FLR(M) Visa Questions

We're thinking of including a cover letter for my application. This is a rough draft of what it could be. Does anyone know if it seems alright or if it's even necessary?

You don't need the last paragraph about the partial statement, because many people send a partial statement for the last payslip deposit - it's pretty normal to do. So, they know what partial statements are and what they look like, and they are used to seeing them.

So, I would just go with:

To Whom It May Concern,

I’m writing this letter to provide further clarification about some details of my application. When I arrived in the UK on 23 June 2019 I attempted to have my passport and vignette stamped but was informed by the border agent that this was no longer the policy. I have included my boarding passes from my flights that brought me to the UK as further evidence of my arrival.

Additionally due to my tax code I ended up paying too much tax for part of 2021. On my July Payslip I was refunded by HMRC for my overpayments which is why my net pay that month was higher than my gross pay.

Yours Faithfully,


You may not actually need the first paragraph either, but there's no harm in including it for clarification.

Awesome, thank you so much!

I hope I run out of questions soon but I just thought of another.

So my most recent contract was emailed to me in April. It states that my new full time hours began on March 18th but it was emailed to me in April and below my signature is dated when I received the contract. Which was like a month after the date I started full time hours. Is that okay?

Also I put my signature on it digitally. Like I have my actual signature on my computer and I put that on it on my computer and emailed it back to my employer. Is that okay?

I hope I run out of questions soon but I just thought of another.

So my most recent contract was emailed to me in April. It states that my new full time hours began on March 18th but it was emailed to me in April and below my signature is dated when I received the contract. Which was like a month after the date I started full time hours. Is that okay?

Also I put my signature on it digitally. Like I have my actual signature on my computer and I put that on it on my computer and emailed it back to my employer. Is that okay?

Yes and yes.

The contract is only optional so there is no guidance on required format for it and they may not even look at it.

Just include whatever you received from your company on whatever date it was sent to you.


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Yes and yes.

The contract is only optional so there is no guidance on required format for it and they may not even look at it.

Just include whatever you received from your company on whatever date it was sent to you.


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Thanks for your reply.

So the copy I have that has my signature and the date I signed it on it. But the employer signature part is blank on my end. I'm assuming it was signed on their end when I emailed it back.

So assuming I do include the contract, should I ask them for their copy with hopefully both signatures? Or should I just print mine and ask them to sign it? Or should I just send mine that only has my signature?

Sorry if that is confusing at all.

Thanks for your reply.

So the copy I have that has my signature and the date I signed it on it. But the employer signature part is blank on my end. I'm assuming it was signed on their end when I emailed it back.

So assuming I do include the contract, should I ask them for their copy with hopefully both signatures? Or should I just print mine and ask them to sign it? Or should I just send mine that only has my signature?

Sorry if that is confusing at all.

Okay, you’re really overthinking it now.

Just include the copy you have and move on.


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Okay, you’re really overthinking it now.

Just include the copy you have and move on.


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Okay that'll work, thank you. Yeah sorry. Nothing makes me overthink every little detail like these visas.

Okay that'll work, thank you. Yeah sorry. Nothing makes me overthink every little detail like these visas.

Don't worry! It's far better to overthink than to take any chances! 

Don't worry! It's far better to overthink than to take any chances! 

That's a good way to look at it! Thank you 

Getting ready to apply soon. We've been checking through all of our documents and everything. I'm going to post our full checklist and if anyone could give it a look if they have a chance that'd be great. Thank you.

Application Documents
- My US passport (all pages scanned)
- Signed sponsor's declaration
- Signed consent to checks forms Part 1 and Part 2
-Cover Letter

Proof of identity/Travel History
- My wife’s UK passport (all pages scanned)
- My BRP card

Finances
- Payslips from 20 May 2021, 20 June 2021, 20 July 2021, 20 August 2021, 20 September 2021, 20 October 2021, 20 November 2021

-Bank statements issued:
 21 May 2021
22 June 2021
22 July 2021
20 August 2021
22 September 2021
22 October 2021
22 November 2021
Partial statement issued 6 Dec 2021

