Hi there,
Quick background:
I'm from Hong Kong holding British National(oversea) passport. I first entered UK on a Tier 5 YMS visa in October 2011. My partner is a British Citizen.
We then lived together for 2 years in UK before I applied my first unmarried partner visa in HK in 2013. My visa is going expire in 4 October 2016, so I'm going to apply my first extension of unmarried partner FLR(M) visa in Croydon next week.
Can anyone give me some tips or advice for my final check documents?
Printout of appointment
FLR (m) form
• My 2 passports (British National oversea, Chinese)
• Sponsor’s passport (British)
• Deed of change of name (my sponsor changed her first name in 2015)
• 2 passport photos of me (name at the back)
• 1 passport photo of my sponsor(name at the back)
• Printed email confirming my IHS payment
Financial evidence (Category A >£18600)
• Letter from my company (stating my job title, current salary, start date)
• My contract (signed by my company and me)
• My printed 6 months payslips from March 2016 to August 2016
• Letter from my company confirming the printed payslips are authentic
• My bank statement from March 2016 to August 2016
• P60
English requirement
• A1 (awarded by Trinity College London in June 2013)
Accommodation
• Land registry documents (Sponsor owned property)
Correspondence to current address
Sponsor:
• Council Tax Bill (2014-2016)
• TV Licence (2014-2016)
• Affinity Water bill
• DVLA letter
• Letter from GP
• NHS Letter
• Bank statement and letter
• Mobile phone bill
Me (Applicant):
• Electricity bill
• DVLA letter
• Letter from GP
• NHS letter
• register to vote letter from Borough Council
• Bank statements
• Bank statements from overseas bank
• National Rail letter
Joint name:
• Joint Bank account statements
Additional relationship evidence
• 15 photographs
I have a few questions:
Do I need a cover letter of the list of all the documents?
Do I need a summary letter about me and my partner's relationship or future plans?
The letter from my company was dated in July, do I need one with a more recent date?
Does my company need to sign the printed payslips even though I got a letter confirming they're authentic?
My salary is based on commissions, is it still alright to meet the financial requirements? (Annual salary is >£18600 shown on P60)
Can I still use the same A1 certificate as it was approved by my current visa? (I know it needs to be A2 in October)
Do I need to copy all the documents?
Any comments are much appreciated! As always, thank you in advance for your input.
Quick background:
I'm from Hong Kong holding British National(oversea) passport. I first entered UK on a Tier 5 YMS visa in October 2011. My partner is a British Citizen.
We then lived together for 2 years in UK before I applied my first unmarried partner visa in HK in 2013. My visa is going expire in 4 October 2016, so I'm going to apply my first extension of unmarried partner FLR(M) visa in Croydon next week.
Can anyone give me some tips or advice for my final check documents?
Printout of appointment
FLR (m) form
• My 2 passports (British National oversea, Chinese)
• Sponsor’s passport (British)
• Deed of change of name (my sponsor changed her first name in 2015)
• 2 passport photos of me (name at the back)
• 1 passport photo of my sponsor(name at the back)
• Printed email confirming my IHS payment
Financial evidence (Category A >£18600)
• Letter from my company (stating my job title, current salary, start date)
• My contract (signed by my company and me)
• My printed 6 months payslips from March 2016 to August 2016
• Letter from my company confirming the printed payslips are authentic
• My bank statement from March 2016 to August 2016
• P60
English requirement
• A1 (awarded by Trinity College London in June 2013)
Accommodation
• Land registry documents (Sponsor owned property)
Correspondence to current address
Sponsor:
• Council Tax Bill (2014-2016)
• TV Licence (2014-2016)
• Affinity Water bill
• DVLA letter
• Letter from GP
• NHS Letter
• Bank statement and letter
• Mobile phone bill
Me (Applicant):
• Electricity bill
• DVLA letter
• Letter from GP
• NHS letter
• register to vote letter from Borough Council
• Bank statements
• Bank statements from overseas bank
• National Rail letter
Joint name:
• Joint Bank account statements
Additional relationship evidence
• 15 photographs
I have a few questions:
Do I need a cover letter of the list of all the documents?
Do I need a summary letter about me and my partner's relationship or future plans?
The letter from my company was dated in July, do I need one with a more recent date?
Does my company need to sign the printed payslips even though I got a letter confirming they're authentic?
My salary is based on commissions, is it still alright to meet the financial requirements? (Annual salary is >£18600 shown on P60)
Can I still use the same A1 certificate as it was approved by my current visa? (I know it needs to be A2 in October)
Do I need to copy all the documents?
Any comments are much appreciated! As always, thank you in advance for your input.