FLR(M) Visa Questions

Thank you again for your response. Do you mean that is something that the UK visa people would charge or my credit card company would charge?

The card I would use would have no foreign transaction fees but I wonder if the UK visa people would still try to make me pay something for using a foreign card.

Thank you again for your response. Do you mean that is something that the UK visa people would charge or my credit card company would charge?

The card I would use would have no foreign transaction fees but I wonder if the UK visa people would still try to make me pay something for using a foreign card.

It would be the card company that might impose charges on a non-US currency transaction.

If your US card company does not impose any foreign transaction charges when you use it abroad, you’ll likely be fine.


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Thank you again for your help.

I'm filling out the online application currently and I'm on the question of the name of my current partner.

It says to enter exactly as it is on her passport. On her passport it still has her maiden name but the title options would me Miss or Mrs. Because that isn't her current married name should I put Miss or because she's currently married should I just put Mrs?

Editing to add another question:

It asks "when did you meet your partner and when did your relationship begin?" In our first application it is asked as "when did you first meet your partner in person?"

Our relationship began before we first met in person. I'm not sure if I should put the date we first met or the date we first met in person. Does anyone have any insight?

Thank you.

It says to enter exactly as it is on her passport. On her passport it still has her maiden name but the title options would me Miss or Mrs. Because that isn't her current married name should I put Miss or because she's currently married should I just put Mrs?

Is there no option for Ms.?

If not, maybe Miss? I'm not really sure.

Editing to add another question:

It asks "when did you meet your partner and when did your relationship begin?" In our first application it is asked as "when did you first meet your partner in person?"

Our relationship began before we first met in person. I'm not sure if I should put the date we first met or the date we first met in person. Does anyone have any insight?

It's not a trick question - just tell the truth.

Put the date that you consider to be the beginning of your romantic relationship - whenever that was (it could be a date in between when you first met and when you met in person, or it could be after you met in person... it all depends on when exactly you decided you were in a relationship).

Is there no option for Ms.?

If not, maybe Miss? I'm not really sure.

Thanks for the reply.

So it first asks for the name of my partner. When you click "not sure how to answer this" it says enter as it is listed on their passport.

Next it asks if they are known by any other names and again if you click "not sure how to answer this" it says again enter as listed on their passport.

I can't decide if I should put her current married name first or her maiden name on her passport first. There is an option for Ms. as well.

I forgot how stressful this is all is.

So it first asks for the name of my partner. When you click "not sure how to answer this" it says enter as it is listed on their passport.

Next it asks if they are known by any other names and again if you click "not sure how to answer this" it says again enter as listed on their passport.

I can't decide if I should put her current married name first or her maiden name on her passport first. There is an option for Ms. as well.

Okay, for her name, you put the exact name on her passport, along with Ms., because this is the name that will be put on her visa, and it MUST match her passport name EXACTLY.

For any other names she has been known by, you put her married name (and you can put Mrs here if she is known as Mrs. Married Name)... because this is not currently the official name in her passport, but it is a name she also goes by.

Okay, for her name, you put the exact name on her passport, along with Ms., because this is the name that will be put on her visa, and it MUST match her passport name EXACTLY.

For any other names she has been known by, you put her married name (and you can put Mrs here if she is known as Mrs. Married Name)... because this is not currently the official name in her passport, but it is a name she also goes by.

Thank you again for your response.

I am actually the applicant and she is the sponsor. So it would be my visa. I'm really sorry for not being more clear. Totally my bad. I'm not sure if that would change anything about your previous post.

Also, a bit further on in the application when it's talking about where we have lived, if I put her maiden name in the first option it says her maiden name when referencing where we have lived and from where we should provide correspondence evidence. If I put her married name first it uses her married name in that section.

I only think this may be relevant because all of our correspondence has her married name. I suppose I could put her married name first and also include a cover letter further detailing how her passport has her maiden name but everything else has her married name?

Thank you again for your response.

I am actually the applicant and she is the sponsor. So it would be my visa. I'm really sorry for not being more clear. Totally my bad. I'm not sure if that would change anything about your previous post.

In that case, ignore everything I just said, because the name in her passport is not relevant.

For the first question, you put Mrs Married Name.

For any other names known by, you put her maiden name.

Also, a bit further on in the application when it's talking about where we have lived, if I put her maiden name in the first option it says her maiden name when referencing where we have lived and from where we should provide correspondence evidence. If I put her married name first it uses her married name in that section.

You use her married name for everything except the 'other names known by'.

It's only the applicant's name that has to match their passport, because of the rule that the name on their visa must be the same as the name on their passport.

Your marriage certificate will show that she has changed from maiden to married name, so there's nothing to explain.

Thank you so much again for your response.

I'm going to rapid fire some questions I have so I don't keep bumping this. If anyone has any insight that would be awesome.

Should I include all pages of correspondence? I'm assuming yes just asking to be certain.

