Hi all. Just want to know if anyone experienced to forward an appeal to UKVI in regards of length of visa time granted? We have successful standard Child dependant FM application. Decision received after 10 weeks upon application which is truly appreciated. But the visa length is 8 months only as they based it on my FLR M visa expiration this August 2020. Sponsor is my British husband not me, so we are expecting a 33 months time. Although we knew the fact that the minor is Filipino citizen. £2500 is too much for 8 months granted visA and money is not easy these days. Any help, advice, will be highly regarded. Thank you so much.
As you are aware they have brought your child s visa journey in line with yours and you will both be able to apply for ILR at the same time. This is a good thing. I assume in your £2500 you have included the NHS surcharge but this is desperate to the visa costs. If I read your post right you would want to base an appeal on you believe the costs should be 8 months worth of the total for 33 months, is that what you want? To be honest I see no basis for appeal as the visa journey will cost£x over 5 years or in your child case £x over a shorter period.
As @Mattecube has already stated they have brought the visa in line with yours and I believe this is policy/process. Whilst it is annoying as will have to do two FLR(m) applications in eight months time it is actually better long term as will achieve ILR at same time. Child's visa is linked to yours as the child is your dependent so has to be in line. Optimum timing of their application would have been just after your next FLR(m). Visa application cost is same regardless of time granted - one month or 33 months. You might want to check IHS refunds guidance. https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/refunds If the IHS charge was for 2.5 years would expect partial refund of 1.5 years to bring in line with length of Visa granted.
Why 2 flr? ok--forget that. i misread it. you mean a FLR each for mother and child as regards the visa fee--its no different to a fiancee visa--which is only for 6 months, whereas the spouse visa is for 30 months. or a visit visa--which is the same for a weeks holiday or the max 6 month stay.
