Background
Erida is an Albanian girl in her twenties. She lives with her parents in Albania and earns a low and variable monthly wage. Her employment arrangements changed drastically before she applied for a United Kingdom visitor visa. Her family and social and economic background are also not very strong due to the family unit's low income, her parents' unemployment, and her lack of assets in her home country.
Erida applied for a visitor visa without seeking legal assistance. Unfortunately, her application was refused because the UKVI was not satisfied that her ties to her home country would persuade her to depart the United Kingdom.
Reason for refusal
The UKVI alleged that the supporting documents contradicted what was declared in the application form. Furthermore, the UKVI alleged that Erida's family ties had been inadequately evidenced and that her personal and economic ties had been misrepresented, hindering the application's credibility.
What did we do?
Upon reviewing Erida's application and evidence bundle, we quickly identified her case's strengths and weaknesses. It appeared that Erida's supporting documents had not been carefully reviewed and that important information submitted at the time of application had not been considered by the Home Office. We made it clear that pursuing the legal process to obtain a reconsideration of the visitor visa application would pose the risk of re-refusal on the same or different grounds. Especially considering that Erida's financial documents were indeed problematic. Yet, we were confident that the case's strengths outweighed the weaknesses, and together, we decided to challenge the grounds of refusal, relying on the fact that the UKVI had misapplied the law and disregarded the existing policies for short-term visitors.
Outcome
Erida had lost all confidence and had almost given up the idea of obtaining an entry clearance. Yet, less than a month into the process, she received a notification from the UKVI confirming that the refusal of her visitor visa application had been withdrawn and that her passport would be stamped with a six-month visitor visa. Erida finally managed to spend a short holiday in the United Kingdom, and her immigration history is clear from the unfair refusal she initially received.
If you have been unfairly refused a visitor visa, contact me at annamaria.zeka@taylor-rose.co.uk or WhatsApp me at +44 2070500696. Together, we can review the reason for refusal and assess whether seeking reconsideration would be beneficial.
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