twonations wrote:Salams everyone, recieved txt for collection yestrday at 4 pm, was told to pick it up today at 2-3 pm. Went to gerrys isb. Visa refused. 123 days wait. My wife and i have been married 77 years, she and our 2 sons are British. And we have been living here in Pak ever since our marriage. I run a US call center and had submitted all the relevant docs along with a $40 k bank statement. Since we are all here had stated we will be living my brother in law in the UK initialy and then would move into our own place since we have enough fiunds.
The ECO stated the following observations for refusal:
1. No proof of tenancy for brother in law
2. $40k savings account shows no transactions
3. The funds shown are presumably not yours
He or she also states that based on these probabilities the visa is refused.
My wife and I are distressed, devastated, depressed, fatigued and clueless
They have given an appeal from and i have 28 days, I have sufficient company accounts and a relative ti show a tenancy contract who is also the landlord and can provide a letter stating ample of room for us to stay initially till we find our own.
How can the ECO assume that the funds are not ours when they checked my bank account which is my name. And its a personnal savings account??? How unethical and brutal
Brothers and sisters we are down and any suggestions on how to go about the appeal will be a great help, also does a judge hear the appeal, and should we expext something better from him/her.
May Allah have mercy upon us. Ameen
King,
I really appreciate the time you took out to jot down this detailed guide and a headsups.
As for the Funds, I had shown a personnal bank statement as they had asked for it, but I have sufficient Company Bank account statements to show the transactions...ample of proof..
As for the tenancy here are the problems:
My brother in law currently rents out a two bedroom apartment, which as per the 'adequate accommodation requirements' is not enough for us and our two sons below the age of 10
As we are both outside the UK, it really beats me how and why would they expect to satisfy this pre-condition when we havent even reached there and have not been issued a visa yet.
I mean how many relatives would one have who would have 2 rooms vacant for the next 6 months for us or for anyone for that matter.
Now since we have the funds and with additional company accounts shown would prove the it is MY money and funds, therefore when we get there we can rent a property
or Should my brother in law, rent out a 3 bedroom and send back a tenancy agreement, also showing the landlords permission for us to stay there when we get there after 6 months IF the appeal is successfull, the problem there is, neither my brother in law can afford the upkeep of the 3 bed house/apartment or we pay for it where we wont live for the the next 8 months and god knows if ever. There has to be some other way around this? Right?
What if my wife were to travel to the UK and rent an apartment within this week, since we have 25 days to go, attach the tenancy contract which would be on my brother in law and her name to the appeal with all the other financial proof and send it by post there? She can either take the kids with her or leave them here with me, in any case which would be ripping us apart, and wait for the appeal there, to show up in person if it ever gets to the court, would this ensure a better outcome? would this be the right thing to do, because sitting here in the limbo for another 8 months after the previous 6 months looks like a nightmare....kindly would appreciate you and all to suggest...would her representing our case make it stronger, since we applied in march and the appeal is considered part of the same on going process so therefore the 18600 earning precondition does not apply?
Or should we hire a lawyer, where at? and how? How would he or she be able to expedite the process and ensure a better judgement given the current ridiculous tenancy problem we we face?
This forum has been a great help to others, and I thank all in advance for all the support, King, your input certainly came as fresh air.
Looking forward to your suggestions
W/salam