Q:《home office 发邮件说签证费没交够》

几个星期以前续签 T2 DEPENDENT.  主申请人是shortage occupation. 签证费交了464
今天收到HOME OFFICE 的邮件，说是我交错费用了，需要补交。 第一反应就是诈骗，不过查了一下他的邮箱，貌似还真是HOME OFFICE 发出来的。。
大家给看一下，这个到底是不是真的。。。
邮件是说主申请人不是 shortage occupation， 但是她的确是啊. 现在已经拿到了永居。
如果邮件是真的，那我直接给他回复邮件就好了，还是需要去填什么表吗
谢谢。。
@johhn  @LiLaC52

A：建议给UKVI打个电话确认一下02034811736

A：假的，别上当。GSI这么典型的骗子你居然还觉得事真的。。。。。。。。
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/frauds-tricks-and-scams/fraud-tricks-and-scams
This page gives you advice on protecting yourself from tricks and scams the Home Office are aware of.
If you receive an unexpected email, telephone call or letter from someone who claims to be from the Home Office, it may be a scam. We will never contact you to ask for money or your personal details.
1. How the fraudsters may contact you
We know that criminals are:
telephoning people in the UK and other countries
using websites to offer fake services
using email addresses that look official but are not
2. Tricks they use
The criminals try to make you believe that they can offer you something very easily, such as a visa for the UK, or that there is a problem with your application or visa.
They will try to make themselves seem very genuine and may use language that sounds official. They may already seem to know something about you, such as your name and address, or that you have applied for a visa. Then they ask you for money or for your personal information.
3. We know about the following scams
Websites that offer jobs in the UK that do not exist
If you apply for one, they tell you that you have the job and ask you to pay visa and work permit fees. That is not how our visa system works, and there are no shortcuts to a job in the UK. A genuine employer would direct you to this website, where you can make an official application. If the job offer sounds too good to be true, it could be a scam. We will never guarantee a job in the UK
A person pretending to be an officer from the Home Office
They may go to your home to ask for money to process your partner’s visa. Legitimate visa officers will only meet you at their offices and will never contact you to ask for money.
They may call and tell you there is a serious problem with your visa. They contact people within the UK and in other countries, and often target students. They appear to be genuine and convincing, and may give a false name and return phone number. They tell you to send money as soon as possible using different methods of payment such as MoneyGram, to prevent some kind of action, like deportation or cancellation of your visa.
People who target applicants for UK work visas
They ask you to pay a deposit as proof that you have enough funds to support you in the UK until you receive your first salary. As part of the official application process, you must give us evidence that you have enough money to support yourself, but we will never ask you to give us money.
Agents claiming to work for the Home Office
They tell you they can get you a visa using forged documents. We have advanced methods of identifying forgeries and will refuse your application if you use them.
They say they can speed up the process of getting a visa and may ask for payment in iTunes vouchers for the progression of a visa application.
Fake government websites
Fake websites are designed to look like official ones for the UK government or its official visa enquiry services. Official UK government websites always have ‘.gov.uk’ at the end of their website address.
Fake email addresses
Official Home Office email addresses are always in one of two formats:
name.surname@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
name.surname@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
These are the formats of official Foreign and Commonwealth Office email addresses:
name.surname@fco.gov.uk
xxxxxxxxx@fco.gov.uk
Sometimes the email address you see on the screen of a fake website or email is in that format, but when you click on it, it creates an email that will be sent to a different address. Always check the actual address on the email you are sending.
4. How to protect yourself
You should be suspicious if:
what they offer seems too good to be true – an easy job in the UK, or a way to get a UK visa quickly and easily
they ask you for money, particularly if they ask you for cash or to pay using insecure payment methods such as money transfer, Ukash voucher or Paysafecard (which you buy at a shop) – these methods do not allow the recipient to be traced
they ask for your bank account or credit card details, or confidential information
they demand secrecy or try to force you to act immediately
the website does not look professional (badly written or designed) or does not include any information about the organisation
you are asked to reply to a free email account such as Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, or Gmail which may also contain poor grammar and spelling
If you are suspicious:
do not give out any personal information, or confirm that any personal information they have is correct
do not pay them any money
do not pay them using electronic vouchers
5. Report any suspicions of fraud
Please report your suspicions or incidents to Action Fraud, either on the Action Fraud website or (only if you are in the UK) by phoning 0300 123 2040.
Action Fraud provides a fraud-reporting and advice centre, where people and small businesses can report fraud, attempted fraud and scam emails.
Your reports will then be passed on to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and analysed to see if they can be used as part of a police investigation.
You can help to stop scammers by warning your friends and family, and by making Action Fraud aware of any scams that you have encountered.

