ECB11 - Significance of information from a sponsor
Significance of information from a sponsor
Last updated
16 January 2001
This is internal guidance for use by entry clearance staff on the handling of entry clearance and visa applications made outside the United Kingdom (UK). It is a live document under constant review and is for information only.
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ECB11.1 Significance of information from a sponsor
Although the intentions of the applicant are paramount, the Courts have consistently held that a sponsor's information is relevant (although only a sponsor's undertaking on maintenance and accommodation is mentioned specifically in the Rules - See ECB12 Undertakings.
This means that the ECO should give consideration to whatever a sponsor produces in support of an application and note anything that has a bearing on the case. Recording evidence from the sponsor will assist in rebutting any later accusation that the sponsor was excluded from the process.
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