Hi There,
I'm after a bit of clear advice as I've read sooo much now about this subject that my head is frazzled. Basically I would really like a "For Dummies" step by step guide to applying for a Spouse visa! I have the form, started to fill it out, and that's as far as I've got!
Here's a bit of background on my situation:
I'm married to an Aussie (since Sept 2011) and we have been together 3 and a half years and we have a 3 month old baby together. It sounds silly but is the baby enough evidence of our relationship? We have NO other evidence, no joint bills/bank statements or anything as we have lived at our parents' houses here in the UK while we try to save the money to move. We do have photos of us both together throughout our relationship and plenty of people who will vouch for us though.
My partner's dad has given him £20,000 out of his inheritance and that is the majority of our savings. He has been self employed for the past year but has no accountant or evidence of his income as he is a personal trainer and takes all his money in cash. I'm a self employed musician and photographer but I'm not working at the moment as I'm looking after our daughter. We have somewhere to live in Australia already as we will be renting my OH's parents' house, and he also has a fair bit of family over there.
Does anybody have any advice RE this visa? What exactly do I need to send with the form? Thanks so much in advance, I appreciate this question must be asked a lot here!