Received an interesting email from UKVI Decision Making Centre

I received a suspicious email from [email protected]

I called Home Office if this email is legitimate, and they said that’s the way they work, so it seems legitimate but sharing to see what you guys think.

The email:

You have attempted to make an application for permission to stay in the United Kingdom.

The application is not yet valid. We have set out below what is missing from your application.

You must provide all of the missing information within 10 working days from the date of this e-mail otherwise your application will be rejected as invalid.

Incorrect or no fee paid

The specified fee has not been paid. You can find information on our current fees at https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/how-much-it-costs

The statement below provides more detail about your failure to pay the specified fee and the steps you must now take to validate your application.

Although you have made a payment, it is not the correct amount. You must now pay the balance of £276.

You need to pay this additional fee because your application states that you are applying under a job type that is NOT on the shortage occupation list, so the fee is £827 and not £551.

Please now follow the instructions in the guidance notes on the application form and send a completed payment slip (attached) with the balance amount. You must complete all sections of the payment slip.

Please send the completed form to: [email protected] within 10 working days quoting your application reference.

Should you wish to pay the balance of £276 by cheque please send the cheque, together with the completed payment slip to the address stated below:-

The weird thing about it is that they have attached a document for me to download and send it back to them in 10 working days. In that document they’re asking to fill my card details CVC code and my address and name, and then they will take the money from it rather than me following a link and pay the missing fee. That sounds suspicious.

I’m applying for Dependant Partner Visa.

Another thing is that I’m not applying under a job type, but the job stated there is the job of my partner not mine. They got my application number correct too and it just feels a weird practice.

Have anyone else had similar experiences?