UK student visitor visa refused, even though I am financed by a government scholarship

8/24/2015 1:22:52 PM

I reapplied on last Monday, paid for a priority service and finally received my visa today. I got very valuable advice from people on this website and I really appreciate it. They checked my cover letter and helped me to polish it. Here it is:

To: The Entry Clearance Officer

Reference: Current GWF00000000; Prior GWF0000000000

Subject: Name Surname, country, DOB

Dear Sir/Madam,
I have been awarded Erasmus Mundus scholarship for XXX master’s programme. The scholarship fully covers my trip in three programme countries: the UK, Norway and Germany.

I have already applied for a student visitor visa recently and I have received refusal of entry clearance due to lacking evidence. My first application was submitted online on 28 Jun 2015. I had an appointment at my Visa Application Center on 24 Jul. The refusal decision was made on 07 Aug.

This time I am reapplying for the same type of visa and I want to cover the reasons of my previous refusal. I am providing new evidence with my second application.
Your first concern was that I did not provide evidence of my employment at COMPANY, though I provided a ABC Bank statement that showed salary deposits. I had also stated I was resigning from my employment. The reason is that I wanted to take the time in order to prepare for my trip. With current application, I am providing a letter from COMPANY stating that I was employed at their company as a project manager and the salary I received was indeed from them.

You were also concerned that I had not demonstrated any source for the funds in two other accounts, including a Euro account. When my parents heard I was leaving, they decided it would be nice of them to gift me some money. I am now providing evidence that it was my father, Name Surname, who deposited cash into these two accounts. This includes two cash deposit orders from ABC Bank, one for each account, translated and notarized. As you have noted in the refusal letter, part of the money was deposited into EUR account and the rest – into GEL account. The sum was divided in two parts because local currency has been experiencing fluctuation in recent months and it is safer for us to keep money in different currencies.

As for additional evidence of my circumstances, I am providing evidence that both of my parents are employed and have income. I live with my parents and brother who is a student. It is very common in my country to live with parents until getting married.

After finishing my studies in the UK, I plan either to move directly to Norway for the 2nd semester, or come back home for Christmas/New Year holidays and depart to Norway from Georgia.

I hope you will take account of provided evidence, as well as the scholarship award letter from Erasmus Mundus and supporting documents from Universities involved, including the University of ____ and will look favorably on this application.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Yours sincerely,

Nina

Here is the list of documents I submitted

Inventory of Submitted Documents

• Valid passport;

• Photograph;

• Cover letter;

• Visa application;

• Certificate of award of Erasmus Mundus Scholarship;

• Support letters from Erasmus Mundus and all participating universities;

• IELTS certificate;

• Bachelor’s diploma and the diploma supplement;

• Old passport;

• Letter from a former employer, plus bank statement demonstrating source of income for the last 6 months,

• Bank letter stating two accounts, plus cash deposit orders demonstrating the source for the funds, one for each account, proving that the cash was deposited by applicant’s father, plus applicant’s birth certificate, all translated and notarized.

• Letters of employment for applicant’s parents, plus their bank statements demonstrating source of income for the last 6 months.

I hope it is helpful for someone with same issue.

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