InApr1999,MsAattendedaseminarhostedbyxxxGirlsHighSchoolandusinZhengzhou,Henan.SheandherparentswerelaterinterviewedbyMrsxxx,theDeputyPrincipalofxxxGirls.ShewascoideredasuitablestudentandwasgivenaLetterofOffer..Heralicationwaslodgedon29Apr1999andwasgivenanalicationreferencenumberxxx.Herrequestwasrefusedon16Jul1999andthereasofortherefusal

wasgivenas:

"Althoughyouheprovidedfundsinsuortofyouralication,basedonyourfamily'sbinedine,itiscoideredthatyouheiufficientmeatomaintainlongtermstudiesinNewZealand."

Hersecondalicationwaslodgedon14Sep1999andwasgivenanalicationreferencenumberxxx.ThealicationwasagainrefusedandSchedule14Acontaitheofficialreasointhesecondrefusal.Ascanbeseen,thereasogivenwerenon-ecificandtheletterwascouchedingeneralterms.Schedule15AisthecopyoftheDecisionNotesthatyouwerekindenoughtoprovidemeinoursuequentmeetings.

AccordingtotheNotes,thevisaofficerbasedherdecisiononthefollowingpoints:

(1)Resultofhertelephoneenquiryindicatedthattheparentsdidnotgotoworkatthefurniturestoreregularly.

(2)Thewagesfigurecontainedinthebalancesheetprovidedbythefatherwerenotcoistentwiththesalarysheets.Shethereforecametotheconclusionthatoneofthetwodocumentsmusthebeenfalsified.

(3)Namecardsofthefather'spartnersandpricelistssubmittedwerecoideredirrelevanttothecase.Thevisaofficerindicatedthattheparentsdidnotproducetheirownnamecardsandtheemployer'sletterwasnotwrittenonproperletterheads.Thevisaofficercoideredthatthebankdepositbooksshouldbestampedbytwoemployeesfromthebank,butonebookhadonlyonestamp.

TheofficeralsodiscoveredthatapersonbythenameofBwhoissuosedtoworkatthebankwasonthelistofemployeesofthepany.

[B]OURBRIEFREPLY

Goingthroughthevariousdocumentscontainedinthefileandlookingatthesecondvisaofficer'srejection,Ihetoadmitthatthedocumentationproducedtogetherwithsomeofthefindingsofthevisaofficer,doleadooconcludethattherearecertainaectsofdoubtfulcircumstances.

Wewouldhowever,liketoaddrethevariouspointsraisedbythevisaofficertoclarifymattersandtodemotratethatourclientsatisfiesthepresentrequirementsandshouldbeeligiblefortheiueofastudentvisa.Weshallnowproceedtodealwiththevariouspointsonebyoneasfollows.

[C]THECASEOFTHEAENTBO

Inreplytotheque12全文查看ryfromthevisaofficerhandlingourfirstalication,wehadsubmittedananisationChartofthefather'sbusineacopyisenclosedatSchedule4A.Ascanbeseen,thefurniturestoreistheretailarmofthetradingpanyofwhichthefatheristheLegalRepresentative.Apartfromthefurniturebusihepanyisalsoinvolvedinothertradingactivities.Asthefurniturebusinehasbeenreasonabl

ywellestablished,thefatherdoesnotreporttotheretailstoreonadailybasis.

Therearequiteanumberofsalespersoelintheretailstoreandgiventherelativelyquickstaffturnover,whichisthenormofthesalesindustryandthedifferenceinage,sex,culturalstandardsandindividualpersonalitiesofthestaff,itispoiblethatthetelephoneenquirywasreceivedbyarelativelynewmemberwhodidnotknowtoomuchabouttheanisationalstructureofthepanyandwhowasnotaproperpersontoawersuchanenquiry.

Wedoadmitthatthefatherdoesnotgototheretailshopeveryday,butthatdoesnotmeanthatheisnotinvolvedwiththebusine.Inthisregard,wehealreadygivenyouacopyofthepany'sTradingLiceeconfirmingthatthefatheristheLegalRepresentativeoftheanization.

