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Visiting the UK as unmarried couple
I've a visa-free passport to UK but was refused to enter in Heathrow. Applied for a visa as advised by IO but still refusedUK standard visit visa rejected from India for my wife and 2 kidsCan I still enter the UK after my EEA Family Permit has been denied?My girlfriend was refused a tourist visaHow to demonstrate ties to home country for a UK tourist visa?Applying for UK visitor visa after 3 refusals. Does this case fall under complicated category requiring a lawyer?UK visitor visa; misinterpreted friends and family in the UK questionUK standard visit visa refused under V4.2 a) and c) & V4.3 a) and c)EEA family permit refusal - appeal or new application?What documents to substitute bank statement as proof of salary received?
My girlfriend and I both have Ukrainian citizenship. We're planning to visit the UK at the end of April. While filling in the application form for visitor visa we specified our relationship status as unmarried partners since we have been living together for more than 3 years and I'm going to be her sponsor. Closer to visa appointment I started to google some information, like what documents we should bring to prove our relationship etc. All the information that pops out is about the case when a person already settled in the UK wants to bring his partner. Did we fill in the form right?
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My girlfriend and I both have Ukrainian citizenship. We're planning to visit the UK at the end of April. While filling in the application form for visitor visa we specified our relationship status as unmarried partners since we have been living together for more than 3 years and I'm going to be her sponsor. Closer to visa appointment I started to google some information, like what documents we should bring to prove our relationship etc. All the information that pops out is about the case when a person already settled in the UK wants to bring his partner. Did we fill in the form right?
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Do you have any joint household bills or bank accounts? Mortgage or rental agreement? I think you chose the correct response, all that’s required is to demonstrate why you’d sponsor your girlfriend (assuming she needs a sponsor).
– Traveller
4 hours ago
@Traveller That's one of the problems. We don't have joint household bills/bank accounts. It's not that common in Ukraine. We have a rental agreement, but it's on one name because the form doesn't allow to specify more than one person. Though, we've visited most of the countries together, have many photos with us together and we applied for foreign passports together more than 4 years ago (the passport number is different in one digit)
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
Your bank accounts will have the same address though? Or tax returns? As DJClayworth says in his answer, I don’t think ‘proving’ the relationship is such a big deal for a Visitor visa. Your girlfriend’s ties to Ukraine are more important.
– Traveller
3 hours ago
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My girlfriend and I both have Ukrainian citizenship. We're planning to visit the UK at the end of April. While filling in the application form for visitor visa we specified our relationship status as unmarried partners since we have been living together for more than 3 years and I'm going to be her sponsor. Closer to visa appointment I started to google some information, like what documents we should bring to prove our relationship etc. All the information that pops out is about the case when a person already settled in the UK wants to bring his partner. Did we fill in the form right?
uk tourist-visas
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My girlfriend and I both have Ukrainian citizenship. We're planning to visit the UK at the end of April. While filling in the application form for visitor visa we specified our relationship status as unmarried partners since we have been living together for more than 3 years and I'm going to be her sponsor. Closer to visa appointment I started to google some information, like what documents we should bring to prove our relationship etc. All the information that pops out is about the case when a person already settled in the UK wants to bring his partner. Did we fill in the form right?
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Do you have any joint household bills or bank accounts? Mortgage or rental agreement? I think you chose the correct response, all that’s required is to demonstrate why you’d sponsor your girlfriend (assuming she needs a sponsor).
– Traveller
4 hours ago
@Traveller That's one of the problems. We don't have joint household bills/bank accounts. It's not that common in Ukraine. We have a rental agreement, but it's on one name because the form doesn't allow to specify more than one person. Though, we've visited most of the countries together, have many photos with us together and we applied for foreign passports together more than 4 years ago (the passport number is different in one digit)
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
Your bank accounts will have the same address though? Or tax returns? As DJClayworth says in his answer, I don’t think ‘proving’ the relationship is such a big deal for a Visitor visa. Your girlfriend’s ties to Ukraine are more important.
