Just to let you know that my wife received her spousal visa with no problems at all.

The application was processed within 2 days of being handed in


To all that have read or responded to my messages thanks for all your advice and help.

Really appreciated! Keep up the good work!

best of luck!!!

Fingers crossed for good news

Thanks for your replies. Appreciated

On the VAF4 Form Question 5.8 "Do you have any criminal convictions in any country (including traffic offences" Does my wife need to put down she got a speeding ticket in her home country (SA) and say that she had to pay a fine. There was no Sentence so i dont know what supporting docs i would inclu...

I would have thought he could contact his bank and get his bank statements re-issued.

You can probably get the bank to send the last 6 months of statements but they may charge you for each statement they send.

thanks for your responses. The advice is much appreciated.

Is there merit in an applicant for a spousal visa to attach

... a covering letter in addition to the application form and sponsors letter?

If so, what should be included.

Many thanks

Thanks for the good wishes.

She has a job here in England now and she will have a letter from her employer saying that she has a job when she returns.

I'll keep my eye out for April first. Is the spousal visa form likely to change?

Hi thanks for the reply. I'm just trying to get as much evidence as possible for precisely that reason. I will draft the letters just to make it easier for my friends to sign and add/change as they see fit. This is not an attempt to con immigration. We have been living together in London for a few m...

Hi all Does anyone have any example letters of support written by friends and family for the spousal visa application. I've read on the forum about people including these and i need to draft some for my friends to sign. Apart from how they know me and my fiancee, should i include anything else? Than...

thanks for the quick response

When will it be added to the 'dodgy countries' list and what exactly does that mean?

I have just contacted my local council about sending someone over to my home which I rent from my family. There are 3 of us living there including my fiance. I understand for the spousal visa application that I need to prove that we have suitable accomodation. The council have told me that it will c...

Hi there Sin or anyone else, do you know whether or not you can send an "abridged wedding certificate" for the purposes of the spousal visa in South Africa. I've been reading up on the subject and apparently after getting married in SA you are originally given the abridged marriage certificate and t...

Thanks... that is indeed a useful link! Will get cracking. On a side note does anyone know how long you need to have been in a relationship with your married partner not to run into difficulties with the spouse visa? Reading this forum, I am a little concerned about the perception of a marriage of c...

Sin Thank you so much for responding to my messages. It is very re-assuring to hear from someone who has been through the process. Thank you for providing some good advice too! If anyone else has experience with how long the spousal visa process takes from South Africa to the UK please can you let m...

Hi all

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my post.

To answer your question Jaj:

[quote]“Is that your assumption about residence not being valid or have you looked into it in detail?â€

Dear all I would be grateful for any advice or help. I am a British National. My girlfriend is getting divorced from her husband (EU National living in the UK). She will be returning back to South Africa as her European Residency visa will no longer be valid. She has been living with me for sometime...