Thinking about bringing my fiance to the uk on a visit visa.

[cheekee]

Hi. Its the last day of my time in Cebu. Feeling very sad.

We have been talking about Sheina coming to the uk on a family visit visa.

She has a cousin in the uk who last year brought her mum and sister to visit for 2 months.

Her cousin and husband were the sponsors and the visa was successful.

I just wondered if we had any chance if doing the same thing with Sheina with her cousin sponsoring her but then when she is here she stays with me ?

She would go back on time I would make sure of that. Would buy a return ticket at the start.

Also would it affect the spouse visa route in terms of our evidence ? (Logs of communication with her being in the uk)

Would it be seen in a bad light ?

What do you guys think ?

[tiger31]

go for it m8 nothing to lose although it can be a hard visa to get you just might get lucky.

[joebloggs]

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi.../requirements/

cousins can no longer apply for a family visit visa, they would have to apply for a general visit visa.

[Terpe]

Hi. Its the last day of my time in Cebu. Feeling very sad.

We have been talking about Sheina coming to the uk on a family visit visa.

She has a cousin in the uk who last year brought her mum and sister to visit for 2 months.

Her cousin and husband were the sponsors and the visa was successful.

I just wondered if we had any chance if doing the same thing with Sheina with her cousin sponsoring her but then when she is here she stays with me ?

She would go back on time I would make sure of that. Would buy a return ticket at the start.

Also would it affect the spouse visa route in terms of our evidence ? (Logs of communication with her being in the uk)

Would it be seen in a bad light ?

What do you guys think ?

As joebloggs says, she can't come on Family Visa.
She'll need to apply for General Visit Visa. No reason not to give it your best shot with you as the sponsor.
The risks are low and so is the cost.
Many folks are granted in similar circumstances (also many not). All depends how the visa application is presented and how its perceived by the ECO.

It will not impact your future planned settlement route visa.

[gWaPito]

Also your finances and living arrangements. If both are tiptop you won't have a problem.

Make sure you your fiancee has good enough reason to go back. Family ties did it for my mother in law.

[cheekee]

Living arrangements are fine but I have an overdraft and use it a lot.

Would that go against me ?

[Arthur Little]

Living arrangements are fine but I have an overdraft and use it a lot.

Would that go against me ?

I don't necessarily think it would, actually. ... nowadays, the MAIN criteria seems to based on the the sponsor's gross annual salary being £18,600 or above - combined with his/her ability to *provide adequate accommodation for the dependent - *which, of course, you've already confirmed you can.

[stevie c]

Arthur, I don't think the £18600 earnings comes in to it when applying for a visit visa this is for settlement visa I believe but I could be wrong. Perhaps Peter will clarify.

[joebloggs]

Living arrangements are fine but I have an overdraft and use it a lot.

Would that go against me ?

possibly, i take it your going to provide accommodation and finance her visit ? , if so do you have savings? , if not the embassy might say, how can you finance her visit when your relying on a overdraft, even with savings this could be risky

If you will supply financial support and accommodation for your visitor, and/or you will pay for their travel to the UK, they will need to provide:

copies of your bank or building society statements and payslips for the last 6 months; or
a copy of your savings account book.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...tor/documents/

[gWaPito]

An overdraft can be called in at any time. You still got to show you have x amount of surplus readies to support your lady. .it used to be £112 per week

I for one don't think the overdraft arrangement will cut it. It's similar to living off your credit card.

I could be wrong. .it has been known

[gWaPito]

Just a thought. ..you may have been living off tick coz of your travels?

If so. ..you could be alright. .if your bills and other outgoings stack up favourably against what you got left over then you should be just fine. Make sure you mention this in a covering letter.

I did just the same when dear wife applied for her spouse visa. ..we were spending as if it were going out of fashion. Come to think of it, it's what ive been allowing to happen ever since I've known her. ..anyway, I explained my excessive spending and provided a monthly expense list. .

[Arthur Little]

Arthur, I don't think the £18600 earnings comes in to it when applying for a visit visa this is for settlement visa I believe but I could be wrong. Perhaps Peter will clarify.

Stevie ... I'm the one who's wrong! For some strange reason, I'd momentarily forgotten it was a Family Visit Visa the couple's hoping to apply for. I must've obviously been thinking "outside the box" here - in the light of the usual procedure following an engagement - and have to apologise for getting my "lines crossed" on this occasion.