Visa woes

Saturday, July 16, 2005

UK Visa Woes

REFUSAL OF ENTRY CLEARANCE

I am mindful of the importance of family visits in maintaining family ties .I have therefore given your application careful consideration. You wish to visit your cousin & his family in the united kingdom. However I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities ,that you meet the requirements of paragraph 41 of immigration rules. In particular that
You are genuinely seeking entry to the united kingdom for a limited period not exceeding 6 months
That you intend to leave the united kingdom at the end of your proposed visit

But
You state that you are going to see your son for two months .Your daughter in law has recently had an operation and you stated that you would be looking after their children. you initially stated that you had not seen your son since the funeral of your late husband 11 months ago but later stated that that he visited you in the UAE in November. You moved to the UAE to be with your younger son after the death of your husband. Your younger son financially supports you here. He yearns AED 7000 (Pounds 1000 @ r .o.e of AEd 7= 1pound)a month & is also financially responsible for his wife & 3 children. Your Son in UK regularly receives payment into his account exceeding 3000Pounds & his wife also works part time.
Given your current circumstances I am not satisfied that you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit.
In reaching this decision to refuse your application, I have given careful consideration to your rights under article 8 of the European convention on human rights. I am satisfied that there has been no breach of that article/those articles for the reasons stated above.

I therefore refuse your application
If you wish to comment on the reasons for refusal, I shall record your response below.






DD May 2005

From
Mrs.XXXX
Address
C/O XXXX,Civil Engineer,
XXXX
XXXX.
Abudhabi.


To
The Entry Clearance officer,
British Embassy
Abu Dhabi



Dear Sir/Madam,

I had applied for a visa to visit my son and his family in the UK on 2nd May 2005. The visa application was rejected on certain grounds that I feel are not quite justified.
I would like to draw your attention to some of the reasons that have been given as the basis for the refusal of my application.
I am going to visit my Son as I said & not cousin as you have wrongly stated in the refusal letter.
I currently live in Abu Dhabi with 3 of my children with my oldest son living in the UK. I have been here since the passing away of my husband last year and all my 4 children support me. I also receive my own pension in addition to family pension subsequent to my retiring from Government service as a school teacher. Hence, I would like to emphasize that the assumption that only one of my children supports me is incorrect.
I am also attaching a letter from my son in the UK stating certain facts that may highlight the need to reconsider your decision.


Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

XXXXXX

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.