The first step before starting the visa application is to do as much research as you can. You need to read, read, read all the information that is out there, so that you can ensure you submit a water tight application and provide the immigration officer with anything and everything to prove that your relationship is genuine and financially you can support your partner in the UK.
As as the sponsor I will have to provide 6 months' worth of payslips, my employment contract, bank and saving account statements, and will have to show that I have adequate accommodation for us to live in - even going as far as submitting floor plans of the property, mortgage deeds or lease terms. My husband will have to undertake an English literacy test in Cairo or Alexandria (it's only a basic level A1 CEFR) and provide biometric (fingerprint and facial photograph) information. He also has to show evidence of his finances, qualifications and work experience.
All sounds relatively straight forward? But if you miss out just one piece of the jigsaw puzzle, however irrelevant you may think it is, then your visa application can be refused.
Top websites to check out include:-
British Embassy
Visa Info Services - Worldbridge
UK Border Agency
Egyptian Consulate in the UK
Egyptian Embassy in London
UK visa and immigration
As as the sponsor I will have to provide 6 months' worth of payslips, my employment contract, bank and saving account statements, and will have to show that I have adequate accommodation for us to live in - even going as far as submitting floor plans of the property, mortgage deeds or lease terms. My husband will have to undertake an English literacy test in Cairo or Alexandria (it's only a basic level A1 CEFR) and provide biometric (fingerprint and facial photograph) information. He also has to show evidence of his finances, qualifications and work experience.
All sounds relatively straight forward? But if you miss out just one piece of the jigsaw puzzle, however irrelevant you may think it is, then your visa application can be refused.
Top websites to check out include:-
British Embassy
Visa Info Services - Worldbridge
UK Border Agency
Egyptian Consulate in the UK
Egyptian Embassy in London
UK visa and immigration
