PO Box 3468

Sheffield
S3 8WA
Tel 0300 790 6268
Please refer to www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk
Web www.gov.uk/uk-visas-immigration

Mr M. Afzaal Our Ref 032193072

104 Fourth Avenue
Bordesley Green Date 24th February 2023
Birmingham
B9 5RQ

Dear Mr Afzaal,
This letter is to inform you that your fee waiver request has been considered
alongside the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS). On this occasion the following
decisions have been made:
Name Date of birth Nationality Fee Fee Waiver IHS
waiver token code Exemption
accepted accepted
Mr MAJID 1 January 1995 Pakistan No N/A No
AFZAAL

As you have not been successful in your fee waiver request you will have to pay the
required fee and any applicable Immigration Health Surcharges for your immigration
application.
The reasons why your request has been rejected are detailed in Appendix A.
Please read this section carefully.
In line with the fee waiver policy we have considered the evidence to assess if you
may be able to claim for travel assistance to attend the nearest Service and Support
Centre(SSC). It has been decided that you do not meet the criteria for travel
assistance on this occasion. The reason for this is listed below:
 You have had your fee waiver request rejected.

Please note any future requests for a fee waiver will be assessed based on your
circumstances at the time of application.
Legal Advice
It is noted that you are not engaging with a legal representative. A legal
representative would be able to provide you with support and advice with any Appeal
and Immigration matters. Local legal representatives in your area can be found using
the following website www.gov.uk/government/organisations/office-of-the-
immigration-services-commissioner.

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Alternatively, you could also seek advice from your local Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
Your local office can be found at (add address & telephone number from search
facility on www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/contact-us/search-for-your-
local-citizens-advice/.
Yours sincerely,

FW & CoC Team

UK Visas and Immigration

The Data Protection Act 2018 governs how we use personal data. For details of how
we will use your personal information and who we may share it with please see our
Privacy Notice for the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-
immigration-and-citizenship. This also explains your key rights under the Act, how
you can access your personal information and how to complain if you have concerns.

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Appendix A
The following information relates to Mr Majid Afzaal.

For the reasons set out below your fee waiver request and IHS exemption has not
been accepted.

We have considered your request against all parts of the fee waiver policy. We have
considered whether:
 You are not able to pay the fee
 You are destitute
 You are at risk of imminent destitution
 Your income is not sufficient to meet a child’s particular and additional needs
 You are faced with exceptional financial circumstances

You submitted your fee waiver request on the 19th December 2022. In order to gain
further evidence and information regarding your circumstances we contacted you on
the 19th January 2023 and the 9th February 2023 via email and tried to speak to you
via telephone on the 24th February 2023.

In order to make a full evaluation of your financial circumstances and fully assess
your disposable income, we require bank statements for all bank accounts and
savings accounts that you hold covering the six months prior to your application. We
require similar information for your family’s/your household’s accounts also covering
a period of six months.

We acknowledge you have stated you have no bank/building society accounts.

You have stated that your accommodation is provided by a friend. We requested

that you provide evidence about your current accommodation, such as an original
tenancy agreement for formal arrangements or for informal arrangements a letter
from the house owner outlining the current circumstances along with any other
relevant information. If you are currently subject to eviction proceedings we
requested you provide the court issued Eviction Notice or Notice Seeking
Possession.

To date we have not received any evidence regarding your accommodation.

However as you have also made no representations to the effect that your
accommodation is inadequate it is therefore accepted that you have access to
adequate accommodation.

The information provided should comprehensively evidence your finances to highlight

your monthly income and outgoings.

You declared on the application form that your essential living needs are NOT
provided for by: local authority / parent(s) / other family members/friends. However
you have also declared you are receiving financial support from friends at £150.00 a
month in cash.

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We therefore requested you provide a letter from your friend/s to explain that they are
currently supporting you, what the support includes and whether or not the support
can continue.

We also requested you provide any evidence relating to:

 any public funds you are currently receiving
 any support you have been given by charitable organisations
 any current employment.
 any support you are receiving from the Local Authority

To date we have received no further information for any of the above. We therefore
assess that we have not received sufficient information relating to your monthly
outgoings and current sources of income to demonstrate that you are unable to meet
your essential living needs.

