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    Question UKBA staff 'unfairly rejecting' African visas, report finds

    UK Border Agency staff processing visa applications from Africa are "acting unfairly" and wrongly refusing entry to the UK, an independent report claims.

    Chief inspector to the UKBA, John Vine, said many visas were incorrectly rejected after employees "disregarded or misinterpreted" evidence.

    Some applicants were being refused for failing to provide information that had not been originally requested, he said.

    The agency said it took the findings "seriously" and would improve training.

    Mr Vine's inspection ran between May and July 2011, examining the applications handled at four UKBA posts in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Croydon, south London - which deals with Algerian-based applications.

    He reported claims by UK Embassy staff in Algeria that the visa delays had caused "reputational damage" to the UK.

    And in a review of 135 visa applications from Nigeria, his report found the UKBA had made a "serious error" after 14 cases had accidentally received "indefinite leave to enter the UK" - rather than the usual 27-month limit.

    In some cases, it found UKBA staff had failed to retain documents backing up their decisions.

    The UKBA said there were several routes of entry to the UK which can lead to settlement. The length of time a migrant has to complete before being eligible to apply for settlement depends on which route they enter, they said.

    Visas to the UK enable some successful applicants to stay and work in the country for two years, with an option to apply for permanent residency at the end of that period.

    This relates only to spouses, civil partners, unmarried partners or same sex partners from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) of a British citizen or person who is settled in UK.

    Various reasons for visa rejections were listed in the report. In one case, an applicant wishing to visit his uncle in the UK was turned down because they had different family names.

    'Frustrating'

    UKBA's visa bases in Abuja, Nigeria; in Pretoria, South Africa; and Nairobi, Kenya had "performed well" to meet customer service targets, Mr Vine found.

    But staff at Croydon's Visa Section in the UK had been "poor" in processing applications made in Algiers, Algeria.

    Mr Vine said that little progress had been made by the UKBA in a number of areas, even though recommendations had been made in previous inspections.

    "This is especially frustrating", he said, "considering the agency has accepted the recommendations, and yet I continue to identify the same issues.

    "I would now like to see these recommendations being embraced by the agency without delay to ensure that there is a real improvement in the quality and consistency of decision making."

    A UKBA spokesman said the agency was prioritising improvement.

    He said: "We take the independent chief inspector's findings seriously and are making reforms, which include providing detailed guidance to applicants and improving the training for staff handling visa applications.

    "The UKBA must offer a high quality service for genuine applicants while ensuring that those who do not meet the immigration rules are prevented from entering the UK," he added.

    "We announced important changes to the family route on 11 June, including an increase to this probationary period.

    "For those entering on or after 9 July this year the period will be five years. The migrant has permission to work in the UK during this period."

    Those entering the UK under a work route need to complete a five-year period before being eligible to apply for settlement."

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    Well UKBA just can't seem to get it right.
    The UKBA spokesman said
    "For those entering on or after 9 July this year the period will be five years. The migrant has permission to work in the UK during this period."
    Should have said "applying" not "entering"


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    I wonder what this govt going to do in the next few months... tsk tsk tsk
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    if embassy staff are making mistakes now and wrongly refusing visa's, then after the 9th of July i can only see more visa's wrongly refused, as some new rules are more complex and also guidance to refuse any application if anything other than minor mistakes are made.
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    am stress now again Joe
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    Quote Originally Posted by purple View Post
    I wonder what this govt going to do in the next few months... tsk tsk tsk
    do deport the non eu..huh which will include me tsk..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moy View Post
    am stress now again Joe
    maybe its time for

    what you worrying for now are you African
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    Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
    maybe its time for

    what you worrying for now are you African
    well i am half joes but thats our secret rem
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    you mean your half man which half, can't be the legs we've seen them
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    Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
    you mean your half man which half, can't be the legs we've seen them
    oist thats my real legs am half african thats what i mean maybe
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    UK Border Agency staff processing visa applications from Africa are "acting unfairly" and wrongly refusing entry to the UK, an independent report claims.

    Chief inspector to the UKBA, John Vine, said many visas were incorrectly rejected after employees "disregarded or misinterpreted" evidence.
    I think we knew this anyway......seems to have been going on in Manila too.

    Thats why the ECO decisions need checking before being issued. We pay enough in fees, at least double what they say it costs so they can afford to have someone check the refusals over.

    We operate a similar system where I work. Any failures get high focus. There is no rocket science involved.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Moy View Post
    oist thats my real legs am half african thats what i mean maybe
    I see what you mean by African and , you use one hand for eating and the other for wiping your

    Quote Originally Posted by lastlid View Post
    I think we knew this anyway......seems to have been going on in Manila too.

    Thats why the ECO decisions need checking before being issued. We pay enough in fees, at least double what they say it costs so they can afford to have someone check the refusals over.

    We operate a similar system where I work. Any failures get high focus. There is no rocket science involved.
    recall how banks were forced to stop charging people ridiculous amounts for sending a letter if you were overdrawn, we know the actual processing cost of a visa is £200 and the other £600+ is profit, if you are refused a visa you should be returned the £600, I'm surprised no one had taken the gov to court over this, and they have got away with this for so long

    I'm sure if the gov had to return £600 for every failed app, they will minimize the number of refusals and people would not be refused for petty things
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    Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
    I'm sure if the gov had to return £600 for every failed app, they will minimize the number of refusals and people would not be refused for petty things


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    This is basically a QC issue.


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    I see what you mean by African and , you use one hand for eating and the other for wiping your
    whatever joe's at least i could use those unlike others there that its size in incapable to even stick to there own tube
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