UK Visa application - should I mention my previous refusals?
I'm applying for a short term student visa in UK to attend a summer school. I have applied for UK visit visa two times before and was refused. The first was on 2008 because I did not submit a bank statement The Second was on 2014 because the officer was not convinced that I will be back home.
Now, Must I mention the 2 past refusals in my application for a short term student visa. I'm afraid to get refused as I have already paid the summer school fees which covers accommodation, transportation and meals.
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Lots of people with a history of refusals like to think about not disclosing them because a tainted history may have a bad effect on fresh applications. The UK knows about that too, so Parliament mandated that every applicant for a UK visa of any sort had to enrol their biometrics starting 31 Jan 2008.
You may recall that when you applied earlier that part of the process involved collecting your biometrics. Those were entered in to a computer system and every time somebody submits a fresh application they compare biometrics to see if the person is already on the system. It's a great way to find out if somebody is lying because it's really hard for a person to change their biometrics.
It means the use of biometrics obviates your question. You can still try it in the hopes that the servers will be down, but (from personal experience) the last time their servers crashed they just held all the applications in a queue until the servers were fixed. It took two weeks to get the servers on line again which is a good measure of their resolve to carry out Parliament's mandate.
In the current era if you get caught, they will use Paragraph 320 of the Immigration Rules to ban you on aggravating conditions for 10 years. They will then tell the USA and other members of the Commonwealth about it.
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They can also cross sort by credit card number (if used for visa payment or travel payment or travel reservations) or by address or by passport details. Biometrics is not the only way people get caught out.
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Does previous refusal affect future visa application?
Even if you have been refused with a visa in the past, if you mention the truth, you will be able to explain the visa refusal reasons behind it, and might even be able to convince the officials with new correct information and documents. In most cases, visa related information is shared between countries.What are the chances of getting UK visa after refusal?
The current refusal rate for UK visa applications hovers around 15% mark, with some categories experiencing an even higher rate of refusals. The most notable example is a now-closed Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route, where the refusal rate was around an astonishing 50%.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.Does immigration know your travel history UK?
UK Visas and Immigration specifically asks for details of your travel history for the past 10 years. ECOs check for travel history in your passport and the countries you have listed in your UK visa application. They also pay attention to any previous visa refusals you have listed in your application.Top 5 reasons for the UK visa refusals | UK visa rejection
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