Im new here............seeking for advice ....visa issues.......

[rutchzzz143]

ok. I hope she can get one As I have never heard of any applicant granted visa for 18 years old girlfriend

I still remember and have seen applicants who applied tourist visa and denied. They were crying outloud outside the embassy. Really I feel sorry for them as they really want to go.

BEEN SORRY TO MYSELF ALSO LAST FEB 2009 ME AND MY FIANCEE WE APPLY IN THE UK BRITISH EMBASSY/VFS FOR TOURIST VISA
BUT JUST BEEN DENIED...............AND ITS MISLACK OF INFORMATIONS AS THEY ARE TELLING ME AND MY FIANCEE THAT VISA IS VALID VIA EMAILS,TXT AND VISA TRACKING RESULTS ONLINE TOO..................


SO ASSUMING AT THAT TIME VISA IS 100% GRANTED......SO MY FIANCEE PURCHASED A FLIGHT FOR ME TO COME TO THE UK STRAIGHT WHEN I PICKED UP MY VISA IN THE VFS MANILA.................BUT ITS SUCH SO WORSTEWHY I NEVER BEEN TOLD THE REAL RESULTS.........BUT JUST WEN IM ALREADY IN THE PLACE.........SO I WENT OUT THE VFS IN TEARS.....AND SO STRESSES AND DEPRESSED AT THAT TIME MY FIANCEE KEEPS ME CALLING AS WELL....................


SO ABOUT MY FLIGHT TO COME TO THE UK IT COST FOR ME OVER 60 000+PH BUT AFTER IT WASNT ABLE TO USED SO FLIGHT CANCELL SO NO CHOOICE WE DIDNT GET ANY REFUND ALSO EVEN A CENTAVO..............

DAMN ITS JUST LIKE THROWING THE MONEY IN THE GARBAGE CAN



BUT UNFORTUNATELY.........MY FIANCEE HAVING AN APPEAL IN THE LONDON NOW SO STILL WAIITNG FOR ANY RESULTS

BUT WE DONT HOPE IT TO MUCH RIGHT NOW BUT TO LOOK BACK THE BETTER


THIS IS OUR APPEALING LETTER AS WHEN I GET MY VISA RESULTS AND NOTICED PAPERS..........ALMOST ALL MY DOCUMENTS AND MY FIANCEE HAD PASSED THERE WERENT ARENT RETURN BACK TO ME


ARE ALL THEY DOING RIGHT?





xxxxxx xxxxxxxxx
xx xxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Blackpool
Lancs
xxxxxxx
2nd April 2009

To the A&I Tribunal,

With regards to a visa application, which was recently submitted to the Manila VFS Global centre in Makati? I have been together with the lady involved, and have been waiting for a response for her to be either accepted or rejected as a visitor coming to the UK.
Having had confirmation through their web site pages that the visa has been processed and also by txt on Routchil’s phone as stipulated when submitted the application, Routchil has traveled from Cebu to Manila to claim the visa as informed on both accounts.
When she arrived there, she was told that the visa was not going to be issued to her, and this has caused ripple effect along the line of coming here to the UK. Through this information given to both of us, With this in mind, I purchased a flight ticket for her to have the next day in coming, as returning back to Cebu seemed pointless and then return again back for her flight at a different time. We assumed all was fine and all that was needed was to pick up the visa from the VFS and get the plane to fly here to the UK.

Since speaking to me about this ordeal, Routchil has been in tears as to what to do next. If I had known that the visa was not to be issued, I would not have bought the airline ticket (See attachments) for Routchil to come over here. Also, when I rang the VFS, I realized that who ever gave the information to Routchil was in fact incorrect. I feel I have been misinformed & so does Routchil on this. It has not been a good 24 hrs for both of us.

The knock back, of not receiving the visa, is not an issue with me but the information that one person tells you something and you trust the information on the webpage being correct. This is a misunderstanding to say the least on the webpage and txt to be something else.

All in all, it has set me back £1000.00 pounds in transport costs for this mishap to have happened. If this had been dealt with in a proper manner, with the correct information sent out explaining the circumstances of why the visa had not been issued, might then, have been able to re-address certain issues and mishaps instead of believing that we were to be granted a visa.

