Dear members,

Greetings! After a long fight and waiting, we finally got our visa approval! I was helped and

guided by many angels when I was feeling lost and frustration in this visa journey.

Therefore, I want to pay the love forward. Please do so when you can as well! Because all

of us have been there and understand with a kind help and support, it will make a

difference in one’s visa journey.

Please be aware that everyone’s story and visa journey can be different and this is my

version of my visa document preparation. Please feel free to take this document as a

sharing example. However, you must do your own research first and clarify when you have

any doubt or hesitation. The members in the group are your good friends and there are

valuable resource in the group file. You just need to spend time, dig it and read them

thoroughly.

Again, this is your own very special journey with your partner. Have faith in each other,

hand in hand and you will get there. Good luck and all the best!

Must read

https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner- This is the official website of UK visa

and immigration
spouse

https://www.migrate.org.uk/spouse-visa-uk- This is an immigration company

2018/ website, I didn’t use their package but
found their information is quite useful.

Must join/Facebook group

1. I love my foreign spouse : defend the rights of cross-border couples
2. Spouse visa journey-UK
3. UK spouse settlement visa
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Below is my visa related information, (please be aware the yellow highlight, they are the
parts might make your and my visa document preparation different)

Country of application: Taiwan

Standard/Priority: Priority
Category used: Category A with Salaried
Application type: Access UK
Online Application submitted: 30 April 2019
Biometrics date: 1 May 2019
Supporting documents: scanned at VFS Taipei
Commercial partner: VFS Taipei
Email cfmed received application and prepare for consideration: 21 May 2019
Received a text message and an email from VFS to collect my passport: 10 June 2019
Not Straightforward: None
Passport collected: 10 June 2019
No email from HO about decision made.

27 working days from bio.

Commercial Partner: VSF Taipei

Note:
1. Barcode separator is suggested when organize the document. And I paid the service of
document checks, therefore, the documents below were arranged slightly different than
what I thought (the reason will be explained in the below columns).
2. The document order below was suggested by VSF staff as well.
3. Photocopy of the document is sufficient and either black & white or colorful document is
acceptable ( I personally used colorful documents with pictures)
4. In my country, we don’t have to demonstrate TB test certificate ( find it out if you need
one on the UKVI official website)

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 My document list

1. Appendix II
1. Appendix II

Note:
1. Although the appendix 2 is not on the official website anymore, VSF staff still
suggests to include.
2. If you do want to include this document, be aware, “august 2018” is the newest
version.
3. You might need a couple copies to practice and discuss with your partner before
the real one.
4. Read it thoroughly and ask group member, if you stuck at any question.
5. The content of the appendix is similar to access UK online application, so make
sure the answer is consistent.

2. Sponsor Evidence
Content Note
1. Sponsor’s current passport photocopy The photocopy of the passport is
with bio data page and all entry and exit sufficient enough, don’t need to be
stamps verified via governmental sector.
2. Sponsor’s cover letter- dated 18 Apr I followed the below guidence to structure
2019 our support letter with 3 pages. ( can cut
down a bit I think ) ( we only provided the
letter from my husband’s aspect.

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3. Sponsorship Undertaking Form (SU07)
4. Letter from sponsor’s employer- dated
17 Ari 2019
The must component in employer letter
5. Sponsor’s letter with salary increase
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Many people argued that this form is not
necessary but I forgot where I read the
reference with appropriate explanation so
I still attached this form
 Originally, I put this in employment
evidence, but the VSF staff explained
to me “employment evidence” is the
document from the applicant not the
sponsor.
 The below is my employer letter
structure (28 days rules)
 Originally, I put this in financial
evidence, but the VSF staff explained
to me “financial evidence” is the
 document from the applicant not the
sponsor.
 This document was another
evidence to prove that my husband’s
salary met the financial threshold
6. Sponsor’s employment contract  This is not compulsory
 This document was to show my
husband’s salary, work start date,
work location and monthly paid
7. Six months pay slips We are under category A with Salaried,
so we provide the most recent 6 months
I. 15 November 2018 payslips. (28 days rules)
II. 15 December 2018

