Hi everyone

We would like to send our congratulations to everyone who got their visas granted recently.
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
We think we wouldn’t have had this success if it weren’t for this forum, so thanks to all the help from everyone
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.
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
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Applicant’s Signature over Printed Name
Good luck to all those who are waiting
