Right of appeal against a Student Visa refusal to be abolished
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The right to lodge an appeal against a student visa refusal to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) will be abolished when Tier 4 starts at the end of March.
Every day hundreds of appeals against Entry Clearance refusals are currently heard before an independent Immigration Judge at the AIT.
Around 25% of refusals are overturned on appeal, a staggering number considering that most appellants do not even show up in court, or opt to have their cases dealt with ‘on papers’ with no representation.
There is no fee to lodge an appeal to the AIT and have your case considered by a judge in the UK, and you do not have to use legal representation, for which there would normally be a charge.
The right of appeal will be replaced by an “Administrative Review” – basically the case will be reviewed by another Entry Clearance Manager (ECM).
Entry Clearance refusals cases subject to appeal are of course already reviewed by an ECM before going on to a full hearing in the UK. According to appeal specialists Bison UK, the “vast majority of refusal cases are upheld by the Entry Clearance Officer’s (ECO) manager”.
However, where cases do reach the AIT for a full appeal the figures are almost reversed. In their experience, over 95% of the refusals upheld by the ECM were subsequently overturned by an Immigration Judge at the AIT hearing.
In other words, an independent Immigration Judge has deemed that 95% of those visa refusals were unlawful.
In one of Bison UK’s recent visa appeal cases, two Filipino Brothers (RRA and RJA) were on the same day both refused student visas to study NVQ in Health and Social Care at Majestic College in London.
The ECO at the British Embassy in Manila refused the young prospective students under section (ii) of paragraph 57 of the Immigration Rules (HC395).
Essentially, the ECO was saying that he did not believe they were coming to the UK to study and that they were only going to the UK to join their Mother and work.
No evidence for these accusations were put forward by the ECO, who based his refusal on what Bison UK’s appeal specialist said was “mere suspicion”.
At the hearing this month the judge disagreed and allowed both appeal stating in the written determination:
“I am satisfied that each appellant (The Brothers appealing) has established to the required standard that he meets the requirements of the Rules for entry clearance as a student”
He continues:
“I am not satisfied that the decision of the respondent (the Entry Clearance Officer) is in accordance with the law and immigration rules applicable to this appeal.”
In other words, the judge is saying the refusal is unlawful.
What chance do students have under the Tier 4 of the new points system?
The Government argues that because the points based system will be more transparent and fair, there will be no need for an appeal process.
Under tier 4, students will, say the Government, only be refused on factual information, such as fraudulent documents or lack of funds. Students will not be refused on purely “subjective” reasons such as:
“I am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities that you intend to leave the UK at the end of your studies” or
“On the balance of probabilities I am not satisfied that you are a genuine student”.
This is commonly known as refusing on “intention”, something which, according to UK Border officials at a recent meeting in London, will not be allowed under the new system.
This is will be a major change for ECO’s who are used to acting on their own suspicions and opinions, and it remains to be seen what will happen in practice when the new system comes in at the end of March.
In the meantime you are free to exercise your fundamental right of appeal. Appeal cases are heard in the UK before an independent Immigration Judge, something you should consider when appointing an adviser to handle your appeal. An overseas lawyer will not be able to represent you at the all important hearing and you may end up paying separately for a UK based advocate.Take advice from an OISC registered adviser or Solicitor to check on available options.Finally, any applications submitted for a visa before tier 4 starts should carry the right of appeal if you are refused.

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What is my chances of my appeal when i don’t have an immigration lawyer to represent me in the UK AIT? I was refuse entry visa by British Embassy Manila for two times and i submitted my appeal thru the ECO Manila office. Their refusal was based on my inability to sustain my further study and my qualification. I refute their contentions and have attached eveidence to establish that iam a genuine student.
May i hear your idea on the matter.
If you are refused entry clearance under the current rules you have the ‘right of appeal’ to the AIT (Asylum and Immigration Tribunal), where your case will be heard before an independent Immigration Judge in the UK.
Appeal specialists Bison UK has successfully overturned over 95% of visa and other refusals on appeal.
Appeals
Appeals can 3 to 4 months to be heard at the Appeals Tribunal (AIT) in the UK, however, your case will eventually be heard if you submit an appeal in time. For further information on the process please see article “Danny’s Visa Appeal” –
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/060619_dannys_visa_appeal.html
Lodging an appeal, which is not always the way forward, is only the start of the process. You must have valid grounds on which to appeal, it’s no good just complaining that you have been “unfairly treated”. You will need to prepare your case and submit an evidence ‘bundle’ to the AIT prior to the hearing. You may need witnesses to back up your case. It would be advisable to have professional representation during the hearing, where your case will be heard by an Immigration Judge.
The Home Office will normally have a representative present to put their side of the case, so you need someone to fight your corner.
You do not have to use a legal representative, but if you do not and you cannot appear at the tribunal hearing (which is impossible if you your case involves an entry clearance or visa refusal), the Immigration Judge will decide the case on the papers before him.
You will greatly increase your chance of winning the appeal if you have someone in the UK to appear at the tribunal to fight your case.
When Should You Appeal? You have 28 days to lodge an appeal.
If you feel you have a genuine case or that you have been unfairly treated by all means lodge an appeal. It is your right.
How Do You Appeal?
You will receive details on how to appeal with your refusal letter. Remember, lodging the appeal is only the start of the process. The appeal hearing will usually be held in the UK before an immigration judge. You will need to submit an evidence bundle and wherever possible call witnesses.
Do you have to use a lawyer?
You do not have to appoint a legal representative and many people choose to represent themselves. However, to give yourself the best possible chance of winning it is advisable to appoint an appeal specialist to represent you and fight your case at the hearing.
What Are Your Chances of Success?
Our appeal team can assess your case and tell you honestly whether or not you are likely to win. If we do not feel you have an excellent chance of success, we will advise you to look at alternative action. Statistics show that 25% of all appeals are successful, a staggering number considering that most appeal cases are submitted with no evidence, no representatives and no witnesses.
I can refer you to Bison UK’s appeal specialist, an Immigration Law Practitioner in London, to represent you here in the UK. They are fully registered by the OISC and have over 10 years experience in handling hundreds of successful appeals. When you use our appeal specialist you will have the comfort of knowing that you are in the hands of an expert.
They will assess your case and if we feel the refusal is unfair and wrong in law will advise you to that it can be challenged on appeal, although there is no guarantee the appeal will succeed.
Appeals can be daunting and complex, but don’t be put off. You always have a chance as long as you try.
Thank you for providing an up todate and honest view of the appeal process. Presently my husband has been refused and although we’ve appealed and the hearing finds that we are in a genuine and subsisting relationship we still need to go through a reconsideration as it appears he should never have been refused and now maintenance is the issue even though we have made it clear of no need to being reliant on public funds. I Am confused. What exactly do they want. How are we to prepare for this and can our case be fast tract. I cannot bear another day month or year without him. HELP
Sorry to hear that. See http://www.visaappeals.com for more information on Entry Clearance appeals and the AIT process. It is free to appeal in most cases.
i applied my student visa extension last may 28 as my visa will expire june 31.. im under tier 4. but i already witdraw half of the money in the bank, the home office states i need 1200 as maintenance funds,i did deposit the money and printed bank statement showing the 1200 pounds and submitted it but after a week, i badly needed some of the money.. do you think the home office will know or call the bank?and will they refuse giving me visa because of that?please send me your reply to my eamil add. thanks
applied my student visa extension last may 28 as my visa will expire june 31.. im under tier 4. but i already witdraw half of the money in the bank, the home office states i need 1200 as maintenance funds,i did deposit the money and printed bank statement showing the 1200 pounds and submitted it but after a week, i badly needed some of the money.. do you think the home office will know or call the bank?and will they refuse giving me visa because of that?please send me your reply to my eamil add. thanks
WHAT WILL I DO WITH THAT BECAUSE ITS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEN TO ME.PLEASE DO RESPONSE.TAHNK YOU
Refusals under Tier 4 are supposed to be based on factual information, i.e does your application meet the requirements of the immigration rule paragraph 245ZV (b)? The refusal (which I have not seen) states “You have applied as an Adult student and this level is equivalent to NQF level 2 and BTEC level 2. This course is not an appropriate level as stated in Guidance. Points are therefore not awarded and you do not therefore meet the requirements of paragraph 245ZV (b).” Does your course meet the requirements? On the face of it, it would appear that it does not, but I would need to see all the paperwork.
Without seeing all the paperwork it is difficult to give advice, however, there is no right of appeal under Tier – only an administrative review by an ECM.
You could reapply for a student visa for a more appropriate course.
http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk
Can you switch from a working holiday visa onto a student visa here in the UK or do you have to return home?
i had appied for my stdent visa of which i was denied twice.thus, i knw there was no forged document in my application. I paid the entire cost of my tuition fee and part payment of my accommodation all amounted to 3,500pouds.I am not scared of the outcome of my appeal, but i suggest those that are denid should be compensated financially.odele kenny
Dear Sir
I would like to bring in your kind notice that if u can assist me in this regards..
.This is in regards to Post Study (Tier 1 Work Visa) which I applied on 08/09/08.(from India) as i have done post graduation from University of wolverhampton.
They basic crieteria for this is : – Post Graduate degree
2800 Pounds or equilvent or more amount in INR
Apply within 1 year
I applied but my visa was refused stating that i didnt have sufficient funds but in reality i had about approx ( 10Lacs INR) in my ac which is lot more than 2800 pounds.
