I'm goint to apply for the join family in the uk visa soon, and I've got a few questions about the documents.
Knowledge of English
I have taken an IELTS (Academic version), can I use it in the visa application or do I need to take the IELTS Life Skills? (I’ve got the level required and the test is still valid).
Payslips
We're going to send weekly payslips, so should the last one be from less than 28 days ago? And is it from the day I hand the documents in or from which day?
Sending the documents
Silly question, but can’t find the answer… Do I hand all the documents when I go for the biometrics appointment? If not, when is it?
Visa processing time
Should I count the days from the biometrics, online application or from when?
Communication
We text on whatsapp every day, is it ok to send some screenshots of it? Could also send a few texts on SMS and facetime calls copy..
Accommodation proof
My fiancé shares a house with a friend, they rent it. Is it enough to send a recent council tax and a letter from the landlord saying he lives there and that I can live there as well? I’ve read somewhere the accommodation should have one room per person who lives there, and it has, but how should we prove it?! Is it good enough if the landlord says in the letter how many rooms there are in the house?
Letters
Is it better to notarize all the letters?! (eg.: landlord and our cover letters)
Employment proof
Is it necessary to get a letter from my fiancés work saying he works there? Or just the payslips are enough?
Registered address
My fiancé is not registered in his current address, but in his old one, is it better to change it before the visa application?
Knowledge of English
I have taken an IELTS (Academic version), can I use it in the visa application or do I need to take the IELTS Life Skills? (I’ve got the level required and the test is still valid).
Payslips
We're going to send weekly payslips, so should the last one be from less than 28 days ago? And is it from the day I hand the documents in or from which day?
Sending the documents
Silly question, but can’t find the answer… Do I hand all the documents when I go for the biometrics appointment? If not, when is it?
Visa processing time
Should I count the days from the biometrics, online application or from when?
Communication
We text on whatsapp every day, is it ok to send some screenshots of it? Could also send a few texts on SMS and facetime calls copy..
Accommodation proof
My fiancé shares a house with a friend, they rent it. Is it enough to send a recent council tax and a letter from the landlord saying he lives there and that I can live there as well? I’ve read somewhere the accommodation should have one room per person who lives there, and it has, but how should we prove it?! Is it good enough if the landlord says in the letter how many rooms there are in the house?
Letters
Is it better to notarize all the letters?! (eg.: landlord and our cover letters)
Employment proof
Is it necessary to get a letter from my fiancés work saying he works there? Or just the payslips are enough?
Registered address
My fiancé is not registered in his current address, but in his old one, is it better to change it before the visa application?