Well done Gadget best wishes from me and Vanessa.
Vanessa and I married last month and are now going through preparations for applying for a spouse visa, could i ask you for advise please any would be gratefully received. your application seams to have gone through very quickly did you submit everything yourselves ?
What documents do you suggest submitting ?
should Vanessa renew her passport before applying for her visa ?
visa applications should be submitted personally..if Vanessa's passport is expired already, I guess it will be better to renew it before she apply..IMHO.Originally Posted by Sconnie
hello sconnie
just do what sis kimmi said more posting and more reading. it will surely helps
my bf and i planning to get married this year and we too getting spouse visa soon. i myself is here to learn more
goodluck
Hi Sconnie - she did all the legwork on the application, what helped us was the check list in www.vfs-uk-ph.com. Applying for a workpermit dependent seems to require less documentation compared to a spouse visa. All that was required from me were:
- copy of pages of my passport
- evidence the sponsor can support the visa applicant financially - originaly bank statment and pension statements
- evidence the sponsor has adequate accomodation - copy of mortgage document or letter from landlord if renting
- recent pay slips and written correspondence from your sponsor's employer confirming their current contract of employement
- evidence that sponsor and visa applicant have remained in contact during sponsor's absences - copy of telephone bills, letter envelopes and so on
The original documents I sent via DHL, the copies I just scanned and emailed to her.
The form used was VAF2 (I think it is VAF4 for the spouses). The copy of the marriage certificate has to be on the National Statistics Office (NSO) if the marriage took place in the Philippines.
The visa payment if made over the counter (Metrobank, Standard Chartered Bank, Banco de Oro or BPI) has to a day before the appointment, the other payment option is a manager's chequemade payable to British Embassy.
Definitely book an appointment in www.vfs-uk-ph.com.
Backread on the previous threads as there has been a number of couples that have gone through what you are going through now.
With regards to the passport, two years remaining on her passport is more than enough (they require a passport that is valid for at least 6 months). Keep in mind though that if you need to transfer the visa to a new passport, that will cost:
Transfer of visa to a new passport - form NTLOCSince she can apply for her ILR in one year, eleven months and two days after she has entered UK, there won't be any need to have the first visa transferred.
Postal application: £160
Application in person at public enquiry office: £500
There was an earlier thread with regards to the visa dates, make sure that the date of the visa is as close to the departure date so that you do not have to pay for a visa extension.
Good luck and all the best on your application.
Thank you all!!! Now I have to start getting my flat ready for the wife:
- get rid of the dead plants
- buy more bed sheets
- get rid of the clutter
- DEEP CLEAN everything
- rent a carpet cleaner
- and the list has just started
has there been any threads discussing ways of setting the wife's expectations with life in the UK? I have started telling her about hanging laundry in the hallway, have not told her yet on how small the fridge/freezer, I think she is already aware that there's more walking over here.
I want to make sure her transition is as smooth and painless as possible. one possitive thing is that the weather has started to turn slightly for the better, at least she is not arriving here in winter
Thank you all!!! Now I have to start getting my flat ready for the wife:
- get rid of the dead plants
- buy more bed sheets
- get rid of the clutter
- DEEP CLEAN everything
- rent a carpet cleaner
- and the list has just started
has there been any threads discussing ways of setting the wife's expectations with life in the UK? I have started telling her about hanging laundry in the hallway, have not told her yet on how small the fridge/freezer, I think she is already aware that there's more walking over here.
I want to make sure her transition is as smooth and painless as possible. one possitive thing is that the weather has started to turn slightly for the better, at least she is not arriving here in winter
Can't think of a list but thinsg to bear in mind is checking you have the cheapest way of calling home.
When i was calling my wife on the landline it was all ways the evening or weekend. we used a local number to call a cheap internatiol calls service. Of course the Wife rang during the day and suddenly the phone bill shot up. Quickly changed bt package to free calls all day though problem over. Apart from the wife sometimes might call for just over an hour suddenly the call cost as calls were free up to an hour.
Also the wife once pressed the wrong button combination and dial phill on a mobile at full priceluckily we had a special international saver package set up on it to reduce slighty.
But worth just making sure that the Wife is aware of all these little things.
another is ensuring she is aware about pin code security at atms ie covering up when entering pin with hand to stop any cameras taking the number down.
Simple things we all picked up one at a time but a real headache when your confront with all of them at once.
Understanding to say no thanks when offered store cards in shops.
Being offered free money and discounts is common in shops (we blokes probably look to grumpy to even try and convince but a fillpina new to the country not wanting to sound rude could possibly be easy prey. Not understanding all about credit and implications.
Again when opening a bank account make sure yourself or a person au fait with the british banking system goes along. My wife was offered overdrafts and credit cards although we accept the smallest for both to set up a credit history for her. We declined some of the other offers made they even offered her a loan
Also worth ensuring she knows the local area nearby, and where is safe and not safe at various times of the day.
No need to pay for any calls to PH, if the family at home have dsl (maybe suggest the 999php package only a few hundred php ontop of the line rental) get a voip router and standard handset phone, register with sipgate and you can she can call home free of charge anytime, on a local uk dialling code !!Can't think of a list but thinsg to bear in mind is checking you have the cheapest way of calling home.
When i was calling my wife on the landline it was all ways the evening or weekend. we used a local number to call a cheap internatiol calls service. Of course the Wife rang during the day and suddenly the phone bill shot up. Quickly changed bt package to free calls all day though problem over. Apart from the wife sometimes might call for just over an hour suddenly the call cost as calls were free up to an hour.
Also the wife once pressed the wrong button combination and dial phill on a mobile at full price
But worth just making sure that the Wife is aware of all these little things.
another is ensuring she is aware about pin code security at atms ie covering up when entering pin with hand to stop any cameras taking the number down.
Simple things we all picked up one at a time but a real headache when your confront with all of them at once.
Understanding to say no thanks when offered store cards in shops.
Being offered free money and discounts is common in shops (we blokes probably look to grumpy to even try and convince but a fillpina new to the country not wanting to sound rude could possibly be easy prey. Not understanding all about credit and implications.
Again when opening a bank account make sure yourself or a person au fait with the british banking system goes along. My wife was offered overdrafts and credit cards although we accept the smallest for both to set up a credit history for her. We declined some of the other offers made they even offered her a loan
Also worth ensuring she knows the local area nearby, and where is safe and not safe at various times of the day.
thats what we have :-)
Thanks very much gadgets, wish you and yours many yars of happiness
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