Unmarried Partner Visa - Living with Parents

[Zeratul]

Hi,

My girlfriend is currently on a post-study work visa which lasts until Jan 2012. We are both currently living at my parents house just because it's free and convenient at the moment, however I'm wondering if/how this will affect our application for an unmarried partner visa once my girlfriend's post-study work visa expires.

We have a joint bank account with statements each month going back to December 2009 (so those will cover the 2 year requirement), and I have tons of tax documents and bills to this address (addressed to me only). My girlfriend is also going to change it so her mobile phone bills and personal bank account statements are sent here too (so for the first 10 months there'll only be the joint bank statements from her side).

The problem lies in getting additional joint evidence (e.g. water/gas/electric/council tax bills with both our names) which are all paid by my parents.

Presumably who we're living with is irrelevant, so would the above evidence be sufficient, or should we try to get more?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[vinny]

Third party accommodation support is acceptable.

Submit other documents for unmarried partners as suggested in the form FLR(M).

[ElenaW]

If for 10 months all she had was one statement with her name on it, that's not enough. You'll have to add some more months to your living together arrangement before you apply or get married and apply as a spouse.

[Zeratul]

Thanks for the replies.

If for 10 months all she had was one statement with her name on it, that's not enough. You'll have to add some more months to your living together arrangement before you apply or get married and apply as a spouse.

There'll be one joint statement for each month for the first 10 months; or do you mean only one source is not enough?

[ElenaW]

Yep. One source is not enough.

[Zeratul]

Yep. One source is not enough.

Ok, that being the case, I could use documents from our previous address for those first 10 months.

We both have various documents to a joint previous address, but none of them have both our names on.

Mine include council tax bills (however since my girlfriend wasn't paying council tax she isn't listed), as well as a Deposit Protection Service contract, a Nominet invoice and an Amazon receipt. I could also ask my landlord for a letter saying I lived there maybe? (I could also show the rent payments on my bank statements).

She has bank statements from 2 different banks addressed there, as well as a police registration certificate from January 2010 when she got her post-study work visa.

We have at least 1 document each from January to May 2010 going to the old address, but between June and October we've only really got the joint statements at the new (current) address.

After this month we'll have 3 different sources each per month so it's only these first 10 months that are really an issue.

Since it's cutting it close (the new visa will be exactly on the 2 year mark), if it's not enough we'll have to get married.

[ElenaW]

You need six different sources. Three won't cut it either. This is a hard visa to get so unless you've covered atleast the minimums I wouldn't bother applying.

Why not just tie the knot? The whole point of the UPV is that you're living together like a married couple so what's the difference? A marriage certificate.

[Zeratul]

You need six different sources. Three won't cut it either. This is a hard visa to get so unless you've covered atleast the minimums I wouldn't bother applying.

Why not just tie the knot? The whole point of the UPV is that you're living together like a married couple so what's the difference? A marriage certificate.

Yeah, seems to be more trouble than it's worth then, so getting married might be the best option.

Ta

[Casa]

You need 6 documents spread over the full 2 years from 3 different sources The evidence needs to show documental proof of joint commitment one would expect to find in a relationship 'akin to marriage'.