There will be some changes to the immigration rules for visitors coming into place on 1st December. The visit rules are found in Appendix V to the immigration rules.  The Command paper is not yet published, but some of the coming changes are given in the attached from FreeMovement.  There seem to be some small, and some big, changes. Standing out so far is the mandatory refusal for anyone who has been sentenced to more than one year in prison. That is a big change from the current bans for a year or more. The way that reads is that, if an applicant has ever been sentenced to more than a year in prison (anywhere in the world), then the visa must be refused.  There are also big changes to the "deception' rules. Currently, the ECO must refuse an application if the applicant has used deception. That is changed to "may be refused", but the ECO must (from December) refuse the application if he can prove that it is more likely than not that deception was used. I'm not sure how that will be used by ECOs.  There is more, have a look, and let's wait for the Command paper to be published to see the full changes.

https://www.freemovement.org.uk/new-look-appendix-v-changes-to-uk-visit-visa-rules-from-1-december-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-look-appendix-v-changes-to-uk-visit-visa-rules-from-1-december-2020&utm_source=Free+Movement&utm_campaign=8ac1e5fc27-Daily+emails+everything&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_792133aa40-8ac1e5fc27-105100321&mc_cid=8ac1e5fc27&mc_eid=2b5f179930

From the quoted article:

New Appendix Finance

Visit visa applicants are required to show they have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs of the visit. From December 2020, any funds relied upon for the application must be held in permitted institutions under the new Appendix Finance. This Appendix excludes reliance on funds in financial institutions where satisfactory verification checks cannot be made, where the institution is not appropriately regulated or where the institution does not use electronic record keeping."

 

I don't see why they don't just go the whole hog and ask for a credit check while they're at it.

8 hours ago, NanLaew said:

From the quoted article:

New Appendix Finance

Visit visa applicants are required to show they have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs of the visit. From December 2020, any funds relied upon for the application must be held in permitted institutions under the new Appendix Finance. This Appendix excludes reliance on funds in financial institutions where satisfactory verification checks cannot be made, where the institution is not appropriately regulated or where the institution does not use electronic record keeping."

 

I don't see why they don't just go the whole hog and ask for a credit check while they're at it.

that will be the next

appendix, post covid.