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by nas2024 » Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:24 pm
Hi All,
I have been in the UK with a skilled worker visa since Feb 2023. I applied for a dependent visa for my child as the sole responsible parent and provided the following evidence to display my sole responsibility in addition to others:
1.) School letter: Confirms that I have been solely responsible for my child's care and education, including paying fees and overseeing her progress and solely attending Parent teacher meetings. They only have my details on school record.
2.) Hospital letter: Confirms they only hold information about me and contact only me for any health matters concerning my child.
3.) Church Sunday School Letter: Confirm that I am solely involved in directing my child's religious upbringing, pay fees, with no involvement from the biological father.
4.) Handwritten Letter from my child: States her relationship with me, expresses her wish to join me in the UK, and confirms her lack of contact/relationship with her biological father.
5.) Certified Document from the Court: Confirms my sole responsibility/custody over her and my full responsibility for my welfare and overall care.
6.) Signed Letter from the Biological Father: Confirms his lack of custody or involvement in my child's life since her birth and expresses no objection to her joining me in the UK.
7.) School Fees Receipts Paid by me, Money Remittance, WhatsApp Correspondence and family photos from childhood to now
8.) Letter from Grandmother and Hospital: Confirming her current health condition and that she can not take care of my child long term, supporting the need for her to be reunited with me in the UK.
Unfortunately, I have now received a refusal letter with the following 2 reasons:
1. Firstly, I note that you submitted affidavits from family and friends however affidavits
are self-serving documents and when submitted in isolation, carry no official weight
to determine the credibility of its contents, given that the people giving those
statements have a vested interest in the positive outcome of your application. There
is no evidence to corroborate the contents of the affidavits and I am therefore not
satisfied that they can be relied upon as evidence that a genuine transfer of parental
responsibility has taken place.
2. I note that in your application you have submitted a Statutory declaration which
confirms sole custody to your mother. I also note that this order was granted in
February 2024. I am satisfied this document was obtained only to be submitted to
facilitate you being granted entry clearance to the UK.
In regard to the second point, yes I obtained it for the purpose of the application as in every day life, it is not a document I previously needed and given the high thresholds set by the Home Office, I obtained it to add weight to my child's application.
Has the application been unfairly refused and do I stand a good chance if I submit an admin review application against the decision, I still have a lot of time to submit it.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.