FP granted

Hey Everyone,

in early July 2012 I asked my beloved friend to marry me only to find that a few short weeks later the UK government past the now infamous £18,600 restriction on marriage visas. Our long 2 year struggle is almost over. Even with the hideous "Centre of Life" restrictions passed in Dec 2013, I was just granted a UK Family Permit. Next step - ferry to the UK from Ireland and then apply for a Residence Card. Relief. I couldn't have done it without all the incredible support and advice I got from this list. You're the best.

Congratulation.

Can you share all the documents you submitted? I will be applying next week after my wedding, my husband to be is a british citizen living and working in cyprus.

Thanks xx

Mrs.mdeben wrote:Congratulation.

Can you share all the documents you submitted? I will be applying next week after my wedding, my husband to be is a british citizen living and working in cyprus.

Thanks xx

Sure... Here is the index to all of our documents. Just replaced the personal names...

Supporting documentation for our relationship:

• * Time line table of key milestones of our relationship
  * e-mail print outs of some of the letters between us.
  * Print out of our face book pages in august 2012 where we identify ourselves as ‘married’ – in heart if not yet legally.
  * Copy of e-ticket with BA confirming WIFE visit to see ME in the US January 2013
  * A print out of an ‘online petition’ - 270 friends and family members who are willing to attest that they know our marriage to be true and not one of convenience. Because ME is not a resident of the UK we have limited ways in which we have been able to prove our partnership (i.e joint bank accounts etc). Thus in march 2014 ME set up an online petition for people to confirm that ours is a love relationship. 270 people signed this and of these 119 shared comments about us. The list of signatures and comments is enclosed.
  * Wedding photo
  * Letter from a friend in response to hearing that we had managed to get the paperwork together and finally be married on 21st February 2014

Supporting documentation for WIFE’s employment in Ireland

• *Contract of employment dated 5th December 2013
  *Contract of service occupancy dated 5th December 2013 – confirms address and occupancy for our family
  *Print out of payslips from 5th December 2013 to present showing PPS and Tax paid.
  *photocopy of PPS card and number for WIFE
  *Amended Tax Credit Certificate - 2014
  *Letter from the Irish revenue requesting further information for my tax code (tax code notification letter is still with the Irish residence permit application process and we hope it should be returned shortly

Information relevant to the ‘centre of life’ request recently made by the UK government:

• *Original letters/statements from WIFE's UK based bank to the Irish home address
  *Tesco Credit card statement sent to home address in Cloghane
  *Copy of UK supplied address Gas bill in both names and sent to our home address in Cloghane
  *Copies of library cards and print out of books taken by DAUGHTER
  *Registration e-mail of our family membership with the Home education Network in Ireland and copies of some messages
  *Copy of WIFE's blood test analysis instigated by Dr Kavavagh at the Dingle Health Clinic
  *Letter from the Dept of Social Protection Tralee sent to DAUGHTER to confirm her PPS number sent to our home address at Cloghane
  *letter from FRIEND, local businessman and now friend confirming our friendship and our daughter’s friendship with his daughter + Photo of DAUGHTER with FRIEND’s daughter.
  *letter from FRIEND – FRIEND runs the Kalyana Centre in Dingle (http://www.xxxx) and offered WIFE the use of her mediation room for one evening a week for 6 weeks offering of NVC and authentic connection (9th Feb – 16th March) Up to 9 people came for each evening – poster also attached. Flyer info for this also enclosed
  *letter from FRIEND, resident of Dingle – FRIEND takes a lead role in the local Transition Town organisation. As a family we attended the community resilience workshops organised in Dingle through the Transition Network. FRIEND and her partner also attended the NVC evenings at the Kalyana centre.
  *e-mail print out from 3 people who attended the NVC workshop run by WIFE at the hostel (January 25th – 28th). Flyer info for this also enclosed
  *Email print out’s from one of the ladies of the Tintean Cieol music group that meets every week at the hostel. ME, WIFE and DAUGHTER all attended. The group were very welcoming and arranged to make a wedding cake as a surprise 2 weeks after our wedding – photo enclosed.

Documents pertaining to ME application including proof of residency:

• *Passport
  *Passport photo
  *Letter from WIFE confirming that she will be travelling to the UK together with ME and DAUGHTER
  *Evidence of right to be in Ireland: Original letter from the Irish naturalisation and Immigration Service to ME confirming receipt of the application for an Irish Residence Permit + colour photocopy of EU3 stamp in passport This includes evidence of ME's address in Dingle
  *Colour photocopying of WIFE’s passport
  *Original marriage certificate
  *colour photocopy of PPS card
  *Proof of living in Cloghane: PPS document sent to home address,
  *Evidence of joint bank account in Ireland

Thank you for the reply. All I can is wow. Congratulation.

I will be submitting my application next week after the wedding. xx

Mrs.mdeben wrote:Thank you for the reply. All I can is wow. Congratulation.

I will be submitting my application next week after the wedding. xx

Hey!! Good luck be with you... As the Irish like to say - "God willing...."