Hi there
Apologies in advance for posting multiple threads on the same subject, I was having an issue with my posts not going live so I kept trying to post. I am actively trying to delete the old posts with help from site admin as I know it's against forum rules but I also urgently need help so I needed to post another before they are removed!
My circumstances have changed since the last posts so I have some new questions around the unmarried partner visa for the UK that I would really love some help with (apologies again for the length of this post!)
A bit of background…
I am an Australian citizen currently living and working in London on a Tier 5 Youth Mobility visa (began 01 August 2015 and expires 01 August 2017) and am applying for an unmarried partner visa from the UK on the 1st of August 2017 using the same-day priority service at Croydon. My partner is a UK citizen and we have lived together in a relationship (in the UK, Australia and back to the UK) since the first day of my YMS visa on the 01 August 2015 (we first met in Sydney Australia in June 2015 when he was visiting friends).
I am a ‘freelancer’ employed full time by an umbrella company but I perform my duties on a full-time basis for one client only. I am planning on solely using my income to meet the financial requirements as a non-salaried worker under category A. My average annaulised salary for the past 6 months exceeds the £18,600 minimum requirement.
My questions…
1. Last payslip date: With regards to the six months from date of application term applied to the non-salaried income calculations - I am paid weekly so I am confused as to what the absolute last payslip I can include is. I.e. If my application date is on 1st of August, the earliest payslip I can use is today the 7th of July as it's within 28 days of application date?
OR do I need to include my payslip I receive on the 28th of July for my appointment on the 1st of August? If that is the case, I need my employer to send out my confirmation of employment letter prior to that date. I understand this letter needs to detail the date of the payslips and total amount received therefore if I am using the payslip for the 28th of July, I won’t be able to include that in the letter as I won’t have received it in time?
2. Partner documents: Since I am not relying on my partners income, is this list of documentation for him correct or do I need to include any financial documents of his? - passport, birth certificate, letter of support, 1 x passport photo with name on back, sponsorship undertaking form? (this doesn’t include proof of relationship documents).
3. Financial documentation date: I want to confirm that if my application date is on the 1st of August, my financial documents are therefore only allowed to be dated from the 4th of July on wards? Does this also apply to my letter of employment?
4. Employment contract: I have an employment contract with my umbrella company. When I first began my employment, my partner and I were going to move into a friends house however that fell through and we remained living at his mother’s house until we moved into our own flat. Unfortunately at the time I put the address of my friends house on my employment contract instead of his mothers house. Will including the contract make my case stronger if shown even with the address that is conflicting to the one we were actually living at? Or should I not include it to avoid confusion? I am concerned that because we didn’t have our own place at the time and were staying with his mother then it may look as if we aren’t telling the truth.
5. Appendix 2: Do I need to fill out appendix 2 if applying from within the UK?
6. There was a period at the beginning of our relationship of two months where we were living together with a (different) friend in Sydney whilst looking for our own place. My partner had official documents sent to this address however I didn’t change my post to the same address as I knew we would be moving very soon. This means I don’t have any documents to that same address in my name. Our friend who was the lease holder is supplying a letter confirming I lived at the residence. My employer at the time has also written an official letter confirming they were aware I was living there with my partner even though my pay slips were sent to my parents home address. Will these letters suffice as documentation for that period? Also will I need to provide my payslips from that employer to prove they were my boss at the time?
7. Additionally my partners mother will also be writing a letter confirming we lived in her home for a few months when we returned to the UK together. Can I write both of these letters myself and just have my friend and my partners mother sign them or do they have to look different as though they were written by separate people?
8. Originally I was planning on applying for the unmarried partner visa from Australia and so I booked a flight home from London to Sydney. Now that I am applying from within the UK I need to change this flight and was hoping to travel home to visit on the night of the 1st (or the next day) after I (fingers crossed) receive my visa. I won’t have my BRP sent out to me by that point so I am wondering if it’s possible for the home office to send the BPR to my parents address in Australia or will this take too long? I could have the BRP sent to my partners mother and she could courier it but I am concerned that it will take more than 7 days and then getting it to Australia will take more time on top. I was hoping to return to the UK on the 13th of August. Would they let me in without the BRP?
9. Do I need to provide bachelors and masters certificates (proof of English language requirement) if I am an Australian citizen?
10. If my visa is refused, how long do I have before I am required to leave the UK on my YMS visa if it expires on the 1st of August? If I am to appeal the decision, can I remain in the UK during this time and continue my employment until a decision is made?
Many thanks in advance for your replies!
