The National Insurance Number or NINo is unique to you and is used to keep a record of your tax payments and when you are dealing with the HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions. Please note that having one does not prove your right to work in the UK. You... Continue Reading →
Applying for a visa is quite daunting especially if you have no experience and doing it all by yourself. Sometimes, even if you ask help from others who had tried it before, there will always be that niggling thought that keeps on sabotaging your peace of mind! I had been asked so many times about... Continue Reading →
This blog article is a continuation of my immigration journey to the United Kingdom. Part of the spouse visa process was the payment for the IHS or Immigration Health Surcharge. This would allow me, holding a spouse visa, to access "free" medical assessment and treatment from NHS or the National Health Service. This somehow keeps... Continue Reading →
Being an immigrant in the United Kingdom could be a challenge. It could be a harrowing experience trying to collect legal documents to meet certain requirements in order to have a basic bank account, for example. Providing proof of address when you just arrived in the UK is such a pain most of the time.... Continue Reading →
This is the INDEX or the CONTENTS of my spouse visa supporting documents re: CATEGORY D CASH SAVINGS. All in all, my supporting documents did weigh at least half a kilogram only.
I had my actual CFO seminar 4 days after I received my passport with my visa vignette. Before this though, I already initially scheduled an appointment with the agency but had decided to cancel and reschedule it because my husband and I wanted me to be home the soonest possible time. I was in a... Continue Reading →
Got my BRP card last Tuesday. My husband and I couldn’t believe that we got a decision made from the Home Office 23 working days after my biometric appointment. My BRP card doesn’t lie, does it? It shows it was issued on the 2nd of November. Our massive question now is that, “What happened?! Why... Continue Reading →
There’s no greater wedding anniversary gift than receiving a massive YES from the Home Office. Finally! After a very stressful and one-kind-of-a-joke spouse visa application, at exactly 50 working days, I received an SMS from VFS stating a decision has been made. As I paid for the courier service to have my passport delivered door... Continue Reading →
P60 It is an HMRC official form given to employees by employers bearing the following information: 1) Taxable (gross) salary paid 2) Income tax deduction 3) National insurance deduction 4) Other statutory payment details e.g. maternity pay, student loans deductions, or paternity pay P60 covers one complete tax year. A complete tax year starts on... Continue Reading →
If you are about to start filling out your spouse visa online application and wondering how does it look like, take a look at my own printed online application. For further inquiries regarding the matter, you may send me a message. I hope that this information helps you in a way or the other.
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