I do not even know why after 30 days the application has in fact been rejected, even though I have read the wording from Mr. Mustafa’s comments, but all I know from my conversations with the VFS supervision (See email attachment) that Maria Madrilejo also wanted to know who had made this dreadful mistake and wanted us to tell her know who it was. Routchil did not know when she came to pick up the visa this man in question was who summoned her. By the time this letter has been processed through the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal area, will be too late to solve this issue.
I have built up a very good and friendly relationship with Routchil and of which we have spent time in her country. I was hoping she would be able to reply here and see just what a good nation we are living in. After this, I am not so sure my faith in humanity here is all it should be.
I appeal to you and your sense of judgment, that you can see what has gone on here and reinstate the visa for Routchil.

I have enclosed the information required below and also an email from a representative from the VFS clarifying the position of the misunderstanding:-


Sent to: VFS Global Centre, Makati, Manila

Name: xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxx

DofB: 07/01/1991

Applying for: Visitors visa

Sent to: 16th February 2009 of application

VFS Global Ref. No. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx




Things that were presented to the VFS in Manila but never received back when Routchil went to collect her documents:-

1) Wage slip
2) Utility bills
3) Deeds to my house
4) Pictures of us together in Manila
5) Emails & correspondences
6) Invitation Letter from me for Routchil to spend time with me, as stipulated in the VAF1A requirements.
7) Original Birth Certificate of Routchil Gealon

Things we did receive back were her passport and the ticket for paying for the visa from the bank.

Because Routchil was not given all the documents back from the VFS, I have only a copy of the Invitation which was submitted at the time at hand. I have to stress that Mr. Mustafa, who is the Entry Clearance Officer is looking at our case from the documents provided here. From his deductions, I feel he is not aware of the full facts or that he has not been given all the information to deduce his assumptions on Routchil. All the information he has referred to has been substantiated in my documents given to the VFS at the time.

I stress, that from sections i ii iii of the ruling of paragraph 41 of the Immigration laws should incomprehensively be discharged as lack of evidence to support Mr. Mustafa’s foundations in arriving towards Rouchil Gealon. That I Graham Smith have stated in my Invitation letter that all of the above will in fact be adhered to accordingly. If there are other things that are driving this decision here, I would like to be informed of. My intentions here are for Routchil to come here and spend 6 months as a visitor.

I am not a man who breaks the law and if things are not correct, am first to try and put things in perspective. I appeal to your better judgment & hope you can come to an amicable decision on this. Additional to the information is that Routchil has been working in the family business and provided are details of her employment (See attachments)


SUMMARY of APPEAL



I have provided an invitation letter here and all others documents are with the VFS.

The misinformation of txt message and webpage stating, that our application had now been accepted and ready to be picked up.

The airfare of which I based this information on, as to why would I have gone out and bought a ticket for Routchil and why would she have also travelled to Manila knowing that she was going to be disappointed on arrival.

The email I received from Maria Madrilejo the supervisor stated, and of which now, since speaking with her directly has in fact rescinded her statement to me and told us that our visa has now been rejected.

My bank details, utility bills, house ownership, wage slip has been confiscated and not returned back to us

If Routchil has been seen to have committed a crime here from being thorough and working within the documents UK Border Agency has provided and also the VAFA1 form, much as I hate to mention that I appeal again to your logical thinking in this matter and if your decision is still to reject her invite to the UK, please explain to me what we have to abide by in order to think further and hopefully not come across another and expense again.


Yours Sincerely

xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sponcer of xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx



Asylum and Immigration Tribunal
Tribunals Group Customer Service Centre,
PO Box 7866
Loughborough LE11 2 XZ
United Kingdom

[pennybarry]

SO ABOUT MY FLIGHT TO COME TO THE UK IT COST FOR ME OVER 60 000+PH BUT AFTER IT WASNT ABLE TO USED SO FLIGHT CANCELL SO NO CHOOICE WE DIDNT GET ANY REFUND ALSO EVEN A CENTAVO..............

DAMN ITS JUST LIKE THROWING THE MONEY IN THE GARBAGE CAN

Why did you buy a ticket already? You can book a flight and ask for Booking Certificate. It cost free at Gulf Air b4. Or you can buy ticket which you can refund.

