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Wanderer wrote:My random thoughts:
I hear conflicting reports as to whether it's ok that a student visa applicant can admit to a bf in this country. To me it;s smells of an attempt to circumvent the immigration rules, ie there is likely no intent to return home after studies. Added to this selling her house and effectively cutting ties to her home country and lowering her 'return-ability' looks like she has no intent to return.
I'm not having a go - we did exactly the same for my gf's student visa!
Our circs where slightly different but here's what I'd do if I was you...
First, I wouldn't admit any hint of a bf in the UK, u keep totally out of the picture. She must seem to be applying for the visa purely to study. My gf arranged uni accomodation and when she got the visa we just cancelled it - cost a deposit but that is the price of love.
Second, selling the house. Not sure on this, one cos it reduces her retun-ability, and second a sudden huge deposit in her bank account looks dodgy not matter what the circs, but she can most likely provide documents to prove the sale etc.
I wonder if she can do a bit of creative accounting - only show a portion of the funds, I dunno...
Once she;s here theres no issues but in order to get past that first stage u have to play the ECO game.
The way I see it if u keep completely out of the picture - whose to say u didn't meet the first week she arrived on the student visa?sp3ctre wrote:That's a point,didn't think of that... do you envisage there being an issue if we declare the relationship though?VictoriaS wrote:If you don't declare the relationship it could cause problems in the future.
Victoria
If you later apply for a an UPV then you need to declare how you met and how your relationship developed. Its surprisingly easy for lies to unravel in an interview and then you risk being refused for lying. The immigration advisory service advised me to be open and honest about our relationship, we did and she got her SV and subseqent SV extension. I think many people get refused because they try and make up "other reasons" for coming here, when if they were honest up front, they would be ok.The way I see it if u keep completely out of the picture - whose to say u didn't meet the first week she arrived on the student visa?