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Please here is my situation... While in the last semester of my final year in the university in 2012, I applied for a family visit visa to go and spend time with my cousins because I hadn't seen them in a long while. So my uncle (cousin's dad) sent me the invitation while another sponsor (maternal uncle) paid for my flight and gave me pocket money and ensured that I got back to do my national service in my home country. This sponsor being my uncle is more like a guardian and has interest in my personal development. So he does things for me to push me to want to succeed in life.
I stated that I would spend 6 weeks but stayed for 12 weeks and returned to do my national service.
Now my situation has changed. No more a student. I'm now working and been working full time since 2014. I'm planning to go on leave summer this year 2016. I also have a petty trading business aside my full time employment.
This time around, a friend of mine in the same city in UK as my Uncle and cousins is inviting me for holidays.
I would like to go on the London eye, visit China town, Trafalgar square and Buckingham palace. A childhood friend of mine also lives in London and would hang out with her while we do a little shopping for my self.
My net income from my full time employment is 175GBP while that from my petty trading business is 58GBP making 233GBP in total. My maternal uncle who sponsored my 2012 trip is going to sponsor my trip this time too. This is supposed to me a gift for my 25th birthday but I couldn't travel out for holiday because it was around that time (October 2014l) that I had gotten a job so we postponed it. He would pay for my air ticket while my friend inviting me would provide accommodation.
I intend to stay for just 2 weeks and return to my job. I have all letters from my Employer and evidence of my petty trading business as well.
Also my uncle and cousins who are EU nationals wouldn't be available at the time of my travel.
1.I'm worried that because I stated that I would spend 6weeks and ended up staying for 12weeks during my first visit would create a problem for me.
2.I hope my uncle here in my home country sponsoring me again the second time even though I'm working and no more a student won't also create a problem.
How do I justify that my uncle and cousins who live in UK won't be available at the time of my travel?
Please is my total net income of 233GBP sufficient? I have 1500GBP in my personal savings account.
My uncle would support me with 800GBP while I would take 300GBP from my savings for my self.
Please this is my situation at hand. I don't know if I should go ahead with the application or not?
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edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
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closed as primarily opinion-based by Gayot Fow, CGCampbell, blackbird, Willeke♦, Karlson Mar 21 '16 at 2:55
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Please here is my situation... While in the last semester of my final year in the university in 2012, I applied for a family visit visa to go and spend time with my cousins because I hadn't seen them in a long while. So my uncle (cousin's dad) sent me the invitation while another sponsor (maternal uncle) paid for my flight and gave me pocket money and ensured that I got back to do my national service in my home country. This sponsor being my uncle is more like a guardian and has interest in my personal development. So he does things for me to push me to want to succeed in life.
I stated that I would spend 6 weeks but stayed for 12 weeks and returned to do my national service.
Now my situation has changed. No more a student. I'm now working and been working full time since 2014. I'm planning to go on leave summer this year 2016. I also have a petty trading business aside my full time employment.
This time around, a friend of mine in the same city in UK as my Uncle and cousins is inviting me for holidays.
I would like to go on the London eye, visit China town, Trafalgar square and Buckingham palace. A childhood friend of mine also lives in London and would hang out with her while we do a little shopping for my self.
My net income from my full time employment is 175GBP while that from my petty trading business is 58GBP making 233GBP in total. My maternal uncle who sponsored my 2012 trip is going to sponsor my trip this time too. This is supposed to me a gift for my 25th birthday but I couldn't travel out for holiday because it was around that time (October 2014l) that I had gotten a job so we postponed it. He would pay for my air ticket while my friend inviting me would provide accommodation.
I intend to stay for just 2 weeks and return to my job. I have all letters from my Employer and evidence of my petty trading business as well.
Also my uncle and cousins who are EU nationals wouldn't be available at the time of my travel.
1.I'm worried that because I stated that I would spend 6weeks and ended up staying for 12weeks during my first visit would create a problem for me.
2.I hope my uncle here in my home country sponsoring me again the second time even though I'm working and no more a student won't also create a problem.
How do I justify that my uncle and cousins who live in UK won't be available at the time of my travel?
Please is my total net income of 233GBP sufficient? I have 1500GBP in my personal savings account.
My uncle would support me with 800GBP while I would take 300GBP from my savings for my self.
