Applying for FLR (M) before 28 days

[Deejo89]

Hi,
Please help and its quite an urgent query as I have already booked for a Same Day Appointment - UK SPOUSE VISA EXTENSION for my wife and kids.

Scenario:
[*]I hold a British Passport.
[*]My wife got her first UK SPOUSE VISA from India valid between 15-Jan-2015 and 13-Oct-2017 (33 months)
[*]She stayed in India because she was pregnant with twins who were born in Aug'2015.
[*]She travelled to UK for the first time only on 2-Aug-2016 along with my kids.
[*]My kids were given Mother dependent visa valid till 13-Oct-2017.

Now, I had to anyways renew her Spouse Visa twice before she could be eligible for ILR.

In order to travel to India this month, we have booked for a same day appointment on 07-Aug-2017 to renew the spouse visa which is earlier than 28 days before its expiry on 13-Oct-2017.

Please share your thoughts whether I can go ahead with this appointment (or) if its risky then I will reschedule to a later date.

Thanks in advance!

[CR001]

It is fine, you can simply write a covering letter that you are applying early due to family holiday abroad.

Don't forget to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge if you haven't done so already.

[Deejo89]

Thanks CR001 for your quick response!

[*]I am planning to submit only the last 6 months payslips (online payslips attested by our payroll dept) and last 6 months of bank statements (attested by bank). Do we need 12 months of these documents or is 6 months enough?

[*]Whom should we address to in the covering letter?

[*]Should we mention any reason for the family trip?

Thanks

[CR001]

[*]I am planning to submit only the last 6 months payslips (online payslips attested by our payroll dept) and last 6 months of bank statements (attested by bank). Do we need 12 months of these documents or is 6 months enough?

6 months for both is fine.

[*]Whom should we address to in the covering letter?

UK Visas and Immigration
To whom it may concern

[*]Should we mention any reason for the family trip?

You are allowed to travel, you don't have to justify it. Simply state a family holiday to home country to visit whoever it is you are visiting.

[reynolds02]

Hi there - can I ask - did you succeed with this route in applying early?

Thanks
Richard