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by May » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:33 am
Everything required and more. We had a stack of overwhelming evidence to prove our relationship through the years we have known each other . We also each had a 1 page cover letter summarising how we had met and kept in touch through the years. We were not called for an interview.
You can track the progress of the application on line through the VFS site. The application fee is now 42500 rupees (about £500 ). I paid 45000 some 4 weeks ago
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marriage certificate
Copy of my expired and current passport - all 36 pages of each to show i had been to india to see her some 5 times.
Itemised mobile phone bills - mine and hers
Some emails through the four or five years we had known each other showing how we relate and communicate daily.
Cards and letters.
Financial details - payslips for 6 months, P60s and my bank statements for 6 months (i was actually overdrawn for 5 or the six months in my current account and i had no savings!)
Utility bills
House details
Employment details
Her current passport showed all the times she has been to the uk to see me
Her previous passport showing previous trips to the uk and elsewhere
Her postgraduate degree certificates from uk universities
Details of her earnings and investments in india
The list does go on but these are the key things i can remember. You dont have to meet every single requirement, you just have to be able to satisfactorily prove that the relationship is legit. I guess the fact that she is educated and would easily find a job in the uk did help too.