[D]THECASEOFFALSIFIEDINFORMATION

Schedule5Acontaicopiesofbalancesheetsofthepany,whichyouwerekindenoughtoprovidewhenIvisitedyouroffice.Accordingtothevisaofficer,thewagesfigurefor1997and1998were&&emsp36;31,000and&&emsp36;48,000reectivelybuttheywereatvariancewithsalariesrecordsbecausetherewere13employeesandtheamountsindicatedinthebalancesheetsweremuchtoolow.Iamafraiditisabitembarraingformetosaythis,butIbelievethevisaofficerhaslittleaccountingtrainingbecauseonedoesnotextractexpeesfromBalanceSheets.OnelooksforexpeesinProfitandLoStatements.Thefiguresgiveninthebalancesheetswereaccrualinotherwords,theywereamountsoutstandingatthedateofthebalancesheetsasuaidwages.Theyarenottotalamountofwagesfortheyear.Iamaprofeionalaccountant,aqualifiedCPAinAustraliaandIwouldrequestthatyouacceptmyexplanatio.

[E]THECASEOFTHEBUSINECARDS

Thevisaofficercoideredthatproductionofbusinecardsofthefather'spartnersandpricelistsofthepanywereirrelevanttothealication.Wewishtoadvisethatthebusinecardsandthepricelistsweresomeoftheadditionaldocumentsrequiredbythefirstvisaofficer;Schedule16Arefers.OursubmiionmightnotheindicatedthisandIdonotblamethesecondvisaofficerforfeelingabitpuzzleduponreceivingthosedocumentswithnoattachedexplanatio.

Thefatherofthestudent,beingtheLegalRepresentativeofthebusineisofcourseinpoeionofbusinecards.Thepany,beingatradingpanyinnature,alsohasitsownletterheads.Weapologizethatourpreviousdocumentsiuedbythepanywerenotprintedonproperletterheads.Ibelievetheirofficestaffmusthebeenabithardpreedfortimeinmeetinglodgmentdeadlineswiththeresultthatsomeofthedetailsregardingthepanywerenotsenttoyouonproperpanyletterheads.Iwouldventuretosuggestthatthemerefactofsuchanomiionshouldnotbeusedasareasonforrejection.

[F]THEMYSTERYOFTHETWO"BC's"

Imustmendonthealertneofthevisaofficerinpickingupthefactthatthepanybookkeeper'snamewasBCandoneofthetwobankofficialsisalsocalledBC.

Lifeisfullofsurprisesandcoincidencesandthisiscertainlyacaseinpoint.IdonotforamomentquestionthewisdomofthevisaofficerindoubtingthatthetwoBC'sareinfactoneandthesameperson.Thereasonisquitesimple.Therearejusttoomanycoincidences.

Admittedly,giventhelargepopulationinChinathereareboundtobenumerousexamplesofpeoplewiththesamenamesparticularlyifwearetalkingaboutpeoplewithonesurnameandonegivenname,asinourcase.Butthesurnameof"B"isquiteanunmonone,soistheforenameof"C".Fortwopersowiththesamenamesareacoincidencebutitisnotunlikely,evenforrarenameslikeBC.

Uponinvestigatio,wenoticedthatbothladiesarelivingatthesameaddre!Nowthiswilltriggeralarmbells,butwehebeenadvisedthattheaddreisaarentlyapoundhousingover100people.Fortwodifferentpersowiththesamenameslivinginthesamepoundissurelyacoincidencethatmaycreatedoubtsonthepartofasuectinisaofficer.WehebeenauredbyouraociatesinHenanthatthetwoladiesconcernedaretwodifferentperso,andinsuortofthisclaim,theyheproducedthe2ladies'reectiveidentitycardsatSchedule7A&9A.AlsoenclosedatSchedule8A,iscopyofaletterfromthebankprovidingfurtherdetailsregardingtheirBC.

Wewouldsuggestthatourclient'sclaimbegiventhebenefitofthedoubt.

Asregardsthequerythatonlyonestampisusedinoneofthebankbooks,wehebeenadvisedthatwhiletherearetwocolumprintedonthebankbook,so

mebranchesofthebankuseonlyonecolumn.Anditisthepracticeofthatparticularbranch,whosebankbookwasquestionedbythevisaofficer,touseonlyonecolumn.

[G]OURSUBMIION

Wehopewehedemotratedthatthroughsomemisunderstandingandcertainunusualcoincidences,ourclienthasbeenthevictimoftworejectio,whichhesignificantlydelayedherproposeddepartureforstudiesinNewZealand.

WeencloseupdatedSummaryofDepositsoftheparentstogetherwithcopiesofbankbooksanddeposits.AscanbeseenatSchedule11Ato13A,thefamilyhasliquidfundsinexceofRMB771,600andUSD21,197.TheyoungladyisgoingtostudyinNewZealandfor51/2years.WorkingonanerageofRMB100,000peraum,shewillrequireRMB550,000.Thefamilyisinpoeionofenoughfundsforthepurpose.

