Urgent please help! Mistake on Set (m) application form after submitting - left out absences

[Kaaaaty109]

Hi everyone,

Please help as I’m panicking a bit - I am on the 5 year route with spouse visa and just submitted the online set (m) form and booked an appointment in Croydon on Thursday. I looked through my application afterwards and realised for some reason under the question ‘Have you been out of the UK since you started living here?’ I put no - definitely a mistake thinking it refers to prolonged/excessive absences rather than short holidays. I’ve now realised I needed to detail every holiday in the past 5 years.

What should I do? Can I write a cover letter explaining my misunderstanding accompanied by a detailed list of all the holidays and bring it to my appointment?

Please help as I have no idea how I made this mistake and worried now that it will affect my application.

Thanks so much!

Katy

[zimba]

SET(M) has no absence limit criteria so it is not a issue. You may include a letter

[Kaaaaty109]

Thank you! I also called the UKVI number today and they said case workers can correct some aspects of the application but not others. I know this is a very specific question but do you know if this is something they would be open amending/correcting?

I also read from other topics that we need to include the full travel history in the past 5 years so should I include a table as well with all the details?

Thank you very much!

[zimba]

The caseworkers follow the rules and make decisions based on those. The rules do NOT impose any absence limits on SET(M) applicants. Including a letter is optional and such information like travel history is irrelevant to a decision on SET(M)

[CULLINAN]

Take a print out. Manually correct it. Upload the relevant corrected pages along with a cover letter BEFORE your appointment. You will be okay.