r/visarejections

What are the UK visa people doing.

Me, male 59 UK born citizen. my Thai f47 gf just had her 1 week tourist visa refused for 5-12 December. i already paid for her return ticket, a couple of hotels in West Country, provided both our bank statements, both our tenancy agreements, both our bank statements (I earn 44k a year) both our letters from employer, letter of invitation, proof of relationship over 10 years and STILL the Visa people have refused the visa saying they dont believe that she will return.

Now having to re-apply, another £135 AND pay agency to do application, another £375.

I just cannot believe that these idiots are who is in charge of who does and who doesn't enter the country, I mean just HOW can they refuse a 1 week tourist visa.

Im so disgusted with this country.

**edit - to all the genuine interested replies, thanks, I hope this doesnt happen to you. To anyone from UK Visa downvoting me here, you can do one.

Hi everyone, looking for an honest assessment of my F-1 profile and interview preparation.

Profile:

Indian applicant

B.Tech CSE, graduated in June 2025, Tier-3 college, 8.89 CGPA

Working as Software Engineer at a large MNC since Nov 2025

Admitted to MS CS at Georgia State University, Spring 2027

Graduate Assistantship: $6k/year stipend + tuition waiver

GRE: 306 (160Q, 146V), IELTS: 7.5

~₹30L personal savings, not taking any education loan (cause of the tuition waiver)

Elder brother is in the US - went on F1 and is now working on H-1B

My main concerns are:

Why Georgia State? The assistantship was a major factor in choosing this university, but it is not my only reason.
How can I convincingly and truthfully explain my university choice to the VO without making it seem like I chose it primarily for the financial benefit?

Brother in the US: How much of a concern is having an immediate family member in the US on H-1B? Could this raise immigrant-intent concerns?

Overall, how risky does my profile look for F-1 approval, and what should I focus on most for interview preparation?

Would really appreciate advice from people with similar profiles or recent F1 interview experience. Thanks!!

Location- chennai

Status- Medical student ( I study abroad final year )

Letter- Hospital observership

Purpose: I explained that I’m a final-year medical student and had been selected for an observership at XYZ Hospital.

What is the full name of the hospital? I stated the exact name of the hospital.

Who is sponsoring your trip? My father.

What does your father do? I explained his occupation.

Do you have sufficient funds? Yes. she asked to show the documents I showed my father’s ITR, bank statements, and company details as proof of financial support.

The officer was typing from time to time.

After some time, she asked me which year are you in ?- I replied final year med student

Does your hospital provide accommodation? I said no, and explained that I would be staying at a place approximately 5 minutes away from the hospital.

Is it paid accommodation? I said yes.

She started typing again. After that, she said, “Sorry, your visa has been refused under Section 214(b).”

She also mentioned be updated on ongoing immigration laws/policies and said to apply again next time

i think rejection could be be due to either obsevership as medical student, usually med students apply for electives,

next is my father itr it showed 9 lakhs - which is monthly 1 lac he earns officer only saw the itr and first two pages of bank statement which she noted it had around 1,6 lakhs.

or it could be im studying in abroad uni.

what should I do in this case, im planning to apply for clinical elective in a recognized university program where they provide accommodations too, and planning to add my uncle who is a doctor for sponsoring my trip and also my dad. what should I do, any valuable advices will be grateful. Im really lost

Has anyone gotten their F-1 visa approved within the past year while having a sibling/close family member in the US who is currently on H-1B?

I understand this can be just one of many factors in a visa decision, but I’ve recently been hearing that students with close relatives in the US are facing more F-1 refusals, so I wanted to know if this has worked out for anyone recently.

If yes, I’d really appreciate it if you could share your experience, especially whether the VO asked about your sibling and what questions you were asked.

Thanks!