You need to satisfy 3 main points without any doubt falling on the ECO mind:- 1/ Finance - you will be able to support your wife £19K salary or £62k savings (or both combined if lesser). 2/ Accommodation - you can accommodate your wife 3/ Relationship really exists and not a sham marriage If you are...

Also for your fixed deposit was this opened for last six months or more? If so the FD certificate will br sufficient alone. if less than 6months opened then you need show ehere this money was held so as to cover six month period. Also this money needs to be accessable at any time. Hence can you clos...

I should add that if any finacial/bank documents are not original and are printouts then you should get the bank to stamp/sign each page. For my wifes ICICI acc she requsted printout for all transactions since marriage from ICICI bank branch who printed, stamped and signed each page.

Hi Athivak, Any savings amount you show eg. 36k in Uk current account you need to show this amount has been maintained in your account for last 6 months. Hence send only last 6 months statements. They are not interested in source of money or last 5 years P60. Only they are interested that you have 3...

Hi Itachi, current processing times in Delhi according to VFS weekly updates on their website is showing 16-20 days; hence mine took 17 days. I would give it till 13th/16th May with possibility anytime from 9th May. I only provided black and white photocopies of everything. I did have my (sponsor) U...

Hi just to update my spouses settlement visa has now been approved within 16-17 working days:- Visa Category: Settlement (Married Partner) Date of Application in VFS Center/Biometrics: 1st April 2016 VFS Center: New Delhi (Shivaji Stadium Metro) Received at High Commission on: 2nd April 2016 (confir...

Yes we did receive a sms day following submission of application on 1st April. However I am also aware that on the 1st April VFS New Delhi was also having planned power outages (from VFS website). Alok, when did you receive email advising your application has been processed? Was it on Saturday morni...

My wifes UK settlement visa was also submitted on 1st April 2016 at New Delhi. I have enquired about the status 3 times this week and each time have been advised that it is still awaiting to be seen by an ECO officer. I have today checked the latest service status on the VFS website which currently ...