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But they're a whole lot closer.khanz wrote:
I agree with you that it would be difficult to prove her sole dependent on me in the presence of other son and daughters in the same city. But none of them is living with her so nobody is there to provide her instant help.
First of all, applying for one type of visa will destroy total chances of the other, so if you are clear in your mind about going for the Visitor visa, then forget about the dependant one.khanz wrote:Then, I will definitely prefer to apply a Visistor's visa for her. But would my recent visits to Pakistan affect the case? Secondly, how can we assure the visa officer that she would be going back to Pakistan before her visa expiry?
I came to UK on HSMP visa in March 2007.PaperPusher wrote:If you are not settled in the UK, it will be incredibly difficult to get your mother to be your dependant. She is under 65, and she has other close relatives in Pakistan.
Vistor's visa seems the best option unless her situation is so out of the ordinary you would consider getting specialist advice.
How long have you been in the UK, were you here before you came on HSMP?
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... sandother/Parents, grandparents and other dependent relatives of persons present and settled in the United Kingdom
Requirements for indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the parent, grandparent or other dependent relative of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom
317. The requirements to be met by a person seeking indefinite leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom as the parent, grandparent or other dependent relative of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom are that the person:
(i) is related to a person present and settled in the United Kingdom in one of the following ways:.........
As you said in your earlier reply that I need ILR status for inviting her as dependent, so, I am left with only visitor's visa option because I am still on HSMP. I would be happy even if she gets visit visa because she would be able to stay here for few months and then after couple of months, she can apply again for longer period.PaperPusher wrote:It is a bit hard for me to comment, on the one hand you have given lots of reasons why she cannot stay in Pakistan, and now you want help showing she will return after a holiday.
Maybe others will help.
A visitor's visa is for six months maximum at a time. If the IO thinks someone is using visitor's visas to live in the UK they could refuse to let them in to the UK.I would be happy even if she gets visit visa because she would be able to stay here for few months and then after couple of months, she can apply again for longer period.
I can't see how those "assure the ECO" of anything. You think a sponsorship letter somehow convinces the ECO that she will return? If that's the case then anybody in the world can get a visa.Should we attach any of the following to assure the ECO that my mother would be returning to Pakistan:
1. Letter from my brother and/or sisters.
2. Mother's pictures with her daughters, son, grandsons and grand daughters.
3. Sponsorship letter from my cousin (my mother's nephew) inviting his aunty to visit him and his family in London.
She does not have any bank account or other property in her name. All her children are married. What to do now? Please suggest some solution.bototo wrote: Land and property back there, close ties with family back home - with evidence (letters aren't evidence), a good job, large deposits in the bank, minor children etc may be more believable pulls.
Sometimes there isn't one.khanz wrote:She does not have any bank account or other property in her name. All her children are married. What to do now? Please suggest some solution.bototo wrote: Land and property back there, close ties with family back home - with evidence (letters aren't evidence), a good job, large deposits in the bank, minor children etc may be more believable pulls.