Alternatively can i go to the bank and get a print out of my transactions and have it stamped?
Do home office still accept bank stamped print outs for financial requirement for FLR M?

Im going to be relying on cash savings I've held in my account for the last 6 months (as the sponsor). If I submit the application on around 20 April 2023, can my final bank statement be dated for March 2023? or do I need to go to the bank and get a print out for April 2023 transactions up to the da...

When we did the first visa for my wife we submitted her passport as well as her home country national ID card,

do i need to submit the national ID card again this time?
Would it cause any issues if i submitted again?

You are overthinking. There is no issue. I disagree about overthinking, we all know how silly/illogical immigration rules can be in UK sometimes.... It doesn't help when so many people try and abuse the system and make it difficult for genuine people. But that is life. Can somebody please share wit...

My wife spent around 2 months on holiday in her home country visiting her parents with our baby between 16 Jan 2023 and 26 March 2023 I joined them between 01 March 2023 and 16 March 2023 but had to me come back to due to work. We had some issues with travel documents which meant we couldn't travel ...

Hi All, In need of help and advice, we left my wife's BRP card at home in the UK when we went away for holiday to India, she was not able to board the flight to return to the UK without the BRP, I have since returned home and tried posting the BRP card to her however it is currently stuck with custo...

My wife is indian, and we have visited india in the 2 weeks before we will submit the FLR M application, we reside in the UK normally. Will she need to take and submit a TB test for the FLR M like we did for the first spouse visa?

When scanning bank statements to use for evidence as cohabitation, do i need to scan every page or can i just scan and upload the 1st page which has address and bank details on them?
most of the statements are 3 pages so will take a long time to do all

6. For English language requirement my wife did the IELTS Life Skills A2 (at British Council in Manchester) and passed in June 2022. Is the date ok? And I assume I just need to upload the pass certificate. That will suffice, and if UER number input it. I've just checked the certificate, its IELTS L...

Thank you for your reply. I get commission every month also, is it ok to just get them to confirm the basic as my commission varies? So far your basic meets or exceeds requirements, that should be alright Have I missed off any other documents I will need to submit? Appears ok Many Thanks Will evide...

1. For proof of living together, we live with my parents and my wife and I don't have any council tax letters or bills in our name and our GP only sends texts and not letters. I don't have many official letters as most things are online now. All the tax and bills are in my parents name. I live with...

just wait and pray for positive result, there were many delays during covid, and a delay does not mean a rejection, when my wife got her visa the decision letter was dated around a month or so before the date we received it. This means the Caseworker and Home Office approved the visa and it was eith...

God Willing I'm going to be applying for spouse visa extension soon for my wife and I am the sponsor. I am a British citizen. We have 1 child who is a British citizen. My wife arrived in the UK on 07 Sep 2020 and my wife's BRP/Visa is valid until 22 April 2023. My aim is to submit documents by 03 Ap...

Hi guys, What is the situation with regards to eligibility if Mother has no recourse to public funds, and father is a british citizen? Child is born in UK and is a British Citizen. If Mother and Father are married (mother on spouse visa) would we be able to claim Tax Free Child-care and 30 Hours fre...

Can someone please confirm that the financial requirements for FM SE (spouse visa extension) are the same as the first spouse visa process?

i.e. With zero non-british dependants = £62,500 cash savings, or £18,600 annual income

thanks

There seems to be no advantage of extending too early, unless there is a fee raise. A disadvantage is that the period for applying for ILR is shorten the earlier you extend. Another disadvantage is that a refusal before expiry of leave means that Section 3C is not triggered at expiry of leave, if t...

I'm getting confused over what time is best to apply for the spouse visa extension. My wife entered the UK on 07 Sept 2020 I know that the advise is to ''apply within 28 days of reaching 30 months since the date she entered the UK" My wife will reach 30 months in the UK on 07 March 2023. Do I ...

Why have these been merged, the first topic was about english language requirement.

I forgot to mention current visa expires 22 April 23

I'm getting confused over what time is best to apply for the spouse visa extension. My wife entered the UK on 07 Sept 2020 I know that the advise is to ''apply within 28 days of reaching 30 months since the date she entered the UK" My wife will reach 30 months in the UK on 07 March 2023. Do I n...

Just book one on the approved list. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prove-your-english-language-abilities-with-a-secure-english-language-test-selt i have tried searching on google for ''IELTS Life Skills– A2 Speaking & Listening Provider: IELTS SELT Consortium'' For the A2 Life Skills exam, from th...

My wife did the a1 Life skills english test for the first visa. I think we now need the b1, is this correct? and which provider/exam do we need to take? A2 for an extension but she can do B1 as this can then be used for ILR and Citizenship later. https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/knowledge-of-engli...

Hello, My wife and I will be applying for her Spouse Visa Renewal next year; She is currently on Partner (Standard) Which visa application do I need to complete to renew the Spouse visa for another 2.5 years? Can you direct me to a guide on what evidences I need to prepare to submit for the visa ren...

thanks for the replies.

And yes as mentioned mother pays full council tax with no discount.

Hello, My wife (Indian national) and I (UK National) both live with my mother. The room size is legal and home is not overcroweded. My mother owns the home (mortgaged) and pays full council tax. My mother receives Universal Credit because he looks after an elderly relative who lives opposite us and ...

Also which form is used for Spouse visa extension (5 year route)?