unmarried partner visa- letters from family

[Antonia29]

Hi, Me and my fiance would like to apply for an umarried partner visa in the UK. He is Australian and I am German. I was just wonderning if anyone has experience with this in general and if anyone knows what should be included into letters from the family confirming that we have been a couple for x amount of time?
Thanks a lot
Antonia

[AnAmericanInScotland]

Originally Posted by Antonia29

Hi, Me and my fiance would like to apply for an umarried partner visa in the UK. He is Australian and I am German. I was just wonderning if anyone has experience with this in general and if anyone knows what should be included into letters from the family confirming that we have been a couple for x amount of time?
Thanks a lot
Antonia

As a German, are you in the UK to exercise your EU treaty rights? If yes, then you might be able to apply under the EEA FP, scroll down to the part where it tells you about unmarried partners needing to be able to prove a durable relationship:

UK Border Agency | EEA family permits

You'll need this page as well:

UK Border Agency | How to apply for an EEA family permit

The EEA FP is a very low cost option. (It may even be free, but do your research on the UKBA pages I linked because I'm not 100% sure on the free part)

[Joppa]

Originally Posted by AnAmericanInScotland

As a German, are you in the UK to exercise your EU treaty rights? If yes, then you might be able to apply under the EEA FP, scroll down to the part where it tells you about unmarried partners needing to be able to prove a durable relationship:

UK Border Agency | EEA family permits

You'll need this page as well:

UK Border Agency | How to apply for an EEA family permit

The EEA FP is a very low cost option. (It may even be free, but do your research on the UKBA pages I linked because I'm not 100% sure on the free part)

To apply for EEA Family Permit, you must satisfy the same condition as UK immigration law - i.e. two years of cohabitation.
Provided you aren't being a burden on public charge in UK, you are likely to be exercising your EU rights. And the permit is issued free.

[AnAmericanInScotland]

Originally Posted by Joppa

To apply for EEA Family Permit, you must satisfy the same condition as UK immigration law - i.e. two years of cohabitation.
Provided you aren't being a burden on public charge in UK, you are likely to be exercising your EU rights. And the permit is issued free.

Thank-you, I wasn't sure about the free part

[Antonia29]

Thanks guys. But because I am a student we dont qualify only if we were married Do you have any experience with letters from the family? What would u put in it?

[AnAmericanInScotland]

Originally Posted by Antonia29

Thanks guys. But because I am a student we dont qualify only if we were married Do you have any experience with letters from the family? What would u put in it?

Letters from family confirming that you two are in an enduring, 2+years relationship don't carry much weight with the UKBA because your friends and family are naturally prejudiced in your favour and can't be objective.

To meet the requirement:

evidence that you have been living together, in a genuine relationship akin to marriage or civil partnership (not like a 'marriage of convenience') for 2 years or more

You need to be able to offer evidence that the two of you have had a marriage-like living arrangement, with utility bill, names on joint accounts and housing agreement, etc.

I'm here on the 27 month probationary spouse and don't have any experience with a student-switching-to-unmarried-partner visa-there may be other information and details someone else with more experience in that particular category can share.

I've highlighted your question in your quote, and what you are hoping for info on to make it easier for anyone popping into the thread to see what you need so they decide quickly if they can help.

Good luck, I hope someone can offer info from a similar experience!