My parents applied for visitor visa from India last year (Feb 2014), since my visa was due for extension (in 3 months), I was not sure whether my parents would be granted visitor visa for 6 months, I had taken sponsorship letter, bank statements and utility bills from my friend who is also in Tier 1 visa, in their visitor visa application (by mistake) they had mentioned they have 'no other friends or family in UK'. Their visa got refused on following grounds.
1. There is no clear evidence of relationship between the sponsor (as they had mentioned him as a family friend)
2. Failed to show sufficiently strong family, social or econmic ties to India. ( They had maintained 400000 INR in their bank account and a letter from accountant stating that source of fund was from a residential property sale and menttioning that they do have some immovable property in india. Though they have attached the asset documents(non-english) for that It was not traslated into English.)
I have got my ILR approved now. They want to re-apply for the Family visior visa but using my documents (sponsorship letter,bank statements and utility bills) and we are going to show my sister's employer letter and payslips as family ties and propery translation document and healthy bank balance in my parents account
My questions are,
Since they had already mentioned in their previous application that they had 'NO other friends or family in UK', will it be an issue if I sponsor my parents now?
Can you advice any suggestions on how to mention this on the covering letter?
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