Hello,

My fiance and I applied for our visas in February, we received our 'white card' 2 weeks later and today we received a form asking for the final fee, advice on where to go for our medicals and the following which has me stumped!-my fiance is the principal applicant and has a firm job offer in Edmonton, we have lived together for about 7 years but never got round to getting married, the High Commision is asking for evidence that we have co-habited for more than 6 months ie. joint bank account or leasing agreement, we dont have either, we have our own bank accounts and just share the bills between us, the house was bought by my fiance and therefore I am not in the deeds or anything, we're really not sure what to do!
Can anyone please help?
Someone suggested a letter signed by a solicitor stating he/she has known us for x years and we are co-habiting may be enough?
Can anyone offer us any advice(other than a quickie wedding!)
Thanks In Advance
Pammy

Try the solicitor's letter approach. If an officer of the court is willing to attest
that you and your fiance have co-habited for X years that should suffice. The visa
officer would not be bound to accept but from your post it seems there are no other
realy options. Jim Humphries, former visa officer

Pammy wrote:
    >
    > Hello,
    >
    > My fiance and I applied for our visas in February, we received our 'white card' 2
    > weeks later and today we received a form asking for the final fee, advice on where
    > to go for our medicals and the following which has me stumped!-my fiance is the
    > principal applicant and has a firm job offer in Edmonton, we have lived together
    > for about 7 years but never got round to getting married, the High Commision is
    > asking for evidence that we have co-habited for more than 6 months ie. joint bank
    > account or leasing agreement, we dont have either, we have our own bank accounts
    > and just share the bills between us, the house was bought by my fiance and
    > therefore I am not in the deeds or anything, we're really not sure what to do! Can
    > anyone please help? Someone suggested a letter signed by a solicitor stating he/she
    > has known us for x years and we are co-habiting may be enough? Can anyone offer us
    > any advice(other than a quickie wedding!) Thanks In Advance Pammy
    >
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

Jim Humphries <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
    > Try the solicitor's letter approach. If an officer of the court is willing to
    > attest that you and your fiance have co-habited for X years that should suffice.
    > The visa officer would not be bound to accept but from your post it seems there are
    > no other realy options. Jim Humphries, former visa officer
    >
    > Pammy wrote:
    > >
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > My fiance and I applied for our visas in February, we received our 'white card' 2
    > > weeks later and today we received a form asking for the final fee, advice on
    > > where to go for our medicals and the following which has me stumped!-my fiance is
    > > the principal applicant and has a firm job offer in Edmonton, we have lived
    > > together for about 7 years but never got round to getting married, the High
    > > Commision is asking for evidence that we have co-habited for more than 6 months
    > > ie. joint bank account or leasing agreement, we dont have either, we have our own
    > > bank accounts and just share the bills between us, the house was bought by my
    > > fiance and therefore I am not in the deeds or anything, we're really not sure
    > > what to do! Can anyone please help? Someone suggested a letter signed by a
    > > solicitor stating he/she has known us for x years and we are co-habiting may be
    > > enough? Can anyone offer us any advice(other than a quickie wedding!) Thanks In
    > > Advance Pammy
    > >
    > > --
    > > Posted via http://britishexpats.com

The easiest way to solve the problem is to get married. You descibe your partner as a
fiance and say you never got around to it. It isnit that diffcult to do if you have a
few hours. It is also a good excuse for a party!

Jim Metcalfe , Consultant