Post
by lucy_2011 » Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:05 am
Hello All,
I just joined this forum however I have been following it for a month now n trust me, u guys have been really helpful....
My husband is on ILR in UK. I'm an Indian citizen and applied for Settlement visa from New Delhi, VFS. Details are mentioned below:
1. Date of application at VFS: 5th Sept, 2011
2. Forwarded to BHC, Delhi: 11th Sept, 2011
3. Refusal Letter receieved: 3rd Oct, 2011
4. Docs attached: Husband's ILR docs, our passport copies, utility bills mentioning his n my name on it, tenancy agreement(only his name on it), our court marriage pics, his bank statements, college brochures mentioning my intention to study thre, my educational certificates, and our marriage certificate by the UK as we got married in UK when I went to visit UK on prospective student visa.
5. Reason for refusal: No companionship is shown and did not prove that we stayed together after marriage. (however I showed the water bill mentioning my name on it). Acc to them, iyt seems marriage for convinience.
Now they have sent us an appeal form. I wanted to ask you all,
1. Should i appeal in UK or in India? which one is fastest?
2. Should i go for paper hearing or oral hearing?
3. what all supporting docs can i attach to show that the marriage was genuine?
4. should we hire a lawyer(however, due to all this mess, we r already broke)
The reason im asking about oral hearing is because we have the landlord as a witness who can say that he has seen me in the house n i stay there.
In the appeal form, it is mentioned that for oral hearing, my witnesses will be heard.
Please suggest me guys,my time is running out?
Thanks in advance. Looking forward for prompt reply.