Legal Standing Of U.k Student Visa Sponsorship Obligation

[loukie]

Hello,

I will be taking my Thai girlfriend to England so she can study. My father is sponsoring her for accomodation and everything else apart from visa fee and education fees. However in reality he will not be giving her any money in reality just accomodation in his house.

I have lived in Thailand for the last fours years therefore I cannot sponsor her because I have no job in England and little money here. However in England I have a job already and I am going back a month before her arrival therefore my father expects me to pay for the accomodation and other expenses as he said he will not do so.

Now I am concerned that if she goes to live with her friend or i dont want her to live with me as the realtionship is not so good would my father be laible to pay for her accomodation, food, transport e.t.c under u.k law.

Now if i told her to leave because i dont want to be in the realtionship or if she left because she didnt want to be in the relationship would it make any difference to the fact that my father signed a letter saying that he would provide for her.

Could she take him to court and receive the money for finacial support?

Also if i didnt want to sponsor her anymore could i break the agreement and then would she then have to leave the country or could she stay? Would I have to reinbursh her somewhat?

I know it all sounds pretty harsh as she will have to go home if she doesnt have any means to support herself, but if worse came to worse i would want to know the legal standing of the sponsorship obligation, she also has some money but not enough i admit for the whole length of her stay but she can work partime therefore she has real chance of supporting hereself idependantly once in england if a job is found, with out the finacial need of a sponsor.

[7by7]

Apart from the fact that your friend is lying on her application when she says that your father is sponsoring her financially when he isn't, a lie which if discovered could bar her from the UK for 10 years; you yourself do not seem sure of her and are not committed to following through an any financial commitments you may make to her or on her behalf.

Therefore the only advice I can give is: don't make commitments you are unable or unwilling to keep.

[stealth69]

The sponsor has some liability for her stay ..i.e. your father ..the question will be asked as to his relationship with her?? ...as for her taking him to court ..no ..she is the visa applicant and in this case it would be easy to discredit her ..agree with 7by7 doesn't sound a good idea ..if you have been living in Thailand and its a real relationship shouldn't you be thinking of a Fiance / Marriage visa ..doesn't sound like you are ready for all of that though!

Edited May 30, 2009 by stealth69

[Merangue]

I echo the others. You appear to have some serious doubts in which case i would say you need to do some serious thinking.

One rule i have read time and time again is DO NOT LIE on the application.