Family Visa or Tourist Visit Visa?

[darren-b]

Always telling the truth is very admirable trait and I wouldn't normally advise anyone to deliberately tell lies, but in this situation, where she has already lied (by omission), I think she's now in the position where she's damned if she does and maybe even damned if doesn't. She's already started on that particular road and I think that telling the truth at this stage would probably do her more harm than good.

Iain.

You seem to be suggesting the 'upping' of the dishonesty from the not mentioning of a boyfriend in the UK when applying for a visit visa to totally changing the story of their relationship if they ever apply for a fiancee/spouse visa. If the ECO works that out (not everyone is a confident liar when being grilled in an interview...) that could result in a ban.

To be honest in this case the ECO may well suspect something is up and look into any application in more detail anyway. Asking for a visa for 2 months, then staying almost 6, and then applying for a visa (2 year one..) immediately suggests there is something in the UK worth returning for (usually work or relationship).