Kamac wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:01 pm
Over 100 photos, we wrote the date, the place and the reason we took the photo one by one.
100 photos is way too much. You don't want them to drown them in unnecessary documents only to overlook the more important ones. Photos can help, but 10 very well selected ones are more than enough.
Over 80 pages of chat records, which shows we actually we are planning our future. ( Not sure if they will read though
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Same as above, and no, they will not read all that. Do think what are the 5-10 more significant pages, and select examples that are evenly spread over the period of time your relationship exists (2-3 per year over the last two years would be the most relevant).
Friends and colleague supporting letters.
This helps, again, don't send more than 5.
Joint bank account statement for half a year.
Good as well, best if you can have/wait a few more months.
Tenant agreement under both names.
Perfect. Do you have at least two? Like one for the first year and one for this current year, even if has not finished?
Letters under the same address.
Do you have letters, with their envelope (actually the most important thing is the enveloppe, showing address and stamp date), sent to the both of you? (as opposed to individually just one of you.) If so, that would be perfect.
Again, you need 6 pieces of correspondence addressed to the both of you in total, evenly spread over the last two yeas. If you do not have 6 jointly addressed, then you need 6 addressed to each one of you (so 12 in total). Send the number of letters that complete whatever you cannot complete in joint bills. Note that bank statements sent in paper also counts as correspondence.
But we can't find the utility bills with our names
the letter they sent us named "Occupier"
That's standard first communication when they still don't have your names. After that, have you not given your names (if not, do this immediately), and have not you received an actual bill with your names on it? If more than a year has passed, I would be surprised if this is not the case.
Please, please, please, do contact your service providers and ask them to change the name from Occupier to both of your names. This is super important now, and might also be life saver in the future (and keep all these records in a safe place).
Also, super important: What about council tax? This is the strongest and easiest piece of evidence you can show, as it is mandatory to have your names on the council tax bill. Showing a council tax with only your two names on it is even stronger evidence that you are likely cohabiting as a couple.
Just curious, Does nationality matters?
It shouldn't...
but my colleague hired the same solicitor for the same EFM, but they charged her double (Chinese Passport).
That is strange.
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