fiancee visa... hope it helps:)

[AJS]

Hi everyone :) We would like to send our congratulations to everyone who got their visas granted recently.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We submitted our fiancée application last Dec. 22, 2008 and just yesterday (Feb. 18, 2009) about 3:30pm, we received a txt from vfs saying, “processed passport returned through courier”. Then today (Feb.19, 2009) around 1:30 pm the courier service came, and we opened the package and we got the visa:BouncyHappy:

We think we wouldn’t have had this success if it weren’t for this forum, so thanks to all the help from everyone:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We agreed as well to post the list of documents we’ve submitted to help others who’s under the process of their application:)

Our weak area was our financial section. On the first bank statement we had an overdraft of -£1800 but had moved this to a final balance of £1100. It worked out as an average about £420 excess money per month over the period of the bank statements. With this we were open about the reasons behind the overdraft and told the honest truth.

This is for anyone who has applied or is about to apply for a visa, an overdraft does not mean a failure and as long as you are honest and are showing positive signs then it is possible to be granted.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

So here’s our list of documents:

Attached are the Original Supporting Documents Based on the Guidance Checklist for Settlement-Fiancée Visa Application:


1. Copy of sponsor’s passport including personal details page and stamped pages

2. Evidence of adequate accommodation:
a. Summary of proof of adequate accommodation
b. Parents’ mortgage statement
c. Letter of support from Andrew’s parents for accommodation
d. Description of the property

3. Financial support capacity:
a. Summary of financial capacity
b. Certificate of employment of sponsor
c. Pay slips from the last 7 months of sponsor
d. Bank statements from the last 7 months of sponsor
e. My bank certificate

4. Evidence of residency of sponsor (not applicable); sponsor is a British national.

5. Letter of support from sponsor

6. Evidence that we remained in contact:
a. Summary of how we remained in contact
b. Copies of emails
b.1. Sponsor to me
b.2. Me to sponsor
c. Copies of email inboxes
c.1. Sponsor to me
c.2. Me to sponsor
d. Personal letters
d.1. Sponsor to me
d.2. Me to sponsor
e. Receipts from gifts and parcels
e.1. Sponsor to me
e.2. Me to sponsor

7. My birth certificate on NSO security paper

8. Previous marriage dissolved (not applicable)
9. Children from both sides (not applicable)

10. Other supporting documents:
a. Flight itineraries
a.1. Sponsor to me
a.2. Me to sponsor
b. Photos from 4 separate occasions
c. Sponsor’s birth certificate to support residency and identity
d. Wedding ceremony and reception plan
d.1. Summary of wedding plan
d.2. Provisional booking for reception
d.3. Proof of payments for my wedding gown
d.4. Reservation payment of wedding rings
e. Engagement ring receipts
f. Letter from my parents about tradition
g. CENOMAR
h. My certificate of employment
i. My payslips

_________________________________
Applicant’s Signature over Printed Name


Good luck to all those who are waiting:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[LEAHnew]

Congratulation:BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy::Hellooo::Hellooo:

Very helpful post!...:xxgrinning--00xx3::BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy:

All the best:)
Leah

[fhara]

congrats and thanks for sharing i know it helps a lot...

[JudyHon]

:Hellooo: CONGRATULATION :Hellooo:

[Ady]

Congratulations AJS.... another successful story. And the information you added here will help others for sure.

Good luck.

[Shayla]

Hi everyone :) We would like to send our congratulations to everyone who got their visas granted recently.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We submitted our fiancée application last Dec. 22, 2008 and just yesterday (Feb. 18, 2009) about 3:30pm, we received a txt from vfs saying, “processed passport returned through courier”. Then today (Feb.19, 2009) around 1:30 pm the courier service came, and we opened the package and we got the visa:BouncyHappy:

We think we wouldn’t have had this success if it weren’t for this forum, so thanks to all the help from everyone:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We agreed as well to post the list of documents we’ve submitted to help others who’s under the process of their application:)

Our weak area was our financial section. On the first bank statement we had an overdraft of -£1800 but had moved this to a final balance of £1100. It worked out as an average about £420 excess money per month over the period of the bank statements. With this we were open about the reasons behind the overdraft and told the honest truth.

