Immigration applications serve several purposes for persons under immigration control within the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom Border Agency is in charge for maintaining and securing the territory and controlling migration in the UK it also offers the invitation that they accept applications for permission to enter or remain in the United Kingdom such as citizenship and asylum which are desirable aspirations for many individuals.
Perhaps one would want that provided a student has gathered the relevant facts in relation to their application from a suitable source such as the UK Border Agency website and has downloaded and ended one of the available forms using the available guidelines. Given they meet the specified criteria then their application ought to be granted however this is not essentially the case.
What sort of mistakes do individuals make when submitting applications for an UK student visa and what cost can such person expect to pay for making an error? Well in essence there are various ways in which one can make such mistakes and the implications this might have for having done so. Immigration solicitors provide the following advice for prospective applicants.
What about the price for using the wrong version of the form. For example the UK Border Agency regularly updates the version of the application forms and the various versions are usually referenced by the given month and year as in April 2010 or 04/ 2010. The form will normally indicate on the initial page that the certain form is right only for applications made on or after a given date for example 30 September 2010. This is to alert users of the form as to whether this is indeed the current version and as a result it will be valid once submitted.
It is also important for UK student visa applicants to ensure that they pay the appropriate fee and the appropriate method of payment is selected when sending their application. This would be returned as invalid if the wrong fee is paid and when making payment by credit/debit card individuals should always ensure that the funds are available indefinitely and certainly when the demand for payment is made to their bank. What about the price for the funds not being available? Well the application would be deemed invalid and returned. If in doubt about any aspect of the application it is advisable to consult with immigration solicitors.
Students should pay attention to particulars when reading the application guidance and one particular feature is the requirements and format for photographs. Application forms in most cases require the applicant and their dependants to send passport sized photographs with the form. People should take time to read the required format for taking and submitting photographs because if the format is not observed this could also potentially invalidate the form.
It is always advisable to seek the advice of immigration solicitors considering there are various ways in which an individual can submit the wrong application for an UK student visa have been highlighted above. Not only do such potential students lose crucial time they also lose their capital resources because in most cases when the application fee is normally forfeited ultimately resulting in a revocation of the individuals leave or right to remain in the United Kingdom.