Katy and Jason Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hi guys, I am English and my partner Jason is Australian, we met on my working holiday visa in April 2011, we fell for each other instantly and moved in together soon after we made things official. Unfortunately my visa ran out in July 2011, the original plan was for me to apply for my 2nd WHV but I found out the work I did in the outback did not count. Jason and I then decided he would apply for a 2 year visa to come to the UK. As we didn't want to be apart in that time, we decided I would fly to Bali for a few days and apply for a tourist visa for a few weeks until Jason got his visa. I was gutted when my tourist visa was refused due to recent time on shore so I flew back to England. During our period of separation we maintained daily contact. Jason eventually got his UK visa in October 2011 (yay!) and we have lived together here in the UK ever since. Now we are preparing our application for my de facto partner visa but I am a little worried when it comes to evidence. Due to financial reasons and primarily Jason's lack of sufficient evidence in order to obtain a tenancy agreement, we lived with my parents up until July 2012. We paid rent every month but on occasion we would purchase something my mum needed in place of paying rent, ie cooker, microwave, tumble dryer etc. Now we are living in a rented house, 6 month tenancy but have to move back to my parents next month. Will a sworn statement from my mum (accompanied by bank statements) stating we lived with her be sufficient evidence to support us having lived together for over 12 months? By the time we submit the application it will be 15 months straight, 17 months in total living together but the only legal proof is a 6 month tenancy agreement! Additionally will the fact I was refused a visa hinder my chances of obtaining the partner visa? I am so sorry this post is too long, I just wanted to ensure I covered all the information! Any help will be hugely appreciated! Thank you! Katy & Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hi Katy, You are in the same predicament that I was in a year or so ago. I met Laura ( she's Aussie) in Perth on a whv and then it ran out and I went home, then she came to uk on a 2 yr visa and lived with me in my dads house. We didn't pay any rent, utility bills or anything. So, we got a friend to make up a taylored tenency agreement stating that instead of paying rent we maintained the grounds and cooked etc. I also attached a copy of my bank statement showing that I had over £10,000 in the bank and that it would all be getting spent on bond, car, furniture etc in oz. We did have some evidence though of course, Laura was a named driver on my car insurance which was addressed to my home address. She had a phone bill coming to my house and we had a joint bank account aswell as 15 or so pictures of us with my family or together on holidays in Spain etc. I reckon a stat dec from your mum would be fine, my dad wrote one saying that we lived with him rent free in exchange for chores. Got the visa no problem Good luck x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Also, I had over $800 worth of driving fines that I left the country without paying off, when we applied for the visa, granted the visa, and entered the country they never pulled me up on it. I payed them when I got back to Perth anyway just to keep a clean slate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy and Jason Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hi Harvey, Thank you so much for your reply, you have definitely put my mind at ease. I hope what we have will be sufficient! I don't think Jason can take living here much longer bless him! Congratulations on the move, I hope you are enjoying your new life in Oz ) I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 There is no need to forge tenancy agreements, if your parents are happy for you to live there rent free then that is entirely their prerogative. The best evidence is that of a common address, your must be on the electoral register by now and must have both had some post to the same place, bank statements etc. As clearly you always intended to apply for the partner visa I would be a little perplexed if you have not started to collate your evidence already, but if you haven't then start now. Statement from mum is ok but it is a letter from your mum and not as compelling as proof of address. To your other question, did you get a ban when you had your visa refused? Sometimes a visa refusal is serious, sometimes not depending on circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy and Jason Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Hi Rupert, We have letters for my mum's address from October 2011 when Jason applied for his National Insurance number, we also have a joint bank account, his offer of employment, the police check he needed for his job, hospital letters and other general correspondence. For our rented house, we have the tenancy agreement, council tax, TV Licence and utility bills. My only concern were the odd months our bank statements do not show money going into my mum's account but you have definitely made me feel better about that. I was refused the visa as I had only left Australia days earlier, the reason being "Recent time spent on shore" and I guess it makes sense, why would someone need a tourist visa when they have literally just spent a year there. There is no mention of a ban in the correspondence, is that more common when you have the visa granted, arrive there and are refused entry? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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