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[toddmeister]

"And another! There used to be a requirement for Settlement applicants to have a test for TB and provide a certificate that they were clearwith the application. I don't now see that mentioned. Is this no longer needed"


Yes it is still a requirement:-

Tuberculosis test certificate

Applicants who want to come to the United Kingdom for longer than 6 months will need to obtain a certificate confirming that they are free from infectious tuberculosis (TB) before submitting their visa application. Please visit the Tuberculosis testingpage on this website for further guidance, and information on which visa categories are affected by this requirement.

http://www.vfs-uk-th.com/tb.aspx

[samsingsong]

Toddmeister: "Yes it is still a requirement"
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Thank youToddmeister.
I know that all this info is 'out there' to be found, but after a few minutes of wading through the UKBA / VFS websites my eyes glaze over and I get a dizzy & aching head!
Regarding my other question about a sponsor receiving Incapacity Benefit, well I think I've found the answer to that. Although I read on a visa company's website that the sponsor of a Settlement Visa applicant may not be in receipt of Incapacity Benefit, I think they are mistaken. According to the UKBA visa notes, the applicant & sponsor must not be reliant on 'Public Funds' (e.g. IncomeSupport / Housing Benefit, etc.). Incapacity Benefit is NOT on the Public Funds list as it is a "Benefit to which a person is entitled as a result of National Insurance contributions" (UKBA).
I'd get the same amount of Incapacity Benefit with or without the wife, so it makes no difference. Also I was on I.B at the time we applied for the 5 year Visitors Visa and it wasn't a problem then.
However if anybody knows better I'd greatlyappreciate any info.

Edited by samsingsong, 2011-08-30 21:16:36.

[Idler]

Thanks from me as well. I have trawled through the VFS website and could not find the TB link you posted. That VFS website has to be one of the least user-friendly sites I've been to in ages. Nightmare. Thanks again.

[evoboy]

Hi all i am new to this site so please all help would be great.
I have recently returned from Thailand where i got married and will soon be applying for a spouse visa for my Thai wife. She is still there at the moment and has to do her second englist test as she has done reading and listening and passed. So the speaking and writing is due on the 3rd sept.
I have put together my paperwork which consists of:-

12 months bank statements
12 months wage slips
letter of employment
p60
all photos and letters and hotel reciepts
mortgage paperwork
council tax letter
gas and electric letter
land registry paperwork
covering letter to the embassy
copy of driving license signed
copy of passport signed
previous emails
wifes old passport in her old name
copy of id card
marriage certificate
sales brocure of house outlining floor space and pictures and spec

this is what i can think of but if anyone can add any more that would be great

also i see everyone has a different way of laying the paperwork out so ideas would be good also.

She has been to the uk with me before on a holiday visa and we used a agent which cost a small fortune so i want to try and do this myself but i am worried as i have heard some horror stories. Plus im back in the uk and trying to make sure it all goes ok for her in thailand

Any help will be great

Many thanks Mike

[toddmeister]

Idler, on 2011-08-30 23:21:22, said:

Thanks from me as well. I have trawled through the VFS website and could not find the TB link you posted. That VFS website has to be one of the least user-friendly sites I've been to in ages. Nightmare. Thanks again.

No probs, but if you just go to the "how to apply" page on the VFS site its all there.  Just scroll down and it's in section 5

http://www.vfs-uk-th.com/applying.aspx

Regards

[Frogster]

Steve (Toddmeister),

I think it was you I was telling about an old Visa settlement checklist I had seen somewhere.... Well, it was in this post (post number 8), as far as I know it has not been updated.

So I am including it anyway, can't hurt mate.


Frog

[toddmeister]

Cheers Frog.  It does look like an old document though (no English test etc) and there now doesn't seem to be an equivalent list on the UKBA site.

One thing I did notice the other day was that the VAF4A Annex (for English Language requirement) appears to have been removed from the site too.  Maybe its after the recent change to online applications? but I think its now included on the settlement form rather than including an additional page.  Anyone else noticed?

Regards

[markie53]

Hi Guys

My other half has just received her fiancee visa and quick too. Its fair to say that our case was pretty water tight although I purposely didn't put stacks of supporting papers in to the embassy but made sure that they had everything they needed.

