Consequences of withholding information for a UK visa
I want to go to UK in December 2015 for tourism for two weeks. But while I was checking the application in part 5.9 it asks "Have you ever worked for any organisation ..." and I ticked yes in the Armed forces section which I have completed this year in September 2015. Besides doing my national service I am working full time as a doctor. I work as a Doctor in a private hospital and I got my salary from it and I've sorted my bank statement and payslips.
The problem is my army certificate shows only the date of my service nothing else, so will the ECO be suspicious and think "how come he is serving in the armed forces and in the same time working as a doctor?" I only have a letter from the hospital proving that I'm working there.
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In the situation you have described, there's a relevant decision from the Tribunal which was handed down in 2010. The Tribunal determined that non-disclosure was the same thing as lying. Part of the determination says...
“When a direct question is asked, and answered untruthfully, there is both a false representation and a non-disclosure; and it is not open to an Appellant who gives an untruthful answer to a direct question in an application form to say that the matter was not material.”
Source: Tribunal Kenya [2010] UKUT 165 (IAC)
We observe from Section 5.9 of the application that it is a direct question...
What that means is you should answer the questions on the form. If you think the ECO will get confused, you can add a clarifying explanation. If you don't answer the questions (or withhold information) and you get caught, then they can exercise Paragraph 320 to ban you.
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What happens if you lie on a UK visa application?
Even if your visa is granted, if you have provided false information on your visa application form you can be refused entry to the UK at the border and banned from entering for up to ten years.Why do UK visas get rejected?
Insufficient funds for a trip to the UK. The applicant has overstayed or submitted false documents on a previous trip to the UK. The applicant does not comply with visa regulations such as submitting to a biometric scan, photograph or provide a medical report.Do I need to upload documents for UK visa?
If you apply to UKVI directly using paper application forms (Offline) you must send your passport and all supporting documents to UKVI when you make your application. You will not be able to upload any supporting documents to the UKVCAS system and they do not need to be scanned at the Service Point.Does the UK embassy inform an applicant that a visa has been refused by email?
If your application is refusedYou'll get a letter or an email explaining why your application was refused. Your passport will be returned, if it was kept as part of your application. Your refusal letter will explain if you have the right to either an: administrative review.6 COMMON REASONS FOR UK WORK VISA REFUSAL
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As far as I remember, UK visa forms allow you to put extra information on a separate piece of paper. So I would suggest doing that to explain the situation exactly. Hope this helps.. our visa policy is a bloody mess, good luck!
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