anyone sad as me out there , and has got nothing else better to do YES socuser keith
have a look thru this, interesting info in it, its the entry clearance stats for 2005-2006, pdf file 155 pages
http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/An...6%20master.pdf
my quick summary
total of all visa apps, 19% rejected, 81% issued.
number rejected in 2004-2005 was 19%
' ' 2003-2004 was 15%
whens the best time to apply for a visa oct to jan looks quiet for most visa types.
settlement apps in 2005-2006 from manila was
total 1920
rejected 511
27% !!! reject rate...
non settlement apps was
total 35,205
rejected 5,827
for the phillippines overall reject rate 17%.
while my friends form libya
settlement visa, out of 205, only 15 were rejected
reject rate only 9%
why ????? !!!! ???? must all that evidence of proof of a relationship they have, what all 2 hours of it
bangkok reject rate is 10%
by region
west indies reject rate was 46%
africa 39%
yanky land 2%
south east asia 15%
visit visa form manila - 30% refusal rate.
9,700 apps
6,750 issued
student visa from manila - 40% refusal rate.
1700 apps
960 issued
work permit from manila - only 9% refusal rate.