Visit visa's are notoriously problematic for many reasons.
Not least because approval or refusal of the General Visitor (tourist) visa applications is principally based on the discretion of the ECO.(Entry Clearance Officer)
Basically there is no appeal process.
The major complication is always going to be the need by
the applicant to demonstrate a non-immigrant intent. Always a difficult challenge to overcome the UKVI 'presumption'.
It's not really possible to prove an intention by the applicant does need to clearly present strong social, economic and family ties back home in the Philippines that, on the balance of probabilities, would compel them to leave the UK at the end of the temporary stay.
Or putting it another way, that the documented aspects of the applicants life that bind them to the Philippines
do not outweigh those stronger aspects in UK that may cause them to be unwilling to return home.
In terms of 'Financials' then in principle it doesn't matter who is funding.As long as there's sufficient.
Can be either the applicants or friends.
Typical examples of the type of documents that could be supplied can be found in the UKVI document called
Guide to Supporting Documents - Visiting the United Kingdom (UK)
For the General Visitor the application should be supported with some of the following documents for a sucessful application:-
- if employed, a letter from your employer granting leave of absence from your job for a specified period - the letter should also say how long you have been employed by that employer, in what job(s), and when you are expected back at work
- if self-employed, evidence of your business activities and financial standing
- evidence of any property you owned in home country
- if a student, a letter from the school or college stating the course being studied, its start and finish dates, and the dates of the holiday period for intended visit to the United Kingdom
- evidence of any family or social ties and responsibilities to return home to
- evidence of any firm travel plans made
- bank statements going back over a period of several months
- evidence of savings/funds available during the stay
- evidence that the applicant can financially maintain and accommodate themselves in the UK
with or without assistance from family/friends living in the UK but without resource to public funding or employment.
A sponsor can help greatly by providing an invitation/supporting letter to confirm the support they will be providing in terms of financial assistance and/or accommodation etc.
If the sponsor is intending to totally support the visit this is a listing of fairly typical supporting documents that should be provided:-
- 6 months Bank statements
- 6 months pay slips
- Proof of address (eg utility bill, Council Tax etc)
- Accommodation details (including owner's agreement / rental agreement)
- Sponsors passport copy (Photo page, any relevant stamp pages)
- The main reasons for wanting the applicant to travel at the specific time
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Originally Posted by SimonH
what the heck is that meant to mean 
ing passport or not" 
OK visa refused due to ............
... sorry 