Please this is my situation at hand. I don't know if I should go ahead with the application or not?
visas uk standard-visitor-visa
edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
76.2k23200382
asked Mar 19 '16 at 7:02
BrigitBrigit
193
closed as primarily opinion-based by Gayot Fow, CGCampbell, blackbird, Willeke♦, Karlson Mar 21 '16 at 2:55
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
1
Since you already have numbers and plans and everything ready, why not just apply for a visa and see if it is approved? Put together the best and most complete application you can -- nothing random people say on the internet should convince you to do anything less; and similarly what could random people on the internet possibly say that would lead you to not even try?
– Henning Makholm
Mar 19 '16 at 11:55
@HenningMakholm, fair enough, I will delete that comment and replace it with this one: we cannot judge the probabilities of success in visa applications because it requires seeing all your stuff. And per HenningMakholm, random people on the net are unlikely to persuade you either way in the first instance. So in the end, you are asking for an opinion poll for the outcome of a contemplated visa application. Also see V 4.3. Close voting as 'opinion-based'.
– Gayot Fow
Mar 19 '16 at 23:29
add a comment |
Please here is my situation... While in the last semester of my final year in the university in 2012, I applied for a family visit visa to go and spend time with my cousins because I hadn't seen them in a long while. So my uncle (cousin's dad) sent me the invitation while another sponsor (maternal uncle) paid for my flight and gave me pocket money and ensured that I got back to do my national service in my home country. This sponsor being my uncle is more like a guardian and has interest in my personal development. So he does things for me to push me to want to succeed in life.
I stated that I would spend 6 weeks but stayed for 12 weeks and returned to do my national service.
Now my situation has changed. No more a student. I'm now working and been working full time since 2014. I'm planning to go on leave summer this year 2016. I also have a petty trading business aside my full time employment.
This time around, a friend of mine in the same city in UK as my Uncle and cousins is inviting me for holidays.
I would like to go on the London eye, visit China town, Trafalgar square and Buckingham palace. A childhood friend of mine also lives in London and would hang out with her while we do a little shopping for my self.
My net income from my full time employment is 175GBP while that from my petty trading business is 58GBP making 233GBP in total. My maternal uncle who sponsored my 2012 trip is going to sponsor my trip this time too. This is supposed to me a gift for my 25th birthday but I couldn't travel out for holiday because it was around that time (October 2014l) that I had gotten a job so we postponed it. He would pay for my air ticket while my friend inviting me would provide accommodation.
I intend to stay for just 2 weeks and return to my job. I have all letters from my Employer and evidence of my petty trading business as well.
Also my uncle and cousins who are EU nationals wouldn't be available at the time of my travel.
1.I'm worried that because I stated that I would spend 6weeks and ended up staying for 12weeks during my first visit would create a problem for me.
2.I hope my uncle here in my home country sponsoring me again the second time even though I'm working and no more a student won't also create a problem.
How do I justify that my uncle and cousins who live in UK won't be available at the time of my travel?
Please is my total net income of 233GBP sufficient? I have 1500GBP in my personal savings account.
My uncle would support me with 800GBP while I would take 300GBP from my savings for my self.
Please this is my situation at hand. I don't know if I should go ahead with the application or not?
visas uk standard-visitor-visa
edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
76.2k23200382
asked Mar 19 '16 at 7:02
BrigitBrigit
193
Please here is my situation... While in the last semester of my final year in the university in 2012, I applied for a family visit visa to go and spend time with my cousins because I hadn't seen them in a long while. So my uncle (cousin's dad) sent me the invitation while another sponsor (maternal uncle) paid for my flight and gave me pocket money and ensured that I got back to do my national service in my home country. This sponsor being my uncle is more like a guardian and has interest in my personal development. So he does things for me to push me to want to succeed in life.
I stated that I would spend 6 weeks but stayed for 12 weeks and returned to do my national service.
Now my situation has changed. No more a student. I'm now working and been working full time since 2014. I'm planning to go on leave summer this year 2016. I also have a petty trading business aside my full time employment.
This time around, a friend of mine in the same city in UK as my Uncle and cousins is inviting me for holidays.
I would like to go on the London eye, visit China town, Trafalgar square and Buckingham palace. A childhood friend of mine also lives in London and would hang out with her while we do a little shopping for my self.
