Fiance(e) Visa Document Check...Please!

Hi everyone.

So I am looking to apply for my fiancee visa this weekend, unless you kind people find an issue with my documents below or some other issue, then I will fix it. I am trying to apply ASAP, as my local ASC opens July 20th. I am seeking entry to the UK October 2020.

My fiance is going to take the supporting documents to a VFS visa application center near him in the UK to have the documents scanned.

We’ve also completed Home Office forms Appendix 2 and SU07, just in case as we read conflicting info on if we needed it or not.  Form SU07 requires proof of address for my fiance/sponsor, so he has included a copy of his council tax bill, as well as a utility bill.

Applicant Documents

My passport which will be turned in at my biometric appointment and I will print out receipt for proof of payment for application and the page I need to bring so the people at my biometric appointment can stamp it.

My fiance has scans of my entire passport (as I think this is needed?).

I am American and have an American passport so I don’t need to show an English language requirement but do have a BS and MS from American universities. Do I include a copy of my degrees?

My own supporting letter

Sponsor Documents

Letter from letting agent that gives the size of my fiance's rented flat (number of bedrooms, other rooms), allows me to live there and how long my fiance has lived there. Letter was emailed and then printed.

Sponsor's supporting letter that outlines how we met, how he meets the financial requirements, shows adequate accommodation for me/us, and promises to support me. Also has our wedding plans.

His decree Absolute (original)

Copy of bio page of his passport

Financial Proof

Letter from fiance’s employer confirming the following: start date, job title, confirming job is full-time and permanent, confirming salary, confirmation of national insurance number, and confirms that the e-pay slips are genuine.

Payslips from previous 7 months

Previous 7 months bank statements. Not copies, the actual ones he gets in the post/mail.

Last year’s P60


Proof of Relationship

Screenshots from Skype, taken every few weeks, from 2018 to current. This shows regular conversation/contact. We met in 2018.

Pictures from our 5 trips we have taken to see one another and the dates of those trips.

Scans of our airline tickets where we have those tickets still, otherwise copies of our emailed itinerary info for those flights

Proof of intention to marry

Email chain with local registry office inquiring about availability of dates for wedding, includes inquiring about dates in December 2020.

Receipts for our engagement and wedding rings from Etsy

Photos of us for the proof of relationship part have 2 pictures of our engagement as well, as in him on one knee proposing to me and us showing our rings.

Additionally:

1. The visa application asked, among other things, if I had any unpaid debts, bankruptcy, etc. I answered yes I had filed for bankruptcy in 2008 but the debts were discharged. Is that a sufficient response? I am unsure the exact dates of this but it was 2008 and I think it was January. Hope that is alright too (the guess of dates).

2. The dates of employment letter, bank statements, payslips, and the letting agent letter all need to be within 28 days of application submission date, correct? Not biometrics date and not document date? Hoping I can get a biometrics date ASAP but will have to see post-COVID what things look like.

3. If approved/when approved, I get 6 months to enter the UK, right? Not 30 days like on a spouse visa? This is not to dilly dally or anything but to ensure I can get my cat on a flight and I prefer more than a 30 day window to do that. Again, I am unsure what's going on with flights and all this so just want a larger window to plan in. I know I need to be in the UK fairly quickly though to give notice to marry, marry, and then apply for my spouse visa.

Thank you in advance!! So glad to be at this stage finally.

Hi everyone.

So I am looking to apply for my fiancee visa this weekend, unless you kind people find an issue with my documents below or some other issue, then I will fix it. I am trying to apply ASAP, as my local ASC opens July 20th. I am seeking entry to the UK October 2020

I’m not sure how they are organising the reopening of centres but I would be prepared to wait several weeks for an appointment.

If it’s anything like how they are doing things in the U.K., they may give priority to people who applied in March, then April, then May, then June, before you can book your appointment. So, you may have to wait for everyone who has applied in the last 4 months to attend biometrics first before you can.

My fiance is going to take the supporting documents to a VFS visa application center near him in the UK to have the documents scanned.

