Caseworker accept downloaded statements from online, if you want to get a letter from a peace of mind then HSBC can issue you a letter however you can just download and should be fine. Thanks I just saw something in the appendix about 'electronic bank statements need to be accompanied by a letter f...

Caseworker accept downloaded statements from online, if you want to get a letter from a peace of mind then HSBC can issue you a letter however you can just download and should be fine. Thanks I just saw something in the appendix about 'electronic bank statements need to be accompanied by a letter f...

Hi again We are getting ready to submit and have 1 question For my wifes bank statements showing her salary has been paid in for the last 6 months, we have the online ones issued by HSBC which we used for the original application Do we need to get a letter from HSBC confirming that they are authenti...

Hi, My wife is applying to extend her spouse visa early August (expires end of Aug) Re the 2 years of correspondence requirement, we have plenty of evidence, but I wanted to check about accommodation. We rented privately in a friends place for around a year & had no formal agreement, so I will ...

Hi, My wife is applying to extend her spouse visa early August (expires end of Aug) Re the 2 years of correspondence requirement, we have plenty of evidence, but I wanted to check about accommodation. We rented privately in a friends place for around a year & had no formal agreement, so I will a...

Thank you for all the answers, much appreciated Just a couple of follow ups if I may We both meet the financial requirements alone so does it make sense for my wife to provide her payslips and bank statements or does it not matter? I guess providing more financial documents is not necessarily the me...

Hi all, My wife’s spouse visa expires at the end of August this summer so she will need to renew for another 2.5 years. I wanted to get organised early and to check I have read everything correctly. She can only submit and pay the fee 28 days before? She did her A2 level IELTS test in 2020 for the f...

When she went to pay the figure was displayed in USD for both fees. Is this normal? We tried to go back to check all looked fine but it never changed to GBP. I guess this is just how it is displayed. Yes it is normal for certain countries. Furthermore, when I went to check the exchange rate to GBP ...

Hi, My wife has just submitted and paid for her UK Spouse Visa application, 2.5 years in length, fee on the website of around £1523 or around that plus NHS surcharge of £1200. When she went to pay the figure was displayed in USD for both fees. Is this normal? We tried to go back to check all looked ...

Hi, Quick question re UK Spouse visa application. I have two middle names and for whatever reason on all communication from my bank and on my bank cards my second middle name is missing. Is that likely to cause any problems with the application? For example my passport is: ''John Smith Jackson Thoma...

Thanks that’s really helpful, seems a bit clearer now.

Re original documents, I am assuming electronic signatures are accepted given current circumstances ?

Thanks

Ok thanks and noted re multiple topics. Are there other ways of submitting documents or has it got to be at these centres ? I guess for biometric purposes it has to be You have to upload your documents to UKCVAS. You cannot post documents to HO. Thanks for letting me know. I am finding the uploadin...

Ok thanks and noted re multiple topics.

Are there other ways of submitting documents or has it got to be at these centres ? I guess for biometric purposes it has to be

Tourist visa is NOT a family visa however, you can apply for a fiancée visa which is granted for 6 months in order for you get married in the UK then switch to a spouse visa. You CANNOT switch to spouse visa within the UK on tourist visa because Appendix FM Immigration status requirements E-LTRP.2....

Hi all, Quick question about Visa Application Centres, the one where my wife intends to attend after we submit is now closed and unlikely to reopen any time soon. Has there been any guidance about whether in these circumstances people can change to a centre that’s open in a different country? To sub...

I was wondering if there’s a way for her to apply for the spouse visa but do it from the UK so we can at least be together during the wait. She is a planning a visit very soon. No there is not. Can she apply for a family visa and convert to the spouse one ? What’s fastest basically and ideally us n...

Hi, I am a bit confused about the two visas and which is better for my wife to apply for. We have been married for nearly 2 years now but have been apart since last September, lived together in Brazil for 2 years before then. I was wondering if there’s a way for her to apply for the spouse visa but ...

Hi all, Just a very quick question relating to which IELTS life skills general training test is actually needed. My wife is applying for the spouse visa in a few months, I'm from the UK. We were just wondering if she can skip the A1 test and do the A2 test instead, as it can be used later on if she...

I see, so there isn't a rule stating new applicants have to do A1 first? A2 or B1 are fine ?

Thanks for the reply!

Hi all, Just a very quick question relating to which IELTS life skills general training test is actually needed. My wife is applying for the spouse visa in a few months, I'm from the UK. We were just wondering if she can skip the A1 test and do the A2 test instead, as it can be used later on if she ...

Yeah that's what we were thinking, just wait a month so the payslips are the same amounts and its the same job, probably less risky.

Thanks for the advice.

No I haven't, I have been back in the country since August. Before then I was earning relatively small amounts in Brazil. I understood that you need 6 months of pay slips earning £18,600 if not, then savings to make up the shortfall? My new role will be £18,000, which is about the same as what my cu...

Hi all, Firstly can a temporary job be accepted as salary during the 6 month wait period? With the bulk of the payslips coming from a permanent job? I also have a few questions about the employer letter confirming where I work, the pay, hours etc. I have been doing a temporary job within a Universit...

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No coyness and check very well if she will be allowed in at the border on a visitor/tourist visa with just one way ticket.

Yeah its not worth the risk, could easy mess up the main application. I think a few visits with return flights for both us is the way to go.

Thanks all for the tips!

I think the most important part is that if you're married, there is no time limit how on long you relationship must have been nor how long you've lived together. What I did was take the tenancy in my name and have my wife as a permitted occupant. Then on her arrival, she presented her BRP at the le...