Visit Visa document questions

[Linziloo]

Hi
We want to apply for a visit visa for my bf to come and visit me here in the UK for a holiday and to meet my friends and family.
I've been researching all about it and have some questions concerning our circumstances.
1st about myself. I'm not currently working. I receive housing benefit, council tax benefit, child benefit, child tax credit and adoption allowance.
My bf has his own business but it's not official or registered. It's just a little shop(which he rents) where people pay to play on a PS3 games console and he fixes phones. Everything is paid in cash(he doesn't have a bank account) but it's only small amounts. It's more like spending money for him to buy clothes etc. His parents pay for him to live as he lives in the family home. They pay all the bills and provide food etc.
When I visited him I paid for flights, he paid for accommodation and we paid for food together. His trip here will be similar we will pay for it together between us but he will be staying in my rented home(I will get the land lady to write a letter stating that's ok). He will pay for visa, I'll pay flights and then we will use both our money while he is here.
My main questions are:
1, will the fact I'm unemployed stop him getting a visa?
2, How to prove how he lives/sustains himself?
3, Should he not mention the business as he can't prove it?
4, Can he show that his parents provide everything? If so what documents for this?
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for any help.
Linzi

[expat007]

Hi there,

1, will the fact I'm unemployed stop him getting a visa?
(No, unless he will state in his application that you are paying for his visit and accommodation, then you both need to substantiate that fact by proper documents of income and savings)

2, How to prove how he lives/sustains himself?
(MUST be officially documented, through Bank Accounts Statements, Company Trade License, Income Receipts , etc.)

3, Should he not mention the business as he can't prove it?
(He can mention it, however, if it's not proven by official and authentic Documents, it will not be considered by the UKVI).

4, Can he show that his parents provide everything? If so what documents for this?
( Not sure his Application would be successful if he can't prove that he can support himself financially, unless he has a Savings Bank account that his Parents deposit steady income into his account)

I'm no expert, but I felt like I may help you since no answers were provided.

[Linziloo]

Hi there,

1, will the fact I'm unemployed stop him getting a visa?
(No, unless he will state in his application that you are paying for his visit and accommodation, then you both need to substantiate that fact by proper documents of income and savings)

2, How to prove how he lives/sustains himself?
(MUST be officially documented, through Bank Accounts Statements, Company Trade License, Income Receipts , etc.)

3, Should he not mention the business as he can't prove it?
(He can mention it, however, if it's not proven by official and authentic Documents, it will not be considered by the UKVI).

4, Can he show that his parents provide everything? If so what documents for this?
( Not sure his Application would be successful if he can't prove that he can support himself financially, unless he has a Savings Bank account that his Parents deposit steady income into his account)

I'm no expert, but I felt like I may help you since no answers were provided.

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer.
I do feel at the moment a visa is not a option but I don't know what to advise him so that it may be possible in the future?

[expat007]

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer.
I do feel at the moment a visa is not a option but I don't know what to advise him so that it may be possible in the future?

You're welcome, glad to help.

You may be better off meeting somewhere he can visit easily, or you visiting him again.

For the future, he needs to show:

1- Earning enough money from Business or Employment ( this MUST go into a Bank Account ).
2- Has strong connection to Home Country ( This is done by being a student or having a business to sustain or having a family to support and take care of, or being an important part of some local community, such as a volunteer at a charity ).
3- Have no criminal record or offences.
4- Must NEVER EVER forge information or lie on a Visa application in order to get a Visa.

If your relationship together evolves into something more serious in the future, you may want to consider something called Marriage Visitor Visa https://www.gov.uk/marriage-visa , which is a 6 month Visa that enables him to Visit you in the UK to meet your family and friends and make arrangements to get married ( you will need to book Venues etc.), for this reason, you BOTH need to keep records of your relationship such as photos together, conversations, plans, trips , etc. it will come in handy later on.

[CR001]

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer.
I do feel at the moment a visa is not a option but I don't know what to advise him so that it may be possible in the future?

You're welcome, glad to help.

You may be better off meeting somewhere he can visit easily, or you visiting him again.

For the future, he needs to show:

1- Earning enough money from Business or Employment ( this MUST go into a Bank Account ).
2- Has strong connection to Home Country ( This is done by being a student or having a business to sustain or having a family to support and take care of, or being an important part of some local community, such as a volunteer at a charity ).
3- Have no criminal record or offences.
4- Must NEVER EVER forge information or lie on a Visa application in order to get a Visa.

If your relationship together evolves into something more serious in the future, you may want to consider something called Marriage Visitor Visa https://www.gov.uk/marriage-visa , which is a 6 month Visa that enables him to Visit you in the UK to meet your family and friends and make arrangements to get married ( you will need to book Venues etc.), for this reason, you BOTH need to keep records of your relationship such as photos together, conversations, plans, trips , etc. it will come in handy later on.

The marriage visitor visa though is for those who do not want to settle and live in the UK. They are usually not granted when the British spouse lives and works in the UK and the plan might be to try and change to a spouse visa within the UK.

[Frontier Mole]

The circumstances you have posted will not support the issue of a visit visa to your bf. Essentially living on benefits apart from disability benefits sends out a message that you are unable to support anyone to come to the UK.

The lack of income he can demonstrate and the fact he is supported by his parents again points to someone that is unable to support himself.

Put the two together and it looks like an impossible equation. On paper you are both unemployed, require state or parental support and unless there is a large pot of savings somewhere there is nothing to support his costs while in the UK.

Until such time as either of you can demonstrate independent lives without support then the barrier will remain.

I am guessing he lives in a third world country as it is unlikely that anywhere else would operate a pay to play PS3 business. If my assumption is correct then there is a host of other barriers to overcome that will come into the mix. It will be a challenge to get a single ( especially younger ) Male into the country as they are unlikely to have sufficient ties to their home country. A lack of property, dependents, employment, responsibilities all point to likelihood of non return.