We therefore consider that we have not received sufficient evidence to assess that
you are destitute or at imminent risk of destitution.

Consideration has also been given as to whether any exceptional circumstances

exist relating to your financial circumstances and ability to pay the fee. You have not
provided any evidence to demonstrate that there are exceptional circumstances
relating to your financial circumstances and ability to pay the fee.

Consideration has also been given to section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and
Immigration Act 2009 (duty regarding the welfare of children. You have not declared
any children as part of your fee waiver request.

For the reasons set out above, the Secretary of State is unable to consider that you,
Mr Majid Afzaal, meet the criteria for the grant of a fee waiver and your request for a
fee waiver is therefore rejected.

Making an Immigration Application

If you want to make an immigration application, you must complete the correct online
form for the category in which you wish to apply and pay the correct fee. Application
forms for leave to remain are only available via GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/uk-visas-
immigration.

You can get advice on GOV.UK at www.gov.uk/uk-visas-immigration.

Date of Application
We have rejected your request for a fee waiver. Therefore, if you choose to submit an
online immigration application, the date of your application will be the date on which
you make the online payment for the application.

Your application will only be valid if you pay the specified fee as set out on the
application form.

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Making a Fresh Request for a Fee Waiver
If you want to make a fresh request for the application fee(s) to be waived, you must
complete the correct online form and submit the appropriate supporting evidence.

You can get advice on GOV.UK at:

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/fee-waiver

Supporting Evidence
You must ensure that all evidence you send in support of any fresh request for a fee
waiver meets the requirements of the policy and guidance for the dates relevant to
the fresh request. This is particularly important for financial information which must
show the funds available on the date you submit a request for a fee waiver. It would
also be useful to consider the reasons for the rejection of this application, and where
appropriate address the points explained earlier in this letter.

LIABILITY TO REMOVAL
Persons who require, but no longer have leave to enter or remain are liable to
removal from the United Kingdom under section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum
Act 1999 (as amended by the Immigration Act 2014).

You may be detained or placed on reporting conditions. If you do not leave the
United Kingdom as required, you will be liable to enforced removal to Pakistan.

We may remove you via a transit point in an EU member state. We may also remove
you via Bahrain (Manama), Oman (Muscat), Qatar (Doha), Papa New Guinea (Mount
Aue).

You will be given further notice of when you will be removed.

If you wish to seek legal advice you should do so now.

Please Note: Limited information about you such as relevant medical or behavioural
issues will be shared with the relevant parties involved in the enforced removal
process where necessary to facilitate your safe removal from the UK.

Following a change in the law, your status in the UK is now described as “immigration
bail”. Your presence in the UK was previously subject to restrictions or conditions
under the Immigration Act 1971. The Immigration Act 2016 has replaced these parts
of the Immigration Act 1971. The restrictions or conditions on your presence in the
UK remain the same.

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CONSEQUENCES OF STAYING IN THE UK UNLAWFULLY
If you stay in the UK without leave:
 You can be detained
 You can be prosecuted, fined and imprisoned
 You can be removed and banned from returning to the UK
 You will not be allowed to work.
 You will not be able to rent a home.
 You will not be able to claim any benefits and can be prosecuted if you try to.
 You can be charged by the NHS for medical treatment.
 You can be denied access to a bank account
 DVLA can prevent you from driving by taking away your driving licence.

HELP AND ADVICE ON RETURNING HOME

The Home Office Voluntary Departure Service can be contacted for help on returning
home.

The team can discuss your return, obtain your travel document and send it to the port
of departure, help with the cost of your tickets or provide other practical assistance.

Telephone: 0300 004 0202 (Monday – Friday between 9.00 and 17.30)
Fax: 0870 336 9544
You can email the teams. Email:
voluntarydeparture@homeoffice.gov.uk if you are planning a voluntary departure
from the UK and need help with your travel document or cost of flight but do not
require a special assistance.

AssistedVoluntaryReturn@homeoffice.gov.uk if you are planning a voluntary

departure from the UK but require special assistance which includes help with your
medical needs or reintegration into the country of your return.

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