Settlement Partner Visa With Job Offer - Questions

[carlaarend]

Hi,

I am Brazilian living and working in New Zealand and I am intending to apply for a UK Settlement Partner visa in the following days. My husband (British) was offered a job back there and we decided to make the move.

In the last month we've been colecting documents, calling the immigration phone line, reading forums a getting ready to apply. However, I still have a couple of questions and I decided to ask help for you guys. Thanks in advance for your time!

• 1) On our Wedding Certificate, my husband's middle name is misspelled. It should be "Philip" but instead is it "Phillip". Do you think this would be a problem? It is possible to check his correct name and address in other documents we're going to attach.

• 2) I have a "Cancelled" stamp over a visitor stamp on my passport, but on the same day and page it was stamped with a new visitor visa, I wasn't denied entry or anything like that. Should I worry about it and attach any kind of explanation?

• 3) In the Financial Requirements form there is a question about if I intend to work in the UK, with space for explanations. I do intend to work once I have the right, so I was wondering if there is any other kind of explanations I should give?

• 4) To reach the financial requirements we are going to go with "Previous Job Overseas" with a "Job offer in the UK" (With current employer for 6 months or more – overseas sponsor returning to the UK). We are attaching the contract for his current job here in New Zealand and 6 Months of bank statements (we printed online, so we took it to the bank and they stamped and signed each page). Should we also include the pay slips? We don’t currently have them, but can print them out if needs be.

• 5) To prove the UK job offer for my husband, we are attaching a letter from the employer with salary base and date of start. As it is a start-up company, they don't have a headed paper, but it is possible to check online that the company is genuine, or even call the employer. Is that ok?

• 6) As an applicant, I'm attaching my last 6 months of bank statements as a proof of my current job. Should I add anything else? Should I add a letter from my current employer or it doesn't matter?

Here is the list of documents we prepared:

Applicant:
*Applicants letter
*Birth Certificate
*Passport
*Previous passport
*2 Passport sized photographs
*English Language Certificate (IELTS)
*Biometrics Confirmation
*Print out of application form and VAFA Appendix 2
*Last 6 months of bank statements (not sure if this is important)

Sponsor
*Sponsors Letter
*Birth Certificate
*Certified Copy of Passport

Proof of Marriage
*New Zealand Marriage Certificate
*Photos from wedding ceremony

Financial Requirement
*JOB OFFER IN THE UK: Letter from future employer in the UK including annual salary, date of start and job title.
*CURRENT JOB OVERSEAS: Contrat including annual salary date of start and job title + latest 6 months of corresponding bank statements from bank account that wages were paid into.

Accommodation
*Letter from husband parents giving permission for us both to stay at there home rent free.
*Copy of Estate Agents Brochure of property + photographs of each room in property.
*Copy of parents passport pages.
*Copy of latest Council Tax Statement
*Copy of land registry.
*Copy of cecent bill

Proof or relationship:
*Various photographs from last 2 years including shots with each other family members.
*Letter from friends confirming our relationship.
*Cards, engagement cards, wedding cards
*Joint Account Statements last 3 months
*Bills adressed to both of us
*Joint tenancy agreement

And copies of everything above Is a huge pile of papers! lol

We intend to apply for a Priority Service, as my husband will start his new job on March 10th and we don't want to be long time apart.

Do you think this documents are enough? We are nervous, is quite a big move and we want to make all the process as better and smooth as we can.

Sorry for the large post, I really hope you can help us with the questions and any other advice will be more than welcome!

[carlaarend]

Anyone has applied from New Zealand?

[SoHopeful]

Hi,

I am Brazilian living and working in New Zealand and I am intending to apply for a UK Settlement Partner visa in the following days. My husband (British) was offered a job back there and we decided to make the move.

In the last month we've been colecting documents, calling the immigration phone line, reading forums a getting ready to apply. However, I still have a couple of questions and I decided to ask help for you guys. Thanks in advance for your time!

• 1) On our Wedding Certificate, my husband's middle name is misspelled. It should be "Philip" but instead is it "Phillip". Do you think this would be a problem? It is possible to check his correct name and address in other documents we're going to attach.

I don't think that will be an issue. Just ensure everything else is correct

• 2) I have a "Cancelled" stamp over a visitor stamp on my passport, but on the same day and page it was stamped with a new visitor visa, I wasn't denied entry or anything like that. Should I worry about it and attach any kind of explanation?

I would include something explaining that in the applicant letter

• 3) In the Financial Requirements form there is a question about if I intend to work in the UK, with space for explanations. I do intend to work once I have the right, so I was wondering if there is any other kind of explanations I should give?

My husband just put a sentence or two explaining the type of work he would be looking for on arrival to support his family.

• 4) To reach the financial requirements we are going to go with "Previous Job Overseas" with a "Job offer in the UK" (With current employer for 6 months or more – overseas sponsor returning to the UK). We are attaching the contract for his current job here in New Zealand and 6 Months of bank statements (we printed online, so we took it to the bank and they stamped and signed each page). Should we also include the pay slips? We don’t currently have them, but can print them out if needs be.

You need the payslips and bank statements covering the full 6 months prior to application. I would also include anything which shows the tax your husband has paid in that job in the past year.

• 5) To prove the UK job offer for my husband, we are attaching a letter from the employer with salary base and date of start. As it is a start-up company, they don't have a headed paper, but it is possible to check online that the company is genuine, or even call the employer. Is that ok?

It really should be on headed paper because the ECO may not bother to do any further research and simply make a decision on the documents in front of them.

• 6) As an applicant, I'm attaching my last 6 months of bank statements as a proof of my current job. Should I add anything else? Should I add a letter from my current employer or it doesn't matter?

As the applicant you don't need to submit any documents pertaining to finance unless you have something jointly to evidence a genuine relationship.

Here is the list of documents we prepared:

Applicant:
*Applicants letter
*Birth Certificate
*Passport
*Previous passport
*2 Passport sized photographs
*English Language Certificate (IELTS)
*Biometrics Confirmation
*Print out of application form and VAFA Appendix 2
*Last 6 months of bank statements (not sure if this is important)

Sponsor
*Sponsors Letter
*Birth Certificate
*Certified Copy of Passport

Proof of Marriage
*New Zealand Marriage Certificate
*Photos from wedding ceremony

Financial Requirement
*JOB OFFER IN THE UK: Letter from future employer in the UK including annual salary, date of start and job title.
*CURRENT JOB OVERSEAS: Contrat including annual salary date of start and job title + latest 6 months of corresponding bank statements from bank account that wages were paid into.

Accommodation
*Letter from husband parents giving permission for us both to stay at there home rent free.
*Copy of Estate Agents Brochure of property + photographs of each room in property.
*Copy of parents passport pages.
*Copy of latest Council Tax Statement
*Copy of land registry.
*Copy of cecent bill

Proof or relationship:
*Various photographs from last 2 years including shots with each other family members.
*Letter from friends confirming our relationship.
*Cards, engagement cards, wedding cards
*Joint Account Statements last 3 months
*Bills adressed to both of us
*Joint tenancy agreement

And copies of everything above Is a huge pile of papers! lol

You don't need birth certs, but yes you do need to photocopy everything to ensure you get your originals back.

We intend to apply for a Priority Service, as my husband will start his new job on March 10th and we don't want to be long time apart.

Do you think this documents are enough? We are nervous, is quite a big move and we want to make all the process as better and smooth as we can.

Sorry for the large post, I really hope you can help us with the questions and any other advice will be more than welcome!