We're sponsoring a relatives visit to UK (their first ever visit). Though we're the sponsor we were not contacted by UKVI. Does the immigration officer upon arrival in UK ask visitor how much currency they've brought? Someone informed them this is asked, but I don't know. Could someone who's had a v...
Good news. Visa granted. Would like to know for a first time visitor to UK does named sponsor need to be present at airport to receive them? in case immigration officer needs to ask anything more? Or is it ok for another family member to pick them up? Note: Although we have sponsored relative UKVI d...
Thanks for your reply. The UK sponsor did not get a call. The employer however did in India. The applicant has received an sms (TEXT) that the passport has been dispatched, but nothing about what the decision? Is this normal? The only correspondence they got via email was that the application had be...
Went for standard processing rather than priority. This seems a good idea as we think offices were closed for a day on Tuesday for CM funeral. The applicants employer had a call Indian morning hours to verify their details which sounds good. Does anyone know if the UK sponsor gets a call too? and wo...
Hi, Me and my husband are planning to invite my father and mother-in-law to the UK from Nepal in visit visa for 6 months. My husband is in the army, and we currently live in army quarter. Therefore, we've to go through army terms and conditions. We have already been granted a permission to keep the...
Thank you for your reply. We have submitted the online application this morning and been given a GWF reference number. The actual documents and biometrics are going to be done tomorrow 2 Dec. We have a couple of dilemmas one being we would like our cousin to come on 22 Dec which is exactly 15 workin...
ah i see what you're saying, sorry I missed reading you submitted the 58K as your fathers bank statements, then as you say they wrongly assumed this to be your brothers and wondering where the 58K came from when his salary is 16,000 or whatever. So did your brother have 6 month bank statements that ...
Thank you for posting this thread. The subject is of great interest to myself as I'm doing the same process for my cousin (single) from India. With myself or my father will sponsor them , depending on who has strongest sponsor details..its taking while as so many accounts (our end to personal plus c...
Sorry for back to back post. We've just heard my cousin is having difficulty getting an employment letter from their employer. Cousin lives with and supports his mother back home so has every intention of returning. How could we convince VO to grant them a Visa? The only other thing we could do is p...
Thanks for reply vinny, merging my 2 separate subject threads and for the link. I'm not entirely sure how we can convince ECO that cousin intends to return home but we will try. I think this may pose a problem cousin being male, young and single.. Can only think of details of their employment letter...
Has anyone used the new UK gov Visa online application WEBSITE:- https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/ As you may have seen from my other thread in this category I wish to invite my cousin from India to visit UK, I am the sponsor. So wondering is it quicker for me to start application on the website or fo...
Hi, I'm new here so apologise if this has been asked before, this is my criteria below: I wish to invite my cousin from India to UK to visit myself and family next month. My question is what should I and they provide to ensure the visa application is successful first time. We would like the visa for...
