Adequate

[NomiKaay]

Hi everyone,

I am a huge fan of this forum and think that people here are exceptional human beings - helping each other without any greed or favour. With that said, I would like to draw your attention to an issue regarding adequate accommodation as I am due to apply for my FLR (M) extension (second 2.5 years leave) in 3 weeks or so. So we (I, my wife and 14 month child) have been living rent-free with my wife’s brother-in-law in his house since Jun’14. The house comprises of 2 living rooms downstairs, 3 bedrooms upstairs and then an attic. The whole household consists of; pair 1 – my bro-in-law, his wife; pair 2 – I, my wife and our little 14 month child; and my wife’s sister along with her 2 children - aged 3 years and 3 month old respectively. Each separate pair/family takes up their own room and we also have setup attic (has beds, entertainment equipment etc) for occupancy as/when required.

Before living with my brother-in-law, we were living at my uncle’s house where I successfully lodged FLR (M) application(first 2.5 year leave) in Sep’13.

Please find below my questions in respect to my application:

Will our household be deemed overcrowded?

What evidence should I include in terms of accommodation? My current understanding is that I need to include; a letter signed by my bro-in-law verifying that we live with him and he’s happy to accommodate us as long as possible; the accommodation report by an estate agent with the room measurement and details of people living in it; and letters of correspondence spanning 2.5 years showing our residency (this will also include letters from with previous address).

Do I need a letter from my uncle stating that during some time of the past 2.5 years we were living at his house?

That’s all the questions I can think of right now. Please feel free to include further points you might think should be relevant to my scenario.

P.S. I will soon be posting the list of my application documents so stay tuned for that.

[CR001]

Yes to the letter from brother in law plus proof of bills/letters to proof you/partner cohabitation.

No to letter from uncle, but you will need proof of you/partner cohabitation.

Cohab documents need to be spread evenly across 2 years.

P.S. I will soon be posting the list of my application documents so stay tuned for that.

Do not start a new thread/topic for this. You can continue with all your questions in this thread.

[NomiKaay]

Thank you for your response. However, I believe you failed to notice the main question I had regarding this query 'Will our household be deemed overcrowded?'

I would appreciate the response.

[CR001]

It might be yes.

[NomiKaay]

It might be yes.

Hmmmm... lets wait for some more opinions.

[CR001]

Guidance on Accommodation Overcrowding (click)