I am an unmarried partner of a British citizen (a filipino given citizenship by descent) He was previously married but the marriage is not legally dissolved - even though they have been separated since 2001. We have been living together since 2004 until he left the Philippines last 2013. He has now been working for an employer for 6 months and is being paid on an hourly rate. We are in the process of submitting an Unmarried Partner Visa application and there are tons of questions that we really need help with.

- Is it true that his previous marriage can be proven to have broken down if we can prove that we have been living in a genuine and subsisting relationship for more than 2 years akin to marriage? We have been living together since 2004 and we have documents to support this claim.

- How do they compute for the financial requirement, considering that my partner's pay is on an hourly rate? He gets around £1400 to £1600 pounds monthly. Will this be sufficient? He is permanently employed by the way, not part time or contractual.

- He is currently living with a family friend. What do we need to submit in order to prove for the accommodation requirement? Will a letter from the home owner be sufficient - indicating that she is allowing both of us to live there and that we have a room for our exclusive use?

- How much will I be paying for the application? I got confused as I see 885 pounds for visa applying to join a family in UK but also saw a 1,513 pounds visa fee for a family of a settled person. Which is which?

- the forms I will be submitting are VAF4a and the Appendix 2. Are these the forms I need to submit, or are there more that I am not aware of?

I have been looking for answers on the internet and came across a forum in this site. I am really hoping anyone could help.