Um... What's a 'half' birthday?Originally Posted by grahamw48
Um... What's a 'half' birthday?
The one you celebrate every 6 months...especially when you're a little kid, or as in my case...just old and grateful to still be alive.
Ah ok.. I had visions of you being sat down as a child..
'Now look young un. life's tough up 'ere in yorkshire. no time for frivoulous birthdays.. we only 'ave 'alf uns'
Many people choose to do their home decorating and many choose to get someone in to do it. I think of it is a bit like that really. In my case I used to do all of our decorating.
But I never serviced my car and always got someone else to do that.
I used to fit central heating radiators and other plumbing but never fitted a gas boiler. I got someone else to do that.
I wired in new lights and a shower etc but never rewired my house.
sure its a personal choice, its up to you, its your money
but its slightly different than decorating. its yours and your partners future, and that i dont trust to anyone else
Might as well throw in my tuppence worth on this.
I think it depends on individual circumstances....If you have a reasonable amount of money, a good job, adequate accommodation & already married to ur partner then no reason to pay someone else to help.
If there are any weaknesses in your case then it probably makes sense to pay for the best advisor you can get.
My son is disabled, unemployed (not for lack of trying to find work) & with very little savings to speak of. He & his wife are both young & she has a young child. I don't want to take even the slightest risk with their application that may result in a refusal. They'd be absolutely devastated & I'd have to find an appeal lawyer pretty sharpish!
Our decision had to be that we get the best advisor we could find & we did just that.
To have a forum like this, full of good folks, info & advice is great so yes, by all means do it yourself if you're confident that you'll get a positive result but if you have the slightest doubt and/or your particular case has holes in it, then seriously consider employing an advisor.
That said, research thoroughly the list of advisors, whittle them down to a 4 or 5, phone each one to briefly discuss your case so you can get some sense of them, then whittle it down to two, have a meet with each before you make a final decision. Some charge for the appointment & deduct it from your bill if you go with them, some don't charge & others will charge on all counts!
Lastly the Citizens Advice Bureau sometimes help with visa's if you're on low income, which is great but the drawback is that they will take considerably longer.
Rosa.
Rosa.
If you feel you cannot devote time to the application, or if you circumstances are complicated or weak use an experience advisor.
The immigration advisor can clearly show how the immigration rules have been met and cross reference all the evidence.
There is a caveat though, no advisor can create a financial position that doesn't meet requirements, or create a level of accommodation that doesn't exist.
What I mean is that the basic evidence for visa application still needs to exist and be provided. Just that a good advisor should be capable to present the best case.
Having a advisor does not mean the granting of a visa is secured.
And I think a good adviser (is it adviser or advisor?
If you feel you cannot devote time to the application, or if you circumstances are complicated or weak use an experience advisor.
The immigration advisor can clearly show how the immigration rules have been met and cross reference all the evidence.
There is a caveat though, no advisor can create a financial position that doesn't meet requirements, or create a level of accommodation that doesn't exist.
What I mean is that the basic evidence for visa application still needs to exist and be provided. Just that a good advisor should be capable to present the best case.
Having a advisor does not mean the granting of a visa is secured.
Quite a few refusals are made solely because although the applicant actually qualifies, they didn't present all of the required supporting evidence.And I think a good adviser (is it adviser or advisor?
Haha, well spotted.
Yeah, this is just another of those words where both spellings can be used correctly.
Although I believe that advisor is by far the dominant version.
And arguably the most beautiful
I tend to favour advisor.
I've noticed on the forums that one of the most commonly mi(s)s-spelled/speltwords is 'advise' where the writer meant to say 'advice' and vice versa.
So if anyone needs advice on such things....maybe I can be your advisor and... advise.
"adviser or advisorMay 13, 2005
Someone asked today in a comment whether “documentor” or “documenter” is correct. The correct word is “documenter.” The question got me wondering, though, about another spelling dilemma: “adviser” or “advisor."”
"According to the Cambridge Guide to English Usage (Pam Peters, 2004):
Both these spellings are in current use, though adviser is the dominant spelling in both the US and the UK. The ratio in American data from CCAE is 20:1 and in British data from the BNC it’s 6:1. Curiously, advisor is sometimes said to be “the American spelling.” Ķwhatever its past, advisor is registered alongside adviser in major British, American, Canadian and Australian dictionaries"
http://www.englishrules.com/writing/...er-or-advisor/
I have to admit that I thought advisor was american.....
Is this an advisory or an advisery lastlid ?
My spell-checker informs me that it should be the former, but then it is an American one.
Not really. The word is one that I personally have difficulty withIs this an advisory or an advisery lastlid ?
Ok lastlid, I'll leave you in peace now...off for a piece of pease pudding....the one made with peas.Not really. The word is one that I personally have difficulty with
Terpe wrote:
Precisely!If you feel you cannot devote time to the application, or if you circumstances are complicated or weak use an experience advisor.
The immigration advisor can clearly show how the immigration rules have been met and cross reference all the evidence.
There is a caveat though, no advisor can create a financial position that doesn't meet requirements, or create a level of accommodation that doesn't exist.
What I mean is that the basic evidence for visa application still needs to exist and be provided. Just that a good advisor should be capable to present the best case.
Having a advisor does not mean the granting of a visa is secured.
My son's Income Support & DLA just about cover the financial requirements for maintenance of spouse & child & we have the back up of co-sponsors.
Advisor? Adviser?...No Problem! I'll spell it either way, lol.
An advisor should always make clear that they can't guarantee a visa. Ours is OISC Level 3. He's a good guy who appreciates our finances are limited & is allowing me to pay in installments as & when I can & I feel confident that he'll present our case in the best possible way. I'll still worry about it but not half as much as if I was doing it alone.
Rosa.
Quite a few refusals are made solely because although the applicant actually qualifies, they didn't present all of the required supporting evidence.
I think I have mentioned it before - we used a visa service for our's purely because I needed it done with minimal effort on my part and I needed someone to ask me for evidence, rather than me having to to pull it all together.
We used a co called ManilaVisa I think they charged us about PHP60k and they were excellent, still frinds with the consultant today. She was really on top of everything and worked tirelessly to get everything together.
Of course I hadn't found this site at that point but I am still glad we used them because she guided Rina through everything there whilst I was back here in the UK.
As said its horses for courses, doing the FLR was simple after the Fiance Visa!
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