Gerardo wrote:thanks vinny,
I would have accessed that link from before, but it doesn't look as though it addresses if my dependent would be able to work freely.
Also, it does not address how many pieces of evidence is necessary to meet the evidence requirement of a relationship.
( ie it is unlikely that one piece of evidence will be sufficient. Will the 3 sets of evidence I highlighted be sufficient? )
Has anyone on the board gone through this process for an unmarried visa?
Kindly advise,
Thanks!
Not sure if you looked at the link carefully but this is what it says:
The parties having been living together in a relationship akin to marriage/civil partnership which has subsisted for two years or more.
"Living together", should be applied fairly tightly, in that we would expect a couple to show evidence of cohabitation in the preceding 2 year period. Periods apart would be acceptable for good reasons, such as work commitments, or looking after a relative which takes one partner away for up to 6 months where it was not possible for the other partner to accompany and it can be seen that the relationship continued throughout that period by visits, letters etc. Where a couple have been living together for the preceding 2-year period but have been dividing their time between countries and may, for example, have used the "visitor" category, then this will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
"Akin to marriage or civil partnership", is a relationship that is similar in its nature to a marriage or civil partnership which would include both unmarried and same-sex relationships.
In order to demonstrate a 2-year relationship evidence of cohabitation will be needed. In order to show a relationship akin to marriage/civil partnership, ECOs should look for evidence of a committed relationship. The following types of evidence would be useful in this respect:
joint commitments, (such as joint bank accounts, investments, rent agreements, mortgage, death benefit etc);
if there are children of the relationship, a record of their birth entry;
correspondence which links them to the same address;
any official records of their address (e.g. Council Tax, Doctors records, DWP record, national insurance record etc);
any other evidence that adequately demonstrates their commitment to each other.
It will not be necessary to provide all of the above: ECOs are looking for satisfactory evidence of relationship.
I guess this substantially answers your question. Which part of your query it doesn't address? Re the eligibility to work, refer the Tier-1 information which clearly says that a dependent can work freely.
