ILR visa Document Requirment

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(i) The Applicant is married to a person present and settled in the United Kingdom.
(ii) The parties to the marriage have met.
(iii) Each of the parties intends to live permanently with the other and the marriage is subsisting.
(iv) There will be adequate accommodation for the parties and any dependents without recourse to public funds.
(v) The parties will be able to maintain themselves and any dependents without recourse to public funds.
(vi) Entry clearance has been granted before travel.
If a marriage application is granted, then the standard procedure is to issue an entry clearance for 27 months. Before expiry of that entry clearance, the applicant must make a further application to remain in the United Kingdom. This application would be for permanent residence, and the applicant would need to have passed the Knowledge of Life in the UK Test in order for the application to succeed.



Documents needed from Sponsor


General Documents
1. Copy / Original Sponsors Passport
2. Sponsors Birth Certificate
3. National Insurance Card / Number
4. Travel documents such as airplane tickets of Sponsor
5. Decree Absolute of Sponsor
6. Covering letter from Solicitor of the Sponsor
7. Sponsorship statement from Sponsor stating background of relationship with the Applicant, feelings for the Applicant, future plans with the Applicant, financial circumstances of the Sponsor with relation to the Applicant, accommodation of the Sponsor in relation to the Applicant (Form SUO7/01)


Finances
1. At least 3 months bank statements of Sponsor
2. Any other evidence of savings / investments of Sponsor
3. Details of all benefits received by the Sponsor
4. If any financial gift is received by the Sponsor by his relatives / friends, then the bank statement of the relative / friend should be given showing it won’t make a considerable financial loss to the relative / friend when the gift is given to the Sponsor. It should also accompany a letter from the relative / friend explaining reason why the gift was given as well as how the relative / friend has sufficient resources so as to not ask for that financial gift back
5. Budget of Sponsor showing how presence of the Applicant will not lead to any additional recourse to public funds
6. Evidence that the Sponsor is able to save from the benefits she is in receipt of
7. Detailed description of the source of all the debits (inflow of money) in the bank
8. Utility bills of the Sponsor to help explain the budget
9. CV of the Sponsor


Letters of Support
1. Letters of support from children of the Sponsor
2. Letters of support from family and friends of Sponsor


Accommodation
1. Description of available accommodation, letter from landlord confirming there is no objection to Applicants stay, a description of the property such as number of rooms and persons in the house, chartered surveyors report if possible, original or true copy of tenancy agreement, emphasis on overcrowding


Employment
1. Evidence of previous employment of Sponsor
2. Evidence of current employment of Sponsor
3. Letter of recommendation from previous employers
4. Proof of all previous employment
5. Job offers / vacancies for the Applicant in UK

Academic
1. Evidence of previous qualifications of Sponsor
2. Academic degrees / qualifications of the Sponsor


Proof of Contact
1. Documents evidencing genuineness of relationship such as photographs, SMS, e-mails, telephone bills, greeting cards, letters, voice chat logs, video chat logs, and gifts


Medical History
1. Disability certificate of the Sponsor as well as any other medical documents, while clearly stating that she is fit to work


Documents needed from Applicant


General Documents
1. Settlement Form VAF(4)
2. Original passport of Applicant
3. T.B Medical Certificate
4. Biometric Test Report
5. Copy of National ID Card (NADRA) (True Copy)
6. Letter from Applicant describing the background of relationship (timeline formatted), emphasis on disability and ability to work, emphasis on age difference being not a problem, academic background, professional background, plans in the UK


Finances
1. Receipts of any money sent /transferred to the Sponsor with explanation
2. At least 3 months bank statements of Applicant
3. Any other evidence of savings / investments of Applicant
4. If any financial gift is received by the Applicant by his relatives / friends, then the bank statement of the relative / friend should be given showing it won’t make a considerable financial loss to the relative / friend when the gift is given to the Applicant. It should also accompany a letter from the relative / friend explaining reason why the gift was given as well as how the relative / friend has sufficient resources so as to not ask for that financial gift back
5. Detailed description of the source of all the debits (inflow of money) in the bank


Letters of Support
1. Letters of support from family and friends of Applicant


Employment
1. At least 3 months wage slips of Applicant
2. Job offers / vacancies for the Applicant in UK
3. Evidence of previous employment of Applicant
4. Evidence of current employment of Applicant
5. Letter of recommendation from previous employers
6. CV of the Applicant
7. NOC from current employer.


Academic
1. Academic degrees / qualifications of the Applicant
2. Evidence of previous qualifications of Applicant


Wedding
1. Original Marriage Certificate (Urdu)
2. English translated Marriage Certificate (Preferably from UK)
3. Honeymoon documentation such as hotel reservations
4. Video of wedding (DVD)
5. Pictures of wedding
6. Wedding cards
7. Deposit Marriage Certificate (Original and Translation) with GRO and British High Commission Islamabad.

Proof of Contact
1. Documents evidencing genuineness of relationship such as photographs, SMS, e-mails, telephone bills, greeting cards, letters, voice chat logs, video chat logs, and gifts
2. Pictures taken together while spending time together


Medical History
1. Disability certificate of the Applicant as well as any other medical documents, while clearly stating that he is fit to work




Notes


1. All copies from Sponsor should be certified as “true copiesâ€