Actually the basic problem i faced was my bank account is known as two in one ac or flexi ac where after certain balance (Rs.50000) rest of the money gets transferred in FD ac( Fixed Depoist account ) for higher intrest rates.So in my balance sheet the balance highlighted was less than GBP 2800 , but the rest of the balance was in Fixed depoist Account.
Adminstrative review
In adminstrative review as i tried to explain them i had sufficient funds in my bank ac and also bank letter than stating that i had sufficient funds in my acount but still they were not satisfy but now they have advised that i can still apply for fresh application but now the constarin is post study work (Tier1) should be applied within one year but due to this process it has crossed one year as the last correspondence letter from British High commission they mention that i can apply for fresh application and mention the reason of refusal last time but they r not mentioning abt the time bracket they r going to consider or not .
But this process has taken little longer so it is more than a year. I would like to know So, how would you want me to link my new application with the previous one so that I fulfill all the requisites? As it is the matter of my career as I fulfill the required criteria to the best of my knowledge.
I HAVE POSTED letter to British High Commission but i have not got any clear reply from them
So please if you can Guide and process my case
I am not really satisfied with decision as i have spend so much time and money on my studies and i fullfilled the crieteria but still i havent got the visa . I think in this way all international students will be disappointed . In my case also it is such a big disappointment .Please if u could provide with me the solution
I request you to please reply back at your earliest convenience.
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Thanking you
Birinder Singh Manchanda
Dear Sir,
Can u advise me on my recent refusal of student visa under Tier 4 (General Student)category.
Entry Clearance Officer’s decision:
“I have refused your visa application on this occasion because I am not satisfied, on the balance probabilities, that you meet all of te requirements of paragraph 245ZV of the Immigration Rules and in addition your application falls to be refused under paragraph 320. This decision was made on the merits of this application. However, if you have a previous application and immigration history, this may have been considered. However, I have refused your visa application on this occasion because I am not satisfied you have met the requirements detailed below.
The Entry Clearance Officer’s reasons and supporting evidence:
The Visa Letter does not contain the mandatory information as specified in the guidance because it does not state the specific dates and type of work experience.
You therefore do no meet the requirements to be granted entry clearance under Tier 4 (General) Student and I refuse your application under paragraph 245ZV(b) of the Immigration Rules.”
Kindly help me in further assistance with further revised re-application ways. Thanking you in Anticipation
Thanks & Regards,
Idris
I applied my students visa lasy year october i was refused,and iwent for my appeal on 25 May which was not successful at all,you collected my money from my account,which you didnt give me back,you sent back every thing I sent to you except my two passport photos.
I cant understand this for 5 years i have been in this country i have been going to school 100% attendance, the reasons you gave me I cant believe God is great.
Dear Sir:
My step-son was refused a student visa on ground that he submitted fake document i.e. student enrollment. He lodged an appeal before the end of the 28 day period which was on the 16th April 2009. But up to now we have not receive any communication from the AIT that they receive my stepson’s appeal. How long does it take before we receive the Notice of Receipt? Can you advise us on what is the best thing to do?
Thank you.
John Boylan
You should have heard from the AIT by now and should chase them. It could be that they may not have received the appeal notice.
hi im here in UK on a student visa im planning to go home to the phillipines this coming october for a vacation of just two weeks because of some important occasions to attend will i be questioned by the immigration officials if i push through with my plan hope you can shed light on this matter coz im now planning to book my flight.
I assume the holiday you are taking is during term time and that your educational provider has their summer break for 6-8 weeks during August and September? If so, you could be asked by Immigration Officers why you are not studying (complying with your student visa conditions) and why you did not take your vacation during the extended summer break.
I have heard of students who took ‘term time’ holidays against advice to attend “important occasions”, usually parties of one sort or another, who were then questionned upon their return. Some were sent home and had their student visas cancelled.
MY STUDENT VISA IS REFUSED DUE TO THE MISTAKE OF ECO BECAUSE HE DIDNOT SEE MY FATHER A/C STATEMENT………………I AM VERY TENSED………
Hello
I am Sri Lankan student and studying in Northampton University. I am just completed my MBA. I was applied for my student visa renewal for extend my visa in May this year and it is refused by Home Office saying that I do not have enough funds to maintain. At that time I am fully paid my tuition fees, so I need to show only £1200 in my bank A/c (600*2). I showed that money from Sri Lankan Bank A/c, nearly £2800 (More than twice) from continuously one year.
But Home Office simply refused my visa just saying I have only £300. The mistake they done is, I showed local currencies (Sri Lankan Rupees) Rs 500,000/- as fixed deposit. But visa officer calculate this as 50,000/- (just ignore the last digit). It is 10 times smaller than its original value.
Therefore from May I cannot do anything in this country and I cannot apply any job, because I do not have a valid visa. My university not providing me a legal representative behalf of me and I have to hired a external person. They said me its cost around £1000/-. I am a poor student and how can I paying such a big price. Also I am very disappointing about the way of handling this case and there is no any organisation or any person in UK to tell this injustice. Due to this matter my whole life is went back in four months (I cannot mentioned those are here). It is not a simple thing to me , its worth thousands for me. I have a question why these officers are playing with our life. I am kindly asking a solution for this matter and also I need to know do I have a possibility to get compensation or take any legal action against these careless officers.
Thank you.
Sanjeewa
hi friends, this is Ananth welinkerr from india… i applied for studnt visa on april but it get refused stating that the college offer letter dosent contain necessary information…then i again applied for 2nd time while applying on 2nd time i submitted the 1st refusel letter along with the application letter… but unfortunately my 2 time was also refused, then again applied for 3rd time, while applying on 3 rd time, i submitted my 2nd refusel letter but i didnt mention the reful of the first one because i submitted the 1st rtefusal letter in the second time… unfortunately my 3rd visa also refused and i was banned for 10 years….. stating that i didnt mention the 1st refusel on the third time application……. i done it because i was not aware of that….. i thought that 2nd refusel will hold the history of 1st refusel……. i applied for administrative review on july 20….. but still i didnt get any response…. if anybody knows solution please allow to know me as quick as possible…….
sir,
My visa refused due to insuffient funds. I got full points on course, but the point was 0 on the fund section. Accoding to tier 4, all application before october 2009 show there fund on the day of application. My funds are according to there critaria before the few days of application. Please explain this matter. I applied on 30th of june 2009. Thanks
sir,
My visa extension was refused due to insuffient funds. I got full points on course, but the point was 0 on the fund section. Accoding to tier 4, all application before october 2009 show there fund on the day of application. My funds are according to there critaria before the few days of application. Please explain this matter. I applied on 30th of june 2009. Thanks
You should see an OISC registered Level 3 adviser who specialises in appeals or refusals.
I received my husband visa refusal yesterday after 8 long months of waiting On the following grounds to qoute,,, ” I am not satisfied that you meet the remaining requirements paragraph 57(i)(ii)&(vii) of the Immigration rules. You have submitted a letter from Healthcare training Academy that confirms you have been accepted onto an NVQ Level 4 course in Hospitality and Catering. your application form was signed and submitted on the 26th of januray 2009. Records show however that this establishment was removed from the DIUS register in January 2009. I am not therefore satisfied that you have been accepted for a course of study or a period of research. which is to be provided by or undertaken at an organization which is included on the register of Education and training providers. You do not therefore meet the rquirement of paragraph 57(i)of the immigration Rules.
I am aware that such courses in the United Kingdom enables student to work between 35 and 40 hours per week for full pay. I have taken into consideration your own admission that you are ‘jack of all trades” and what appears to be lack of direction employment wise. I have also noted that your abandonment of previous studies here I note the fact that a student visa would enable you to work and derive income far greater than you previously enjoy… …… you do not therefore meet the requirement of paragraph 57 (ii) and(vii) of the immigration rules… My question is there any chance for my husband to make an appeal, what and how are we going to do it? Can your office help us, about this matter.? Please need your reply
Thank You And More power to your office.
My Kind regards,
Jovita D. Conales,
You need to take legal advice from an appeal specialist on whether or not to appeal. See http://www.visaappeals.com
What is the current situation with the college?
hi there
i think there is somthing wrong with my comments because it says: ‘your comment is awaiting moderation’.
please help
many thanks
I have applied before yesterday here from Kuwait for PBS tier 4 Student Ge., I am Nepali Citizen.From last 5 years i am working and residing in Kuwait.I bring money from Nepal to show Bank Statement for Ment.Fund,and i deposited whole amount one day then next day i have taken Statement and i applied
now I just wanna know thay will provided me visa??
good day! i just received the result of my tier 4 student visa application (general). i was refused! here is the reason and comment regarding the refusal of my application: I AM NOT SATISFIED THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED THE SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTS TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS, AS DETAILED IN PARAGRAPH 10 TO 13 OF APPENDIX C OF THE IMMIGRATION RULES.
YOUR APPLICATION SHOWS THAT YOU NEED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU HAVE AT LEAST 7,156 POUNDS AVAILABLE ITO FINANCE YOUR STUDIES,HOWEVER THE BANK CERTIFICATE THAT YOU HAVE SUBMITTED FROM SURIGAONON RURAL BANKING CORPORATION DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU HAVE THE NECESSARY FUNDS AVAILABLE TO FINANCE YOUR STUDIES.
i do not clearly understand the eason behind the refusal since i submitted a proof that i can support myself financially…i had a bank certificate worth 500,000..pls help me understand and advice me on what to do next for my appeal..thank you.
