Not just Keith, we are all heading towards being an old biddy. You can tell when you're getting old, you start wearing your trousers higher and higher
When you state the sponsor form is filled in does that mean you have included the SU07 form, if you have you don't need it but I know a few here did submit it so don't worry about it. Good if you could do a joint letter (signed by both of you) stating how you met, how you stay in touch and your plans together once in the UK As bigmac stated, you need the tenancy agree to show that there is at least 6 months to run on it. Good idea to have a survey done of the property if you are sharing. Regarding proof of marriage, try to get emails from the RO office, receipts for rings, suit hire quotes, reception quotes, cakes and the like. Because you are looking at a same sex marriage I would go the extra mile to convince the UKVI that you will get married. Letter from employer, get them to state length of service, salary, how long you have been paid that salary for and whether your job is permanent or temporary. Bank statement and payslips need to be original and no older than 28 days when you submit the application online.
I mean on here the list of things I think need....I will copy below for u ok ? well thank you looks like I am almost there.....the only thing I did not think about is the quoted etc for the marriage...I have the emails but will get more
I have something else to ask if ok by you all.... 1. we have only been together since June 2014 is this still ok ?? 2. my boyfriends TB certificate will be valid wen we apply for his visa but our planned travel date will mean it will be out of date we know we will have to get a new but is it still ok to apply know this
The TB certificate should be valid at the time of the application, I have heard that if the certificate has run out before the travel date then there is a possibility that your chap could be pulled aside at immigration and examined by a doctor, how true this is and how reliable I do not know and because of that I would say that if at all possible it is better to travel with a TB certificate that is valid. The time you have been together does not matter, the fact you have met and prove that you have met at least once is the all important bit.
thanks for that well if we get a visa then before we travel we will be a new one done well I have been over july 2015 and nove 2015 and plane to go again soon sorry 1 more question....when you make your online application and you have to book an appointment to see the visa officer can you choose a date ? also do you know from application to appointment is there any mon or max time allowance ?
I've never heard of anyone having to wait long before handing the documentation in at the VFS office, you can book it online, I think the website gives you available dates. Bear in mind you do not actually see a visa officer, you just submit your visa docs, remember to use the VIP service at the VFS office, its inexpensive and saves the loved one a little hassle and waiting about, you can book this online too (£25 extra or something like).
sorry can I check something my boyfriend after he has filled in the online form and paid for his fee he prints the online form off and then where do send the form and all the evidence of our relationship ?? I thought u booked an appointment to go and present your evidence and form to the VFS officer in his case would be Manila can you please explain...thank you
The VFS office is no more than just a collection point for the documents, they bag them up and send them to the British Embassy for processing.
yes--when you submit the form online--you then get asked to pay the fee online. another box takes you to the VFS site where you book a date for your partner to attend and hand in the printed off form---and the appendix 2--together with all the documents you will have sent over by then--so allow time for it all to arrive.
When he does submit the visa package at the VFS office don't do anything fancy like putting the paper work in a file or plastic folder as they will remove these. You can use bulldog clips as my missus did and string all the docs together with a contents list of documents as the cover page if you like. Remember to submit copies of any documents you want back, the original documents will be returned to you with the loved ones stamped passport.
well thank you for the information....I plan to be over there so we can spend a few days in Manila when he has his appointment to hand everything in that's why I asked about the time scale.....do u need to take a copy with you of all the docs ?
ok thanks how much is the visa I have tried looking but cant find a cost and if there are any extras to pay
The visa is around £956, you actually pay in USD, the extra would be the small cost of using the VIP service when submitting the docs, £25 or so. Remember there is a premium service you can use for the application, it costs a few hundred quid more but you get the decision in around 10 days as opposed to the regular application which can take up to three months.
The premium service if you are interested is around £388 more than the regular application if you're interested, I certainly would have gone with it if the service was available at the time of our application. http://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/philippines/user_pay_services.html
so would i---one of our members @ross mastin ---has recently paid for the new premium fast service--so he should get a result soon now.
