Criminal Record for Tier 2 Dependent Visa

[alextkl831]

HI all,

I think my situation is quite complicated and hopefully someone could give me some advices.

I am ready to apply the Tier 2 visa in my country, and my girlfriend is going to apply the dependent visa.

Up to my understanding, my dependent is required to provide criminal record certificate from any country she has lived in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. She had lived in China, studied in U.K and worked in Hong Kong for more than 12 months over the past 10 years.

My questions are:
1. She is now working in Hong Kong, and how does she get the those certificates in other countries, especially in U.K? I think it is difficult for her to find any letter showing her address in U.K last time.
2. If she can not collect all the certificates required (for example, unable to get the one from U.K or China), what can she do for the application of dependent visa? I notice that she can write the letter for explaining the case. So what should be included in this letter for convincing the HO that she has already tried her best to apply all certificated she needed? She had live in 2 provinces in China, so she also needs 2 certificates to prove her criminal record in 2 provinces respectively. I am afraid she can not get all those certificates successfully.

Hopefully there is someone one who can help me resolve the above dilemma.

Thanks !!

[iworker]

Are u sure she has to submit the criminal record certificate?
I thought it was only for main applicant and only for certain soc codes.

[alextkl831]

Are u sure she has to submit the criminal record certificate?
I thought it was only for main applicant and only for certain soc codes.

Thanks for your reply.

I checked in the following link and I noticed that the dependent partner needs the criminal record certificate for the application of visa. Am I right?

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... Apr_17.pdf

Also, I have the A-rating sponsor and in the CoS, there is the "Y" in the tick box for certifying the maintenance for my dependent and me. I asked the sponsor for any letter for certifying, but it said the tick in Cos is sufficient to prove. I am still worried whether this is sufficient. Can anyone answer me?

Thanks again!

[iworker]

whats your soc code.
as per the guidance, u are correct. Although this is most bizarre thing, asking dependents of certain workers

[Djsuccess]

HI all,

I think my situation is quite complicated and hopefully someone could give me some advices.

I am ready to apply the Tier 2 visa in my country, and my girlfriend is going to apply the dependent visa.

Up to my understanding, my dependent is required to provide criminal record certificate from any country she has lived in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. She had lived in China, studied in U.K and worked in Hong Kong for more than 12 months over the past 10 years.

My questions are:
1. She is now working in Hong Kong, and how does she get the those certificates in other countries, especially in U.K? I think it is difficult for her to find any letter showing her address in U.K last time.
2. If she can not collect all the certificates required (for example, unable to get the one from U.K or China), what can she do for the application of dependent visa? I notice that she can write the letter for explaining the case. So what should be included in this letter for convincing the HO that she has already tried her best to apply all certificated she needed? She had live in 2 provinces in China, so she also needs 2 certificates to prove her criminal record in 2 provinces respectively. I am afraid she can not get all those certificates successfully.

Hopefully there is someone one who can help me resolve the above dilemma.

Thanks !!

You can get criminal record certificate done easily in the UK. You will be asked to nominate a sponsor (usually a friend) who is living in the UK. The criminal record certificate will be posted to the friend's address and then the friend can then send it to you.

[alextkl831]

Thank you very much.

I read some posts talking about the application of tier 2 dependent visa, and I found that most of the successful applications did not submit the criminal record.

I just want to clarify whether it is necessary to have such a record for the dependent visa coz this is very difficult to be done especially in Hong Kong.

The main applicant is an engineer.

Thx again.

[Casa]

To clarify one issue before you submit the Tier 2 Dependant application...in your opening post you mention your 'girlfriend'. Do you meet the strict conditions of living together in a relationship 'akin to marriage' for at least 2 years, in order to qualify as unmarried partners

You will have to submit the documented evidence to support this.