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Are online pdfs of bills to demonstrate cohabitation acceptable or is it must to scan the paper copy?

I have noticed that pdfs of most online bills don’t have markings and barcodes on the left side whereas paper bills do. One can easily tell them apart. Would that matter?

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Thank you so much. Really appreciate all the replies. Some more questions 1. There is an option to upload an employment contract (it says it’s optional). Is it ok to upload the contract from 2017? Or does the letter itself have to be recent? 2. There is no option in the online application to upload ...

Some more questions. Thanks again for the help. 1. Regarding bank statements - the guidance notes say that they must be on official bank stationery. Or alternatively electronic and accompanied by a letter confirming authenticity or bearing official stamp. Not sure how open my bank (Santander) will b...

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Hi I have another question. I am battling the difference between financial requirement Appendix FM Section 1.7 and Adequate Maintenance Section 1.7A. I was under the impression that Adequate maintenance has to be shown by only those who are in receipt of certain benefits or allowance as specified in...

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First, I’d like to thank all the members on this board for all their help over the years. This is an amazing resource and you guys are absolutely amazing. I have been in the UK for roughly 2 years on a Tier 2 General which is valid till next year. I am married to a British citizen and we have a 1 mo...

Thank you Dear Casa.

I am on Tier 2 general for the last 2 years. I am married to a British National. We recently had our first child. She wants to claim child benefit, however I am not sure.

Will that affect any of my future applications? Say if I wanted to convert to FLRm

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Thanks again for all the replies. The situation is that we live together in Westminister Council. She is from Yorkshire, lives In London and wants to have the ceremony up north with her family. So the question is if we give the notice of intent at our local office in London, can we still have the ce...

Dear everyone Thank you so much for the replies. Really appreciate it. 1. Regarding the A1 Ielts Life skills test, can I substitute a UK masters to demonstrate English language skills? They were ok with that when I applied for my Tier 2 General 2. Regarding notice of intent, can we give the notice o...

This forum has been a lifeline for me over the years and I really appreciate it. I have been here for two years on Tier2 and intending to marry my long term partner who is a British citizen and then convert to FLR (M) in the Uk. Can someone please help me with the procedure? 1. Do I need to inform t...

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For extensions, is the new BRP mailed back with the passport or does one have to go collect if from post office?

My employer had issued me a 1 year Tier 2 CoS last year and have now issued me an extension and asked me to use that to apply for extesnion. I know for extension I do not need to show funds and English language requirement. Can you please guide me as to what documents I need to post etc. Can this be...

is P60 critical for this application? I started the job 6 months ago and so P60 shows yearly salary as below below 18.6 cutoff. It does not specify the start date of the job.

Do i need to attach P60 with the 6 month payslips?

thank you

Dear Seagul

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

Hi I am currently on Tier 2 visa and have been here for 6 months. I am planning to marry my long term gf who is a British citizen. My salary is above the 18.6k cutoff. She is graduating in September and has a job offer starting October again above the18.6k cutoff. Can I apply to switch to a spouse v...

My tier 2 was issued for 1 year and will expire in November. My employer wants me to find out how to get it extended now. Can someone please guide me through the procedure? I know RLMT is not needed. Can I apply for extension now? What documents would I need?

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yes i do have the email, receipt and reference number. what i am saying is i forgot to attach a prinout of that when i submitted documents today. is that a huge mistake or do they have a record of the payment?

Hi I submitted my application today at VFS dubai. When i finished the online application 2 days ago the sytem then took me to the IHS payment site, i paid and was sent a confirmation email. Then it automatically took me back to the visa payment site and i remember reading that the IHS payment refere...

Hello everyone Hope you guys are doing great and have started your jobs. I am about to submit my application. Do we need to submit photocopies of past visas and employment cards (non UK)? or will the VFS center scan them from original? The employment cards wont be on old passports so am wondering if...