What I have a problem with is paying the £1000 application fee upfront to the endorsing body without any assurance that the application will be taken seriously and without any apparent accountability to the endorsing bodies. In fact, the government instructions to the endorsing bodies say to not even respond to an application that they judge to not meet subjective criteria and to not give any feedback as to why it was rejected. I could see how endorsing bodies might not bother to really look at applications, but collect the £1000 anyway. So this potentially means a windfall for the endorsing bodies for essentially doing nothing? Definitely not a proportionate fee-- and it goes beyond just because it is high. It's because of the lack of accountability and lack of feedback. The fee should either be much lower for the initial application or the endorsing bodies should give extensive feedback/explanation for a rejection. Your take on this would be much appreciated.
All your points are valid and I agree 100%. I personally do not agree with this approach myself, although one may argue that the UK and it's visa scheme may stand out compared to some other countries (e.g. the Netherlands where you pay less for application fees but the permit itself is only valid for 12 months). I hope this will change at some point but Im not optimistic if I'm honest.
What I have a problem with is paying the £1000 application fee upfront to the endorsing body without any assurance that the application will be taken seriously and without any apparent accountability to the endorsing bodies. In fact, the government instructions to the endorsing bodies say to not even respond to an application that they judge to not meet subjective criteria and to not give any feedback as to why it was rejected. I could see how endorsing bodies might not bother to really look at applications, but collect the £1000 anyway. So this potentially means a windfall for the endorsing bodies for essentially doing nothing? Definitely not a proportionate fee-- and it goes beyond just because it is high. It's because of the lack of accountability and lack of feedback. The fee should either be much lower for the initial application or the endorsing bodies should give extensive feedback/explanation for a rejection. Your take on this would be much appreciated.
All your points are valid and I agree 100%.
I personally do not agree with this approach myself, although one may argue that the UK and it's visa scheme may stand out compared to some other countries (e.g. the Netherlands where you pay less for application fees but the permit itself is only valid for 12 months).
I hope this will change at some point but Im not optimistic if I'm honest.
uk visa fees very high for all visas