Asthisisthethirdalication,andgiventheinterestingnatureofthecase,wewouldrequestthatthestudentandherparentsbeaffordedanoortunityofaninterviewincaseyoustillrequireanyfurtherexplanatio.

[H]PREPARATIONOFTHISSUBMIION

ThissubmiionispreparedbyPrestonChow&Aociatesaftercoultationwiththeparentsandthestudent'sfather.WeheexplainedthecontentsofthissubmiiontothefatherinChineseandrequestedhimtosignbelowtocertifythatheagreestothevariouspointsadvancedabove.

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InApr1999,MsAnddsminrhosdbyGirlsHihSchoolndusinZhnzhou,Hnn.ShndhrprnswrlrinrviwdbyMrs,hDpuyrinciplofGirls.ShwscoidrdsuiblsudnndwsivnLrofOffr..Hrlicionwsloddon29Apr1999ndwsivnnlicionrfrncnumbr.Hrrquswsrfusdon16Jul1999ndhrsoforhrfusl

wsivns:

"Alhouhyouhvproviddfundsinsuorofyourlicion,bsdonyourfmily'sbindin,iiscoidrdhyouhviufficinmomininlonrmsudisinwZlnd."

Hrscondlicionwsloddon14Sp1999ndwsivnnlicionrfrncnumbr.ThlicionwsinrfusdndSchdul14Aconihofficilrsoinhscondrfusl.Ascnbsn,hrsoivnwrnon-cificndhlrwscouchdinnrlrms.Schdul15AishcopyofhDcisionoshyouwrkindnouhoprovidminoursuqunmins.

Accordinohos,hvisofficrbsdhrdcisiononhfollowinpoins:

(1)Rsulofhrlphonnquiryindicdhhprnsdidnoooworkhfurniursorrulrly.

(2)Thwsfiurconindinhblncshproviddbyhfhrwrnocoisnwihhslryshs.Shhrforcmohconclusionhonofhwodocumnsmushvbnflsifid.

(3)mcrdsofhfhr'sprnrsndpriclisssubmidwrcoidrdirrlvnohcs.Thvisofficrindicdhhprnsdidnoproduchirownnmcrdsndhmployr'slrwsnowrinonproprlrhds.Thvisofficrcoidrdhhbnkdposibooksshouldbsmpdbywomploysfromhbnk,buonbookhdonlyonsmp.

ThofficrlsodiscovrdhprsonbyhnmofBwhoissuosdoworkhbnkwsonhlisofmploysofhpny.

[B]OURBRIEFRELY

Goinhrouhhvriousdocumnsconindinhfilndlookinhscondvisofficr'srjcion,Ihvodmihhdocumnionproducdohrwihsomofhfindinsofhvisofficr,doldonoconcludhhrrcrincsofdoubfulcircumsncs.

Wwouldhowvr,likoddrhvriouspoinsrisdbyhvisofficroclrifymrsndodmorhourclinsisfishprsnrquirmnsndshouldbliiblforhiuofsudnvis.Wshllnowprocdodlwihhvriouspoinsonbyonsfollows.

[C]THECASEOFTHEAETBO

Inrplyohqu[]ryfromhvisofficrhndlinourfirslicion,whdsubmidnOrnisionChrofhfhr'sbusincopyisnclosdSchdul4A.Ascnbsn,hfurniursorishrilrmofhrdinpnyofwhichhfhrishLlRprsniv.Aprfromhfurniurbusinhpnyislsoinvolvdinohrrdinciviis.Ashfurniurbusinhsbnrsonbl

ywllsblishd,hfhrdosnorporohrilsorondilybsis.

Thrrquinumbrofslsprsolinhrilsorndivnhrlivlyquicksffurnovr,whichishnormofhslsindusryndhdiffrncin,s,culurlsndrdsndindividulprsonliisofhsff,iispoiblhhlphonnquirywsrcivdbyrlivlynwmmbrwhodidnoknowoomuchbouhornisionlsrucurofhpnyndwhowsnoproprprsonowrsuchnnquiry.

Wdodmihhfhrdosnooohrilshopvrydy,buhdosnomnhhisnoinvolvdwihhbusin.Inhisrrd,whvlrdyivnyoucopyofhpny'sTrdinLicconfirminhhfhrishLlRprsnivofhornizion.

