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by push » Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:51 am
You are absolutely right. I have read cases on this frum where glaring mistakes were made by the case worker. One of my friend could not join a bank here in London (and it was a very lucrative offer) just because the case worker tried to corroborate his earnings with the bank statements of his sponsor and not with the applicants bank statements !! He sent numerous mails/letters to BHC, called them up a number of times but the only remedy suggested was to appeal which he did and won after 7 months ... by that time his entire world had changed and the VISA was of no use to him.
the problem is, even if the caseworker makes a mistake, nobody would accept that it was a malintention. And with regards to making a mistake is concerned, HO has "adequate" redressal mechanisms like administrative review and appeal in place. As I said earlier also, if an application gets rejected, his first priority is to get the decision overturned so that his primary objective of entering UK is fulfilled. Compensation for the losses incurred take second priority. Making a complaint would be an option for someone who is on sound footing (re his job/financial position). But, you are right that in cases where the cases have been botched up by the caseworker, the applicants should definitely lodge a complaint- not just an appeal.....hopefully the powers that be will be forced to make life easier for the applicants.
regards,
push_hsmp