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I want to request info held by UKBA of myself. How long do UKBA keep personal information for?

I'm a naturalized british citizen.
ILR obtained via 10 year rule.

Thank you,

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Can I provide paylips as evidence of cohabitation for both of us?

Thanks.

Hello, My wife will be applying for ILR via SET(M). She has documents and payslips for the past two years but her name format varies in documents such as below: If her name is ABC - Payslips - A+C - Does say Mrs though Bank statements - ABC Joint documents - A+C Passport - ABC Does this matter? Than...

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My wife will be granted settlement visa. On arrival at Heathrow what sort of questions should she expect from Immigration officer ?

Should she bring documents such as wedding photograhs, marriage certificates , etc ?

Thank you.

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Any replies ?

Hi, We received a court hearing letter for appeal hearing. And then received another letter notifying of "decision overturned". The ECO has overturned the original decision and has asked wife to submit passport and the "decision overturned" letter to VFS. Has the court been infor...

Hi, My wife submitted appeal through DHL. It was signed for by someone at BHC in Chennai. Is there a point in emailing and chasing them for an answer ? One of the reasons for refusal was "relationship not subsisting". Shall I write letters to them asking for response ? Im the husband. Than...

Hi, You didnt get your passport ? Would the passport not show your visa and start/expiry dates ? Obviously you would know when your student visa starts and expires right ? Its a bit confusing. I undertand you are now frustrated. You can apply for a "Subject Access request" from the homeoff...

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As long as in the A1 framework , yes. Ielts is valid. The link you have has all the info.

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There was a post saying you appealed. You said there wasnt a response.

Dude, it can take up to three weeks to hear anything. If you dont get a response in three weeks then call them up. If they take ages you can complain.

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You could move to Pakistan. She can sponsor you from there. You will be given a pakistani visa and can get a pakistani passport.

What matters is you get to be with her, and with the kids as well.

Ive been thinking about this in my own situation.

Hi, I submitted appeal papers directly to visa office that refused the visa. I wrote a letter quoting immigration rules and provided lots of extra evidence. How long does it usually take to get a response ? Are ECM's nasty as Ive heard or do they actually take a look at the appeal documents ? Is the...

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What are the reasons for refusal and refusal of appeal ?

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Im not the applicant. I have give 6 months statements to my wife. She will be applying overseas. Not in the UK.

I have savings, which I show in savings accounts. And the UK statements show the wages.

But having more expenses than wages, is what im worried about. Please advice. Thanks.

Hi, RE: Me sponser, sponsering wife My outgoing expenditure in bank statements is more than my monthly earnings for the past 6 months of statements. This is due to driving lessons, holidays etc. But I have savings as well. Shall I write a letter regarding this? Or will this be ammo for rejection of ...

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Do I NEED to provide the tenancy agreement for rented room or can I give a letter from landlord and photos of accomodation?

Is the tenancy agreement compusory? What is the caseworker guidelines regarding this?

Thank you.

Hi, RE: Applying VAF4. Im the sponsor. Im providing 8 months paylips but missing 1 month. This is because I switched jobs in that month, but bank statement shows credit of money. Should I explain this? Plus, I have transferred money from my savings accounts to current account. And explained that I d...

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Do you think my wife should include her CV in the spouse visa application VAF4?

Thank you.

Thanks Vinny,

Dont mean to be rude, but are we 100% sure the Sponsership undertaking form (SU07) is not required?

I do not want the application to be refused on the grouds of a missing form I knew about.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

My wife will be applying for Settlement visa (VAF4). Do I need to fill the SU07 (Sponsorship undertaking) form? As technically I become the sponsor?

Or is this form for dependents such as parents, kids etc?

Thank you.

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My wife will be applying for UK spouse visa in January.

When providing the documents is there a specific order? such as bank statements then phone bills etc?

What is the best way to compile all the documents? in a folder?

Thank you.

Hello,

Does it help if my wife's surname is same as mines in her new passport? Or if I use my first name as her surname?

I mean will it help with the visa application? Does it make a difference?

Thank you.

Hello, I have transferred about £1300 over 3 months from by savings accounts to current account about 3 times. I did this to show all the money I had in UK in one account. This shows in the bank statement. Will this be a problem ? I have written in a letter stating the transfers. I know you shouldn...

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Can someone comment please ?

Hi, I live in a shared house and rent 1 double bedroom and lounge area and have been here for 3 years. There isnt a tenancy agreement. Is a letter from the landlord and photos sufficient for the application ? The letter can state that the accomodation is suitable for a couple. Please advice. Thank y...