katwmn6 wrote:do you know if they ask for evidence of living accommodations when submitting the application?
Yes. If you cannot supply evidence for it you will be refused.
It's required by the Immigration Rules, Para 284 section vii :
Requirements for an extension of stay as the spouse or civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom
284. The requirements for an extension of stay as the spouse of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom are that:
(i) the applicant has limited leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom which was given in accordance with any of the provisions of these Rules, other than where as a result of that leave he would not have been in the United Kingdom beyond 6 months from the date on which he was admitted to the United Kingdom on this occasion in accordance with these Rules, unless the leave in question is limited leave to enter as a fiancé or proposed civil partner; and
(ii) is married to or the civil partner of a person present and settled in the United Kingdom; and
(iii) the parties to the marriage have met; and
(iv) the applicant has not remained in breach of the immigration laws; and
(v) the marriage has not taken place after a decision has been made to deport the applicant or he has been recommended for deportation or been given notice under Section 6(2) of the Immigration Act 1971; and
(vi) each of the parties intends to live permanently with the other as his or her spouse and the marriage is subsisting; and
(vii) there will be adequate accommodation for the parties and any dependants without recourse to public funds in accommodation which they own or occupy exclusively; and
(viii) the parties will be able to maintain themselves and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds.
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Also read sections 3 and 6 of
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/docume ... iew=Binary