Welcome to the forum
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I just want to pick your brains about the Married Visa - Spouse Evidence.
I need to send all my things to my Wife in the states (As suggested on here so it can all be sent together to Sheffield) As this will take a few days to get to her I want to make sure I send the right things off and haven’t missed anything so we can then submit the application asap!
First off, you may already be aware, but make sure you send your documents using a courier (UPS, DHL or FedEx) and NOT any Royal Mail service (such as Parcel Force). Important documents can easily get held up in customs if they go through Royal Mail services, but the couriers have their own customs.
In regards to your documents:
- If your bank statements are being mailed to you by Halifax, they do not need to be stamped, as they are officially issued copies. It's only statements you have printed off at home from online banking that need to be stamped.
- Will your wife be adding more relationship evidence to your cards? Cards on their own are not enough. Have you visited her in the US - do you have boarding passes from your trips?
You don't need the following:
- Birth Certificate
- Other Bank Statements and Credit Card Statements
- Utility Bills
However, you can send (though they aren't mandatory):
- Mortgage Repayment Statement
- Original job contract
- Latest P60
So, your documents will be:
Sponsor documents:- Spouse Letter with the items mentioned on other threads on here
- Post office Certified copy of my UK Passport.
Financial documents:Mandatory:
- Letter from Employer HR stating the Job role, start date, time in role and that it is Full time.
- Letter from Employer Payroll confirming yearly salary and last 6 months Certified Payslips
- Last 6 months Bank Statements
Optional but recommended (as they may ask for them):
- original job contract
- Latest P60
Accommodation:- Land Registry document
- Latest mortgage statement
Relationship (this is everything that should be included, either from you or from her):
- Original marriage certificate
- 1-2 photos of you together
- boarding passes from trips to see each other
- Letters/cards sent to each other
- Screenshots of email inbox/call logs/message logs spread over your relationship length