An aunt is a bit of a different case than parents. Having an extended family member visit for such a long time sounds unlikely - I certainly wouldn't want any of my aunts in my home for more than a week or two.dreamers315 wrote: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.
For maintenance/financial circumstances : Since i am sponsoring my aunt, do you i think if i show my payslips/bank statements and sponsorship letter then there is no need to show my aunt's bank statements (she is unemployed).
Regarding my aunt going back to India on time : We are planning to show land registration documents on her name and also on my uncle's name. This includes the land/home registered on my uncle;s name in india. Also planning to get a networth certificate from a chartered accountant to prove that she will leave UK on time. Make sense?
You aunt doesn't seem to be unemployed. To me, it looks like she is a housewife/homemaker.
Unemployed = in between jobs/looking for a job (possibly in the UK? There go ECO's alarm bells!)
Housewife = supported by spouse, not looking to change that.
How would an accountant prove that she would leave the UK?