# UK visa refused from India: get the file, decode the paragraph, reapply differently

Visitor and Student refusals from India have no appeal. The Subject Access Request to UKVI is free, returns the officer's notes within one month, and the reapplication must answer the cited paragraph with different evidence.

Source: https://ukvisadesk.com/visas/refusals · Updated 2026-10-08 · Reviewed by UK Visa Desk counselling team, licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024 · UK Visa Desk, a brand of Pro Lifeset Overseas Private Limited, Patiala, India. WhatsApp +91 91155 80911, Mon to Sat, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM IST.

## Subject Access Request
- Free; UKVI online form (visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/saru); email route for applicants outside the UK.
- One calendar month to respond under UK GDPR.
- The file holds the decision record, officer's notes, interview notes, document checks and the application history.

## Home Office file product
Three tiers ordered on WhatsApp: file only, file plus decode, file plus rebuild (the ₹21,999 reapplication). No payment on the site.

## Paragraphs decoded (45, verified 2026-10-08)
- V 4.2(a) (standard-visitor): Genuine visitor: will leave the UK at the end of the visit
- V 4.2(b) (standard-visitor): Genuine visitor: will not live in the UK through frequent or successive visits
- V 4.2(c) (standard-visitor): Genuine visitor: genuinely seeking entry for a permitted purpose
- V 4.2(d) (standard-visitor): Genuine visitor: will not undertake prohibited activities
- V 4.2(e) (standard-visitor): Genuine visitor: sufficient funds for the visit
- V 4.3 (standard-visitor): Funds provided by a third party
- V 4.4 (standard-visitor): Prohibited activities: work
- V 4.5 (standard-visitor): Prohibited activities: study beyond what visitors may do
- V 4.6 (standard-visitor): Prohibited activities: medical treatment and marriage
- V 4.2 (marriage visitor) (marriage-visitor): Marriage visitor: genuine intention to marry and to leave afterwards
- 9.2.1 (all): Exclusion or deportation order in force
- 9.3.1 (all): Presence not conducive to the public good
- 9.4.1 (all): Criminality: custodial sentence of 12 months or more, persistent offender, serious harm
- 9.7.1 (all): False representations or documents, or failure to disclose (mandatory where deception used)
- 9.7.2 (all): False representations without proven deception (discretionary refusal)
- 9.7.3 (all): False documents in a previous application (discretionary)
- 9.8.1 (all): Previous breach of immigration laws (mandatory refusal for entry clearance and permission to enter)
- 9.8.2 (all): Previous breach of immigration laws (discretionary refusal after the ban period or for permission to stay)
- 9.8.7 (re-entry ban periods) (all): Re-entry ban length after a breach
- 9.9.1 (all): Failure to provide required information, attend an interview, or give biometrics
- 9.11.1 (all): Debt to the NHS of £500 or more
- 9.12.1 (all): Litigation debt owed to the Home Office
- ST 5.1 (student): Genuine student requirement
- ST 12.3 / ST 12.6 (student): Financial requirement: funds, 28 days, London and outside London
- ST 7.1 to ST 7.6 (student): Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) requirement
- ST 13.1 (student): English language requirement (B2 degree level, B1 below)
- ST 14.1 to ST 14.5 (student): Academic progression requirement (permission to stay)
- ST 8.1 to ST 8.4 (student): Course requirement (level, hours, ATAS)
- ST 19.1 / ST 19.3 (student): Maximum period of study (time limit)
- ST 2.1 (Part Suitability) (student): Suitability: refused under Part 9 grounds
- E-ECP.3.1 (partner): Financial requirement: minimum income £29,000
- E-ECP.2.6 (partner): Relationship requirement: genuine and subsisting
- E-ECP.2.7 / E-ECP.2.10 (partner): Relationship requirement: met in person and intention to live together permanently
- E-ECP.4.1 (partner): English language requirement at A1
- E-ECP.2.1 to E-ECP.2.5 (partner): Eligibility of the sponsor and validity of the marriage
- E-ECP.2.10 (fiance) (fiance): Fiance(e): intention to marry within 6 months
- S-EC.1.4 / S-EC.1.5 (partner): Suitability (Appendix FM): exclusion conducive to the public good or criminality
- GEN.3.2 (partner): Exceptional circumstances not found (Article 8)
- Appendix Graduate: successful completion (GR 5.1) (graduate): Graduate route: course not successfully completed or not reported by the sponsor
- Appendix Graduate: qualification and study in the UK (GR 6.1, GR 7.1) (graduate): Graduate route: qualification level or study-in-the-UK requirement not met
- Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme: ballot and validity (India) (india-young-professionals): No valid ballot invitation, or application outside the 90-day window
- Appendix Youth Mobility Scheme: eligibility (age, qualification, funds, children, previous grant) (india-young-professionals): Young Professionals eligibility not met
- Appendix Child Student / Appendix V (Parent of a Child Student) (parent-of-child-student): Parent of a Child Student: child under 12, sole carer, funds and intention to leave
- Appendix Adult Dependent Relative: ADR 4.1 to ADR 5.2 (adult-dependent-relative): Adult Dependent Relative: long-term care need and care unavailable in India
- Paragraph 297 / Appendix Children: sole responsibility (child): Child of a settled parent: sole responsibility or serious and compelling reasons

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