visit visa for wifes sister

[najaf1]

hi all im looking for some advice. i am british and my wife has been in the uk for almost 10 years and is currently applying for naturalization. in fact we have just had a baby boy , unfortunately the little one was born way to prematurely and has some ongoing medical issues, so my wifes sister wants to come visit from west africa and we are currently applying for a 6 month family visit visa, i filled out the form online and she has appointment on sep 5th, my questions are , when i read the guidance it asked for certain supporting documents, but these didnt seem to be a lot , they didnt ask for any proof of me and my wife owning our own home which is where my sister in law will stay , can anyone give me an idea what documents i should put in.
will it help that even though my wife has had her ILR for 5 years her sister has never tried to come before ...only now our son has been born she wants to come

[Wanderer]

hi all im looking for some advice. i am british and my wife has been in the uk for almost 10 years and is currently applying for naturalization. in fact we have just had a baby boy , unfortunately the little one was born way to prematurely and has some ongoing medical issues, so my wifes sister wants to come visit from west africa and we are currently applying for a 6 month family visit visa, i filled out the form online and she has appointment on sep 5th, my questions are , when i read the guidance it asked for certain supporting documents, but these didnt seem to be a lot , they didnt ask for any proof of me and my wife owning our own home which is where my sister in law will stay , can anyone give me an idea what documents i should put in.
will it help that even though my wife has had her ILR for 5 years her sister has never tried to come before ...only now our son has been born she wants to come

How long is she intending to stay?

The key to there visas is reasons to remain, does the sister have a husband, kids, uni, jobs etc at home to tie her back?

[najaf1]

my wifes sister has stated she will stay in the uk for 3 or 4 months to support my wife through all the hosptital appointments my son will have , she has produced bank statements from her country, a letter from her employer and deeds for her home in her country, my wife and i said we are paying for her trip and all her accomodation and travel expenses so we submitted our invitation letter and 6 months bank statements from both my and my wifes bank

[najaf1]

oh and 6 months payslips from her job which tie in with how much money she has put in her bank every month

[Wanderer]

my wifes sister has stated she will stay in the uk for 3 or 4 months to support my wife through all the hosptital appointments my son will have , she has produced bank statements from her country, a letter from her employer and deeds for her home in her country, my wife and i said we are paying for her trip and all her accomodation and travel expenses so we submitted our invitation letter and 6 months bank statements from both my and my wifes bank

That's too long in my opinion, visits are usually 2/3 weeks and few times over the term on the visa - remember it's NOT a six month visa, it's a visit visa of six month validity.

And how can she take 4 months off work? Doesn't sound iike she's needed there. This is what the caseworker will be asking remmeber, you need to block these before the CW even sees the app.

[najaf1]

thanks for that, i submitted the application online , can you then go back in and change details or once submitted is it impossible to change