Hi guys it's me again. Last year I have applied for a tourist visa and got refused 3 times. I have indicated in my application that I am single, don't have dependents and I don't know anyone in the UK. The truth is, I am still married with my husband and we have 2 children but I have not changed my status on all of my papers so I remained single and I have a boyfriend which is British but employed here in Qatar. I have consulted an agency to help me with my application last year and that's what they have advised me to do, so I did it. Now, my boyfriend asked me to marry him and start the annulment process and bring the children to the UK soon. I am thinking that UKVI will check my previous visa application and see the false information I have stated in there. Any advise from you is highly appreciated... Thank you!
One of the questions that they ask is "have you been refused a visa before". I don't know the repercussions of your previous inaccurate application - the fact you have done it 3 times is not good. It is conceivable that you didn't know anyone in the U.K. At the time you applied. But, it is not conceivable that you were single and childless. Some of the docs you will need to supply are a marriage certificate with an annotation showing that your marriage was annulled. They could, potentially, cross check that with your previous applications and have queries about your claim to be single and the fact you were married. You will also need to supply the birth certificates of your children. again, birth dates will show you weren't childless when you previously applied. Will they check? Very likely. You have created a problem in lying on other applications. If discovered, you could be barred from applying for 10 yeas. You also need to tell your boyfriend about this. He could also be found guilty of lying purely by sponsoring you (I may be wrong) and could be prosecuted as a British citizen. I have no doubt you did what you thought was best at the time, but your potential application will be complex. However, when filling these applications you must answer them truthfully and to the best of your knowledge. You will have signed the form with this statement. Good luck to you, others will give better advice, and I hope it all goes well. I guess it depends how much cross checking goes on with past applications. Hopefully you will disclose everything on your future application but, anyway, you will need to have your marriage annulled before you consider applying for a fiancé visa.
I really don't know what to do now. That's why this time I want to gather information ahead of time so I'll be prepared, last year was a rush decision and we listened to the advice of the 'expert' from that agency.
all you can do is apply for a settlement visa--about £1500 this year...and expect to be refused. then you will know the reasons for refusal--and do something about it--if you can. then appeal or try again. meantime--get your annulment sorted out.
I will file the annulment next month. I am gathering some information now so it will not end up like before, we did not plan ahead of time last year, now it's a disaster.
You have plenty of time - annulment takes average of 18 months. So focus on the annulment and once that is on the way, you can start looking at fiance visa.
the fee for your settlement visa application will pale into insignificance compared to your annulment costs--then your total settlement visa fees , IHS surcharges--for you and your 2 kids.
I think the boy friend needs to be aware of the past the present and the long road ahead.Given what you've said on here and to be blunt, does your boyfriend know you'e married with kids? A cynical person may suggest that you'e hooked up with a Brit as a travel ticket to the UK! Let' hope not. You have a long bumpy road ahead, you all need to be prepared for it. Good luck
The thing is, the people looking at the application are going to be cynical. Mavi, what were your plans when you wanted to visit the U.K. initially?
i see a daft complication ahead. recently--another member got his wifes application approved--but her dependant child settlement visa was refused. now we could see the reverse--2 kids visas approved--and the mothers visa refused. it could happen. what a farce.
I know the judicial system in the PH, that divorce will take years again... My boyfriend is already planning to move back to England next year
Yes, he knows from the very beginning that I am still married with 2 kids... I never intended to live in England if he hasn't have a son in there... Life in there is not that easy, even the house is so expensive and taxes too
It was house of tours here in Qatar. They said it was easier to travel if I was single and alone, they said that UKVI might think that I'm not coming back if they'll know that I have a boyfriend, since I am single in passport, they have advised to leave it that way, everything was just a lie eventually and I've paid them twice!
