Thanks and good luck UAE - I know speculation is rife at the moment, but has anyone actually got a rejection letter yet? We'll just have to wait and see. I keep thinking about how the CIC website says "Unless the Minister instructs otherwise..." are they leaving a small window open there? It could be wishful thinking on my part of course, but I have a sneaky feeling that things are not going to be as black and white as they seem. There are bound to be a few gray areas (i.e. where immigration offices have been given more detailed instructions than what we are privvy to); everything in this world is politically motivated and this is not the end of book. End of chapter one maybe, but there will be twists and turns to the plot. In my previous job I worked in the Visa Office of a foreign embassy (sorry better not mention which one) and I can tell you out of experience that those consular officers have a lot more power than you think.
