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Okay, my general list of supporting documents:
Applicant (US citizen)- Printed online application form (don't submit until you have all the documents in your hands and are completely ready to mail the application package to Sheffield)
- Completed VAF4a Appendix 2 form
- Stamped Biometrics Confirmation Sheet (when you have attended the biometrics appointment)
- Receipt for IHS surcharge payment
- 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 his UK passport photo page
- Sponsor letter of support for the visa, stating:
1) how he is eligible to sponsor the visa (his UK citizenship),
2) how he meets the financial requirement (which category and details of current employment),
3) where you will live in the UK (accommodation details),
4) a brief history of your relationship (no more than 1 paragraph, where/how you met, if you visited each other, when you got engaged and married, and why you are choosing to settle in the UK and not the US)
5) a list of all the documents he is including in the application package to support the above requirements
AccommodationIf he owns:
- his Land Registry document (can be downloaded from here for a small fee:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry)
- his latest original mortgage statement
If he rents:
- his original tenancy agreement
- a letter from his landlord giving you permission to live there when you get your visa
If you will live with family or friends:
- a letter from the homeowner giving you permission to live there and stating that the home will not be overcrowded
- their Land Registry document
- their latest original mortgage statement
FinancesCategory A:
- 6 months of original payslips showing earnings of at least £18,600 (assuming no child dependants are applying too)
- 6 months of original bank statements showing the deposit of every payslip
- original letter from his current employer stating:
1) how long he has worked there,
2) his current salary,
3) how long he's been earning that current salary,
4) the type of employment
Optional but recommended as the guidance says they may ask for them:
- his original job contract
- his latest P60 (issued April 2016)
Relationship evidence (in order of importance)
- marriage certificate
- 1 or 2 photos of you together (i.e. one at the wedding and one earlier in the relationship)
- boarding passes from trips to see each other
- any physical letters and cards sent to each other
- screenshots of your email inbox showing a selection of emails (subject line and date only) sent to each other through the course of your relationship
- screenshots of your Skype call logs showing a selection of calls to each other through the course of your relationship