If you think the decision is incorrect you need to see a visa specialist or apply yourself for an administrative review.
Dear sirs
I have been denied a visa extension because i didn’t show them that i was enrolled on a course. I was waiting for my degree results and sent all the documents that the college gave me.
I have been asked to appeal but i got my degree certificates now and i want to apply for the post study visa. What can i do now?
Do i have to make a fresh application for the post study or just appeal or what????
Let me know as soon as possible
Regards
Dear sir,
I am from Bangladesh , i was refused(as a student) in 2007 when the 4 tier system was not introduced. The refused ground was under immigration rules 320(21). But in new immigration rules 320 is there but (21)subsection is deleted.Now my question is,Is it possible that i can apply for student visa in new rules ?
My sister has applied for student visa but refused due to false information. She forgotten that i asked the employer here in the uk to apply for a work permit for her that was 2003 and was refused because of lack of experience that time. My sister put on her application that she never applied or denied a uk visa before and she was further contacted by the immigration to confirm her statement, before they decided to refused her appication. Is there a chance that she can appeal to that or is she banned for 10 years to apply or enter uk.
Was she given a right of appeal on the refusal? If so you should consider an appeal – see http://www.visaappeals.com
My nephew applied for a student visa, 80% of his tuition fee is being paid by his father only 20% that is left, eco refused to grant him visa on the basic that the father will not beable to sustain him in UK without him being engaged in the employment, they also did mention that the bulk money was paid into his dad’s account, which evidence was provided,the money was actually from esusu which is a contribution scheme he took part in, which was the money the dad had paid into one of his account which he presented at the embassy. During the appeal the dad had enclosed his salary account and also the statement showing where the money came from anmd other relevant document.
However i did agreed to provide the accomodation to my nephew which still stand.
Do I need to go and represent my nephew or do i need to get an adviser to to go with me?
yello all
i got rejected bcause i didnt provide in my application the document which i used to enroll in the degree course im studing at!!!!!!!!!! well i dont need to send the documets if im a continuing student in my final year in uni and with passes in all my previous semesters such fools a waste of time
suckaaa
It is difficult to advise without all the facts and it is not clear at what stage you are at with the appeal or hearing at the AIT.
For information on appeals see http://www.visaappeals.com
myself and and my father had applied for visit on the sponsorship of our family friend who is retired educationlaist and well settled in uk. our visas were refused on unjustifed grounds , we lodged our appeal to AIT but the tribunal endorsed the decesion of ECO which we believe is based on ufair and unjustifed grounds. Please guide me.
thanks
kamran
hi my name is alam. i was refused under tier 4 because of lack of money(£232). I already appealed. Can you plz tell me is it possible to win under tier 4? thanks
Applicant’s comments:
Respected Sir/Madam,
I M.RAJA KRISHNA MURTHY, applied for entry clearance to the United Kingdom as a student for one year in 2006 refused my application as per 320 (21) Immigration rules. But unfortunate notice of Immigration decision letter got to me after 28 days i am not appeal that time. Now i just want to reapply for my Higher Studies, is there any chance for reappeal please let me know the details as per your confirmation i can reapply. My career will start once again. With this mail i am attaching NOTICE OF IMMIGRATION DECISION have look at it and give me the feedback to me. If any information is there feel free to revert back to me.
Thanking you,
with regards,
M.RAJA KRISHNA MURTHY
Ph:09290119006
GV51 (FRA) Rev 08/05
NOTICE OF IMMIGRATION DECISION
In compliance with the Immigration (Notices) Regulations 2003 made under section 105 of
the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
REFUSAL OF ENTRY CLEARANCE OR CERTIFICATE OF ENTITLEMENT TO THE
RIGHT OF ABODE
Post reference: / 578443
To: RAJA KRISHNA MURTHY MORLA
I have carefully considered your application on the basis of your passport, application form and the paper you have provided. You have declared that the information you have given is complete and true to the best of your knowledge. In support of your application you have submitted a document As a result of check made by this office, detailed in a document verification report, I am satisfied to a high degree of probability that this document is not genuine. Having assessed your application as a whole I am satisfied that this document is material to your application and I am not therefore prepared to exercise discretion in your favour. Your application is therefore refused in accordance with paragraph 320 (21) of the Immigration Rules, which states that an entry clearance should normally be refused whether or not to an applicant’s knowledge a false document is being submitted in support of an application.
You have applied for entry clearance to the United Kingdom as a student for one year
I therefore refuse your application.
You are entitled to appeal against this decision under section 82(1) of the Nationality, Immigration
and Asylum Act 2002. If you do so, your appeal will be dealt with in the United Kingdom. The appeal can only be made on one or more of the following grounds:
• That the decision is not in accordance with the Immigration Rules;
• That the decision is unlawful because it racially discriminates against you;
• That the decision is unlawful because it is incompatible with your rights under the European Convention on Human Rights;
• That the decision breaches rights you have as an EEA National or member of such a person’s family under Community Treaties relating to entry or to residence in the United Kingdom;
• That the decision is otherwise not in accordance with law;
• That a discretion under the Immigration Rules should have been exercised differently.
You should not appeal on grounds which do not apply to you. You must also give arguments and any supporting evidence which justifies your grounds.
If you which to appeal you should complete Appeal Form AIT-2, a copy of which will be given to you with this notice. A guidance leaflet is also enclosed which explains what to do. You must lodge your appeal at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. You may do this by:
• Fax to: +44(0)1509221699
• Post to: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal,
PO Box 7866, Loughborough, United Kingdom. LE11 2XZ
Or you can return your appeal to:
Visa Department, British Deputy High Commission, 20 Anderson Road, Chennai 600 006
The complete appeal form should not arrive later than 28 days after the date of this notice.
The complete appeal form must be signed and dated.
Entry Clearance Officer R Goulson Date of refusal 04/04/2006
A notice (of which this is a copy) was sent to me by VFS on behalf of the British Embassy CHENNAI / MADRAS
The contents have been translated to me in
Applicant’s signature Date
hello…i just got refused with my uk student visa, the ground is that, because i think the ECO misunderstood the acceptance letter from my school saying that a work placement has been arranged at one of the following, there were two work placement for me to choose from…the ECO said on his refusal letter that he did not believe i’ll meet the rule of not exceeding 50% of my work on my studies…he also said that it’s because i have two work placements on my acceptance letter…i was disappointed though i know that he was wrong and there is a mistake on his decision…i already gave administrative review on my application…what is my chance of getting my visa???
hi im student from india and my visa will expire on oct31st im planning to extend my visa from b grade college which is cheaper so can anyone tell me if i apply from b grade college is my visa most likely to get rejected or b grade college has equilent points(30 points) as a grade colleges.should i go for b garde college?is it safe??
The college should take on board the ECO’s comments, although you still think they are wrong. You should seek advice locally from a visa specialist.
Thank you for give us this opportunity to express our feelings. Well, i’m a student in UK, and my visa was to expired by 31st June 2009,but on the 29th of June 2009,i submitted my application form and on the 31st June 2009,i received an acknowledgement letter stated that they had received my application. Then,on the 4th July 2009,they sent out a to me but which got to me on the 30th July and the letter was for resubmission of passport photograph .and before i did resubmitted i called the office to find out if i could submit a fresh statement of A/C along with the form but the person i spoke with told me if they did not say anything about that,that i shouldn’t bother about that. And after the resubmission,on the 10th August 2009,i got a letter from them which required me to book for biometric test which i did and on the 18th August 2009,i went for the biometric test and after that 3 weeks later i got a letter from them telling me that they refused me visa,saying that i submitted my application form on the 2nd of August 2009 and that my visa had expird before i did submitted it and i have evidence that showed when my form got to their office and the day they collected their charge,and these falls between June 30th to July 4th when they collected my form and their charge from my bank A/C, And on this ground, do i have right to appeal? Please,i will be glad to hearing from you. Thanks.
You need to take advice and see an immigration appeal specialist as soon as possible.
dear sir,
i have been applied for student visa under tier 4 student adult i was refused here are the comment made by the ECO:
I am not satisfied that you have provided the specified documents to show that you are in possession of sufficient funds, as detailed in paragraphs 10 to 13 of appendix C of the Immigration Rules. The personal bank statements you have submitted in your name do not demonstrate that you have the necessary funds available to cover the remainder of your tuition fees (1205 pounds) and your accommodation charges of 5400 pounds. You therefore do not meet the requirements to be granted entry clearance under tier 4 (general) student and i refuse your application under paragraph 245zv (c) of the immigration rules….
the reason why the comment is like that because i submit my bankbook xerox which was the one with meager amount of 60.000 pesos now that i know it is a requirement to have more than 500.000 i ask my parents to transfer my money to my bank account so they did…
PLs help me with this give me good advice on what im going to do next…. oh by the way i already send my letter of appeal and a certification of my bank statement of about 745.000 pesos together with my passport i send it to this address
visa section
appeals team
120 upper mc kinley road
mckinley hill
taguig city 1634
i already track the representative who recieved my letter according to the courier who recieved my document… until now i dont have recieved any message from my cellphone or email to let me know if they recieved my letter im so worried because i sent my passport there…
how long i will wait for their answer…? pls give me advice im so desperate… my mom is going to be here on december 2009 i should join them when they comeback in UK on january 2010 my school in UK will be start on Jan 10.2010 that is why i need to get hurry ….
sir,
My visa extension was refused due to insuffient funds. I got full points on course, but the point was 0 on the fund section. Accoding to tier 4, all application before nov 2009 show there fund on the day of application. My funds are according to there critaria before the few days of application. Please explain this matter. I applied on 30th of sept 2009. Thanks
sir,
my friends student visa extension was refused.his visa was expiring on the 31st of july but he filed application late on 3rd of august.On the 14 of august he got the application back stating that photos were missing but he actually sent the photos.When he sent the application back ukba recieved it on 21 august.during this preiod his colleges tier-4 license was suspended but he wasnt aware.He gave biometrics in october.On 3rd november he got refusal letter saying no right of appeal on the basis of late application and also that his college is not on tier-4 anymore.wat can he do now??can he submit a fresh application or ask them to reconsider?he was sick thats why he filed the application late.please help!!
