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Audit the family as a family.

A couple, a family, a tour party. One trip, one set of dates, one shared story, and several separate applications. Gatescore Groups audits them together, with every applicant on their own file, so the weakest one is never hidden behind the strongest.

Documentary, not advisory. We audit the file against published rules. We do not advise on visa strategy or guarantee outcomes.

One group, separate files

Each applicant gets their own reference, their own audit and their own report set. A child's file is not a copy of the parent's.

Shared documents, once

The family certificate, the sponsor letter, the joint statements. Upload one copy and it links to every file that relies on it.

Weakest file first

The group is read on its lowest score, not an average. The same dates and the same funds mean one weak file sets the position.

Cross-file checks

Findings that only show up when you look across the files: dates that differ, a credit that sits on every statement, a child with no certificate naming both parents.

How it works

A group audit in three stages.

We don't fill in the applications. We read the files the family has today and show you which one would be stopped, and why.

01

Create the group

Name it, set the destination and visa type, add everyone applying together and how they are related. Travel dates and the planned submission date are set once and print on every file.

02

Upload shared documents once

One copy of anything the group shares. Gatescore links it to each applicant who relies on it, so the same certificate is not collected, scanned and checked three times.

03

Fix the weakest file first

The group summary lists every open item on every file and marks which ones are shared. One document from the National Savings Centre can close the same item on three files at once.

What the agent sees

One weak file can hold a whole family at the gate.

Decisions are made one application at a time. The disappointment is not. When a mother's employer letter is missing its leave dates, it is the child who does not get to see his uncle in Manchester.

Read the lowest score, not an average. The applicants travel on the same dates and the same funds, so the weakest file sets the group's position.

Khan family
Specimen
Pakistan to United Kingdom · Visit visa · three applicants, one trip
Imran Khan
Father · lead applicant
1 open84
Sadia Khan
Mother
3 open69
Hamza Khan
Son, age 9
2 open78
69group position

Sadia's employer letter and expired CNIC are hers alone. The unexplained credit of Rs 900,000 sits on the shared account, so one encashment record closes it on all three files.

Rule pack
UK Visit
Ref
GS-GRP-2026-KHAN-01
Files
3
What you receive

Everything you need to sit down with the family and show them where they stand.

Each applicant still receives their own full report set, exactly as they would applying alone. The group adds a summary for you and a one-page annex for each of them.

Family group summary

Your document. The group's position, each applicant with their score and status, every open item with what closes it, and the shared documents held or still missing.

Family annex, in every member's set

One page that explains to each applicant how their file sits within the group: who they are applying with, which documents are shared, which items are theirs alone, and the dates the whole group is working to.

Each applicant's own report set

Personal compliance report, finance snapshot, risk and remediation report and agent action sheet, produced on that person's own documents.

Open items marked by scope

Shared items are the ones to collect first, because they move the group furthest. This-file-only items are the ones to chase with that one person.

Better submissions

Groups are where reputations are built.

Get a family through together and they send you their neighbours. Get one of them refused on a missing letter and the whole street hears about it.

Groups are where good consultants get caught out. The lead applicant's file is strong, so the group feels strong. The bank statements are shared, so nobody checks that the same unexplained credit sits on every file. Three applications go in on the same day and one of them was never really ready.

Auditing the group as a group changes the order of work. You collect the shared documents first, because one trip to NADRA or one letter from the sponsor closes several items at once. You see the dates, funds and story checked across the files, not just within each one. And you have a one-page annex to put in front of each person, so the fix list is something the family can act on together rather than something you explain three times.

The group works to one planned submission date and one statement window. If the date moves, the summary tells you which files need fresh statements. No file goes in early because its paperwork happened to be done.

What it is

Documentary, not advisory.

  • A documentary compliance audit. Each applicant's documents are checked against the published requirements for their destination and route.
  • A readiness score per applicant, capped at 92. No file is ever perfect, and no audit should say it is.
  • A prioritised fix list. What closes each item, and which items one shared document can close across the group.
  • A separate audit and report set for every person, including children.
What it is not

Not advice. Not a prediction.

  • It does not advise on immigration strategy or on which route to apply under. Immigration advice in the UK is regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority.
  • It does not represent the applicant or the group before any authority.
  • It does not predict a decision or guarantee an outcome. Every decision rests with the relevant authority.
  • It does not roll a family into one score. The weakest file is shown as the weakest file.
Getting started

Bring the next family through together.

Groups is available inside the agent platform. Apply to be appointed, or ask us to walk you through a specimen group.

Figures on this page are from a specimen file and are illustrative only.