My husband is a British citizen. He is employed in the UK. What documents do we need to submit with my spouse visa application to prove that he can support me?

Factors to Consider

Before I start answering this question, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that before analysing what documents you need to gather it is very important to establish the following:

1. Whether or not the spouse of a British citizen is in the UK or outside the UK. If they are outside – this will be an entry clearance application. This is a legal term for a visa application made outside the UK. If a spouse of a British citizen is in the UK – then it will most likely be further leave to remain application. This is a legal term for making an application in the UK.

From the question we know that the person is outside the UK.

2. The second thing we need to establish is the source of British spouse’s income. There only 5 permitted sources of income which you can rely on when submitting your application.

From the question we know that a British citizen spouse is employed. This source of income is recognised by the Home Office.

3. Thirdly, we need to know whether the person in question was the same employer for more than 6 months. If they were not, they will need to submit documents covering the last 12 months. However if they were with the same employer for more than 6 months, they will only need to submit documents covering the last 6 months only.

It is not clear from the question  and therefore I’ll explain both case scenarios.

In order for a spouse of a British citizen to prove that they meet the financial requirement of the application they need to submit three key documents:

Key Document No1

a) Payslips covering:
(i) a period of 6 months prior to the date of application if the person has been employed by their current employer for at least 6 months; or
(ii) any period of salaried employment in the period of 12 months prior to the date of application if the person has been employed by their current employer for less than 6 months, or in the financial year(s) relied upon by a self-employed person.

Key Document No2

(b) A letter from the employer(s) who issued the payslips confirming:
(i) the person’s employment and gross annual salary;
(ii) the length of their employment;
(iii) the period over which they have been or were paid the level of salary relied upon in the application; and
(iv) the type of employment (permanent, fixed-term contract or agency).

Key Document No3

(c) Personal bank statements corresponding to the same period(s) as the payslips at paragraph 2(a), showing that the salary has been paid into an account in the name of the person or in the name of the person and their partner jointly.

Please remember that all the documents you are submitting must be original documents and English language.

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If the documents you submit with the application are not in English language, you need to translate them. According to the Immigration Rules: ‘Where any specified documents provided are not in English or Welsh, the applicant must provide the version in the original language and a full translation that can be independently verified by the Entry Clearance Officer, Immigration Officer or the Secretary of State.’.

You need to certify the translated copy in a way, which is accepted by the Home Office. In other words, you need to ask a professional person to sign and date the translated copy for your.

Who Can Certify a Document

Your document must be certified by a professional person or someone well-respected in your community (‘of good standing’). You could ask the following if they offer this service: bank or building society official, councillor, minister of religion, dentist, chartered accountant, solicitor or notary, teacher or lecturer.

The person you ask should not be related to you or living at the same address or in a relationship with you.

If The Documents You Submit with the Application Are Not in English Language

How to Certify a Document

Take the photocopied document and the original and ask the person to certify the copy by writing ‘Certified to be a

true copy of the original seen by me’ on the document. They also need to sign and date. They should also print their name under the signature adding their occupation, address and telephone number.

Certifying a Translation

If you need to certify a translation of a document that is not in English you need to ask the translation company to assist you with this. After they have translated the document, they need to make a statement. They need to confirm in writing on the translation that it’s a ‘true and accurate translation of the original document’. They have to date and sign the translated document. The translated document should also have the full name and contact details of the translator or a representative of the translation company.

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