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 The UK Spouse Visa application to enter the UK as the Spouse or civil partner of a UK citizen can be one of the most important applications you'll ever make. The decision as to whether your application will be accepted or refused rests on a few essential processes. Failing to meet these exacting processes may mean the refusal of your application to join your wife or partner in the UK, leaving you to endure more time away from your partner, and more expensive and time consuming legal battles. The success of your application may increase dramatically with the intervention of an experienced and professional firm such as Siam International Legal Group.
Today's UK immigration officers are besieged daily with visa requests by people seeking to live permanently in the UK by illegal means such as misleading visa officers or by submitting fraudulent documentation. Because of this, immigration laws are getting stricter every day, and British immigration agents do not accept any inconsistencies in visa applications, no matter how minor they may seem to you. If you want to travel to Britain to join your spouse, partner, or future partner, then you owe it to yourself and your mate to take all necessary precautions against a refused application.
Refused applications mean extra time spent filing appeals, extra money engaged in legal fees, and last but not least the reduced chance of ever being able to live legally in the UK with your chosen partner. The following are just some of the guidelines you should follow in making a spouse and civil partner application to enter the UK: You need to prove that:
• your husband, wife or civil partner is not under 18, and
• you are not under 18.
• you have been legally married to one another, or are engaged in a UK recognised civil partnership
• your spouse or civil partner is currently present and settled in the UK
• you have physically met one another previously
• you can financially support one another (and any dependants) independent of any help from public funds
• you have accommodation, which is owned or lived in only by you and your household, and is suitable for you and your dependants to live in without public funding or assistance
• you both have the intent to live together as husband and wife, or as civil partners, permanently
You must, at the end of two years of living in the UK, still be married and intend to continue living together. If these requirements are met you may apply to stay on a permanent basis in the UK. You must also prove that you have been living together for two years. You can do this by showing 20 items proving cohabitation, such as bills to your address and other documents addressed to you both at the same address. Once this evidence is presented with your application to the UK Border & Immigration Agency, you will be classified as having “Indefinite Leave to Remain”. Documents that support your application for a spouse or civil partner visa. You need to have all the documents you can to show that you qualify for entry as a husband, wife, or civil partner. Your spouse or civil partner visa may be refused if your application does not include the following:
• The original of your birth certificate.
• The original of your marriage certificate if you are married, or your the original of your civil partnership certificate if you are in a civil partnership.
• Any recent bank statements or savings statements for your sponsor and materials showing the details of your sponsor's employment in the UK, including items such as payslips to show what financial support is available.
• Evidence of where you intend to reside, such as a mortgage agreement or rental statement, and evidence that you and your family can reside in the provided accommodation if it is rented or provided by local authorities.
• One of the following original documents will be required if you have been in a marriage or civil
partnership prior to your current relationship:
• a divorce certificate
• a final dissolution order, or
• a death certificate of your or your sponsor's previous husband, wife or civil partner
• Evidence that your sponsor is settled in the UK. (You can show a copy of a passport or registration certificate that has been confirmed as a true copy).
• Any other letters from you and your sponsor that support your application.
It must be emphasized that your spouse/civil partner visa application will be refused if any documents are found which are false. Don't be misled – falsifying documentation is completely unnecessary if a reputable and experienced team such as Siam International Legal Group is guiding you through this process. Other requirements: You may be granted what is formally known as “indefinite leave to remain” in the UK if you and your husband, wife or civil partner are married and have been living together outside the UK for longer than four years, and all the aforementioned requirements to reside permanently in the UK are met.
You must also prove that you have knowledge of life in the UK, and can speak the English language to a certain standard of competency.
You and your partner must also be at least 18 years old, and must show that you have actually met each other, and that you have been married in a legally recognized service - OR you must show that you have engaged in a civil partnership registration.
Due to continued abuse of the UK immigration laws you will also need to convince immigration authorities that your relationship is of a genuine and continuing nature. We can also assist in preparing you for what might seem overly stringent and invasive interview procedures.
Simply knowing what will be involved will put you in the proper relaxed frame of mind to be able to answer all the questions posed to you, and maximize the chance of your application being accepted. Imagine, you could be living with your partner in the UK sooner than you think.
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