Entry Clearance Guidance - General Instructions
Chapter 26 Annex 2 Part 3 - Wording for refusals: Sections 11-15
11. "Au Pair" placements
| 11.1 |
Purpose to learn English
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"...but I am not satisfied that you are going to the United Kingdom for the purpose of learning the English language, or that you will be taking up an arranged placement which can be shown to fall within the definition of an "Au pair" placement as set out in the Immigration Rules." |
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.2 |
Not an English-speaking family
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"...but I am not satisfied that you will live for a time as a member of an English speaking family, of that you will be taking up an arranged placement which can be shown to fall within the definition of an "Au pair" placement as set out in the Immigration Rules." |
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.3 |
Opportunities for study
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"...but I am not satisfied that you will have appropriate opportunities for study, or that you will be taking up an arranged placement which can be shown to fall within the definition of an "Au pair" as set out in the Immigration Rules." |
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.4 |
Home help arrangements
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"...but I am not satisfied that your will only help in the home for a maximum of 5 hours per day in return for a reasonable allowance and with two free days per week, or that you will be taking up an arranged placement which can be shown to fall within the definition of an "Au pair" placement as set out in the Immigration Rules." |
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.5 |
Over/under/wrong age
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"...but from the evidence I have received, I am not satisfied that you are aged between 17 and 27 years old inclusive." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.6 |
Married
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"...but I am not satisfied that you are unmarried." |
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.7 |
Dependants
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"...but I am not satisfied that you have no dependants." |
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.8 |
Ineligible nationality
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"...but because you are a national of ... and consequently not a national of one of the countries included in the "Au pair" placement arrangements listed in the Immigration Rules. |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.9 |
Intention to stay more than 2 years as an "Au pair"
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"...but I am not satisfied that you only intend to stay in the United Kingdom for 2 years as an "Au pair" |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.10 |
Intention to leave
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"...but I am not satisfied that you only intend to leave in the United Kingdom on completion of your stay as an "Au pair." |
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Paragraph 91
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| 11.11 |
2 year limit
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"...but you have previously spent time in the United Kingdom as an "Au pair", having been given leave to enter on .... and I am not satisfied that you are not seeking to be re-admitted to a date beyond 2 years from the date on which you were first given leave to enter in this capacity." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 91
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12. Working holiday makers
| 12.1 |
Non-commonwealth citizen
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"...but you are a national of ... and consequently not a commonwealth citizen." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 95(i)
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| 12.2 |
Over/under/wrong age |
"...but from the evidence I have received, I am not satisfied you are aged between 17 - 27 tears inclusive." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 95(ii)
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| 12.3 |
Married |
"...but I am not satisfied that you are unmarried or married to a person who [meets the requirements for leave to enter the United Kingdom as a working holiday maker and who intends to take a working Holiday with you] intends to take a working holiday with you." |
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Paragraph 95(iii)
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| 12.4 |
Funds |
"...but I am not satisfied that you have the means to pay for your return or onward journey." |
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Paragraph 95(iv)
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| 12.5 |
Maintenance and accommodation |
"...but I am not satisfied that you are able and intend to maintain and accommodate yourself without recourse to public funds." |
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Paragraph 95(v)
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| 12.6 |
Employment not incidental
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"...but I am not satisfied that you are intending to take only employment which is incidental to a holiday and not: engage in business/provide services as [a professional sportsman/an [entertainer]/pursue a career in the United Kingdom." |
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Paragraph 95(vi)
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| 12.7 |
Dependent children
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"...but I am not satisfied that you do not have: a dependant child/ dependant children over 5 years of age/who will reach 5 years of age before you complete your working holiday." |
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Paragraph 91 (vii)
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| 12.8 |
Commitments
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"...but I am not satisfied that you do not have commitments which would require you to earn a regular income." |
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Paragraph 95(viii)
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| 12.9 |
Intention to leave
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"...but I am not satisfied that you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your working holiday." |
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Paragraph 95(viii)
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| 12.10 |
2 year limit
