visa woes(letter in the news paper)
Khaleej Times-5th May
Letter to the editor
Visa woes
5 May 2005MY MOTHER applied for a visit visa to the UK on 2nd May at the UK embassy, Abu Dhabi, for a visit to her son and family. She waited for four long hours before being called for the interview, and then the visa was rejected. The reason given by the visa officer was that she was going to the UK to look after her son’s kids and is not going to come back to the UAE as the son in the UK is earning more money than her son here. The officer never realised that being a widowed mother, she was entitled on compassionate grounds to stay with her son as his dependent. Also, she chose the UAE because the weather in the UK is too cold for her to bear. I fail to understand how a 67-year-old lady is going to look after the son’s kids, when in reality, it is she who has to be looked after and also why a 67-year-old would want to jump visas and live illegally there. Can’t comprehend the thinking of visa officers and how they are they trained to refuse genuine cases. The UAE, being a compassionate country, granted her the residence visa.
— Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi
She got visa on her second attempt.Publishing this letter had a role to play in securing the visa.
They were definetly polite the second time & reasons for rejection (misunderstanding)were explained to me.
Letter to the editor
Visa woes
5 May 2005MY MOTHER applied for a visit visa to the UK on 2nd May at the UK embassy, Abu Dhabi, for a visit to her son and family. She waited for four long hours before being called for the interview, and then the visa was rejected. The reason given by the visa officer was that she was going to the UK to look after her son’s kids and is not going to come back to the UAE as the son in the UK is earning more money than her son here. The officer never realised that being a widowed mother, she was entitled on compassionate grounds to stay with her son as his dependent. Also, she chose the UAE because the weather in the UK is too cold for her to bear. I fail to understand how a 67-year-old lady is going to look after the son’s kids, when in reality, it is she who has to be looked after and also why a 67-year-old would want to jump visas and live illegally there. Can’t comprehend the thinking of visa officers and how they are they trained to refuse genuine cases. The UAE, being a compassionate country, granted her the residence visa.
— Ahsan Ghori, Abu Dhabi
She got visa on her second attempt.Publishing this letter had a role to play in securing the visa.
They were definetly polite the second time & reasons for rejection (misunderstanding)were explained to me.
posted by AHSAN GHORI @ 3:05 AM
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