My application checklist!!!!

[Leen]

After 4 months of gathering our documents and after all the pains,trials and problems that we had encountered i submitted my application last July 20....I made my own document checklist and i attached it with all my documents...

1.Manager's Cheque from BDO
2.Online application form with Appendix 2 form
3.Passport sized photo
4.Passport biodate page of applicant (old and new)
5.Marriage Certificate (SECPA)
6.English Requirement Certificate
7.Diploma
8.Transcript of Records
9.Caregiver Certificates (TESDA and school)

Sponsor's Documents

10.Employment letter (stating how long my hubby's been working with them,his salary,his position and his on permanent contract)
11.Employment Contract
12.P60 form (i submitted his P60 from 2010-2012)
13.Payslips (Dec.2011--July 2012)
14.Bank Statements (Feb--July 2012) hubby only had 1300 quid on his bank statement but he explained on his letter that after 9 visits from June 2009-March 2012,our wedding and his monthly allowance for me he cant save much and the money that he sent monthly will ceased once i settle in UK

15.Landlord's Support Letter
16.Tenancy Agreement
17.Accommodation Pictures (room,kitchen,bathroom)
18.Passport Bio data page and stamped pages of sponsor (with signature)
19.Sponsor's Support Letter
20.Applicant's Support Letter

Evidence of Relationship

21.Both Birth Certificates
22.Marriage certificate (SECPA)
23.Divorce Decree Absolute (sponsor)
24.Pictures (i submitted 100 plus pics taken from the different places that we had visited...much better if you will take landmarks of the places)
25.Emails (from the very beginning of our relationship till the weeks b4 my application....i just copy some of the emails but still 200 pages)
26.Chat logs
27.E tickets with boarding passes (sponsor's travel to the Philippines)
28.E tickets with boarding passes (sponsor's and applicant's travel in the Philippines) this include ferry tickets also
29.Remittance Receipts...


i submitted 2 sets of documents (original and Photocopies) except with the pictures....i arranged everything according to dates from the very beginning of our relationship....hope this will help to all future applicants......the difference b4 and now is the 18600 minimum income requirement but dont lose hope.....

[BoholoX]

Looks good Leen!

Just out of interest who did you address the covering letters to? VFS or UKBA?

I will be keeping this for future reference!

[Leen]

Hello Boholox....we addressed our letter to

Visa Section
British Embassy
Manila Philippines

When do you plan to apply?

[BoholoX]

I wont get my 6th payslip till Jan 31st but will have everything else ready to go (infact its just about ready now). My bank will print and endorse the statements on Feb 1st and I'll fly out soon after that so her appointment will be around the first week of Feb. Not totally necessary for me to be there I know, but I want to see my wife and son

[McGregor03]

After 4 months of gathering our documents and after all the pains,trials and problems that we had encountered i submitted my application last July 20....I made my own document checklist and i attached it with all my documents...

1.Manager's Cheque from BDO
2.Online application form with Appendix 2 form
3.Passport sized photo
4.Passport biodate page of applicant (old and new)
5.Marriage Certificate (SECPA)
6.English Requirement Certificate
7.Diploma
8.Transcript of Records
9.Caregiver Certificates (TESDA and school)

Sponsor's Documents

10.Employment letter (stating how long my hubby's been working with them,his salary,his position and his on permanent contract)
11.Employment Contract
12.P60 form (i submitted his P60 from 2010-2012)
13.Payslips (Dec.2011--July 2012)
14.Bank Statements (Feb--July 2012) hubby only had 1300 quid on his bank statement but he explained on his letter that after 9 visits from June 2009-March 2012,our wedding and his monthly allowance for me he cant save much and the money that he sent monthly will ceased once i settle in UK

15.Landlord's Support Letter
16.Tenancy Agreement
17.Accommodation Pictures (room,kitchen,bathroom)
18.Passport Bio data page and stamped pages of sponsor (with signature)
19.Sponsor's Support Letter
20.Applicant's Support Letter

Evidence of Relationship

21.Both Birth Certificates
22.Marriage certificate (SECPA)
23.Divorce Decree Absolute (sponsor)
24.Pictures (i submitted 100 plus pics taken from the different places that we had visited...much better if you will take landmarks of the places)
25.Emails (from the very beginning of our relationship till the weeks b4 my application....i just copy some of the emails but still 200 pages)
26.Chat logs
27.E tickets with boarding passes (sponsor's travel to the Philippines)
28.E tickets with boarding passes (sponsor's and applicant's travel in the Philippines) this include ferry tickets also
29.Remittance Receipts...


i submitted 2 sets of documents (original and Photocopies) except with the pictures....i arranged everything according to dates from the very beginning of our relationship....hope this will help to all future applicants......the difference b4 and now is the 18600 minimum income requirement but dont lose hope.....

