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This is indeed sad ! what's your current immigration status ??Zee_Zee wrote:Hi,
I desperately need some expert advice on this. My mother-in-law
applied for family visitor visa from Karachi, Pakistan in February 2010.
She got refusal last week and the reasons given are as under:
- You claim to be retired and state that you receive a pension of Rs. xxx per month. However, your claimed income is not reflected in your bank statement which shows deposits in excess of your stated monthly income. I note that on dd/mm/yyyy you appear to have deposited Rs. yyy into your account. In the absence of evidence of the source of these funds I cannot be satisfied they are genuinely available for your use.
- You claim to have made available Rs. xxx of your own money to spend on your visit to the UK. I do not consider the proposed expenditure to be proportionate to your economic circumstances, particularly in view of the fact that you have failed to substantiate your circumstances through satisfactory documentary evidence.
- You've declared that you wish to visit your son in law, and that he will
maintain and accommodate you. The documents you have presented do not establish that your sponsor can do this. I note the bank statement you have provided on behalf of your sponsor, however, you have failed to provide full evidence of your sponsor's income, financial commitments & personal circumstances. In view of the lack evidence about your sponsor's ability I'm not satisfied that you or your sponsor will be able to maintain and accommodate you without employment and without recourse to public funds.
Can anyone recommend whether to make a new application or go for appeal? I'm confused because I'm certain that we already provided all possible proofs for example:
1) 1 year Bank statement of applicant. Big deposit was only the one received on retirement and also pension payments are
shown on monthly basis. The deposit they're referring to was again withdrawn 2 months later and that is also reflected on the statement. That deposit was actually my money received from selling car and I took it once I visited Pakistan after 2 months. So, the question of having that deposit amount available becomes void.
2) Property documents
3) Rental contract (to show income from rent)
4) Mentioned all family members living in house owned by the applicant.
5) Many other documents to prove family ties
Documents that I sent as sponsor:
6) Last 3 months bank statement showing balance in access of GBP 5k
7) Last 3 months salary slips
8 ) Letter from employer that I'm in full time employment
9) Letter from letting agency that I've got land lady's permission to accommodate guests.
10) Description of flat I'm renting that we have two bedrooms and only me and my wife
are occupants.
11) Latest utility bill with both my and my wife's name on it.
Can anyone please advise based upon similar experiences?
We mentioned 3-4 weeks as intended duration of visit in both the application form and invitation letter
No disrespect to you, but if I was an ECO and looking at your mother in laws application which states that she is in receipt of state pension ( how much is a widows pension per monthin Pak - topside 5000Rs per month???) and she wants to come for 3-4 weeks and she has £4000 to spend on the visit.In her application form, she mentioned that she'll be bearing her expenses for the trips. And I mentioned that I'll accommodate and support her stay here and can spend up to 4k for this.
Zee_Zee wrote:Thanks for your response navnas. Relying on public funds is not an option for me and I never even thought about depending on public funds. My wife is also employed full time and we didn't experience any financial hardships here.
To answer your questions: Yes, all incomings and outgoings are reflected on my bank statement as this is the only bank account I operate and this is my salary account.
We mentioned 3-4 weeks as intended duration of visit in both the application form and invitation letter.
And I'm still not sure what additional proofs can I include if we re-apply. We can just explain in words about the deposit that it was later withdrawn and that it doesn't contribute towards available funds for the trip. But to prove my ability to support and maintain my visitors, I really have no idea what else to include.
Hi sushdmehtasushdmehta wrote:Any time the applicant wishes to (apply again).alex2011 wrote:How long before you can re-aply for a family visa, my wifes mum was refused today, she handed in no documents to the Embassy. Her own fault.
Hisushdmehta wrote:Any time the applicant wishes to (apply again).alex2011 wrote:How long before you can re-aply for a family visa, my wifes mum was refused today, she handed in no documents to the Embassy. Her own fault.