photocopied or not

[pagedown]

good day to everyone.i just have some few questions and hopefully will get some advice.im just confused if weather the bank statements,driver'slicense,purchase of the house and pay slips should be the original copies from my husband or will the embassy accepts the photocopy of this documents.i will very much appreciate any help.

[Ann07]

when i lodged my application before some of the papers my husband sent me was photocopied. check or call the embassy for peace of mind

members here who just got thier visa maybe can help you

all the best!

ann

[pagedown]

thank you so much ann
hoping to hear more help from other members who have successful visa's

[Ann07]

my pleasure pagedown...

ann

[joebloggs]

As a guide, you should include the following:

* Your original birth certificate.
* Your original marriage certificate (if you are married) or your original civil partnership certificate (if you have registered a civil partnership).
* Recent bank statements or savings books for your sponsor and evidence of your sponsor's employment in the UK, which could include payslips to show what financial support you have.
* Evidence of your accommodation, such as a mortgage agreement or rental agreement, and evidence that you and your dependants can stay in this accommodation if it is rented or provided by your local authority.
* Letters from you and your sponsor that are relevant to your application.
* If you have been married or in a civil partnership before, one of the following original documents:
o a divorce certificate
o a final dissolution order, or
o your or your sponsor's previous husband's, wife's or civil partner's death certificate
* Evidence that your sponsor is settled in the UK. (This can be a copy of their passport or registration certificate that has been confirmed as a true copy, in other words 'certified').

We will refuse your application if we find that any documents are false.

it's better if you supply originals bank statements/payslips, he doesn't want to pay a courier to send the orginals later, so get it right first time

but for deeds a copy will do. and dont forget
he needs a certfied copy of his passport, most solicitors should do it for about £20-£30

[Piamed]

and dont forget
he needs a certfied copy of his passport, most solicitors should do it for about £20-£30

The UK VACS Website says the following about the sponsors passport:

A full copy of the sponsor's passport including the personal details page and all stamped pages.

Joe, is the Certification of the passport essential?

Toks

[joebloggs]

* Evidence that your sponsor is settled in the UK. (This can be a copy of their passport or registration certificate that has been confirmed as a true copy, in other words 'certified').

that's from the IND website,

yes i think your passport should be certified, i've always done that for any visas i've applied for, never had one refused yet

but i don't think you need every page, as the solicitor told me. but cover your back, i would do all the pages with anything on and maybe just photocopy the blank pages..

[joebloggs]

yes i would say it should be certified. as on a well known visa board it states..

'Sponsor's Identification This usually takes the form of the sponsor's passport. If the passport itself cannot be presented, then a notarized copy of each non-blank page should be made by a UK authorised notary or solicitor (i.e., member of the Law Society).

If the sponsor does not have a passport, then the sponsor's original birth certificate can be substituted, although this would be considered rare.'

oh you might find some people get away without a certfied copy, but that becuase the case worker doesn't know or care about immigration rules , but don't take chances with a visa, it will cost you money, time and heartache if your refused over something like that

[Ann07]

is that new now? coz when we applied for my visa we just photocopy my husbands passport's personal details and all stamped pages and his birth certificate no certification at all..

[pagedown]

thank you very much joe for the help!!!!

[joebloggs]

oh i forgot he should ask his employer to write a letter on headed paper,

stating what his job is, how long he has worked there, the number of hours and his pay.

[aug06_2006]

Back to 2006 my fiancee sent to me his documents..almost all original with photo copies except his passport and driver licensed just certified copy.
Btw, good luck!

[kimmi]

Back to 2006 my fiancee sent to me his documents..almost all original with photo copies except his passport and driver licensed just certified copy.Btw, good luck!

almost the same with Sis Liza because she's one of my mentor when I am preparing my docs, I applied just last year..


Goodluck..

[sweet_cookie08]

Aside from the photocopy of his passport and driving license, what other docs should be certified by a solicitor as well? Does he need to send his original birth certificate as well?

[joebloggs]

i don't think he needs to send a certifed copy of his driving license

but original marriage cert
original birth cert
certified copy of passport

try to send as many orginal papers as possible, etc bank statements and pay slips

letter from his employer stating his job, pay, how long he's been there, copy of his employment contract

maybe copy of driving driving license

letter of support from him to you. stating how you meet,evidence such as letters, chat logs, bills, photos, plane tickets, hotel bills, etc

what his finances are, savings evidence,saving accounts, shares etc, pay, budget showing he can support you

accommendation where your going to live, pics of the rooms, copy of deeds, mortgage papers, rental contract, land reg docs etc,

your plans for future etc..

plus everythnig else i forgot to mention

good luck

[sweet_cookie08]

hi Joebloggs!

nice to meet you! i'm being addictive in reading posts here .. hehe

that was a very very helpful infos! thanks a lot!!! thanks a million..

actually my husband is clueless on what to include in his letter? can you somehow tell me what are the specific details that he needs to include in his letter as my sponsor?

thanks again Joebloggs for helping

[kimmi]

hi Joebloggs!

nice to meet you! i'm being addictive in reading posts here .. hehe

that was a very very helpful infos! thanks a lot!!! thanks a million..

actually my husband is clueless on what to include in his letter? can you somehow tell me what are the specific details that he needs to include in his letter as my sponsor?

thanks again Joebloggs for helping

hi sis maybe u like to read this one..

http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....sorship+letter

[sweet_cookie08]

Hi Kimmi!

