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by Docterror » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:20 am
lizzy90, had the 28 day clause been true asking the ECO to post-date the entry clearance by upto 3 months citing the reasons for the delay in not being able to depart to the UK should solve all the problems.
Bats, what exactly did you mean by the "visa office"? Even if the information was given by the British Diplomatic Post that your fiance applied in, I believe that the information given to you was wrong.
Firstly there is nothing in the immigration rules/IDIs that dictates any kind of a sanction for entry after 28 days. The only detail the IO is to check is that your fiance holds an Entry Clearance (EC) as the fiance for getting married to you and that he did not get the EC as a result of deception.
Secondly, even if there had been such a rule or advice, the British Embassy should have given it to your fiance in writing. If the 28 day rule was only told, in the worst case scenario is you were asked to pay a fine all you have to do contest them and claim that they told you no such thing. In an appeal it would only be your word against theirs.
I do not think that there is any need for your fiance to change the ticket so that he falls under the "protection" of 28 days, but if you do not want any kind of headache at all its entirely your call.
Jabi