Refusal Due To Lack Of Money

[markr]

hi all,

i was just wondering if anyone has had a uk vv refused due to monetary reasons, she is only coming for 1 month and is paying for it herself,the application is in but i worry about everything!!!!

thanks

mark

[GU22]

If she can afford it and has shown through bank statements etc. that she can, then no worries.

[markr]

cheers gu22

she has more than enough, i'm just freaking out somethings gonna go wrong!

never been so nervous!!!

mark

[GU22]

Your nervousness is understandable, given the horror stories some people like to post. Simply remember that these stories are just that, stories. Nearly 95% of visas are issued without any problems at all, most without an interview.

If all the documents submitted with the application show that she meets the criteria for the visa, then she will get the visa.

Check on the progress here a few days after the application was submitted.

[the scouser]

Mark,

Providing that the applicant has sufficient money for the trip and has a goodly amount to return to, there shouldn't be any problems. The difficulties start to arise when people have spent the equivalent of 6 months' wages on a 2-week holiday, and have nothing to go back to.

Scouse.

[Maizefarmer]

Mark,

Providing that the applicant has sufficient money for the trip and has a goodly amount to return to, there shouldn't be any problems. The difficulties start to arise when people have spent the equivalent of 6 months' wages on a 2-week holiday, and have nothing to go back to.

Scouse.

..... The difficulties start to arise when people have spent the equivalent of 6 months' wages on a 2-week holiday, and have nothing to go back to.

- as in putting forward a set of figures that just do not tie in with their income bracket, and/or when that is spen there is nothing left at all.

Not questioning your contribution - just wanting to make sure I have understood this for myself correctly.

Tim

[markr]

Its not an issue as yet, I suppose im worrying about nothing (as usual) but if it were refused on these grounds, as there is no actual figure required by the embassy how would you go about correcting this if you applied again? my parents and i are only sponsoring her with regard to her accomodation as she earns more (unfortunatley) than i do.

can they possibly for example say "we feel you do not have the funds to support yourself " IF they do not publish a figure??

mark

[the scouser]

Obviously, if the applicant lies about their income, then the visa officer can infer that they don't actually have as much money as claimed, and can refuse the application.

However, on the assumption that Mark's girlfriend has not misrepresented her income and savings, they should not be a factor providing that she is not blowing the whole lot on a trip to the UK.

Scouse.

[GU22]

can they possibly for example say "we feel you do not have the funds to support yourself " IF they do not publish a figure??

There are simply too many variables for a minimum figure to be set. For example, someone staying with friends or relatives will obviously require less that someone staying in a hotel.

From DSPs Chapter 9 9.3 - Maintenance: General requirements

There is no prescribed minimum figure for what represents sufficient maintenance. Appeals Tribunals and the higher courts have consistently upheld the principle that the appropriate level of maintenance without recourse to public funds varies widely from case to case

[atlastaname]

Your nervousness is understandable, given the horror stories some people like to post. Simply remember that these stories are just that, stories. Nearly 95% of visas are issued without any problems at all, most without an interview.

If all the documents submitted with the application show that she meets the criteria for the visa, then she will get the visa.

Check on the progress here a few days after the application was submitted.

Rubbish !!! Some of the horror stories are true , and some are not . The point is that they can refuse for a variety of reasons , not enough money , reason to return etc . They can also refuse just because they feel like it if an application is weak and cite reason to return.

[pompeysi]

Yeah I've experienced refusal ref lack of money but I would hope for your sake it won't be likely because it is just a 1 month visit.

I hope they take you and your parents word for looking after her accomodation costs, we did the same but unfortunately her account still fell short of whatever figure they were looking for. But don't let this message worry you as it was for a different type of visa and also for a year.

Good luck. Has she got to have an interview?

BTW my experience wasn't a "story" in case GU22 is browsing!

[atlastaname]

Yeah I've experienced refusal ref lack of money but I would hope for your sake it won't be likely because it is just a 1 month visit.

I hope they take you and your parents word for looking after her accomodation costs, we did the same but unfortunately her account still fell short of whatever figure they were looking for. But don't let this message worry you as it was for a different type of visa and also for a year.

Good luck. Has she got to have an interview?

BTW my experience wasn't a "story" in case GU22 is browsing!

1)quote " ... i hope they take you and your parents word ....." look , they do not take anyones word , you have to prove everything. So forget that idea. The BE is a clinical , unpleasant , and to some posters here a terrifying place. Take your word indeed !! Now that really IS ....

2) whether a story or not you can be sure GU22 will blame it on you anyway.

[pompeysi]

Yeah I've experienced refusal ref lack of money but I would hope for your sake it won't be likely because it is just a 1 month visit.

