tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749116.post5993550498934770290..comments2019-12-10T21:20:19.132-08:00Comments on The PolitiCat and the NEWS in the CITY: MARTHA STEWART-UK visa deniedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749116.post-26891113918824562432008-06-27T05:14:00.000-07:002008-06-27T05:14:00.000-07:00I am very passionate about this process due to hav...I am very passionate about this process due to having a recent visa application denied--not for criminal reasons. They feel as that I want to remain in their country because I didn't provide proof that I had obligations in my current country to return. I agree that having certain policies in place to determine validity in whether someone would be a "good fit" for the UK. If you have never been through the process of applying for a UK visa, please allow me to explain. The UK border agency's website gives very general information needed to apply for a visa. After my first application was denied due to documents not being received. I only sent in documents that were actually listed on their own website. The 2nd and 3rd applications were rejected, due to not all documents submitted. It was as if I was at the mercy of a consulate-an individual that apparently does not have the skill to determine a "good fit" for the UK. I submitted the house deed, car notes, employment letters, paycheck stubs, purchased airline tickets. How else can you prove that you will return to your country? Get this--I only applied for the visa to travel from one London airport to another to transit to another country. I would be in the country for a total of 2 hours coming and going. After speaking with a consulate, they stated that documents were not the determining factor. It depended on their satisfaction of the application. I will continue to tell my story so that people would not spend their money on multiple applications for no reason. If you are transiting to another country and need a visa for the UK---don't do it. Find another airline that goes to another country!!! Applying for a UK visa is very difficult--for what reason--I have yet to find out. It should be a crime for an agency to not provide information up front to someone on the information that is needed to obtain a visa. It's a continuous cycle-because they know you need the visa to travel. Now, I've lost the money for non-refundable airline tickets, courier fees--a total of over 6k, because of a $137<BR/>rejected visa application by incompentent investigators that appparently has no effective training in determining a "good fit" for the UK.travelingtoUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453104439334544239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749116.post-21212532523183262582008-06-21T20:50:00.000-07:002008-06-21T20:50:00.000-07:00ood for her, she should have thought about the imp...ood for her, she should have thought about the implications of her actions when she was obstructing justice. I hope the UK upholds their laws and make no exceptions for her. Doing so would send the wrong message that it is ok to break the law when one is a celebrity and that criminal records don't mean much when one has money and fame. She should deal with it and stay out of the UK.Ren Piereckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347322587069832984noreply@blogger.com