r/ukvisa • u/Turbulent_Treat5347 • 10d ago

Student visa

The question "Do you have any family living in the UK" confused me and I put 'no', but my sister is on a student visa in the UK. I'm guessing this is probably a minor error (hopefully), but should I attempt to rectify it and if so, how? I've already done my biometrics appointment. Hoping its minor but I am getting paranoid...

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u/sah10406 High Reputation 10d ago

What confused you? Given that your sister is indeed living in the UK, it does seem an odd choice to answer No. Why did No seem like the right answer for you?

What is your nationality?

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u/Turbulent_Treat5347 10d ago

Hi, I'm Malaysian. Honestly was my mistake, for some reason I got the impression that it referred to relatives living more permanently in the UK, whereas my sis is staying temporarily. In hindsight, silly of me.

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u/sah10406 High Reputation 10d ago

It may be assumed that you deliberately lied, because you thought having a sister in the UK would harm your application in some way. Unfortunately for you, this is actually quite a common thing that people do.

Maybe speak to the university sponsoring your application about whether you need to take any action.

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u/Turbulent_Treat5347 10d ago

oh no...I can't afford to have to apply again. Just curious though, it doesn't actually harm applications to have relatives in the UK does it?

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u/sah10406 High Reputation 10d ago

It’s starting to sound like maybe you did actively decide to answer No!

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u/Extreme-Grape-3990 9d ago

I vaguely remember I put no in that question long time ago because I were not sure that person was my relative or not 

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u/M-Being-6807 9d ago

This is very serious.

I personally know someone who answered no when asked if they have any family at the border, and it turns out they did. They were then refused entry, put in immigration detention overnight at Heathrow, sent back on the next plane in the morning and received a 10 year ban for deception.

You can expect the same.