When you apply for a visit visa to any of the countries considered as developed countries in Europe of North America, the onus is usually on you to prove that you shall return. When a decision is made, the strength of your application can either result in an approval, and most often than not, a refusal.

For one Kenyan lady known as Esther Nyakio [named changed to protect her identity], a refusal was the decision she got after applying for a visit visa to the United Kingdom.

In refusing her UK visit visa, the visa officer issued six main reasons as to why the lady who is also a single mother of one could not be allowed to visit the United Kingdom. These reasons included the finding that the applicant was a mother who was seeking to travel to the UK alone, and did not state under whose care her child would left during her visit of three weeks to the UK.

According to the visa officer, this was one of the primary reasons why the applicant was viewed as plotting to overstay her visit, with the purpose of making economic pursuits.

Here are all the reasons that were given by the visa officer:

I have refused your application for a visit visa because I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of paragraph(s) V4.2 to V4.6 of Appendix V: Immigration Rules for Visitors because:

1). You state that you intend to visit the UK for 21 days for tourism and visiting friends. I have carefully considered the documents you have provided in support of your application.

It is your responsibility to satisfy me that your personal circumstances are such that if granted leave to enter you will abide by all of the conditions attached to any such leave and that you will be able to maintain and accommodate yourself and leave the UK on completion of the proposed visit.

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2). You state that your sponsor will be paying towards your visit. However, I must take in to account your personal circumstances when assessing your application.

3). You state that you have one dependent daughter who was born in 2017. Your supporting information does not demonstrate who will look after your child while you are away in the UK, Furthermore, it lacks credibility that you would choose to leave your young child for 21 days.

4). You appear entirely reliant on financial support to pay for your visit. Having given careful consideration to your personal and economic circumstances, I am not satisfied that you will leave the UK after your visit.

5). Your supporting documents do not demonstrate the existence of any significant assets in Kenya. Having given careful consideration to your personal circumstances in your country of residence, I am not satisfied that you have sufficient assets in that country to indicate that you will return after your proposed visit.

6). In light of all of the above, I am not satisfied that you intend to leave the United Kingdom or that you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor. Your application is therefore refused under paragraph V4.2 (a) and (c).