Supporting evidence

[allis47]

I am applying for the second part (2.5yr) of my wifes 5 year route FLTR. The application form asks for 4 letters jointly addressed to my wife and I, unfortunately all my dealings with utility companies etc are on line and hence I have only two documents which meet the criteria. We are allowed to provide other letters several of which I have in my name but only two in my wifes and one of these is 2 months earlier than the two years indicated on the forms. Is there any other evidence I can provide that we have lived for the past two and a half years at the same address?
Thanks

[michali]

I think it is six letters in both person's names, so six in joint names or twelve individually. Does she not have anything from the NHS? Or a bank account? Or Council Tax? Any official letter is acceptable and the letters must be spread over the entire time since she entered on the first visa.

[noajthan]

I am applying for the second part (2.5yr) of my wifes 5 year route FLTR. The application form asks for 4 letters jointly addressed to my wife and I, unfortunately all my dealings with utility companies etc are on line and hence I have only two documents which meet the criteria. We are allowed to provide other letters several of which I have in my name but only two in my wifes and one of these is 2 months earlier than the two years indicated on the forms. Is there any other evidence I can provide that we have lived for the past two and a half years at the same address?
Thanks

How about medical letters, doctor's letters, driver's license,council tax bill for 2 persons (no single-person discount).
Does your wife have an EHIC card or NI number?
Any dealings with tax office, any personal bank account/statements?
Any letters to/from home embassy (eg registering presence in UK)?

[Casa]

The general rule is that there should be one (or two if in single names) pieces of evidence every 4 months throughout the qualifying period.

[amanchdhry]

Hi mate,

If you read the guidance correctly, it says if you cannot provide joint correspondence, provide 6 individual correspondence letters each! Please have a look in the guidance, i am sure i have read it somewhere. I am also in a very similar state, applying for a 2nd FLR (m) ext and my mrs is a British national owning the house. We do share living expenses financially but we never bothered to change our names or anything. I am going to PEO Liverpook in two weeks time and take 2 joint, 6 letters addressed to my mrs & about 10 addressed to me.

Let me know how did it go ?

[allis47]

Hi All, thanks for the feedback. I have found plenty of joint letters from the bank over the 2 1/2 years and some to my wife mostly when she arrived eg NHS, NI docs etc but then nothing until quite recently. If the rule of regular correspondence each 4 months is applied stringently then how does anyone meet the requirements in the age of internet communication ??? Someone told me that if you get a letter from a neighbour saying you had both lived there for 2 years then that counts ? anyone heard of this ? Thanks

[Casa]

The neighbour's letter won't mean anything. Look for any correspondence with name, address and post code.

[allis47]

Thanks

[noajthan]

Hi All, thanks for the feedback. I have found plenty of joint letters from the bank over the 2 1/2 years and some to my wife mostly when she arrived eg NHS, NI docs etc but then nothing until quite recently. If the rule of regular correspondence each 4 months is applied stringently then how does anyone meet the requirements in the age of internet communication ??? Someone told me that if you get a letter from a neighbour saying you had both lived there for 2 years then that counts ? anyone heard of this ? Thanks

Too late now but what I did was engineer some snail mail traffic to the house in 1 or both names.
For example by applying for EHIC cards, tax refund claims to HMRC, house & car insurance quotes etc.

For cost of a few stamps it saved hassle & worry later at visa time.