last minute questions & final document checklist

I apologize for starting a new thread but I'm going crazy sifting through everyone's threads trying to find answers to my last minute questions. I want to keep my thoughts all in one place as I prepare to send off the application in less than two weeks! So I have two things I would like to get proofed listed below. One regarding my SO's landlord letter and the second is about the contents letter I wrote. I also had the landlord's letter in another thread so no need to answer it twice if you've already applied. But I would appreciate opinions on both!

Question 1:
I wrote out an example letter for my SO's landlord to sign which included (what I consider to be) pertinent information such as the address, apartment size, date of move in, confirmation of him being up-to-date on rent payments, permission for me to live there, and confirmation that my stay there will not infringe upon the Housing Overcrowding Act. She declined to sign the letter I wrote saying she has done this a million times before and prefers to use a stock letter she already has on file. I had my SO send it to me today and I think it's far too vague. I have the letter below. It is on her company letterhead and has a wet signature. If he provides this letter along with his lease (which specifies the apartment size) and council tax statement will this be enough? Or should the landlord's letter include more information?

"Dear Sir/Madam,
Re: (his address)

I write to advise that authorisation from the landlord of the above property has been given to allow Jaclyn {last name} to move into the above property alongside the current tenant, Alasdair {last name}. Alasdair has taken on the tenancy of this property since October 2018.
Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
{Landlord Signature}
[Landlord name]
job title
company"

Question 2:
I wrote this contents letter. Is it missing anything or should anything be reworded or subtracted? The documents listed in blue are ones I am still gathering.

"To the Entry Clearance Officer,

Please find enclosed my application and supporting documents for a settlement visa to join my husband in the UK. I would like my visa vignette to start on 29 December 2018, as per my Intended Travel Date listed on the online application.

Please note, due to a discrepancy between the UKVI website which requests copies of documents only on US letter sized paper and the VFS Global website which specifies original documents only on A4 paper, I have provided two packets, one to satisfy the UKVI request and one to satisfy the VFS Global request. Please use whichever packet is required.

The following documents are included in this package:
Priority processing receipt
Return shipping label
Applicant’s content letter
Printed online application
VAF4a Appendix 2
IHS surcharge receipt
Stamped biometrics sheet
Current US passport
2-previous US passports
1-passport photo
Sponsor letter of support
Copy of sponsor’s UK passport photo page
Letter from sponsor’s employer
6-months wage slips
6-months bank statements
Original contract of employment
Current contract of employment
Current P60 tax form
Tenancy agreement
Landlord letter of permission
Council tax statement
Marriage certificate
Photos of applicant and sponsor together
Airline reservation confirmations
Email correspondence between applicant/sponsor
Google Hangouts messages between applicant/sponsor
Facebook Messenger video chat logs between applicant/sponsor
Birthday and other holiday cards between applicant/sponsor

Yours faithfully,
{My Signature}
[typed name]"

Please don’t start new threads!

I just answered your first question in your other thread!

It’s much easier for us to help if you keep ALL your questions in one thread only.

Your cover letter is fine. Though I would clearly label each section of the documents (Applicant, Sponsor, Finances, Accommodation, Relationship), instead of having one long list.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know, you answered the other one faster than I deleted it from that thread to put it into this one. Is the documents list missing anything?

Please don’t start new threads!

I just answered your first question in your other thread!

It’s much easier for us to help if you keep ALL your questions in one thread only.

Your cover letter is fine. Though I would clearly label each section of the documents (Applicant, Sponsor, Finances, Accommodation, Relationship), instead of having one long list.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

New question. My fiance just went to his bank and they printed off his statements, recent change of address, and account details (how long its been open, etc). They just printed them off the internet which concerns me because I've read that they should be stamped or signed if printed off the net. They are on the company letterhead, however. Will this suffice or should he go back and ask them to stamp/sign?

New question. My fiance just went to his bank and they printed off his statements, recent change of address, and account details (how long its been open, etc). They just printed them off the internet which concerns me because I've read that they should be stamped or signed if printed off the net. They are on the company letterhead, however. Will this suffice or should he go back and ask them to stamp/sign?

They only need to be stamped/signed if YOU have printed them at home on regular paper... because you could have forged or tampered with them before printing.

If they are printed by the bank on official company letterhead, they should be fine.

Do they say 'printed in branch' on them?

They only need to be stamped/signed if YOU have printed them at home on regular paper... because you could have forged or tampered with them before printing.