Hi Mr. Charles!
I just want to asked an an advice about my aunt who was denied 4times by the ECO…1st reson was about the visa letter from he school did not state how they evaluate her qualifation, second her bank statement was not updated, third her bank certificate was not printed on the origina letter head of the bank and lastly she did not sumitted the original passbook. on the last refusal the ECO said that she don’t have the right for an appeal because it’s baseless. I think this is too much…please Mr. charles if you can give us an advice we will be grateful forever to you. Thank you so much!
hi sir
i m from pakistan.my prob iz that i was apply
student visa now embassy refuse my visa and say that u fave fake digrees 320 they send my all papers but they not send my passport and my degrees plz u told me that were did i get my passport.thx
hello my student visa was refused under tier 4 an than i appeal for that.now they allowed my appeal so my appeal is success right now.but unfortunatly i dont know anythink about what i have to do after this decision/i need help thx for help….
Hey Charles,
I am a student from Pakistan’s Capital. The first time i applied for a UK student Visa was back in 2007, i was refused due to some misconceptions found in the bank statement. However, a year and a half later in 2009,i decided to go on with the full throttle and applied again, allowing no room for an discrepancy to hamper my chances of success.
However, to my amazement, i was refused again on the basis of *assumptions* that ECO does not believe that i will take up study once i reach there (although i had paid fee in advance).
Anyways, i lodged an appeal with the tribunal this time and by Gods grace, i am finally allowed with the appeal, i received the call in letter from BHC and submitted my passport few days ago. In the call in letter from local British Embassy, they had only asked for the documents which were ticked, these included (University Visa Letter, TB Test & Passport).
Now comes my Question !
Q) They did not ask for the updated bank statement, and although i wanted to attach, but i was advised by my peers not to. The problem is that i changed my bank account and i wanted to let them know. Now i am operating with HSBC and before it was a local bank.
I want to ask, what if they check my old bank Acc? Will the appeal be void? Or will they ask for explanation? Or will my appeal be disallowed automatically.
I have heard the appeal becomes null & void in such a case and i will be barged from getting a visa.
How trues is it? and how many chances are that i get the visa after appeal is approved?
I seek immediate reply.
Kindest Regards
Mikael Alee
dear sir
my application of student visa was refused approx 4 years back due to bogus educational documents, it happened because of consultants bad advice.
i want to apply again with my genuine documents through tier 4 procedure, please help me out with necessary guideline.
::: Please Assess my Case & Advise ::::
Visa Category : Tier 4 General Student Dependent
Primary App : Wife – Already has valid visa. Pursuing
her masters from outer london university.
Dependent : husband intends to join her now.
Refusal 1 : Poor quality of marriage cert.
Accommodation evidence required.
Refusal 2 : Maintenance funds not enough.
(had shown them flexi savings account
so they did not consider modular
balance though i had 26 lakhs in the
account.)
Refusal 3 : Maintenance funds for wife not shown
with her remaining tuition fees.
( has shown funds for myself and not
spouse as its not required since she
already has visa and is studying in
uk already; plus her funds were shown
at time of her application.)
PLEASE ADVISE WHAT SHOULD I DO NOT AND WHAT GROUNDS SHOULD I APPEAL IF I SHOULD. IMMIGRATION RULES ARE IN MY FAVOR CLEARLY AS I DO NOT NEED TO SHOW SPOUSE MAINTENANCE FUNDS IF APPLYING SEPARATELY. HELP.
Dear Sir,
I am a filipino with a British national wife.I was refuse for entry clearance in the uk for settlement and gain an appeal.last sept.2009 I receive an email from the ECO stating that the original decision has been “overturned” by the ECM who reviewed my application and they were informed the AIT in London that the appeal to be withrawn.24th November,the AIT sent me the copy of the notice of decision stating that the appeal was withrawn.On the same day i receive a call from one of the staff saying they are reversing the decision and let the AIT decide for the outcome of my visa.from sept.2009 till today(11th Dec.2009) I haven’t receive any formal letter or communication from the embassy regarding this matter.I sent lots of email’s enquiry about this matter to them but unfortunately until this time I haven’t got any responce at all.This is I would like to ask for an advice or clarification.thanks and more power.
kind regards,
Mr.E.Tiglao
dear sir,
i want to ask a simple question i appealed against the refeusal of tier 4 genral student visa and the appeal wasnt accepted i mean it was late the last date of submission of appeal was 4 of november that was received by the tribunal on 25 of november so the tribunal rejected my appeal without even lodging it and sed the time is unextenable and they made this decision on 1st of december now i want to ask shal i wait for any letter from home office to leave country r i leave it now myselfwhat is my legalstatus now
Dear sir,
I recently applied for extension of my tudent visa. Though my 4 yrs here in UK I have managed to do 2 diplomas as well as persue my MA degree. Now the fact that I hd to resit my dissertation it to me longer to finish.As I am waiting for my results and hopefully graduate in April 2010 I applied for another Post Graduate Diploma to boost my MA. As my visa was expiring I appied for an extension only to be denied on grounds of me not providing my BA certificate and enough maintenance and fee fund for the year requirement for the point based system. Shoul I go ahead and appeal or should I make a new appiation. I do have my BA certificate and I just needed some more tim for funds as what I had before was used for y MA fee.
Again my partner and I were hoping to get married, he is a British citizen. What are my chances if opt to take this different course of partnership application after my exension asbeen declined. I am on a thn dedline
my appeal made on the 4 nov 2009 for student visa extension was denied and i was asked to appeal futher which i did and it was equally denied and i was asked to appeal futher again. do i have the right to apply for a fresh application for post study work since i still have a valid student graduate certificate?
hi there sir,
my husband and my son was refused for dependent visa when they applied for the visa back home.He was a student before here he did finished exam and went back to home country to applied for the dependent visa.As i’m a student under old rules,he could switch it in the uk but he wanted to see his dad who was ill and suffering with cancer.The reason of the refusal.
‘You previously in the uk as student.You have stated that you have completeed your degree course at ……College In your interview you said you were studying there because the fees were good but that is was important to you to obtain a UK qualification.However the university was stated as the awarding body is not a UK recognised university.It is in fact based in Australia.You said you had no documentation from the university ifself to support your claim that you had taken final examinations and that you being considered for the award of a degree.We have asked you on 2 ocassions to provide evidence from the uviversity that you are known to them and that you are being considered for the award of a degree.You have failed to submit this information.You said at interview,you have asked the uk college but they had not provided the information.I am minded that you could approached the University directly for evidence but you have not done so.I am therefore satisfied that you have failed to provide as requested and your application is refused Paragraph 320(8a)
For your information he did not appeal.
Because of this unfair decision ,effect my sons life ver badly.He always asked me “when baby can see mummy? im very sad to hear that.my life is going upsight down ! Please advice .I would like to with my husband and son as a family.
Hi, i have been in the uk for over 3 years, i am studying law and it is my final year, my student visa extention has been rejected and i am not sure of the reason, can i appeal whatever the reason may be and who do i need to speak to in regards with this?
hi. i want t ask u tht if my application for student visa is rejected nd no appeal of right is given then what can i do. shall i contact a lawyer. i applied for visa on 3rd dec 2008 and recieved reply frm them on 4th feb 2010.and when i applied the college was granted tier 4. bt in march was removed.nd couldnt apply in any other college as they asked me for visa.so how should i go abt it.please reply me as soon as possible
Hi,
I’am in the uk and My application for a tier 4 visa was refused claiming due to lack of funds as my parents bank statement was 34 days old and had 9000 pounds and my bank statement had 4000 pounds so they said since my parents statement was more than a month old they decided to make their decision using my statement which does not reach the required amount. I have been given the right to appeal but I don’t know how to go about it. The funds are still available and cover the whole required period and I live with my sister which means I don’t have to pay any rent or bills. Do you think that I have a chance and on what basis should I make my appeal under what reasons should I give. Thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my post.
Hi sir
i was refused 2 times 2005 & 2006 with fake documents by mistake use my consultance & i admit on interview call i accepted Yes I temper my School certificate & again apply 2006 they refuse with 320 at that time my all documents are genuine or also after refusal appeal but they ground my appeal to so what i do for student visa plz tell me soon
Dear Sir,
I sent all documents to Home office for student visa extension on 25th march, 2009. After some month my college was closed.Then I joined another Tier 4 A rating college on september,2009 and changed course. On 30th september,2009 I sent all new college`s enrollment letter and visa later with college and course change later to home office. Again I joined after 3 month , around December 2009 new college has suspended by Home Office and this college`s name has removed from Teir 4 listed colleges list. But I am still stuying there and I gave the exam on 11th March,2010.
