Help/Critique: - UK 2yr Visitor Visa (China - Super priority application)

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While only an ECO can give a definitive answer on the contents of your application (especially as we don't see all the documents), we can raise a few possible issues:

  • Applying to join a girlfriend or boyfriend can be tricky, as this triggers the "oh they want to come join their partner and stay in the UK indefinitely" reflex, especially if there's a large difference in income.

    So either this is actually the intention and then it's probably not the right visa, or it's not the intention and then you need to provide good evidence of reasons to go back to China in time (so-called strong ties). The best evidence is usually a stable well-paid job, "well-paid" being in comparison to what they could try to get in the UK, not locally. They need to show they have to go back or have a strong incentive to do so.

  • A 3-month visit can also trigger quite a few alarm bells. If one can stay away for 3 months, do they really need to go back? Do they really have a job to return to? How are they going to support themselves during this time? If someone else is paying for it (the person in the UK), then why would they not try to stay indefinitely?

  • Applying for a 2-year long-term Standard Visitor visa right away may reinforce that sentiment. Remember that the applicant must "not live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make the UK [their] main home".

  • Is the £5K estimated max cost a sensible figure compared to the available income of the applicant and sponsors, or is this outlandish?

  • "savings from retirement pension account used for household" does ring many many alarm bells (not just for the visa). For the visa it raises at least the issue of whether these funds are actually available.

  • Not sure I understand what "Possible reasons of dismissal" are?

  • Ditto for "Medical letter stating they can have post op surgery soon if so chosen".

    If they are coming to the UK for anything medical, then requirements may be different.

  • Is there any reason which would make an asylum claim likely? Maybe I'm reading a bit too much between the lines, but if I do, an ECO may as well.

  • I believe that even in the presence of sponsors you have to provide the applicant's bank statements, and those not being very favourable may be an issue.

Again, I'm playing devil's advocate here. I very clearly don't have a full picture about the situation, and it could all sail through easily. But you're asking for feedback, so there you have it.

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