Support Letter For Spouse Appeal

[azer1]

Hello,

Could you please give me a sample of a letter of support to send to the AIT.I mean the one in which the wife/husband in UK support spouse to come to UK,and especially assert that their marriage is genuine.

Thanks a lot

[the scouser]

If your spouse is going to attend the appeal hearing, you don't really need to write a letter as they can give oral evidence that the relationship is genuine.

Scouse.

[azer1]

Thank you for your quick reply

I understand now that my wife presence at the hearing and her answering the judge questions will help our case.And her absence may raise suspicion

Is that right?

Thanks

[the scouser]

Should your wife not attend the hearing, the judge can infer that she's not particularly concerned whether you get the visa or not. If there are genuine reasons why she can't attend, she should lay these before the court.

Scouse.

[azer1]

Hi Scouse,

what you have said is common sense.She will be present then.No need to write a letter.We just wonder if she will have to answer some questions during my court hearing day?

Thanks for your advice

[the scouser]

If you are not represented, the immigration judge should guide your wife through the process. Basically, she should present her witness statement and the judge and the Home Office Presenting Officer can then ask her questions. The HOPO then puts their case and your wife can ask questions. It is unlikely that the judge will announce a decision there and then. It is probable that he will put his reasons in writing about 2 weeks after the appeal is heard.

Scouse.

[caledonia]

Hi Azer1,

Sorry if you have covered this elsewhere but I take it your wife will not have a legal rep for you then? I know that can be expensive but have you thought about asking if the IAA can help even? They are a charity and from my understanding are free and had agreed to represent me should my hubby's application fail.

I have attended two of these hearings as a spouse - one being the type I was allowed to testify (the first stage appeal). We had legal representation and I have to say it really really helped. They prepared a bullet pointed statement for me which was very lenghty and provided the bassis for the questions of both our barrister and the HOPO. It helped having a Barriester on 'our' side who was able to ask the right questions. The judge actually did not ask me that much as I was quite upset and I think the poor man did not know what to do with me! I would say though, as much as your wife might think she can do it all by herself it is quite daunting dealing with people who do this day in and day out as the adjudicator and HOPO do.

We had several statments from people that also knew of our realtionship so in the end there were about seven statements and five of us there to ask questions.

This all really helped our case and the judge not only rulled in our favour but also stated in his decision that he was impressed with the information given by the witnesses. Granted the HO then appealed this but hey that s a whole other story.

I would def reccomend your wife makes an appointment with her local IAA or at least takes advice over the phone. They deal with this all the time and could give you some very valuable pointers. I have sat in on loads of these hearings to try and prepare for our own and seriously - give the IAA a try at least. Oh thats the Immigration Advisory Service - IAA. A lot of people think they just deal with failed assylum applications but they dont.

Good luck.