On 10th jan, 2010 Home Office refused visa showing the cause of privious college which college is closed but not showing the cause of the present college where still now I am studying. I appealed . Present college has suspended by home office and no have name in Tier 4 list and in this situation what i have to do ?. I am confused. Please kindly advise me what i have to do ? for further study for student visa extension is being the situation of appealed. Thank you
Hi,
I want to have a vacation in my country on summer time here as it was a holiday and there is no class in our college. But the problem is our college is suspended and they are appealing for the suspebsion to be lifted. Would they question me or sent me back home when I return here because my college now has been removed and still not been relisted in the Register of tier 4 sponsor. Please do reply regarding this matter. thanks
gudday! our visa will expire this august 31, 2010, my wife’s visa is a student & i’m her dependant, actually she will finish her study hopefully this september or october 2010, i just wanna ask if we can change our student visa into working visa? what are the requirements? how much is the fee? thanks & more power!!1
hi mec
i too was refused a student visa,I appealed an won. i had been thru hell and back and sympathise with most people here.some evil officer at an embassy, playing with your life can just deny you an vis aon a whim or on suspicion…
what you need to do:
you need to take the letter from the tribunal which states that your appeal is upheld and successful, and take it to the embassy where you originally applied and theyre give you the visa. do not pay visa fees again, i refused to.
However i hope you had asked the university to postpone your studies for a year,or a semester, otherwise it might be back to square one with the embassy giving ccomplication.
i hope this is helpful..Good luck!!and GOdspeed!
my visa expires in six months time.unfortunately against all my best intention ,i wasnt able to complet my degree course after my sponsor didnt keep the commitment aand my dreams of obtaining a british degree were crashed.
I now urgently need to know if i should take a chance aand reapplying for an extension..or would that be too great a risk?
i wouldnt be able to provide the completed degree transcipts,but only a few credits. However, I have sufficient funds.
what are the odds of extending?
would that be too great a risk as they would be able to know my address, and all my information?
maybe i might end up deported?
Please anyone advice asap. the stories i read here frighten me
Above you state that 25% of appeals are overturned by teh AIT but in another paragraph you state that 95 % are overturned. Please clarify
Thanks
My visa for extention as a student was refused on the basis that I took a gap of more than 30 days between my visa expiry and the new course starting dates.Appeal also unallowed .1 month passed .What should I do?
sir actually i have applied my student visa(tier 4)on jan 12 and i got my refusal on 1 may. the reason is in funds they have just told us u have not written the maturity dates of FDS on bank letter sir u tell me we attach the FDS Photocopies attached from the the bank.then why the are neglecting these things i also dnt nw why they are playing foolish things wth students and destroying their carrier i also have applied my full fees to the college 5000 pounds and my college is also number 1 nd nw i have put my result to adminstrative review as i have told u sir my case is 100% genuine the funds are still in bank nd they are of mine i have not made the fake tell me sir is there any hope to got my visa and also tell us sir why the BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION is doing all this with the students and also i got my my acknowldgement letter from british high commission reply me as soon as possible to my email sir bco i dnt check here normally my id is – jainkaran_06@hotmail.com
Hi
I was student in Uk since 2005 studied in London Academy of Management and Science and in 2007 have extended my visa from London college Of E Commerce and studied their a year for a computer diploma and filed next extension in march 2008 and got visa till Dec 2009 but in dec 2008 UKBA sent me letter that the college I had got extension was raided on May 30 2008 they are revoking my visa but I have changed my college to Winston School Of Art and technology on May 8, 2008 before they have raided and UKBA wrote in the letter that I have not informed immigration that if I have changed the college and they were still under the impression that I was still studying at the same college and the college was bogus degree provider and they took me as bogus student which i was not. I had appeal in AIT but they said i have no right to appeal in the country and my appeal struck out but my barrister wrote letter to Immigration office that he will appeal in High court but they did not give me chance and detained me and after 20 days they removed me. as I do not think after leaving the country my barrister is still working on the case its now almost one year and I have not receive any info from my barrister. Please help me how can i come back and start my studies again.
Thanks
hi,
i have been refused from uk home office because my college was no more in their list,bt thing is that when i made my application for student extension the college was in list after 2 month they revoked license of my college and rejected my application of student extension.i made appeal but i am not able to find out admission in very short period.i just wanted to know what will happen with my case and if my appeal would b disapproval,can i get chance to appeal to high level authority.thanks
Hi
If refusal of visa is based on less documents or just Bank Statement, why not contact these people to provide thise things before make them to appeal.
Is it because you want them to spend money to get Lawyers or you are desparate for foreigners they should go back home.
Its very bad to people who are very serious to study and they will easily go back to there country.
It sounds torturing than help them to success.
Hi,
I have been refused a tier 4 student visa extension, I applied for the visa on 18 February 2010, and my old visa was expiring on 28 February 2010, I send the application by special delivery, and have the receipt (showing the home office address the package went to), I also received a letter dated 19 February 2010 from the Home Office acknowledging receipt of my application and telling me the fee would be taken and that my application was being processed. Before I sent my application I took it to my college (which is a Grade A approved college on the approved register for the Home Office)my college checked it and everything was perfect, I included a visa letter, proof of full payment of fees, bank statements and progress statements from my course. In March I was sent back the application and they said that they had not received photographs, but I know I went to the photo studio took pictures and attached them to my application and send it to them, so I went again to the photo studio and reattached the photographs stapled 4 times onto the Tier 4 form. In April I received a letter inviting me to Croydon to get my biometrics taken, I had been the year before for the ID card and thought I would soon have my ID in 5 days as done last year, but I am been waiting a further one month, on 15 May 2010 I received a letter alone from the home office to say I had been rejected as a student on grounds that I applied late and had no CAS reference, now the CAS reference came in operation on 22 February after I sent the application to the home office, you remind you I sent it on 18 February and I have in my possession proof in the receipt from the post office and the acknowledgement letter from the homeoffice dated 19 February 2010. Now as the letter from the homeoffice received on 15 May 2010 has requested me to inform them of my travel arrangements to return to my home country by 22 May 2010, you can appreciate the state of panic I was in on 15 May 2010, it’s threatening me with deportation If I don’t book passage home immediately, now I am three quarters through the term at college and my exams are in two weeks. Thinking about my individual case I have not done anything wrong, I applied in time I had included photos in my application the homeoffice lost the photo’s they asked me to send them, i did, I have never been illegal, or been on the welfare/dole/public funds. I realise immigration is an issue that British people are totally against, and with the Election this year, perhaps this is why they want to throw out everyone.
But what are my options, they have not granted me the right to appeal my case, in fact the only option in the letter is to phone the home office branch that has my passport and certificates and arrange my travel home, do I have any rights?
My family having paid the school fees for the this year and next year are urging me to seek advice from a solicitor, which I have done (with a lot of difficulty as the letter arrived on a Saturday) and he told me he will write a letter on Monday 17 May 2010, but what will stop the home office from coming to my college or home to remove me to a detention centre, they have my passport, they can put me on a flight home any time they want once I am in their hands, what sanctuary is provided to a person in my position here in the UK?
I am from Pakistan , i was refused(as a student) in 2007 when the 4 tier system was not introduced. The refused ground was under immigration rules 320(21). But in new immigration rules 320 is there but (21)subsection is deleted.Now my question is,Is it possible that i can apply for student visa in new rules ?
Hi, i wanna know something, one of the student of mine got rejected at the recent time. My student had tried for icon college of technology and management but he had been rejected due to the college ** ********college got revoked. At such situation what is your view ? May the student can get another chance or let it be?
It will be so kind if u let me know the right decision as soon as possible.
Hi, Greetings for the day!
My name is Priti, I am currently on a student Visa, I have recently extended my Visa in march as I have deferred my Dissertation due to placement issues. My next submission is in November, I have received a visa only up to the 30th of October.I shall get my results only by January 2011, can I still apply for another extension i.e from Oct – January 2011? if so what is the next step? Please do reply Many Thanks.
Regards,
Priti.B
Got refused for not showing I held the money for 28 days. I sent a bank statement from january showing 2100 (they requested 1600) but the very first days of January I did not have 1600 but 950 I spent a lot of money in December. To comply with the law I paid some mone in my account and ask for the bank statement on 2nd of February. On 22nd March I got a letter saing that i did not answer 1 question (I croseed out the whole page as nothing there applied to me), supposedly I should’ve ticked the square yes or not. Then I resend the application but when i got the refusal letter it said that i had no right to appeal because I sent an application when my visa had already expired (28th February) How Am I was supposed to send an in time application when they send me my application back when my visa had already expired? that is the way home office works!
Dear Sir,
My sister got her leave to remain refused in tier 4 as the college was revoked after she applied for. she filed an appeal, which was refused and the then the reconsideration under part 54 has also been refused. she was a geunine student but the Tribunals did not bother her case and refused completely solely on the ground that her college was revoked even after she applied for extension. Could you please advise what else remedy we got left with us?? Can we apply for leave to appeal in High Court? Or if we take a conditional letter from any college would that be sufficient for a fresh application for extension etc.?
Hi Everyone! I wonder if any one can help me:
Today i recieved my visa refusal letter stating:
[b]Maintainance (Funds)
Points claimed: 10 Points Awarded: 10
[/b]
As you are studying inside of Inner-London you would need to show that you:
* Have suffcient funds to pay for your course fees for the first 12 months.
