My Journey to England & Priority Spousal Visa Process

  Hello All...
I am finally making my main thread so I can keep all my current and future questions and journey in one spot .
First of all THANK YOU to all the wonderful people on this site... a true lifesaver... I will be applying hopefully around Nov 19-20th
Here are just a couple questions to start off...
1. I sent away for my passport name change , but in my documents I will mail in , do i need the picture page from my passport with my maiden name .
2. On proof of relationship messages, we have a few pages from Messenger and WhatsApp up till September.. Do we need any from Oct and this month to add to it?

1. I sent away for my passport name change , but in my documents I will mail in , do i need the picture page from my passport with my maiden name .

You'll need to include all your previous passports in the application.

2. On proof of relationship messages, we have a few pages from Messenger and WhatsApp up till September.. Do we need any from Oct and this month to add to it?

Yes, you need to cover right up to your application date. In fact, it's especially important to cover communication since the wedding, otherwise it could look like you only married for the visa and stopped communicating after the wedding.

You'll need to include all your previous passports in the application.

Yes, you need to cover right up to your application date. In fact, it's especially important to cover communication since the wedding, otherwise it could look like you only married for the visa and stopped communicating after the wedding.

Makes sense... glad i thought about it.. so many things to try to remember    I am going to see if i can figure how to print them from my side so he wont have to print them and mail them.
also... ok.. i just have the picture page from my passport before sending it in.. so i assume that's what is needed.

You need to send your actual passports.

You need to send your actual passports.

Will the passport office return my passport I had to send to get my name changed?  I assume they would right?

Makes sense... glad i thought about it.. so many things to try to remember    I am going to see if i can figure how to print them from my side so he wont have to print them and mail them.

Can he not just put them together in a Word document, then email them to you so you can print them for him?

also... ok.. i just have the picture page from my passport before sending it in.. so i assume that's what is needed.

You need to send the whole passport (and all other passports you have held in the past).

Will the passport office return my passport I had to send to get my name changed?  I assume they would right?

Yes, they will. 

Can he not just put them together in a Word document, then email them to you so you can print them for him?

You need to send the whole passport (and all other passports you have held in the past).

Oh..yes he can.  .. and thank you I didn't even think about if they would send it back.. I figured they kept it.. Thank you so much

I didn't even think about if they would send it back.. I figured they kept it.. Thank you so much

The passport office should always send cancelled passports back to you... because you may need them in the future.

For example, my expired passport has a valid US visitor visa in it... so when I travel to the US, I have to carry 2 passports with me: my current, valid passport, and my old, expired passport with my US visa in it.

The passport office should always send cancelled passports back to you... because you may need them in the future.

For example, my expired passport has a valid US visitor visa in it... so when I travel to the US, I have to carry 2 passports with me: my current, valid passport, and my old, expired passport with my US visa in it.

Oh wow.. that's crazy.... I did just find out even though I paid overnight service for my passport to be sent back, the old passport will be mailed in a separate mailing... what? they said that may take up to 2 weeks to receive the old one, so that means I cant apply for my Visa until I receive the old passport... 

It won't necessarily take that long though.

You'll need to include all your previous passports in the application.

Just an update on my Passport... I mailed it off Nov 1st and was delivered Saturday the 3rd...
I paid the extra 15 and change for express mail return... I just got an email saying my passport has been mailed and should receive it the 10th... YAY ... Next step will be applying for the Visa as soon as i get it and all the other little things from Andy around the 17th to 20th...

It won't necessarily take that long though.

Hi... I may need help on how to ask a new question on this thread without having to go the "quote" route, or is that the only way ...
My question is... i saw someone today that said  when applying for their visa and paying, it didn't seem to like "debit cards".... is this true? I only have a debit card with my credit union... should i go get a "Pre-Paid" card that you can pick up at WalMart... I don't want the payment to be declined.  My Credit Union said to let them know before I plan to pay so they can raise my daily limit and that the payment will be going to England.
Thank you for your help..

Hi... I may need help on how to ask a new question on this thread without having to go the "quote" route, or is that the only way ...

You just click the 'Reply' button at the bottom of the page.

Most people are the other way around... they know how to reply on a thread, but have no idea how to quote another post, lol.

My question is... i saw someone today that said  when applying for their visa and paying, it didn't seem to like "debit cards".... is this true? I only have a debit card with my credit union... should i go get a "Pre-Paid" card that you can pick up at WalMart... I don't want the payment to be declined.  My Credit Union said to let them know before I plan to pay so they can raise my daily limit and that the payment will be going to England.
Thank you for your help..

I had never heard of the system not liking debit cards before that post, and I believe most people pay using a regular debit card.

What I suspect happened in the other case was that their bank was not informed of the large transaction before the purchase was made, so even though they got the card unblocked, the transaction just kept being blocked again because they hadn't explicitly told the bank that they were making that purchase and didn't ask for it not to be blocked.

You just click the 'Reply' button at the bottom of the page.

Most people are the other way around... they know how to reply on a thread, but have no idea how to quote another post, lol.

I had never heard of the system not liking debit cards before that post, and I believe most people pay using a regular debit card.

What I suspect happened in the other case was that their bank was not informed of the large transaction before the purchase was made, so even though they got the card unblocked, the transaction just kept being blocked again because they hadn't explicitly told the bank that they were making that purchase and didn't ask for it not to be blocked.

Fantastic.. Thank you... OH...if you see this question on someone's thread it was me  asking the same.. but maybe it will help someone else... Again..thank you and thank you for letting me know how to ask a new question