My net income from my full time employment is 175GBP while that from my petty trading business is 58GBP making 233GBP in total. My maternal uncle who sponsored my 2012 trip is going to sponsor my trip this time too. This is supposed to me a gift for my 25th birthday but I couldn't travel out for holiday because it was around that time (October 2014l) that I had gotten a job so we postponed it. He would pay for my air ticket while my friend inviting me would provide accommodation.
I intend to stay for just 2 weeks and return to my job. I have all letters from my Employer and evidence of my petty trading business as well.
Also my uncle and cousins who are EU nationals wouldn't be available at the time of my travel.
1.I'm worried that because I stated that I would spend 6weeks and ended up staying for 12weeks during my first visit would create a problem for me.
2.I hope my uncle here in my home country sponsoring me again the second time even though I'm working and no more a student won't also create a problem.
How do I justify that my uncle and cousins who live in UK won't be available at the time of my travel?
Please is my total net income of 233GBP sufficient? I have 1500GBP in my personal savings account.
My uncle would support me with 800GBP while I would take 300GBP from my savings for my self.
Please this is my situation at hand. I don't know if I should go ahead with the application or not?
visas uk standard-visitor-visa
visas uk standard-visitor-visa
edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
76.2k23200382
asked Mar 19 '16 at 7:02
BrigitBrigit
193
edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
76.2k23200382
asked Mar 19 '16 at 7:02
BrigitBrigit
193
edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
76.2k23200382
edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
76.2k23200382
edited Mar 19 '16 at 23:19
Gayot Fow
76.2k23200382
76.2k23200382
asked Mar 19 '16 at 7:02
BrigitBrigit
193
asked Mar 19 '16 at 7:02
BrigitBrigit
193
asked Mar 19 '16 at 7:02
BrigitBrigit
193
193
closed as primarily opinion-based by Gayot Fow, CGCampbell, blackbird, Willeke♦, Karlson Mar 21 '16 at 2:55
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by Gayot Fow, CGCampbell, blackbird, Willeke♦, Karlson Mar 21 '16 at 2:55
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Since you already have numbers and plans and everything ready, why not just apply for a visa and see if it is approved? Put together the best and most complete application you can -- nothing random people say on the internet should convince you to do anything less; and similarly what could random people on the internet possibly say that would lead you to not even try?
– Henning Makholm
Mar 19 '16 at 11:55
@HenningMakholm, fair enough, I will delete that comment and replace it with this one: we cannot judge the probabilities of success in visa applications because it requires seeing all your stuff. And per HenningMakholm, random people on the net are unlikely to persuade you either way in the first instance. So in the end, you are asking for an opinion poll for the outcome of a contemplated visa application. Also see V 4.3. Close voting as 'opinion-based'.
– Gayot Fow
Mar 19 '16 at 23:29
add a comment |
1
Since you already have numbers and plans and everything ready, why not just apply for a visa and see if it is approved? Put together the best and most complete application you can -- nothing random people say on the internet should convince you to do anything less; and similarly what could random people on the internet possibly say that would lead you to not even try?
– Henning Makholm
Mar 19 '16 at 11:55
@HenningMakholm, fair enough, I will delete that comment and replace it with this one: we cannot judge the probabilities of success in visa applications because it requires seeing all your stuff. And per HenningMakholm, random people on the net are unlikely to persuade you either way in the first instance. So in the end, you are asking for an opinion poll for the outcome of a contemplated visa application. Also see V 4.3. Close voting as 'opinion-based'.
– Gayot Fow
Mar 19 '16 at 23:29
1
1
Since you already have numbers and plans and everything ready, why not just apply for a visa and see if it is approved? Put together the best and most complete application you can -- nothing random people say on the internet should convince you to do anything less; and similarly what could random people on the internet possibly say that would lead you to not even try?
– Henning Makholm
Mar 19 '16 at 11:55
Since you already have numbers and plans and everything ready, why not just apply for a visa and see if it is approved? Put together the best and most complete application you can -- nothing random people say on the internet should convince you to do anything less; and similarly what could random people on the internet possibly say that would lead you to not even try?
