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You wrote that you are in Egypt. There's some general information about the British visa issuing post here that might also be helpful when you make your application. And I have personally (in the past) represented Egyptian applicants who were successful obtaining their visas from the Cairo post. It's not as hard as it seems if you read the materials before applying.

You wrote that you are in Egypt. There's some general information about the British visa issuing post here that might also be helpful when you make your application. And I have personally (in the past) represented Egyptian applicants who were successful obtaining their visas from the Cairo post. It's not as hard as it seems if you read the materials before applying.

1. Read the rules. These were drafted with language meant to be accessible by anyone with a working knowledge of English. They have been hammered out over a long time so as to reduce ambiguity.

2. Read the guidance. This is a document that explains how to support your application by providing evidence. You should also avoid guidance that does not pertain to visitors. Lots of problems occur because people tried to use guidance (or forum advice) that were not relevant to them. Remember that specific issues like how to demonstrate strong ties to your country are invariably solved by adducing high quality evidence, and refusals are invariably rooted in poor quality evidence. It's all out there for people who study the guidance and provide high quality documents.

3. Read the ECO's guidance: This is a book published on the net that shows what the decision-maker will be looking for.

4. Make a itemized list of your supporting documents. Make it look really professional with the item name and why you are including it.

5. Most of the time you will need to report to a Visa Facilitation Centre to enrol your biometrics and submit your application. Tragically, some of the VFS personnel have nurtured the delusion that they are practitioners and they will discard evidence that they think is irrelevant. We see footprints of this when somebody writes "They totally ignored my mother-in-law's property deed!" or "They said I did not submit my invitation letter, but it was on the top of my pile of stuff!" Lots of times the ECO never saw it because somebody in the pipeline decided it was irrelevant and discarded it or did not log it in Proviso. If a VFS person starts to discard your stuff, you should protest in the most emphatic terms.

6. If you want to go for real overkill, you can read the Chief Inspector's reports. I like the Chief and read his stuff religiously.

1. Read the rules. These were drafted with language meant to be accessible by anyone with a working knowledge of English. They have been hammered out over a long time so as to reduce ambiguity.

2. Read the guidance. This is a document that explains how to support your application by providing evidence. You should also avoid guidance that does not pertain to visitors. Lots of problems occur because people tried to use guidance (or forum advice) that were not relevant to them. Remember that specific issues like how to demonstrate strong ties to your country are invariably solved by adducing high quality evidence, and refusals are invariably rooted in poor quality evidence. It's all out there for people who study the guidance and provide high quality documents.

3. Read the ECO's guidance: This is a book published on the net that shows what the decision-maker will be looking for.

4. Make a itemized list of your supporting documents. Make it look really professional with the item name and why you are including it. Lawyers will do this for you to polish your application, but if you are applying by yourself it's critically important for the following reason...

5. Most of the time you will need to report to a Visa Facilitation Centre to enrol your biometrics and submit your application. Tragically, some of the VFS personnel have nurtured the delusion that they are practitioners and they will discard evidence that they think is irrelevant. We see footprints of this when somebody writes "They totally ignored my mother-in-law's property deed!" or "They said I did not submit my invitation letter, but it was on the top of my pile of stuff!" Lots of times the ECO never saw it because somebody in the pipeline decided it was irrelevant and discarded it or did not log it in Proviso. If a VFS person starts to discard your stuff, you should protest in the most emphatic terms.

6. If you want to go for real overkill, you can read the Chief Inspector's reports. I like the Chief and read his stuff religiously.

The immediate and foremost strategy to ensure success is to instruct a UK solicitor with a practice area in immigration and visas. They can prepare an application for even the most awkward cases because they communicate with compelling language. They will usually have a web site listing their credentials, a good example being this page. When you can then search on them to see where they have made public appearances or written significant articles. ECO's are glad when they see a cover letter from a trusted name because they know the application has been prepared to an impeccably high standard and they don't have to spend a lot of time on it (sometimes they read the solicitor's cover letter and then click the 'approve' button).

The immediate and foremost strategy to ensure success is to instruct a UK solicitor with a practice area in immigration and visas. They can prepare an application for even the most awkward cases because they communicate with compelling language. They will usually have a web site listing their credentials, a good example being this page. You can then search on them to see where they have made public appearances or written significant articles. ECO's are glad when they see a cover letter from a trusted name because they know the application has been prepared to an impeccably high standard and they don't have to spend a lot of time on it (sometimes they read the solicitor's cover letter and then click the 'approve' button).