Haven't had a bank account for 6 months

[joebloggs]

what visa was it peterb that you have ? well you might have been lucky to get away with it applying for a visa in Manila, but if you need to sent it to IND in the UK, I don't think so

quote from the FLR form

"The documents showing the finances available to you and/or to the person supporting you should cover at least the
last 3 months.We do not accept internet or cashpoint statements as evidence of finances."

I've just read about someone who got ILR after sending in their app 7 weeks late, but i've also read about many more people who had had they visa app rejected and lost their visa fee.

infact it might be possible for your bank to certify the statements, or even better ask them for headed paper printed ones, they might charge you a small fee for this.

if you don't provide everything and more they ask for, you risk losing your visa fee and time.

but then ask your g/f Jamie1976 to phone up the embassy and ask about it , see what they say

[PeterB]

what visa was it peterb that you have ? well you might have been lucky to get away with it applying for a visa in Manila, but if you need to sent it to IND in the UK, I don't think so

Fair to say that this was visitor visa, applied for in Makati. I hadn't taken six months worth of statements with me, but a section 352 certificate/Annual Interest Statement, 3 months old, showing over £200k balance. No - they needed 6 months statements, so I went to an internet cafe and printed the statements!

[joebloggs]

well maybe your interest account balance was enough evidence to show your g/f wouldn't need recourse to public funds , but even on that you could have been refused, as they ask for 'recent' , is 3 months old recent ? , one of the last visa's i appiled for, they asked for my last bank statement , which was only sent to me one week after i posted the visa app to the phlippines

applying for a visa is not rocket science , just read the form and the guidence notes, give ALL the information/evidence they ask for, make sure you qualify for the main sections of a relationship, finances and accomodation, and do a bit of research on the web using forums like this, and you shouldn't fail

i've applied for settlement visa's *3, FLR *3 and ILR * 3 all have been granted, becuase i took a bit of time over it ..

better luck next time jamie1976..