Yes or No?

[SimonH]

All the best Simon and I mean that. If it wasn't for Terpe, I don't think my wife would be here now. It's stressful but you will get through it. I think you will agree its just a money making scheme.

Appreciate the sincerity, and for once we are in total agreement

I've heard but not verified yet that the budget for processing visa applications used to be £2.4 Billion but this has been cut to £1.6 Billion, yes that's not a typing error I did say Billion.

Now, I wonder how they try and make up the shortfall of £800 Million Hence my request for the statistics I asked for under the Freedom of Information Act

[joebloggs]

I've heard but not verified yet that the budget for processing visa applications used to be £2.4 Billion but this has been cut to £1.6 Billion, yes that's not a typing error I did say Billion.
Now, I wonder how they try and make up the shortfall of £800 Million Hence my request for the statistics I asked for under the Freedom of Information Act

By cutting 1000's of staff and

In 2012-13, the UK Border
Agency‟s total spend was £1,576
million resource and £141 million capital. The total resource spend was funded
by £614 million of taxpayer funding and £962
million from income,including £927 million from fees from migrant applications

If you think they are making money from refusing visit visas you're wrong. The fact is, it costs over £140 to process an application and only costs you around £80, so the gov has lost £60 on each application. , they make their money on Settlement Visas, and yes - make money out of refusing them

https://www.gov.uk/government/upload..._2013.2.25.pdf

You've kicked up a fuss, so its possible she will get her visa , I've had to do it and others on here - who were refused but complained - got their visa in the end

It's sad it has to be like this for genuine cases but you have to partly blame the who abused the visit visa making it more difficult for genuine cases.