UK spouse visa refused
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UK spouse visa refused
Hi,
Today the spouse visa for my wife application was rejected as they suspected my second job and believe false information has been submitted which isn't true as HRMC showes it as tax paid. I'm in a dilemma now do I appeal or do I just reapply under both cat B and D combined.
I'm worried If I reapply they'll think that they were right and ban my wife. Can I please ask for some advice
Today the spouse visa for my wife application was rejected as they suspected my second job and believe false information has been submitted which isn't true as HRMC showes it as tax paid. I'm in a dilemma now do I appeal or do I just reapply under both cat B and D combined.
I'm worried If I reapply they'll think that they were right and ban my wife. Can I please ask for some advice
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re: UK spouse visa refused
Hi,
Today the spouse visa for my wife application was rejected as they suspected my second job and believe false information has been submitted which isn't true as HRMC showes it as tax paid. I'm in a dilemma now do I appeal or do I just reapply under both cat B and D combined.
I'm worried If I reapply they'll think that they were right and ban my wife. Can I please ask for some advice
Today the spouse visa for my wife application was rejected as they suspected my second job and believe false information has been submitted which isn't true as HRMC showes it as tax paid. I'm in a dilemma now do I appeal or do I just reapply under both cat B and D combined.
I'm worried If I reapply they'll think that they were right and ban my wife. Can I please ask for some advice
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re: UK spouse visa refused
The wording of the 5th paragraph worries me
The wording of the 5th paragraph worries me
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I think the whole page should worry you, as they clearly don't think you have a "proper job" at all, and if their summary of your application and supporting documentation is anywhere close to a fair summary of the recruitment process, your working arrangements, and the tasks you perform, then I am inclined to agree with them.
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Seems they've been pretty tough on you - and normally I think they get these decisions right. That's hardly a large salary for that kind of job (if anything, I'd say it's far too low - call it an Executive Assistant role and the same duties would be £20-30ph!), the recruitment process is perfectly normal for that kind of role, and again working evenings/weekends is perfectly normal too. I worked from home as a private PA for years and nothing in there would lead me to believe it's a fraudulent job, with the possible exception of taking minutes in the evenings - but perhaps that's when the meetings were?
I don't know if you can appeal or not, but I wish you the best of luck with it if you do.
I don't know if you can appeal or not, but I wish you the best of luck with it if you do.
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Re: UK spouse visa refused
I think the whole page should worry you, as they clearly don't think you have a "proper job" at all, and if their summary of your application and supporting documentation is anywhere close to a fair summary of the recruitment process, your working arrangements, and the tasks you perform, then I am inclined to agree with them.
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I think the whole page should worry you, as they clearly don't think you have a "proper job" at all, and if their summary of your application and supporting documentation is anywhere close to a fair summary of the recruitment process, your working arrangements, and the tasks you perform, then I am inclined to agree with them.
+ 1 agree....... if one looks up Supply 4 Demand Ltd - it's a one man band run from a terraced house in Birmingham; one that would hardly require any sort of admin assistant. The 'job' was created for a family friend.
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S-EC.2.2. Whether or not to the applicant's knowledge- (a) false information, representations or documents have been submitted in relation to the application (including false information submit
The above will be taken into consideration for any further applications.
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It may well have been, but in the OP’s defence I’ve worked in similar roles for ‘one man bands’ for years. My most recent job was 6 years working for a singer/songwriter, from my home and hers which I did alongside running my own business so mainly evenings. I’ve worked for numerous wealthy people essentially just running their lives, all home based. My neighbour employs two admin assistants who work from home for him as he has a huge property portfolio. Jobs like that may not be the norm but they’re quite common for private PA’s.
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Let's suspend making judgement calls please as we really do not & cannot know.
By way of appeal policy, what further can be submitted to show the job is genuine ?
To the OP: Tax records themselves are not enough to show genuine employment. It more usually needs to be something more tangible & formal along the lines of proving someone did the job previously before you. That company records can show this. That the pay is the 'going rate'. That it was advertised.
By way of appeal policy, what further can be submitted to show the job is genuine ?
To the OP: Tax records themselves are not enough to show genuine employment. It more usually needs to be something more tangible & formal along the lines of proving someone did the job previously before you. That company records can show this. That the pay is the 'going rate'. That it was advertised.
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Let's suspend making judgement calls please as we really do not & cannot know.
By way of appeal policy, what further can be submitted to show the job is genuine ?
To the OP: Tax records themselves are not enough to show genuine employment. It more usually needs to be something more tangible & formal along the lines of proving someone did the job previously before you. That company records can show this. That the pay is the 'going rate'. That it was advertised.
By way of appeal policy, what further can be submitted to show the job is genuine ?
To the OP: Tax records themselves are not enough to show genuine employment. It more usually needs to be something more tangible & formal along the lines of proving someone did the job previously before you. That company records can show this. That the pay is the 'going rate'. That it was advertised.
Not sure if an appeal is possible, but if the job is genuine and the OP has been doing it for at least the past six months, there should be plenty of proof available showing he's been working there.
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I can't advise on whether you should appeal or not, but be aware that an appeal is only likely to be successful if the ECO did not apply the immigration rules correctly based on the information/evidence provided at the time. If you are unable to provide evidence that the discrepancies pointed out by the ECO in your refusal letter are not valid, then if I were you I wouldn't appeal.
If you and your partner meet all the requirements and can provide evidence of this then you can submit a new application at any time, as said above the impact of the previous refusal would be that the application would likely take longer to process.
Last edited by spouse of scouse; Jan 10th 2019 at 10:32 am.
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Re: UK spouse visa refused
Just to add to that though, I have seen cases where an applicant applying with priority second time due to rejection has received their results relatively quickly after paying priority the second time. So if you can afford it, I would go for priority even with your second application.
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Just to add to that though, I have seen cases where an applicant applying with priority second time due to rejection has received their results relatively quickly after paying priority the second time. So if you can afford it, I would go for priority even with your second application.