I had one huge problem though and that was contact with my other half - She doesn't have Email and our calls to each other were through calling cards / using the phone in work - almost impossible to validate these but what I did have was a SMS message pretty much everyday since we met - Initially on pay as you go so no itemised bills available. I took photos of each of the SMS messages stored on my blackberry and printed them 9 to each A4 page. When I changed my phone to the I-phone, I found a feature which allows you to screen print SMS messages and subsequently print them - BINGO!!! i should add that on both phones I deleted my fiancee's name so that it showed her phone number instead which of course the same phone number entered on her application contact details.

Hope that helps because I know other people have had issues with proving contact through calling cards.

[monkeytunes]

Hi there,

Im in the process of applying for a settlement visa for my wife and was wandering,

Has anyone got a more recent settlement visa checklist? (Ive already printed Jack31 which is great)

Also i see no mention of or a requirement for a TB  test  certificate on any website (UK border agency etc), we are looking to move and live in the Uk for several years does anyone know if this TB cert is still a requirement?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[7by7]

The UKBA, for some reason, no longer provide a check list as such. You should provide evidence of your relationship; marriage certificate obviously but also evidence of contact if you have been living apart or evidence that you live together if you do. You should also provide evidence of your finances and the accommodation available to you in the UK.

The TB certificate is still required, see Tuberculosis testing in Thailand.

With respect to Jack31 and others, the pinned information is a bit out of date. I do intend to provide more up to date info in a new pinned thread; when I can find the time!

[afunkateer]

Hello All

My wife and I are now in the process of applying for UK settlement visa, and after many weeks of gathering documents and writing letters she tells me that she also needs to write a covering letter to include with our visa application. Has anyone any knowledge of this? I know I have to write a letter as her sponsor but I have not read anywhere of a requirement for her to also write a letter of introduction.

I also include a list of the supporting documents we have gathered.


6 months bank statements
6 month wage slips
mortgage doc.
land registry doc.
Council tax doc.
home ins doc.
telephone records
letter from company accountant
letter from sponsor
letter from parents
evidence of hers and mine previous travel to Thailand and the UK
Utility bills
BULATS Cert.
TB cert.
copies of passports
photographs of home interior
photos of me and her together and with parents

If anyone can think of something I may have overlooked I would be very grateful if you can advise me what else we need to do.

[7by7]

There is no need that I am aware of for her to write a covering letter; although you as sponsor should do so.

Your document list is a bit long:

mortgage doc., land registry doc You need to show ownership of the property and either one of these will do, no need for both.

Council tax doc., home ins doc Not needed.

6 month wage slips, letter from company accountant Are you employed or self employed? If employed your payslips are fine, no need for any letter from an accountant. If self employed then where do the pay slips come from?

letter from parents Not needed unless you will be living with them.

Utility bills Not needed

photographs of home interior Not strictly necessary, although many people like to include them as evidence that the accommodation is suitable.

[afunkateer]

Many thanks for your reply, and reassurance about covering letter for her. About the other points you raised, I always think it cannot hurt to give too much information, or can it?


Again thank you for your comments.

[7by7]

I agree that it is better to give too much rather than too little.

However, ECOs only have a few minutes to check through everything and come to a decision; give too much that is not needed and it is possible that the ECO will miss something vital.

[sumrit]

7by7, on 2011-12-20 13:58:22, said:

I agree that it is better to give too much rather than too little.

However, ECOs only have a few minutes to check through everything and come to a decision; give too much that is not needed and it is possible that the ECO will miss something vital.

Because the ECO will ALWAYS read the sponsors letter (and it's probably one of the first things he'll look at) I always suggest including an index of all the supporting documents being supplied as part of that letter. As the VFS staff tend to jumble the documents up and put them out of any order this index will (hopefully) be an ideal reference for to ECO when he's looking for particular documents and give less chance of any being missed. He can also then see at a glance from the index if a document he needs hasn't been supplied.

Edited by sumrit, 2011-12-20 14:27:56.

[afunkateer]

Many thanks for your advice. I think we have everything nicely laid out in files and folders and everything is clearly marked. Hopefully we won't have any problems with our application.

Again many thanks for your advice.