– Traveller
3 hours ago
add a comment |
Do you have any joint household bills or bank accounts? Mortgage or rental agreement? I think you chose the correct response, all that’s required is to demonstrate why you’d sponsor your girlfriend (assuming she needs a sponsor).
– Traveller
4 hours ago
@Traveller That's one of the problems. We don't have joint household bills/bank accounts. It's not that common in Ukraine. We have a rental agreement, but it's on one name because the form doesn't allow to specify more than one person. Though, we've visited most of the countries together, have many photos with us together and we applied for foreign passports together more than 4 years ago (the passport number is different in one digit)
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
Your bank accounts will have the same address though? Or tax returns? As DJClayworth says in his answer, I don’t think ‘proving’ the relationship is such a big deal for a Visitor visa. Your girlfriend’s ties to Ukraine are more important.
– Traveller
3 hours ago
Do you have any joint household bills or bank accounts? Mortgage or rental agreement? I think you chose the correct response, all that’s required is to demonstrate why you’d sponsor your girlfriend (assuming she needs a sponsor).
– Traveller
4 hours ago
Do you have any joint household bills or bank accounts? Mortgage or rental agreement? I think you chose the correct response, all that’s required is to demonstrate why you’d sponsor your girlfriend (assuming she needs a sponsor).
– Traveller
4 hours ago
@Traveller That's one of the problems. We don't have joint household bills/bank accounts. It's not that common in Ukraine. We have a rental agreement, but it's on one name because the form doesn't allow to specify more than one person. Though, we've visited most of the countries together, have many photos with us together and we applied for foreign passports together more than 4 years ago (the passport number is different in one digit)
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
@Traveller That's one of the problems. We don't have joint household bills/bank accounts. It's not that common in Ukraine. We have a rental agreement, but it's on one name because the form doesn't allow to specify more than one person. Though, we've visited most of the countries together, have many photos with us together and we applied for foreign passports together more than 4 years ago (the passport number is different in one digit)
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
Your bank accounts will have the same address though? Or tax returns? As DJClayworth says in his answer, I don’t think ‘proving’ the relationship is such a big deal for a Visitor visa. Your girlfriend’s ties to Ukraine are more important.
– Traveller
3 hours ago
Your bank accounts will have the same address though? Or tax returns? As DJClayworth says in his answer, I don’t think ‘proving’ the relationship is such a big deal for a Visitor visa. Your girlfriend’s ties to Ukraine are more important.
– Traveller
3 hours ago
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If you are both just visiting the UK, the authorities will not be very bothered by what your relationship to each other is. They are really only concerned about whether you will both leave at the end. Unless there is something that doesn't make sense about your story they won't care if you are legally married or how long you have been together. That is probably why you are not finding much information about it.
It might be helpful to have photos of yourselves together from a while back, and maybe documents showing you live at the same address, but I doubt you will be asked for them.
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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Well he intends to be the sponsor of her which does raise the question 'why are you sponsoring her'.
– chx
3 hours ago
I'm assuming it just means he is paying for her,.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
@chx "We're going together" seems to be an excellent answer to that.
– Henning Makholm
3 hours ago
Yeah, I meant I would be the one paying for our trip.
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
2
'Sponsor' has a technical meaning in UK applications which is more than just paying for the trip.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
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If you are both just visiting the UK, the authorities will not be very bothered by what your relationship to each other is. They are really only concerned about whether you will both leave at the end. Unless there is something that doesn't make sense about your story they won't care if you are legally married or how long you have been together. That is probably why you are not finding much information about it.
It might be helpful to have photos of yourselves together from a while back, and maybe documents showing you live at the same address, but I doubt you will be asked for them.
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
36k797133
Well he intends to be the sponsor of her which does raise the question 'why are you sponsoring her'.
– chx
3 hours ago
I'm assuming it just means he is paying for her,.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
@chx "We're going together" seems to be an excellent answer to that.
– Henning Makholm
3 hours ago
Yeah, I meant I would be the one paying for our trip.
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
2
'Sponsor' has a technical meaning in UK applications which is more than just paying for the trip.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
If you are both just visiting the UK, the authorities will not be very bothered by what your relationship to each other is. They are really only concerned about whether you will both leave at the end. Unless there is something that doesn't make sense about your story they won't care if you are legally married or how long you have been together. That is probably why you are not finding much information about it.
