SamUK

iTrader: (1)

People - she is my first cousin..if you dont know what that means Google it.. :-)

turns out she did not have a visa - and you do not need one either if coming from the USA..as she requested for maximum stay it raised eyebrows..the fact that she had finished her studies and was simply here on vacation was not good enough for them.. even though she explained how she will be supported with money etc..

f1_fan

iTrader: (9)

I am not doubting what you are saying, but she must have said something to them that they did not like at the outset. You can stay here for 6 months as a tourist without applying for a Visa and even on the Border Agency website it says that unless yu do this regularly you are unlikely to be questioned about it so something else must have happened here..... they do not refuse people entry without good reason!

wrx300scooby

Agreed, a lad I know arrived in the US only to be held at the airport until the next return flight back to the UK, he wasn't given a reason. This happened almost 30 years ago!!

Markus

Someone else posted this link: http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new...to_the_uk.html

It would be worthwhile if the person looked at the "Denied Entry to the United Kingdom" section of that, and lodge an appeal / complaint.

Also worth checking how long they have been refused entry for, and if they don't appeal, or it's unsuccessful, they should not try and re-enter the UK until that time period has run it's course.

They should also check how this refusal affects their ability to enter other countries, as you should declare this refusal, and other countries could well refuse you entry, or require you to obtain clearance before entering.

dpb

So what was the reason anyway?

/ what is she sayin

mrmadcap

They probably stuck you in the cargo hold and unloaded you last so not to bother respectable folk you inbred

Mouser

Yeah, unloaded along with the holding tank! Both full of ****!

jods

Tea / Keyboard moment.

Okay to be honest it was a Glenfiddich / Keyboard moment.

NHS Not WWHS. I'm one of the silent majority but have been recently quite vocal with Grant Schapps (or whatever name he is going under nowadays).

I'm pretty certain that we have enough tea towels in the UK already. Need no more here thanks.

wayne9t9

Since when can you stay in the UK as a visitor for six months? It was always 90 days as far as I can remember. My then future U.S. wife was questioned once because she was staying that long. I explained that she was staying with me, I was supporting her and I owned a house in the UK. The nice lady at the desk then asked personal questions about our future intentions of marriage. Eventually she said she had to give her a "special" stamp in her passport. WTF was special about it I don't know. I understand they don`t want people living in the UK illegally and UK immigration seem to be copying US attitudes. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing.