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Hwanne wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:54 pmHi,
My husband was granted his initial leave to remain on 26th October 2016, and his visa expires on May 24th 2019. We are hoping to submit the FLR (M) application in the next few days, and would be grateful for advice on the documents we’re submitting.
Mandatory documents
Biometric Residence Permit
Applicant’s passport
Sponsor’s passport
English language requirement
Applicant’s postgraduate degree certificate from UK university
Housing costs (some are mentioned in correspondence below)
Council tax letter – March 2018
Council tax letter – March 2019
Copy of mortgage deed (no date)
Letter from conveyancer confirming purchase – April 2017 Not required.
Copy of land registry document – April 2017
Letter from mortgage company – May 2017
Mortgage statement – May 2018
Correspondence
26th November 2016 – Barclays statement (sponsor’s name)
8th February 2017 – utility bill (applicant’s name)
30th March 2017 – Barclays statement (applicant’s name)
4th May 2017 – British Gas bill (both names)
5th May 2017 – insurance letter (both names)
7th May 2017 – letter from conveyancer (both names)
11th May 2017 – DVLA (applicant’s name)
17th May 2017 – insurance letter (sponsor’s name)
June 2017 (no date) – HMRC (applicant’s name)
15th June 2017 – RBS (applicant’s name)
August 2017 (no date) – HSBC statement (sponsor’s name)
5th December 2017 – pension letter (sponsor’s name)
January 2018 (no date) – HMRC (sponsor’s name)
26th January 2018 – pension letter (sponsor’s name)
9th March 2018 – council tax letter (both names)
14th March 2018 – financial advisor (applicant’s name)
22nd March 2018 – insurance letter (sponsor’s name)
9th May 2018 – pension letter (applicant’s name)
May 2018 (no date) – Halifax mortgage letter (both names) – also used as evidence of housing costs
May 2018 (no date) – RBS letter (applicant’s name)
18th June 2018 – council invoice (applicant’s name)
29th June 2018 – internet provider (applicant’s name)
12th July 2018 – pension letter (sponsor’s name)
24th November 2018 – copy of water bill (both names)
18th January 2019 – employer letter (sponsor’s name)
21st January 2019 – NHS (sponsor’s name and address used in letter, but addressed to GP)
8th March 2019 – council tax letter (both names)
March 2019 (no date) – pension letter (applicant’s name)
23rd April 2019 – letter from financial advisor (both names)
Financial requirement (my husband meets this on his salary, but we have included both anyway)
Applicant’s employment contract
Sponsor’s employment contract
Applicant’s bank statement for 12 months
Sponsor’s bank statement for 6 months
Applicant’s last 12 months of payslips
Sponsor’s last 6 months of payslips
Letter from applicant’s employer
Letter from sponsor’s employer
Applicant’s P60 for last two years Not required.
Sponsor’s P60 for the previous year (copy stamped by employer) Not required.
Relationship
Marriage certificate
A few photos of two recent holidays Not required.
Plane tickets for our two holidays (one of which was to stay with my husband’s family) Not required.
The pension letters are all from different pension providers (apart from the two to the applicant, which are the same). Those from the financial advisors are different as well. Not really required. You have sufficient other documents.
I know there is a lot of correspondence, but we have included as much as possible in case anything isn’t considered permissible. Are pension and insurance letters valid as correspondence? You only need items for every 3 or 4 months spread evenly over the last 2.5 years. Usually 6 items in joint names.
Thanks for any advice in advance!
Thank you - I'll remove the things that aren't required. However, the application checklist does ask us to provide P60s.CR001 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 1:42 pmHwanne wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:54 pmI know there is a lot of correspondence, but we have included as much as possible in case anything isn’t considered permissible. Are pension and insurance letters valid as correspondence? You only need items for every 3 or 4 months spread evenly over the last 2.5 years. Usually 6 items in joint names.
Thanks Vijay - we haven't seen the declaration section yet, but will sign everything that's needed when we get to it.vijay14307 wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 1:34 pmare you also submitting the declaration as well right? because it is mandatory -- I guess you are submitting them
I am not sure about the pension & insurance letter - as I do not know about it
regards
vijay
uploading twice in both sections is better idea. You really have strong amount of cohabitation evidencesHwanne wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2019 9:41 pmSome of these documents are being used to support the finance and housing requirements - if they're uploaded in different sections, will they still count towards the correspondence requirement? Or should I upload them twice so that I can still keep all of the correspondence items together?
Hwanne wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 11:14 pmI've almost finished the online application for FLR (M), but want to clarify two questions. I've heard the answers would only be relevant if the application was denied, so I'm not sure whether to go into detail.
What family or friends do you have in the country where you were born and/or any other country whose nationality you hold?
It suggests providing 'their names, relationship to you and where they live'. So far I've just mentioned the names of my husband's parents and brother, and which city and country they live in. Is it necessary to make a list of extended family and friends' names and locations as well? No, that's sufficient.
Are there any factors which would make it difficult or impossible for you to integrate and establish a private life in that country?
This follows the question about where he would go if he had to leave the UK. I put 'yes', but then it asks for evidence to prove this. The only reason is that he has a wife and career here (nothing out of the ordinary), so is it simpler to just choose 'no'? I'm assuming that won't be counted against him? I suggest you state 'established life in the UK with wife and career.'
Thanks!
It depends on location and the service chosen on how quickly you can get an appointment.1. On most of the forum timelines I've seen, people attend an appointment within fewer than 5 days of submitting their application. How is this possible? The soonest free appointment was 31st May, and we had to pay £60 for one in 13 days' time. I feel like I've missed something, and I'm guessing we can't look out for other dates now that it's booked...
Application will only be worked on once biometrics is complete.2. Does the date of the biometrics appointment affect how soon you receive a decision? Will they wait until the biometrics have been taken to start processing the application, or does their processing time have nothing to do with when the appointment is?