8

I applied for a US visa last year through an agent. The agent stamped an Ethiopian visa in my passport, he said that would increase my chances of obtaining a US visa. How he got the visa stamp I don't know. I didn't go for any capturing or biometric. The Ethiopian visa he stamped was handwritten. The US denied me but they didn't give me a reason.

Now, I am applying for student visa to the UK, I have gotten a new passport to get rid of the visa record but the new passport bears the previous passport number. My question is one, will the UK go to the extent of checking the record in the previous passport since I am applying for a tier 4 student visa?

Two, I have been advised not to mention that I have applied for visa before. But my fear is, what if that Ethiopian visa actually exists and is valid, if I do not declare that I have applied for visa before and they find out that I have a visa in my previous passport, will this look like I'm trying to cover up something cause a refusal?

Third, if the US actually denied my visa due to a fake visa stamp, and they banned me, how do I find out they banned me and will the ban to the . US also affect my UK plans?

Uciebila
  • 9,735
  • 6
  • 68
  • 90
Val Chinedu
  • 81
  • 2

2 Answers2

5

If UK immigration discover that you have used a fake visa, then it is very likely that they will deny you entry. It's not out of the question that they will effectively ban you from the UK, although it's unlikely because you didn't try to use the fake visa to get entry to the UK. It's possible that the US already knows about the fake visa, in which case British authorities may find out about it - but probably unlikely or US immigration would have told you.

There is no chance your visa is genuine. Agents cannot grant genuine visas and do not have the authority to put visa stamps in a passport.

By far your best option is to get a new passport, and then make your application without making any mention of the Ethiopian visa. You should definitely tell them about the US visa rejection. If it's already known that you used deception in the US application there is not much you can do about it. If you get a rejection that mentions deception then consult a UK immigration attorney.

DJClayworth
  • 69,953
  • 10
  • 177
  • 248
0

The UK can effectively deny any future visa applications if they suspect you knew your Ethiopian visa was fake but I don't believe they'll ban you from the UK unless they are more than certain you knew the visa was fake.

LR837
  • 933
  • 7
  • 16