sponsor's passport___ to be certified

[darren-b]

Black and white will be fine and only provide the relevant pages which will be main page, any UK visas (not relevant for a British citizen), and any stamps/visas to prove relationship (Philippines entry/exit stamps, etc). The cost for a solictor to certify them will vary - I think I paid £5.

In the end I didn't bother providing certifed copies as I was in Manila anyway so my wife had my original passport. I do question though whether you actually need to provide certified copies nowadays as the checklist only says "A full copy of the sponsor’s passport, including the personal details page and stamped pages ONLY and do not include unstamped pages.", and doesn't mention it having to be certified. I'm sure the ECO can access the details of UK passports including UK entry/exit details on the BIA database anyway.

[pumpkins]

Black and white will be fine and only provide the relevant pages which will be main page, any UK visas (not relevant for a British citizen), and any stamps/visas to prove relationship (Philippines entry/exit stamps, etc). The cost for a solictor to certify them will vary - I think I paid £5.

In the end I didn't bother providing certifed copies as I was in Manila anyway so my wife had my original passport. I do question though whether you actually need to provide certified copies nowadays as the checklist only says "A full copy of the sponsor’s passport, including the personal details page and stamped pages ONLY and do not include unstamped pages.", and doesn't mention it having to be certified. I'm sure the ECO can access the details of UK passports including UK entry/exit details on the BIA database anyway.

my husband will be here with me when i submit my application this october,he told me to have his original passport but will they give it back the same day we will submit my application,coz he will only stay here 3 weeks he need his passport flight back to uk..how does it work?
thanks darrenB..God Bless

[darren-b]

my husband will be here with me when i submit my application this october,he told me to have his original passport but will they give it back the same day we will submit my application,coz he will only stay here 3 weeks he need his passport flight back to uk..how does it work?
thanks darrenB..God Bless

Sorry I can't help with how it works with VFS - when we applied it was directly with the Embassy.

[scottishbride]

my husband will be here with me when i submit my application this october,he told me to have his original passport but will they give it back the same day we will submit my application,coz he will only stay here 3 weeks he need his passport flight back to uk..how does it work?
thanks darrenB..God Bless

When I submitted my application they have just asked the scanned copies of my husband's passport there is no need to certify ( But some of the member of this forum had their certified by the solicitor ) and no need to show your husband's original passport. Hope this will help... Good luck!

[Tiggers0608]

Hi,

you only photocopies your husband passport with his detials on it and the pages with stamps (used pages when he travels) you dont need to photocopy unused pages.

hope that helps, i think its better to photocopy it before u go to VFS, they dont need the original passport but i guess just bring it if u want. No need to go to solicitor as the VFS can check it if its a fake passport or real one lol., thats why we're paying them a lot of money coz they use it for checking our documents if its fake or not.

[IainBusby]

When I submitted my application they have just asked the scanned copies of my husband's passport

I think that scanned copies will be of a much higher quality than photocopies and will be more acceptable as far as the embassy is concerned. If you have any doubts about what they will or will not accept, it would be better to email them at ManilaVisaEnquiries.manila@fco.gov.ukand get them to clarifify what will and what won't be acceptable to them, than to have your application package rejected by VFS Global as incomplete.

Iain.

[Arthur Little]

my husband will be here with me when i submit my application this october,he told me to have his original passport but will they give it back the same day we will submit my application,coz he will only stay here 3 weeks he need his passport flight back to uk..how does it work?
thanks darrenB..God Bless

In OUR case, my wife merely presented [uncertified] black & white *Xerox copies of the relevant pages in my passport. *These were retained by VFS, and the passport returned to her there and then ... or, I SHOULD say, after the counter clerkess had had a cursory glance through it (and at ME!).