-Letter from employer
-Most recent job contract

Residence in the UK
Accommodation
-Tenancy agreement
- Latest council tax bill
-Letter from Wife’s Mother stating when we lived with her
Cohabitation
November  2019
Husband: NHS letter - 05 Nov 2019
Wife: NatWest Credit Card statement - 07 Nov 2019
March 2020
Joint: Lloyds Bank statement - 13 March 2020
July 2020
Husband: Three Cell Phone bill - 19 July 20
Wife: Three Cell Phone bill - 28 July 2020
November 2020
Husband: Three Cell Phone - 19 Nov 2020
Wife: Three Cell Phone - 28 Nov 2020
March 2021
Joint: Octopus Energy - 26 March 2021
July  2021
Joint: Lloyds Bank statement - 13 July 2021
November 2021
Joint: Octopus Energy - 13 November 2021

*Are those dates of correspondence okay considering the last one is 13 Nov and we plan to apply this weekend or early next week? That’ll be about a month apart from our application date.

Other
-Marriage Certificate
-Boarding passes showing travel to UK because of lack of passport stamp
-Written warning for speeding

Sorry just thought of a couple thing about documents if anyone has any ideas. When uploading correspondence is it okay if all of them are in their own file? Or if there are two pieces of mail for one period should they be in the same pdf?

For the initial visa we needed to print off proof of paying for IHS. Is that still the case or because it's online they will get confirmation on their end?

Getting ready to apply soon. We've been checking through all of our documents and everything. I'm going to post our full checklist and if anyone could give it a look if they have a chance that'd be great. Thank you.

Application Documents
- My US passport (all pages scanned)
- Signed sponsor's declaration
- Signed consent to checks forms Part 1 and Part 2
-Cover Letter

Proof of identity/Travel History
- My wife’s UK passport (all pages scanned)
- My BRP card

Finances
- Payslips from 20 May 2021, 20 June 2021, 20 July 2021, 20 August 2021, 20 September 2021, 20 October 2021, 20 November 2021

-Bank statements issued:
 21 May 2021
22 June 2021
22 July 2021
20 August 2021
22 September 2021
22 October 2021
22 November 2021
Partial statement issued 6 Dec 2021

-Letter from employer
-Most recent job contract

Residence in the UK
Accommodation
-Tenancy agreement
- Latest council tax bill
-Letter from Wife’s Mother stating when we lived with her
Cohabitation
November  2019
Husband: NHS letter - 05 Nov 2019
Wife: NatWest Credit Card statement - 07 Nov 2019
March 2020
Joint: Lloyds Bank statement - 13 March 2020
July 2020
Husband: Three Cell Phone bill - 19 July 20
Wife: Three Cell Phone bill - 28 July 2020
November 2020
Husband: Three Cell Phone - 19 Nov 2020
Wife: Three Cell Phone - 28 Nov 2020
March 2021
Joint: Octopus Energy - 26 March 2021
July  2021
Joint: Lloyds Bank statement - 13 July 2021
November 2021
Joint: Octopus Energy - 13 November 2021

*Are those dates of correspondence okay considering the last one is 13 Nov and we plan to apply this weekend or early next week? That’ll be about a month apart from our application date.

Other
-Marriage Certificate
-Boarding passes showing travel to UK because of lack of passport stamp
-Written warning for speeding

It looks good to me. The dates of the correspondence are fine. 

It looks good to me. The dates of the correspondence are fine. 

Thank you so much! 

Does anyone know if it's an issue to get a pay rise after submitting the application?

I submitted my application on Sunday. Today my boss has said to me that they're giving everyone a pay rise because of inflation. And potentially I could be receiving another pay rise for my position change from October.

Could that cause any kind of an issue?

Does anyone know if it's an issue to get a pay rise after submitting the application?

I submitted my application on Sunday. Today my boss has said to me that they're giving everyone a pay rise because of inflation. And potentially I could be receiving another pay rise for my position change from October.

Could that cause any kind of an issue?

No, not an issue. The cut-off date for finances is your online application date, so a pay rise implemented after that date will have no bearing on the application.

They can only consider the lowest level of salary you were paid in the 6 months leading up to the application submission, so even if the pay rise had happened just before you submitted, it still wouldn’t have an effect on the visa.


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