* You have the required funds of £800 PCM for 9x months for yourself.
Therefore, you would have to prove that you have the required living costs of £7200 plus any outstanding course fees for the first year of your course.
Your course fees are £54500.00 for the first year of your course and you have paid these in full.
Therefore in total you are required to demonstrate that you have £7200
* The last date on your bank from HSBC is the 24th May 2010 and shows a balance of £2135.40 these bank statement do not show that you have the required money for a consecutive 28-day period.
[b]Therefore no points have been awarded for maintenance.[/b]
P.S. My bank statements shows 9th Apr – 24th May (45 Days), I have over £2100 available.
I started my course in november and continuing, been in this country from 2003 as a student on a student visa. My Current course ends in June/July 2010.
They have sent my Passport back to me with an appeal letter.
I would be very greatful if any one can help me please with some suggestions.
I have my Administrative Review and now I have put my case in visa application centre.Anyone can tell me how much time UK embassy will take for processing my visa and also one more thing that how much chances of getting visa I heard that after AR there are 100 percent chance to get Visa
I was refused last june 29, 2010 for a reason that accoding to ECO my submitted bankcert did not confirm that my funds has been held continuosly for a period of 28 days. I’m thingking that maybe the embassy did not call the bank and confirm that my account was really held continuosly for 28 days which is I think that is one of their job to call the bank. Am I right?
I’m planning to went through administrative review.What must I do to really prove that I am indeed having an account which held for more than 28 days prior to my lodge in the embassy? Do I need to provide new bankcert or a bank statement or a passbook?
hello
i recently apply tier 4 student visa my each and every thing is original my CAS letter claiming 30 point which is my refusal letter awarded clearance office or my fund point also 10 awarded but the main ground of my refusal is fake statement show in my application which is i don`t know what happen to me.in July 2006 i lost my passport during the shopping when i was under 18 year old. after that some month i don`t need to get new passport or when i need the passport i report the police station in march 2007 . the story is that i don`t know who is miss use my passport and he apply the visa .i don`t know he apply or not . and know UK embassy refuse me because in her record i already apply visa in 2006 which i hide to them.i don`t know about that miss happen i am mention in application which i recently submitted to UK embassy and UK embassy refuse me under 320 (7a) or i ban for 10 year its my future and its not my mistake please some on help me or give the right information to what i do
Hello, I Need help, I n My Husband had appliyed in Oct 2009 , We got refusal as showing less fund of only 13 pounds, n BDHC refuse me under 245ZV and 320(7a), n my husband Refused under 319C & 320(7a).. SO, after that before this application n already applied for student visa only my own applicatio that time also i refused, n for that application i did appeal, i i got visa, so my question is for this visa which i got through appeal, SHALL MY HUSBAND CAN GET VISA IF I MADE NEW APPLICATION FOR HIM ( AS A SPOUSE)….pLS GIVE ME A ANSWER WITH ALL INFORMATION,,,,,,SO CAN I DO APPLICATION FOR SPOUSE,,,SHALL HE GET SPOUSE VISA?
hi, my Tier 4 General Student visa been giving refused because my graduation letter do not
stated that i awarded diploma instead of i pursued full-time in diploma.
my classmates that using the same letter as mine but they got their visa approved.
therefore based on this point, my agent help me to appeal.
can i know how long i have to wait, there is no way of tracking yet school opening soon.
anyway i still not confirm whether my appealing success or fail.
HELLO SIR
I INVITED MY SISTER IN LAW ( UNMARRIED) AT THE TIME OF MY WIFE PREGNANCY. BUT HER VISA WAS REFUSED ON THE GROUNDS THAT HER PAPERS DID NOT SATISFY BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION. THEY REFUSED ON THE GROUNDS THAT MY SISTER IN LAW BANK STATEMENT SHOWED IRREGULARITIES AND HER EMPLYOMENT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY. SIR DO U THINK WE HAVE ANY CHANCE IF I APPEAL IT IN UK .
ALTHOUGH BRITISH HIGH VOMMISSION IN PAKISTAN DID SAY IN THEIR REPORT THAT SPONSPR COMPLETELY SATISFIED THEM WITH HIS DOCUMENTS
THANKS
hello
my thai wife returned to thailand from the uk after a six month visit visa to see me in july 2010 she then applied for a further 5 months in october 2010 but was refused on the the fact she had only spent 3 months in thailand is this legal.she cannot apply for a marry visa yet because she isnt 21 until next year.
thanks
hi, my case is that i applied fr tier4 visa extention they refused my application because according to them maintenance fund wasnt £1600 but i enrolled on BABM course in april and my primary site of study was in gants hill and college also confirmed me so many times by email that i have to maintain £1200 n i did that but suddenly just 5 days before my application college transfered few students including me to their postgraduate campus to take class.but college still saying if you follow an undergraduate course u maintain £1200 but they also saying currently classes are going on inside london so its bit complicated and they drafting letter by solicitor accordingly.now my question is that since it wasnt my fault will they consider my appeal.just to mention my parents had enough money in their account at the time.await for your reply. thanks.
hi everyone. i see a lot of question here and no answers. who gives answers. its nice to read and share horrible experiennces, the hands of british immigration But im a[pplying for an extension and desperate to know what happens when a tier 4 visa extension is denied. do they keep your passport?. do they forcefully deport you?
Dear sir
i am from bangladesh.anyway,i was refused by uk embassy in 2009 under 3207A when people not introduce tier4 system.ECO said that my bank statement was false.then i was gone to apple.afterwards,my appeal was refused,and then i was gone to re consideration unfortunatly this time i was refused again.now my appel is stand on high court.would you plese tell me,will i make fress apply for tier4 student visa?and how much posibility to get the visa?2ndly,will i withdrew tihs 3207a case or not? please inform me sir….
thanks
i had applied for an extenson of ma visa last month and its refused for funding problem sayingthat i went 10 £ down out of £ 1600 …and had meet all other point based requirments …now what can be done to appeal .
There are plenty of answers in the thousands of articles on the site and in reader replies.
As far as I know nobody has asked this question. I’ve never heard of a passport being kept after a visa refusal. If you fail to respond to a removal order you could be removed by force.
Hi I am Binaya Pandey.my visa is expiring on 31st of oct 2010.today I supposed to send all documents to ukba but the bank statement I got this morning is old one.I havent got 28 days original statement yet.bank said that it takes 3/4 working days for that statement because I already ordered that statement 4 days ago.I am in trouble that bank statement made me delays to apply.what else any solution for me to apply of renew visa.thanks
na wa o. tier 4 palaver
hi sir good day!
we’ve been here for more than 2 years. my wife has an ongoing course(NVQ 4)in a college that is no longer recognized by the register of education provider. Prior to this, early september we submitted our paper to a representative or a consultant to process our papers for a work visa. lately we receive the result that our papers were not being forwarded in the home office because our employers COS was declined affected by this interim cap. The worst senario is we’ve known it as our visa expired already. After that we’ve check the college to recourse for another option but came to know that it’s no longer registered as an educational provider in tier 4. The question is, is there any possibility now that we would be granted such TIER 4 visa concidering the fact that our application will be too late? Is it worth to gamble? FYI we can secure a CAS from a certain college whom i inquired with. please sir we need your advise. THANKS!
hi i have applied for student extension in september but i get refusal,how much time it takes to get decission after reappeal,can i work on my job place while the decission is pending.I got refusal because homeoffice wants any english test certificate on pre degree course,can u please tell me now what should i do
i have just been sent back my tier 4 student application as i had sent a black and white passport photo instead of a colored photo, i was adviced to make a fresh application obviously with the right form of picture but my problem now is after printing all the documents i needed for my application, i had to pay some house rent and travel back and fort to collage and the visa payment was taken out of my account aswell, so now that i need to make a fresh application and i am required to make sure that evry document is up to date including the bank statement and i clearly do not have the right amount in the account no more, what can i do about this please, am very tensed and dont know what to do, please advice me accordingly.
Dear sir,
My husband lives in uk as a student. He want to take me as his dependent. But i was refused in 320 as a student in 2008. Please advice me.
I have applied for tier 4 general student visa. I have submitted one bank statement with 28 days required money and one letter from the Bank. The bank letter mentioned the closing balance on the statement date. But the Bank did not mention that the fund has been maintained for 28 days. But the statement clearly shows the period of 28 days.
Is it ok with that statement? or the statement and the bank letter both needs to mention about 28 days? Thanks
Hello, sir.
I applied under the Tier-4 points based system to start a course of study. I had paid full fees for both accommodation and tuition, but my application was denied because the acc. funds required by the school were less than those required by the government, and I didn’t know that i had to show proof of possession of the extra money. On that basis, my application was denied which was fully understandable. I claimed 30 points and was awarded 30 points for my CAS etc. But I claimed 10 points for my funds and was awarded 0 points.
So, on my second application, I made sure I had the funds in my bank account and I left them for 28 days before reapplying. The second time I was denied because I claimed 30 points for CAS but was awarded 0 points. I claimed 10 points for funds and was awarded 10 points! The opposite problem occurred! I am very distressed because my course is supposed to start in January of 2011. The second time when I sent the application, I sent in the SAME documents for my CAS. I sent a valid CAS and all supporting docs stated in my CAS to show my “language ability.” I am now applying for an Administrative Review but I don’t know if it will be successful. I do not want to reapply for a visa because I do not understand what mistake I made in the second application. The refusal letter stated that I did not provide the “certificates” stated on my CAS, but I did! Do you have any idea where my mistake could have been or if I should just reapply?
