We are doing the Part 3F - Cash Savings
Okay, cool - that's the easiest route
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My general document list:
Applicant (US citizen)- Printed online application form
- Completed VAF4a Appendix 2 form
- Stamped Biometrics Confirmation Sheet (when you have attended the biometrics appointment)
- 2 passport photos (they can be US size (2 inches by 2 inches) or UK size (45 mm by 35 mm, which is 1.77 inches by 1.38 inches))
- Your passport
- All of your previous passports
- Optional cover letter
- Proposed flight itinerary
- Receipt for priority processing (if paying for priority)
- Return shipping details
Sponsor (UK citizen)- Certified copy of her UK passport photo page
- Sponsor letter of support for the visa, stating the following:
- how she is eligible to sponsor the visa (her UK citizenship),
- how you will be meeting the financial requirement (which category),
- where you will live in the UK (accommodation details),
- a brief history of your relationship (no more than 1 paragraph)
- a list of all the documents the UK citizen is providing in the package
AccommodationIf renting in the UK:
- Original tenancy agreement
- A letter from his landlord giving you permission to live there
OR
If you own in the UK:
- land registry document
OR
If you will stay with family/friends:
- a letter from homeowner giving you permission to live there and stating that the home will not be overcrowded
- the homeowner's land registry document
- homeowners latest original mortgage statement if they have a mortgage
FinancesCategory F:
- declaration from you of the source of the funds
- 6 months of original bank statements showing that the entire £62,500 of savings has been in your account in full for 6 months (if statements have been printed at home from online banking, each page of each statement must be stamped and signed by the bank)
OR
- if the savings have come from proceeds from a property sale less than 6 months ago: bank statements, evidence of the sale and evidence that the property was owned for more than 6 months
Relationship evidence- marriage certificate
- 1 or 2 photos of you together
- evidence that you have been living together in the US (property deeds or rental agreements, tax returns, utility bills etc.)
- if you have any evidence of living together in the UK previously, you can include that