How To Apply For A UK Fiance(e) Visa

That was for her sons application. Weighed about half a kilo

So our application could have had about 100 pages ! But i doubt if it was half that.

Maybe depends on the weight. Mine was 1.2kg. £11 one way.

Got to agree with Markham on this!

I managed to fit everything - photos, property and financial docs- in a single slightly over A4 sized envelope. Don't remember the cost, but I think it was less than £10 for standard recorded delivery.

I think there could be a legitimate chance that whoever opened your package has been overwhelmed by everything inside it.

Posted mine today. £22 including return post

General advice seems to be send copies - as well as originals - of everything (in A4 size (extra weight!)) x2 sets of evidence... it soon mounts up!

I've sent 2 packets of documents (1st with original documents and 2nd with all photocopies in it )

From the looks of the returned documents - I think they just scanned the 1st packet with original documents and didn't bother to touch or look at the 2nd one...

Extracts from 7 years of online communication (Proof of relationship!), plus copies... as proof of relationship is the most subjective part of the whole application process, more is better!

That would mean 4 separate packages -

Applicant Originals
Applicant Copies
Sponsor Originals
Sponsor Copies -

Far too big a risk of evidence being lost, or not considered together!

I put all the documents together in 1 packet (I've put them together in an envelope folder) . The 2nd packet are just photocopies of the 1st one. so in the package I sent to them were 2 envelope folders

Got all of them back - nothing lost or misplaced!

I added an envelope with specific copies of documents that I want back. Just realised I left my P60 in the scanner and only sent the copy. Hopefully my original salary slips, letter from employer including salary and bank statements should be enough

2 a4 folders each containing
Contents 1 page
Electronic application 23 pages
English test result 1 page
NHS confirmation 1 page
Birth certificates plastic inserts x3
Death certificate 1 page
Divorce paper 2 pages
Marriage certificate 2 pages
Plastic insert containing passports
Plastic insert containing BRP card and 3 photos
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Employer letter 1 page
P60 2016/17 1 page
P60 2017/18 1 page
12 months wage slips 52 pages
12 months bank statements 36 pages
2 email notifications wage slip advice 2 pages
Mortgage redemption document 1 page
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House details 3 pages
Rental agreement 1 page extra page advising in rented while we look for new house
Deposit agreement 1 page
Letter of intent from landlady 1 page
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12 letters various sources 12 pages
Consent forms 2 pages
Sponsor undertaing form (system driven) 1 page

152 pages approx in total next day guaranteed on the outgoing package and prepaid bag for return documents standard service
Post office cost £53.60

strewth

?

thats a lot of dosh for a parcel

So Mica had her biometrics today. About 15 people ( mainly Indian ) waiting to be seen. they only do VFS two days a month. Total IT collapse. Kept asking her for the receipt. Finally sorted but I am sort of worrying that the package gets there before her data. They were quoting up to ten weeks ( average processing time ) which I guess includes priority applications as well.

Hmm, premium/priority shouldn't be 10 weeks that's same as standard app already. When I applied, priority is 15 days only.

If it will take 10 weeks, what will she do with her cayman visa?

I wasn't clear. I meant that the average quoted is probably dilute by the priority two weeks. Without it, the average might be nearer 15 weeks

Compared to the overall costs it's 'chicken-feed' - and, true to their word, it got there next-day... more than can be said for the 'claims' of others!

Happens A LOT with that page/site - or you get 'error 503 - not available'...