Please reply and thank you in advance.
dear,sir/madam
i have applied for student visa last 2005.so
that time UK embassy refused to me under 320(21)LAW.
but i can’t do appeal.because after this i went to Malaysia for study.now i want to apply UK for student visa.so please help to me and let me know.can i get student visa from UK embassy?if I’ll application for
student visa.thank you very much.
i was refused(as a student) in 20/6/2006 the Eco refused my application and appeal which held on 11 January 2007 and he immigration judge dismissed this appeal under immigration paragraphs57 and 320(21)(Hc395)(as amended) when the 4 tier system was not introduced. .
But in new immigration rules 320 is there but (21)subsection is deleted.Now my question is,Is it possible that i can apply for student visa in new rules ?
dear Sir/madam,i have applied for student cum spouse visa my documents and Cas was real,there was afund of 8lakhs in my spouses account also.I took an education loan of 10 lakhs from Dena Bank through my agent and i also give 60,000 to my agent for this purpose,idon’t know what happen in my case my money was disburssed on next day of the loan u refused me under 320 7(a)law,my question is that i want to know that can i review in future or it is a ban of 10 years .kindly reply
dear sir,my father was applied for visitor visa in 2008 for 2months which was sponsored by my cousion but the case was feused from you under the immigration rule pf paragraph 41(3)(4)ofHC 395.at that time you told that the bank balance was not enough to pay for visit,Kindly let me know can he reapply in future.With Regards Thanking you.
hey every one m the help needed person.. it is compulsory that 28 days old balance is required?? or cant we apply in 21 th days?? please its urgent!! cant i??
As long as he was not banned from applying there is no reason why he cannot reapply, but there may be other options.
I want to ask you about my cousin. actually my cousin had applied family visitor visa for entry clearance to the United Kingdom in 2006 but his visa refused as per 320 (21) Immigration rules.his bank statement was fake. But unfortunate notice of Immigration decision letter got to him after 28. so he had not lodge the appeal that time. Now I want to know that he has right to reapply for family visitor visa, is there any chance for reapply please let me know the details as per your confirmation so i can reapply. please give me the feedback. If any information is there feel free to revert back to me.
thanks
hello im in uk. My visa refused due to insuffient funds. I got full points on course, but the point was 0 on the fund section. Accoding to tier 4, all application after october 2010.i didnt maintan the fund 28 days period.during the 28 days period i have sufficient fund only 1 day. but my balance is showing sufficiant fund.i make an appeal on 7th of march 2011.im very nerverse about my appeal. am i able to get the visa please reply to my email…..
Hello,
My student visa (tier 4) was refused twice to U.K.(Jan ‘11 and Feb ‘11)
1. Missing bank logo on bank statements.
2. CAS
When I applied for visa the second time, I got 10 points for maintenance. And zero for CAS.
Now this is the same CAS that all other international students have submitted for visa and have been granted visa. My CAS seems to be the only exception in my Country!
Is there any rule which prohibits a student from supplying a single CAS for two consecutive programs in the same institution for a duration of 3 years?
Is there any higher authority I can challenge after the ECM? My admin review by ECM continued to uphold refusal.
Please urgently advise
Hi
I have refused 2 times. First 28/05/2006 for student visa.that time due to 320(21) I refused. Which rule is deleted.I did not appeal.Because I did not know about the appeal. after 3 months I could know about the appeal from the add of newspaper from agency.So due to time over I could not appeal that time.Second time I applied student dependent visa on 22/02/2011.But I again refused the dated on 13/03/2011 under 320(7B) and 319C(A).I have no money to appeal by lawyer from agency. Because they want 200000 taka. I want to appeal by myself. My husband is in UK.I want to meet my Husband. So please advice me proper to get visa.
Hi, I am refused student visa under 320(21) as on july 2007. please tell me can i apply in new tier rules student visa.because 320 is there and 21 is deleted.
Hi, I was refused visa extention because of insufficient fund on feb 27th.my visa was valid till 31st Jan and I applied on 6th Jan,received a letter from them on 10th Jan that my case has been passed on to a casework unit.I received my document back on 1st feb that they couldn’t access the visa application fee so I went to get postal order to pay for the application on 2nd feb but no new bank statement to submit so I went to the bank if I can have a new bank statement but they told me it’s going to take 10 working day, hearing this I was so scared because I don’t want to have any problem with uk laws, I don’t want to be an overstayer so I made do with the letter from the bank stating that I had the money in my account with the old bank statement and I submitted everything on 2nd feb, they sent me a letter to go and do biometric which I did only to receive a letter from them that they ve refused me and I had no right of appeal. Can you pls advice me on what to do because am a full time student, decide not to work since I have been in this country,had 5000 pounds in my account for 2month although am asked to show 1200 pounds for 28 days which means the money in my account is more than enough and the month is more than a month.
Hello Sir
I applied for a student visa under tier 4 from UK.IT was refused due to bank statement problem, I got an appeal.I applied for the appeal and won the appeal today. The summary of the decision is
“I allow the appeal under the immigration rule”
could you please tell me what to do next to get my further leave to remain in uk.What step do I need to take.
thanks for your kind help
Romalus Mahmud
SIR I HAV EREFUSED MY VISA UNDER 3207A DUE TO FAKE STSTMENT MY CONSULTANT IS SAYING TO ME THAT HE HAVE MAKE AN APPEAL IN AIT KINDLY LET ME CAN A STUDENT MAKE AN APPEAL IN AIT OR NOT
To whom it may concern
Dear sir,
Consider it a request not appeal. I had applied for entry clearance for uk under tier 4(General) student and I am refused under 320(7a) and baned for 10 years for uk. Post reference of refusal of entry clearance is : ABU DHABI/606812. It is not my fault, it is fault of my consultant. Actually I required Bank statement for study visa. I thought that I will apply for loan on my property but Muhammad Bilal(Indus pak advisors fsd) said to me that he will transfer money in my account. He take my sign at bank form and said to me that manager is my relative and your account will be open and he will transfer 12 Lac ruppees in my account and he take 41000 ruppees to me as a mark up. I am a simple villager boy, I trusted trusted him and did not check from bank my account that he gave me. He deceived me and I trusted him because he swear by God. Actually I did not know that what is system of banking because I am very simple villager boy and there is no bank in our village. I trusted him because he swear by God and he attatched bogus Bank statement with my visa application and I submitted my visa application file without check Bank statement from Bank. When 27 April I collect my visa application file from Lahore, I saw that my visa is refused because of fake Bank statement then I disappionted and shamed that I trusted on agent and I told Muahammad Bilal that my visa is refused because of Bank statement then he said it is wrong decision of British high commision and Bank statement is genuine and he had evidence that Bank verify statement then I went to bank and bank manager told me that my account t number is fake. He said there is a gang is making bank statements of our branch. I can prove that Muhammad Bilal gave me Bogus bank statement, I have voice recordings of Bilal and I am not guilty in that matter. I have good character in school, college and in my society you can check by all means. I have passed matric,intermediate,graduation and IELTS in good marks. Please remove my ban and give me chance because it matter of my life,character and future,it is question of my career. It is not my request,it is request all students of the world who face problems by fraud and greedy consultants. You should not ban me and like me other students,you must ban fraud consultants who misduided students for the greed of some thousand ruppees. Please sir review your decision because I am innocent in this matter . I swear by God in that matter,it is not my fault, it is fault of my agent, so please remove my ban. I can send you voice recordings of M Bilal, he is guilty in that matter. You can check me by all means, I have good character in my society. I thank you in advance for your consideration and look forward to hearing from you very soon.
Yours truly,
Muhammad
my son was severly ill when he was born he had a major open heart surgery. how can i apply for my husband who is in bangladesh at the moment to come and be with me and my son here in the uk, i need my husbands support more than anything, and my husband is dying to see our son. my baby is still under the care of great ormond street hospital for children
i Applied visit visa for UK, my visa was refused under 320(21) dated 14-06-2007. please give a guide line for apply.
i recieved an email from
ManilaVisaEnquiries and it says that my appeal against the decision to refuse my application for entry clearance has been successful. does it means that my visa is approved?
Sir
I am from Bangladesh. My name is S M Mahady Hassan. I have been refused UK
visa in September 2007. The cause was 320 for bank statement. Further
application I submitted a new Bank Statement from my Uncle. Then UK Embassy
nothing said about my Bank statement and Solvency certificate. They refused
under paragraph 57 (i), (iv). Then i have been submitted Five times and all
the time UK Embassy refused on the paragraph 57 (i), (iv). I submitted my
papers again on September 2009 then UK Embassy confirm me that all of my
papers are genuine and my Bank statement and solvency certificate are also
true but they refused me for the first cause on 2007 that was 320 and they
deported me for 10 years from 2007 to 2017. I want to know that, why they
refused me Five times on 57 if they deported me from 2007.
Now there have any option to do for visa. Please if you can give me any
solution it will be very helpful for me.
Your best Regards
S M Mahady Hassan
hi,
I have applied student visa in march 2011. I have called for an interview on 20 of 19th of August, Interview was fine. on 31-August I got all my documents with refusal letter under 245ZV. Because my surname was not appeared on graduation certificates but it appears on my CAS letter, IELTS certificate and Bank statment. But I give the cutting of newpaper of changing name.
