…Scattered Brain

I got a package from UK VAC via 2go last friday. It was my passport and other docs that I’ve submitted to them. I was very disappointed and depressed after reading the letter of refusal. Unfortunately, my visa was refused for the following grounds according to Entry Clearance Officer:

IMMIGRATION ACT 1971- NOTICE OF REFUSAL OF ENTRY CLEARANCE

• Fiancé’s birthday has elapsed.
• No evidence has been submitted as to arrangements for your children’s welfare or their financial support during your proposed visit.
• No evidence has been produced by sponsor to suggest that his landlord has consented to you living at his address.
• The income you receive as a freelance internet blogger would still be available if you were not living here in there (Phil) and that leads me (ECO) to doubt whether you would leave the Isle of Man after the period stated.

Overall, the Entry Clearance Officer was not satisfied with all the evidence that I’ve submitted to them and he’s doubting me if I am genuine visitor and if I intend to leave the UK after the period stated.

It seems to me the Isle of Man “Entry Clearance Officer” who denied my entry clearance made a “HASTY decision – in the name of expediency”.

The reasons he cited look “FLIMSY” to me. And doesn’t “WASH”.

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Fiance and I checked the status of our application this morning.  After 8 days from the date of his interview,  finally the new status says “Processed application returned to courier 24 Jul 2008″.

Now we have to wait for my passport to be returned, hopefully today or tomorrow with my visa, so we will be together on my birthday. But we will not get too excited yet till we know it is in place.

Read my previous post about visa application. Thanks! Enjoy reading..

Thursday, 1st of May 2008 - I completed my application and booked my appointment online.

You must take your printed application, supporting documents and the appropriate fee to the UK VAC MANILA office on the agreed date and time of your appointment. Your application will not be accepted at any other location. Failure to submit documents to the UK VAC MANILA office will result in a delay and/or lead to the refusal of your application.

Tuesday, 3rd of June 2008 - After we sorted out all the supporting docs and paid visa fee in peso by BDO Manager’s check I personally lodged our application in Manila UK VAC office.

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My fiance got sorted out the interview requirement for our sponsored visit visa application. As I mentioned in my previous post that he received a call from their immigration office for an interview.. He said the interview went ok.. and we’ll just wait for another 2 weeks for the result. So we’re still hanging here.. We’ll just hope and pray for the best! Come what may…

To those who are following our application - I’ll keep you posted with the result ASAP!

I’ll post here all the Qs during the interview.

I feel good today .. A lot better than yesterday… I was talking with sweetiepie; he told me that he got a phone call from their immigration earlier (4:30PM - UK time). The officer told him that they had received an application from Manila and there are a couple of queries that they need to sort out. He is scheduled for an interview and instructed to bring all the original docs copies that he sent to me. We really hope that this is going to be great news for both of us.. So stay tuned and wait for the result.. but once again.. whatever the result is.. we’re both ready.. Good luck for us!

I have emailed UK Visa Application Centre last night to follow up my visa application, I’m glad that they responded immediately.

Here’s the reply I’ve got from UK VAC:

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Fiancé and I have been together for 2 years now. He proposed to me last Nov. 26, 2007. He has been back and forth here in the Philippines. During his 1st visit (Jan. 2007) we traveled various part of Mindanao (my hometown); on his 2nd visit (Oct. 2007) we traveled together in Macao, China for the 54th Macau Grand Prix.

We decided to apply for a visit visa to visit him and meet the rest of his family and friends as well. He also want me to see the beautiful island of Isle of Man in Great Britain where he lives and where sons and I live when we eventually get married.

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I’d like to share this to all my fellow visa applicants, the British Embassy is moving.. Got this from The Philippine Star News, Saturday, June 28, 2008 issue. Maybe this is the reason why our applications are being delayed due to there forthcoming move to their new address. (See photo below.)