Good evening all. Just a few questions for when my spouse arrives in the country. How long is it before she can: 1. open a bank account 2. get her national insurance number 3. apply for a provisional driving licence. Thanks Bank account can get opened straight away if your are going for joint accou...

Hi, If your company tax year is still 2018-19 at the time of applying then you can submit 2017-18 as you need to provide the information for the last full financial year. When does your company year run till? This means the Corporation Tax (CT600), record of filing to HMRC, accounts, payslips, divi...

Would like to get some help regarding citizenship application (I have researched online at the official HO website and other forums but don't get clear answers): 1. Do the referees need to sign at the back of my photographs on the declaration form ? The form doesn't mention they have to, but just w...

Before you complete and pay for the application, make sure she is eligible to apply under Set (LR). Archer is right. You don't need to explain reasons for the absences. Form asks for that and a box is there to explain the reason. So a simple explanation is sufficient with in the form e.g. Family vi...

Char is right strongly agreed with her opinion. And if I am not mistaken then ILETS is also valid for 2 years HO can possibly raise that point better get fresh done i.e B1.Good Luck.
Regards,

My wife is planning to apply for her ILR under the 10 year route. We have the following docs - current and all previous passports - current BRP - declaration forms - LIUK certificate - UK degree certificate - word doc explaining all absences over the past 10 years - Spouse's UK passport - our marri...

If it’s a Tupe Transfer then her terms and conditions of the contract will remain same, if I am not mistaken and her service will be carried on unless not made redundant. In this case the new employer can give an employment letter mentioning the actual start date with the previous one. you can disc...

My wife's applying for a spouse settlement visa to come to UK As her sponsor and working for a limited company i have to provide a lot of extra documents including accounts. In Appendix FM-SE (b) (iv) it says "if the company is not required to produce annual audited accounts, unaudited accounts for...

If it’s a Tupe Transfer then her terms and conditions of the contract will remain same, if I am not mistaken and her service will be carried on unless not made redundant. In this case the new employer can give an employment letter mentioning the actual start date with the previous one. you can discu...

Thanks Archer1 Really grateful for all of your prompt responses. I have come to understand that 28 days rule refers to the date of application and no document should be older than that. What about the documents we receive after the date of application? In my case, I have submitted my application on...

Hi All I have a follow-up question regarding sponsor's bank statements, certain other documents and 28 days rule. 1. Can we use bank statements that are sent through email by the bank? these are the ones that are delivered monthly to email with password security. 2. To what all documents does the 2...

Irena369 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:26 am

So that means they will write me only once the decision has been made?

If you have choosen Premium Lounge service then you should get text saying application is accepted uder REf >> GWF.... and 2nd text stating your application was forwarded to UKVI on >> Date

If you have original documents here in the UK , then you can get them scanned at any VFS centre near you, If am not mistaken and you have to pay £75 fee. Seniors can shed some light, please. Hi ya, I did go to the VFS center here , but they said they cant scan documents for North Africa countries. ...

Hi there, I am in dire need of some help and hope that you good folks would be able to help me out. My Mrs, applied for settlement visa through Visa4UK from Morocco. we paid the application fee and IHS fee and she was given an appointment at TLS Centre in Rabat for biometrics and asked to bring all...

At VFS centre Mirpur , they scanned from original documents although my wife have had copies with her, they gave us origional back. they charged Rs.6000 for the service. If that VFS centre has such facility of scanning and uploading then you dont need to send anything further to sheffield by post/b...

Hi, My spouse submitted the ILR application [ set(M) ], and attended biometrics appointment with UKVCAS in May. It's been over 3 months, and well over 60 working days. We haven't had anything back from the Home Office yet. How long are we supposed to wait before contacting HO? I can't seem to find ...

Settlement Supporting Documents If you are applying for a settlement visa, there are four options available for you to submit your supporting documents: For a fee you can, at any stage in the submission process, choose the Document Scanning Assistance Service at the Visa Application Centre; You can...

Hello, There's a lot of confusion whether new applications for spouse visas (Entry Clearance / Leave to Remain) are to be sent to the Sheffield office or they need to be scanned and uploaded at one of the VFS Centres for a £75 fee. I can confirm that an application that was sent to the Sheffield of...

Applied using visa4uk Application Category: Settlement (Wife) Non-Priority (Standard) Online Application Submitted: 06/08/2019 Biometrics Appointment Enrolled On: 09/08/2019 (VFS Mirpur) Documents Scanned and Sent by VFS Centre Mirpur On: 09/08/2019 (Same day Confirmation Text received from VFS) App...

Settlement Supporting Documents If you are applying for a settlement visa, there are four options available for you to submit your supporting documents: For a fee you can, at any stage in the submission process, choose the Document Scanning Assistance Service at the Visa Application Centre; You can...

Whoever advised you on the validity of a marriage certificate issued in India may be confusing this with an Islamic marriage performed in the UK , which won't be recognised under British law. :idea: I presume OP is asking in terms of applying spouse visa from India and got married there. Probably. ...

Just for the safe side we will get some cash and monet in the bank aswell , if needed we can do card payment. But what about writing IHS Reference number please where to mention it on biometeric appointment letter or application form or Appendix 2 from, please? Regards, on Applicantion form at top ...

Casa wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:27 pm

Whoever advised you on the validity of a marriage certificate issued in India may be confusing this with an Islamic marriage performed in the UK, which won't be recognised under British law.

I presume OP is asking in terms of applying spouse visa from India and got married there.

Can someone please confirm if an Islamic marriage with a certificate issued by a mosque valid whilst applying for a spouse visa in Mumbai India? If so does it have to be authenticated by any Govt department in Mumbai? I was told that religious marriages are not valid. Its valid but you have to get ...

Contrary to other posts about the scanning service, there is no requirement to take/provide copies. Payment can be card or cash at the centre. If in your experience you wasn't asked about originals then it doesn't mean that others will also not be asked about originals. Also taking supporting docum...