I emailed UKVI regarding my mistake in reporting previous refusals. What does their reply mean for my application?
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I emailed UKVI and informed them that I made a mistake. I disclosed all details of my refusal and offered to share the refusal letter if they ask for it. I received a pretty generic reply:
Dear X,
Thank you for contacting UK Visas and Immigration International Contact Centre.
With regards to your enquiry, I can confirm your Visa application is awaiting a decision. Filling out the visa application correctly is your responsibility. After biometrics, you won't able to change any information and application will be under processing.
Regards,
Abul
UK Visas and Immigration
So what does this mean? I had requested them to share this info with the concerned ECO. I don't know if they will. But can they still claim deception after I sent an email? If it gets refused, can I say that I tried to disclose my mistake in my administrative review?
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So what does this mean?
They rejected your request to submit more information for your application. Your application will be judged on its merits based on the information submitted at the time biometrics were taken.
I had requested them to share this info with the concerned ECO. I don't know if they will.
They won't, thats quite clear from the answer you received, specifically this line:
After biometrics, you won't able to change any information and application will be under processing.
But can they still claim deception after I sent an email?
Possibly, but the email might be judged to be fair evidence that your mistake was innocent, and it also might not be. No one knows until it's reviewed in an appeal.
If it gets refused, can I say that I tried to disclose my mistake in my administrative review?
You certainly can, but whether it affects any administrative review outcome is not something that can be judged here unfortunately.
Edit to add (based on comment discussions): The OP has two choices here - proceed with the application and hope everything comes out fine in the end, or withdraw the application, amend it and resubmit it.
The merits of each are very different - withdrawing the application, amending it and resubmitting it has the lowest risk (no risk of a rejection because of missing information), but highest immediate cost in that they have to pay the application fees again (as they are withdrawing after biometrics have been taken) and no long term risk.
Proceeding with the application on the other end has a lower immediate cost (they've already paid the application fees for the current application), but higher immediate risk (rejection for missing information) and still higher long term risk and cost (a ban and the cost of mounting an appeal - which is far more than an application fee).
Even if the attempt to supply more information is taken into account during any appeal, there will be a monetary cost attached to that appeal which far exceeds the cost of withdrawing and resubmitting. Even a straight forward appeal can be costly.
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What happens if I make a mistake on my UK visa application?
Making a mistake on an immigration application form can be disastrous. If the mistake is interpreted by officials as an attempt to mislead or deceive, the application will inevitably be refused. If the application was for entry clearance, it will also lead to a ten-year ban on re-entry to the UK.What does your application has been concluded by UKVI mean?
"Concluded" only means a decision has been reached on your application and the decision may or may not be a refusal.Does UKVI send email?
You'll get a letter or an email with the result of your application. It will explain what you need to do next.How long does it take for UKVI to make a decision?
You should get a decision within 12 weeks once you either attend your appointment at the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) or when you submit your online documents after completing the ID Check app.My UK visa refusal overturned!!! | How I did it | Complaints process | MP involvement
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