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by Casa » Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:54 am
Applications for visitor visas rarely succeed when the applicant is unable to show strong reasons why they will return to their home country and not overstay the term of the visa. Evidence for example of either permanent employment, ongoing study, ownership of property in the home country, or strong family ties there.
When someone applies for a visitor visa when they have a spouse or partner in the UK the ECO is likely to take the view that they have more reason to remain in the UK than to return home.
However, when applying for a Spouse settlement visa, as long as you can meet all the requirements, finance, adequate accommodation, evidence of a subsisting relationship, the A1 language test....and you're both over 21, then you stand a good chance of the visa being granted.