get your sister to call the high commission in islamabad and ask them when they will be requesting her passport. you can also email them yourself, quoting reference numbers. email address is on their website.

your mothers passport and other stuff was stolen and she lives with you. someone is obviously using these items and your address. a simple explanation to the immigration department along the lines of "my mothers passport was stolen by someone who was possibly kosovan and here is the police refe...

just make a note on application form that tickets will be purchased when visa is issued. not a problem.

how could you use it to settle here??

hi all, I have heard from a friend that he knows someone that was given a long term visa in order to come to the UK from Pakistan in order to care for her sick sister who had mobility problems. I haven't heard of this route ...does anyone have any information as to which type of visa this could be??...

you sent him 1,000,000 rupees for travelling costs??? thats about £10,000!!......what were you planning to do, hire the whole aircraft??? i'm not suprised the ECO raised his eyebrows....if you are paying travelling costs for mother father and sister, this would be about £2,500 maximum in air ticke...

Sent the files off to the A.I.T today (The actual Applicantst file/Our Sponsors file that we submitted 1st time round, and a 3rd file with a list of Appendices that I will be referring to for the hearing. Quite nervous about this as hearing is next week. How long do hearings last (Visitor Visa hear...

where are you in the uk...it may help

hi, sent you a pm. i had the same problem with my sister in law's visit application and we won the appeal. when/where is the appeal? don't worry about the bank statement probem....we explained to the judge that in Pakistan in is not practical for everyone, especially women, to have their own bank ac...

hi, you are best supplying as much information as possible so that they have no reason/excuse to refuse.....cover all the points.....give proof of the birth of the grandchild, show proof of the funds that will be used for the visit, show proof of the accommodation available (a letter from a local es...

hi all, just applying for a family visitor from pakistan and i see that the forms have changed last october...but i can't find a fv form that used to be needed to accompany visitor applications...have they stopped asking for this form? if not, where can i download one?? quick reply would be apprecia...

very unlikely they overturn the decision...it will most probably go to appeal. last year ours took about 4 months.

in answer to your questions: 1. yes, you can ask for the visa to be post dated to start on a date in the near future. make sure you make this clear on the application form. 2. as long as they all fulfill all the requirements. you would have to show they all have a reason to go back after their visit...

hi, its the same reason that they gave my sister in law. In the end we won. You need to show that they are wrong by showing evidence your mum will return. If applicable--show how much family she has back in India to go back to, does she have any dependants in India that she needs to go back for, has...

hi all, my sister in law applied for a 6 month family visitor visa in Sept 2005. It was initially refused as the ECO in Islamabad didn't believe she had any intention to return, despite her having a job/savings/family etc. After appeal the visa was granted and she visited us July 2006. She returned ...

there will be a presenting officer from the home office who will put the case for the home office stating their reason for refusal. it is then your turn to prove to the judge that your relative satisfies ALL the conditions that are required for a visa. i notice that your appeal is this week....if yo...

hi, when my parents in law came over as visitors last year, we had to show proof from both sides.....you have to prove that you are in a position to accomodate and support them, hence the request for your house details and your payslips/bank statements (we submitted a copy of the land registry entry...

hi all, i'll keep my query short: sept 2005 applied for visitor visa for sister in law from pakistan oct 2005 visa refused end of march 2006 appeal allowed in uk, judge directed visa to be issued asap 10 days after appeal sister in law gets determination confirming this as yet, despite several email...

thanks for your reply, could you just clarify that the letter you refer to from the HO advising they have written to the ECO, would this go out with the determination or would it come later? I'm guessing the HO won't appeal as it was a very strong case, the judge did not even want to listen to our b...

hi all, can someone advise me how long it takes for Islamabad to issue a visitor visa after a successful appeal.The appeal hearing was at the end of March in the UK, the judge advised on the day that he would allow the appeal and issue directions for the visa to be issued asap. I need to know how lo...

we are hoping she can come in Nov and stay over new year, going back mid to late Jan. If she stays longer than first stated does this make a difference? The reason I said "can she say she needs to care for her parents" is that I was not sure that this could be used as a valid intention. I ...

thanks for the reply John. Her father recently had a heart attack and her mother is diabetic. Could she say she needs to return to care for them? Would they not ask why she is leaving them in the first place?? She has a brother there who would look after them during her visit. Would a doctors letter...

I am currently in the process of preparing documents in order to sponsor my sister in law to visit the UK on a visitors visa. I have a slight worry which I would be grateful for some advice/reassurance. Firstly, I would like to point out that we have recently sponsored my parents in law to visit us ...

I am currently in the process of preparing documents in order to sponsor my sister in law to visit the UK on a visitors visa. I have a slight worry which I would be grateful for some advice/reassurance. Firstly, I would like to point out that we have recently sponsored my parents in law to visit us ...

Hi all and first of all a big thanks to everyone who gives info on this site....my parents in law got their visitor visas issued from Islamabad in a matter of 5 days...I asked for various help regarding the application on this board and I must say the advice has been spot on.....now I have a final (...