– Henning Makholm
Mar 19 '16 at 11:55
@HenningMakholm, fair enough, I will delete that comment and replace it with this one: we cannot judge the probabilities of success in visa applications because it requires seeing all your stuff. And per HenningMakholm, random people on the net are unlikely to persuade you either way in the first instance. So in the end, you are asking for an opinion poll for the outcome of a contemplated visa application. Also see V 4.3. Close voting as 'opinion-based'.
– Gayot Fow
Mar 19 '16 at 23:29
@HenningMakholm, fair enough, I will delete that comment and replace it with this one: we cannot judge the probabilities of success in visa applications because it requires seeing all your stuff. And per HenningMakholm, random people on the net are unlikely to persuade you either way in the first instance. So in the end, you are asking for an opinion poll for the outcome of a contemplated visa application. Also see V 4.3. Close voting as 'opinion-based'.
– Gayot Fow
Mar 19 '16 at 23:29
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Comments aside, there are a few of your concrete questions that seem to be answerable, so I'll try:
What really matters here is not what you stated as your intentions before you went, but what your visa said you were allowed to do.
If you left the UK before the limit stated in your visa and/or the entry stamp in your passport, then you didn't do anything wrong, and changing your plans within the limits given to you by the authorities themselves shouldn't count against you.
If, on the other hand, you overstayed the time limit, you have a problem. The UK government may not currently know you overstayed, since they didn't have exit checks in place in 2012 -- but the visa application will require you to provide details of your earlier visit, and if you lie there and are later found out, you will end up in considerably worse trouble than the overstay itself would have caused.
As you describe it, it doesn't sound like something that should be a showstopper. Your application should include information and documentation of your uncle's financial situation that will allow the consular officer to conclude it is reasonable for him to gift you (part of) a holiday trip.
Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.
If you truthfully state that you're not going to meet them, you don't need to "justify" that they're not there to meet. The visa application will still ask about any relatives you have in the UK -- uncles and cousins do not count as relatives for this purpose, but you should explain anyway that they're there, who they are, and that it's not them you're going to see. Not mentioning them will make it look like you're hiding something, particularly since you had a family visit visa earlier. But it's not as if just because they're there you'll never be allowed to go to the UK except to visit them.
No idea.
No idea. It sounds like plenty for two weeks if you'll be living with your friend and it's exclusive of the flights to/from the UK. But what do I know?
answered Mar 20 '16 at 0:09
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
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I didn't over stay my visa though.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:01
Yes I intend to mention my uncle and cousins. But then again I am asked if I would visit or stay with them. Yes or No? That's where the confusion comes. They live in the same city as my friend inviting me.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:03
'Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.'- please could you elaborate what you meant by this? I don't really understand. My sponsor is only supporting with flight ticket. I mentioned two uncles in my situation. (My relative abroad and my maternal uncle here in my home country).
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:10
@Brigit: Just answer truthfully. If you're not going to stay with the uncle and cousins, answer no when the application form asks you whether you're staying with them. If you are going to stay with them, answer yes. I don't see what is confusing about that.
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:10
@Brigit: Do not use the word "sponsor" about the uncle who is paying for your ticket. If you call him "sponsor", there's a risk that the ECO will think you mean he's a "sponsor" in the visa sense -- that is, someone living in the UK who provides a declaration that helps convince the ECO that you should get a visa (for example, by guaranteeing that you will have a place to stay without needing to pay a hotel). Since that makes no sense, the ECO could get the impression that you're just making things up. Just don't use the word "sponsor".
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:18
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Comments aside, there are a few of your concrete questions that seem to be answerable, so I'll try:
What really matters here is not what you stated as your intentions before you went, but what your visa said you were allowed to do.
If you left the UK before the limit stated in your visa and/or the entry stamp in your passport, then you didn't do anything wrong, and changing your plans within the limits given to you by the authorities themselves shouldn't count against you.
If, on the other hand, you overstayed the time limit, you have a problem. The UK government may not currently know you overstayed, since they didn't have exit checks in place in 2012 -- but the visa application will require you to provide details of your earlier visit, and if you lie there and are later found out, you will end up in considerably worse trouble than the overstay itself would have caused.
As you describe it, it doesn't sound like something that should be a showstopper. Your application should include information and documentation of your uncle's financial situation that will allow the consular officer to conclude it is reasonable for him to gift you (part of) a holiday trip.
Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.
If you truthfully state that you're not going to meet them, you don't need to "justify" that they're not there to meet. The visa application will still ask about any relatives you have in the UK -- uncles and cousins do not count as relatives for this purpose, but you should explain anyway that they're there, who they are, and that it's not them you're going to see. Not mentioning them will make it look like you're hiding something, particularly since you had a family visit visa earlier. But it's not as if just because they're there you'll never be allowed to go to the UK except to visit them.
No idea.
No idea. It sounds like plenty for two weeks if you'll be living with your friend and it's exclusive of the flights to/from the UK. But what do I know?
answered Mar 20 '16 at 0:09
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
44.2k7106165
I didn't over stay my visa though.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:01
Yes I intend to mention my uncle and cousins. But then again I am asked if I would visit or stay with them. Yes or No? That's where the confusion comes. They live in the same city as my friend inviting me.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:03
'Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.'- please could you elaborate what you meant by this? I don't really understand. My sponsor is only supporting with flight ticket. I mentioned two uncles in my situation. (My relative abroad and my maternal uncle here in my home country).
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:10
@Brigit: Just answer truthfully. If you're not going to stay with the uncle and cousins, answer no when the application form asks you whether you're staying with them. If you are going to stay with them, answer yes. I don't see what is confusing about that.
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:10
@Brigit: Do not use the word "sponsor" about the uncle who is paying for your ticket. If you call him "sponsor", there's a risk that the ECO will think you mean he's a "sponsor" in the visa sense -- that is, someone living in the UK who provides a declaration that helps convince the ECO that you should get a visa (for example, by guaranteeing that you will have a place to stay without needing to pay a hotel). Since that makes no sense, the ECO could get the impression that you're just making things up. Just don't use the word "sponsor".
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:18
|
show 1 more comment
Comments aside, there are a few of your concrete questions that seem to be answerable, so I'll try:
What really matters here is not what you stated as your intentions before you went, but what your visa said you were allowed to do.
If you left the UK before the limit stated in your visa and/or the entry stamp in your passport, then you didn't do anything wrong, and changing your plans within the limits given to you by the authorities themselves shouldn't count against you.
If, on the other hand, you overstayed the time limit, you have a problem. The UK government may not currently know you overstayed, since they didn't have exit checks in place in 2012 -- but the visa application will require you to provide details of your earlier visit, and if you lie there and are later found out, you will end up in considerably worse trouble than the overstay itself would have caused.
As you describe it, it doesn't sound like something that should be a showstopper. Your application should include information and documentation of your uncle's financial situation that will allow the consular officer to conclude it is reasonable for him to gift you (part of) a holiday trip.
Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.
If you truthfully state that you're not going to meet them, you don't need to "justify" that they're not there to meet. The visa application will still ask about any relatives you have in the UK -- uncles and cousins do not count as relatives for this purpose, but you should explain anyway that they're there, who they are, and that it's not them you're going to see. Not mentioning them will make it look like you're hiding something, particularly since you had a family visit visa earlier. But it's not as if just because they're there you'll never be allowed to go to the UK except to visit them.
No idea.
No idea. It sounds like plenty for two weeks if you'll be living with your friend and it's exclusive of the flights to/from the UK. But what do I know?
answered Mar 20 '16 at 0:09
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
44.2k7106165
I didn't over stay my visa though.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:01
Yes I intend to mention my uncle and cousins. But then again I am asked if I would visit or stay with them. Yes or No? That's where the confusion comes. They live in the same city as my friend inviting me.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:03
'Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.'- please could you elaborate what you meant by this? I don't really understand. My sponsor is only supporting with flight ticket. I mentioned two uncles in my situation. (My relative abroad and my maternal uncle here in my home country).
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:10
@Brigit: Just answer truthfully. If you're not going to stay with the uncle and cousins, answer no when the application form asks you whether you're staying with them. If you are going to stay with them, answer yes. I don't see what is confusing about that.
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:10
@Brigit: Do not use the word "sponsor" about the uncle who is paying for your ticket. If you call him "sponsor", there's a risk that the ECO will think you mean he's a "sponsor" in the visa sense -- that is, someone living in the UK who provides a declaration that helps convince the ECO that you should get a visa (for example, by guaranteeing that you will have a place to stay without needing to pay a hotel). Since that makes no sense, the ECO could get the impression that you're just making things up. Just don't use the word "sponsor".
