HaroonAli wrote:Good Afternoon Guys. Hope you are well. Sorry I have not been in touch since the refusal of my wife's visa on 7th Novemeber 2012 as had to urgently come back from Pakistan and get everything organised for the appeal and everything absolutley a living nightmare. Now 4th year of marriage started before it was the age law and now when you eventually apply they refuse it.
Anyway I appointed a lawyer who charged me £750.00 and then on top of that £140.00 for the Tribunal fees I think which I have now all paid. Seems a bit excessive I think for providing just some evidence. The problem is I am wanting to go to Pakistan to stay with my wife until this is sorted as I do not really care now.
Can anyone answer me the following questions as I have not had time to catch up on the FB group or any other forums so it would be much appreciated.
1. My lawyer is confident the 80% decision should be overturned. How long can this take?
2. Are they overturning decisions?
3. Lawyer submitted appeal by Fax on 5th December 2012 but my bank has still not shown £140.00 being taken out.
4. Does anyone know when approx my wife will get visa just approx date as I am wanting to go to Pakistan ASAP.
To be honest absolutley fed up with this S*** as pretty stupid UKBA refusing visa's for daft reason and not checking up on things such as contacting employer or landlord or council to verify things.
I hope to hear back soon from you guys.
Have a good day.
Thanks
Haroon Ali
Hi Haroon, firstly you paid alot of money for appeal. it only needed filling out you could have done that yourself. Anyway all done now.
i have herd at the moment that tribunal are about 7 weeks behind. so you just have to wait for the money to go out and then you will recieve a letter with a deadline date on it which usually another 19 weeks from the date of the letter.
Since i have been on appeal which s april only three people have had their case overturned... im still waiting for a court date, but i think the rest of the appeals didnt get looked at because of spouse visa application.
Theres no time lenght as to when it will get over turned you know how the bhc works so theres no answer..... but i do believe that they will start woking on appeals now as the spouse rush has finally finished.
You can pakistan but don't think the appeal will ver turn in days, and if it does get over turned then you wait for call letter then you hand in passport and wait for visa... the last girl ti get her case over turned waited three months for passport to get stamped.... so i don't think its as easy as that.
but on the other hand maybe they will work real quick if things have gone quiet as after the 9th july i don't think there were many marriage cases, but there a few appeals i have noticed so its anyone's guess.
Sorry it hasn't helped but i'm just stating reality, we all think it be done quick then get disheartened. wait till new year get the letter from court the go pakistan. when i lasted emailed them at the bottom of the email it stated that they give an answer in 3 months... but again they are just words.
If you wanna go then theres no problem, but if it goes court then u will need to come back, if its over turned then your lucky and come back togeather....
I will say that there have been some spouses who have had their bank accounts rechecked after an appeal has been won just as the bhc wanna make sure your circumstances haven't changed and you are still earning etc ect,
Hope it helps