As I have mentioned previously, our application for a Fiance Visa is to be made in several months' time and we are currently trying to prepare as much as possible in advance and to try to get things right the first time (and have a less stressful application process and waiting time). Apologies for a long post, this is the only area which doesn't seem to have set rules like financial and accommodation, so it isn't as easy to ask a straightforward question.
The area that we are struggling with is burden of proof of continued commitment and devotion. We have adjusted our approach significantly after reading numerous threads on this forum and would really appreciate some guidance on our current proposed supporting documents. Initially, we were going to submit an excessive amount of information (over 200 pages of Skype conversation screen shots to date just for starters!) and now understand this is simply a waste of the Entry Clearance Officer's time and we need to satisfy the requirements but not go overboard and risk refusal based on too much evidence, resulting in the important things getting missed in the process.
We have seen "Skype Log" on people's supporting documents list, all we can get are screen shots of conversations/ calls ending confirming the date and the length of call time - is this ok? At the time of application, there will be three years of conversations minus the first six months as original Skype accounts were deleted and no information can be retrieved from them. If an actual "log" listing calls is better, please can someone advise on how to get this as I can't find the answer on Skype help as of yet.
As it stands before forum suggestions, we are looking at providing:
- Screen shots of two Skype conversations per month (too much, too little?) for the previous 2.5 years, plus screen shots of headers of emails sent in the first six months of the relationship covering the lack of Skype logs and up to the application date.
- Email confirmation of flights for visits - should we also include original boarding passes or are the emails sufficient?
- Photographs from various dates throughout the relationship, including photos with family members with annotations of date and place taken - one for each visit maybe?
- Registry office booking confirmation (or email conversations about booking if they will not accept a provisional booking without the Visa).
Does this sound sufficient or are we at the other end of the scale with not enough?
We will make appropriate adjustments for less/ more accordingly along with feedback, of course we appreciate that it is up to us to determine what we fel to be sufficient, however some advice would be very much appreciated. It is such a grey area and hard to know the right balance. Thank you for any feedback.
The area that we are struggling with is burden of proof of continued commitment and devotion. We have adjusted our approach significantly after reading numerous threads on this forum and would really appreciate some guidance on our current proposed supporting documents. Initially, we were going to submit an excessive amount of information (over 200 pages of Skype conversation screen shots to date just for starters!) and now understand this is simply a waste of the Entry Clearance Officer's time and we need to satisfy the requirements but not go overboard and risk refusal based on too much evidence, resulting in the important things getting missed in the process.
We have seen "Skype Log" on people's supporting documents list, all we can get are screen shots of conversations/ calls ending confirming the date and the length of call time - is this ok? At the time of application, there will be three years of conversations minus the first six months as original Skype accounts were deleted and no information can be retrieved from them. If an actual "log" listing calls is better, please can someone advise on how to get this as I can't find the answer on Skype help as of yet.
As it stands before forum suggestions, we are looking at providing:
- Screen shots of two Skype conversations per month (too much, too little?) for the previous 2.5 years, plus screen shots of headers of emails sent in the first six months of the relationship covering the lack of Skype logs and up to the application date.
- Email confirmation of flights for visits - should we also include original boarding passes or are the emails sufficient?
- Photographs from various dates throughout the relationship, including photos with family members with annotations of date and place taken - one for each visit maybe?
- Registry office booking confirmation (or email conversations about booking if they will not accept a provisional booking without the Visa).
Does this sound sufficient or are we at the other end of the scale with not enough?
We will make appropriate adjustments for less/ more accordingly along with feedback, of course we appreciate that it is up to us to determine what we fel to be sufficient, however some advice would be very much appreciated. It is such a grey area and hard to know the right balance. Thank you for any feedback.