Applying for UK tourist visa from Azerbaijan
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2013
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Applying for UK tourist visa from Azerbaijan
Hi
I have read previous threads about applying for UK visas and it appears there are some people in the know on this site
I am trying to get a UK tourist Visa for my girlfriend to come and visit me in Scotland. She has been rejected on 3 points
1 not giving enough evidence of profession, salary and finacial situation in azerbaijan
2 The embassy officials doubting our relationship
3 my bank not having enough money in it
point 1 and 2 i think we can overcome however I am the director of a small business and therefor i dont really pay myself a huge wage for obvious tax reasons. My bank never looks that great however the business account is more than buoyant and when i need funds i dip into that
anyway, she has just been refused what the embassy say was a '2 week' visa
I never saw her application however I am curious to to know what the implications of reapplying straight away would be.
I have tried to give as much information as possible about myself and line of business but should i be providing company accounts and some sort of narritive about why my personal account is never that great
I am getting frustrated with the Uk embassy here and am keen to try any other options to secure a visa for her.
Hope this has been clear enough
Thanks
SC
I have read previous threads about applying for UK visas and it appears there are some people in the know on this site
I am trying to get a UK tourist Visa for my girlfriend to come and visit me in Scotland. She has been rejected on 3 points
1 not giving enough evidence of profession, salary and finacial situation in azerbaijan
2 The embassy officials doubting our relationship
3 my bank not having enough money in it
point 1 and 2 i think we can overcome however I am the director of a small business and therefor i dont really pay myself a huge wage for obvious tax reasons. My bank never looks that great however the business account is more than buoyant and when i need funds i dip into that
anyway, she has just been refused what the embassy say was a '2 week' visa
I never saw her application however I am curious to to know what the implications of reapplying straight away would be.
I have tried to give as much information as possible about myself and line of business but should i be providing company accounts and some sort of narritive about why my personal account is never that great
I am getting frustrated with the Uk embassy here and am keen to try any other options to secure a visa for her.
Hope this has been clear enough
Thanks
SC
#3
Join Date: Oct 2002
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#4
Join Date: May 2005
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IF properly declared - in which case it would be income - but one of the problems OP is having is declared income.
#5
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: UK
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But none of this debate about small business accounting is going to help the OP... and I can't actually see any easy way out of the problem other than to bite the bullet and pay a large salary or dividend so that the OP's personal account shows the large balance the embassy seems to want to see.
(stuc100, are we talking about a Personal Service Company? Maybe this is a concept the embassy simply doesn't understand...)
#6
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Exile
Posts: 15,637
Point 3 is the least of your problems. You can have millions of pounds in the account but if points 1 and 2 are not overcome, then it will all come to naught.
Point 2 can be overcome with the sledgehammer approach, as distasteful as it is. Overwhelm them with copies of letters, emails, phone logs, photographs, etc.. to the point that they can't say that the relationship does not exist.
Point 1 is the most difficult one to overcome for most "third world" applicants. She will need to show secure employment and/or solid ties to Azerbaijan - no real way around it short of being an EU dependent. The absence of either employment or ties raises the burden of proof for the other. A prior refusal also makes things harder as there is now a finding that the existing situation is inadequate - so you MUST provide new evidence that further substantiates her financial situation and ties in order to overcome the refusal.
Point 2 can be overcome with the sledgehammer approach, as distasteful as it is. Overwhelm them with copies of letters, emails, phone logs, photographs, etc.. to the point that they can't say that the relationship does not exist.
Point 1 is the most difficult one to overcome for most "third world" applicants. She will need to show secure employment and/or solid ties to Azerbaijan - no real way around it short of being an EU dependent. The absence of either employment or ties raises the burden of proof for the other. A prior refusal also makes things harder as there is now a finding that the existing situation is inadequate - so you MUST provide new evidence that further substantiates her financial situation and ties in order to overcome the refusal.