UK standard visitor visa, mistake in previous name



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I am planning to visit London with my wife and son. I already have a valid UK visitor visa. I have filled the application for my wife and son and soon after making the payment, I realized that there was a question saying, were you known by any other names prior to this name?



I selected NO for this question while making the application for my wife. However, My wife's official last name was different before our marriage and it got changed after marriage. Now I have following questions:



  1. Can this become a reason for refusal?

  2. My appointment is not yet done. I have the option to cancel the application and get the full refund. If I do this, can I make another application from scratch for the same person?

The only problem in option 2 is that my wife's application number GWF is mentioned in my son's application, which means I have to cancel both of them. Any help on this is highly appreciated and can save my time and money.










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    I am planning to visit London with my wife and son. I already have a valid UK visitor visa. I have filled the application for my wife and son and soon after making the payment, I realized that there was a question saying, were you known by any other names prior to this name?



    I selected NO for this question while making the application for my wife. However, My wife's official last name was different before our marriage and it got changed after marriage. Now I have following questions:



    1. Can this become a reason for refusal?

    2. My appointment is not yet done. I have the option to cancel the application and get the full refund. If I do this, can I make another application from scratch for the same person?

    The only problem in option 2 is that my wife's application number GWF is mentioned in my son's application, which means I have to cancel both of them. Any help on this is highly appreciated and can save my time and money.










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      I am planning to visit London with my wife and son. I already have a valid UK visitor visa. I have filled the application for my wife and son and soon after making the payment, I realized that there was a question saying, were you known by any other names prior to this name?



      I selected NO for this question while making the application for my wife. However, My wife's official last name was different before our marriage and it got changed after marriage. Now I have following questions:



      1. Can this become a reason for refusal?

      2. My appointment is not yet done. I have the option to cancel the application and get the full refund. If I do this, can I make another application from scratch for the same person?

      The only problem in option 2 is that my wife's application number GWF is mentioned in my son's application, which means I have to cancel both of them. Any help on this is highly appreciated and can save my time and money.










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      I am planning to visit London with my wife and son. I already have a valid UK visitor visa. I have filled the application for my wife and son and soon after making the payment, I realized that there was a question saying, were you known by any other names prior to this name?



      I selected NO for this question while making the application for my wife. However, My wife's official last name was different before our marriage and it got changed after marriage. Now I have following questions:



      1. Can this become a reason for refusal?

      2. My appointment is not yet done. I have the option to cancel the application and get the full refund. If I do this, can I make another application from scratch for the same person?

      The only problem in option 2 is that my wife's application number GWF is mentioned in my son's application, which means I have to cancel both of them. Any help on this is highly appreciated and can save my time and money.







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          No one can predict the outcome, but best practices would indicate that an absolutely fresh application should be made. This is to avoid two important considerations:



          • a credibility hit on the application if it is discovered; and

          • having to perpetuate the lie in future applications so as to be consistent.

          Previous names are an important data item, and clicking "yes" opens up a sub-menu. Accordingly, a simple pen and ink correction to say "yes" will not suffice.



          Yes, again best practice; cancel the application and say it had a mistake, not a big deal.



          And you do not need to cancel your son's application. You can change the GWF in the remarks section with a simple pen and ink correction.



          Best practices prevail when there are no explicit rules, and generally reflect what you could expect to hear from an experienced lawyer.






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          • is the pen edit allowed at all? will this not cause an issue in my son's application?
            – Abdul Hannan
            Feb 15 at 6:00











          • Yes it is allowed and you can mention that to the staff taking your application when you go for your bio-metrics. Better yet you can make the change in front of them so they can make a note
            – Hanky Panky
            Feb 15 at 6:18










          • Got the visa, Thanks for the help guys
            – Abdul Hannan
            Mar 11 at 15:51










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          No one can predict the outcome, but best practices would indicate that an absolutely fresh application should be made. This is to avoid two important considerations:



          • a credibility hit on the application if it is discovered; and

          • having to perpetuate the lie in future applications so as to be consistent.

          Previous names are an important data item, and clicking "yes" opens up a sub-menu. Accordingly, a simple pen and ink correction to say "yes" will not suffice.



          Yes, again best practice; cancel the application and say it had a mistake, not a big deal.



          And you do not need to cancel your son's application. You can change the GWF in the remarks section with a simple pen and ink correction.



          Best practices prevail when there are no explicit rules, and generally reflect what you could expect to hear from an experienced lawyer.