Nice to meet you!

thanks for posting that link. I will send it to my husband.

I'm so happy with this forum. I'm enjoying reading posts and meeting new people. I will need lots of new friends here I think especially in the next coming weeks I will need some support when I filed for my spouse visa.

[kimmi]

U're always welcome sis..that's why we're here to share also our experiences..

Goodluck and dont worry for sure u will have lots of friends here..Count me in...

[sweet_cookie08]

Got a question sis Kimmi, should he also mention in his sponsor letter about my current work? Im into IT and a QA/Test Analyst. Should he mention in his letter that I will surely have a good job in the UK once I get there and would have high salary as well because my skills/work is indemand in the UK?

I didnt find anything in the link that you gave me that mentions the wife's work or skills.

thanks again sis!

[joebloggs]

of course i would, i mentioned my wife is a reg doc in the phils, probably mention it in his finance section of his letter of support, stating what your profession is and that you would have good salary and propects in the uk and also that you would not need recourse to public funds..

[kimmi]

of course i would, i mentioned my wife is a reg doc in the phils, probably mention it in his finance section of his letter of support, stating what your profession is and that you would have good salary and propects in the uk and also that you would not need recourse to public funds..

[joebloggs]

Im into IT and a QA/Test Analyst.

another IT Geek

there are a few on here

[andypaul]

another IT Greeks

there are a few on here

hey

Το cWho συμπαθεί " I.T" και είναι ελληνικά εδώ;

[joebloggs]

hey

Το cWho συμπαθεί " I.T" και είναι ελληνικά εδώ;

it's time i asked you andy what exactly do you do in IT? r u support or ??

i'm struggling with me db still , e-r models and normalisation

[andypaul]

it's time i asked you andy what exactly do you do in IT? r u support or ??

i'm struggling with me db still , e-r models and normalisation

Im a manager now so do very little,I work for a major manufactuer from the land of the rising sun. I avoid databases like anything, I was speaking to lots of oracle bods today a bizzare lot Up there with lotus note developers

E-r models i see in a lots of projects i get involved with and i understand in passing same with normalization. I have even taken exams in database devloping and admin but when a subject like databases i avoid like a scouser does work

[andypaul]

Got a question sis Kimmi, should he also mention in his sponsor letter about my current work? Im into IT and a QA/Test Analyst. Should he mention in his letter that I will surely have a good job in the UK once I get there and would have high salary as well because my skills/work is indemand in the UK?

I didnt find anything in the link that you gave me that mentions the wife's work or skills.

thanks again sis!

Yes well worth putting all experince and qualfications.

Your written english is very good, do you have any formal English qualfications also worth mentioning if you do as employers like to see them and shows you should have no problems working in the UK if your language skills are more than adequate.

Have you looked to see if potential employers are looking to hire? Well worth investigating if you could show you had a employer lined up or plenty of jobs avaiable then the eco can put an even bigger tick in the box.

[sweet_cookie08]

thanks joeblogss.

should he need to mention in his letter this statement? "my wife would not need to recourse to public funds..etc".

just want to be sure of what to write in his letter. I'm gathering infos for him actually, summarizing all the things that i've read here about sponsorship letter. we dont want to get denied!

but with your help's guys I know I will get my visa with flying colours!.. I just need to be sure to pass all correct and complete docs to the embassy.

[joebloggs]

thanks joeblogss.

should he need to mention in his letter this statement? "my wife would not need to recourse to public funds..etc".

just want to be sure of what to write in his letter. I'm gathering infos for him actually, summarizing all the things that i've read here about sponsorship letter. we dont want to get denied!

but with your help's guys I know I will get my visa with flying colours!.. I just need to be sure to pass all correct and complete docs to the embassy.

'recourse to public funds' one of the reasons they can refuse your visa for, meaning that your husband cannot support you without gov/tax payers help..


yes its worth mentioning in the letter, state the reasons why you would not need 'recourse to public funds'

your hubby could put something like
i have a well paid job of £Xxxx and savings of £xxxx , also i own my own home, and after budgeting i have £xxx month left to support my wife, so there will be no reason for 'recourse to public funds', also my wife would be able to earn a good salary in IT further reducing any risk of need to 'recourse to public funds'

[sweet_cookie08]

really??? lots of ITs here? wow!!!

My husband is into IT too. He's a developer to some financial company and I'm a QA.. well that's where we met, during our training in London when I was sent off there for a training..

thanks for helping me really