Looks like the requirements are almost the same as fiancee visa...
These will be a great help for us

Cheers

[travina]

Looks like the requirements are almost the same as fiancee visa...
These will be a great help for us

Cheers

good luck mcgregor and im still waiting for my appeal

[sheldon1]

Can i ask Leen exactly what was written by the employer of your Husband, with regard to the definition of his employment?

My employer has told me that they are not allowed to guarantee any salary. But can give proof of a break down of earnings over 1 year. So hopefully that will suffice.

[travina]

Can i ask Leen exactly what was written by the employer of your Husband, with regard to the definition of his employment?

My employer has told me that they are not allowed to guarantee any salary. But can give proof of a break down of earnings over 1 year. So hopefully that will suffice.

hi sheldon

with my partner's employment letter, his employer just stated how long hes been employed ,his job role and his contracted monthly earnings.

[sheldon1]

Many thanks. I thought so. It would be highly unlikely for any employer to actually guarantee a yearly salary in this day and age.

[Leen]

I wont get my 6th payslip till Jan 31st but will have everything else ready to go (infact its just about ready now). My bank will print and endorse the statements on Feb 1st and I'll fly out soon after that so her appointment will be around the first week of Feb. Not totally necessary for me to be there I know, but I want to see my wife and son

Hello Boholox just remind your bank 2 weeks b4 your intended date of getting your printed bank statements coz we encountered problem with my hubby's bank for telling us that we will get it on that date which turns out that it will take another 2 weeks for them to get it ready....

[rusty]

After 4 months of gathering our documents

An excellent well prepared and presented application.

14.Bank Statements (Feb--July 2012) hubby only had 1300 quid on his bank statement but he explained on his letter that after 9 visits from June 2009-March 2012,our wedding and his monthly allowance for me he cant save much and the money that he sent monthly will ceased once i settle in UK

It is good to see that where you thought there could be some doubt regarding the documents you supplied; you explained clearly the reasons in the letter of support.

[Leen]

Looks like the requirements are almost the same as fiancee visa...
These will be a great help for us

Cheers

yes McGregor,it's just the same with fiancee visa.......good luck with your application

[Leen]

Can i ask Leen exactly what was written by the employer of your Husband, with regard to the definition of his employment?

My employer has told me that they are not allowed to guarantee any salary. But can give proof of a break down of earnings over 1 year. So hopefully that will suffice.

actually what they had put are details like his company's name, how long his been employed,his position,his hourly wages,his job is permanent and it's printed on company's paper

[rusty]

It would be highly unlikely for any employer to actually guarantee a yearly salary in this day and age.

I do not understand this quote?

A person is paid a basic salary and that may be topped up by overtime or shift work etc

What the UKBA is looking for is the basic salary as you may not always be guarenteed overtime etc.

[Leen]

An excellent well prepared and presented application.




It is good to see that where you thought there could be some doubt regarding the documents you supplied; you explained clearly the reasons in the letter of support.

yes Rusty coz we thought that amount is not enough to convince them and they will think that my hubby cant support me so we have to explain anything and everything that we think are weak points in our application

[Terpe]

Good work Leen, well done

Thanks for your efforts in posting, that will surely be a good source for others to follow.

[Leen]

Good work Leen, well done

Thanks for your efforts in posting, that will surely be a good source for others to follow.

Thanx Terpe appreciate it...it's my way of giving back to all the help i got from this forum and hope this will give guidance to future applicants.....

[andy222]

I do not understand this quote?

A person is paid a basic salary and that may be topped up by overtime or shift work etc

What the UKBA is looking for is the basic salary as you may not always be guarenteed overtime etc.

What the ukba is looking for is any excuse to stamp a refusal on the application.

[lastlid]

I do not understand this quote?

A person is paid a basic salary and that may be topped up by overtime or shift work etc

What the UKBA is looking for is the basic salary as you may not always be guarenteed overtime etc.

At the end of the day, the employer can't guarantee anyone a job.

[McGregor03]

Thank u Travina I know things will be hassle but it will be all worth it in the end ...

[rusty]

What the ukba is looking for is any excuse to stamp a refusal on the application.

I would like to think that is not the case.

If you submit an application that covers all the requirements asked for, backed up with a well written letter of support detailing your particular circumstances, then they have no reason but to approve the application.

