Cookie0801 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:11 am
Congratulations @MeMe04. Very happy for you.
Unfortunately it’s a refusal for us. The decision is dated 04/02/2020. It’s very upsetting as my sister in law is only 13 years old so we are all sad today.
Points they refused us on
1. That we have only provided 7 months money transfer receipts. They expect to see substantial evidence of transfers over a prolonged time.
2. We have no submitted evidence to verify any of these funds are received. They want to see collections receipts or bank statements.
We will do an appeal as soon as possible. We are going to ask our lawyer if it’s possible to reapply while appeal at the same time. If this is possible then we will submit more evidence. Maybe 2 years? We aren’t sure yet. Otherwise if it’s either reapply or appeal then we will just appeal.
Any help or advice will be appreciated.
For those still waiting for their outcome, I wish you all the best.
Hi Cookie,
We've applied for 3x for Extended Family Member Permit and have been refused. We currently have our Fourth application submitted right now (fingers crossed).
There's always a silly excuse each time.
We provided Money Transfer receipts from the UK (for each month for the past 13 Months) and over 40x from Spain (not continuous monthly due to losing some). The period covered is from 2014 to 2020!
Whilst in Spain, I (the sponsor) would send money for two or three months in advance rather than monthly but since I came to the UK, I have sent then on a continuous monthly basis. I use Transferwise which takes money from my Bank Account and Deposits straight into my Brother (applicant) Bank Account (we submitted both Bank Statements & Miney Transfer Receipts).
On the third refusal, the ECO even went deeper and brought forward why there was an application made for a Family Visit Visa (eldest Brother had a triple heart bypass) and why it was stated that another family member (I.e patients son, Nephew) would fund the travel?
They are merely trying to throw most EFM Applications under the bus!