Successful Tier 2 Dependant Application

[Rad28]

Hi All,

My wife has just made a Tier 2 Dependant application which was successful so I thought I'd share and hope it's helpful.

Timeline:

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 Dependant (Priority)
2. Country of application - Manama, Bahrain
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Abu Dhabi, UAE
4. Date of application - 20/07/2018
5. Date of submission of documents/Biometrics - 24/07/2018
6. SMS received "GWFxxx has been forwarded to UKVI" - 24/07/2018
7. SMS received "GWFxxx passport is ready for collection" - 29/07/2018
8. Date passport received - 30/07/2018
9. Start date of the 30 day vignette - 26/08/2018 (matching the date of intended travel she put in the application)

She didn't receive any emails. She just received 2 SMS messages. This was a priority application and she received the SMS for passport collection on the 3rd working day.

Documents submitted:

A) My documents (Tier 2 migrant):

1. Passport copy
2. BRP copy
3. Copy of national ID card

B) Her documents (Tier 2 Dependant):

1. Original passport
2. Copy of national ID card
3. IHS payment confirmation email
4. Visa application payment confirmation email
5. Filled out online application form

C) Evidence of Maintenance of Funds

1. Maintenance letter from my sponsor (verifying my employment and 1 month maintenance for my dependant)
2. My wife's 3 month bank statement showing more than £630 in her account for 90 consecutive days
3. Oanda.com certificate showing the currency conversion
4. My 6 months pay slips

D) Proof of Address in the UK

1. My bank statement
2. My credit card statement
3. A letter from the estate agent confirming that both of us will move in to an apartment (both our named mentioned with the property address and move in date)

E) Evidence of marriage and subsisting relationship

1. Marriage certificate in Arabic
2. Translated marriage certificate in English
3. Copy of my plane ticket to attend the wedding ceremony
4. Copy of 2 plane tickets on 2 dates following the marriage ceremony to visit my wife
5. Photos of wedding ceremony
6. Photos of us before and after the wedding
7. Screenshots of WhatsApp transcripts showing the dates
8. Screenshots of video calls
9. Confirmation of booked hotel and plane tickets for a future holiday

Hope this helps.

[Waseem432000]

That's great and well done for putting a detailed post explaining all documents. One minor question, I just got my visa stamped and i will be travelling at end of August to UK for my job. I want to apply for my wife's PBS dependent visa ASAP and I can request my employer to issue maintenance certificate for her so will she still need to show the funds in her bank account or will I have to show the funds in my account? Shouldn't that maintenance certificate be enough to ensure her maintenance for first month ?

[anilisanil]

That's great and well done for putting a detailed post explaining all documents. One minor question, I just got my visa stamped and i will be travelling at end of August to UK for my job. I want to apply for my wife's PBS dependent visa ASAP and I can request my employer to issue maintenance certificate for her so will she still need to show the funds in her bank account or will I have to show the funds in my account? Shouldn't that maintenance certificate be enough to ensure her maintenance for first month ?

If your employer agrees to sponsor there is no need for showing funds. Otherwise you can show funds in your account or her account, either is fine.

[rubyracer2]

Thank you very much, this is very helpful.

Is it necessary to show a airline ticket (dummy ticket generated by Travel agents) with the visa application?

[Rad28]

That's great and well done for putting a detailed post explaining all documents. One minor question, I just got my visa stamped and i will be travelling at end of August to UK for my job. I want to apply for my wife's PBS dependent visa ASAP and I can request my employer to issue maintenance certificate for her so will she still need to show the funds in her bank account or will I have to show the funds in my account? Shouldn't that maintenance certificate be enough to ensure her maintenance for first month ?

The maintenance letter should be sufficient. I just included both in the case that UKVI will not accept one but will accept the other, Just to be on the safe side.

[Rad28]

Thank you very much, this is very helpful.

Is it necessary to show a airline ticket (dummy ticket generated by Travel agents) with the visa application?

No my wife didn't provide any ticket. In fact, the UKVI advise that we shouldn't make travel arrangements before getting the visa. So it's not necessary to show any airline tickets.

[AcosBaBa]

Hi All,

My wife has just made a Tier 2 Dependant application which was successful so I thought I'd share and hope it's helpful.

Timeline:

1. Category applying under - Tier 2 Dependant (Priority)
2. Country of application - Manama, Bahrain
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Abu Dhabi, UAE
4. Date of application - 20/07/2018
5. Date of submission of documents/Biometrics - 24/07/2018
6. SMS received "GWFxxx has been forwarded to UKVI" - 24/07/2018
7. SMS received "GWFxxx passport is ready for collection" - 29/07/2018
8. Date passport received - 30/07/2018
9. Start date of the 30 day vignette - 26/08/2018 (matching the date of intended travel she put in the application)

She didn't receive any emails. She just received 2 SMS messages. This was a priority application and she received the SMS for passport collection on the 3rd working day.

Documents submitted:

A) My documents (Tier 2 migrant):

1. Passport copy
2. BRP copy
3. Copy of national ID card

B) Her documents (Tier 2 Dependant):

1. Original passport
2. Copy of national ID card
3. IHS payment confirmation email
4. Visa application payment confirmation email
5. Filled out online application form

C) Evidence of Maintenance of Funds

1. Maintenance letter from my sponsor (verifying my employment and 1 month maintenance for my dependant)
2. My wife's 3 month bank statement showing more than £630 in her account for 90 consecutive days
3. Oanda.com certificate showing the currency conversion
4. My 6 months pay slips

D) Proof of Address in the UK

1. My bank statement
2. My credit card statement
3. A letter from the estate agent confirming that both of us will move in to an apartment (both our named mentioned with the property address and move in date)

E) Evidence of marriage and subsisting relationship

1. Marriage certificate in Arabic
2. Translated marriage certificate in English
3. Copy of my plane ticket to attend the wedding ceremony
4. Copy of 2 plane tickets on 2 dates following the marriage ceremony to visit my wife
5. Photos of wedding ceremony
6. Photos of us before and after the wedding
7. Screenshots of WhatsApp transcripts showing the dates
8. Screenshots of video calls
9. Confirmation of booked hotel and plane tickets for a future holiday

Hope this helps.

Thanks for this information. Will surely sort out my documents asap.

[rubyracer2]

Thank you very much, this is very helpful.

Is it necessary to show a airline ticket (dummy ticket generated by Travel agents) with the visa application?

No my wife didn't provide any ticket. In fact, the UKVI advise that we shouldn't make travel arrangements before getting the visa. So it's not necessary to show any airline tickets.

Thanks mate