This is for anyone who has applied or is about to apply for a visa, an overdraft does not mean a failure and as long as you are honest and are showing positive signs then it is possible to be granted.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

So here’s our list of documents:

Attached are the Original Supporting Documents Based on the Guidance Checklist for Settlement-Fiancée Visa Application:


1. Copy of sponsor’s passport including personal details page and stamped pages

2. Evidence of adequate accommodation:
a. Summary of proof of adequate accommodation
b. Parents’ mortgage statement
c. Letter of support from Andrew’s parents for accommodation
d. Description of the property

3. Financial support capacity:
a. Summary of financial capacity
b. Certificate of employment of sponsor
c. Pay slips from the last 7 months of sponsor
d. Bank statements from the last 7 months of sponsor
e. My bank certificate

4. Evidence of residency of sponsor (not applicable); sponsor is a British national.

5. Letter of support from sponsor

6. Evidence that we remained in contact:
a. Summary of how we remained in contact
b. Copies of emails
b.1. Sponsor to me
b.2. Me to sponsor
c. Copies of email inboxes
c.1. Sponsor to me
c.2. Me to sponsor
d. Personal letters
d.1. Sponsor to me
d.2. Me to sponsor
e. Receipts from gifts and parcels
e.1. Sponsor to me
e.2. Me to sponsor

7. My birth certificate on NSO security paper

8. Previous marriage dissolved (not applicable)
9. Children from both sides (not applicable)

10. Other supporting documents:
a. Flight itineraries
a.1. Sponsor to me
a.2. Me to sponsor
b. Photos from 4 separate occasions
c. Sponsor’s birth certificate to support residency and identity
d. Wedding ceremony and reception plan
d.1. Summary of wedding plan
d.2. Provisional booking for reception
d.3. Proof of payments for my wedding gown
d.4. Reservation payment of wedding rings
e. Engagement ring receipts
f. Letter from my parents about tradition
g. CENOMAR
h. My certificate of employment
i. My payslips

_________________________________
Applicant’s Signature over Printed Name


Good luck to all those who are waiting:xxgrinning--00xx3:



Hello AJS,

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.. YOU'RE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE YOU NEVER WAITED FOR SO LONG LIKE ME..

I NEVER HEAR FROM THE EMBASSY YET ABOUT MY VISA RESULT..I'VE BEEN WAITED FOR 13 WEEKS THIS COMING MONDAY.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AS I APPLIED NOV 2008 AND IT MADE ME NERVOUS.. HAVE A SAFE FLIGHT SOON.. TAKE CARE!

[empott]

Congratulations AJS and thank you for the nice post. This will surely help others. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[mavid]

Congratulations AJS!

[tiN]

well done.. all the best to the both of u:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[smiler78]

Congratulations for the visa, really happy for you and the information you posted will be a huge help for me.

Best of luck.

[brian&maddy]

Congratulations to you!

[brian&maddy]

Congratulations to you:)

[tiger@tigress]

Congratz

[AJS]

Congratulation:BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy::Hellooo::Hellooo:

Very helpful post!...:xxgrinning--00xx3::BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy:

All the best:)
Leah



congrats and thanks for sharing i know it helps a lot...


:Hellooo: CONGRATULATION :Hellooo:


Congratulations AJS.... another successful story. And the information you added here will help others for sure.

Good luck.


Congratulations AJS and thank you for the nice post. This will surely help others. :xxgrinning--00xx3:


Congratulations AJS!


well done.. all the best to the both of u:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:


Congratulations to you!


Congratulations to you:)


Congratz

:BouncyHappy:Thanks everyone!!:BouncyHappy:

[AJS]

Hello AJS,

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.. YOU'RE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE YOU NEVER WAITED FOR SO LONG LIKE ME..

I NEVER HEAR FROM THE EMBASSY YET ABOUT MY VISA RESULT..I'VE BEEN WAITED FOR 13 WEEKS THIS COMING MONDAY.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AS I APPLIED NOV 2008 AND IT MADE ME NERVOUS.. HAVE A SAFE FLIGHT SOON.. TAKE CARE!

Thanks shayla:) have you tried calling the british embassy? they might give you some info:)

[AJS]

Congratulations for the visa, really happy for you and the information you posted will be a huge help for me.

Best of luck.

thanks:) we're glad our experience would be of help:xxgrinning--00xx3: good luck on your application:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Mrs.JMajor]

thanks:) we're glad our experience would be of help:xxgrinning--00xx3: good luck on your application:xxgrinning--00xx3:

Have flight schedule already ? :)

[AJS]

Have flight schedule already ? :)

yes:) i'll be leaving april 5:cwm12: how about you?:)

[Mrs.JMajor]

yes:) i'll be leaving april 5:cwm12: how about you?:)

next week,:)

[AJS]

next week,:)

that's good:) i bet you're super excited:BouncyHappy: have a safe flight:)

[Mrs.JMajor]

that's good:) i bet you're super excited:BouncyHappy: have a safe flight:)

as in super dooperrrr:BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy: cant help it,:icon_lol::cwm38:

[Mrs.JMajor]

that's good:) i bet you're super excited:BouncyHappy: have a safe flight:)

as in super dooperrrr:BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy: cant help it,:icon_lol::cwm38:

why april 05,tagal namn arrrgghhh :doh nosy again,sorry po

[adam&chryss]

congratulations!!! :BouncyHappy:

[IainBusby]

Congratulations to you both. :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:
Louella & Iain.

