15151A

[jcsnpio]

Please need help to figure this out.

I am originally from Brazil. I am a British citizen.

My nephew came to visit me at the beginning of 2011. He was given a six month leave to stay. But for reasons of going back with me he overstayed his visa for about 35 days. When he was entering the plane an immigration officer stopped him and after awhile a superior officer came along and the two were discussing wheather to penalise him or not but unfortunately, they decided to penalise him. And on his passport they wrote

"SERVED WITH 15151a on the 28/10/2011"

I have researched all over and cannot find anything on this.

My question is.

My nephew is planning to visit me again middle this year, 2013. What sort of problems can we encounter, he would be travelling with me, and how can we avoid them. Is this serious beyond repair or is there any hope like trying to apply for a visa for him, keeping in mind that we brazilians do not need visas to go to the UK.

Any help will be very much appreciated. Thank you.

[Lucapooka]

Well, the 12 month ban on re-entry that applied to his overstay has now expired so there is nothing to prevent an entry clearance being issued. However, I would reccommend that he apply for a visa in Rio rather than take his chances on arrival. Does he have strong social and economic ties to Brazil?

[jcsnpio]

Thank you so much for your reply.

My nephew is a full qualified lawyer and he has two law offices in partnership with another lawyer registered to his name.

He has plenty of ties here in Brazil that proves he will return after a four week visit. What sort of docu,emts should he take to prove ties in Brazil?

Thanks guys. Carlos

[Lucapooka]

So, with all of that, a visa application here in Brazil is certainly the best approach as it will allow the circumstances to be considered in full beforehand. If he wants to take his chances on arrival in the UK, he will be held back for questioning and he will need to have a strong portfolio of evidence to support his claim to entry clearance on arrival, and it will need to be in English, and it will need to be easily understandable at-a-glance. Why take that chance, when for a small fee he can get his entry clearance approved in Brazil and not have to worry about long delays and/or refusal on arrival in London?

For anyone who has been issued and IS151 in the past, and would not normally need to apply for a visit visa in advance, a visa application before travelling is always reccommended! He will face a lengthy delay with no certainty of eventual admission, if he does not do this.