ok thanks, i thought that was the case. Although someone told us, who recently applied, that they didn't need anything from their spouse which i found strange, i'd rather hand in too much than not enough. Another thing, and this is me just being a worrier! As the visa is quite expensive in the 1st p...

also - yes they are paid into his bank account.

yes its for spouse ilr. He doesnt get posted statements so he's going to the bank to get them printed stamped and verified. Would it help if i put my bank statements and wage slips in? He is on a reasonable income but mine is higher. I do go overdrawn every month for around 5 days as bills need to b...

Having recently moved house my husbands seems to have misplaced his wage slips. My question is his employer said they can print these for him on the computer at work but then they wont be originals, is this ok? Is there something else we can do? We are hoping to apply for his ilr around start of feb...

Hi please help, If the police have been called due to a domestic argument between myself and spouse (no violence involved) and no charges were made, no conviction etc. but it is still on police record, can this effect ILR? I am so worried about this, our relationship is otherwise strong and we were ...

Thanks for your reply John.

My husband got his spouse visa in Jan 2009 Start date: 24/01/09 Expiry date: 24/04/11 He arrived on 28/01/09. My question is reading the website about the set(m) form we have to complete it says that he is meant to have been in the UK for 2 year before he can apply - which is obviously fine but also...

Ok thanks, good to hear!

Hi there, Just a quick question, my husband had to travel home to kenya at the last minute due to a seriously ill family member, he is due back this thursday, with all the rushing I didn't think too much about re-entering the UK. He has a spouse settlement visa and came to the UK in Jan 2009 (so bee...

Hi there. I just read your post and then realised it was back in April! Same thing happened to my husband in Kenya. We had waited 1 month and he went back on the date they had requested only to find out the finger prints had to be re done! However the very next day they posted on the website that th...

Thanks, I tend to think it will be ok then, it is only about 5 and a half weeks since he had it, and i have heard and read nothing saying anything about this. Infact I know Nairobi were pretty quick processing our visa in just 4 weeks, when other countries can take the full 3 months, and there doesn...

My husband received his visa last friday, it took 4 weeks to process so he had his TB test done around 5-6 weeks ago now. Is there a validity time scale on the TB certificate? Or will a 5-6 week old one be fine to show at Heathrow? Please advise. Many thanks

tahire, is this a settlement application? for my husbands settlement application i included a letter which explained when, where we met, how often we had seen each other, how our relationship progressed, when we got engaged and when we got married. I also explained my current work situation, how muc...

Thanks for the advise. He will carrying all the documents we submitted with his visa application which includes the TB certificate. If anyone knows of anything else we might need to know - he is travelling in just over a weeks time.

Hi all, Just to say a big thanks to everyone who has offered their advise on here. Today my husband (from Kenya) got his settlement visa! We have spent months preparing and 6 months apart, so we are absolutely OVER THE MOON! He is coming in around 1 week!! Is there anything we need to know about the...

Hi again, Someone on here will be able to give you exact figures about finances - although if you look on the uk visa website you can find out a lot of info about requirements in the policy and law section. Instead of rushing things it might be worth seeing if you can make an appointment at the IAS ...

Hi, I am by no means an expert but I am sure that you need to show that you have around £95 extra a week (which calculates as around £400 a month) disposable income. This is the amount that is required for a couple to be able to support themselves. Is there any way you can reduce spending? I dont ...

Hi there, I think if you can include 6 months bank statements and wage slips that is best. Even if your new job started in October and you were working a different job before you could put those in too. Obviously if its not possible go with what you can. I also put in P60 and a monthly budget. I'm n...

I organised our folder with dividers into various sections e.g. finances, accommodation etc. And made it clear what could be found in each section. I hole punched everything except marriage certificate, and my birth certificate (which were folded and put into correct section inside a plastic wallet)...

Hi, My husband submitted his settlememt visa application over 3 weeks ago in Nairobi - has anyone else applied from Nairobi? (from reading other posts about people who have applied from kenya - it seems to be relatively quick - around 1 week). I could be worrying too much, especially because of xmas...

I also live at home with my parents - and we just applied 2 weeks ago. I took the supporting evidence folder to the IAS in the city where I live before I posted it to my husband, and they checked it through and wrote us a letter. We included these 3 things for our accomodation section:- 1. Land regi...

Hi there, This wasnt ALL we did to prove we had suitable accommodation - it was to cover the point about overcrowding. We also showed proof that my parents owned the property and a letter from them stating we could live there and that we would pay £200 rent between us until my husband is working. W...

I have now posted all the documents to my husband in kenya and we are hoping to submit next wednesday. This sight has been very helpful - basically enabled me to get everything ready - and when I took all the docs to the immigration advisory service the lady we saw looked over it all and said I had ...

The letter we got was from the council - a lady came round to look at the house and then wrote a letter saying it would not be overcrowded and was of good standard. This was all free of charge and they were very helpful. I telephoned my council and asked to speak to someone at the housing standards ...

Thanks, Yeah I spoke to another girl whose Kenyan husband joined her quite recently and she only did 1 copy, and they gave her everything back!! So there seems to be different rules and regulations depending on country. I haven't read anywhere about copies on the actual VFS Kenya site, but to be saf...