During this six months I had a tax code situation going on because I was still employed with another employer when I started this job part time. So for the first few months I was paying a lot in tax. Once this was sorted though on one of my payslips my net payer was higher than my gross pay due to getting a tax refund from HMRC. I'm assuming that doesn't need to be explained by the employer letter because it has nothing to do with them. Is that something I should address with a cover letter or is it likely to be easily understood?

I have two contracts with my employer. My first one was when I first started and was part time. My second is from when I became full time. They both show my previous job title but same and current rate of pay. Does it matter which one to include? Do I need to include any?

My most recent payslip is dated 20/11/2021. So I have 28 days from that date to submit my application correct? So the last date I could apply with it is the 18th December or 17th to be safe?

When the online application asks where we have lived I put our current address. Then it asks "have you lived anywhere else?" I put yes and put our previous address in the UK. Then it asks "has your partner lived anywhere else" I'm uncertain if I should put our previous UK address again for her as well or if it is asking if she has lived somewhere without me.

It also says if we have lived with relatives at any point during the two years we need to provide a letter confirming this. We lived with my wife's family for from June 2019 until Feb 2020. So like 2-3 months during the past two years. Would we just include a letter from her mom confirming we lived there and between what dates? Would we also need to provide the land registry document like the first visa?

It asks have we lived together since our marriage. Would I put no and then explain that we didn't live together until I moved to the UK about a year after our wedding? Or is it asking have we lived together at all since we've been married?


Sorry for all of that! Thank you for reading.

Should I include all pages of correspondence? I'm assuming yes just asking to be certain.

Yes.

During this six months I had a tax code situation going on because I was still employed with another employer when I started this job part time. So for the first few months I was paying a lot in tax. Once this was sorted though on one of my payslips my net payer was higher than my gross pay due to getting a tax refund from HMRC. I'm assuming that doesn't need to be explained by the employer letter because it has nothing to do with them. Is that something I should address with a cover letter or is it likely to be easily understood?

It's probably worth mentioning in a cover letter, just to clarify the reason for the higher net pay that month so they aren't confused by it.

I have two contracts with my employer. My first one was when I first started and was part time. My second is from when I became full time. They both show my previous job title but same and current rate of pay. Does it matter which one to include? Do I need to include any?

Your job contract is only optional, but they can ask to see it and your latest P60 if they feel they need to, so we usually recommend including it.

If you do decide to include it, I'd upload the most recent contract.

My most recent payslip is dated 20/11/2021. So I have 28 days from that date to submit my application correct? So the last date I could apply with it is the 18th December or 17th to be safe?

That's correct - 28 days from 20th November. You have until 11:59pm on 18th December to submit the online application... so you can do it anytime between now and then. It's up to you if you want to apply on the 17th (or earlier) rather than the 18th.

When the online application asks where we have lived I put our current address. Then it asks "have you lived anywhere else?" I put yes and put our previous address in the UK. Then it asks "has your partner lived anywhere else" I'm uncertain if I should put our previous UK address again for her as well or if it is asking if she has lived somewhere without me.

Without seeing the actual questions, I'm not sure, but I think they mean 'has your partner lived apart from you at a different address than the addresses already listed?'

It also says if we have lived with relatives at any point during the two years we need to provide a letter confirming this. We lived with my wife's family for from June 2019 until Feb 2020. So like 2-3 months during the past two years. Would we just include a letter from her mom confirming we lived there and between what dates? Would we also need to provide the land registry document like the first visa?

No, you do not need the Land Registry, because you no longer live there.

However, as part of the correspondence/relationship evidence, it's a requirement that if you lived with family or friends for any of the 2 years that you are providing correspondence for, they need to write a letter confirming the dates that you lived with them.

It asks have we lived together since our marriage. Would I put no and then explain that we didn't live together until I moved to the UK about a year after our wedding? Or is it asking have we lived together at all since we've been married?

It is asking if you have lived together for any period of time since you have been married.

Your answer MUST be yes here, otherwise you are basically saying you have never lived together and therefore you do not qualify for the visa... because one of the requirements is that you must have been living together as a married couple for at least the last 2 years.

Thank you so much for your help.

Your job contract is only optional, but they can ask to see it and your latest P60 if they feel they need to, so we usually recommend including it.

For my P60, I received when I had only been employed with my company for a few months and most of it was part time. Is it still worth including?

Without seeing the actual questions, I'm not sure, but I think they mean 'has your partner lived apart from you at a different address than the addresses already listed?'

Yeah sorry I should have posted the complete question. After reading it again I think I understand it. It asks if you have lived anywhere else and to give details and whether I loved there with my partner. And then the next question is asking whether my partner has lived anywhere else. So yeah I think that one should be a no.

It is asking if you have lived together for any period of time since you have been married.

Your answer MUST be yes here, otherwise you are basically saying you have never lived together and therefore you do not qualify for the visa... because one of the requirements is that you must have been living together as a married couple for at least the last 2 years.

Thank you. And for the question asking when we began living together I've answered the date when I moved to the UK.


I've got some more questions if anyone can help with that would be great.

Looking at all my payslip deposit dates they are all deposited on the third to last business day of the month. Except for August, which was on the fourth to last business day of the month. Will just having the employer letter mention that be good enough? There doesn't need to be a specific reason right?

