Most applicants expressed incomprehension about the rejection.

In fact, there have been many cases of government-sponsored visiting scholars being refused visas in the past, but this year it is particularly prominent.

Therefore, I think it is necessary to provide a certain explanation on the British Visiting Scholar Visa to help applicants understand why they were refused and how to apply for a Visiting Scholar Visa.

British visiting scholars are actually two types of visas under British immigration law. Strictly speaking, the Chinese translation for visiting scholars is only one of them.

British visiting scholars are divided into two types in law: ACADEMIC VISITOR and RESEARCH SCHOLAR.

The former ACADEMIC VISITOR is a visit type visa, which means that applicants go to the UK to conduct so-called academic exchanges and exchange the latest academic ideas, research results, etc.

The latter RESEARCH SCHOLAR falls under the category of work visa.

Specifically refers to the mutual exchange of academic research skills and research experience.

Or borrow a laboratory in the UK for research work, etc.

There are strict distinctions between these two types of visiting scholar visas in the law. In fact, most of the so-called visiting scholars in China belong to the latter, that is, RESEARCH SCHOLAR.

Most visiting scholars from the China Scholarship Council are denied visas because the applicant applied for the wrong visa type.

The visa officer believes that the applicant should apply for a TIER 5 work visa, that is, RESEARCH SCHOLAR, instead of the ordinary ACADEMIC VISITOR visa.

Applicants, especially those who are sponsored by the China Scholarship Council to study abroad, usually only know about the ACADEMIC VISITOR type of visa, and mistakenly believe that there is only one type of visa to choose from, which leads to the wrong visa type and rejection.

What needs to be clearly pointed out here are several misunderstandings made by applicants during the visa application process. Here we specifically clarify: l Why was my visa rejected after other people passed it? Why do I need to apply for a work visa for the same domestic school but others do not?

In fact, this problem is easy to understand. For different departments in the same university, the content of the invitation letters issued by professors is different. The visa officer will consider whether it is an ACADEMIC VISITOR or a TIER 5 work visa based on the content of the invitation letter.

Therefore, the actual content of your research determines which type of visa you apply for.

l The professor did not allow me to apply for a SPONSOR CERTIFICATE for a TIER 5 work visa, so I could only apply for an ACADEMIC VISITOR.

In the actual work of Longshuo Visa Office, we found that many applicants like to say this sentence after being refused a visa, and feel that they are innocent.

Because the professor didn’t allow me to apply for a quota from the Immigration Bureau, then I had no choice.

In fact, this is a typical case where considering issues from different standpoints produces different results.

Applicants usually consider issues from the perspective of their own interests. Since the professor does not want me to apply for a work visa, there is only one type I can choose.

But as visa officers, they do not consider the interests of the applicants, they consider the interests of the British government.

The UK has clear immigration laws with detailed regulations for each type of visa. If the applicant meets the legal requirements, the application will be approved, and if the applicant does not comply with the law, the visa will be rejected.

There is no reason to apply for whatever the professor tells you to apply for.

And legally speaking, professors are not qualified to interfere with visa policies, so no matter what the professor tells the applicant, the visa officer will not consider it.

And because professors know nothing about immigration law, many times the information professors give applicants is itself misleading.

l If the Chinese government is sending students to study abroad, can they refuse a visa?

This idea is the most outrageous, but it is indeed the true idea of ??many visiting scholars.

The anger shown by too many visiting scholars after their visa is rejected determines that applicants cannot calmly analyze their reasons for rejection, which increases the possibility of being rejected again.

Because many people think that the country has given me money, so why should the British government refuse a visa?

However, whether you apply for a British visa at public expense or at your own expense, there is actually no difference in British law. The two types of applicants are completely equal in law.

Therefore, the above logic does not exist, so applicants still need to clarify the legal provisions before carefully considering whether their visa can be approved.

l It is not enough to apply for a TIER 5 work visa after the ACADEMIC VISITOR rejects the visa.

Theoretically, if the visa is rejected because of the wrong visa type, it is feasible to apply for a new visa type next time.

However, judging from actual statistics, as long as the applicant has a history of visa rejection, the review time will be extended when applying for a visa again. In addition, the visa officer will be more cautious in making a decision than those who have no history of visa rejection.

Moreover, on many minor issues, if it is a first-time applicant, the reasons that usually do not constitute a reason for refusal will become a new reason for refusal for applicants with a history of visa refusal.

l Since it is difficult to apply for working-type visiting scholars, I can change the content of the invitation letter.

After being rejected by ACADEMIC VISITOR, many applicants modify the content of the invitation letter and remove the work-related content, thinking that it is enough to apply a second time.

But this turned out to be the worst thing ever.

We have seen a large number of visiting scholars whose visas were rejected for the second or third time because of this situation.

In addition to considering legal issues, visas also need to consider logic and the applicant's integrity.