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:18
|
show 1 more comment
Comments aside, there are a few of your concrete questions that seem to be answerable, so I'll try:
What really matters here is not what you stated as your intentions before you went, but what your visa said you were allowed to do.
If you left the UK before the limit stated in your visa and/or the entry stamp in your passport, then you didn't do anything wrong, and changing your plans within the limits given to you by the authorities themselves shouldn't count against you.
If, on the other hand, you overstayed the time limit, you have a problem. The UK government may not currently know you overstayed, since they didn't have exit checks in place in 2012 -- but the visa application will require you to provide details of your earlier visit, and if you lie there and are later found out, you will end up in considerably worse trouble than the overstay itself would have caused.
As you describe it, it doesn't sound like something that should be a showstopper. Your application should include information and documentation of your uncle's financial situation that will allow the consular officer to conclude it is reasonable for him to gift you (part of) a holiday trip.
Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.
If you truthfully state that you're not going to meet them, you don't need to "justify" that they're not there to meet. The visa application will still ask about any relatives you have in the UK -- uncles and cousins do not count as relatives for this purpose, but you should explain anyway that they're there, who they are, and that it's not them you're going to see. Not mentioning them will make it look like you're hiding something, particularly since you had a family visit visa earlier. But it's not as if just because they're there you'll never be allowed to go to the UK except to visit them.
No idea.
No idea. It sounds like plenty for two weeks if you'll be living with your friend and it's exclusive of the flights to/from the UK. But what do I know?
answered Mar 20 '16 at 0:09
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
44.2k7106165
Comments aside, there are a few of your concrete questions that seem to be answerable, so I'll try:
What really matters here is not what you stated as your intentions before you went, but what your visa said you were allowed to do.
If you left the UK before the limit stated in your visa and/or the entry stamp in your passport, then you didn't do anything wrong, and changing your plans within the limits given to you by the authorities themselves shouldn't count against you.
If, on the other hand, you overstayed the time limit, you have a problem. The UK government may not currently know you overstayed, since they didn't have exit checks in place in 2012 -- but the visa application will require you to provide details of your earlier visit, and if you lie there and are later found out, you will end up in considerably worse trouble than the overstay itself would have caused.
As you describe it, it doesn't sound like something that should be a showstopper. Your application should include information and documentation of your uncle's financial situation that will allow the consular officer to conclude it is reasonable for him to gift you (part of) a holiday trip.
Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.
If you truthfully state that you're not going to meet them, you don't need to "justify" that they're not there to meet. The visa application will still ask about any relatives you have in the UK -- uncles and cousins do not count as relatives for this purpose, but you should explain anyway that they're there, who they are, and that it's not them you're going to see. Not mentioning them will make it look like you're hiding something, particularly since you had a family visit visa earlier. But it's not as if just because they're there you'll never be allowed to go to the UK except to visit them.
No idea.
No idea. It sounds like plenty for two weeks if you'll be living with your friend and it's exclusive of the flights to/from the UK. But what do I know?
answered Mar 20 '16 at 0:09
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I didn't over stay my visa though.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:01
Yes I intend to mention my uncle and cousins. But then again I am asked if I would visit or stay with them. Yes or No? That's where the confusion comes. They live in the same city as my friend inviting me.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:03
'Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.'- please could you elaborate what you meant by this? I don't really understand. My sponsor is only supporting with flight ticket. I mentioned two uncles in my situation. (My relative abroad and my maternal uncle here in my home country).
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:10
@Brigit: Just answer truthfully. If you're not going to stay with the uncle and cousins, answer no when the application form asks you whether you're staying with them. If you are going to stay with them, answer yes. I don't see what is confusing about that.
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:10
@Brigit: Do not use the word "sponsor" about the uncle who is paying for your ticket. If you call him "sponsor", there's a risk that the ECO will think you mean he's a "sponsor" in the visa sense -- that is, someone living in the UK who provides a declaration that helps convince the ECO that you should get a visa (for example, by guaranteeing that you will have a place to stay without needing to pay a hotel). Since that makes no sense, the ECO could get the impression that you're just making things up. Just don't use the word "sponsor".
