Does UK turn down visa for genuine Filipino backpackers?

[srvfan]

I understand UK has to defend herself from TNTs but to do so, do they also have to turn down genuine backpackers from the PI? I have read the vaf form and I understand the basic requirements. But I wonder what sort of evidences are sufficient for the ECO to grant visa to a backpacking applicant? Let's say for applicant A, he has little money in his bank account, but he has a land title of a prime lot, and also has a substantial amount in his time deposit and mutual funds. Applicant B does not have a title or time deposit, but his bank account reaches say...P400,000. His parents has also pledged to support him throughout the trip and provided a copy of their own bank accounts as proof. Which of the two applicants is more likely to be granted a visa?

Thanks.

[joebloggs]

who knows. both could get it, one of them or none of them...

it all comes down to the case workers interpretation of 'on the balance of probabilities' of your evidence that you will return before your visa expires

[srvfan]

So it's like playing a dice.

[joebloggs]

yes it is for many cases, search on here and you'll find people with lots of evidence and sponsors evidence and have been refused, and also then you'll find some people who didn't have much evidence at all and they got a visa

it's a lottery for many

[srvfan]

Say my application is rejected, would the record keep me from obtaining a visa in other commonwealth countries such as New Zealand?

For some reason, I felt intimidated.

[joebloggs]

i would have thought immigration information is shared btw commonwealth countries, so i would not lie on an app, but no, a previous failed app, should not effect any future visa apps, unless you tried to obtain one by fraud, in which case in the uk, you could face a ban from entering the uk for a number of years.

the saying goes 'tell a lie, wave your visa goodbye '

I'm not trying to put you off, many people fail a VV, but it's always worth trying