Hi again,
Need also to say how long you have known the girl.
Turbaned Heathrow gave her and me sh*t about how we met, where we met, could we speak the same language. At that point the Yorkshire in me nearly exploded. I bit my tongue and refrained from saying ' I come from Bradford and she has Indian great great grand parents so we communicate in Hindu'
UK visa application
richard wrote:
That just goes to prove the inconsistencies of the British Embassy. A friend of mine's girlfriend had her application turned down a few weeks ago because she declared that she was a mother. The grounds were stated something like, if she's prepared to leave her child in a relative's care whilst on holiday, how could they be sure she would return to Thailand at all.proof of being a mother.
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I thought that point might have got easier these days - obviously not. 10 years ago, my ex was applying and was turned down three times - the last even with my MP's backing.Big Boy wrote:richard wrote:That just goes to prove the inconsistencies of the British Embassy. A friend of mine's girlfriend had her application turned down a few weeks ago because she declared that she was a mother. The grounds were stated something like, if she's prepared to leave her child in a relative's care whilst on holiday, how could they be sure she would return to Thailand at all.proof of being a mother.
When I came over, I insisted on seeing The Embassy and they wheeled The Entry Clearance Director out for me. The ex had 3 kids and the same excuse was used as BB says when I brought it up as a reason to return. I think there was also an element of "if we let her over and later they get married and apply for settlement, we'll have 3 more kids in the UK as well".
I guess it's like all red tape and depends on the mood of the officer in charge.
We should all be used to it now here in LOS
Certainly when I got my wife through there was a Thai there to interrogate her and was asked if I was supporting her son financially
I guess the swing in my situation is that I used to work for the Foreign Office. Don't really know though, but as the saying goes 'It's not what you know but who you know'
We should all be used to it now here in LOS
Certainly when I got my wife through there was a Thai there to interrogate her and was asked if I was supporting her son financially
I guess the swing in my situation is that I used to work for the Foreign Office. Don't really know though, but as the saying goes 'It's not what you know but who you know'
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It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.