I am replying as My head needs a stbilising dose of ratification!

I am in the process of preparing evidence of relationship and wanted some advice.

My fiancee and I were introduced (may2004) by my best freinds wife as they were teachers together in Mozambique, My freinds wife then came to the uk after getting married in india (her home).

Cel (my fiancee) And I very quickly fell in love, while she was teaching in africa, I flew to mozambique for her holiday season(aug2004), and was put through the mill of her freinds! And I felt so amazing...!! anyway I came back to the uk to work and Cels classes started again, At christmas I flew her home and I followed and spend 3weeks at Crimble2004 with nanay, tatay, ate 1, ate 2 and cels brothers.. A fantastic time too! I proposed too with a ring I designed and comissioned... (Macel said yes!&#33.

Back to the uk, and planning the next trip, I then spent a week in May 2005 in africa again, and we galavanted round with freinds and had a fantastic time too!


Now off to Phils again soon for 6 weeks and this time to get married! (24th Aug) an the start the visa process.. and the evidence of relationship.

Here are my questions.

1. Take form or get there? Maybe I'm dense but I cant see a direct instruction and my stolid engineer head is too slow!

2, Macel was teachibng in Africa for 4 years now and since we have been together, the only way have been able to get a letter to her is by DHL £50!!!!!! we have only sent a couple, but my bt bill from the last year is over £2500 and itemised, coupled with a montly cell phone bill of £100ish for the last year.

The lack of letters really worries me but while being in Africa its impossible to send by snailmail and actually recieve or have delivered... is this a problem?

3, My house is rented, I'm on council tax plus all bills, all are payed promptly, but my landlord is a frewind and I have no contract. Have been renting from him for over 3 years now. Have a letter from him saying Cel is ok to stay, but nowt more official than 3 years of bills and the letter to say this is my abode!

4, Have a small deposit saved, (with evidence) and a big addition my parents want to contribute, but I won't buy a house until Cel is here, I want it to be hers as it is mine. i dont want everything to be alien, and feel fixed, I want to settle and start our life with my wife by my side and that includes nesting. Will the ECO uinderstand this?


I have buckets of photos from meeting, payslips good job and all else, but these things niggle away. Pete I know how nervous it makes you! For our wedding, there will be Cels family, my mum and dad, grandma, auntie(godmother), uncles, godfather and freinds. And I worked very hard at the start of our relationship and made my freinds and collegues bloody sure this is for me.

I hold Cel on high and it terrifies me thet a little person who doesn't know us has so much power over our life.

Please just pass comment on how you think our evidence will be recieved! I wonder how many others are worried for similar reasons.

Thanks for the ear peeps.

Richard

P.S. where should I collect the form from?