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by frnd4u81 » Mon Mar 13, 2017 5:24 pm
Dear All,
This forum and others experience has been very big support for me. Many thanks to everyone.
My wife will be reapplying this week. We have comprehensively built a case with many documents right from first conversation of arranged marriage till date. Without taking any chances, we are giving literally everything that we could present as an evidence including certain private things (e.g my diary with letters).
I have a strange question. Last time when my wife submitted her application in VFS, they were reluctant to accept documents which are not in A4. I felt furious when she narrated later (after rejection) that they didn't have facility to scan invitation card (smaller than A4) and asked her to take photocopy (black and white machine only available) and then submitted it. They did not allow wedding photo album and hence she had to remove the photos from folders. No control over in what order the photos were scanned.
Given that these are important piece of evidence which couldn't be produced "as is" in original condition to the case worker, I feel the whole process is just a scandal,lacks transparency. She is now carrying colour copies of many additional documents if VFS refuses to accept the original. I am pushing her to give the original (and not the colour copies).
We have prepared a very detailed covering letter narrating all the verifiable facts from arranged marriage proposal, marriage and continuing relation. We have prepared a detailed list of documents grouped them into different categories and highlighted it in the list for the case work to spot the documents quickly. My mother in law was bed ridden for few months and the marriage had to be performed in a very simple manner. We have provided my motherinlaws medical certificate as well.
Last time my wife mentioned that VFS staff were speaking among themselves that there were too many documents to scan when she submitted.
I have firmly instructed my wife (poor little), that she needs to firmly communicate that "we are resubmitting after refusal and have been advised to submit all the documents as they are important" and not yield to VFS staff when they say 'these documents are not needed'. Applying to UK is her first experience. My wife is smart, well educated, proactive and takes initiative.
Please give any tips to me (or to her) on ensuring that we are able to submit the documents we want (how many ever pages be it).
This is a bit of a strange question. Given that we have faced a blunt refusal and no scope of additional documentation allowed, we require guidance/advice on "how to ensure that all documents are being submitted to UKVI". We don't have any control over whether all pages are getting scanned properly by VFS. Some documents are back to back and some are single sided. Please advice.
I only pray that the application goes to a case worker who is not a stereotype who has the brain to distinguish a fake case from genuine (please excuse me for this statement).
>>Off-topic
Does UKVI conduct audits of VFS facility before rolling out large scale policy change e.g scanning documents instead of physical?
UKVI/VFS minting money and cannot have a colour photocopy machine is simply ridiculous and unacceptable to me. VFS anyway charges for photocopy machine usage.
The agony for the past one month is beyond words. We hope the ordeal ends soon.
Many thanks to everyone.