It might be helpful to have photos of yourselves together from a while back, and maybe documents showing you live at the same address, but I doubt you will be asked for them.
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
36k797133
Well he intends to be the sponsor of her which does raise the question 'why are you sponsoring her'.
– chx
3 hours ago
I'm assuming it just means he is paying for her,.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
@chx "We're going together" seems to be an excellent answer to that.
– Henning Makholm
3 hours ago
Yeah, I meant I would be the one paying for our trip.
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
2
'Sponsor' has a technical meaning in UK applications which is more than just paying for the trip.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
If you are both just visiting the UK, the authorities will not be very bothered by what your relationship to each other is. They are really only concerned about whether you will both leave at the end. Unless there is something that doesn't make sense about your story they won't care if you are legally married or how long you have been together. That is probably why you are not finding much information about it.
It might be helpful to have photos of yourselves together from a while back, and maybe documents showing you live at the same address, but I doubt you will be asked for them.
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
36k797133
If you are both just visiting the UK, the authorities will not be very bothered by what your relationship to each other is. They are really only concerned about whether you will both leave at the end. Unless there is something that doesn't make sense about your story they won't care if you are legally married or how long you have been together. That is probably why you are not finding much information about it.
It might be helpful to have photos of yourselves together from a while back, and maybe documents showing you live at the same address, but I doubt you will be asked for them.
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
36k797133
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
36k797133
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
36k797133
answered 4 hours ago
DJClayworthDJClayworth
36k797133
36k797133
Well he intends to be the sponsor of her which does raise the question 'why are you sponsoring her'.
– chx
3 hours ago
I'm assuming it just means he is paying for her,.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
@chx "We're going together" seems to be an excellent answer to that.
– Henning Makholm
3 hours ago
Yeah, I meant I would be the one paying for our trip.
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
2
'Sponsor' has a technical meaning in UK applications which is more than just paying for the trip.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
Well he intends to be the sponsor of her which does raise the question 'why are you sponsoring her'.
– chx
3 hours ago
I'm assuming it just means he is paying for her,.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
@chx "We're going together" seems to be an excellent answer to that.
– Henning Makholm
3 hours ago
Yeah, I meant I would be the one paying for our trip.
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
2
'Sponsor' has a technical meaning in UK applications which is more than just paying for the trip.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
Well he intends to be the sponsor of her which does raise the question 'why are you sponsoring her'.
– chx
3 hours ago
Well he intends to be the sponsor of her which does raise the question 'why are you sponsoring her'.
– chx
3 hours ago
I'm assuming it just means he is paying for her,.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
I'm assuming it just means he is paying for her,.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
@chx "We're going together" seems to be an excellent answer to that.
– Henning Makholm
3 hours ago
@chx "We're going together" seems to be an excellent answer to that.
– Henning Makholm
3 hours ago
Yeah, I meant I would be the one paying for our trip.
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
Yeah, I meant I would be the one paying for our trip.
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
2
2
'Sponsor' has a technical meaning in UK applications which is more than just paying for the trip.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
'Sponsor' has a technical meaning in UK applications which is more than just paying for the trip.
– DJClayworth
3 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
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Do you have any joint household bills or bank accounts? Mortgage or rental agreement? I think you chose the correct response, all that’s required is to demonstrate why you’d sponsor your girlfriend (assuming she needs a sponsor).
– Traveller
4 hours ago
@Traveller That's one of the problems. We don't have joint household bills/bank accounts. It's not that common in Ukraine. We have a rental agreement, but it's on one name because the form doesn't allow to specify more than one person. Though, we've visited most of the countries together, have many photos with us together and we applied for foreign passports together more than 4 years ago (the passport number is different in one digit)
– rkishchenko
3 hours ago
Your bank accounts will have the same address though? Or tax returns? As DJClayworth says in his answer, I don’t think ‘proving’ the relationship is such a big deal for a Visitor visa. Your girlfriend’s ties to Ukraine are more important.
– Traveller
3 hours ago