[rutchzzz143]

Why did you buy a ticket already? You can book a flight and ask for Booking Certificate. It cost free at Gulf Air b4. Or you can buy ticket which you can refund.

well try to read our appealing letter............w/ due mislead or misinform thats why we got to purchased a ticket in advanced


and we didnt get any refund from the cancel flight book for me to fly in the uk........for such reasonits the term and condition upon purchasing the ticket online..........W/C IS NON-REFUNDABLE policy..........its so expensive trip also


get as more worst

[trader dave]

quote your appeal letter------------ and have been waiting for a response for her to be either accepted or rejected as a visitor coming to the UK.
Having had confirmation through their web site pages that the visa has been processed and also by txt on Routchil’s phone as stipulated when submitted the application, Routchil has traveled from Cebu to Manila to claim the visa as informed on both accounts.

so you rightly or wrongly believed that you would be issued a tourist visa and you went to manila to collect it???? and your bf booked flights to uk on the basis of MIGHT hindsight is great

[joebloggs]

you must have had a written refusal letter, what was the reasons for the refusal,

did they give you the right to appeal?

[rutchzzz143]

you must have had a written refusal letter, what was the reasons for the refusal,

did they give you the right to appeal?

I JUST HAD RECEIVED MY REFUSAL NOTICED WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE PLACE

BUT ITS TOO LATE TO BLAME FOR ANY MISLEAD AS OF WE HAD BOOK FOR THE FLIGHT ALSO FOR ME TO FLY TO THE UK

SO BOOKING CANCELLED AND NO ANY REFUND WE GOT FOR A LOTS OF POUNDS THROWN


SEE MY ATTACHMENT OF REFUSAL NOTICED

SO EVEN IM SPONSORED BY MY BF STATED IN THE INVATATION THAT HE WILL LOOK AFTER ME WEN IM IN THE UK 100% MORE THOUGH TOURIST VISA IS HARD TO OBTAIN


I HAVE WORK HERE TEMPORARILY BUT I DONT STATED IT IN MY APLICATIONS THATS WHY MAYBE THEY THINK OF ME WHEN I ARRIVED IN THE UK I WILL FORCED WORK THERE OR LIKE TO BE TNT


ITS WRONG ACCUSATION

BUT ITS OK NO DWELL IN THE PAST ITS DENIED

BUT WAIITNG FOR THE APPEAL RESULTS TOO


WE HAVE THE RYT TO APPEAL


SO FAR OFF IF MORE INFO PLS READ MY APPEALING EXPLANATION

OR WANTS MORE
I WILL ATTACHE MY BF INVATATIONS HERE



XXXXX

GOD BLESS ALL

THNKS FOR ALL ADVISERS

NICE FORUM

[joebloggs]

sorry i can not read your refusal letter - resolution is too low..

you was lucky to get the right to appeal, does it mention on why you have a right to appeal ?

[rutchzzz143]

quote your appeal letter------------ and have been waiting for a response for her to be either accepted or rejected as a visitor coming to the UK.
Having had confirmation through their web site pages that the visa has been processed and also by txt on Routchil’s phone as stipulated when submitted the application, Routchil has traveled from Cebu to Manila to claim the visa as informed on both accounts.

so you rightly or wrongly believed that you would be issued a tourist visa and you went to manila to collect it???? and your bf booked flights to uk on the basis of MIGHT hindsight is great

MISINFORMEDTHATS WHY.GOT TO BOOK A FLIGHT IN ADVANCED.....AND I DONT EVER EVERGET A REFUSAL NOTICED
ONLY WHEN THE TIME I CAME AND VISIT THE EMBASSY IN MAKATI



SO WORST TOO........................I HAD TAKEN INTO THE PLACE TO COME IN MANILA FROM CEBU AS ITS EMERGENCY FLIGHT.......COST ME ALSO.................4K +


TIME WAS HELL....................


EMAGINR LIFE LIKE THIS.....NOT EASY RYT?


