Immigrating to the UK

Sinbad said:
Looks like you don't need one at all:

How to prove your relationship​

Send evidence that:

  • comes from the government, a bank, landlord, utility provider, or a medical professional
  • confirms your relationship with your partner - for example, that you live together, share expenses or are married or in a civil partnership
  • is less than 4 years old
You can use things like:

  • a marriage certificate or civil partnership certificate
  • a tenancy agreement, utility bills or council tax bills confirming that you live at the same address or pay bills together
  • a bank statement from a joint bank account, or confirming that you live at the same address
  • a letter from your doctor or dentist confirming that you live at the same address
If you do not have any evidence that meets this criteria, there is other evidence you can provide instead. However, it’s less likely that you’ll be given a visa in this case.

Other evidence you can provide includes:

  • a one-off bill like vet’s fees or home repair costs
  • letters confirming you and your partner are on the voting register for the same address
  • student finance paperwork confirming that you live at the same address
Things like greetings cards, travel tickets, receipts, photographs and text or social media messages are not considered strong evidence of your relationship and are unlikely to help your application.
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Okay well we’ve been together almost 10 years. So there is “some evidence of such” :ROFL:

Thanks all. Will just use the certificate we have and a bunch of other evidence like title deeds etc as wife is on the mortgage too.
 
Dave said:
gov.uk is still showing processing times as 3 weeks, if it's gone past that you could probably query it.

www.gov.uk

Skilled Worker visa

Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional work.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
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Well as they say, "speak of the devil"...

TLScontact was notified by UKVI that a decision related to your visa application has been made.
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gregmcc said:
I went through the paper work for tyhe spousal visa and it was far from light. You had to proof beyond a shadow of doubt that your marriage is legitimate and you are not married just to get into the UK. I think my application had about 100 pages of proof. No ways I was going to take a chance and get rejected.
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Was only engaged when I came over as a dependent on my now Mrs’ ancestry visa. I got pissy at a stage because the agent kept asking for more evidence. He explained that your application and proof will land on the desk of some random person who doesn’t know you and won’t even see you face to face. They have to be completely convinced, and the only way for you to do that is to provide as much proof as possible.

Also did over a hundred pages of shared addresses, photos, WhatsApp messages (SFW obviously), etc.

We also had to do it again, but less stringently, when we got married here.
 
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Priapus said:
Do I need to have an unabridged marriage certificate? I don’t feel like standing in DHA queues all day.
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We applied for our unabridged marriage certificate about 13 months ago.

We are still waiting for it...
 
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