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6th November 2015 #1
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FLR(M) application experience
Hello there-
For what it's worth, as everyone here has been so helpful in the past with sharing their experience(s) with me, I thought I would share my wife's FLR(M) application process - nothing complicated, as her biometric residence permit came through yesterday, and her supporting documents with passport arrived today, so all within the 8 week timescale the Home Office stipulates for postal applications.
I thought they would also put a visa in her passport for her 30-month extension, but it seems they just issue the BRP and that's it.
I was concerned about the format of the bank statements I was providing - as I normally bank online, NatWest would just provide me with A4 format transaction reports, which others here had had problems with (as a previous recent thread showed).
I don't know if this helped my wife's application, but I ensured that with every type of document submitted, there was a letter of explanation to accompany it, if I had the slightest fear that it would cause problems. So, for example, with the NatWest statements I explained why they were in that format, what information they contained (account number, address, my branch's address), as well as enclosed the envelope they were sent to me in (so they didn't think I had printed them out at home).
It might seem to be overkill, but I wanted to head off any problems. Similarly, FLR(M) stipulations state a requirement to have 2 years' correspondence as proof of a relationship, whereas my wife and I had been together under our initial visa for 32 months. I included correspondence from the whole time, again explaining why (difficult to pin down the amount of correspondence required for an exact time period of 2 years).
When we received her documentation back, it was interesting to see which documents they had obviously taken notice of, as these were separate from the folder I had neatly put everything in (I am assuming they had been taken out to be scanned). These were our marriage certificate, our bank statements, and our joint correspondence. They had actually kept two original documents - both my wife's and my employers' letters - those weren't returned.
I had included extra proof of accommodation, but this appeared to have remained untouched, and it wasn't actually a specific requirement anyway.
Anyway- one couple's experience that turned out fine.
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7th November 2015 #2
Hi.
When you say two years correspondence what does that mean exactly as you are living together.
We just got our spouse visa and my wife joined me on Monday so FLR is the next step.
Congratulations by the way.
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16th November 2015 #3
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Hello Cheekee -
Sorry for the delay in replying, and congratulations to you and your wife, too.
When you apply for Further Leave to Remain, you will have to prove that you have continued to live together during your first 2 and a half years together. What they currently ask for as proof is 6 'formal letters' (from utilities companies, banks, etc...) in your joint names, covering a period of 2 years.
If you can't provide everything in joint names, then you need to 'double up' and provide documents for each of you individually. So, if you only have 2 documents in your joint names, you then have to provide 8 more documents 4 for each of you, at the same address.
The rules state that these documents must be spaced out evenly over the two-year period.
Anyway, just start saving all your documents now, but focus on enjoying this first period of leave together.
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17th November 2015 #4
Firstly ... CONGRATULATIONS on your wife's successful FLR(M).
Secondly ... thanks for taking time to share your experiences along the way for the benefit of future applicants.
Lastly - as far as I'm aware - under Revised Rules ... the British 'Residence Permits' issued by the Home Office supersede visas that used to feature in passports whenever Spouses/Unmarried Partners were granted Further Leave to Remain.
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17th November 2015 #5
Must have missed this one Freyter, well done congratulations!
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1st December 2015 #6
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Thank you very much for the congrats, Arthur and Michael.
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