Just an update on our visa application... We prepared all of our documents as I mentioned earlier and included a letter from my parents stating that we could live in their house free of charge indefinitely, and even included a copy of the deed to the house to prove that they own it. We did all of th...

Are they in English? Nope, but we have contacted a professional translator. The agency who handle all the visa applications here have told us that we can translate the documents ourselves, but with some of these official documents we are thinking that the translator is the way to go, even if it is ...

Unfortunately, my visa here is running out at the ned of this month so I have to leave earlier. Also, she is studying here and will have to wait until mid October when the course ends to come to the UK. Today we spoke to our internet and telephone company and they are sending us records of our bills...

They need to be leases, bank statements, utility bills etc in both or joint names, distributed evenly over the 24 months. Stuff like Blockbuster Video spam/Dominos Pizza obviously carries less weight! Things from reputable orgs/companies with your common address on. Also if in a language other than...

Thanks for the follow up but I cannot find any information online about these 6 documents that are required to show cohabitation. In the Supporting Documents Checklist part of the application document it has a generic list, but is way too general and could mean as few as 11 documents, including empl...

I have also enquired about this recently and was told the same, that there is no English test required if you apply before autumn.

Oh, and thanks for the quick feedback!

Sorry but from what you have stated it doesn't seem like you have enough proof of cohabitation. I realize you've been together for a long time and living together for more than 2 years but this visa is hard to get and there needs to be definite proof of regular bills and such coming in both your na...

Hi Everyone, I just found this forum, so far I've read loads of good information here. I am a UK citizen and I have spent the last 7 years living abroad in an Asian country. I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for 5 1/2 years total, and we have been living together for 3 years 9 months....