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Yes, its fine.We have a scan of our original marriage certificate and the certified translation. Based on what you've said, I assume we can upload this?
No.Is there any indication on when the premium service will re-open?
It's not part of the application. It's just one of the proofs.The council tax bill has only been mentioned as an example to show proof of address but it also mentions a number of other options.
1. Yes. I know when I applied, I was asked for evidence of housing costs, but this did not necessarily have to be a council tax bill in the name of the applicant or sponsor and this may depend on the type of accommodation you live in as to whether you would even be asked for it.Max1609 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 11, 2020 6:36 pmMany thanks Zerubbabel.
1. Does that mean if I provide other documents as proof of living together (utility bills, DVLA letter etc), we are not required to submit a council tax bill?
2. Are online bills accepted? Online mobile bills, credit card statements and so on?
Most often council tax bill is merely to reinforce the accomodation evidences whilst not mandatory. However, in case if it is included in your rent as most often happens then it can be stated in your tenancy agreement.
1. There are mixed experiences & opinionsMax1609 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:58 pmHello all,
I’m not sure if I’m posting this in the right place. If I’m not then – apologies in advance. Also huge huge apologies for the long post. I wanted to put all in one.
We are in the process of applying for my wife’s visa renewal. Her visa expires next month. She has been in the UK since October 2017.
We are looking to apply through the premium service. As it’s not open yet and the option doesn’t come up at the end of the application, we have kept it on hold after paying for the IHS Number. As a result, we are also not able to upload any documents at this stage.
When it opens, the following are the documents we will be uploading. I would be grateful if one of the experts on this forum (who have been very helpful in the past) could let me know if we’re uploading the correct documents.
Cover Letter - Cover Letter from my partner
Documents providing evidence;
Partners ID
1. Partner’s current passport
2. Partner’s old passport
3. Partner's Biometric Resident Card
Proof of my British Citizenship
4. My Passport
5. My Naturalisation Certificate
Proof of Marriage
6. Marriage Certificate
7. Translation of Marriage Certificate from an entity that has been authorised by our home country’s Ministry of Justice
English Language Proof
8. UK Degree Certificate (Certificate from a UK University although the degree was done overseas)
9. Degree Transcript
Third Party Verification
10. Signed Third Party Verification Document.
Evidence of monthly accommodation cost
11. Tenancy Agreement from September 2019 (the agreement states it is a continuation of our tenancy since October 2017)
12. New Tenancy Agreement signed on 1st June 2020 (the agreement states it is a continuation of our tenancy since October 2017)
13. Letter from Landlord
Financial Evidence
14. Payslips for 6 months
15. Bank Statements for 6 months
Proof of Cohabitation
16. We will be submitting the following documents. Please let me know if this is sufficient;
Date Spouse Myself
Jun-18 Barclays Statement Energy Company Letter
Oct-18 Barclays Statement Monzo Statement
Feb-19 Barclays Statement Energy Company Letter
Jun-19 Monzo Statement Mobile Bill
Oct-19 Monzo Statement Credit Card Statement
Feb-20 NHS Letter Monzo Statement
Jun-20 Energy Bill (Joint) Mobile Bill
All of the above were received exactly 4 months apart. However, in the intervening months we have the following from different sources. Should we add them as well just to prove we have more sources?
• DVLA Invoice paid to book license test
• Letter from the pension scheme
• Additional letters from the NHS (5-6 letters, some from different hospitals, trusts)
• Company that services our boiler
Questions
1. Partner's passports – Do we need to scan all pages or only the pages that contain a stamp?
2. Marriage Certificate Translation – The translation is on headed paper and contains a stamp with the date of translation, name of the translator and that they are authorised by the Ministry of Justice to do the translation – would this be sufficient?
3. Partner’s Degree – the Degree and certificate is from a UK university but the degree was done back home. Does this need to be verified by NARIC?
4. Payslips – These are soft copies printed on our company letterhead. Is this ok? Our office building is currently closed due to covid-19, so have no access to get it rubber stamped
5. Proof of Address – Can our travel insurance certificate which contains both our names, address and date be used as a proof of address? This will allow us to have an additional source. If this is fine, I’d like to use this and replace one on my existing list.
6. Change of Name – When my wife renewed her passport earlier this year, we added my surname to hers. We then booked to get a new biometric but could not do this due to covid-19 closures. When we filled her application, we filled the ‘old name’ section (same name as now minus my surname) and completed the application with her new name (same name with my surname added). Would this cause a problem as her biometric still has her name without my surname on it?
Many thanks in advance for reading the long post and hope to receive a response soon.
Best
Max
seagul wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 7:49 pm1. There are mixed experiences & opinionsMax1609 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:58 pmHello all,
I’m not sure if I’m posting this in the right place. If I’m not then – apologies in advance. Also huge huge apologies for the long post. I wanted to put all in one.
We are in the process of applying for my wife’s visa renewal. Her visa expires next month. She has been in the UK since October 2017.
We are looking to apply through the premium service. As it’s not open yet and the option doesn’t come up at the end of the application, we have kept it on hold after paying for the IHS Number. As a result, we are also not able to upload any documents at this stage.
When it opens, the following are the documents we will be uploading. I would be grateful if one of the experts on this forum (who have been very helpful in the past) could let me know if we’re uploading the correct documents.
