UK General Visitor Visa for Parents

[irs]

Hi Gurus,

please help me out with my parents visitor visa which i am planning to apply in a month.

I am on tier 1 visa from 2012. My brother is in india and working.
my parents have property, some jewels and some cash balance.
they have rented their property and the rent is received in the form of cash.
they have the tenancy agreemnt.
i am sending money from the UK everymonth and also my brother sends some money.
my parents were doing business and they are not getting any pension. some times they sell out their machines in the factory and get cash deposited into their account.
my parents have many relatives, brothers, sisters etc in india
Please clarify my below questions.

1. if i am sponsoring their trip, how much on an average should i maintain in the UK.
2. how long should i maintaing this fund for
3. if im sponsoring, can they submit 3 months bank statements where as i submit 6 mnths statements
4. how do we produce evidences for the cash transactions like rental, deposit etc.

please help to get their application succesful.
thanks.

[suresh505]

Dear IRS,

I'm in the same situation as yours. Can you please let me know if you have applied for the visa? What are the documents you submitted?

Many thanks!!

[irs]

Hi Suresh,

applied and waiting for the result.

[suresh505]

Hi IRS,

Many thanks for the reply. Can you please let me know the documents we need to submit with regards to property, income etc.?


Thank you.

[irs]

Hi Suresh,

I can not say whether I submitted the required documents or not until they get the visa. but this is the list of documents that they provided.

From India
Rental agreement
copy of the sale deed
property tax
car registration document
health insurance documents
Passport copies
application form
photo
marriage certificate
Adhar/pan/electoral card xerox copies
cover letter
letter from notary public or CA for the net value of the asset
bank statements to show the rental income
a family tree showing their ties to india
family photos
from the UK

passport copies
visa copies
invitation letter
sponsorship letter
tenancy agreement
NOC from the owner
sponsor's offer letter
letter from the employer
pay slips
bank statements
utility bills
marriage certificate

Please note that one may not need all these documents.
All the best for your visa processing.

[suresh505]

Hi IRS,

Thank you very much for the reply. Really appreciate it.

I just have one final query -can you please let me know what we should submit in this regard: "a family tree showing their ties to india"

Many thanks for your time!!

[irs]

Hi Suresh,

its not mandatory.
if you do it , it should list the applicant' parents and applicant's children, siblings etc which will tell the ECO that the applicant has children/parents/siblings in india and will go back after the visa period.
there are some free softwares available to build this family tree.
I am not saying that it should be done but some people suggested me to do it.
good luck.

[suresh505]

Dear IRS,

thank you very much. I hope your parents get the visas stamped.

Thanks for your time for replying to my queries.

[irs]

Hi,

They got their visa yesterday....
thanks..

[rajsin]

hi friends,

sorry to bump in, were all the documents that you provided 'from the UK' original or can they be scanned copies? i mean i have employment letter signed in PDF format am i okay to provide this? else i have to go though the horrible process of getting stuff done from the HR.

Thanks

[irs]

Hi,

my bank statements, payslips, invitation letter, sponsorship letters were original.
offer letter can be a copy i think

[ban.s]

hi friends,

sorry to bump in, were all the documents that you provided 'from the UK' original or can they be scanned copies? i mean i have employment letter signed in PDF format am i okay to provide this? else i have to go though the horrible process of getting stuff done from the HR.

Thanks

I never sent any originals except the invitation/sponsorship letter and visas (6-7 in the last 6 years) were always issued without any trouble. Most recent family visitor visas were approved in March and April this year.
Having said that, in my opinion majority of the visitor visa refusals are not due to sponsor's documents, but due to lack of documents from the applicant (either weak finance or weak ties with home country or incorrect information).

[rajsin]

thanks a lot ban.s and irs, highly appreciated

[suresh505]

Congratulations IRS. Very happy to hear the news.

In the list of documents, you have mentioned sponsorship letter and invitation letter.
Are they both different or just one letter from my side is enough?

Thank you.

[imab]

Hi All,

From your experience how much / knowledge, can you please share how much duration should elapse between successive visits of parent(s) to UK on a general visitor visa? The guidance in this link link states it is completely subjective.

Accordingly, is there an unwritten rule that total duration should be <6 months in a year?

Thanks

[MPH80]

You are right that this is now subjective.

However, the guidance used to say that a person should spend no more than 6 months in 12 in the uk. It is still the best rule of thumb we have to go by.

[imab]

Thanks MPH80 !!

[Sohail4peace]

Hi !!

Did you include home survey report as well that shows you have enough/ample space for their stay in your house or flat ??
This report or letter normally comes from estate agent or council..

Please respond and many thanks

[sabeekj]

Hi Guys ,

Just to confirm I am inviting my parents to visit( Family visit as i am settled) me in UK and I will be sponsoring their visit completely even though they can show all Tax returns document and strong ties back home as my Dad runs a Business and my 3 brothers are back home.
My question is how much approximately should i maintain in myBank Account and How long should the money be there for?
I will have to book a hotel accomodation ( just for the ECO proof of Accom)for 2 weeks of stay which app comes around 900 pounds ,
I have around 2000+ pounds everyday in the last 3 months except 3 days where it dipped to 1600 pounds?and current balance is around 4000 pounds.
So what do you guys have shown? any suggestions please????

Thanks for your time.