Hello,
I met my partner when we were working in Egypt last year. Since that time, we have both travelled home, but maintained our relationship. I’ve travelled to Indonesia to visit her, meet her family and see her country, and now we would like for her to visit me, meet my family and see my country.
Since being home, she has only done occasional work and not worked since last year. Therefore, my family (specifically my mother) is going to sponsor her including accommodation and all associated costs of the visit.
Regarding supporting evidence, she’s specifically being asked for:
1. Funds Available
2. Sponsor Support
3. Relationship with Sponsor
4. Sponsor Not In Breach of UK Immigration Law
5. Invite from Family or Friends
6. Travel Document
Below are the documents we plan to submit for each case. However, I’ll say now that “4” is stifling me, and the immigration service refused to give advice on what may substantiate this, and suggested I seek legal counsel.
1. We plan to submit my Mother’s bank and savings statements, totalling approximately £35K, which is in excess of the £3.5K we estimated for the 6 month visit. However, these aren’t readily available to my partner, not being her accounts, and she doesn’t have a bank account to send money to; instead she uses my debit card when she needs money, which is not joint.
Although we stated during the application that she is not working, has no savings, and the entirety of the trip is being funded by my Mother, could this still be a stumbling block? Particularly as the supporting evidence request says that available funds must be “clearly accessible by you.”
2. We plan to submit a signed letter by my Mother inviting her for the stay, and stating the level of support offered.
3. We plan to share several images of WhatsApp messages between my partner and Mother spanning a large portion of our relationship. Additionally, we plan to submit messages between my partner and I, as well as photos, over the timeframe of the relationship, primarily owing that I was mentioned as the purpose of the visit (to meet my family and see my country, just I had done previously, so that we are in a strong position to discuss our future together for the long term.)
4. I’m unsure of what to submit to this, however, we will be submitting my Mother’s passport showing her own right of abode in the UK.
5. This will be covered by the letter submitted for “2.”
6. We plan to submit a copy of my partner’s passport.
I would appreciate if anyone would give this lengthy post a read and provide any insight on how to strengthen any of the evidence submissions. Additionally, I’d be extremely grateful if anyone could provide insight into how to provide evidence that the sponsor will not be in breach of UK immigration law, and whether the funds not being in my partner’s account could be a stumbling block (even though we explicitly mentioned that she is not working, has no savings, and the sponsor is offering to cover all costs.)
Thanks and I wish everyone a pleasant evening!
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