Sorry your girlfriend's visit visa wasn't granted, Ben. Basically, the British authorities seem to have developed a mistrust of people from non-European nations wishing to holiday in the UK - *for fear they won't return to their own country within the visa's validity period.
And, to be fair to our government, *with some justification, because - as Graham points out - the system
was frequently being abused in the past.
So ... the "powers that be" needed to be 100% certain that Jen was ... well ...
...
genuine (if you'll excuse the pun). That's no reflection on
her as a person
I hasten to add -
MOST applicants for short-term tourist visas these days ARE, sadly, refused.
... and enjoy being part of our friendly, online filipino/uk community.
Originally Posted by Arthur Little
Sorry your girlfriend's visit visa wasn't granted, Ben. Basically, the British authorities seem to have developed a mistrust of people from non-European nations wishing to holiday in the UK - *for fear they won't return to their own country within the visa's validity period.thank you for the welcome and help always good to talk to like minded people!
