Refused UK Visit visa for lack of sufficient funds - What more can I do?

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They refused this application under Paragraph V 4.2 (a) and Paragraph V 4.2 (e) of the rules. The show stopper was V 4.2 (e) which currently says...

must have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to their visit without working or accessing public funds. This includes the cost of the return or onward journey, any costs relating to dependants, and the cost of planned activities such as private medical treatment.

Based upon the evidence you listed in your question, we can start eliminating...

  • Your father's bank statement was eliminated because he is not qualified to sponsor you
  • Your parents' work contracts were eliminated for the same reason, additionally their employment status would not prevent your absconding or overstaying if you decided to
  • Your bank statements were eliminated because they were not proper statements to begin with

So that leaves your invitation letter as the only evidence they were obliged to consider. It's a weak position to be in. You didn't give the name of the company (and we don't want it by the way), but it's likely they would check to see how well they know that company and if they had a good sponsorship history and if they had the capacity to offer you a job. "Capacity" in the legal sense of the word, i.e., they had a license to bring in visa nationals for a work permit and they had enough experience doing it to be trustworthy. Whatever they found was not enough to carry the application and the application became imperiled at that point.

They went on to look at your "personal circumstances". This means things like your job and apparent life-style. You have no employment history, probably not married, probably male, living with your parents, not leading an independent life, and all the rest. "Personal circumstances" also can include your immigration status in Greece, but with all the rest and based upon what you wrote, you hit almost every trigger as a high risk applicant. In the vernacular, it was a 'no brainer'.

Finally, you applied back-to-back without changing your 'personal circumstances' when the first refusal raised credibility issues. That drew a second refusal and now matters are worse.

Some random points...

  • No matter how wonderful it seems, don't accept an interview offer without being fully satisfied that the company has the credibility and 'capacity' to hire you
  • Don't make back-to-back applications unless the 'fix' is blindingly straightforward
  • Read the guidance and the rules. They explain why your parents do not qualify as sponsors and give other useful info on how to succeed
  • Don't submit stuff that they will eliminate, it's not a game of darts. Submitting lots and lots of irrelevant evidence lowers the quality of an app

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