Marital Status, Dependant visa - URGENT question,please help

[jsnipy]

I'm sorry to put such an urgent question but I'm applying for the Tier 1 General today (Sunday Nov 21) and really need some advice. Thank you in advance!

I have a girlfriend and we've been together for 2 years but are not married. We both want to go to the UK and she would be going as my dependant.

When I fill out my application online, it asks for the marital status. I select "Unmarried partner". Then during the application process I fill out my girlfriend's information such as the name, passport number, etc.

I have not finished the online application but the paper form at http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/resources/en/ ... 03073/vaf9 says the following in the document checklist "Unless single, please provide evidence of your marital status e.g. marriage or civil partnership certificate". So I'm not single (as I selected Unmarried Partner) but I'm not married either so I don't have the marriage certificate. What should I do?

I was not planning on providing all the paperwork for my girlfriend neither apply for her visa until I get mine approved. At the same time I'm afraid to apply as "Single" because that may cause questions in a few months when we apply for her visa.

I know it was a lengthy explanation and can only hope some people made it to this point but I certainly appreciate any advices! Probably aside from the advice to get married right away - we won't be able to do it in one day anyways

[sreblog]

From what I know vaguely that you can submit proof of documents that your living together , for example joint bank account, house/rent agreement in both of your names , phone bills.

But chances of getting approval higher when you submit application for married dependent.

[vinny]

Unmarried partners have to demonstrate that they have been living together for at least two years.

[scorpio_besal]

Vinny thanks for guiding us to the link.


http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ecg/settle ... x#19938472

just to clarify if i get this correct:-

I need to show evidence that the couple are in a relationship for the last 2 years prior to applying for the visa.

It further states

The applicant should provide at least three pieces of evidence of joint commitment. All must have been held for a minimum of 2 years, prior to the application:
1)Joint commitments, (such as joint bank accounts, investments, rent agreements, mortgage, life insurance policy naming the other partner as beneficiary etc);

2)Birth certificates or records of any children of the relationship, showing both partners as parents;

3)Any official correspondence linking both partners to the same address e.g. Council Tax, utility bills, Doctors records; • Any other evidence that adequately demonstrates the couple's long-term commitment to each other.


Can we show 2 evidence such as:-

1)rent agreement
2)joint bank account

Do you think that this would be enough[/quote][/i]