Will mention of a previously undisclosed relative, who will now invite me to the UK, help me to obtain a visa? [closed]

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I have once stated on my UK Standard Visitor visa application that I know no one in the UK - for which I was refused the visa. However I've been connected to an old relative in the UK who intends to send me an invite to visit him.

Will it be possible to obtain the visa now?



Best Answer

No, while the realms of possibility do not exclude it, success in your case would take a miracle. For starters you are addressing the wrong issues...

You were refused last year because they did not believe you were a genuine visitor and the risk of your going underground in the UK was too great. Now you want to tell them that a relative who you were previously unaware of is sending you an invitation. This doesn't really mitigate the risk of your going underground does it?

The issues for you are about your lifestyle, i.e., you are unemployed, you are dependent on others on a day-to-day basis, and have no significant social or economic connections to Ghana. How does getting an invitation to the UK change any of that?

Also, in your previous refusal they threw some shade on your credibility. Namely they didn't believe you actually had an aunt willing to support you. That was bad enough, but now you propose to double down by adding an additional co-sponsor. This is tantamount to an admission that your circumstances have not changed and in fact they are worse than you originally represented.

While it's true that sometimes long-lost relatives can suddenly appear and offer sponsorship for no apparent reason, it is an applicant pattern viewed with pronounced scepticism on the Sub-Saharan Desk. You would have to explain why a relative is willing to do this for you and yet you were unaware of them last year. That would be an awkward explanation and genuine visitors do not need to make awkward explanations like that.


Against all of this we place the backdrop that Ghana has a mind-numbing 44% refusal rate for entry clearance applications. This is historical data and does not indicate the instantaneous probability of your own application's success. It does, however, indicate that applications should be prepared with extreme diligence.


The visitor rules are in Appendix V of the Immigration Rules.




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Can relatives sponsor you in UK?

To be eligible for a Family Visa, you must be one of the following: A spouse, partner or close relative of a British citizen or settled person. A dependant spouse, partner or close relative of a person who has valid entry clearance in the UK. The granddaughter/grandson of a British citizen (who was born in the UK)

Can I get UK visa without invitation letter?

To apply for a UK visa it is required that the applicant submits an invitation letter. A letter of invitation for a UK visa is a letter written by a citizen or legal resident of the United Kingdom, addressed to a foreigner with whom they have family ties or friendship, inviting them to stay over at their house.

Can someone invite me to UK?

If a friend or a relative wants to come to visit you in the UK and they need a visa to enter the UK, they should prepare to apply for a Standard Visitor visa. They will need to submit the application at their nearest Visa Application Centre (VAC) in the country where there are living.

How do I invite my relative to the UK?

If you want to invite a relative or friend to come and visit you in the UK, and they need a visa, they will need to apply for a Standard Visitor visa at their nearest Visa Application Centre (VAC). There is information about how to apply on the gov.uk website. Your visitor must show the VAC some documents.



UK Family Visit Visa for Parents, Brother, Sister, relatives Checklist to make Good Visa Application




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