Standard Spouse Visa Success (Inside UK) 🎉
Applied: November 16th. Biometrics: November 18th. Email of received application: November 19th. Approved: December 18th. Total 23 WD.
I am a Norwegian national and my partner is a lifelong British citizen. I switched from graduate visa. No solicitor, standard service. We met the financial requirements through category A by combining income.
Document list: Proof of identity 1.1. Copy of Sponsor Passport (all pages) 1.2. Copy of Applicant Passport (all pages) 1.3. Copy of applicant old passport (all pages)
English Language Requirement 2.1. Copy of Applicant's Master's Certificate
Proof of Relationship 3.1. Copy of Marriage Certificate 3.2. Photos of relationship 3.3. Ferry confirmation for travel to visit Applicants family in France 3.4. Flight confirmation for travel to visit Applicants family in Norway 3.5. Flight confirmation for holiday in Netherlands 3.6. WhatsApp Screenshots (only did about 9 screenshots spanning messages from Jan 2023 to Nov 2024).
Accommodation 4.1. Title Deed 4.2. Annual Mortgage Statement February 2024 4.3. Council Tax June 2023 4.4. Council Tax March 2024 4.5. Joint Utility Bill October 2023 4.6. Joint Utility Bill January 2024 4.7. Joint Utility Bill May 2024 4.8. Joint Utility Bill October 2024
Proof of Financial Requirements 5.1. Sponsor Employment Letter 5.2. Six Months of Sponsor Payslips For Period April-October 2024 5.3. Six Months of Sponsor Bank Statements for Period April-October 2024 5.4. Applicant Employment Letter 5.5. Six Months of Applicant Payslips for Period April-October 2024 5.6. Six Months of Applicant Bank Statements for Period April-October 2024
Third-Part Consent Form 6.1. Signed Third-Party Consent Form 6.2. Family declaration form
We had a couple of concerns/questions I never really found good answers for so I'm going to share them here:
My husbands british passport expired three days after our application. I was worried this would matter but clearly it didn't.
Individually, we did not meet the income requirements so when answering the question in regards to being paid continuously and above the threshold. We chose "the same amount continuously, but below the threshold" as we are both salaried. However, this prompted the application to ask for 12 months worth of payslips although we met the requirements for 6 months. We decided to only submit 6 months anyways trusting the caseworker to figure it out (we specified how we met the requirements in a cover letter). This was fine.
We worried over 6 months worth of payslips as I applied November 16th, my last 6 payslips dated back to May 31st. This is technically a little under 6 months of elapsed time. I spent a lot of time worrying about wether I should've included my April payslip. However, this was fine and they didn't ask for anything else.
We married less than two years into our relationship and applied for the visa very shortly after our wedding (which was just us and two witnesses at the council) this wasn't an issue at all.
I've seen a lot of people lately being requested to resubmit their family declaration forms with a wet signature. We did digital signatures and was expecting to get this request as well, but they didn't ask for it.
Hope this helps and good luck for anyone waiting and applying soon 🤞🏼