Failed UK VISA application, please help.

Robin

Dear parents,
I have problems in UK VISA application, hope to seek your opinion.

Background:

CAS course date: 01/09/2015 to 07/07/2018; school term starts 08/09/2015. We have been advised by the school to arrive on 04/09/2015.

I have submitted the VISA application 2 weeks ago as this link says we could apply 3 months earlier.
https://www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa/overview

However, yesterday I received deferral email from the VISA office:

quote:

"We are contacting you regarding to your Tier 4 (Child) Student visa application.  With the recent introduction of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) for long-term (more than 6 months) stays in the UK, you will now only be granted a 30-day Entry Clearance during which time you must travel to the UK.  You will then have 10 days after entry to the UK to collect your BRP from your designated Post Office.  

The Immigration Rules state that your Entry Clearance must be valid for one month prior to the start date on your Certificate of Acceptance of Studies (CAS).  In your case, this means that your 30-day Entry Clearance will have expired prior to your intended travel date.  You therefore have two options:

1. You can withdraw your application and re-apply nearer the time of intended travel date (within one month of your intended travel date).  Your application fee will be refunded.
2. We can put your application on hold until we receive further policy guidance which may allow us to grant your visa to allow you to travel as planned.

Your application will not be processed further at this time and the second option will apply unless you confirm that you wish to withdraw your current application."



I have made contact with my local adviser, she suggests I change the date of my travel to before 01/09/2015 would help. (I am not very convinced that this is the reason otherwise option 1, that I could apply later again won't help; and all the air tickets have been booked.) I have also sent mail to VISA office to clarify.

They have to grant the clearance permit starting now or the can specify the starting date to match my travel date? Any input from parents here for what have gone wrong?


Thanks so much in advance.

Sheep006

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Do you mean that you received an e-mail before you collect the visa? What is your problem? valid period problem?

Robin

VISA office sent me email informing me that the application is deferred, for reason that I can't understand.

The content of email is in the quote of #1

Robin

I read here that so many parents are applying VISA now and most of them are going in late August or early September. Does the clearance permit 30-days validity apply to them as well?

Umi

原帖由 Robin 於 15-07-01 發表
I read here that so many parents are applying VISA now and most of them are going in late August or  ...

我收到的信大致上講女的申請已經成功，批出時期是邊段時間，要求女兒到達UK時10日內要到指定郵局領取BRP, 否則，Visa會當作冇效，另外一提，取回Passport時，貼在上面的Entry Clearance 只有一個月，要係呢個月入UK境，agent話到時過境帶埋CAS +Visa 中心的信+parents letter，関員便會在Passport上蓋上有関批核年期。

希望幫到你

Sheep006

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Yes 30days it is not base on the flight date. My agent will due with embassy and keep me inform for the new status. I heard many parents have the same problem.

Sheep006

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你巳收到visa? 上面印的入境日期是否跟機票？你買的機票可在30日內入境？我就差幾日，所以都有問題

Umi

原帖由 Sheep006 於 15-07-01 發表
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你巳收到visa? 上面印的入境日期是否跟機票？你買的機票可在30日內入境？我就差幾日，所 ...

Passport 上的Entry Clearance 5/8/2015 - 4/9/2015. 而我的機票是26/8/2015

Robin

That means many parents apply in June and they will grant the clearance permit starting from August?

Then who and how to decide the clearance period? VISA office will decide for you or there is a field for the applicant to fill in?

Sheep006

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你幾多號申請？自己申請嗎？填表時有冇填起飛日期？

Robin

I apply in June, appointment on 13/6. Flight date filled as 4/9/2015.
We apply by ourselves.

jennchung

如果我填2/9入境英國，3/7去申請，咁樣會唔會比人reject?

Sheep006

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果日我問領事管，佢話機票只係考慮的因素，個官最主要跟CAS

Robin

That means if CAS starts on 01/09/2015 then I should apply after 01/08/2015?
If yes then why Umi 's application would be successful? (so are many other applicants)

nintendo

Robin 發表於 15-7-1 07:20
Dear parents,
I have problems in UK VISA application, hope to seek your opinion.

The problems lies with (1) the  date of CAS and (2) your intended date of entry.

When did you indicate you will travel?

Your CAS date is from 1/9/2015.  It says "your Entry Clearance must be valid for one month prior to the start date on your Certificate of Acceptance of Studies (CAS)". So the Entry Clearance for you would be 1/8/2015 - 1/9/2015.

Did you indicate you will travel after 1/9/2015?

Changing the form only would not help. Your Entry Clearance will still be 1/8/2015 - 1/9/2015. You have to arrive in August.

So amend the arrival date on the form. And change air ticket as well.

Sheep006

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I didn't mean the date you apply for your visa. I think no matter when you apply(the earliest is 3 months before the school start) the visa they will base on CAS

Umi

我覺得影響最大係CAS date, 如果CAS係1/9開始，咁佢應該prefer你正常1/9前要抵達UK。

Umi

原帖由 Umi 於 15-07-01 發表
我覺得影響最大係CAS date, 如果CAS係1/9開始，咁佢應該prefer你正常1/9前要抵達UK。



  ...

其實CAS date係1/9，咁佢一定預你31/8前抵達UK的，或者可否叫學校改返個CAS date? 如果5可以的話，咁改機票係唯一選擇！可能領事覺得CAS date係1/9，冇理由你會遲過從呢個date入境。
我CAS date係2/9/2015，所以我見個entry clearance是1/8-1/9。

Robin

Thanks for everyone. I understand all the reasoning above.

However, if the CAS date and arrival date is the main reason, then why the options provided by the VISA Office for me will work?

Quote:
1. You can withdraw your application and re-apply nearer the time of intended travel date (within one month of your intended travel date).  Your application fee will be refunded.

nintendo

Robin 發表於 15-7-1 13:45
Thanks for everyone. I understand all the reasoning above.

However, if the CAS date and arrival dat ...

The CAS date and arrival date is definitely the only reason.
Re-read the policy.