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:18
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I didn't over stay my visa though.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:01
Yes I intend to mention my uncle and cousins. But then again I am asked if I would visit or stay with them. Yes or No? That's where the confusion comes. They live in the same city as my friend inviting me.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:03
'Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.'- please could you elaborate what you meant by this? I don't really understand. My sponsor is only supporting with flight ticket. I mentioned two uncles in my situation. (My relative abroad and my maternal uncle here in my home country).
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:10
@Brigit: Just answer truthfully. If you're not going to stay with the uncle and cousins, answer no when the application form asks you whether you're staying with them. If you are going to stay with them, answer yes. I don't see what is confusing about that.
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:10
@Brigit: Do not use the word "sponsor" about the uncle who is paying for your ticket. If you call him "sponsor", there's a risk that the ECO will think you mean he's a "sponsor" in the visa sense -- that is, someone living in the UK who provides a declaration that helps convince the ECO that you should get a visa (for example, by guaranteeing that you will have a place to stay without needing to pay a hotel). Since that makes no sense, the ECO could get the impression that you're just making things up. Just don't use the word "sponsor".
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:18
I didn't over stay my visa though.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:01
I didn't over stay my visa though.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:01
Yes I intend to mention my uncle and cousins. But then again I am asked if I would visit or stay with them. Yes or No? That's where the confusion comes. They live in the same city as my friend inviting me.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:03
Yes I intend to mention my uncle and cousins. But then again I am asked if I would visit or stay with them. Yes or No? That's where the confusion comes. They live in the same city as my friend inviting me.
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:03
'Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.'- please could you elaborate what you meant by this? I don't really understand. My sponsor is only supporting with flight ticket. I mentioned two uncles in my situation. (My relative abroad and my maternal uncle here in my home country).
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:10
'Be sure not to describe this uncle as a "sponsor"; that has a particular meaning in the visa context and could be confusing.'- please could you elaborate what you meant by this? I don't really understand. My sponsor is only supporting with flight ticket. I mentioned two uncles in my situation. (My relative abroad and my maternal uncle here in my home country).
– Brigit
Mar 20 '16 at 7:10
@Brigit: Just answer truthfully. If you're not going to stay with the uncle and cousins, answer no when the application form asks you whether you're staying with them. If you are going to stay with them, answer yes. I don't see what is confusing about that.
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:10
@Brigit: Just answer truthfully. If you're not going to stay with the uncle and cousins, answer no when the application form asks you whether you're staying with them. If you are going to stay with them, answer yes. I don't see what is confusing about that.
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:10
@Brigit: Do not use the word "sponsor" about the uncle who is paying for your ticket. If you call him "sponsor", there's a risk that the ECO will think you mean he's a "sponsor" in the visa sense -- that is, someone living in the UK who provides a declaration that helps convince the ECO that you should get a visa (for example, by guaranteeing that you will have a place to stay without needing to pay a hotel). Since that makes no sense, the ECO could get the impression that you're just making things up. Just don't use the word "sponsor".
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:18
@Brigit: Do not use the word "sponsor" about the uncle who is paying for your ticket. If you call him "sponsor", there's a risk that the ECO will think you mean he's a "sponsor" in the visa sense -- that is, someone living in the UK who provides a declaration that helps convince the ECO that you should get a visa (for example, by guaranteeing that you will have a place to stay without needing to pay a hotel). Since that makes no sense, the ECO could get the impression that you're just making things up. Just don't use the word "sponsor".
– Henning Makholm
Mar 20 '16 at 9:18
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Since you already have numbers and plans and everything ready, why not just apply for a visa and see if it is approved? Put together the best and most complete application you can -- nothing random people say on the internet should convince you to do anything less; and similarly what could random people on the internet possibly say that would lead you to not even try?
– Henning Makholm
Mar 19 '16 at 11:55
@HenningMakholm, fair enough, I will delete that comment and replace it with this one: we cannot judge the probabilities of success in visa applications because it requires seeing all your stuff. And per HenningMakholm, random people on the net are unlikely to persuade you either way in the first instance. So in the end, you are asking for an opinion poll for the outcome of a contemplated visa application. Also see V 4.3. Close voting as 'opinion-based'.
– Gayot Fow
Mar 19 '16 at 23:29