Re applying for UK visa

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You asked how to request that a different ECO be assigned to your next application. Some consulates do this by default (e.g., Russia), some do not (e.g., Nairobi) but I don't know the policy at Riyadh. So to be sure, you can use the following steps...

  1. Go online and make your fresh application.
  2. Near the end of your application, they will display a page that has your new GWF number. Write it down.
  3. Complete the application and schedule your biometrics.
  4. Immediately go to UKVI's contact page, select 'email'
  5. In the "What is your enquiry about?" DDL, select "I have applied for my visa and have a question"
  6. In the "Question" text box, tell them that this is a fresh application following a refusal, that your refusal notice was of reduced quality, and you want a different ECO. Also tell them you want an ECM to review it because it's likely this did not happen previously. Include your prior GWF number so they can find the refusal notice and see for themselves.
  7. If any part of your 'question' demonstrates sarcasm or irony or is not relentlessly civil, you will be wasting your time. They will bin it. So be careful. In the other direction, you should avoid being gratuitously toady, they do not appreciate that either, possibly worse. It's a business communication.
  8. Give them 36 hours, then do the same thing over the telephone if need be.
  9. Once it's all set, or they have (for one reason or another) refused, then attend the facilitator's office like you did the last time.

You asked if a certified translation should be accompanied with an apostille. If it is a legal document, yes.

You asked if you should resubmit an invitation letter if they already have one from your previous application. Yes, you should. A fresh application starts from square 1 and makes no assumptions about what they already have or do not have. You also asked what to do if your plans have changed wildly since your previous application. You should state your new plans honestly, and if they are wildly out-of-sync with your previous plans you can make a BRIEF statement in Part 9 of the application.

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