As I am filling out the forms for myself and my son I thought of a couple of questions
1) do I fill out two appendix 2 forms?
Yes, because you are filing two separate applications.
2) Do I put both our applications in same envelope for mailing?
Yes, but if you wish to pay for the Settlement Priority Service, you have to purchase one for each visa, even though they are in the same envelope, so that would be $600 for both ($300 each).
3) Do I photocopy the evidence twice to place with his application as well as with mine?
No, you can just include one photocopy of everything.
4) In the financial requirement portion it wants the gross for salaried wages, does that mean it wants the gross amounts for the pensions as well. I can't seem to find the answer to that anywhere.
I think you just include the pension statements and bank statements showing the actual pension payment received each month.
There's nothing in the financial requirements about gross vs. net pension.
From Annex FM 1.7:
8.2.1 The evidence required to demonstrate Pension income is specified in Appendix FM-SE:
10(e) To evidence a pension, all the following evidence must be provided:
(i) Official documentation from:
(1) The Department for Work and Pensions (in respect of the Basic State Pension and the Additional or Second State Pension) or other government department or agency;
(2) An overseas pension authority; or
(3) A pension company, confirming pension entitlement and amount.
(ii) At least one personal bank statement in the 12-month period prior to the date of application showing payment of the pension into the person's account.
