UK visa applicants warned vs submitting fake papers
Filipino students seeking education and possible employment in the United Kingdom who will be found submitting fraudulent documents to the British Embassy will be barred from applying for 10 years.
The warning was issued by recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani after the student visa applications of two Filipinos have recently been rejected by the UK Embassy.
The rejection came after the Embassy’s consular officers were unable to confirm that the bank certifications submitted by the two applicants were genuine, he said.
According to Geslani, the bank certifications were issued in a province from Northern Luzon, but the students’ papers indicated they were residents of Bicol province, which is in Southern Luzon.
As a result, the consular officers denied the applications, citing they had “concerns" that the bank documents may be fraudulent.
Bank certifications are required as proof that student visa applicants have the financial capacity to live in the UK, and pay for their tuition fee and living expenses, such as accommodation, food and transportation, for a period of at least nine months.
Geslani explained the usual amount ranges from P450,000 to P650,000, depending on their location in the UK, and is deposited in an accredited bank which issues the required certification to the applicant.
“The consultancy office assisting these students, the International Student Advisors, has to rely on the documents given by the students, and they had no way to verify the certifications as these were issued by banks," he explained.
He added the Embassy would have approved the students’ applications but had a problem with the bank certifications.
Geslani warned visa applicants, students or otherwise, that submitting fraudulent documents may result in their being barred from entering the UK under any type of visa for up to ten years. - Jerrie Abella/KBK, GMANews.TV
The warning was issued by recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani after the student visa applications of two Filipinos have recently been rejected by the UK Embassy.
The rejection came after the Embassy’s consular officers were unable to confirm that the bank certifications submitted by the two applicants were genuine, he said.
According to Geslani, the bank certifications were issued in a province from Northern Luzon, but the students’ papers indicated they were residents of Bicol province, which is in Southern Luzon.
As a result, the consular officers denied the applications, citing they had “concerns" that the bank documents may be fraudulent.
Bank certifications are required as proof that student visa applicants have the financial capacity to live in the UK, and pay for their tuition fee and living expenses, such as accommodation, food and transportation, for a period of at least nine months.
Geslani explained the usual amount ranges from P450,000 to P650,000, depending on their location in the UK, and is deposited in an accredited bank which issues the required certification to the applicant.
“The consultancy office assisting these students, the International Student Advisors, has to rely on the documents given by the students, and they had no way to verify the certifications as these were issued by banks," he explained.
He added the Embassy would have approved the students’ applications but had a problem with the bank certifications.
Geslani warned visa applicants, students or otherwise, that submitting fraudulent documents may result in their being barred from entering the UK under any type of visa for up to ten years. - Jerrie Abella/KBK, GMANews.TV
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