AS OF SO MUCH STREESED AND DEPRESSED TOO

[Tawi2]

Rutch,your too young to be stressed and depressed,leave that side of things to your fiancee Also be careful about so called "Fixers" in Pinas who will promise to fly you to the stars and the moon(without a visa)just so long as they can get their hands on your cash I was walking into a cebu pacific office in the Domestic airport in Manila last year,a guy asked me the usual "Where are you going friend" I answered "Davao" he told me there were no tickets left that day for Davao(He could see my luggage and guessed I wanted a flight soon'ish)but his friend inside the office would be able to "Help" me,I just laughed and went inside,the plane down to Davao a few hours later had several empty seats Theres an old saying,a fool and his money are easily parted,hang on to your cash and go through the proper channels for your visa,,most people have said your not going to get entry because of your age,accept that and use the time wisely As with most things in life it just takes time and patience

[rutchzzz143]

Rutch,your too young to be stressed and depressed,leave that side of things to your fiancee Also be careful about so called "Fixers" in Pinas who will promise to fly you to the stars and the moon(without a visa)just so long as they can get their hands on your cash I was walking into a cebu pacific office in the Domestic airport in Manila last year,a guy asked me the usual "Where are you going friend" I answered "Davao" he told me there were no tickets left that day for Davao(He could see my luggage and guessed I wanted a flight soon'ish)but his friend inside the office would be able to "Help" me,I just laughed and went inside,the plane down to Davao a few hours later had several empty seats Theres an old saying,a fool and his money are easily parted,hang on to your cash and go through the proper channels for your visa,,most people have said your not going to get entry because of your age,accept that and use the time wisely As with most things in life it just takes time and patience

FAR OFF TAWI2 SINCE THIS IS....SO MUCH STRESSED GOES THROUGH..........

THAT WAS HAPPENED TO ME GET OFF SO MUCH COSY FLIGHT TO COME INTO THE PLACE<EMBASSY> COS IT WAS EMERGENCY CALL UP SCHED TO PICK UP VISA..........AND I WAS RUNNING OUT OF TIME SO I PURCHASED THE TICKET SAME DAY THEN FEW MINUTES FLY TO MANILA THATS WHY COSY


4000+



ALL BACK DOWN FOR NOTHING I FEELL SUCH LIKE CHEAT

[mavid]

MISINFORMEDTHATS WHY.GOT TO BOOK A FLIGHT IN ADVANCED.....AND I DONT EVER EVERGET A REFUSAL NOTICED
ONLY WHEN THE TIME I CAME AND VISIT THE EMBASSY IN MAKATI

I don't think you will get a refusal letter in advance. You will get the result of the visa application when you are told to go back to the VFS to pick up your documents and it will be either APPROVED, REFUSED or INTERVIEW.

I think you might have misunderstood the process along the way...especially when you saw in the VFS Tracking that Your Documents are ready to be picked up...BUT it doesn't automatically means your visa is GRANTED.

[rutchzzz143]

quote your appeal letter------------ and have been waiting for a response for her to be either accepted or rejected as a visitor coming to the UK.
Having had confirmation through their web site pages that the visa has been processed and also by txt on Routchil’s phone as stipulated when submitted the application, Routchil has traveled from Cebu to Manila to claim the visa as informed on both accounts.

so you rightly or wrongly believed that you would be issued a tourist visa and you went to manila to collect it???? and your bf booked flights to uk on the basis of MIGHT hindsight is great

ITS WORST INDEED..........MISLEAD GOES INTO IT.........BOTH ACCOUNTS SAYING THE VALIDITY TO HAVE THE VISA


SO WHEN I REACH TO THE EMBASSY OH GOSHHHHHHHHH


THERE I KNEW I WAS DENIED FOR MY TOURIST VISA


IMAGINE


STRESSFUL RYT


AND ALSO I DONT EVEN HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT MANILA PLACES I DID MY OWN NO RELATIVES THERE.....SO FOR MY CHOOISE

I JUST STRIKE TO GO THROUGH THE PLACES IM INTEDED TO GO FOR...............


SHOCK OFF..........IM LIKE A CRAZY BITCH WALKING IN MANILA W/ NO ELSE OWN ME HAAHAHAHAHA



WAS LIKE LOST IN THE DARK


THOUGH LIFE IS COOL LORD GUIDE ME THROUGH AND SAFE GOING BACK TO CEBU


BUT IT GREAT I HAD LOTS EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE THAT SEEMS IMPOSIBLE TO COME AT MY STAGE BEING SOME1 SO YOUNG

IMAGINE

[pennybarry]

ITS WORST INDEED..........MISLEAD GOES INTO IT.........BOTH ACCOUNTS SAYING THE VALIDITY TO HAVE THE VISA


SO WHEN I REACH TO THE EMBASSY OH GOSHHHHHHHHH


THERE I KNEW I WAS DENIED FOR MY TOURIST VISA


IMAGINE


STRESSFUL RYT


AND ALSO I DONT EVEN HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT MANILA PLACES I DID MY OWN NO RELATIVES THERE.....SO FOR MY CHOOISE

I JUST STRIKE TO GO THROUGH THE PLACES IM INTEDED TO GO FOR...............


SHOCK OFF..........IM LIKE A CRAZY BITCH WALKING IN MANILA W/ NO ELSE OWN ME HAAHAHAHAHA



WAS LIKE LOST IN THE DARK


THOUGH LIFE IS COOL LORD GUIDE ME THROUGH AND SAFE GOING BACK TO CEBU


BUT IT GREAT I HAD LOTS EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE THAT SEEMS IMPOSIBLE TO COME AT MY STAGE BEING SOME1 SO YOUNG

IMAGINE

You are RIGHT indeed!!! You are still young and you have already considered that experience very hard There will be more to come while getting older.
Being denied, is not that devastating as you are still young and everything has reasons why it happened so don't take it too much negatively.

Enjoy your life in Cebu. Life there maybe enjoyable than here if you get married, stuck at home because very cold, very expensive to go out, boring while hubby is at work. Teeners like you must be enjoying singleness with friends. Please consider that.

[rutchzzz143]

You are RIGHT indeed!!! You are still young and you have already considered that experience very hard There will be more to come while getting older.
Being denied, is not that devastating as you are still young and everything has reasons why it happened so don't take it too much negatively.

Enjoy your life in Cebu. Life there maybe enjoyable than here if you get married, stuck at home because very cold, very expensive to go out, boring while hubby is at work. Teeners like you must be enjoying singleness with friends. Please consider that.

I DO GETS THE POINT YOU WANT TO INFER W./ ME

OTHERWISE LIFE IS ACCEPTABLE AND TAKES TIME TO ADJUST

AS WHAT MY CHOOICE IS THERE ITS MY LIFE I NEED TO FACE THROUGH THE FUTURE


THOUGH HUBBY TO BE EXPLAINING ME IF IM AT THE UK SOON


ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET BORED WHEN HE STILL AT WORK.COS HE WILL SHOW ME ROUND FIRST FOR WEN HE IS AT WORK I GO OUT BEING W/ MY OWN AS I WANTED


THOUGH HAVE PC AT HOME TOO SO CHASE UP W/ ALL PINAY FRNDS AND HAVE TODO2CHIKKA


SO OUT BORED


UNLESS THERES A MUSIC

I WOUNT GET BORED

LOL



WELL I WILL UPDATE YOU ALL HERE WHATEVER COMES OUT SOON B4R AND AFTER SEPTEMBER THE INTEDED DATE TO HAVE THE FINAL COMES OUT........IF I STAY OR GO.................BUT MORE IMPOSIBLE EVR I FEELL

SO I ADMIT

NO WORRIES THEN

LOVE CAN WAIT FOR THE RIGHT TIME ANYWAY

[rutchzzz143]

see you tomorow all frnds here

its midnyt over here

time to go off to bed



good nyt to all

and have a nice to to some

xxxx
regrds

ruth

[Jay&Zobel]

Hi there,

Why don't you let your fiance/bf join this forum too my friend? It would be nice if he will be able to read lots of information and do some researching also. Through these, both of you will have a wider/broader idea when it comes to visas: types; UK rules & regulations; updates and all.

Also, will save you lots of hassles, time and money in the future.

Best of luck!

P.S.
Agencies/fixers will just rip your pockets off. Just save your money.
Stay connected with FilUk Forum as most of us here will be giving you sound & partial advices for FREE!!!


Take care,