If they are printed by the bank on official company letterhead, they should be fine.

Do they say 'printed in branch' on them?

They do not say printed in branch.

They do not say printed in branch.

I would have them stamp them on every page.

I would have them stamp them on every page.

Thanks. He is going to go back Monday and ask them to stamp them just to be safe.

I would have them stamp them on every page.

Would anyone mind proofing his sponsor letter?

To the Entry Clearance Officer:

I am writing to confirm sponsorship of my wife, Jac XXXX, for a settlement visa to join me in the United Kingdom. I am a British citizen and I have lived in the UK since birth.

Currently, I am employed full-time by XXXXX as a XXXXXXX and have been employed there since XX/XX/2005. My current gross annual salary is £XXXXX, and I have been earning this salary since XX/XX/2018. I will be using this salary to meet the financial requirement under Category A, and I am including the relevant supporting documents as evidence.

I am currently renting a 2 bedroom flat under singular tenancy.  The address is XXXXXXX.  Once Jac has been granted her visa we plan to live there. I have included the rental agreement together with a letter from the landlord confirming my right to reside in the property and giving Jac permission to live there with me.

I first met Jac on 01/10/2017, whilst on a Mediterranean Cruise and we entered into a relationship immediately thereafter.  Since then we have continued to see each other 3 to 4 times a year, with her visiting me once in the UK for 10 days, while I have visited her in the US 3 times for 10 days – two weeks at a time. We got engaged in Dublin on XX/XX/2018 and we married in Cincinnati, Ohio on XX/XX/2018. Whilst apart, we stay in touch daily via the Google Hangouts app, video calls on Facebook Messenger and regular emails. We are providing communication history covering our entire relationship, as well as receipts/e-tickets for all of our trips to see each other. Jac and I want to settle together in the UK because of my long-term job and because we like the culture here.

Yours Faithfully,

XXXXX

Also, will it be an issue of we apply the same day we get married? Will that bring any suspicion to our application?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No, it won’t. As long as you are legally married at the time you apply, and you have all the documents ready to go, it’s not an issue.

Most people find they can’t actually apply on the same day as they get married, because they don’t have everything ready yet.

Bear in mind though whether you really want the stress of applying for your visa on your wedding day. You might find you would rather spend the day celebrating, and then apply the next day instead .


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No, it won’t. As long as you are legally married at the time you apply, and you have all the documents ready to go, it’s not an issue.

Most people find they can’t actually apply on the same day as they get married, because they don’t have everything ready yet.

Bear in mind though whether you really want the stress of applying for your visa on your wedding day. You might find you would rather spend the day celebrating, and then apply the next day instead .


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think we have everything ready to go. Just wanting to get applied asap cause it's going to be Thanksgiving week and I don't know if that'll affect me getting a biometrics appointment. Also I have to go to work after we get married anyway :/ Would you mind looking over the sponsor letter I posted just above?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Your sponsor letter looks good .

Your sponsor letter looks good .

Thanks very much. Filling out the application now and am not sure whether I should answer yes or no to this question, "Have you ever voluntarily elected to depart the UK?" Do they mean regarding my regular visits or something else?

Also, in regards to "Have you received any other penalty in relation to a criminal offence; for example a caution, reprimand, warning, or similar penalties in the UK or any other country?" I'm not sure whether to answer yes or no. I have been arrested once in the past and completed a diversion program and all charges were dropped and my record expunged. Advice on the answer?

Lastly, "Is there any other information you wish to be considered as part of your application?" Is it okay to leave blank or is there something I should include? The example they give on the application is in regards to children.

Thanks very much. Filling out the application now and am not sure whether I should answer yes or no to this question, "Have you ever voluntarily elected to depart the UK?" Do they mean regarding my regular visits or something else?

Also, in regards to "Have you received any other penalty in relation to a criminal offence; for example a caution, reprimand, warning, or similar penalties in the UK or any other country?" I'm not sure whether to answer yes or no. I have been arrested once in the past and completed a diversion program and all charges were dropped and my record expunged. Advice on the answer?

Lastly, "Is there any other information you wish to be considered as part of your application?" Is it okay to leave blank or is there something I should include? The example they give on the application is in regards to children.

1-That's not for regular visits. It's if you are faced with the choice of deportation or leaving voluntarily, at your own expense.

2- Answer yes, explain the situation fully and enclose any paperwork that you have.

3-You could use the space to explain no 2 or put that in your letter and leave it blank.