Hi,
My wife and me both live and work in the UK. Her nationality is Serbian, mine is Dutch. She is on a temporary resident permit until 2011 (you get permits for max 5 years in the first instance in the UK and she got it in 2006). Her brother (with wife and son) is living in Canada since last Autumn and she planned to visit her brother for 10 days in May, just for a short holiday.
Her visa application ("temporary resident visa", something like a "tourist visa" option does not seem to exist) was turned down as the officials at the Canadian High Commission in London were not convinced she would go back to London after her holiday. At least, that's what the rejection letter said, though she never got an interview at the HC. She was told to wait for an interview by a visa officer at the first instance and after waiting for hours simply got a rejection letter without further explanations, and without this interview she was promised and which seems a logical thing if the officials are in doubt about her application. According to the rejection letter it seems the visa officer was also not convinced of her purpose of visit.
All these reasons for rejections look outragous to me. She would surely go back to the UK as she lives here (with me, we are married!) and as she has a job here (and so do I!). The purpose of her visit was simple; 10 days of holiday to see her brother and his family. I can't really see why they would turn such an application down, nor do I understand the behaviour of the people at the HC as she was left waiting, did not get a chance to explain anything in an interview, and had all the correct supporting documents with her (letter of employer, marriage certificate, etc). Needless to say we also lost the 35GBP application fee...
Does anyone have any advice what to do next? Apply again? Appeal? Give up?
Many thanks,
RV
My wife and me both live and work in the UK. Her nationality is Serbian, mine is Dutch. She is on a temporary resident permit until 2011 (you get permits for max 5 years in the first instance in the UK and she got it in 2006). Her brother (with wife and son) is living in Canada since last Autumn and she planned to visit her brother for 10 days in May, just for a short holiday.
Her visa application ("temporary resident visa", something like a "tourist visa" option does not seem to exist) was turned down as the officials at the Canadian High Commission in London were not convinced she would go back to London after her holiday. At least, that's what the rejection letter said, though she never got an interview at the HC. She was told to wait for an interview by a visa officer at the first instance and after waiting for hours simply got a rejection letter without further explanations, and without this interview she was promised and which seems a logical thing if the officials are in doubt about her application. According to the rejection letter it seems the visa officer was also not convinced of her purpose of visit.
All these reasons for rejections look outragous to me. She would surely go back to the UK as she lives here (with me, we are married!) and as she has a job here (and so do I!). The purpose of her visit was simple; 10 days of holiday to see her brother and his family. I can't really see why they would turn such an application down, nor do I understand the behaviour of the people at the HC as she was left waiting, did not get a chance to explain anything in an interview, and had all the correct supporting documents with her (letter of employer, marriage certificate, etc). Needless to say we also lost the 35GBP application fee...
Does anyone have any advice what to do next? Apply again? Appeal? Give up?
Many thanks,
RV