Accommodation rules for family

[waleedm]

Hi,

I currently live in a 3 bed house along with the landlord, his wife, and their little daughter. I am a British citizen and plan to get married from overseas and bring my wife here.

My question is regarding the accommodation part of the visa process:

• Is it Ok to apply while staying in a flat-share house?
• what proof is required to show that i live in this house? Is being named in the council tax letters enough or do i need to be paying other bills as well?
• How many periods (in months) of these documents are required? 1, 3, or 6 months?

I just wonder whether i should move to my own flat. Please point me to where i can find the rules used to make judgements on accommodation criteria.

thanks alot.

[vinny]

Sharing is okay if you have at least one bedroom for your exclusive use and the accommodation is not overcrowded.

See also form FLR(M) or SET(M) for acceptable documents for co-habitation.

[waleedm]

Sharing is okay if you have at least one bedroom for your exclusive use and the accommodation is not overcrowded.

See also form FLR(M) or SET(M) for acceptable documents for co-habitation.

I looked at these documents but could not find any mention of the council tax or the number of months required. Does that mean a tenancy agreement is all I need?

[vinny]

See also Section 11 - Documents, Note 8, on the form SET(M).

[waleedm]

See also Section 11 - Documents, Note 8, on the form SET(M).

Thank you Vinny, I forgot to mention that my wife-to-be will apply for entry clearance from outside the UK and SET(O) is not valid for my case.
I now have better idea of what i need to submit, however, i am not sure if the entry clearance application for a family member will still require me to submit such documents.

Note 8 mentions 6 letters. are the following letters from these sources enough?

• 2 bank statements,
• 2 council tax,
• 1 DVLA,
• 1 tenancy agreement.

I guess it may be easier for me to move to own rented flat 2 months before submitting the application where i can get all documents in my name.

[vinny]

Sorry.

The links in the first paragraph explains what they expect for entry clearance. My second paragraph gives you a heads up of what they will be expecting in future leave to remain applications.