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advanceDNA:
What’s the new policy??

jayanne123:
Thanks for your prompt response, pls let me understand this better. What documents did you submit to prove sole responsibility and did you change what you wrote in your 1st application when applying the 2nd time?

jayanne123:
Finally finally we got our visa
Thanks everyone for your advise and concern

Congratulations! Please I am in exactly the same condition now, my child's visa was denied due to this. How did you achieve this please, can you guide me? Will truly appreciate your assistance. They said I was not able to fully prove sole responsibility. Did you do a fresh application or the review? Pls help a sister.

Lincoln4u:
Please gurus in the house, my daughter was refused child dependant visa, im applying as a single mother. Please your advise is needed

advanceDNA:
I understand and I believe you....but I'm not the one that needs convincing..it's the entry clearance officer.... and sadly, some Nigerians have made things difficult for others...

You can also add a cover note to explain why you had to leave for the UK without urr kid and you now more than ready to be reunited..
. be original as u can.....u can even add that you are open to DNA test so they know she's urs......a mother shouldn't be hindered from her child because of some bunch of rules

One more advice...don't apply for administrative review...they will make u wait for forever to get a response....make a fresh application when u are ready ..

advanceDNA:
Oh...so u've not been around for a while.. ..ahhh !!!!! It will be hard proving the child is better leaving Nigeria with you since someone else has been caring for the kid all this time(a whole 2 years)....

This ur case get K-leg ooo...(Apologies justwise)

The ECO may likely be suspecting child trafficking ... Especially if u ddnt submit any proof enough proof the child is urs beyond a birth certificate and if the sole custody letter has a recent date.

...The success of this type of visa rest largely on making the eco feel 1)the child is urs, (2)the child is better with you in the UK, (3) the place she has been living or the conditions while u were away is no longer convenient.....

Someone with a case similar to yours two years back was able to get the visa approved on medical grounds.... but that was because the child is sickle cell and was able to argue the child is better off in the UK, and that the semi illiterate grand mother who has been caring for the child was not best suited for care in the long run...he added so many supporting documents including the evidence of repeated hospitalization of the kid...

I don't know how u want to argue yours...it's hard .....but not impossible.... Good luck

Fred2020:
He may be a bad father, but he is still a father—even if only in name. Sadly, that’s not something you can undo or rewrite at this stage.

If you are taking a major decision that could affect his ability to meaningfully interact with his child now or in the future, he needs to be carried along or at least informed.

The ECO is right here.
Ok thank you

justwise:
Sole custody or sole parental responsibility? They are not the same but related. That is the point the ECO was making in that letter.

You have three options: appeal the decision, reapply or ask for reconsideration.

You need to provide more evidence as to why the father is not involved in this. If you are still in contact with the father then get a written consent from him.

Fred2020:
Even if she has sole custody, I don’t believe it’s appropriate to relocate a child far away from the father without demonstrating that he was at least informed or notified. Sole responsibility for financial support and upbringing doesn’t automatically justify excluding the father from such a significant decision. A move that greatly affects the father’s ability to maintain a relationship with the child shouldn’t happen unilaterally.

If I were the ECO, I would probably also take the same decision.

advanceDNA:
That's what I was trying to tell jústwise..the ECo has deceptively created a catch 22 out of that visa application......claimed sole custody is not enough, and asked for consent letter, which is also grounds for refusal when sole custody is in place..

justwise:
Why did you not get letter of consent from the father of the child to support the visa application?

giselle237:
Maybe the grandparents have to die on official papers or the father has to die for this visa to be granted .
There was no reason why this visa had to be denied as you provided everything possible but looks like you must still do more unfortunately. You are the child’s mom and have primary responsibility. I don’t know why they want you to be comfortable with your child been brought up by parents. Maybe if the grandparents die then they’ll budge or they both become medically, physically, mentally unfit to care for her…then this could be provided as additional infomation to sway your case.
I’m on a work visa , I sincerely don’t know what they want again my court order says I have responsibility which is the truth
My mum was suppose to travel yesterday she couldn’t I have to carry the burden of moving her flight to future date

In the meantime, try to secure a document from the courts saying you have sole responsibility even though they claim it can not be granted by courts— still get it from them.
Are you on a student visa because it looks like the visa officer is trying to force you to leave the UK to go meet with your child rather than for them to come here? They claim you knew there was a possibility your child would not be able to join you.

justwise:
Why did you not get letter of consent from the father of the child to support the visa application?