Settlement visa, some unanswered questions

[gclove]

Hi all,

I have been very impressed by this site and it has been a great help already.

I have some questions that may not have been covered or maybe I haven't been able to find!

Some background, I am a U.K. citizen and I am married to an Ecuadorian. We married in Ecuador in 2006 and were living there together until Dec 2009 when we both came here to the UK to visit. My husband came on a visitors visa. Coming towards the end of the vist I found it difficult to think of leaving my family and so we have decided to live here. We are organising everything now so that my husband will return to Ecuador and apply for the settlement visa. I will stay here to work.

1) For the visitors visa, I gave brief translations of any documents from Spanish to English. Will this be sufficient for the settlement visa or does it have to be a 'certified' translation, and who is deemed ok to do this?

2) I plan to apply for the visa when I have a job to show that I can support my husband and we will be living with my parents. But right now, my parents are supporting me and I have about GBP500 (which is slowly dwindling!) Although I will wait till I have a job to apply, to show I am earinng enough and have at least GBP100 a week after expenses, I am worried that because I dont have enough savings and only a short time in the job this could damage the application. I noticed on the post '3rd Party Support & Accommodation' a link to a notice stating
Third party support and/or joint sponsorship are permissible for entry clearance applications under Rules 281, 297 and 317.
Could this help us if I show that my parents will support me and my husband? and if so what documents will my parents need to provide to show not only that they have the funds, but that they will support us.

3) The visa form asks if my husband has a work offer, we have been talking to some local business' and one has said that he would give him work if he had the correct papers. Would this be benificial to put on the application form or more damaging as could show he was looking for work whilst here on visitors visa.

Thank you very much in advance for any help you can give. We are nervous about this application...

Gemma

[batleykhan]

Whilst 3rd party support is now allowed,but it must not be wholly done by other members of the family.

You as the sponsor has to show that you have some savings, that you are working and having a regular income coming in.

Parents may support you with accommodation tilll you are in a position to stand on your own two feet.

My advise is that you must ensure that your hubby goes back home well before his 6 months visitors visa expires.

You msut find a job and start saving some of that money that you earn.

You will need a letter of consent fromyour parents to state that they are happy for you and your hubby to stay with them. You msut provide proof that they own/rent the property (title deed/tennancy agreement) and that the mortgae/rent (if any)is up to date

My advise is not to hurry things up as you may be refused.You willneed at least 6 months bank statement and s months wage slip,as these are essential requirements.

Good luck to you. I hope you are both over 21 by the way

[gclove]

Thank you for the help

I'm not having much luck with the job offers, not the best time to be coming back to uk!! But will keep trying.

What about translating documents: is it ok for me to translate them?

Gemma

[Casa]

Any official documents should be professionally translated. Any copies should be legally certified.
Although the refusal of 3rd party financial support has been successfully challenged, the regulations have not been amended. This means that you could still be refused if you are relying on financial help from family, but would stand a reasonable chance of having this overturned by an appeal hearing.