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"...but you were previously given leave to enter as a working holiday-maker on ...., and I am not satisfied that you are not seeking to be re-admitted to a date beyond 2 years from the date in which you first given leave to enter in this capacity." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 95(ix)
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13. Children of working holiday-makers
| 13.1 |
Not related as claimed
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"...but I am not satisfied that you are the child of a parent [to be] admitted to/allowed to remain in the United Kingdom as a working holiday-maker." |
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Paragraph 101(i)
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| 13.2 |
Parent refused entry clearance
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"...but your mother/father’s application for entry clearance in that capacity has been refused and consequently I am not satisfied that you are the child of a parent who is to be admitted to or allowed to remain in the United Kingdom as a working holiday-maker." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 101(i)
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| 13.3 |
Parent not in UK or in appropriate category
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"...but I am not satisfied that you are the child of a parent admitted to or allowed to remain in the United Kingdom as a working holiday-maker." |
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Paragraph 101(i)
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| 13.4 |
Over 5 years of age
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"...but on the evidence I have received I am not satisfied that you are under the age of 5." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 95(ix)
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| 13.5 |
Nearly 5 years of age
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"...but as you were born on ... and your parent(s) intend to remain in the United Kingdom on a working holiday: for 2 years/until ... I am not satisfied that you will leave the United Kingdom before reaching the age of 5." |
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Paragraph 101(ii)
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| 13.6 |
Maintenance and accommodation
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"...but I am not satisfied that you can and will be maintained and accommodated adequately: without recourse to public funds/your parent[s] engaging in business/taking employment not relevant to a working holiday." |
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Paragraph 101(iii)
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| 13.7 |
Not accompanying both parents
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"...but I am not satisfied that both your parents are being/have been admitted to/allowed to remain in the United Kingdom, or that the parent you are to accompany is your sole surviving parent or has had sole responsibility for your upbringing, or that there are serious and compelling family or other considerations which make your exclusion from the United Kingdom undesirable." |
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Paragraph 101(iv)
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14. Seasonal worker at agricultural camps
| 14.1 |
Not a student in full-time education
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"...but I am not satisfied that you are a student in full-time education or that your are returning for another season at the specific invitation of the farmer." |
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Paragraph 106
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| 14.2 |
Over/under/wrong age
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"...but (evidence of birth details available) I am not satisfied that you are aged between 18-25 years inclusive or that you are returning for another season at the specific request of a farmer." |
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Non-Appealable
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Paragraph 95(ix)
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| 14.3 |
Home office work card
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"...but I am not satisfied that you hold a valid Home Office work card issued by the operator of a scheme approved by the Secretary of State." |
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Paragraph 106
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| 14.4 |
Intention to leave
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"...but ........ I am not satisfied that you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your exchange period." |
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Paragraph 106
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| 14.5 |
Other employment
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"...but I am not satisfied that you do not intend to take employment other than as a seasonal worker at an agricultural camp." |
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Paragraph 106
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15. Teachers/Language Assistants under approved achemes
| 15.1 |
Not an approved scheme
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"...but I am not satisfied that you are going to an educational establishment in the United Kingdom under an exchange scheme approved by the Education Departments or administered by the Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges/the League for the Exchange of commonwealth Teachers." |
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Paragraph 110(i)
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| 15.2 |
Intention to leave
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"...but... I am not satisfied that you intend to leave the United Kingdom at the end of your exchange period." |
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Paragraph 110(ii)
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| 15.3 |
Other employment
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"... but I am not satisfied that you do not intend to take employment other than under an approved scheme." |
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Paragraph 110(iii)
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| 15.4 |
Maintenance and accommodation
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"...but ... I am not satisfied that you are able to maintain and accommodate yourself and any dependants without recourse to public funds." |
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Paragraph 110(iv)
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