UK Spouse Visa Documents Checklist - London - United Kingdom
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UK Spouse Visa Checklist Apr 2026 | |||
| Key Forms / Documents Online application form ; Online application checklist ; TLS Contact Appointment document and QR code ; Statutory Declaration by sponsor ; Identity Foreign Passport (All Pages); Copy of UK Sponsor Passport (Data page) ; Copy of Sponsor (ILR / Refugee status document (if not British) ; | English test centres Approved A1 English test certificate from test centre in London - United Kingdom  Approved English language test centres in UK (82 in total - March 2026) (PDF). Tuberculosis Testing Centres TB medical test certificates are not required when you apply from United Kingdom. UK Visa Application Centres in United Kingdom TLS Contact United Kingdom has application centres in London and other cities . | ||
UK Spouse Visa Application Checklist (Sample Apr 2026 - Isla and Noah)1. Visa applicant, Isla’s foreign passport (UN69850295) Submitted at TLS Contact office in London, United Kingdom;2. Copy of Isla’s online Application form (UAN 1212-0001-8502-8020); 3. Copy of UK sponsor, Noah’s British Passport (Number: 145008020) or Noah’s foreign passport plus his UK status documents (eVisa); 4. Duly Completed Isla's online Application Checklist (GWF050295020); Financial (Sponsor, Noah who is British and Employed) 5. Noah’s Statutory Declaration and Sponsorship undertaking form SU07 ; 6. Letter from Noah’s employer dated in Apr 2026; 7. Offer letter and Employment Contract document for Noah ; 8. Noah’s Payslips (Monthly – Sept 2025* to Apr 2026); 9. Noah’s Bank Statements (1 Sept 2025* to 1 Apr 2026). * Noah may need 12 months (From Apr 2025) instead of 6 where Noah's monthly gross pay varies and is less than the required monthly amount, currently £2,416.67 (£29,000 / 12) for each and every month during the previous 6 months prior to application date. Financial (Sponsor, Noah has Savings or receives exempted State Benefits) If Noah is not employed but has the required savings or Noah receives PIP, CA or Disability benefits he would provide (instead of items 6 to 8 above) evidence of benefit award and needs to meet the maintaince route requirements. In the case of savings, Noah would need to provide evidence of source of savings and minimum balance held during the previous 6 months. Isla’s savings can also be used. Her funds would need to be converted from foreign currency to British pounds. Accommodation (Adequate for the British foreign couple plus any children) 10. Noah’s Tenancy Agreement or Ownership evidence (if owning) ; 11. Landlord / Estate Agents consent letter or housing report (owning) for Noah's flat ; 12. Noah’s Council tax statement and other UK residence evidence. English & TB Certificates (A1 English test is required for foreign nationals. Unless your nationality is listed here) 13. Approved A1 English test certificate from test centre in London - United Kingdom Approved English language test centres in UK (82 in total - March 2026) (PDF). 14. TB medical test certificates are not required when you apply from United Kingdom. Relationship (Genuine subsisting and durable between Noah and Isla) 15. Noah and Isla's original Marriage Certificate with translation (if married) and joint residence evidence (where unmarried but living together for 2 years plus) ; 16. Copy of United Kingdom / UK visit stamps, entry & exit plus flights bookings for Noah and Isla; 17. Telephone and Whatsapp chat log records between Noah and Isla; 18. Screenshots of conversations by Whatsapp between Noah and Isla; 19. Various Funds Remittance Receipts sent to Isla in United Kingdom by Noah ; 20. Selection of foreign wedding and other personal photographs of Noah and Isla. 21. if Noah and Isla are not married but only engaged - evidence of Noah's venue booking and other commitments for marriage in the UK awaiting Isla's arrival ; 22. if Noah previously married - Noah's Divorce certificate or Widower - Death certificate (issued in the UK or United Kingdom ). Same for Isla if applicable. Children and other ties (British or foreign and where applicable) 23. Child, Amelia's birth certificate, copy of Amelia's passport and other evidence of family ties and Noah and Isla's parental responsibility for the child. Non-English documents (from United Kingdom) 24. English translation of Noah and Isla's Marriage / divorce certificate. Criminal record and immigration history (In United Kingdom and the UK - Applicant only) 25. Documents relating to Isla's good character and immigration history and mitigation (if Isla's previous visa was refused or was an UK over-stayer). 26. Isla's financial standing and settlement of NHS and other debts. Complicated situation or unsure about what to include? Wafi Solicitors can guide you through the process with ease and get the positive outcome you seek first time. ✉ | ☎ | No English test certificate is required if you are over 64 years old or have a UK degree or hold one of the following passport: Antigua and Barbuda | Australia | The Bahamas | Barbados | Belize | Canada | Dominica | Grenada | Guyana | Jamaica | Malta | New Zealand | St Kitts and Nevis | St Lucia | St Vincent and the Grenadines | |||
Wafi Solicitors – All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced without prior written permission.No liability accepted for accuracy, completeness, or reliability of data provided.Noah, Isla, George, Amelia and other names used above do not relate to any actual persons. They are used for illustration purposes only. | |||
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