Info on Your life outside the UK

[ks2000]

Hi,

I am helping my father-in-law apply for a spouse visa. His application is straight-forward based on my mother-in-law who is a British Citizen. They have both live abroad for many years and will be coming to the UK together.

The following page https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/provide-information for a "information you must provide" has a section called Your life outside the UK at the bottom of the page that says the following:

Your life outside the UK
You’ll need to give details of:

• countries outside the UK you’ve lived in and visited

• family and friends in the countries where you were born or have nationality

I don't understand why we need to provide details of friends and family in the countries where he was born or has nationality, as this was never asked for it on any of the on-line forms.

Can someone please confirm if this is really required and help me with what needs to be provided for this, as there is no guidance information regarding this.

[bathanza]

Yes it's required. Immediate family will suffice. I know in certain indian/pakistani families there can be hundreds so the immediate will be fine (brothers, sisters, parents or children, you can mention x amount of cousins)

[ks2000]

Thanks for your reply.

Does anyone know how this information is used as I don't understand the significance of it?

Do I need to say where they live (e.g. same town or different town), is their age important, etc.?

[wagawama]

Thanks for your reply.

Does anyone know how this information is used as I don't understand the significance of it?

Do I need to say where they live (e.g. same town or different town), is their age important, etc.?

I'm confused by this question - it's very open ended.

Immediate family is okay? Parents and siblings? What about friends?

[ks2000]

Thanks for your reply.

Does anyone know how this information is used as I don't understand the significance of it?

Do I need to say where they live (e.g. same town or different town), is their age important, etc.?

I'm confused by this question - it's very open ended.

Immediate family is okay? Parents and siblings? What about friends?

I was trying to figure out why they would need this information putting too much or too little would prejudice the outcome. There are various people that could have been included, but some are in other towns while others are nephews/nieces.

Anyway, the visa has since been approved so not important now.

[seagul]

Thanks for your reply.

Does anyone know how this information is used as I don't understand the significance of it?

Do I need to say where they live (e.g. same town or different town), is their age important, etc.?

I'm confused by this question - it's very open ended.

Immediate family is okay? Parents and siblings? What about friends?

I was trying to figure out why they would need this information putting too much or too little would prejudice the outcome. There are various people that could have been included, but some are in other towns while others are nephews/nieces.

Anyway, the visa has since been approved so not important now.

Maybe the purpose of that question that applicant can still in his own country if he is required to.