Some of the refusals may be because of lack of evidence supplied, when they have to make a decision based on the information supplied, then they are more likely to refuse.

I have not seen the statistics but from what I have read since on this forum, there are more approvals than refusals. This may change due to the new regulations, we will wait and see.

[rusty]

At the end of the day, the employer can't guarantee anyone a job.

No, but you should know what your basic salary is.

When applying for a job you would see that the salary offered, for example, £12,000 per year. When you get your monthly payslip your gross salary would be £1000 then you may get overtime and/or bonuses then there would be deductions like tax and NI. What you take home is your net pay. If asked what the salary was, you would say £12,000.

In some cases where the basic salary is below the requirement of £18,600 then the case has to be put that including any other benefits your salary would be above the requirement.

Luckily I do not have to apply for a visa now as my wife is already here and therefore have not fully read the requirements for salary, but would expect that if your gross salary per year is above £18,600 the there should be no problems?

[lastlid]

No, but you should know what your basic salary is.

When applying for a job you would see that the salary offered, for example, £12,000 per year. When you get your monthly payslip your gross salary would be £1000 then you may get overtime and/or bonuses then there would be deductions like tax and NI. What you take home is your net pay. If asked what the salary was, you would say £12,000.

In some cases where the basic salary is below the requirement of £18,600 then the case has to be put that including any other benefits your salary would be above the requirement.

Luckily I do not have to apply for a visa now as my wife is already here and therefore have not fully read the requirements for salary, but would expect that if your gross salary per year is above £18,600 the there should be no problems?

Same for me Rusty. Luckily my wife has her visa and is here now.

Just out of curiosity, however, I have been wondering about a scenario whereby an example offshore oil worker earns no more than £18000 in basic pay and then gets a day rate bonus for every day that he works. There are many of these people about, easily clearing the gross requirement by possibly 200% but might only be earning just below the threshold in basic pay.

On that footing, this kind of person wouldn't know how many days they would have worked in a year until after they had got to the end of the year. The only thing they could submit is their company drafted rates, their payslips and possibly a P60.

I wonder how the UKBA would deal with this scenario, given the current regs....

Sometimes bonuses can be a large part of ones gross pay.

The problem seems to be that the UKBA appear to be ignoring bonus payments even though their blurb appears like bonuses are to be recognised. This is a perceived problem for some future applicants who are borderline and depend on bonuses to get them over the £18600 threshold.

[rusty]

Same for me Rusty. Luckily my wife has her visa and is here now.

Just out of curiosity, however, I have been wondering about a scenario whereby an example offshore oil worker earns no more than £18000 in basic pay and then gets a day rate bonus for every day that he works. There are many of these people about, easily clearing the gross requirement by possibly 200% but might only be earning just below the threshold in basic pay.

On that footing, this kind of person wouldn't know how many days they would have worked in a year until after they had got to the end of the year. The only thing they could submit is their company drafted rates, their payslips and possibly a P60.

I wonder how the UKBA would deal with this scenario, given the current regs....

Sometimes bonuses can be a large part of ones gross pay.

The problem seems to be that the UKBA appear to be ignoring bonus payments even though their blurb appears like bonuses are to be recognised. This is a perceived problem for some future applicants who are borderline and depend on bonuses to get them over the £18600 threshold.

Would this person be classed as employed or self employed?

If it is written in the contract of employment that this is how they are paid, then this can be submitted as additional evidence as well as the wage slips.

Certain additions to salary, such as overtime, may not always be available every month and therefore may not be counted.

In all cases, if you think there may be some confusion as to the salary, the correctly worded letter of support should include the details of how the salary is obtained.

[lastlid]

Would this person be classed as employed or self employed?

Employed and on PAYE.

[lastlid]

In all cases, if you think there may be some confusion as to the salary, the correctly worded letter of support should include the details of how the salary is obtained.

Thats my way of thinking.

I used to work on that basis about 7 years ago, for many years. And some months I wouldn't work at all and others I might work 21 days. It was never certain. But at the end of the year I always found that I will have worked between 150 to 200 days, easily clearing the annual salary "bar".

[RizzaEdge]

Hi to everyone. I just got married last 8th of August 2012 and I'm now preparing the documents for Spouse Visa Application. @ Leen or anyone who could help me regarding the wage of my husband. His annual salary is just £17,643.60 but he had overtime pay. His P60 2012 states that his salary is £27,925.50. Is his overtime pay can be added to his basic pay so that he can reach the £18,600 minimum wage requirement? Thanks

[RizzaEdge]

@ Leen, Already sorted. I know now that overtime pay can be considered. Thanks