Visitor Visa Refused (Entry Clearance Delhi)-Need Advise

[Jas2013]

My best friend was a sponsor of his in-law's visit visa application. However, it was rejected as they didn't mention that their visa application to Ireland was rejected previously. Homeoffice in their letter have confirmed that they consider this as deception and therefore installed a 10- year ban. His in -laws have a good travel history and have travelled to Australia , New Zealand . Home office says that any further application will have similar results unless there is a change in circumstances. My question is what can they do to address this 'change in circumstances' and if they re-apply and state in a cover letter that it was a genuine mistake will home office take note of it. Also if my friend wants to apply a visit visa for his parents, will Home office look at his sponsorship with suspicion? thank you

[seagul]

My best friend was a sponsor of his in-law's visit visa application. However, it was rejected as they didn't mention that their visa application to Ireland was rejected previously. Homeoffice in their letter have confirmed that they consider this as deception and therefore installed a 10- year ban. His in -laws have a good travel history and have travelled to Australia , New Zealand . Home office says that any further application will have similar results unless there is a change in circumstances. My question is what can they do to address this 'change in circumstances' and if they re-apply and state in a cover letter that it was a genuine mistake will home office take note of it.

Not disclosing the travel histories/visa applications even to other countries leads to deception and challenging that decision might be very difficult on grounds that why only a rejected decision wasn't mentioned but granted visa decisions/travel history to Australia & Newzealand was disclosed without mistake.

Also if my friend wants to apply a visit visa for his parents, will Home office look at his sponsorship with suspicion? thank you

Maybe or maybe not depending on individual caseworkers.

[Jaune08]

My question is what can they do to address this 'change in circumstances' and if they re-apply and state in a cover letter that it was a genuine mistake will home office take note of it.

Thinking like a case worker, for the way it sounds, it seems like they have omitted the previous visa application on purpose, and it's logical to be assumed as deception.

I guess it really depends on the grounds for the previous refusal. Why were they refused to get a visa in Ireland (I assume it was a tourist one)? Was it too long ago?

Also if my friend wants to apply a visit visa for his parents, will Home office look at his sponsorship with suspicion? thank you

In an ideal situation, every application should be assessed in their own merit regardless of others applications. However, if the sponsor is the same for a previous application that got a 10-year ban, it's logical to think that the next application (even if it's for their parents) will be scrutinised further.

[Zerubbabel]

Not disclosing material fact such as previous visa refusals is considered deception and attracts 10 years visa ban.

They don't recognize the concept of "honest mistake" and send them a letter with apologies is not going to change anything to that.

They need to wait until 2029 before applying again.

As a sponsor you have to be very careful and make sure the people you sponsor for a visa understands their responsibilities and how critical it is to submit accurate information. I personally refused to sponsor the visa for a friend because I know he has bad immigration history in a few EU countries. I didn't my name as a sponsor to be associated with his character. It's hard to quantify any effect that this would have had on me as a sponsor, but I have to be careful. The last thing I want is my name appearing in refused applications then later seeing my own family applications refused.