I hope they take you and your parents word for looking after her accomodation costs, we did the same but unfortunately her account still fell short of whatever figure they were looking for. But don't let this message worry you as it was for a different type of visa and also for a year.

Good luck. Has she got to have an interview?

BTW my experience wasn't a "story" in case GU22 is browsing!

1)quote " ... i hope they take you and your parents word ....." look , they do not take anyones word , you have to prove everything. So forget that idea. The BE is a clinical , unpleasant , and to some posters here a terrifying place. Take your word indeed !! Now that really IS ....

2) whether a story or not you can be sure GU22 will blame it on you anyway.

Well 'word' was just in response to the way he worded it. It was a signed letter from myself and my parents saying she would not be charged for accommodation. Also included deeds to the house and proof of owning the property etc. This was not the reason she was refused by the way, but was talking about it in relation to the amount of money an applicant may or may no need in their account.

Edited October 23, 2006 by pompeysi

[GU22]

BTW my experience wasn't a "story" in case GU22 is browsing!

There are horror stories made up by those inadequates who blame everyone else for their own failings; and there are true stories. Unless you care to expand on what type of visa she applied for and what the refusal notice said no-one can judge into which category yours falls. However, unless proven otherwise, I will assume that it is the latter.

They will take an sponsors word, or their parents etc., word that the applicant will be supported and/or accommodated throughout the visit, but, obviously, anyone making such an offer needs to show that they are able to do so.

Posted by atlastaname;

whether a story or not you can be sure GU22 will blame it on you anyway.

If an applicant does not meet the criteria for the visa applied for, or fails to show that they do, who else is to blame?

Oh, sorry, I forgot that, according to atlastaname, the ECOs are omniscient mind readers!

Edited October 23, 2006 by GU22

[atlastaname]

GU22 you are a multi -faceted person .

Sometimes you are helpful

Sometimes you are knowledgeable

Sometimes you are good humoured

Sometimes you are sullen

Sometimes you are right

Sometimes you are wrong

Sometimes you are childish

And sometimes ... like on this occasion ... you are just a PRAT !!

[markr]

calm down every one!

pompeysi- what did you do to rectify your situation?

[GU22]

Mark, from what you have said, and provided she has supplied the evidence to show that she has the funds, you do not need to worry on this point.

When did she submit the application? If more than 3 working days ago, it's probably worth using the tracking service to see if her passport is ready for collection.

Atlastaname, while your last post is amusing, it doesn't really answer the question I asked, nor contribute much to the debate.

[atlastaname]

Sometimes when a debate is heading the predictable way , one of us has to take a step back and post something a little different from the norm in an attempt to stop it going the usual way.

And actually when you read it it was a very accurate summing up , bit of good and a bit of bad , proving you are human after all.

It wasn't meant to be nasty, it was meant to be amusing ,

....... and i agree it didn't contribute to the debate but hopefully raised a smile or two from those familiar with us both.

[pompeysi]

calm down every one!

pompeysi- what did you do to rectify your situation?

We are currently at the early stages of applying for a visit visa now. The student visa in all honesty probably was a bit beyond our capabilites, ie proving the £150 a week price for a year that studying involves. It's a bit of a long story though, its in another thread, re-applying for a visa.....

Good luck with your application mate, and I'm sure with your more reasonable time scale you'll get the visa. However as said before, if your visit is for just 1 month (and not the year we went for) I would hope that you don't encounter the same problem we did.....

[markr]

cheers

good luck

[markr]

GU22?? will the tracking service say if the visa has been approved or just say ready for collection or something ? it still says ours is with the embassy!!!!! its been a week now and i'm impatient

[atlastaname]

1) just say ready for collection

2) nothing to stop you calling the Embassy .. but i'd wait another 5 days if i was you . Nobody likes to be hurried

[GU22]

Quite.

As the result of the application is confidential between applicant and visa section, passports are returned to the VAC in sealed envelopes. Therefore the VAC do not know the result, only that the passport is ready for collection from their office.

Try to be patient. Three days is the minimum time I've heard of someone getting their passport back. 5 to 10 seems to be the average. Remember we're talking working days, too, and the embassy was closed last Monday for Chulalongkorn Day.

Edited October 26, 2006 by GU22

[AlexLah]

I remember when I went to Lundun a few years ago just for a weekend trip (buy records and meet friends) I was asked to show how much money I had with me. After I was asked to follow that immigration [pejorative comment deleted] to a seperate room I showed him that I got 600 pounds with me.

Not enough he said.

How much salary you earn per month I asked him...

Shortly after I was stripsearched, but(t) could continu after....

Edited by Scouse.