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The UKVCAS website for self scanning is flaky and unstable but patience and persistence does pay off. It's taken me 3 days over the weekend to upload a friends documents owing to problems logging in and staying logged in. I expect weekends are busy and volume of users may cause problems. This morning at 8am it was very responsive and only kicked me off onceTania10 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:40 pmThis is my fear. Self scanning documents and encountering issues. And there’s no turning back if you select self scanning and have a change of mindtops_k wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:35 pmI'm really not sure. I'd expect it to be easier if they're wanting less proof of relationship.
tania-
i cant comment on self upload as i opted to go into the visa centre in person. the self upload isnt up to scratch as far as im aware, lot of issues with file sizes and error when uploading.
My advice is to give yourself plenty of time (unlike my friend who got an early appointment and panicked) and you can go back as many times as you wish.
Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:35 pmHi Suhail,sohail111 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:31 amHi, went to the London VFS office yesterday and the office clerk said that there had been changes from Feb 2020 regarding document submission, specifically:
o No whatsapp logs
o No call logs
o No money transfers
o No wedding card invites
o Only 10 pages of relationship photos
There was a page she provided where it had this information but I wasnt able to make a copy.
Has anyone heard this too? If so it would be good to view the PDF once again, I would share it if I had a copy but I dont.
How can an applicant can prove whether their relationship is genuine without all these?
No worriesshazam2020 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:08 pmHi Mallu_desi,
Apologies for the late reply, please free to ask me questions but please note i'm not as expert .
Since my last log-in I have only logged on today .
Thanks
ShyamMallu_Desi wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:35 pmHi Suhail,sohail111 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:31 amHi, went to the London VFS office yesterday and the office clerk said that there had been changes from Feb 2020 regarding document submission, specifically:
o No whatsapp logs
o No call logs
o No money transfers
o No wedding card invites
o Only 10 pages of relationship photos
There was a page she provided where it had this information but I wasnt able to make a copy.
Has anyone heard this too? If so it would be good to view the PDF once again, I would share it if I had a copy but I dont.
How can an applicant can prove whether their relationship is genuine without all these?
It was good, she applied for her visa we are waiting to hear back. Did you apply for your spouse visa?Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 10:11 pmNo worriesshazam2020 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:08 pmHi Mallu_desi,
Apologies for the late reply, please free to ask me questions but please note i'm not as expert .
Since my last log-in I have only logged on today .
Thanks
ShyamMallu_Desi wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:35 pmHi Suhail,sohail111 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:31 amHi, went to the London VFS office yesterday and the office clerk said that there had been changes from Feb 2020 regarding document submission, specifically:
o No whatsapp logs
o No call logs
o No money transfers
o No wedding card invites
o Only 10 pages of relationship photos
There was a page she provided where it had this information but I wasnt able to make a copy.
Has anyone heard this too? If so it would be good to view the PDF once again, I would share it if I had a copy but I dont.
How can an applicant can prove whether their relationship is genuine without all these?
Thanks Shyam. Unfortunately I don’t have access to Private messages. How was your experience in Kochi?
Thanks for your reply Shyam. Hopefully, you will hear a positive news soon. This a stressful time in India and UK. Don’t need another reason to stress over!!shazam2020 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:29 pmIt was good, she applied for her visa we are waiting to hear back. Did you apply for your spouse visa?
Hopefully you dont need a solicitor. You can do it yourself!!. They are very costly. What other complications do you have?Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:52 pmThanks for your reply Shyam. Hopefully, you will hear a positive news soon. This a stressful time in India and UK. Don’t need another reason to stress over!!shazam2020 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:29 pmIt was good, she applied for her visa we are waiting to hear back. Did you apply for your spouse visa?
Unfortunately, my wife hasn’t got her IELTS life skills certificate even though she had her exam in mid February. It got delayed due to an administrative error in the beginning. Now it’s going to be delayed further due to the lock down in India. I can only apply for the visa after obtaining that certificate. This application process is very time consuming and causing stress, still thinking about going through a solicitor.
