agnetha007 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:19 pm
Yes, that is what I meant. I provided a letter of support for UKVI, paid her student fees and accomodation. Sorry for the confusion. I used this term because in the UKVI guidelines it was called "financial sponsor" or something like that. We used Short Term Study (STS) route rather than Tier 4.
Got it, thanks for clarifying.
we don't have too much of the "paper" evidence (who has joint bills these days anyway?).
You never know when having a minimum of paper evidence might save your life. I make a point of having at least two valid joint bills at any time.
All info here:
https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-ci ... d-to-apply
Note that unless she already has a EEA RC already, she cannot apply online for the Settlement Scheme. either:
a) apply first for a EEA RC (by post), then for Pre-Settled Status (online); or
b) skip EEA route, and apply direclty for Pre-Settled Status, but sending documents by post.
I am not sure how is this related. I already have the EU 'settled' status. My non-EU/EEA future spouse is on a short-term visa and will need an equivalent of EU/EEA family permit. Our wedding will happen outside the UK, after her UK visa will be already expired. She will have to apply outside the UK.
I meant to say that she could apply, not you.
But yes, I got confused by the fact that she's already in the UK, but you are getting married abroad, and it was not clear to me that her visa would expire while abroad. In that case, yes she can only do either of the above after applying first for a Family Permit (either of EEA or Settlement Scheme).
In the link I originally posted (
https://www.gov.uk/family-permit/eu-set ... ily-permit), they mention "
evidence of your relationship to your EEA family member, for example, a marriage certificate, civil partnership certificate or birth certificate". But will it be enough to provide only the certificate for such evidence?
The official advice is that it is up to the applicant to judge and supply sufficient evidence, and it is a very subjective matter.
A marriage certificate is the strongest proof. Pictures of the wedding or family visits, where both of your parents are in attendance are also strong evidence. After that, pictures of common travel (with dates), and a few letters of support of people who have known you as a couple, are also a good, and final nice touch.
If your relationship is genuine, you do not need much more than that.
The reason I am asking is because in other sources I saw recommendations to gather wedding photos, evidence of communication (chat logs) and all sorts of things. Is that necessary?
It won't hurt to add some, but not too much. Not more than 5 of each. You do not want to drown the caseworker with redundant evidence.
I also read in this forum about marriage of convenience challenges from UKVI and other scary stories. Our relationship is genuine, but we don't want to create problems for ourselves by not getting the paperwork right. Perhaps I am just overthinking.
The one point where they could challenge you is the fact that her student visa expired recently, in the assumption you are getting married with the only purpose of her to stay in the UK. But if you can prove that your relationship predates her UK stay (with carefully selected evidence as above), you will overcome this.