[AJS]

congratulations!!! :BouncyHappy:

Thank you:cwm12:


Congratulations to you both. :xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:
Louella & Iain.

Thank you:cwm12:

[AJS]

Yup but I'm sick of phoning them and will tell me that there's no new updates. I received my telephone bill and it cost too much then it's not worthy.

I emailed them and again they ignored it.

How I wish they will tell me straight away that I'm refused rather than to keep me waiting for ages.Been waiting for 13 weeks :doh:doh:doh

I can't believe they let you wait this long.. Just be more patient about it:) i know it's a lot harder than it sounds, but you'll get the positive result soon:) hang in there:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[AJS]

as in super dooperrrr:BouncyHappy::BouncyHappy: cant help it,:icon_lol::cwm38:

why april 05,tagal namn arrrgghhh :doh nosy again,sorry po

well cause i prebooked my flight on asia miles thinking we're going to get the visa mid march.. but i just phoned them today asking if i could change the flight to march 21.. and super luckily there's still an available seat:BouncyHappy::cwm12::BouncyHappy::cwm12: i'm getting excited now:BouncyHappy::cwm12::BouncyHappy::cwm12:

[Ann07]

congrats ajs:)

I will remember that date of ur flyt coz a day before ur flight is my wee boy's first bday:)

[nids123]

congrats ajs

[Shayla]

I can't believe they let you wait this long.. Just be more patient about it:) i know it's a lot harder than it sounds, but you'll get the positive result soon:) hang in there:xxgrinning--00xx3:


Hello AJS,

Thank you and I will be going to post hopefully the good news in right time...

Have a safe trip :)

[Plonker]

Congrats! another bites the dust..... dont forget to get your "CFO sticker" before you leave Philippines it only takes a few hours.

[AJS]

congrats ajs:)

I will remember that date of ur flyt coz a day before ur flight is my wee boy's first bday:)

thank you ann:cwm12: advance happy first birthday to your son:Hellooo: he does really look so adorable:BouncyHappy:

[AJS]

congrats ajs

thank you:)

[AJS]

Congrats! another bites the dust..... dont forget to get your "CFO sticker" before you leave Philippines it only takes a few hours.

thank you:) i've done my cfo yesterday.. it took me about 3 hours:) all i need to do now is pack and see my family and friends before leaving:)

[Florge]

Congratulations!!! Have a question though, do you really have to show your (fiancee) bank statement? Or the sponsor's bank statement would suffice? Thanks.

[darren-b]

Congratulations!!! Have a question though, do you really have to show your (fiancee) bank statement? Or the sponsor's bank statement would suffice? Thanks.

You don't have to show it (my fiancee didn't). If you've got a reasonable amount of money in there it would be worth showing especially if your sponsor hasn't got a large amount of money, otherwise it's probably not worth the effort.

[gracia143]

Many congratulations!!!:BouncyHappy::cwm12::BouncyHappy:

[AJS]

Congratulations!!! Have a question though, do you really have to show your (fiancee) bank statement? Or the sponsor's bank statement would suffice? Thanks.

thank you:) your (fiancee's) bank statement is not required.. a lot of ppl from the forum didn't included theirs, but since i have some savings, i thought it would help:xxgrinning--00xx3: i'm not sure though if it actually played a role in our aplication:) best of luck with your application:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[AJS]

You don't have to show it (my fiancee didn't). If you've got a reasonable amount of money in there it would be worth showing especially if your sponsor hasn't got a large amount of money, otherwise it's probably not worth the effort.

:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[AJS]

Many congratulations!!!:BouncyHappy::cwm12::BouncyHappy:

thank you:cwm12:

[Shayla]

Thanks shayla:) have you tried calling the british embassy? they might give you some info:)


Hello AJS,

Yes my husband phoned them yesterday and today and he was advice to phone the Embassy again on Friday which will be my 13 weeks and 3 days.

[girl england]

congrats ajs

[Florge]

thanks for the advise AJS and darren-b!

[Jay&Zobel]

Congratulations!

Best wishes!!!