At the moment, documents cannot be taken to any centre in the U.K. because of Covid. He will have to mail them to Birmingham... or he could just upload them for free at home.

See here:

https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/us/en/vacs/supporting-documents

From that page:

We’ve also completed Home Office forms Appendix 2 and SU07, just in case as we read conflicting info on if we needed it or not.  Form SU07 requires proof of address for my fiance/sponsor, so he has included a copy of his council tax bill, as well as a utility bill.

Do not include either of these forms.

Appendix 2 is not accepted anymore as it has been incorporated into the online application. The only country that accepts it now is North Korea as there is no way to apply online there.

SU07 is NOT required for a fiancé or spousal visa. It is irrelevant to your application and is only accepted for exceptional circumstances visas, like elderly or adult dependant relative visas where the applicant relies on the sponsor for round-the-clock physical care and 100% financial support.

I’ll respond regarding your documents in another post.


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Applicant Documents

My passport which will be turned in at my biometric appointment and I will print out receipt for proof of payment for application and the page I need to bring so the people at my biometric appointment can stamp it.

Actually, your passport will NOT be turned in at your biometrics appointment - that’s not how it works, because biometrics are taken by US immigration on behalf of UKVI. They have nothing to do with your application.

Instead, you must mail your passport to New York within 5 days of your biometrics appointment.

You take with you to the appointment:
- your passport and your printed appointment confirmation sheet
- they will check your passport, stamp the sheet, take your fingerprints and photo and send you home
- you then have 5 days to mail your passport, stamped appointment sheet and return packaging and postage to New York for processing

I am American and have an American passport so I don’t need to show an English language requirement but do have a BS and MS from American universities. Do I include a copy of my degrees?

No. Don’t send them. They will not be looked at because you have US passport.

My own supporting letter

This is not needed.

If you want you can include a contents letter stating:
- visa type
- date you want the visa to start
- list of documents included with the application

Proof of Relationship

Pictures from our 5 trips we have taken to see one another and the dates of those trips.

You don’t need these, because you already have the required photos for the proof of relationship.

Additionally:

1. The visa application asked, among other things, if I had any unpaid debts, bankruptcy, etc. I answered yes I had filed for bankruptcy in 2008 but the debts were discharged. Is that a sufficient response? I am unsure the exact dates of this but it was 2008 and I think it was January. Hope that is alright too (the guess of dates).

Not sure, to be honest. I guess you can only give the information that you know.

2. The dates of employment letter, bank statements, payslips, and the letting agent letter all need to be within 28 days of application submission date, correct? Not biometrics date and not document date? Hoping I can get a biometrics date ASAP but will have to see post-COVID what things look like.

Yes, the online application date.

3. If approved/when approved, I get 6 months to enter the UK, right? Not 30 days like on a spouse visa? This is not to dilly dally or anything but to ensure I can get my cat on a flight and I prefer more than a 30 day window to do that. Again, I am unsure what's going on with flights and all this so just want a larger window to plan in. I know I need to be in the UK fairly quickly though to give notice to marry, marry, and then apply for my spouse visa.

Yes, you have 6 months to enter the U.K., get married, and apply for FLR.


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Thank you for the help and fast reply. I applied today, keeping in mind everything you said above. We're going to just upload the documents after all, so wish us luck, as I have heard that can be a pain.

I will update with what appointments are looking like in case it helps anyone.

Thanks again

Around noon my time today some slots opened up for biometrics appointments and I was able to grab one for July 20.

Not sure if that helps anyone applying, but wanted to update.

Hello Cali2England,

That is great to hear that you've already been given a biometrics appointment. I would like to apply for the fiance visa today or tomorrow and am wondering which service I should use. Can you tell me a few more details about what you did regarding the appointment:

1. When you applied, did you select VFS PAC or an ASC for  your biometrics?
2. Did you call or was it available online (if so which website..VFS)?
3. What place did you get the appointment at?
4. Did you buy any additional service package or just go standard? Anything else you can give about your application submitting, uploading docs, and getting appointment would be amazing!

Thank you so much for the update!