Please advice me how to appeal.

[smileyangel]

I feel really very sorry to hear about your visa refusal. I too, applied for fiancée visa 5 weeks ago but still no decision has been made yet. I have reasons now to worry if they will consider the email we sent to the Gloucesterhire Registry office when we inquire if it is possible to get bookings, though I am not in the country yet. Fortunately, they said they can provide us provisional ceremony booking and they also stated in their reply that they can send a letter with Gloucestershire County Council logo if that is what the authorities (Embassy people) wish to see perhaps. Me and my fiancé thought its the least effort we can do to show them that we really intend to marry in UK. We provided 2 provisional ceremony bookings since the first one was out dated already because we have submitted the application later than we expect to lodge it. We also submitted the receipt they provided us. I really hope they will consider that since it’s the only evidence we got for wedding arrangements in UK. We did not book or even inquire to get quotations for receptions, cakes, wedding invites etc . because we plan to just have a simple wedding. Please keep the faith in God, be strong. I know you can surpass it and just be positive all the time. Goodluck!

[malchard888]

I feel really very sorry to hear about your visa refusal. I too, applied for fiancée visa 5 weeks ago but still no decision has been made yet. I have reasons now to worry if they will consider the email we sent to the Gloucesterhire Registry office when we inquire if it is possible to get bookings, though I am not in the country yet. Fortunately, they said they can provide us provisional ceremony booking and they also stated in their reply that they can send a letter with Gloucestershire County Council logo if that is what the authorities (Embassy people) wish to see perhaps. Me and my fiancé thought its the least effort we can do to show them that we really intend to marry in UK. We provided 2 provisional ceremony bookings since the first one was out dated already because we have submitted the application later than we expect to lodge it. We also submitted the receipt they provided us. I really hope they will consider that since it’s the only evidence we got for wedding arrangements in UK. We did not book or even inquire to get quotations for receptions, cakes, wedding invites etc . because we plan to just have a simple wedding. Please keep the faith in God, be strong. I know you can surpass it and just be positive all the time. Goodluck!

WE provided the ECo with nothing tangible as like yours its would only be a simple wedding with just close friends and family but my local registry office wouldnt give us anything in writing to say I had even enquired. Anyway the bottom line is the ECO did issue a fiance visa based I can only assume on my submission and how I worded it so I am at a loss as to why Shevon has had such a terrible and unfair refusal.

[joebloggs]

so I am at a loss as to why Shevon has had such a terrible and unfair refusal.

ECO using their discretion or a change in government guidance?

why doesn't UKBA publish a list of evidence they will accept ? not just for this but also other visa's - the classic 'on the balance of probabilities i dont think you will return before your visa expires' - surely the ECO should list the reasons why they dont think you will return, because if they can list any, then they dont have a reason for refusal, or in your case list the reasons why they dont think you will get married

[smileyangel]

WE provided the ECo with nothing tangible as like yours its would only be a simple wedding with just close friends and family but my local registry office wouldnt give us anything in writing to say I had even enquired. Anyway the bottom line is the ECO did issue a fiance visa based I can only assume on my submission and how I worded it so I am at a loss as to why Shevon has had such a terrible and unfair refusal.

I hope I can be lucky too like you Malchard, as they say it's a case to case basis and depends on the proofs and evidences you have submitted not to say the authorities who will review it and unfortunately She-von's docs has been reviewed by a non-considerate and heartless person from the embassy