Hi everyone! I'm preparing to apply for my UK spouse visa (my husband's British, I'm American). We're going the savings route, so I'm trying to get everything together while we wait for the 6 months to elapse. I'd love to apply as soon as we're eligible!
Can someone please take a look at my checklist and let me know if I'm missing anything that's a requirement for the application?
Thanks so much for your help!
CHECKLIST:
1. Applicant's Documents
- Priority service receipt
- Return shipping label
- Table of contents page
- Applicants (my) cover letter (includes information on how we meet all of the requirements and what evidence we have included)
- Printed Visa4UK online application
- Form VAF4a Appendix 2
- Stamped biometrics confirmation sheet
- IHS payment receipt
- Current US passport
- Previous passport
- Previous UK visas cover letter (includes information on previous Prospective Student Visa and Student Visa)
- Photocopies of previous UK visas
- 1 passport photo
2. Sponsor's documents:
- Photocopy of passport photo page
- Sponsor’s supporting cover letter (includes information on how we meet all of the requirements and what evidence we have included)
3. Financial Documents
- Financial requirement cover letter (information on using savings and declaring source of savings)
- 6 months of bank statements on official bank stationery
- Letter from bank on headed stationery confirming statements are authentic
4. Evidence of accommodation
- Accommodation cover letter (stating we have booked an AirBnB for 2 months while we search for an apartment)
- Printed AirBnB confirmation for 2 months of accommodation
5. Proof of relationship
- Proof of relationship cover letter (information on how we met, how long we've been together/married)
- Original marriage certificate
- 2-4 photos of us together from 2010 to present
- Cover letter with list of countries we have visited/lived in together
- Printouts of airline e-tickets/itineraries from trips together
- Proof of bills sent to shared apartment
- Letter from current landlord stating we have lived together in current apartment since 2015
