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Can't see any attachment.dreamers315 wrote:I am inviting my Aunt to UK to visit me and my family for 5 months and also do a bit of sight seeing. I am a British citizen since March 2015. My Aunt is unemployed so i mentioned that i will be sponsoring my aunt's visit, her living expenses during her stay in UK for 5 months etc. My uncle has deposited around 3,00,000 Indian rupees( which is around £3000 GBP) into my aunt's saving account and we provided her last 6 months bank statements as part of her visa application process. We thought we can show this as a finance just like a pocket money for my aunt while she is in UK say to buy gifts and i am not sure what went wrong.
I have attached the response from home office.
Can any one clarify this please?
Thanks
So i do understand 5 months is too long for sight seeing and that's why we have clearly mentioned my aunt will be spending most of her 5 months time with me and my family/kids. Along with this as she is the first time visiting UK i was planning her to take her around London monuments. I am not sure what made the home office to think she is just coming her for touring UK for entire 5 months.noajthan wrote:Can't see any attachment.dreamers315 wrote:I am inviting my Aunt to UK to visit me and my family for 5 months and also do a bit of sight seeing. I am a British citizen since March 2015. My Aunt is unemployed so i mentioned that i will be sponsoring my aunt's visit, her living expenses during her stay in UK for 5 months etc. My uncle has deposited around 3,00,000 Indian rupees( which is around £3000 GBP) into my aunt's saving account and we provided her last 6 months bank statements as part of her visa application process. We thought we can show this as a finance just like a pocket money for my aunt while she is in UK say to buy gifts and i am not sure what went wrong.
I have attached the response from home office.
Can any one clarify this please?
Thanks
5 months is a long time for a bit of sightseeing.
And you need to show auntie will go home at end of trip. For example, what she does or has at home to draw her back home.
The reasons to return back to India - We did enclose the below documents for the sameWanderer wrote:There is no attachment.
5 months is too long, and it would seem on face value they are no quantifiable reasons to return, the keys to a sucessful visit visa application.
Reapply, show reasons to return, (property, husband, kids etc) and to visit for 2/3 weeks, 5 months is far too long and immediately one supposes, sets the ECO's spidey senses tingling.
Thanks for your response. your point is very much valid.Wanderer wrote:UKVI casts a suspicious eye over suddenly deposited funds, it's a popular ruse to garner faith in a solid-looking application, only for the funds to be transferred back immediately after a visa is granted. Since there is no pattern of regular deposits, no letter from anyone is going to persude the ECO that money won't be transferred back.
And again, 5 months is too long for a visit.
Thanks for your response.Wanderer wrote:Remember the visit visa has a VALIDITY of 6 months, doesn't mean it allows a visit of six months, two or three visits or 2/3 weeks over the validity period would be the way I'd go.
They have combined these categories to standard visitor.dreamers315 wrote:Sorry One more dumb question - is there a separate application visitor form for tourist (2-3 weeks) and family visits (long visits like 5 months) ?
I thought so. Thanks again for clarification.
Can we reapply but this time for just 6-8 weeks instead of 5 months and do you think that is reasonable for a visit visa (especially visiting family in the UK) ?Wanderer wrote:Remember the visit visa has a VALIDITY of 6 months, doesn't mean it allows a visit of six months, two or three visits or 2/3 weeks over the validity period would be the way I'd go.
Possibly, it's hard to second guess the ECO.dreamers315 wrote:Can we reapply but this time for just 6-8 weeks instead of 5 months and do you think that is reasonable for a visit visa (especially visiting family in the UK) ?Wanderer wrote:Remember the visit visa has a VALIDITY of 6 months, doesn't mean it allows a visit of six months, two or three visits or 2/3 weeks over the validity period would be the way I'd go.
Thanks
dreamers315 wrote:Hello Experts
One more important clarificaiton
Do we need to use which of the below application forms to apply for Family Visit visa?
https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome
or
https://visas-immigration.service.gov.u ... visit-visa
Thanks
Thanks for your response Vignesh.vignezh wrote:Rajesh,
As your uncle is giving your auntie money (deposited into her account), he is essentially sponsoring this visit along with you. So you need to include his financials (Bank statements, pension letter, etc) and a letter to confirm that he is indeed sponsoring this visit and hence transferrred xxx amount to her account on xxx date.
Also get your auntie a travel insurance for the said period.
As others have pointed out, 5 months is too long for a visit. Ideally, it should be for 2-3 weeks and of course it can be multiple times within the 6 month period if allowed.
Ok. The reason i am confused was i was able to bring my parents in 2015 for around 5 months visit to UK without any issues. Also my parents have come in 2011 for 4 months visit without any issues as well. In both cases i have applied into "FAMILY VISIT VISA" instead of "GENERAL VISIT VISA" and home office accepted the same.Wanderer wrote:Five months is not a visit, in fact it's almost tax resident.
No-one is twisting your arm but I can say between us, my partner have applied for about 10 visas and none have been refused because we've never for want of a better expression 'tried it on' but pushing it. If any further doubt search this very sub-forum for other refusals in a similar vein.
YMMV.
Yorkshire Ripper killed 13 women and got caught the 14th time.dreamers315 wrote:Ok. The reason i am confused was i was able to bring my parents in 2015 for around 5 months visit to UK without any issues. Also my parents have come in 2011 for 4 months visit without any issues as well. In both cases i have applied into "FAMILY VISIT VISA" instead of "GENERAL VISIT VISA" and home office accepted the same.Wanderer wrote:Five months is not a visit, in fact it's almost tax resident.
No-one is twisting your arm but I can say between us, my partner have applied for about 10 visas and none have been refused because we've never for want of a better expression 'tried it on' but pushing it. If any further doubt search this very sub-forum for other refusals in a similar vein.
YMMV.
AFAIK, I guess recently both general visit and family visit visa got merged into single category/visa application form as "STANDARD VISIT VISA"
Thanks
Thanks for your response. Much appreciated.wpilr_nov12 wrote:As others have already mentioned, it is important to be able to convince the ECO that your auntie will be leaving UK after the sho the short visit. You know (from personal knowledge) that she will leave UK. She knows that from her personal circumstances. But the ECO has only the documents to go by. The ECO wants to see some compelling reasons that she will leave UK. It is this part of the puzzle your auntie has to complete. You as a sponsor has very little influence in the process. Thousands of visitors visit UK every year. And not all of them would have been sponsored by their relatives. But most of them visit for a few weeks. Visa is issued for six months though.