A：发件人的 真实邮箱地址 查邮件原始 header 可以辨识
先不说对方邮件是否来源真实，这个邮件的第一句话 My name's 已经得罪人了，我应该不会往下面阅读直接拉黑

A：他开始有写dear xxx. 名字我给删掉了。。。
真是邮箱地址我看了，后缀是@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
一般人应该注册不了这个邮箱的吧，我就觉得有可能是真的

A：谢谢回复。。这个链接我也查了。。。
那个邮件的真是地址是   @homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
貌似就是official email address. 
骗子不太可能注册这个邮箱吧，所以我觉得他可能是真的。。。。
Official Home Office email addresses are always in one of two formats:
name.surname@ukba.gsi.gov.uk
name.surname@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

A：哈哈哈，看来你属于被骗了还帮忙数钱的那一类。。。。。
If you receive an unexpected email, telephone call or letter from someone who claims to be from the Home Office, it may be a scam. We will never contact you to ask for money or your personal details.

A：We will never contact you to ask for money or your personal details.

A：亲 ，是你理解有问题吧。。。。。
文章里是说那俩邮箱是真实的

A：得了，那你赶紧付款吧。

A：亲，很感谢你的提醒
我会用支票付款，收款人是home office. 我觉得一般人没那么大本事把钱取走的
希望你能仔细再读一遍，然后把你刚才的回复删掉，会误导小朋友的

A：HO给你写信或EMAIL，第一句话不会是 My name's xxx，而且也不可能说是 Dependant Joiner Visa。
前面给你回复的两位说的没错，JAMESCHEN挺逗的，估计被你气的  。引用一段他给你的：
name.surname@fco.gov.uk
xxxxxxxxx@fco.gov.uk
Sometimes the email address you see on the screen of a fake website or email is in that format, but when you click on it, it creates an email that will be sent to a different address. Always check the actual address on the email you are sending.

A：Non-settlement application 扣钱部门地址：Charging Operations, Level 4, Vulcan House, Sheffield, S3  8WA
如果是 PO Box，则是：PO Box 3468, Sheffield, S3 8WA

A：人活在自己想象的微小世界里 真可怕

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Q:《国内宝宝回英国签证问题》

情况有点复杂，老公2012年拿的十年永居，我2012年作为配偶也拿到永居了。后来2013年决定回国至今，老公至今一次没回英国，我在每两年左右的时候入境英国呆一段时间，继续保有永居签证。宝宝一年前在国内出生，现在想全家搬回英国生活，所以想问问，老公出境时都没有什么章，再次入境英国会查得那么严直接取消永居拒绝入境吗（他的永居签证不是卡，是直接粘到护照上没有有效期的那种）？大家给下意见，要是没有漏洞可钻就不冒险了，直接国内办好配偶签证再过去。还有宝宝2017年国内出生，我要带她回英国需要办什么签证，我在国内有工资流水，不知道办宝宝签证国内资金流水有用吗？顺便问一下我的永居卡到期后，直接续费换卡，还是像签证一样提交好多材料才行。
情况有些复杂，离开英国时间也很长，现今的移民政策也不大了解，请各位帮帮忙解答一下。谢谢亲们。

A：dingding

A：你老公的肯定是取消的。建议你不要三口一起来英。你自己先来，在英国先找份有固定收入的工作，然后换了永居卡后再从中国申请办孩子的永居（indefinite leave to enter)。你老公可能会比较麻烦一点了，配偶签重新申请，对你在英的工资数额有硬性要求。

A：估计你老公的永居是保不住了。如果办配偶，你必须是担保人并且是需要你个人的年收入证明的。最低标准18600英镑。如果年收入达不到，可以用存款补足。但是如果没收入的话，就要有存款证明最少62500英镑。如果有18岁以下的孩子一起申请，费用将根据申请人数量的增加进行递增。
至于换永居卡，应该不用像申请签证那么麻烦。

A：谢谢亲，我可以直接申请孩子永居吗？我之前查了一些都说不可以，说什么必须先办老公的配偶签证，再办理孩子是老公的dependent。

A：把护照寄回英国，申请办理永居卡就可以了。  大概率批新永居卡给你。  问题你在英国有固定地址吗？

A：估计你老公的永居是保不住了。

A：你家孩子应该可以在国内申请ROA或者申请入籍。

A：国内出生，父母不是英籍，没有ROA，永居都申请不了

A：这是个办法。

A：是，你是对的，我的说法是错的，谢谢更正。

A：这个是最保险的做法。

A：谢谢亲。那按照无工作算，我准备好资金，可以在中国直接帮我老公申请吗？实在不想一个人回英国，最好能一起回来。

A：谢谢大家帮忙。你们有听说在爱尔兰和北爱之间有个真空地带，自驾就可以直接从爱尔兰进去北爱，没有入境通关检查，如果我老公可以从这个途径进入英国，当做从未离开过英国，是不是永居就没事了呀。有点脑洞大开，见谅哈大家，为了宝宝啥办法都想试试。