Hello guys,
My mum recently applied for a family visit visa to the UK and she was refused under paragraph V4.2 (b) of Appendix V of the UK immigration rules. Please see below the extracts from the refusal letter.
The decision
I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of paragraph(s) 4.2(b) of Appendix V: immigration Rules for Visitors because:
• With you application you have provided your current passport number A********. This passport contains a UK entry stamp dated 14/06/2014 but no corresponding re-entry stamp to your home country. It does however hold two entry stamps of your home country on 10/03/2014. Although these unexplained anomalies may not be in any way your fault, they still raise concerns regarding you UK immigration history and the periods you have spent in the UK.
• Furthermore, by your declaration, you were in the UK between 29/09/2013 and 09/03/2014 then again between 14/06/2014 and 25/11/2014, then most recently from 12/06/2015 to 20/08/2015 meaning you have spent more than a year in the UK during a two year period and now seeking to return to the UK for a further 5 months just two months after your last return. I am therefore not satisfied that you do intend to live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make UK the UK your main home.
My mum is a 73 years old pensioner living alone as she is separated from her husband many years ago. She has been coming to the UK to visit my family, me and my brother since 2002 with no adverse immigration history. My brother and I are British citizen by birth and we support her financially also to compliment her pension.
My question is how do I challenge this unfair decision by the ECO. I strongly believe the first reason is none of her fault. Also, the ECO could easily get information about when she enters/leaves the UK to confirm if she had overstayed. The second reason also talked about her visit to the UK the last 2 years. What I do not understand is how these visits were classified as “successive or frequent”? Is there a written rule about the number of days to be spent in the UK as a visitor other than not more than 6 months?
I am really confused and will really appreciate if someone can help me on what to do to challenge this decision, as she was not given an opportunity to appeal or an administrative review either.
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