Convocation Pictures

[Dr Jeff Wooller]

Email Newsletter of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers (IPFM)


Our Annual Dinner held at the Royal Overseas League was a great success.  Although the attendance of 80 was creditable, the figure would have been much larger if 90% of those applying for visas had not been rejected.

This begs the question of whether the Home Office is institutionally racialist.  We intend to find out.  We sent the following email to the Visa Section of the Home Office:

According to your excellent website the percentage of visas given is very high. These figures contrasts with our experience in that less than 10% of visas were given in respect of a meeting in London. All the intended participants were black. Is there a big difference in the percentages for black applicants?

We have elicited the following response:

No such statistics are kept but I can offer a firm assurance that each visa application is considered solely on its own merits in accordance with the Immigration Rules.  These preclude discrimination in any form - all applications are assessed on a level playing-field.

 

If you wish us to look into the specific example that you have mentioned, I shall need the following details for each of the participants who were refused:

 

-  Full name of the visa applicant

-  Date of birth of the applicant

-  Where applied for the visa

-  Any reference number given by the Visa Section

Please attach this exchange of messages to your reply for ease of reference.

Sent by:
Public Enquiries [I], UKvisas, London SW1A 2AH
Web-site: www.ukvisas.gov.uk

If you applied for a visa and were rejected please let us have the required details.   The more 'noise' we make the greater the chance that future applications will be accepted. 

Annual Dinner and Convocation Details

On the 29 September 2007 the following functions were held at the Royal Overseas League:

 

The IPFM Annual Dinner with presentations to new members, the Convocation of students of the IUBS, presentations by SSAM, the dubbing of new Knights of the Order of St Michael and the induction of a new Kentucky Colonel.

 

The Convocation of St Clements University.

 

To see the pictures of the celebrated photographer, Michel Jean Marin please press ‘control’ and click on:

http://micheljeanmarain.photos.us.com

then enter the password

ipfm2907

clements2007

               

The event next year will be held on Saturday, 20 September 2008 at the same location

 

For details of organisations represented, see:

Institute of Professional Financial Managers:                  www.ipfm.org

Irish University Business School:                                   www.iubs.co.uk

Kentucky Colonels:    www.sos.ky.gov/executive/kentuckycolonels.htm

Knightly Order of St Michael of Portugal                   www.ritterorden.org

Society of Sales and Marketing                                www.ssam.co.uk

St Clements University                                        www.stclements.edu

 

Anyone interested in joining the Kentucky Colonels or the Knightly Order of Portugal should contact us.  Likewise anyone interested in attending seminars in London by the world greatest motivator, Anthony Robbins should email for details:

Please reply to regi...@ipfmedu.co.uk