Cover Letter - Cover Letter from my partner
Documents providing evidence;
Partners ID
1. Partner’s current passport
2. Partner’s old passport
3. Partner's Biometric Resident Card
Proof of my British Citizenship
4. My Passport
5. My Naturalisation Certificate
Proof of Marriage
6. Marriage Certificate
7. Translation of Marriage Certificate from an entity that has been authorised by our home country’s Ministry of Justice
English Language Proof
8. UK Degree Certificate (Certificate from a UK University although the degree was done overseas)
9. Degree Transcript
Third Party Verification
10. Signed Third Party Verification Document.
Evidence of monthly accommodation cost
11. Tenancy Agreement from September 2019 (the agreement states it is a continuation of our tenancy since October 2017)
12. New Tenancy Agreement signed on 1st June 2020 (the agreement states it is a continuation of our tenancy since October 2017)
13. Letter from Landlord
Financial Evidence
14. Payslips for 6 months
15. Bank Statements for 6 months
Proof of Cohabitation
16. We will be submitting the following documents. Please let me know if this is sufficient;
Date ------ Spouse ------------------ Myself
Jun-18 --- Barclays Statement --- Energy Company Letter
Oct-18 --- Barclays Statement --- Monzo Statement
Feb-19 --- Barclays Statement --- Energy Company Letter
Jun-19 --- Monzo Statement ------ Mobile Bill
Oct-19 --- Monzo Statement ------ Credit Card Statement
Feb-20 --- NHS Letter -------------- Monzo Statement
Jun-20 --- Energy Bill (Joint) ----- Mobile Bill
All of the above were received exactly 4 months apart. However, in the intervening months we have the following from different sources. Should we add them as well just to prove we have more sources?
• DVLA Invoice paid to book license test
• Letter from the pension scheme
• Additional letters from the NHS (5-6 letters, some from different hospitals, trusts)
• Company that services our boiler
Questions
1. Partner's passports – Do we need to scan all pages or only the pages that contain a stamp?
2. Marriage Certificate Translation – The translation is on headed paper and contains a stamp with the date of translation, name of the translator and that they are authorised by the Ministry of Justice to do the translation – would this be sufficient?
3. Partner’s Degree – the Degree and certificate is from a UK university but the degree was done back home. Does this need to be verified by NARIC?
4. Payslips – These are soft copies printed on our company letterhead. Is this ok? Our office building is currently closed due to covid-19, so have no access to get it rubber stamped
5. Proof of Address – Can our travel insurance certificate which contains both our names, address and date be used as a proof of address? This will allow us to have an additional source. If this is fine, I’d like to use this and replace one on my existing list.
6. Change of Name – When my wife renewed her passport earlier this year, we added my surname to hers. We then booked to get a new biometric but could not do this due to covid-19 closures. When we filled her application, we filled the ‘old name’ section (same name as now minus my surname) and completed the application with her new name (same name with my surname added). Would this cause a problem as her biometric still has her name without my surname on it?
Many thanks in advance for reading the long post and hope to receive a response soon.
Best
Max
2. Maybe fine
3. NARIC cannot reassess a UK achieved degree
4. Should be fine
5. Any document with name & address is usually acceptable
6. Usually within 3 months the new BRP must have been applied to avoid the £1000 penalty which might be waived due to this outbreak preventing biometrics appointments. Just add a covering letter.
Max1609 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:00 pmHi all,
A spouse visa question.
My partner's visa expires in a couple of weeks. We have filled out the application and have been holding on to see if the 'priority' or 'super priority' service becomes available.
However, may now need to apply through the standard service as we don't want her to be classed as an overstayer.
My question is, is it sufficient if she submits and pays for the application before the visa expires? Yes, the most important thing is to get the application submitted before expiration of current leave or visa.
or are we also required to have submitted her biometrics before the visa expires? No, the biometrics can come after the application. Ensure to pay and submit application before visa expires.
I understand a date for biometrics may only be offered a few weeks from the application is submitted.
If anyone has any idea as to when UKVI are likely to open the 'priority' and 'super priority' services, grateful if they can let us know.
She must submit and pay BEFORE her visa expires.is it sufficient if she submits and pays for the application before the visa expires?
No.or are we also required to have submitted her biometrics before the visa expires?
No. They are working through the backlog for biometrics, March applicants first, then April, then May etc before they are likely to consider offering super priority or priority service again. Currently, people who applied in April are still waiting to book biometrics.If anyone has any idea as to when UKVI are likely to open the 'priority' and 'super priority' services, grateful if they can let us know.
If you receive these online in pdf format then can upload them without being worried about scanning them from all sides.Max1609 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:57 pmHello all,
When producing bank statements as proof of address (of cohabiting), do we need to;
1. scan every page of the bank statement?
or
2. just scan the first page that contains the name, address and date?
I guess the same applies to other documents we are uploading as proof of address.
Grateful for a quick response.
You will certainly receive oscillating views about this but as a precaution scan all sides if these stay within the allowable limit which usually is less than 6 MB.Max1609 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:55 pmMany thanks Seagull.
But we are using some of our Monzo Bank Statements, which we got Monzo to stamp and send in the post.
I am trying to figure out if we'd need to scan all pages of the bank statement or just the first page which contains all our information (name, date and address).
Thanks