Appendix 2 VAF 4A question

Hello,

We are returning to the UK after 6 years in the USA. A little background: I am an USC and my husband is an UKC & USC. We have two young children which are also dual citizens.  Previously I had gotten to a FLR(M) and went back to US when my visa expired because of unforeseen circumstances. My husband joined me once he had obtained a visa. This was 2011. We are now returning to the UK and have been in the planning stages of this move for the past year. My husband is self employed in the US and has been offered a job in the UK. We have all of the financial obligations met.

I know I have to start over again with my visas and sent in my application with tons of backup paperwork(or so it seemed) last week. Just some of the items we included are tax paperwork from last fiscal year, business bank statements from past 6 months, his business license and my husband's job offer letter.  Received an email saying they received my application but they haven't been able to locate my Appendix 2, so please fill it in.

I am so confused by this and feel horribly stupid if it's something I overlooked. But I didn't think I needed it since the top bullet point reads "The spouse or civil partner of someone settled in the UK"
My husband is in the US with me, not settled in the UK. Am I just supposed to pretend that he's in the UK?

Thanks for any help,
Tara

The wording is misleading but you do need to complete appendix 2, it's the bulk of the application actually.

Settled applies to your husband even though he is not living in the UK, because he is eligible to, so no don't pretend he's there if he's not.

Welcome back! 

I am so confused by this and feel horribly stupid if it's something I overlooked. But I didn't think I needed it since the top bullet point reads "The spouse or civil partner of someone settled in the UK"
My husband is in the US with me, not settled in the UK. Am I just supposed to pretend that he's in the UK?

Ah, it's a little confusing, but 'settled in the UK' means he has the legal right to live in the UK without restriction, i.e. he is either a UK citizen or a UK permanent resident. It doesn't matter if he currently lives overseas, he is still considered 'settled in the UK'.


The online application is only actually a small part of the whole application form - it's just a generic form about your personal circumstances and is the same for almost all visa types.

The VAF4a Appendix 2 is the main part of the application form, and it covers how you meet each requirement of the spousal visa: the relationship, accommodation and financial requirements.

Without Appendix 2, your application is not complete and cannot be processed. They've been good about contacting applicants to ask for it recently - they could have just refused the visa outright due to it being an incomplete application.

Thank you both.

I'm just so glad that didn't just refuse me outright because I didn't send the correct paperwork.
It seemed like the visa process was so much more straight forward 10 years ago. I know it has all changed but ugh. 

Thanks again!

And now I have a really silly questions, but just do not want to do the wrong thing.

I printed out my appendix 2 in black and white and filled it in. Am planning on scanning those to attach to email.

Should I have printed out in colour?

I don't think it matters, as long as you've answered the questions and they can read it all.