Fiance Visa Help

stickman · Post by **stickman** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:32 pm

is it recomended that I use a legal advice organisation to help process our application (they are charging a Â£400 fee) - has anybody else used this kind of organisation or did they just do it all themselves? really worried about getting the paperwork wrong so thought it would be better to be safe than sorry!

Advice please??? Thanks

Post by **Casa** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:19 am

A 'legal advice organisation'? Do you mean a solicitor specialising in Immigration law, or an OISC registered Immigration Advisor?

stickman · Post by **stickman** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 9:22 am

an OISC registered Immigration Advisor

Thanks

ElenaW · Post by **ElenaW** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:21 pm

No need to use this service. The application is very straight forward. No trick questions. Ask your questions on here if you need further guidance.

Post by **Casa** » Tue Mar 22, 2011 5:01 pm

For some, having legal assistance gives them peace of mind and is worth paying for the professional service.

stickman · Post by **stickman** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:08 pm

thanks for responses

OK I am a wee bit concerened about finance...total inflow per month will be Â£2046 (this will increase to Â£2169 from Sept) and total monthly outflow (including all bills, mortgage, groceries, student loans etc) comes to Â£1570 a month - which gives me an average net cash flow of Â£476 a month. Is this running it a bit close based on the fact that i need to demonstrate at least Â£104 a month support? I have NO savings as I have just purchased a property!!

My Fiance has Â£5k savings

I have pay slips, bank statements, student loan statements (are these worth including?)

does this sound viable??

Louby Lou · Post by **Louby Lou** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:35 am

I am sure it's just an oversight but you do mean Â£104 per week don't you?
Your income sounds fine. The things that you need to deduct are fixed things like mortgage, loans, Council tax. It's my understanding that stuff like groceries etc would be included in the Â£104.
If you write up a budget to include in your application that might be helpful for the ECO.

Post by **Casa** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:02 pm

Louby Lou is right. From your nett income, you only need to deduct rent or mortgage, any credit or loan repayments and to be on the safe side...council tax. You should then have no less than Â£104 per week remaining.
Your fiancee's savings will strengthen the application.

stickman · Post by **stickman** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:51 pm

many thanks for the advice - sounds positive ( i mean per week not month! sorry)

is there a comprehensive list somewhere of documents/evidence to include in the application? would be really useful as I have decided to avoid the paid-help route!

Many Thanks

Louby Lou · Post by **Louby Lou** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:25 pm

This is for spouse visa but may be helpful.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=5452
Otherwise try trawling the board for Fiance specific info, it's all here.

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Fiance Visa Help

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