Please I need your ideas on how to go about bringing my cousin who just graduated from Uni and awaiting youth service to come visit. Please what should I avoid writing in the invitation letter and what documents would increase her chances of approval. I will be fully sponsoring the trip because she’s not employed, so will be including my bank statements and payslips. Will also get a letter from her Uni stating that she will be returning for convocation and youth service as supporting documents. I was just wondering if there’s anything more I could add to the list of documents. Thank you
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7What is your cousin's citizenship (and country of residence, if different)? What is your immigration status in the UK?jcaron– jcaron2025-08-19 14:29:35 +00:00Commented Aug 19 at 14:29
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2Don't shout! (writing in all caps)Henrik supports the community– Henrik supports the community2025-08-19 14:53:19 +00:00Commented Aug 19 at 14:53
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2There are a lot of questions about sponsoring UK visitor visas on TSE (even more about rejections). This Q&A is worth a read, here is a list of commonly-quoted duplicates. The best chance of approval is showing a good travel history, a compelling reason to leave the UK (a job, dependent family), and stable finances. The uni letter is virtually worthless IMHOTraveller– Traveller2025-08-19 16:14:42 +00:00Commented Aug 19 at 16:14
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3You (and your cousin) need to take a look at her circumstances from the point of view of a UK immigration officer. What real motivation would she have to return back home? What consequence would missing her convocation and youth service really have on her life if she decided to illegally stay in the UK (none at all would be my guess).brhans– brhans2025-08-19 16:53:31 +00:00Commented Aug 19 at 16:53
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5@Mina First time travelling abroad, unemployed, family in the UK, that’s three big red flags from an immigration risk point of view. IMHO there are no viable ”ideas on how to go about it”. Save yourself the £127 visa application fee. Your cousin’s personal circumstances mean she can’t show she meets the UK’s eligibility requirements. Her chances of success are vanishingly minute. See this question.Traveller– Traveller2025-08-19 18:09:47 +00:00Commented Aug 19 at 18:09
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I need your ideas on how to go about bringing my cousin who just graduated from Uni and awaiting youth service to come visit.
The way to go about it is to understand the UK’s Rules on eligibility and genuine visitor requirements for a Visitor visa, and to provide documentation showing that the applicant meets them.
Based on the information in your question and subsequent comment, your unemployed, first-time traveller cousin does not meet those requirements and there is no way to fill that gap.
Having a sponsor/family in the UK is a red flag in this situation. As @brhans says in a comment: “You (and your cousin) need to take a look at her circumstances from the point of view of a UK immigration officer. What real motivation would she have to return back home? What consequence would missing her convocation and youth service really have on her life if she decided to illegally stay in the UK?” The obvious conclusion an ECO would draw is none at all, resulting in the issue of a (UK visa refusal on V 4.2 a + c (and sometimes 'e').