I have add my surname with my name on oct-2009 my graduation is finished on march-2010 and I got my Degree Certificate just two day before file my visa application i.e 25th of march 2010 without my surname
please advise me what to do???
can I go for administrative review ????
with regards
Rinku Kheri
My tier 4 student visa got refused because the scholarship document I provided was a copy and not an original. What can I do in order to get the visa within the 28 days given?
I have already been given original documents that prove I’ve been awarded a full scholarship.
If I ask for an administrative review, would I be able to provide the document then? Please advise me as soon as possible.
You should really take professional advice on this as it is difficult to advise without knowing all the information. An admin review is free but may take a while, where a new application could be much quicker.
Well, refusals on 320 are serious matter, and if you have used a fake, false, documents and information, then honestly don’t bother wasting time, however if it is wrongly accused, then we have arrangment in place to take cases for a very low fee
study ka,,,,,,,,, keep it up ukba,stop fake students and make new hardest policies plz.
Respected Sir/Madam,
I am from India and had applied for a student visa [Tier 4 (Genera)l Student].
My course is for less than 9 months (its approx.7-months course), so accordingly I had calculated the amount i.e. Pound 600/- for each month for 7-months. Pound 600/- since our college in Outside the Inner London Boroughs.
After 3 days of my application, i received my documents back with a refusal letter (plus administrative review form) stating that I lack funds of pound 142….they had stated that I require 5400 pounds +my remaining college fees. But, the thing is as per Tier 4 PBS-Guidance Policy, namely page 71 of 74….it clearly states that for less than 9 months course, we need to multiply 600 with the months required for study (start and end date of the course).
I have used the administrative review form and explained to them that they made a mistake in going through my documents and CAS statement with proof of the start and end date of the course(7-months) and also I pointed out to them, where a proper explanation is given in this regards, pointing to the Tier 4 Guidance Policy page 71 of 74 on the latest edition.
My question to you is, if they come back and say that my application if Rejected, what legal action can I take and on what grounds (I am an Indian Citizen, who had previously studied in UK for a Year’s Course) . I know that I am totally right to claim the 10 points for maintenance( also provided 28days statement earlier which is accepted).
After going through the internet, I have found similar cases with many people, so now it looks like this people are into a money making racket. If everyone reapplies again…taking into account the visa fees (20,400 Rupees), they are minting a huge sum of money. According to me, I call it a fraudulent way of making money from innocent beings, because if they reject an application, then why hold back our money as well. if they are doing something genuine, they should not hold back our money and ask us to re-apply. It really is so frustrating after reading so many forums in these regards and what is happening to my application.
I would appreciate your advice on this. If they reject my case, I really want to drag them to Court of Law. What are my prospects on this?
Please advice!
I applied for a tire 4 student visa, and got rejected because I couldn’t claim 10 points for maintenance due to the fact that my sister would be the one financially supporting me for the fees. They claimed that the policy guidance states that “student applicants may only use money held by their parents or legal quardians”.
I can’t ask financial support from my parents, and I dont have a legal guardian as I am over 18. how would I be able to claim 10 points?
Thank you for your advice.
hello i got refused visa tier 4 because of deception but all thing against me is wrong and mbc did mistake and i not right appeal again what i must to do please help me
my student visa is rejected,due to pearson(english language course) and my college which is a rated .I forgot to submit my back up with my documents.Ihave not right of appeal.what should i do?
Hi sir I m on student visa in UK.My visa is expire on 30 nov 2011 now m trying to applying for extention through the A grade college. Can u tell me how many chances to got visa through the A grade colleges.
hi sir my uk visa rejected becosa they said you 12th class certificate is fales in verification repots. but my docoments are 101% true. what i should in next step.
I had applied for entry clearance for uk under tier 4(General) student and I am refused under appendix C paragraphs 10 to 14 of the immigration rules wish are not stipuling that i can’t withdraw money from my bank account after making application,for that the officer is not satisfied that i can’t support my self without need to work,right now i’m waiting for an administrative review more than one month my CAS is not valid after november 28th,honnestly i think that’s an injustice
Greetings Sir. I had recently send in my Extension for student visa (Tier 4G) on the 5 October 2011. It was received by the Durham Post Office next day delivery service on the 6 October 2011, this I got to know via the Royal Mail Tracking reference number. My fees for the application £386.00 was deducted from my bank account on the 14 October 2011( I sent in a crossed Lloyds TSB cheque).
Although I had my forms and documents checked and verified by an International Student Officer (ISO) from the International Stucent Office University of Surrey, Mr Peter Muncey, and had my application forms stamped with the University of Surrey address and all; I was asked to come back another day by the correspondent officer (who signed his name as “correspondent”)m to submit my payment through a personal bank cheque as credit card payments and debit card payments usually cause a delay due to insufficient funds or other matters regarding identification, so I was told by my correspondent officer. Due to the numerous times of consulting the ISO office (they refused to entertain any students the day I returned to them- 5October 2011)and the impending due date of my visa 30 October 2011, I decided to prepare my personal check and submitted my application at my own expense at the Royal Mail post office atthe University.
I have since then not received any reply or acknowledgement from the UK border Agency or the Home Office. I understand it may take 14 weeks before I am able to call them and find out about the progress of my application. However, some of my other university friends have already receeived their invitation letters for their biometrics to be made. Its been more than 7 weeks now and I was just wondering if I could have my passport returned to me after such a long time at the Home Office. Could you please help me?
Thank you.
HI,
I am a british citizen and my partner is from india, here on a student visa. His college revoked their licence, I belive he has 60 days to re-apply or return to india. The problem we have is that we were set to marry in the UK in May, what options do we have now ?
Please help?
Thanks
He could find another college, or apply to stay in the UK based on your relationship. Suggest you take advice from a qualified level 2/3 immigration adviser.
Hi Charles Kelly,
My brother studied in the UK for 5 years. He applied for an IGS permit on the 5th year but was denied. He was given a letter stating the limited days to remain in the UK and also advicing him a choice of appeal if he so wished. However, his visa expired before his passport was returned to him, but he left the UK before the stated date on the letter.
This happenned in 2009. He has since applied to return to the UK from the home country twice now but was refused on the basis that he overstayed in the UK.
His passport holds the date and stamp of entrance to the home country which is within the limited date that was stated on the letter he received from the home office. Even with this proof, his case is still being treated as an ‘overstayed’ immigrant.
The only other proof he has is the refusal letter from the home office with his passport which shows that he received the passport after the UK visa expiration date. He could not have travelled back home without his passport returned to him.
Unfortunately, he lost the letter. What can he do to clarify the situation? can he get another copy of this letter sent to him?
Thank you for your continuous help and advice.
Dear Sir,
I applied for a student visa 28 Oct 2009,tier 4 from Uk.It was refused due to bank statement problem.
THE ENTRY CLEARANCE OFFICER’S DECISION-
I have refused your visa application on this occasion because i am not satisfied on the balance of probabilities,that you meet all of the requirments of paragraph 245zv a and b of the immigration rules and in addition your application flls to be refused under 320(7a).This decision was made on the ments of this application.However, if you have a previous application and immigration history.this may have been considered.
so please advice me proper to get visa.please sir send me a mail.
What was the bank statement ‘problem’?
Dear Sir,
My agency provided non online bank statement that was Rupali Bank Bangladesh Ltd.That bank statement was Fake.So ECO decided Rrfused me 320(7a).sir It’s not my Falt that agency cheated with me.pls tell me How i get the Uk visa???
Dear sir,
I was refused to get my visa due to insufficient funds. In CAS it was given that I have to pay only£1259 as a fee and totally I have to maintain only £2259. I applied my visa on jan 23rd but on Feb 9th in University, they changed the fees amount to £2500 so my visa got refused. There is not fault on me. It is fully by University mistake. Shall I appeal for it? Is that be effective?. I dont have enough money to appeal also. Please give me an option.
An adviser will need to see all the paperwork and the refusal letter before advising whether or not an appeal is likely to succeed. You should first speak to an appeal specialist before lodging any appeal or new applications. Try Bison UK on 0208 905 1822 or find an adviser (who must be at L3 on the OISC website. An adviser should only charge a small fee for a consultation.
hello sir,
I have got some enquiry regarding students visa ,is there possible for student to apply in asylum who visa was first refused by the home office,my visa extension process was refused they gave me chance to appeal ,I had withdrawn the appeal case and made new fresh applications with the help of solicitors but they again refused my visa application process and wrote letter for hearing a lodge application to court,but due to lack of money to hire barristers I couldn’t apply my case on time it was like I surrender or give up myself after trying hard and spending money on solicitor and twice time fee to home office.right now my status is overstay in this country I don’t know what shall I do for further study my passport is in home office.
Greeting of the day!
My question is as following:-
1. My cousin brother first refused under Tier 4 general visa due to name change problem. Academics Rohit and Passport and Ielts Rohit Kumar and didnt awarded 30 points of CAS.
2. Second time we submitted an affidavit and original newspaper declaring that Rohit and Rohit Kumar is one person. Now Second time they awarded 30 points of CAS but refused due to not verify of the funds from your bank.
3. Third time we changed bank. and submitted fresh file but third time they refused again of 1st refusal that Rohit & Rohit Kumar name problem.
now my question is that if name change problem was still then how ECO awarded 30 points of CAS in second file submittion.
I request you to please guide us about above.
Thanking you in anticipation
With kind regards
Amandeep
Have you requested an administrative review?