Hi
I'm helping with the UK spouse visa application for my brother's wife. She will be applying from Sylhet, Bangladesh in the first week of August and we're hoping she can make it to a family member's wedding here in the UK on 27 October. I know, it's a very tight timeline. Fingers crossed!
We've started completing the online application but have hit a snag with the following:
1. She received her renewed Bangladesh passport yesterday but the DIP didn't amend her biodata even though she provided her spouse details when requesting the renewal. Does anyone know if it's mandatory for the spouse details to be added?
2. The start date of her passport will be the start date on her renewed passport, right? The reason I ask is because when my ex applied for an Indian tourist visa from Bangladesh a few years ago, it was rejected because we had put the start date of the renewed passport, not the start date of his first passport. I'm sure the UK aint fussy like that but thought I'd ask as I don't want to mess up the application.
3. If evidence is submitted online, where do you show the originals? Some of the documents are in the UK and others are in Bangladesh. Can some be submitted in UK and some at the VAC in Sylhet? The original marriage certificate (in Bengali) is in Bangladesh but the notorised version is in the UK.
4. Does the application need to have the original signature of the applicant, or will a scanned copy of the signed page suffice?
5. Does the applicant need to show how she financially supports herself in Bangladesh?
6. Am I right in thinking that only the IHS fee can be paid online and the visa fee has to be paid at the VAC?
7. The wedding invitation card is in Bengali - as its supplementary evidence would it be ok to submit it without a notorised translation, or is it best to omit it?
8. Does the passport copy of the British spouse need to be notorised? It did before but not sure if this has changed now.
Sorry for the long post but would appreciate any and all advice.
Thanks
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