proof of accomodation

[sigmund]

2 months ago when myself and my american fiance started doing research to find out the requirements to get her here to marry, we obviously found out about the accomodation requirement. i was living in shared accomodation but found a private flat which was run down. i made a verbal agreement with the landlord and started to pay rent on it, decorating in my free time after work, while still living in the shared house. the flat is now finished and is as good as new. i now have a signed tenancy agreement drawn up by my landlords solicitor and would like us both to move in together if she got her visa. my question is this ----
would the ECO hold it against our application because i am not living there at this moment? or would they see that i have tried my best to fill their requirement of having good accomodation for my fiance when she gets here and is able to move in straight away?

[John]

I don't see that the fact that you have not yet moved in would be a problem. The test concerns the accommodation available to the applicant for the fiancée visa, so it really is a question of proving that the accommodation is indeed available as soon as she gets here.

Also, think about it, in many cultures it is still a total taboo for an engaged couple to live together before the marriage. That is, there is certainly no requirement for the couple to live together while still just engaged. The ECO could not possibly object if it was indeed the plan that your fiancée moves into the flat as soon as she gets to the UK, and you would also move in after the marriage has happened.

In short, you are worrying unnecessarily.