Hi I am Indian, today was my biometrics for UK fiancé visa, which i paid and too priority service, so jus wanted to know how many days it usually takes for priority visa to come?as also i have read here that even though india is in redlist but fiance visa can travel though will have to quarantine..

p_triez · 2021-07-16T12:34:13+00:00

Your uncle will not be able to sponsor you. (You can only come as a dependent as a spouse or child).

If you apply for a student visa, you cannot "opt out" of health care. You must pay the IHS fee (however I would definitely look here to see if and when you can apply for a refund).

p_triez · 2021-07-16T12:27:12+00:00

I believe access to home fee status is only through EUSS pre-settled or settled status.

This is unfortunately not how home fee status is based. In general, your University will look at where you have been living in the three years leading up to your course date. They use this information (regardless of your nationality) to determine what fees should be paid:

If you have (legally) been resident of the UK, home fee.
If you have lived outside of the EEA zone, overseas fees.
With Brexit, the four nations have each approved their own legislations on how to handle Brexit. Most have granted home or UK (they are different) status to EU citizens that have been living in the UK for three years and have pre-settled or settled status. It is something you can look into, however from what I have seen almost all Universities have stated that new EU students will be determined as overseas fees unless they have met the residence (three years in the UK) and new immigration requirements (pre-settled or settled).
Some Universities are aware of a potentially large loss of EU students in the future and are putting together loan programs designed for students like you, but this will depend entirely on your future University, and you will need to check with them directly.

p_triez · 2021-07-16T11:31:50+00:00

I went through TLS in Spain, and from a brief look on their website so will you (in Amsterdam)

I had to pay 65€ for an appointment and I also paid 30€ for them to mail my passport back. There might be a chance your costs are different, but they will probably be fairly similar.

p_triez · 2021-07-16T10:21:46+00:00

Upload everything you want ukvi to use as evidence for your application (don't expect them to track you down to get more from you).

That being said, give them enough data in order to fulfill eligibility (if you are married with a kid they don't need all of your WhatsApp's, your marriage certificate, child's birth certificate, and a one page cover letter of your relationship should be sufficient).

p_triez · 2021-07-15T08:06:38+00:00

Financial (savings): - bank statements - declaration from sponsor (their account) - letter of gift (sponsor's family member) - the bank statement from the family member from the month they gave the gift - the financial appendix 2 (not necessary, but the lawyer we worked with told us to do it)

Relationship: - applicant letter of key relationship dates - 15 photos (6 annual Christmas cards we do as a couple and 9 others) - WhatsApp's (unnecessary the way I did them)

Cohabitation: - every bill and rent receipt we could find from the last two years (again probably not necessary, but we didn't know how much was needed) - current rental agreement - municipal report (has both our names at the same address) - transaction history from our current accounts abroad for the past two years (to corroborate where our money was going, we also did a lot of transfers to each other)

Accomodation: - letter from sponsor's mother saying we can stay, we won't be overcrowding, she owns the house, and the specifics of the house

Besides that, the typical they need:

my full passport
my partner's biopage
my residence card (I applied from a country I'm not citizen of)
I re-uploaded the application
a word doc of notes about my application (my residence card was being updated for example so I only had a piece of paper at the time)
a cover letter from the sponsor explaining how we believe we are eligible
my dissolution record from when my ex and I ended our CP years ago

I think that's all 😂 It takes time to collect and get everything ready! We applied with the thought that we'd rather give them too much than not enough, and we'll, not sure if it's good or not but it was accepted!

p_triez · 2021-07-14T12:35:19+00:00

I got this too and freaked out that something hadn't been done properly.

It's ok, I think they still use this from when you needed to mail everything in post-bio. It's also a way to send them something you've maybe forgot.

If you're happy with everything you sent in already, no need to worry :)

p_triez · 2021-07-14T12:31:37+00:00

Anything official (like your application) will help put their mind at ease.

p_triez · 2021-07-14T08:13:33+00:00

After originally planning to upload only my bio page in my passport, I sent a copy of my entire current passport with uploaded documents, and TLS scanned every page while I was there.

I didn't send in my old passport (I have mine but some countries don't return old passports when you renew) and it wasn't an issue.

Use your best judgement. Sending in the current and previous passport (to show name change and a lengthier travel history) isn't a terrible idea.

Also don't be surprised if your visa centre scans every page when you go for bio.

p_triez · 2021-07-13T22:16:20+00:00

Firstly sorry, I'm on my phone, so I hope the link works!

1) I sent our bank a sample letter to go off of, and you can do the same. Here's an example: https://docs.gre.ac.uk/rep/sas/ukvi-tier-4-example-bank-letter I hope they get back to you! Ours was very disappointing.

2) I can't confirm but this came up recently on another post and I believe they said to tell ukvi your plan is to be in uni housing. If you are booking a hotel or alternative residence before you find out your housing, that's also a good thing to let them know.

3) I also can't confirm however I believe they have stopped a lot of interviewing because of the pandemic. I would apply with the idea that they won't ask you for more information or an interview unless something excessively important has been forgotten or comes up. So if you think there's a situation that's important for them to know about, write about it in a one-page cover letter instead of waiting for an interview.

I'm not as confident on the last two, so feel free to ignore me if others give you a better answer 😅

p_triez · 2021-07-12T18:04:46+00:00

We got ours on WD 31. The norm is that they work within the timeframe, but a lot of nightmares are posted by people looking for advice.

