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Completely incorrect. Call them again and insist they are wrong on 1. The NHS surcharge payment 2. Unmarried Partner visa.donblount wrote:I am UK resident currently on ILR. I am sponsoring a visa application for my fiancee who is currently living outside the UK. Once the visa is approved I want her to come to UK and we will get married in UK. We are planning to live in the UK together after marriage ( ie. not leave after 6 months )
My understanding is the right visa category for her is:
Type : Settlment Visa
Sub Type : Marriage
We completed the application online ( just last week) and it did not give any option to pay health insurance surcharge. We called the VFS global helpline and after some enquiries they said surcharge is not applicable for fiancee visa and we have to pay for it only after the wedding.
But when she applied for the visa at the visa center they said the application is incomplete and asked us to pay through the visa application website by a fresh application ( which I am not sure will not prompt for the surcharge again).
Question.
1. Is the Settlement Visa/ Subtype : Marriage the right visa category for us? Yes
2. Is there a health insurance surcharge for this visa type. If not how do I get VFS to accept the visa application Not for fiance
3. After the second call to VFS they asked to change the type Settlement Visa / Subtype: Unmarried Partner. I dont think this is correct visa type for getting married in the UK. Can somebody comment?
Casa wrote:Completely incorrect. Call them again and insist they are wrong on 1. The NHS surcharge payment 2. Unmarried Partner visa.donblount wrote:I am UK resident currently on ILR. I am sponsoring a visa application for my fiancee who is currently living outside the UK. Once the visa is approved I want her to come to UK and we will get married in UK. We are planning to live in the UK together after marriage ( ie. not leave after 6 months )
My understanding is the right visa category for her is:
Type : Settlment Visa
Sub Type : Marriage
We completed the application online ( just last week) and it did not give any option to pay health insurance surcharge. We called the VFS global helpline and after some enquiries they said surcharge is not applicable for fiancee visa and we have to pay for it only after the wedding.
But when she applied for the visa at the visa center they said the application is incomplete and asked us to pay through the visa application website by a fresh application ( which I am not sure will not prompt for the surcharge again).
Question.
1. Is the Settlement Visa/ Subtype : Marriage the right visa category for us? Yes
2. Is there a health insurance surcharge for this visa type. If not how do I get VFS to accept the visa application Not for fiance
3. After the second call to VFS they asked to change the type Settlement Visa / Subtype: Unmarried Partner. I dont think this is correct visa type for getting married in the UK. Can somebody comment?
You would have an enormous problem if you applied for an Unmarried Partner Visa as this would require proof of 2 years co-habitation in a relationship 'akin to marriage', Ask to speak to a senior staff member at VFS. In which country is your fiance submitting her application?
Casa wrote:Unless someone else has a better idea, as I suggested ask to speak to a staff member of higher authority. The surcharge isn't applicable to a fiance visa, which is why it wasn't given as an option on the payment list. At the very worst, if you were forced to pay, you can ask for a refund later, but you really should do your best to insist that it isn't due. Don't let them pressure you into applying for an Unmarried Partner Visa as the application will be refused and you'll lose your application fee. I'd take a bet as well that the VFS employee who advised you, wouldn't take any responsibility for the error.