasonable, affordable hotel not the expensive one. If u r a millionare than that another story.

I got my mother visit visa after 2 refusals, read my previous posts. No solicitor , no firm invloved.

Dont take anything personal. we are here to help each other.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:42 am

The assumption here is wrong, the visit was for 3 months.

The funds were for her including flight, other travel needs, and medical expenses.

Anyways we could go on here... but the tone of the first post wasn't good. And I didn't take things personally, if it was then the response would be more personal.

Thanks for the comments and will go through your post later.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by Route to ILR » Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:24 am

jainvikas8 wrote:
Tue Jul 25, 2023 8:42 am
The assumption here is wrong, the visit was for 3 months.

The funds were for her including flight, other travel needs, and medical expenses.

Anyways we could go on here... but the tone of the first post wasn't good. And I didn't take things personally, if it was then the response would be more personal.

Thanks for the comments and will go through your post later.
Again 3 months r too excessive to visit someone.should be around 4 to 5 weeks max in visa application. Visit visa is not that simple as we think.

I believe its more difficult to get uk visit visa than any other visa category. As other categories u meet or fullfill certain requirements and u get the visa. but visit visa is more complex category.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by thasmiya » Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:07 am

jainvikas8 wrote:
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:11 am
The property documents where not submitted as the asset was not asked. Probably a statement to 'Show ties to your country' would be good in document checklist.

Anyways, Thanks, will retry again.
Hi jainvikas8 , Did you reapply, was it approved? what are all the documents you have provided if it was approved. My mother's application is also rejected for similar reasons, any help to understand the reassons is much appreciated, Thanks

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by AmazonianX » Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:18 am

thasmiya wrote:
Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:07 am
jainvikas8 wrote:
Sat Jul 22, 2023 7:11 am
The property documents where not submitted as the asset was not asked. Probably a statement to 'Show ties to your country' would be good in document checklist.

Anyways, Thanks, will retry again.
Hi jainvikas8 , Did you reapply, was it approved? what are all the documents you have provided if it was approved. My mother's application is also rejected for similar reasons, any help to understand the reassons is much appreciated, Thanks
Op not here since July. Take note of the responses OP got, ask your questions in your own thread.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by jainvikas8 » Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:26 am

Sorry got busy, missed the notification. I applied with the same documents with added itenary and it was approved. Thanks.

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Re: Standard Visitor visa vignette missing from passport

Post by vinodkumar2927 » Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:50 pm

Hi, I am in the same situation rite now. Can you explain what you meant by added itenary. Is that travel itenary or something else?

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Post by AmazonianX » Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:14 pm

vinodkumar2927 wrote:
Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:50 pm
Hi, I am in the same situation rite now. Can you explain what you meant by added itenary. Is that travel itenary or something else?
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