Confusion about documents to send

I just applied for my fiance visa online and paid.  Here is the list of documents they asked for:

* completed application form VAF2 no problem

    * your current passport  no problem

    * your old passport or a copy of it not applicable

    * two recent passport photographs (not more than six months old) no problem

    * If you are in the US - Valid US Immigration Status (originals not copies) e.g. Permanent Residence Card (issued before 21 April 1998) Advance Parole Document, Employment Authorisation Card etc  HUH?

    * evidence of funds available to you, for example recent bank statements covering at least the last three months  I'm a little nervous about this, but I can supply it.

    * a written invitation from your sponsor in the UK and a copy of their British passport/EU passport or UK residence permit  no problem

    * evidence of your current accommodation, for example mortgage or tenancy documents, utility bills, etc.
  Some confusion here.  My lease ended on Dec 31, and I've been living with my parents until I get the visa.  Why do they need my current accomodation?  Would my former lease and a letter from my parents suffice?

    * evidence of your sponsors accommodation in the UK, for example mortgage or tenancy documents, etc.
  no problem

    * evidence of your sponsors employment or intended employment in the UK, for example a contract or offer of employment, salary slips, etc.    no problem

    * evidence of contact between you and your sponsor for example letters, email, telephone bills, etc.  no problem

Questions and concerns:
*  We are both divorced, which was covered in the application.   Divorce certificates were not on the list.  Should I send them anyway?
*  We registered to marry during my last visit to the UK (getting in just before the law change on Feb 1).  Should I send a copy of the confirmation letter from the registrar?  Since the registration required divorce certificates, will this negate the previous question?
*  What about a copy of my C.V. and statement of my intention of finding work as soon as I am legally able to do so?
*  My fiance lost his job and just started a new one.  Will that make financial problems?

We're in a real time crunch.  The wedding registrar told us we did not need a fiance visa, since we registered before the law change, so we set an early date (March 5).  Doing our own research convinced us that she was mistaken, and that I would not be able to adjust status from visitor to spouse, and that I would have to return to the US to apply for a spousal visa if I married on a visitor visa.   Is there time to do this by mail, or should I drive to NY?  ( I live in Virginia)

Any help and advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

-shell

    * If you are in the US - Valid US Immigration Status (originals not copies) e.g. Permanent Residence Card (issued before 21 April 1998) Advance Parole Document, Employment Authorisation Card etc  HUH?

I think this only applies if you aren't a US Citizen by birth.  So you shouldn't need to worry about it.

    * evidence of funds available to you, for example recent bank statements covering at least the last three months  I'm a little nervous about this, but I can supply it.

You need to supply bank statements from both you and your fiance.  Don't worry too much though.  You don't need large sums of money but you do need to show that you aren't in a lot of debt, etc. with overdrafts and whatnot.

    * evidence of your current accommodation, for example mortgage or tenancy documents, utility bills, etc.
  Some confusion here.  My lease ended on Dec 31, and I've been living with my parents until I get the visa.  Why do they need my current accomodation?  Would my former lease and a letter from my parents suffice?

I think this is phrased a bit awkwardly and thus causing confusion.  What they want here is your fiance's accomodation information, ie, where you will be staying when you get married.  You'll need a copy of his lease or whatnot, and if he's renting, a letter from his landlord saying it is okay for you to live there. 

Questions and concerns:
*  We are both divorced, which was covered in the application.   Divorce certificates were not on the list.  Should I send them anyway?

When in doubt, send them!  I think they will want to see them both.

*  We registered to marry during my last visit to the UK (getting in just before the law change on Feb 1).  Should I send a copy of the confirmation letter from the registrar?  Since the registration required divorce certificates, will this negate the previous question? 

Yes, send the letter, and no I don't think it negates the previous question.

*  What about a copy of my C.V. and statement of my intention of finding work as soon as I am legally able to do so?

They don't require this but I sent mine, just to show that although we weren't rich, I could get a job to help support myself.  It can't hurt!

*  My fiance lost his job and just started a new one.  Will that make financial problems?

As long as he is employed now, I don't think it will matter at all.

Is there time to do this by mail, or should I drive to NY?  ( I live in Virginia)

If you have all your documents in order, it should only take about a week or two by post.  But if you're all all worried about your stuff, I'd high tail it up to NY to get it done and over with in one day. 

Hope that helps a wee bit! 

Thank you for helping me clarify things!

I just realized the "current accomodation" might be for those old-fashioned folks who wouldn't live together before the wedding day.  So they'd want to know where I'd live before the wedding and where we'd live after.   

A week or two is cutting it very close, since the plane tix will be expensive to buy at the last minute.  I'm hoping beyond hope that the docs he sent me arrive today.   I hate to take the time off work to drive to NYC, but I will if the papers don't arrive in the next day or two.

Should I go ahead and buy a plane ticket, with a changeable date if there's any kind of delay?

(No, I'm not nervous at all, can you tell?)

You can also probably change the date of your wedding- when my fiance booked us at the Edinburgh registry office, he was told the month of March is pretty "wide open".  Unfortunately, we missed the Feb 1 deadline so they can't actually make it an official booking until they have a copy of my visa (they said a copy can be faxed).  I am going to NY on February 22 and so nervous I am sick.  I am also waiting on his documents (according to the tracking they have made it to Kennedy- now they need to get from there to here by Saturday (since Monday is a holiday).   My fiancee wants me to book my flight for March 1- if there is any sort of problem I'll just pay to change it.  ($100 on  Continental)  If it makes you feel any better at all- I am in a very similar situation as you are and many other people on this board are either in the same boat, or have been.  Feel free to email me privately if you want to vent, etc.