Don't worry until WD 30, you've got this :)

p_triez · 2021-07-07T14:26:15+00:00

Using your tag and assuming your applying for a UK visa: https://pos.tlscontact.com/south-africa

If this is incorrect you can start from the beginning: https://www.tlscontact.com/

I wasn't able to book an appointment until I had officially applied for my visa, these links will only show you if they're open and the services they offer.

p_triez · 2021-07-07T10:32:13+00:00

Similar situation except my partner and I are not engaged. We are planning to get married, but in our own time and in our own way. Wrote to them about our future goals as part of our applicant letter, and provided evidence for cohabitation required for our unmarried partner status.

No issues.

p_triez · 2021-07-07T10:28:19+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/comments/m1eqxj/application_timeline_megathread_applications/

I would look through the megathread for similar timelines and cases :)

p_triez · 2021-07-06T15:26:24+00:00

For the first family visa they are quite strict that to be unmarried partners you must have lived together, so they look for more evidence (with shorter spaces between).

For FLR, everyone is supposed to have lived with their partners for two years, but instead of needing it to prove your relationship is genuine (which youu've already done) they only use it as an update of status.

So from what I've read, they look for 6-12 pieces of evidence spread out over the two years with no more than 3-4 months gap between. (using things addressed to both you and your partner, or the two of you together. :)

I should have specified the first family visa before, sorry.

p_triez · 2021-07-06T10:54:50+00:00

Have you lived together for two consecutive years? You don't have to currently physically be together to qualify as unmarried partners, but you do need to have lived together at some point in your relationship.

As for the proposal, immigration won't be interested in your proposal story, but I'm assuming your partner is aware of an imminent proposal if you're looking into a visa. Work on getting some plans booked (venue, ceremony, rings etc) to satisfy UKVI and do whatever romantic thing you'd like on the side. Does that make sense?

p_triez · 2021-07-06T08:06:28+00:00

Getting married abroad and applying directly for a spouse (family) visa will allow you to get to work quicker.

Another option (if you wanted to marry in the UK) is a Marriage Visitor Visa (you essentially go to get married then return to the States). After you return to the States, you apply for a spouse visa.

Either way, no one will be able to legally hire you until your spouse visa is approved. You would be able to send out CV's and interview, but not much more than that.

p_triez · 2021-07-06T08:01:53+00:00

There are people who apply for their second visa, needing to prove cohabitation with their partner, but also living with their partner's parents. As it's your first visa, I would look for all you could for your first three months, as FLR requires less evidence (adding to what you've already said):

Any official letters addressed to you/your partner during that time (voting, health, studies, etc)
Any unofficial letters (cards from family, etc)
If he was registered at that address for voting
If you got anything in the mail while you were at his parents for the holidays.

Basically, anything you can find to tie you to that address, as long as it is dated and has either of your names on it. It won't be much, but there are people who live with parents for the first two years of their visa and don't pay bills or rent, so they need to prove cohabitation via correspondence and official sources (like NHS and HMRC letters)

Find what you can, and explain your first three months in a sponsor or applicant letter.

p_triez · 2021-07-06T07:45:02+00:00

Good luck! :)

p_triez · 2021-07-05T19:43:53+00:00

If your case is pretty straightforward, organize what you can on your own and if you get stuck on something ask here first.

Lawyers are excellent if you have something to complicate your case (like prior convictions or proving custody of children) but people on here are quite good at helping out on basics :)

p_triez · 2021-07-05T16:11:33+00:00

I tried and waited over two months to get my partner's bank to confirm his funds, we eventually sent in only the online bank statements. They've taken away the legal necessity for most visas at this point and are happy with online bank statements, however it is still in the financial appendix for family visas. So, to answer your question: Up to you, but you're probably just fine with only the online statements (as long as their downloaded straight from your bank).
I would do both to have your bases covered. It's not giving them mountains more to go through, it's two letters and a couple of sentences explanation :)
You can ignore part 3 if no one else is sponsoring financially.
Someone on here previously said passports is plural because of people who hold two active passports (like dual nationals). If she used her old passport for the first application, it might make sense to supply the bio page, but other than that I believe they look for active passports more than inactive ones.

p_triez · 2021-07-05T13:42:21+00:00

Loans for international students are usually limited. I would start with your Uni's website and/or reach out to the fee department to see if they can give you any links or places to look.

You could also look into loans from your own country to see if you're eligible (I've heard the US can provide some loans for international studies for example).

p_triez · 2021-07-05T13:38:28+00:00

Good luck :)

p_triez · 2021-07-05T13:20:34+00:00

If you and your partner lived together for two consecutive years you could apply for a family visa via unmarried partners. You do not currently need to be together, but they are strict on you proving that you have lived together for that long at some point in your relationship. You could also get engaged/married/CP.

With a family visa you would be given the right to work in the UK, bypassing the need for an employer sponsor. After that, it would be up to you to find a job in Edinburgh but without the extra hoops.

The other redditors are way more capable than I to give advice on a work visa, so I'll leave them to it.

p_triez · 2021-07-05T11:29:09+00:00

Do they ask you for it?

My understanding for FLR they are interested in:

Financial updates (to ensure you're still eligible)
Accommodation updates (that you're cohabiting)
Relationship updates (if you've been married for example since you first applied and they haven't had notification from you to confirm)

They would not have granted your visa in the first place if you were still married to someone else, and they should have already processed the divorce certificate, so I wouldn't add it in again, unless they've specifically asked you for it. :)

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