rach-yl wrote:My Japanese husband was refused entry to the Uk several months back (he has since had a visitor's visa as my fiance and is currently applying for the spouse visa).
He left the UK in dec 06 and was stopped at Heathrow 3 weeks later (student visa had expired...several months previously). The refusal looks like a black cross cut into the page with the date - is this an IS151a? Or some other kind of refusal?
Also, given that (believe me, we have suffered the consequences of his stupidity and he is very sorry) we have adhered to the letter of the visitor's visa and this time he bloody left when he was told, would anyone like to make me feel better about our chances getting the spousal visa?
Many thanks for any help!
There are a million cases out there where one partner overstayed - and they still managed to get the visa! Anyway, don't worry or stress, just make sure you are honest in the application, and make sure you provide sufficient documentation that your relationship is genuine, and that you can sponsor him well enough.
I don't think he got an IS151A. Even so, it doesn't affect his spousal application.
Two questions;
1. this concerns you: sponsors are now no longer able to use 'third-party support' in spousal applications. I'm not 100% sure what exactly that means, but I'm thinking something like you can't ask your parents to financially support you and him (although they can give you accommodation at their place), or friends or other relatives. You, as the sponsor, must prove you can support him/each other. I guess this normally would have adverse affects on people like students, part-time workers or those on benefits, since they generally don't earn enough to support themselves, let alone a spouse.
2. nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
