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Good day everyone! I came to UK holding a Visa Marriage on 16 July 2012. It’s exactly been a month now since me and my hubby got married. We reviewed the form we got and it’s actually quite confusing specially the documents we need to supply. We intend to submit my application by post by mid of October. So we just needed some questions & clarifications to be sure:
1.) Is this the right and updated form that we needed to fill out? Version 09/2012? http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...lrm1020091.pdf
2.) For the guidance note, version 07/2012?
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...lrm1020091.pdf
3.) With PAYMENT DETAILS question #3 (Applicant’s full name), what should I use perhaps? My maiden or married name?
4.) I lodged my marriage visa application April 19, 2012, visa valid from 1 June 2012 – 16 Dec 2012 so I suppose I am under old rules. So am I right that I can skip Section 7A- Financial Requirement and just proceed to Section 7B- Maintenance?
5.) My husband is worried if his passport is still acceptable since it will expire on 06 March 2013 just 5 months from now. Is that okay perhaps?
6.) For Section 12- Documents, do we really need to supply 6 items of correspondence? It’s quite confusing for them to say that we need 6 correspondence addressed to us jointly or in both our names, since my visa is valid only for 6 months and could not work either. The only acceptable correspondence we can supply them with both our names in it is the Council Tax, is it enough? We don’t have any joint bank account yet either. Also, we just visited NHS for my registration and still waiting for them to contact me for schedule.
7.) Do we also need to provide them with our wedding pics?

These are the documents we could submit. I hope some of you will be generous to share what they have submitted. I will appreciate it very much.
Marriage Certificate
Both our passports
Passport Size Photos (2 for me & 1 for him) with our full names on the back of it
English Test Results
Husband’s latest Bank Statements *
Husband’s latest Payslips*
Council Tax*
Electricity/Gas Bill statements*
Water Bills*
Mortgage Statements*
Telephone Bills*
TV Licensing*

*How many months of statements are enough to submit?

Please enlighten us. Thank you!

Regards to all of you
1. Yes that's the correct form and version

2. Yes that's the correct guide version

3. On the forms you must use the name that is indicated in your passport.

4. Yes, you are under old rules. So skip 7A and go to 7B

5. That's not going to be a problem for your application. Do bear in mind that the FLR process may take 6 months. So If your husband needs his passport during that period he may be better for hime to consider renewing it now and to consider following note 6 on the form.

6. That section 12c does not apply to you. That only applies to unmarried or same-sex partner
If you are applying as an unmarried or same-sex partner, or if you answered no to question 5.1 and are
applying for an extension of stay although you have completed or nearly completed 2 years’ leave to enter
or remain in the UK as a partner, in addition to the relevant documents in sub-section 12A, you must provide
the following documents.....
7. Unless the form is asking for your wedding pics there is no reason to include any.

Personally I would suggest a minimum 3 full months of bank statements and a maximum of 6 months.

The granting of FLR for cases like yours is in principle a formality and should not present any problem.
Due to the really long time it can take for processing I have concluded that it's better to send more documents than less in the hope that it might speed up the time.

Hope that helps
Good luck