Hello,

We have just successfully applied for my wife's FLR (M), but instead of giving her 30 months from the date of application (May 17 2023 until 17 November 2025), they have granted permission until 23rd January 2026.

Should I be concerned about this?

Thanks!

I've uploaded all of the documents but have now been locked out of my account. That's fine, unless I actually had to _submit_ the documents somehow rather than just upload them...

Is it fine to go to the biometric appointment with them _just_ uploaded?

A quick question - is there any reason to include copies of the Colombian passports of my two children in my wife's FLR (M) application, or will just the British ones to prove their citizenship be sufficient? No, only their British passports. For children, should I scan the whole passport or just b...

A quick question - is there any reason to include copies of the Colombian passports of my two children in my wife's FLR (M) application, or will just the British ones to prove their citizenship be sufficient?

Yes you can, however to ensure you don't have a shortfall by the time due to apply SET (M) you may give it a couple more weeks. When do you intend to apply? I was planning to apply in a week or two. Perhaps 20th May. That would hopefully get us over the five year line by expiry if FLR(M) is 30 mont...

Hello, My wife entered the UK on 5th November 2020, meaning 30 months have now passed (visa granted on 1 November 2020). Her spouse visa is due to expire on 1 August 2023, but can we apply for FLR (M) now? Are there any disadvantages of doing it now if we have the documents ready? Also, if we are no...

As the spouse of a British citizen, the requirements for naturalisation are:

- ILR
- B1 English Test
- Life in the UK
- Two referees
- Passport showing you've spent enough time in UK to qualify

- What else is there? Do you need to meet a financial requirement or anything else?

Thanks!

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Hello everyone, I have a question about the spacing of cohabitation documents for our FLR(M) visa. Does this spacing look ok? 5th July 2021 21st November 2021 7th March 2022 28th July 2022 November 5th 2022 March 7th 2023 It's just an example, what I'm trying to grasp is whether the gap between 5th ...

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Thanks for these answers Korekt, really appreciate it! Hello, For the correspondence/evidence of cohabitation letters required for the FLR (M) visa, I have two questions: 1) Are these letters required from two years before the visa submission (online form) date? i.e. if I apply in August 2023, do I ...

One more question:
Am I definitely correct that the correspondence comes from the last two years, rather than since the last visa was granted?

Hello, For the correspondence/evidence of cohabitation letters required for the FLR (M) visa, I have two questions: 1) Are these letters required from two years before the visa submission (online form) date? i.e. if I apply in August 2023, do I need documents from August 2021 onwards*? 2) How are th...

If my wife arrived in the UK on 5th November 2020 on the 5-year spouse route, can we apply for:

- FLR(M) on 28 days before Friday, 5 May 2023? i.e. 28 days before 30 months
- SET(M) on 28 days before Wednesday, 5 November 2025? i.e. 28 days before 60 months?

Housing costs Under paragraph 12(f) of Appendix FM-SE, the applicant must provide evidence of the monthly (or weekly) housing and Council Tax costs for the accommodation in the UK in which the applicant (and any other family members who are or will be part of the same household) lives or will live ...

Hello there, I have read that on the document checklist for FLR (M) you need to provide: "evidence of council tax costs for the accommodation in the UK where you live" Is this correct, or am I getting confused? Perhaps this only applies to ILR? If this is required for FLR (M) how is it pro...

If I have three joint bank accounts with three different banks in the UK, is this technically sufficient to meet the cohabitation document requirements if we collect all of the monthly statements from these?

Hello,

I have read that for the spouse visa extension it is required to include letters at the same address for applicant and sponsor.

What documents are required?
Where can I find more information about the types of letter which are acceptable?

Thanks,
Ben

Spouse visa submitted on September 8th 2020 in Colombia.
I think it will be a straightforward application.

Any ideas how long it will take to get a decision? 1-2 months?

Will I receive an acknowledgement of any kind once they start processing it?

I get the impression restrictions like these to do with the application date are mostly linked to financial documents?

Is that correct?

Does it matter if I have a translation which is dated after the date I submitted the online Family of A Settled Person application?

The original document is dated before, just that the translation is after.

My signatures on my daughter's birth certificate and my sponsor letter (versus the one on my passport) look different. I did the passport signature when I was 17 and since then my signature has evolved!

Does this matter?

(Family of Settled Person Visa)

Can you get the priority or super priority service after you've submitted everything and done biometrics? Or does it have to be done at the start of the process?

Another question:

My signatures on my daughter's birth certificate and my sponsor letter (versus the one on my passport) look different. I did the passport signature when I was 17 and since then my signature has evolved!

Does this matter?

I'm definitely overthinking, right?

Hello, My wife is applying for her Family of A Settled Person visa (spouse) from Colombia. Question 1) Can the documents be translated by a UK-based translator? Or do they have to be translated in Colombia? Can be done by UK based translator. Will the documents to be given to the translator be orig...