I can apply by myself. It’s just time consuming and stressful process. I had look at some questions. They were confusing/ misleading. Yes, they are very expensive. The cheapest I found was £350.sohail111 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:35 pmHopefully you dont need a solicitor. You can do it yourself!!. They are very costly. What other complications do you have?Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:52 pmThanks for your reply Shyam. Hopefully, you will hear a positive news soon. This a stressful time in India and UK. Don’t need another reason to stress over!!shazam2020 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:29 pmIt was good, she applied for her visa we are waiting to hear back. Did you apply for your spouse visa?
Unfortunately, my wife hasn’t got her IELTS life skills certificate even though she had her exam in mid February. It got delayed due to an administrative error in the beginning. Now it’s going to be delayed further due to the lock down in India. I can only apply for the visa after obtaining that certificate. This application process is very time consuming and causing stress, still thinking about going through a solicitor.
Dont worry about pre marriage so much. As long as you have a few pages of photos post marriage then its fine. They are aware of cultural wedding. Similar to my one they were understanding and application was successful.Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:57 pmI can apply by myself. It’s just time consuming and stressful process. I had look at some questions. They were confusing/ misleading. Yes, they are very expensive. The cheapest I found was £350.sohail111 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:35 pmHopefully you dont need a solicitor. You can do it yourself!!. They are very costly. What other complications do you have?Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:52 pmThanks for your reply Shyam. Hopefully, you will hear a positive news soon. This a stressful time in India and UK. Don’t need another reason to stress over!!shazam2020 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:29 pmIt was good, she applied for her visa we are waiting to hear back. Did you apply for your spouse visa?
Unfortunately, my wife hasn’t got her IELTS life skills certificate even though she had her exam in mid February. It got delayed due to an administrative error in the beginning. Now it’s going to be delayed further due to the lock down in India. I can only apply for the visa after obtaining that certificate. This application process is very time consuming and causing stress, still thinking about going through a solicitor.
My application will be straight forward. My only concern is proving our relationship prior to the wedding. As you may know, there is a lot religious and cultural restrictions in an arranged marriage. Hopefully, that won’t be a huge problem.
How’s your application going? Did you hear anything? Did you apply from India?
Your better putting that 350 towards a priority application. But i would wait until the covid-19 situation gets better. as your documents (especially financial ones) need to be dated within 28 days!!Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:57 pmI can apply by myself. It’s just time consuming and stressful process. I had look at some questions. They were confusing/ misleading. Yes, they are very expensive. The cheapest I found was £350.sohail111 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:35 pmHopefully you dont need a solicitor. You can do it yourself!!. They are very costly. What other complications do you have?Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:52 pmThanks for your reply Shyam. Hopefully, you will hear a positive news soon. This a stressful time in India and UK. Don’t need another reason to stress over!!shazam2020 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:29 pmIt was good, she applied for her visa we are waiting to hear back. Did you apply for your spouse visa?
Unfortunately, my wife hasn’t got her IELTS life skills certificate even though she had her exam in mid February. It got delayed due to an administrative error in the beginning. Now it’s going to be delayed further due to the lock down in India. I can only apply for the visa after obtaining that certificate. This application process is very time consuming and causing stress, still thinking about going through a solicitor.
My application will be straight forward. My only concern is proving our relationship prior to the wedding. As you may know, there is a lot religious and cultural restrictions in an arranged marriage. Hopefully, that won’t be a huge problem.
How’s your application going? Did you hear anything? Did you apply from India?
Wish you all the best and hope you can apply for the visa soon.Mallu_Desi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:52 pmThanks for your reply Shyam. Hopefully, you will hear a positive news soon. This a stressful time in India and UK. Don’t need another reason to stress over!!shazam2020 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:29 pmIt was good, she applied for her visa we are waiting to hear back. Did you apply for your spouse visa?
Unfortunately, my wife hasn’t got her IELTS life skills certificate even though she had her exam in mid February. It got delayed due to an administrative error in the beginning. Now it’s going to be delayed further due to the lock down in India. I can only apply for the visa after obtaining that certificate. This application process is very time consuming and causing stress, still thinking about going through a solicitor.
