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by papa » Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:58 pm
Hello,
I am asking your opinions to the likelihood of success of my husbands applicaton for settlement, submitted in Islamabad Dec 29 2005. We were married in Pakistan in November and I returned to the UK in mid December.
Documents submitted by husband:
Passport
Marriage certificate etc.
Educational certificates (studying for degree) + letter from college.
Job offer from UK as accounts assistant.
Please note no savings and currently about to finish his degree.
Documents submitted by me:
Passport (certified copies)
Birth certificate (certified)
Educational certificates (AS levels + Islamic Theology qualification).
Letter from college.
Letter from solicitor showing ownership of house (free of mortgage).
Please note no savings but have a house, currently let, the income pooled into family finances.
Documents from my father (whose house I am currently living in):
Passport (certified copies)
Birth certificate (certified)
Letter from employer, bank statements, wage slips, P60, document showing surplus after expenditures: income gross 60,000GBP per annum, savings 13,000GBP
Letter from solicitor showing ownership of house (free of mortgage).
Letter from council saying house will not be overcrowded when my husband arrives.
We have said that initially we will live with my father and then move to my property. My father has also written a letter saying we can stay and that he will financially support us.
My main worry is that I and my husband cannot show any savings of our own, and that we married shortly after my studies. I did say that I would be looking for employment on my return to the UK.
What are the chances of success from your experience?
I will keep you posted on any developments. It has been 14 weeks; I have e-mailed the embassy and they say that the delay is due to the large no. of applications!
Thanks for your help.