III. 15 January 2019

IV. 15 February 2019

V. 15 March 2019
VI. 15 April 2019
8. Six months bank statement dated from
16 Oct 2018 to 18 April 2019
I. Official bank statement post by the
bank dated from 16 Oct 2018 to 08
April 2019
II. Printed and stamped bank
statement at bank branch dated
from 08 April 2019 to 18 April 2019
 My husband’s salary is being paid
every 15 of the month so we provide
bank statement from 16 Oct 2018-18
Aril 2019 ( full six months) (28 days
rules)
 Firstly, we applied official bank
statement via post ( no stamp
required, but be aware that it takes
time to send to you)
 The last month bank statement was
printed and stamped by bank branch
 I will highly suggest that you go to
your bank about the time it takes and
the possibility to stamp the document
at bank branch. I saw some group
members experienced trouble in this
bit.

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 3. Accommodation-Permanent
Content Note
1. Proof of ownership of the UK  The application date of Register of title
accommodation is suggested within 3 months of your
I. Official copy of register of title- application(some said not necessarily,
so you decide).
dated 9 Apr 2019  You can apply via this website:
II. The most recent mortgage letter- https://www.gov.uk/search-property-
Jan 2019 information-land-registry the
 The £3 Title register is sufficient.
2. The most recent council tax statement-  Prepare the most recent one

dated 6 Mar 2019

3. Utility bill (water) dated 14 Mar 2019 This is not compulsory

4. Information of the accommodation-floor  I used powerpoint to present the detail

of the accommodation. Examples as
plan, pictures, and description of the below,
property.

5. The flatmate’s photocopy of the current This is not compulsory

passport ID page

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 4. Consent Letters and Proof of Relationships
Content Note
1. Marriage certificate  We provided original and English version of
our marriage certificate
2. Applicant’s household  To show my home address, parents’ name,
registration transcript husband’s name
3. Evidence of related trip tickets,  We organized all these related documents by
flight bookings, hotel trips to spouse/applicant.
reservation, and selection of
photos to visit sponsor/applicant
4. Communication history -  I exported our chat log and organized it in
word document. One daily full random
Selection of written conversation a month throughout the
communication with LINE app relationship.

5. Communication history -
Selection of call log
 I screenshotted the call log and show one call
log every week throughout the relationship.
Example can be seen as below.
 The screenshot is to show my husband’s
name, the date and call duration.
 My phone is Iphone, you can find this
information in your call log.

6. Communication history -  I also screenshot when my husband and I

were doing video chat. I put four screenshot in
Selection of video chat one page with word document and
screenshot with LINE app demonstrated 4 pages totally.

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7. Selection of Facebook posts
8. Pictures of various postcards,
birthday cards and letters
between sponsor and applicant
5. Educational Evidence
Content
1. Applicant’s English language
certificate-The degree certificate of the
university of xxx
 I screenshot my husband and my interaction
with each other on facebook thoughout the
relationship. I put four screenshot in one page
with word document and demonstrated 8
pages totally.
 I scanned all the postcards, birthday cards
and letters to each other and used powerpoint
to present them.
 Example can be seen as below
Note
 I used my UK degree certificate to
demonstrate my English ability.
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 6. Additional Documents/Others
Content
1. Applicant’s current passport photocopy
with bio data page and all entry and
exits stamps
2. Applicant’s two previous passports
photocopy with bio data page and all
entry and exits stamps
3. Applicant’s National insurance number
Note
 Not only to prepare the photocopy of
current passport, the visa centre will
take it ( you can pay a fee to keep it
with you with standard service; for
priority service, you have to prepare
that the passport won’t be with you at
least 6 weeks.
 I also prepare my old passport
photocopy.
 I also submitted my NI number ( I had
it when I was in UK because of my
student visa)

Last note:

When I went to VSF Taipei, they asked for

1. Print out of biometrics appointment confirmation

2. Print out of UK Visas & Immigration Document checklist

But they didn’t ask for

1. Print out of visa application payment and priority payment

2. Print out of Immigration Health Surcharge payment

As these two item has already shown on the online application form.

They didn’t ask for online application form either, but I still printed it out and

keep it with me. Also emailed to my husband to familiar with content in case any

ECO call ( but we didn’t received any call)