In terms of my bank statements that I need to provide, is this just looking at my wages entering my bank account? I am just wondering about other payments I receive. Not from companies, but from friends who may pay me for any gigs I have payed with them and they electronically sent payment.
Other payments are irrelevant. The only reason you provide your bank statements are so they can match the payslip deposits into your bank with the amount on your payslip each month.
If you have been with your employer for at least 6 months and have been earning at least £18,600 for all that time, you will need to provide:
- 6 full months (not a day less) of original payslips, showing at least £1,550 before tax on each one, the latest dated no more than 28 days before the date you submit the online application
- 6 full months (not a day less) of original bank statements, showing the deposit of every single payslip, the latest dated no more than 28 days before the date you submit the online application. These must cover exactly the same 6 months as the payslips... to the day.
- letter from your employer, dated no more than 28 days before the date the online application is submitted, stating ALL of the following:
- current employment and salary
- length of employment
- length of time earning current salary
- type of employment
Optional but recommended:
- you original job contract
- your latest P60
Note that the online application should not be submitted until she has all the supporting documents in her hands and is ready to mail them all to Sheffield for visa processing. If she plans to change her name in her passport before applying for the visa, you may not be able to bring all the documents with you to the US, as they may be out of date by the time she applies (so you would need to mail the most recent ones to her afterwards).
Also, this may not be an issue, but I also have two ISA's in my name. Do these need to be documented and sent as well?
Nope, they should not be mentioned unless you are having to use cash savings to meet the income requirement (I.e. you earn less than £18,600 per year).
However, to use savings, the first £16,000 are not considered and then on top of that you need 2.5 times the difference between your salary and £18,600 in savings.
So, say you earn £15,000 a year, you would need £25,000 in savings to meet the financial requirement (£16,000 + (2.5 x £3,600).
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