UK spouse visa from Manila... Granted!

laugh. Oh really? Thats a surprise. I had to rush it just because it was all timed to coincide with the end of the company year. II have to admit I didn't enjoy the documentation gathering. The whole lot weighed 15kg including copies and about 2000 sheets. And I really dislike paperwork.

2000 sheets !! i wonder how many the case worker actually looked at ...lol

my DHL envelope is about 500 grammes worth

Hahaha you made me laugh bigmac, I have to say it was massive and heavy but well organized ,I had to ask my friend to help me carry those stuff to the VFS center. But his hard work paid off and even those people in VFS were so amazed with his arrangement of documents, its like opening a book! I get so much praises that made me feel like a fly landed on the back of the bull pretended to be giant .(Proud wife)

One of the main reasons the application was so lengthy because under category 'F' if you're a director of a company you have to provide an awful lot of paperwork. three quarters of the documentation was financial, and it's all set out in Appendix FM-SE what is needed. I doubt that it was all looked at. They probably check to see whether its present and cast an eye over the important documents and only look at the detail if they become suspicious.
It was also annoying to discover that all the supporting documents had to be duplicated in each application for the children (just as if the child application was a 'stand alone' application) and then I was annoyed to find that copies of everything had to be provided. So since the application was for three people, for any given document (such as a birth certificate) I required three originals/certified copies and three xerox copies. Multiply that up over the entire set and that's why it was 15kg.

sole trader requirements are different and are also covered under appendix FM-SE..

Congratulations! Finally!

Thank you I'll fly out there in one week and we will go and see @BlueberryCheeseCake parents and say bye and then come back. Maybe it will start to sink in by then. Lets hope we don't have any drama at the CFO seminar/sticker on the 19th. Cheeseake will have to go there laden down with documentation again. I've tried to forsee any of the unusual documents they may ask for.

Oh and I think @Howerd you were right. I was reading about the brp a bit and it looks like it does have to be carried when leaving the country - similar to the American green card. The thing that I thought was a visa in the passport is the entry permit to allow her to get here and collect the brp.

Hi there would like to ask if its a self employed but working in the construction industry is the same requirements as sole trader. Is it possible i use the self assesment tax from 2014 to 2015 if i applied this february. How about the ni contribution how long they want for it is it possible the contribution only this year. I hope u can help my question. And big congrats to u guys xxx

There is not anything in appendix FM-SE about different immigration requirements for those employed in the construction industry. Taxation rules issued by HMRC are quite separate. You will have to follow the requirements of appendix FM-SE for self employed persons.

I can print hmrc online from 2014 to 2015 but im still confused im scared i get denied again because its a lot of money involve for spouse visa but im not to sure if its enough self assesment or do they ask for 2016 as well. Im planning to apply again this february when i go back to cebu. Im getting confused if the self assesment tax they want this february is the same i gathered now while im here in the uk for visit. Sorry john if i ask to much.

I don't know your circumstances and I am not an immigration advisor. So if you're in any doubt you should consult a professional.

When considering the below remember that the financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March for the purposes of corporation tax. For the self-employed and personal tax it runs from 6 April to 5 April of the following year.

That means that, for example, if you were applying now as a sole trader and you were satisfied that income for the 2014-2015 year was sufficient, you would submit business records from 6th April 2014 to 5th April 2015.

The requirement to not submit records more than 28 days old does not apply in this regard since you will be supplying records for the previous full financial year.

If we examine appendix FM-SE we can see this:
The bold type is my highlighting. The original does not have bold type.

7. In respect of self-employment in the UK as a partner, as a sole trader or in a franchise all of the following must be provided:
(a) Evidence of the amount of tax payable, paid and unpaid for the last full financial year.
(b) The following documents for the last full financial year, or for the last two such years (where those documents show the necessary level of gross income as an average of those two years):
(i) annual self-assessment tax return to HMRC (a copy or print-out); and
(ii) Statement of Account (SA300 or SA302).
(c) Proof of registration with HMRC as self-employed if available.
(d) Each partner's Unique Tax Reference Number (UTR) and/or the UTR of the partnership or business.
(e) Where the person holds or held a separate business bank account(s), bank statements for the same 12-month period as the tax return(s).
(f) personal bank statements for the same 12-month period as the tax return(s) showing that the income from self-employment has been paid into an account in the name of the person or in the name of the person and their partner jointly.
(g) Evidence of ongoing self-employment through evidence of payment of Class 2 National Insurance contributions, or (where the person has reached state pension age) through alternative evidence (which may include, but is not confined to, evidence of ongoing payment of business rates, business-related insurance premiums, employer National Insurance contributions or franchise payments to the parent company).
(h) One of the following documents must also be submitted:
(i) (aa) If the business is required to produce annual audited accounts, such accounts for the last full financial year; or
(bb) If the business is not required to produce annual audited accounts, unaudited accounts for the last full financial year and an accountant's certificate of
confirmation, from an accountant who is a member of a UK Recognised Supervisory Body (as defined in the Companies Act 2006);

(ii) A certificate of VAT registration and the VAT return for the last full financial year (a copy or print-out) confirming the VAT registration number, if turnover is in excess of £79,000 or was in excess of the threshold which applied during the last full financial year;

(iii) Evidence to show appropriate planning permission or local planning authority consent is held to operate the type/class of business at the trading address (where this is a local authority requirement); or

(iv) A franchise agreement signed by both parties.
(i) The document referred to in paragraph 7(h)(iv) must be provided if the organisation is a franchise.

nice capri anna--i had one exactly like that

Thank you so much john we got idea now thank u again.

Thank you. Do u still got your capri till now?

i wish. i had 3 all told. a 3.0 ghia--a 2.8i--and a 2.0S--which is the one in your avatar