Spouse visa - when to submitt URGENT help needed

[Pti2323]

Hello mods,

I have been taking your advise with any problem I have come across so far with my spouse visa application. We have hired a solictor - which i think now was a mistake as Solictor doesnt seem to know much.

My wife (sponsor) contract with school ends August 2016. We had sixth payslip on 27th april but solictor just delayed our case for no reason just because she was busy. Now she is saying we need to wait for the payslip of June so we are under the 28 days rule of financial documents, and apply in 1st week of july.

My question is wudnt it be a problem if we apply this late in july when the school session ends mid july and her contract ends August. From September she has a contract with another school.

Please help i just dnt want our time and all hefty visa fees to be wasted

[SoHopeful]

It shouldn't be a problem, however it would help if she had details of the new contract. Is she an agency worker? If so, is there any chance the agency could provide a letter to state she will be in a new contract from Sept?

[Casa]

Your solicitor is correct in advising that the most recent pay slips and corresponding bank statement must be no older than 28 days before the date of application.

[Pti2323]

It shouldn't be a problem, however it would help if she had details of the new contract. Is she an agency worker? If so, is there any chance the agency could provide a letter to state she will be in a new contract from Sept?

No she is not with agency. She would start withna different school this September. She already has the new contract, we can attach that contract along with a letter saying that from september onwards shenhas secured a new job above the minimum income threshold.

Your solicitor is correct in advising that the most recent pay slips and corresponding bank statement must be no older than 28 days before the date of application.

Yes casa i understand that - her last payslip is dated 27 May but Solictor isnt using that one saying she wouldnt be free in those 28 days starting 27 May

[CR001]

Any reason why you can't submit on your own or that you have to use a solicitor? It is not a difficult application to make.

[Pti2323]

Any reason why you can't submit on your own or that you have to use a solicitor? It is not a difficult application to make.

My better half is just scared we wud make a silly mistake and application being refused. Now that we have this situation of submitting application two months before contract expiry we are both panicking big time. And the solicitor doesnt have any firm answers to our queries. Thats why as a reassurance and to reason with the solictor i come here to know about specific issues

[CR001]

The decision is yours on whether you get all your paperwork and do it your self or just keep complaining about the lack of progress from a solicitor.

As an aside, using a solicitor does not guarantee success. It only costs you more money. Free help available here on the forum. Your choice.