Can some one help?

[wmt]

I am British, my wife is Sudanese. We have been married since May 2012 but we have a daughter who is nearly 3 now. But they both live in Sudan.

We applied for a spouse visa in June 2012. My wife has a reading and comprehending problems similar to dyslexia here in the UK which she developed from childhood. We supplied very short medical note from neurologist with visual measurements (not medical report as there is no any such thing over there); we also submitted a letter from her current school explaining the problem. However, her Visa application was refused on the grounds that she did not satisfy English test result. The ECO said the Dr did not clarify her condition, and the school letter was not clear enough to convince. About Dr's note, the ECO states "It is not clear what is written. I have attempted to decipher: (a quote from Dr 'patient has severe visual impairment with no clear structured brain......... seen on investigation'). It is not clear what condition this alludes to"

I made an appeal on my own in August 2012 with additional medical slip from an optician from same hospital, and more expanded letter from the school. I also put my own statement explaining her visual problems, the lack of patients' medical history in the country and the fact that she had no any reason to document the evidence until this occasion.

The Appeal court/Tier 1 informed they had already forwarded the appeal to British council in Kenya and the court will write me in Jan 2013 with hearing date.

Therefore, my questions are:

1. Is it really a must to have a solicitor to appear in the court as I have limited finance? If not do I have to make another statement for court appearance as I believe I have already done so.

2. What additional evidence do you suggest I must supply for the Tribunal to satisfy? I sent a short note from an optician with measurements and stating her impairment, but I could not get medical report as there is no any such thing in that country.

Thank you for your help!

[batleykhan]

1.No you dont need a solicitor to represent you.You can do it yourself.

2.Provide as much evidence as you possibly can, and when you go to the hearing.

You would be allowed to put your argument verbally to the Adjudicator, which is sometimes much better than any documentary evidence you can provide