Thanks Vinny, I plan to apply in person, I did not know that I had to do a cover letter. I will definitely do that.

OK, I took some time to read the application form slowly, I'll give what I hav ewhich is my husbands bank statement, mine, and one joint, I also have DWP correspondence. Then I'll submit a letter stating why we don't have more - I just got here. In addition a letter from my husbands cousin who we li...

Just read some old answers I got when I asked this question previously. I see that I am to fill in the SETM, am I correct in thinking that I have to wait until I satisfy all the qualifying requirements, including the correspondence?

I have a KOL REQ endorsement on my spouse visa. I will be doing the booking tomorrow to take the KOL test. My question is, once I pass the test, do I fill in the SETM? If I do fill in the setm I won't have enough correspondence letters as I've only been here for 3 weeks and only have mail from DWP. ...

No problem, always glad to return the favour of giving information. Thanks for your good wishes.
That must have been bittersweet; great to get the spouse visa, but dissapointing that you didn't qualify for the KOL REQ endorsement.

Exactly, my husband and I were married in Jamaica in 2001, and lived there together until he left for the UK in May 2009.

Thanks, I am prepared to study for the test. As soon as I get there I will start. Thanks again.

Thank you so much, I did not know what form to use.

I've just received a spouse visa with a KOL REQ endorsement. I have not arrived in the UK as yet (spouse visa is only a week old); but would like to take the KOL test as soon as I arrive. What else is required for me to apply for the ILR?

Thats FABULOUS!!!!! Congratulations.

Yes my visa says KOL REQ, which I understood allows me to take the test as soon as I arrive in the UK and apply for the ILR.

Hi Batley,

I'm baaaaaack..... I'm now planning for my ILR application when I get to the UK in June. I have the KOL REQ endorsement on my visa. I know I have to take the KOL test, what application form do I fill in and what documents do I supply? I went to the UKBA website but was not sure.

Thanks

Buttercup, calm down. My spouse visa was issued in four days (even though I did a priority service).

Once you submitted all the required information and meet the requirements, its not impossible.

Smile, keep your spirits up and pray.

They just introduced a priority service here, that ensures the decision in up to 4 weeks. Thank God. Good Luck!

Batley I got the visa today!!!! :lol: The ECO called my husband yesterday and asked a few questions, and today I saw the update on the website to pick up documents and then got a call to pick up. I picked up my docs looked in my passport and there it was and with the KOL REQ endorsement. I would rea...

Buttercup, I got the visa today!!!!! Yes, I provided a letter from him and everything else that was required. They asked where he worked when he was in Jamaica. I had submitted old payslips from when he was here to prove that we lived together in Jamaica. They asked why we (myself and the children) ...

Hi Buttercup, I've been reading your posts over the last few weeks. I had alot of the same concerns. Good luck or should I say God be with you, I've also just given in my application (last week thursday at Worldbridge) and am awaiting reply. The ECO actually called my husband yesterday! Didn't know ...

what amount is considered substantial?

I've only just started reading about visas, I did not realize that parents, grandparents etc. were a new addition to the dependent via category.
So there is nothing new there. Gotcha!

The article implies a new category dependent visa, any word on that?

Thanks

Hi Batley, I've submitted my huge application for my spouse visa here in kingston. I'm praying that all of the good advice was not in vain. God's willing I'll have my visa soon. I will let you know the outcome, I paid for the new priority service, in which they process the applications in four (4) w...

Thanks Batley, I'll ask him to go back to the solicitor.

I'm pretty confused, in the Frequently Asked Questions "sticky" post, it states The Bio data page of the sponsors passport needs to be submitted. What do I need? My husband is ready to send me everything and I need to know if he has to go back to the solicitor and get all the pages of his passport c...

Batlykhan, my husband has copy every page of his passprt? I thought it was just the photo page!