Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
Lastlid, I think you'd find that an immigration advisor will present the application pretty much as Ricky has intimated.
Everything referenced to the relevant immigration rules, and cross referenced to each other.
The sort of thing that can be covered in a good sponsor letter.
Makes it very difficult for the ECO to find a reason to refuse.
Well yes. I would be inclined to agree with you except there was the odd up on the part of the Immigration Advisor along the route - human error, which I did see, before the documents were sent by me to the Advisor.....for example I was sent a draught copy of the application form for checking and it had the wrong birthdate on it for my wife. Of course this was picked up by me but.....
Fortunately in the end what you said there is true in our case. As we got the visa. I think there are both advantages and disadvantges to using an Advisor.

But it isnt finished once it leaves the Advisor. Ones other half has to do the rest.....me and Mrs Lastlid had a bit of a carry on with my Bank Statements....the problem was that I had sent a mix of uncertified originals and certified (stamped and signed) copies. All perfectly okay. But it led to some confusion, not helped by language differences, between me and mrs lastlid and so she had to hold them up in front of the cam so that I could verify that what I thought had been sent, had actually been sent. Again at that point I thought, I wish I had sent the package off to the Philippines myself.