Spouse Visa requirements

Dear All,

I will be getting married end of December this year in Pakistan it will be an arranged marriage. I have meet the girl last year in December 2018 and got engaged to her in May 2019 she has done masters degree and currently working in a bank.

I will be applying for her visa around in Feb next year I am currently earning more than £18,600 I have mortgage on my name and all other areas already are covered as well i.e. 6 months bank statements, payslip etc the question I have is do I need to provide email/whatsapp/Skype chat when applying for visa? If yes then for how long I need to cover this for I can definitely do for month or two after I get married but do I also need to provide anything prior to getting married to her as currently we are not talking as in our culture girls are not normally allowed to talk to their future husband before marriage? Are there any other requirements pre marriage that I will need to consider for visa? Will this cause any issue? Can someone shed some light on this please.

Thanks

ilruk84 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:02 pm

the question I have is do I need to provide email/whatsapp/Skype chat when applying for visa? If yes then for how long I need to cover this for I can definitely do for month or two after I get married but do I also need to provide anything prior to getting married to her as currently we are not talking as in our culture girls are not normally allowed to talk to their future husband before marriage?

Thanks

To meet the visa requirement you will have to attach the subsisting relationship evidences which include email, whatsapp chat, video log in addition of other evidences such as pictures, money/gift receipts, travel tickets, passport entry & exit stamps. As it is an arranged marriage so to keep the things easier just say that you met her on wedding day then make sure to attach all email, skype/whatsapp chat (for the duration you both lived apart after wedding) until the date of application.

seagul wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:20 pm

ilruk84 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:02 pm

the question I have is do I need to provide email/whatsapp/Skype chat when applying for visa? If yes then for how long I need to cover this for I can definitely do for month or two after I get married but do I also need to provide anything prior to getting married to her as currently we are not talking as in our culture girls are not normally allowed to talk to their future husband before marriage?

Thanks

To meet the visa requirement you will have to attach the subsisting relationship evidences which include email, whatsapp chat, video log in addition of other evidences such as pictures, money/gift receipts, travel tickets, passport entry & exit stamps. As it is an arranged marriage so to keep the things easier just say that you met her on wedding day then make sure to attach all email, skype/whatsapp chat (for the duration you both lived apart after wedding) until the date of application.

Thanks Seagul for your reply that is very useful info.

Hi,

Can I also ask what english language test she would need to take? Looking at IELTS website I think it would be A1 but then there is B2 as well so wondering if she takes B2 now will this be valid for initial application and for future applications as well i.e. for ILR as this will help so she wont need to take it again? If yes then there is no point of sitting for A1 exam, can someone please clarify this.

Many Thanks

Thanks can you please give the link to HO list ?

Thanks that really useful so just to confirm I can ask her to do IELTS B1 exam in Pakistan which we can use for her initial application and then also we can use the same exam results for her extension and ILR (unless this changes in future) ?

Many Thanks

ilruk84 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 14, 2019 5:54 pm

Thanks that really useful so just to confirm I can ask her to do IELTS B1 exam in Pakistan which we can use for her initial application and then also we can use the same exam results for her extension and ILR (unless this changes in future) ?

Many Thanks

Also it should be done at HO approved centres as in list below:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... entres.pdf

Thanks guys thats really helpful, out of curiosity just for my own understanding seems like B1 exam is the one people should be taking exam for but then why A1 is there for? Applicant can sit for B1 exam and use it for their initial application and future applications as well, what is the difference is it the level of difficulty or something else?

Thanks thats great for now I am clear but might have some more questions at later stage