Sap_consultant wrote:I can understand his agony....
I can remember an immigration lawyer saying 'visa is a privilege and not a right'.
Atleast another 1000 refused applicants would get their visa's if this clause is overlooked. Moreover, the guidance says that the money in the account should never go below the threshold even for a day. For that matter, deposits in your name are also not accepted which is liquifiable cash with interest.
It is unfortunate that the applicant failed to be cautious on this.
With current economic conditions and the mood of Brit jobs for Brit workers I am doubtful, how far his campaign would get mileage, that too when the clause is clear.
Maybe an appeal with a covering letter and proof of bonds is worth a shot...
All the best....
My original application was accompanied with a covering letter, explaining the reasons for a fall of balance, along with copies of all bonds (£31,000), the fact that I had been saving to buy property, a copy of the home buyers report, a copy of letter confirming acceptance for offer for the property, another confirming offer for mortgage. Also letters from the NHS trust, confirming that I am likely to be made permanent staff...
Also, if there were enough skilled british people for british jobs, the HSMP or Tier 1 would not exist - for instance shortage of doctors and dentists in the NHS.
I'd also like to add that people doing a 9-5 (or 24 hour shifts in my case) would not be logging onto UKBA website daily to keep up to date with any changes enforced. The onus falls on UKBA to introduce changes fairly, and use guidelines exactly as the name implies.. "guide-lines" and not the law.
Also, I've seen numerous examples of "do not send extra documents unless requested by the case worker, it will only delay processing of application." I have yet to come across a single example where a case worker has actively asked for more documents instead of blindly throwing the application into a pile of "no".
