Visa and Immigration agencies

Sorry to be a pain but if I'm going to do this without an agency...........................

Can we get my fiancee's level assessed before risking the test? 11k pesos at risk if she fails

2 photos of sponsor ?

Construct your own checklist based on the guidelines of UKVI and your own personal circumstances.
Check here in the forum for clarifications.

'Checklists' are a regular topic of discussion.

To be honest, it can become both time consuming and tricky to really get to grips with what's important and relevant for your visa application and what isn't going to add benefit to the application.

One of the problems with other folks suggested 'checklists' is that they often cause undue stress if you don't have every single thing that others have listed or submitted. Or you may be confused or if you feel you want to include something and it isn't listed on the checklists of others.

Many folks don't even know if they were granted a visa because of the items included or despite those items being included.

Ideally a checklist should be used as a simple guide to help bring ideas and clarity for the applicants personal document list.

Even UKVI states

Stay calm, review the requirements, set the priorities and work step by step

As a first step review the UKVI webpage here:-
https://www.gov.uk/join-family-in-uk/knowledge-of-english

You'll be in a better position to ask specific questions for which you need clarifications

The above webpage has the following information:-


4. Knowledge of English
You may need to prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply.

You can prove your knowledge of English by passing a test at an approved test centre. You need to get at least CEFR level A1.

Check the current list of approved tests and test centres. This list changed on 6 April 2015 - tests on previous lists won’t be accepted.

UKVI approved Test and Test Centres listing here:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...Language_Tests_and_Test_Centres_-_Website.pdf

Level A1 is the minimum accepted for speaking and listening

If she is able to hold a reasonable conversation with you, she won't fail. A1 is pretty simple.

From the gov.uk website
SET1.2 What is the definition of a sponsor?
In a fiancé(e) application the term ‘sponsor’ refers to the person whom the applicant is intending to marry.

So I guess they mean two photos of me then?

That is a very full list; there is more there than you need.

The Applicant does not need to provide any financial information - no bank statements etc., The NBI Clearance and the CENOMAR are nice to have and give the Applicant something to do...

The IELTS Life Skills A1 pass is all that is needed - just speaking and listening. Most Filipinas think they will fail and I don't think we have a single case of anyone failing recorded on this forum.

Note that the IELTS test can now only be taken in Manila or Cebu.

I think the comment from bigmac was just his jestful way of questioning the requirement for 2 photo's of the sponsor

Ah - alright - my bad

OK we're just doing a few A2 practices now - there's always a first one to fail isn't there?

We are in metro Manila so getting to the test centre shouldn't be a problem - traffic permitting

The Bank Statements can be copies if they are certified; the copy of your Passport must be certified.

Certified by whom?

I have just booked my wife lifeskills A1 and its booked for 14 jan 2016, i had to book it by midnight dec31 2015 and its with the britishcouncil and is in manila and cost 12k. Its says takes 13 days to get result after test and after 14 jan 2016 the next test is end of jan.

Have you got the contact details of the Manila test centre?

I know it's in the Galleria but i mean how do we book a test?

A solicitor, usually. Sometimes your Bank will do it.

Far from it...it was more a osh1t moment...my paperwork went in to VFS on the 22nd of this month...and I certainly did NOT include photos of me.

Some solicitors charge £5 ....for about 5 seconds work. My sol did it free.

Bank Statements need to be stamped by the bank as the very least.

Personally I think it is a much better bet to order back statements from your bank and switch your settings to receive paper statements. That way you are guaranteed they will be ok.

With regards to passport copies, they can be certified by a solicitor. It won't cost much - certainly less than £10. If a solicitor tries to charge more then just go to another one.

They only need certifying as genuine. There's no need to get it notarised, which is more expensive. (As far as I know, you still need to get the passport certified if applying outside the UK. When applying for FLR from within the UK there is no longer any need to get the passport copy certified, but you must copy every page)

I'm pretty sure it is a requirement. If I were you I'd see if you can still submit them.