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          • is the pen edit allowed at all? will this not cause an issue in my son's application?
            – Abdul Hannan
            Feb 15 at 6:00











          • Yes it is allowed and you can mention that to the staff taking your application when you go for your bio-metrics. Better yet you can make the change in front of them so they can make a note
            – Hanky Panky
            Feb 15 at 6:18










          • Got the visa, Thanks for the help guys
            – Abdul Hannan
            Mar 11 at 15:51














          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted










          No one can predict the outcome, but best practices would indicate that an absolutely fresh application should be made. This is to avoid two important considerations:



          • a credibility hit on the application if it is discovered; and

          • having to perpetuate the lie in future applications so as to be consistent.

          Previous names are an important data item, and clicking "yes" opens up a sub-menu. Accordingly, a simple pen and ink correction to say "yes" will not suffice.



          Yes, again best practice; cancel the application and say it had a mistake, not a big deal.



          And you do not need to cancel your son's application. You can change the GWF in the remarks section with a simple pen and ink correction.



          Best practices prevail when there are no explicit rules, and generally reflect what you could expect to hear from an experienced lawyer.






          share|improve this answer




















          • is the pen edit allowed at all? will this not cause an issue in my son's application?
            – Abdul Hannan
            Feb 15 at 6:00











          • Yes it is allowed and you can mention that to the staff taking your application when you go for your bio-metrics. Better yet you can make the change in front of them so they can make a note
            – Hanky Panky
            Feb 15 at 6:18










          • Got the visa, Thanks for the help guys
            – Abdul Hannan
            Mar 11 at 15:51












          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted







          up vote
          3
          down vote



          accepted






          No one can predict the outcome, but best practices would indicate that an absolutely fresh application should be made. This is to avoid two important considerations:



          • a credibility hit on the application if it is discovered; and

          • having to perpetuate the lie in future applications so as to be consistent.

          Previous names are an important data item, and clicking "yes" opens up a sub-menu. Accordingly, a simple pen and ink correction to say "yes" will not suffice.



          Yes, again best practice; cancel the application and say it had a mistake, not a big deal.



          And you do not need to cancel your son's application. You can change the GWF in the remarks section with a simple pen and ink correction.



          Best practices prevail when there are no explicit rules, and generally reflect what you could expect to hear from an experienced lawyer.






          share|improve this answer












          No one can predict the outcome, but best practices would indicate that an absolutely fresh application should be made. This is to avoid two important considerations:



          • a credibility hit on the application if it is discovered; and

          • having to perpetuate the lie in future applications so as to be consistent.

          Previous names are an important data item, and clicking "yes" opens up a sub-menu. Accordingly, a simple pen and ink correction to say "yes" will not suffice.



          Yes, again best practice; cancel the application and say it had a mistake, not a big deal.



          And you do not need to cancel your son's application. You can change the GWF in the remarks section with a simple pen and ink correction.



          Best practices prevail when there are no explicit rules, and generally reflect what you could expect to hear from an experienced lawyer.







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          • is the pen edit allowed at all? will this not cause an issue in my son's application?
            – Abdul Hannan
            Feb 15 at 6:00











          • Yes it is allowed and you can mention that to the staff taking your application when you go for your bio-metrics. Better yet you can make the change in front of them so they can make a note
            – Hanky Panky
            Feb 15 at 6:18










          • Got the visa, Thanks for the help guys
            – Abdul Hannan
            Mar 11 at 15:51
















          • is the pen edit allowed at all? will this not cause an issue in my son's application?
            – Abdul Hannan
            Feb 15 at 6:00











          • Yes it is allowed and you can mention that to the staff taking your application when you go for your bio-metrics. Better yet you can make the change in front of them so they can make a note
            – Hanky Panky
            Feb 15 at 6:18










          • Got the visa, Thanks for the help guys
            – Abdul Hannan
            Mar 11 at 15:51















          is the pen edit allowed at all? will this not cause an issue in my son's application?
          – Abdul Hannan
          Feb 15 at 6:00





          is the pen edit allowed at all? will this not cause an issue in my son's application?
          – Abdul Hannan
          Feb 15 at 6:00













          Yes it is allowed and you can mention that to the staff taking your application when you go for your bio-metrics. Better yet you can make the change in front of them so they can make a note
          – Hanky Panky
          Feb 15 at 6:18




          Yes it is allowed and you can mention that to the staff taking your application when you go for your bio-metrics. Better yet you can make the change in front of them so they can make a note
          – Hanky Panky
          Feb 15 at 6:18












          Got the visa, Thanks for the help guys
          – Abdul Hannan
          Mar 11 at 15:51




          Got the visa, Thanks for the help guys
          – Abdul Hannan
          Mar 11 at 15:51

















           

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