UK visit visa refused twice due to unsatisfactory bank statements. How to reapply?

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With his current situation in Belgium, is he likely to get a visa approval?

A history of multiple refusals probably means that the next application will be carefully scrutinised and needs to be meticulously prepared.

It may be that your boyfriends circumstances are not sufficient to support a visit to the UK. Ideally he would have bank statements showing regular income and regular savings gradually building up sufficient savings to support himself for the planned seven day visit.

What can we do differently because we want to apply again?

Don't try to borrow money, or solicit "gifts" to inflate the bank balance.

He made deposits of 1500 euro in August and 2500 in September after the first refusal. We mentioned that the money was gifts from friends and family.

That probably looks like "funds parking" to the officials - you should avoid doing that. Doing so complicates the application and decreases the chances of success. From what I've read here, at a minimum, the application would need to be supported by statements from the providers of the gifts demonstrating exactly why they are motivated to provide such gifts as well as the origin of the gift funds.

Another obvious difficulty is showing that he has sufficient ties to Belgium to ensure he is fullly motivated to return there after 7 days. He is a refugee in Belgium with no permanent job who is reliant on benefits payments. Unless his circumstances change, I would expect it to be more difficult than average to obtain a visitors visa.

If you must meet up in the UK rather than in Belgium, he may be best advised to consult a UK lawyer who specialises in UK visitor visa applications.

Adding...

Contrast and compare to the OP's thread at http://www.immigrationboards.com/general-uk-immigration-forum/visa-rejected-twice-t221918.html posted on the same day as this one.

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