Important Question Please Advise

[tahire]

hi, im trying to put in an application for a spouse visa from Pakistan for my wife, im british. i wanted to know will i need a utility bill in my name because i still live with parents everything is in there name, is this important or can i provide one in my parents name. Also regarding the property i read somewhere i need a land registry certificate but my parents say they dont have it maybe the mortagage company have still got it. Will it be sufficient to provide a mortgage statement as proof of ownership of the property or will i need a land registry certificate. Please advise i really want to get it right the first time to avoid all the headache afterwards. thanks soo much people..

[vinny]

9.8 - Assessing adequate accommodation for couples, etc.

[scorpiolady]

Hi,

As long as your parents provide proof of ownership and write stating they are willing to allow you and your wife to live with them there shouldn't be a problem.

Here's the link for the land registry. It costs £3 and you download the document and then print it off

http://www.landregisteronline.gov.uk/

It's not entirely necessary but for the 3 quid you might as well include it...the more evidence the better...as long as it's relevant

[ela27]

I also live at home with my parents - and we just applied 2 weeks ago. I took the supporting evidence folder to the IAS in the city where I live before I posted it to my husband, and they checked it through and wrote us a letter. We included these 3 things for our accomodation section:-

1. Land registry certificate in parents name
2. Letter from my parents stating we could stay there and how much we would contribute (£200 per month)
3. Letter from the council (housing standards) to say the house was of good standard and would not be overcrowded with an extra person.

I had originally included a utilities bill of my parents and the council tax statement but the lady at the IAS said that with the above 3 that was enough as it proved my parents owned the house, and the council letter again stated who lived in the house and was addressed at the top. Also all my bank statements, and wage slips have the same address on them.

Hope that helps