In the finance section of the application it is asking for employer's phone number and email address. I was planning on giving the generic phone number but for the email should I give the direct email or my boss who is writing the employer letter's email?

On my first application when it asks if I have had any warnings or cautions I said yes. I received a written warning for speeding like six years ago and a verbal warning for some kind of driving error that I can't really remember like 10 years ago. I provided documentation of the written warning on my first application and just mentioned the verbal warning. I'm assuming I should do the same for this one?



Thank you.

Thank you so much for your help.
For my P60, I received when I had only been employed with my company for a few months and most of it was part time. Is it still worth including?

It's up to you. You can include it if you want, though it won't actually have any bearing on your application.

Yeah sorry I should have posted the complete question. After reading it again I think I understand it. It asks if you have lived anywhere else and to give details and whether I loved there with my partner. And then the next question is asking whether my partner has lived anywhere else. So yeah I think that one should be a no.
Thank you. And for the question asking when we began living together I've answered the date when I moved to the UK.

Sound good for both of those .

Looking at all my payslip deposit dates they are all deposited on the third to last business day of the month. Except for August, which was on the fourth to last business day of the month. Will just having the employer letter mention that be good enough? There doesn't need to be a specific reason right?

Yes, the employer letter will need to mention it, and ideally include an explanation for why it was a different date that month - it only needs to be a sentence... something like, "Our payslips are usually deposited on the 3rd to last business day of the month, however, in August, the payslips were deposited on the 4th to last day due to [reason]."

In the finance section of the application it is asking for employer's phone number and email address. I was planning on giving the generic phone number but for the email should I give the direct email or my boss who is writing the employer letter's email?

I'm not completely sure, but I would assume just the generic company phone number is fine. If there's a generic email, I would include that too - if not, then you could use your boss' email. They won't contact your boss anyway. If they have an issue with the letter, they will contact you directly to get you to sort it out.

On my first application when it asks if I have had any warnings or cautions I said yes. I received a written warning for speeding like six years ago and a verbal warning for some kind of driving error that I can't really remember like 10 years ago. I provided documentation of the written warning on my first application and just mentioned the verbal warning. I'm assuming I should do the same for this one?

Yes, it's always best to be completely honest and transparent, so if you included it in the last application, I would be consistent and include it in this one too.

Thank you again so much!

Would this letter be good enough to provide detailing when we lived with my wife and sponsor's mom?

06/12/2021


To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing this letter to confirm that my daughter, [Sponsor], and her husband, [Applicant], lived together in my home from 23 June 2019 until 21 February 2020.

My home is located at:
[Address]


If you have any questions you can contact me by phone at [Cell number] or email at [email address]

Yours Faithfully,



[Sponsor/wife’s Mother’s name]


Also here is a draft of the employer letter as well. Does this look okay? On my original document I have the payslip verification in a formatted table but it's not copying well. I will mention in a cover letter how I was being taxed too much which is why my net pay was lower some months and then higher one month when they refunded me.

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing this letter to confirm that [Applicant] has been employed with us on a permanent, non-salaried contract since 11th December 2020.

He was initially employed part time, however, since 18th March 2021 has been on a full time contract of 42.5 hours per week with an hourly wage of £9.50 per hour which he has been earning since the start of his employment.  This gives a total annual income of £20,995 per year. His original job title was [Position] but as of 15th October 2021 his current job title is [Position].

Our payslips are issued through our parent company [Parent Company Name]. They are all dated for the 20th of each month. Our payslips are usually deposited on the 3rd to last business day of each month, however, in August, the payslips were deposited on the 4th to last day due to [reason I will try to find out this week].


As our payslips are issued electronically via email, I will also verify the following payslips as accurate and genuine:

            Date                                          Gross Pay            Net Pay              Deposit Date
Month Ending 5/20/2021                £1,835.02             £1,329.05             26 May 21
Month Ending 6/20/2021                £1,693.38             £1,238.28             28 Jun 21
Month Ending 7/20/2021                £1,776.50             £1,873.30             28 Jul 21
Month Ending 8/20/2021                £1,850.89             £1510.58              26 Aug 21
Month Ending 9/20/2021                £1,695.75             £1,411.47             28 Sep 21
Month Ending 10/20/2021             £1,527.89              £1,303.86            27 Oct 21
Month Ending 11/20/2021             £1776.50               £1,463.10            26 Nov 21


Yours Faithfully,



[Name]




Edit: Looking at that payslip verification table on my phone it doesn't look great.. It looked fine on my computer and it looks okay on my phone if I turn it sideways. Apologies

Both letters look good to me.

Both letters look good to me.

Thank you!

I've just been racking my brain trying to figure out why I always get paid on the third to last business day of the month except for August. My wife just asked if it was a bank holiday and I looked into it and that's what it was.

So I was paid on Thursday 26 August and Monday the 30th was a bank holiday. So I was actually paid on the third to last business day of the month.

So I'm assuming I can leave out any explanation about that now?