r/ukvisa • u/Low_Consequence_8648 • 1d ago
FLR M Approved! Inside the UK
Application on 1/09/26 Biometrics 07/09/26 Approved 07/09/26 (Super Priority)
Thankyou to everyone whos posted on here and replied back to me and gave me guidance and i want to do the exact same for this community.
All the documents i gathered and which categories they went in;
Proof of Application - Applicant Passport - Sponsor/Wife Passport - Two documents (download from the gov application - signed and saved) - Checklist (given by the application ticked and saved) PDF - Holiday stamps Entry/Exit Applicant PDF - Holiday stamps Entry/Exit Sponsor PDF - Sharecode generated and saved as pdf - Expired BRP/ Original Approved immigration letter PDF -Sharecode which valid from/ valid until sharecode PDF - Cover letter explaining living rent free for the first year with family and reason for no utility bills; family is getting bigger in a few months becoming a parent! . Explaining that some of our documents title us as ‘Mr and Miss’ instead of ‘Mr and Mrs’ as this hiccup doesnt reflect our marriage and i will correct the mistake.
Educational/Qualifications - IELTS B1 Certificate (Previously used and accepted in initial application) Screenshot from GOV.UK showing B1 is still accepted
Sponsor/Employer - Employer letter confirming my wage/years of service/ contract type and to refer to the wage slips
Medical Information N/A
Life Event/Official Documents - Marriage certificate (used and approved in initial visa application) - Sponsor (wife) Mat B1 form - proof as to why my life would be interrupted if i had to leave the country
Evidence of residence in the UK (okay so for the first year for living in the uk we spent it with my brother in law rent free so we have no bills; so we gave 5 letters for the 12 months staggered roughly around 3 months each. NI letter, pension letter, joint bank statement, nhs letter) for the remainder time we have lived together in a rented property with all our bills on a joint name basis. All bills are annual or pre payment gas and electric. Staggered as much as i could and then filled in the missing months with joint bank statements e.g NI letter - Feb 2024 - Applicant PDF Wageslip - April 2024 - Sponsor Joint Bank - May 2024 - Applicant and Sponsor PDF Work pension letter - August 2024 - Applicant NHS letter - Decemeber 2024 - Applicant Tennancy agreement - March 2025 - Applicant and sponsor pdf Council Tax - April 2025 - Joint Bank Statement- June 2025 Confirmation of proof of address for prepayment gas bill - September 2025 Joint bank statement - December 2025 Council tax - March 2026 Yorkshire water - april 2026 Joint Bank statement june 2026 Confirmation of Electric prepayment bill - Dated august 2026
-1 year tenancy contract pdf Written and signed letter from Landlord PDF -Confirmation from brother in law rent free stay for 1 year PDF -Brother in law title deed (used and approved in initial application) -Original letter from brother in law from first application stated we can live rent free with him
Finance - 7 months of bank statement (each month as a single pdf) - 7 months of wage slips same dates as bank statement (each month as a pdf) p60 2024 p60 2025 p60 2026 (confirmed i would show this proof on the application) Screenshot of GOV.UK that we only need to meet the lower threshold of £18.6K since we applied and was accepted before April 2024
Other - National Insurance Letter
Hope this helps someone! please reply if you need anything else