Hi All,

I agree with Batley Khan, because he is talking more logically. My mother already has a refusal stamp from british embassy in 2007. I intend to give it a try again and will apply for her visit visa in first week of April.

Regards.
Zahid

Ok guys, thanks for all your time and advice.

Land and property back there, close ties with family back home - with evidence (letters aren't evidence), a good job, large deposits in the bank, minor children etc may be more believable pulls. She does not have any bank account or other property in her name. All her children are married. What to ...

Ok, but how to get the first visa? I need a list of documents to attach.

It is a bit hard for me to comment, on the one hand you have given lots of reasons why she cannot stay in Pakistan, and now you want help showing she will return after a holiday. Maybe others will help. As you said in your earlier reply that I need ILR status for inviting her as dependent, so, I am...

Any suggestions/comments???

Oh I see. I still have three years to go to get ILR. So, the Visitor's visa seems to be the only option? Ok, then can you guys guide me about the docs required for visitor's visa to make it a strong case? I plan to attach the following documents: 1. Sponsorship letter from me taking responsibility o...

PaperPusher wrote: You are not settled in the UK, so that part of the immigration rules does not apply to you.

Would you please explain about it? What is the definition of settled in UK?

Thanks.

Sorry guys for late reply, my broadband stopped working last night. If you are not settled in the UK, it will be incredibly difficult to get your mother to be your dependant. She is under 65, and she has other close relatives in Pakistan. Vistor's visa seems the best option unless her situation is s...

Then, I will definitely prefer to apply a Visistor's visa for her. But would my recent visits to Pakistan affect the case? Secondly, how can we assure the visa officer that she would be going back to Pakistan before her visa expiry?

Hi Gurus,

I am waiting for your advice that which visa type we should go for? and how much would be the chances to win?

Thanks

I had been sending money to her until few months ago. But in the last few months, when I visited there, I handed over reasonable money to her for day to day expenses. I agree with you that it would be difficult to prove her sole dependent on me in the presence of other son and daughters in the same ...

Hi guys, I came to UK on HSMP visa in March 2007. In July 2007, my mother applied for 6 months visit visa in Islamabad embassy. She is widow. I was quite hopeful about her visa mainly because of her age as she is 63 now. But the embassy refused her visa stating the following: 1. No financial evidenc...

Hi guys,

My wife got visa for three years. BHC Islamabad took 4 weeks to process. They did not make any enquiry or phone call.
Thanks to all of you for your help and advice - specially Batley Khan and Rizwan.
I highly appreciate the great job this forum is doing.

Regards,
Zahid

Hi guys,

My wife got visa for three years. BHC Islamabad took 4 weeks to process. They did not make any enquiry or phone call.
Thanks for all your help and advice.

Regards,
Zahid

Thanks guys.

Hi All, I am in UK on hsmp visa and recently got FLR for 3 years as Tier1 General. I was given initial hsmp approval letter under Nov 2006 rules. My wife is going to apply for her visa from Lahore, can anyone let me know the visa fee (some say 200 and some say 600 gbp) - quite confusing. Thanks for ...

Hi, I am also on HSMP visa and recently got flr for 3 years under JR as I was granted hsmp approval letter in November 2006. I am going to apply for my wife's visa from Lahore and somebody also told me the same fee (GBP 200). I guess as we fall under the category of Tier1 General Applicant with HSMP...

Hi Rizwan, Thanks for a detailed reply. You have cleared a lot of ambiguities in my mind. You have mentioned about the sponsorship covering letter, do i need to use some specific format for it or I can draft my own letter. I saw the following link for visa fee: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoappl...

I agree with you and definitely intend to move to a separate house or flat before my wife comes but I didn't want to do it before her visa as it would cost me reasonably more. Secondly, I intend to move into a friend's flat which is expected to be vacated in a month or two. Anyway, I can't move imme...

Hi, An important question regarding accommodation - currently I am renting one room in a three bedroom house. Its a shared house. We are three people living in the house. I am going to get a letter from my landlord stating that he will not have any objection if my wife comes and lives with me in the...

Hi Batley,

Thanks very much for your replies.

I will keep updating this thread as the things move on. I intend to apply from Lahore on 20th January 2009.

I hope to have your support in future too.

Best Regards,
Zahid

Thanks for your help. I am going on holidays to Pakistan in January. I will submit my wife's visa application at my earliest. So that I get the decision during my stay. I want to know that in case of refusal, what woul be the procedure for appeal? So that I bring the documents with me to UK for appe...

Thanks for your reply. I fall under HSMP (JR) and now the HO has stamped my FLR as "Tier1 General Migrant". So, according to this my wife would apply as "Dependant of Tier1 General applicant" paying in 600 pounds as visa fee. Is there any limit of mininum balance as maintenance f...

Hi, I got the point that it won't be an extension. She will apply as a new case. But spending most of the time out of UK should not make much difference in her case, as she is not the principal candidate for hsmp, she is just a dependant. Honestly speaking after reading your replies, I am more worri...