[LittleFingers]

Hi,

well done.
Can I ask you if the letter from your fiance / sponsor was hand written or typed?
(Im thinking of hand writing)

[AJS]

Hi :)

ours was typed, it was two pages long, we had to play with the margins and stuff but we squashed it down to two pages :CompBuster:. We typed it coz it seems to be the done thing and it looks way more professional. Plus even though im sure ur handwriting is good sometimes people find it hard to read handwritten documents and it would be such a shame if that happened :NoNo:. Just think of the presentation of your application, The ECO will be much happier if they recieve a nicely put together application :).

Good luck, let us know if you need any more advice :).

[LittleFingers]

Hi :)

ours was typed, it was two pages long, we had to play with the margins and stuff but we squashed it down to two pages :CompBuster:. We typed it coz it seems to be the done thing and it looks way more professional. Plus even though im sure ur handwriting is good sometimes people find it hard to read handwritten documents and it would be such a shame if that happened :NoNo:. Just think of the presentation of your application, The ECO will be much happier if they recieve a nicely put together application :).

Good luck, let us know if you need any more advice :).

many salamats!

[rayofLight]

Hi everyone :) We would like to send our congratulations to everyone who got their visas granted recently.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We submitted our fiancée application last Dec. 22, 2008 and just yesterday (Feb. 18, 2009) about 3:30pm, we received a txt from vfs saying, “processed passport returned through courier”. Then today (Feb.19, 2009) around 1:30 pm the courier service came, and we opened the package and we got the visa:BouncyHappy:

We think we wouldn’t have had this success if it weren’t for this forum, so thanks to all the help from everyone:xxgrinning--00xx3:

We agreed as well to post the list of documents we’ve submitted to help others who’s under the process of their application:)

Our weak area was our financial section. On the first bank statement we had an overdraft of -£1800 but had moved this to a final balance of £1100. It worked out as an average about £420 excess money per month over the period of the bank statements. With this we were open about the reasons behind the overdraft and told the honest truth.

This is for anyone who has applied or is about to apply for a visa, an overdraft does not mean a failure and as long as you are honest and are showing positive signs then it is possible to be granted.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

So here’s our list of documents:

Attached are the Original Supporting Documents Based on the Guidance Checklist for Settlement-Fiancée Visa Application:


1. Copy of sponsor’s passport including personal details page and stamped pages

2. Evidence of adequate accommodation:
a. Summary of proof of adequate accommodation
b. Parents’ mortgage statement
c. Letter of support from Andrew’s parents for accommodation
d. Description of the property

3. Financial support capacity:
a. Summary of financial capacity
b. Certificate of employment of sponsor
c. Pay slips from the last 7 months of sponsor
d. Bank statements from the last 7 months of sponsor
e. My bank certificate

4. Evidence of residency of sponsor (not applicable); sponsor is a British national.

5. Letter of support from sponsor

6. Evidence that we remained in contact:
a. Summary of how we remained in contact
b. Copies of emails
b.1. Sponsor to me
b.2. Me to sponsor
c. Copies of email inboxes
c.1. Sponsor to me
c.2. Me to sponsor
d. Personal letters
d.1. Sponsor to me
d.2. Me to sponsor
e. Receipts from gifts and parcels
e.1. Sponsor to me
e.2. Me to sponsor

7. My birth certificate on NSO security paper

8. Previous marriage dissolved (not applicable)
9. Children from both sides (not applicable)

10. Other supporting documents:
a. Flight itineraries
a.1. Sponsor to me
a.2. Me to sponsor
b. Photos from 4 separate occasions
c. Sponsor’s birth certificate to support residency and identity
d. Wedding ceremony and reception plan
d.1. Summary of wedding plan
d.2. Provisional booking for reception
d.3. Proof of payments for my wedding gown
d.4. Reservation payment of wedding rings
e. Engagement ring receipts
f. Letter from my parents about tradition
g. CENOMAR
h. My certificate of employment
i. My payslips

_________________________________
Applicant’s Signature over Printed Name


Good luck to all those who are waiting:xxgrinning--00xx3:


Congrats!!!!!! is it ok if i print only 1 or 2 copies of emails /week..?
not the whole emails that we have, coz its plenty to be printed...
thanx

[sunshine]

Congrats!!!!!! is it ok if i print only 1 or 2 copies of emails /week..?
not the whole emails that we have, coz its plenty to be printed...
thanx

Hi , what i did with mine was i printed the chat summary not the the actual chat transcripts. I also did the print screen. The ECO are not after of the actual transcripts of what u were chatting, they are after of the evidence of contact which is the constant communication.

[Mrs Daddy]

Congats to you and to your wife:)