My Successful Fiancé + 1 Dependent Visa Application - 42 Calendar Days Standard Process

Here’s a quick summary about the applicants & the sponsor:

-My fiancé is a British national temporarily residing in Japan for a work secondment with contract ending December 2016. Company is UK-based.
-Both of us has never been married before.
-Dependent is a 1-year-old infant who carries mother’s last name.

I joined the forum in March 2016 and started collecting the visa requirements in June.

September 7, 2016 - Online Application
September 15, 2016 - VFS Appointment
October 26, 2016 - Processed visa application was received by VFS
October 27, 2016- Received the passports via courier

For each, we paid USD 1,625.00 for the standard visa application plus PHP 2,625.00 for the premium longue.

To me, perseverance and preparation is the key! Many thanks to all the patient members of the forum who never got tired of answering my sometimes dumb questions especially John, Andrew & Tim.

Here’s the list of the documents I submitted for myself and my 1-year-old son.


UK FIANCE VISA REQUIREMENTS

A. FIANCE
•Cover Letter
•Passport
•Passport Photos
•Birth Certificate
•CENOMAR
•TB Test Result
•IELTS Result
•Certificate of Employment
•Online Application Form
•VAF4A_Appendix2

2. SPONSOR
•Cover Letter
•Passport Copy
•Birth Certificate

3. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
•Certificate of Employment
•P60 year-end certificate
•6 months most recent pay slips
•6 months most recent bank statement (not older than 28 days)
•Bank Letter

4. PROOF OF ACCOMMODATION
•Mortgage Statement
•Land Registry Title Deeds
•House Floor Plan & Dimensions with Photos

5. PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP
•Photographs
•Message & Call Logs
•Email Logs
•Flight Itinerary

6. PROOF OF WEDDING PLANS
•Engagement Ring Receipt
•Save The Date email copy
•Wedding Venue Receipts & Confirmation
•Marriage Advance Booking Confirmation

B. DEPENDENT
•Cover Letter
•Passport
•Passport Photos
•Birth Certificate
•Mother's Birth Certificate
•Photocopy of Mother’s passport
•TB Test Certificate
•Online Application Form
•VAF4A_Appendix 2

2. SPONSOR
•Cover Letter
•Passport Copy
•Birth Certificate

3. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS
•Certificate of Employment
•P60 year-end certificate
•6 months most recent pay slips
•6 months most recent bank statement (not older than 28 days)
•Bank Letter

4. PROOF OF ACCOMMODATION
•Mortgage Statement
•Land Registry Title Deeds
•House Floor Plan & Dimensions with Photos

5. PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP
•Photographs with the mother and sponsor

GETTING THE DOCUMENTS:

Son’s Passport
We applied for his passport on July 19, 2016 and got it a week later.

TB Test – August 5, 2016
Paid 3,200 PhP for me & 500 for the infant. Results were released the same day since there were no findings.

IELTS – British Council Manila
Speaking Test - August 11
Listening, Reading & Writing - August 13
Result: August 26

Birth Certificate - August 6, 2016
Released the same day.

CENOMAR – August 10, 2016
Released after 3 working days.

PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP
-Photographs – I personally enjoyed this part because I reminisced those times we were together and how much effort he put in to see us every other month.

-Message & Call Logs – This was a hassle. It wasn’t easy to back track Facebook messages and since my phone was stolen in July while at the same month my Fiancé changed his phone unit, patiently reviewing Facebook messages was the only possible way for us.

-Email Logs – We used to exchange e-mails at work so I added those for proof. Also added his mum’s email messages to me.

-Flight Itinerary – Proof such as, but not limited to passport stamps, hotel & plane tickets receipt to show the travel and accommodations that we had.

-Proof of Engagement – Photos of the ring, ring’s receipt, photo when the engagement took place and supportive messages from family & friends when they learned about it.

-Wedding Venue Reservation – Wedding Venue Deposit Receipt and online bank screen clip to support it, Marriage Advance Booking & Confirmation.


Disclaimer:
The information stated above are all based on my personal research, understanding and experience.

Well done both off you

Glad to see you used the 7ps approach. Well done and here's wishing you all a long and happy,healthy life together.

congratulations!

Congrats on your good news.

Thank you @DJB @john jones @Kring Trim @deanobeano

What's the 7ps?

Congrats. Plenty of warm clothes for you and your son now required Don't leave us, stick around.

Thank you for the tips above we will surely take it on board.... Well done you!

Congratulations!

Hey I will soon apply for FLR so why'd I leave you guys?

Fiance's friends were too excited to give winter clothes for my son. They forgot me though. Lol

Congrats again joy I'm so happy for you cuz you got yours successfully

congratulations joy!

Thank you girls. Can't wait to know yours have been processed too.

Congratulations joi1991, the decision was never in question

Funny how my visa shows I am not allowed to work while my son's says he can.

Perfect Planning and Preperation, Prevents P.ss Poor Performance! Jx

Congrats @joi1991 When do u plan to go to UK? Anyway I got my visa today after 34 working days! I didnt know that i can come to cfo seminar even without my visa yet sooo the only prob i have to mind now is my cfo sticker. Earliest sched i got is 15th of nov. and then im flying the next day. Question is can i get my cfo sticker right away after my seminar? My visa validity is oct25th and ready to fly soon i got my sticker x thanks in advance!

Hi, thanks!
We booked our flight on December 22nd. Congratulations too! Lucky, you got it for only 34 days!

With regards to the CFO seminar, in the thread http://british-filipino.com/index.php?threads/visa-travel-date.13481/ @john townsend mentioned that you won't get the sticker till the valid from date or later.

I believe I've there were forum members who got their sticker right on the day of their flight.
A day before your flight wouldn't be risky.

so--thats a 6 month visa for a dependant child ?
so--presumably will need 2 xFLR's in the following 30 months ?

I believe so.