Apologies in advance for posting multiple threads on the same subject, I was having an issue with my posts not going live so I kept trying to post. I am actively trying to delete the old posts with help from site admin as I know it's against forum rules but I also urgently need help so I needed to post another before they are removed!
My circumstances have changed since the last posts so I have some new questions around the unmarried partner visa for the UK that I would really love some help with (apologies again for the length of this post!)
A bit of background…
I am an Australian citizen currently living and working in London on a Tier 5 Youth Mobility visa (began 01 August 2015 and expires 01 August 2017) and am applying for an unmarried partner visa from the UK on the 1st of August 2017 using the same-day priority service at Croydon. My partner is a UK citizen and we have lived together in a relationship (in the UK, Australia and back to the UK) since the first day of my YMS visa on the 01 August 2015 (we first met in Sydney Australia in June 2015 when he was visiting friends).
I am a ‘freelancer’ employed full time by an umbrella company but I perform my duties on a full-time basis for one client only. I am planning on solely using my income to meet the financial requirements as a non-salaried worker under category A. My average annaulised salary for the past 6 months exceeds the £18,600 minimum requirement.
My questions…
1. Last payslip date: With regards to the six months from date of application term applied to the non-salaried income calculations - I am paid weekly so I am confused as to what the absolute last payslip I can include is. I.e. If my application date is on 1st of August, the earliest payslip I can use is today the 7th of July as it's within 28 days of application date?
OR do I need to include my payslip I receive on the 28th of July for my appointment on the 1st of August? If that is the case, I need my employer to send out my confirmation of employment letter prior to that date. I understand this letter needs to detail the date of the payslips and total amount received therefore if I am using the payslip for the 28th of July, I won’t be able to include that in the letter as I won’t have received it in time?
2. Partner documents: Since I am not relying on my partners income, is this list of documentation for him correct or do I need to include any financial documents of his? - passport, birth certificate, letter of support, 1 x passport photo with name on back, sponsorship undertaking form? (this doesn’t include proof of relationship documents).
3. Financial documentation date: I want to confirm that if my application date is on the 1st of August, my financial documents are therefore only allowed to be dated from the 4th of July on wards? Does this also apply to my letter of employment?
4. Employment contract: I have an employment contract with my umbrella company. When I first began my employment, my partner and I were going to move into a friends house however that fell through and we remained living at his mother’s house until we moved into our own flat. Unfortunately at the time I put the address of my friends house on my employment contract instead of his mothers house. Will including the contract make my case stronger if shown even with the address that is conflicting to the one we were actually living at? Or should I not include it to avoid confusion? I am concerned that because we didn’t have our own place at the time and were staying with his mother then it may look as if we aren’t telling the truth.
5. Appendix 2: Do I need to fill out appendix 2 if applying from within the UK?
6. There was a period at the beginning of our relationship of two months where we were living together with a (different) friend in Sydney whilst looking for our own place. My partner had official documents sent to this address however I didn’t change my post to the same address as I knew we would be moving very soon. This means I don’t have any documents to that same address in my name. Our friend who was the lease holder is supplying a letter confirming I lived at the residence. My employer at the time has also written an official letter confirming they were aware I was living there with my partner even though my pay slips were sent to my parents home address. Will these letters suffice as documentation for that period? Also will I need to provide my payslips from that employer to prove they were my boss at the time?
7. Additionally my partners mother will also be writing a letter confirming we lived in her home for a few months when we returned to the UK together. Can I write both of these letters myself and just have my friend and my partners mother sign them or do they have to look different as though they were written by separate people?
8. Originally I was planning on applying for the unmarried partner visa from Australia and so I booked a flight home from London to Sydney. Now that I am applying from within the UK I need to change this flight and was hoping to travel home to visit on the night of the 1st (or the next day) after I (fingers crossed) receive my visa. I won’t have my BRP sent out to me by that point so I am wondering if it’s possible for the home office to send the BPR to my parents address in Australia or will this take too long? I could have the BRP sent to my partners mother and she could courier it but I am concerned that it will take more than 7 days and then getting it to Australia will take more time on top. I was hoping to return to the UK on the 13th of August. Would they let me in without the BRP?
9. Do I need to provide bachelors and masters certificates (proof of English language requirement) if I am an Australian citizen?
10. If my visa is refused, how long do I have before I am required to leave the UK on my YMS visa if it expires on the 1st of August? If I am to appeal the decision, can I remain in the UK during this time and continue my employment until a decision is made?
Many thanks in advance for your replies!