[D]THECASEOFFALSIFIEDIFORMATIO

Schdul5Aconicopisofblncshsofhpny,whichyouwrkindnouhoprovidwhnIvisidyouroffic.Accordinohvisofficr,hwsfiurfor1997nd1998wr&&emsp36;31,000nd&&emsp36;48,000rcivlybuhywrvrincwihslrisrcordsbcushrwr13mploysndhmounsindicdinhblncshswrmuchoolow.Imfridiisbimbrrinformosyhis,buIblivhvisofficrhslilccouninrininbcusondosnorcpsfromBlncShs.OnlooksforpsinrofindLoSmns.Thfiursivninhblncshswrccrulinohrwords,hywrmounsousndinhdofhblncshssuidws.Thyrnoolmounofwsforhyr.Improfionlccounn,qulifidCAinAusrlindIwouldrqushyouccpmyplnio.

[E]THECASEOFTHEBUSIECARDS

Thvisofficrcoidrdhproducionofbusincrdsofhfhr'sprnrsndpriclissofhpnywrirrlvnohlicion.Wwishodvishhbusincrdsndhpriclisswrsomofhddiionldocumnsrquirdbyhfirsvisofficr;Schdul16Arfrs.OursubmiionmihnohvindicdhisndIdonoblmhscondvisofficrforflinbipuzzlduponrcivinhosdocumnswihnochdplnio.

Thfhrofhsudn,binhLlRprsnivofhbusinisofcoursinpoionofbusincrds.Thpny,binrdinpnyinnur,lsohsisownlrhds.Wpoloizhourprviousdocumnsiudbyhpnywrnoprindonproprlrhds.Iblivhirofficsffmushvbnbihrdprdforiminminlodmnddlinswihhrsulhsomofhdilsrrdinhpnywrnosnoyouonproprpnylrhds.Iwouldvnurosushhmrfcofsuchnomiionshouldnobusdsrsonforrjcion.

[F]THEMYSTERYOFTHETWO"BC's"

Imusmndonhlrnofhvisofficrinpickinuphfchhpnybookkpr'snmwsBCndonofhwobnkofficilsislsoclldBC.

Lifisfullofsurprissndcoincidncsndhisiscrinlycsinpoin.IdonoformomnqusionhwisdomofhvisofficrindoubinhhwoBC'srinfconndhsmprson.Thrsonisquisimpl.Thrrjusoomnycoincidncs.

Admidly,ivnhlrpopulioninChinhrrboundobnumrousmplsofpoplwihhsmnmspriculrlyifwrlkinboupoplwihonsurnmndonivnnm,sinourcs.Buhsurnmof"B"isquinunmonon,soishfornmof"C".Forwoprsowihhsmnmsrcoincidncbuiisnounlikly,vnforrrnmslikBC.

Uponinvsiio,wnoicdhbohldisrlivinhsmddr!owhiswillrirlrmblls,buwhvbndvisdhhddrisrnlypoundhousinovr100popl.Forwodiffrnprsowihhsmnmslivininhsmpoundissurlycoincidnchmycrdoubsonhprofsucinvisofficr.WhvbnurdbyourocisinHnnhhwoldisconcrndrwodiffrnprso,ndinsuorofhisclim,hyhvproducdh2ldis'rcividniycrdsSchdul7A&9A.AlsonclosdSchdul8A,iscopyoflrfromhbnkprovidinfurhrdilsrrdinhirBC.

Wwouldsushourclin'sclimbivnhbnfiofhdoub.

Asrrdshquryhonlyonsmpisusdinonofhbnkbooks,whvbndvisdhwhilhrrwocolumprindonhbnkbook,sombrnchsofhbnkusonlyoncolumn.Andiishprcicofhpriculrbrnch,whosbnkbookwsqusiondbyhvisofficr,ousonlyoncolumn.

[G]OURSUBMIIO

Whopwhvdmordhhrouhsommisundrsndinndcrinunusulcoincidncs,ourclinhsbnhvicimofworjcio,whichhvsinificnlydlydhrproposddprurforsudisinwZlnd.

WnclosupddSummryofDposisofhprnsohrwihcopisofbnkbooksnddposis.AscnbsnSchdul11Ao13A,hfmilyhsliquidfundsincofRMB771,600ndUSD21,197.ThyounldyisoinosudyinwZlndfor51/2yrs.WorkinonnvrofRMB100,000prum,shwillrquirRMB550,000.Thfmilyisinpoionofnouhfundsforhpurpos.

Ashisishhirdlicion,ndivnhinrsinnurofhcs,wwouldrqushhsudnndhrprnsbfforddnooruniyofninrviwincsyousillrquirnyfurhrplnio.

[H]REARATIOOFTHISSUBMIIO

ThissubmiionisprprdbyrsonChow&Aocisfrcoulionwihhprnsndhsudn'sfhr.WhvplindhconnsofhissubmiionohfhrinChinsndrqusdhimosinblowocrifyhhrsohvriouspoinsdvncdbov.