How To Apply For A UK Fiance(e) Visa

The link below a list of documents that @Anne submitted, note that we tend to go over the top a little and give the UKVI more than they ask for

http://www.british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/after-20-calendar-days.9294/page-3

Thanks for that link. I'll have a browse through it

And below is an absolute must read, this is where I started, if really does give you a feel of what is required;

http://www.british-filipino.com/ind...r-a-partner-spouse-visa-under-new-rules.5740/

Super stuff! Thanks

for the allotted 6 months they give you to get married and for her to return to the Philippines

so----are you NOT going for a settlement visa then ?

Hi,

thanks for the reply. I'm not aware that we would qualify for a settlement visa. I guess I can look on the government website and see if I can find the details for this kind of visa. Thanks for letting me know that there may be other long-term options

Harsh reality is if, as you say, you're not earning the 18,600 then they won't give your fiancee a visa.

You say you have some savings. I think these can be taken into account but you'd need quite a large amount.

Also,

by looking at the marriage visa regulations, your wife would have to leave the country after 6 months as you cannot apply for a different visa whilst having a marriage visa. I'm I missing something here? Are you saying that a settlement visa can be applied for whilst she is in the Philippines or that she can apply whilst in the UK on a marriage visa or will she have to return to the Philippines after the 6 month and apply for a settle visa there?!

Hello 5ola6race. Welcome to our friendly forum!

Just to remind you that the documents my then fiancé and I submitted were the once WE think are needed in the application. It is best to go through the guidance notes UKVI provided.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...t_data/file/299662/VAF2-8b-Guidance-Notes.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-uk-visa-for-family-settlement-form-vaf4a

Good luck with the visa application.

Yeah, you need £16,000 savings plus you need to make up extra with your annual wage (or something like that!). I understand that we wouldn't qualify for a spouse visa at the moment but a marriage visa is a possibility. Thanks

Do you still need to be earning £18,600 to apply for a settlement visa? I would think you do. If that's the case then applying for this kind of visa isn't possible just yet

Thanks for the links. I shall check them out

I've just had a glean through the introduction of the 5 or 10 year route. I've never come across this before. To make things easy to understand, would I be right in saying that my to be partner only be able to apply for this kind of visa whilst living in the UK? The 10 year route looks better for my situation, especially financially, because the financial requirements isn't applicable. What do you think is the best way to go?! This has just made things a bit more confusing to me!

Ah, I've just come across this sentence in the overview section of the 10 year route:

'The 10-year partner route is available to those who are in the UK as the partner of someone
who is British or settled in the UK...'

So, we wouldn't be able to apply for this visa in our current situation. What visa can you currently be on to qualify to apply for a settlement visa? Surely you can't apply for it whilst on a marriage visa even after you marry because the rules state that the non-UK partner would need to leave the country after 6 months and is unable to apply for a different visa whilst on a marriage visa.

This is what it states on the government site:

What you can and can’t do

You can use this visa to marry or enter into a civil partnership in the UK:

• within 6 months of your arrival
• in any location licensed for this purpose

You can’t:

• get public funds
• bring in family members (‘dependants’) - they must apply separately
• live in the UK for extended periods through frequent visits
• *extend your visa or switch to another visa*
• work or carry out any business
• do a course of study
• come to the UK specifically for private medical treatment

I believe that, unless you have a fiancee visa, you need to have had a visa that is valid for over 6 months to switch to a spouse visa in the uk.

So that would be something like a student visa or work visa.

Thanks. I thought so

surely the easiest thing is to put back the wedding a while--you boost your income to over the £18,600 threshold--keep payslips as proof for 6 months--then apply for a fiancee ( settlement ) visa. it will also give you time to save for the visa fee. ( and rhe first FLR after youre married )

thats not quite right. if you have less than the £18600 gross income--you can use savings to make up the shortfall. the formula is 2 & a half times the shortfall--plus the £16000 threshold

for example--say you earn £16,600 a year----so you have a £2000 shortfall-----so its

£2000 x 2 & 1/2= £5000----plus the £16,000 = £21,000 in savings.

reading through this again--it seems youre thinking of a applying for a visit visa for the purpose of marrying in the UK---but not living here.

i think there is such a visa---but its for couples who are not going to be living in the UK. in your case--you do live here---so i cant imagine a case officer granting such a visa---it would obviously be open to abuse ( i dont mean by you lol )

No, I want to be in the UK permanently with my wife to be