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Old Aug 2nd 2010, 1:35 pm
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Default Part 2 of application soon to be sent off, but a few questions first;

So we have received our 120 day letter, gathered all of the evidence together and are about to send the big pile of paper off to the London VISA office. But I have a few questions first;

How did you guys present all of the information? Was it paper clipped together in sections? Did you include covering notes? Was it placed in plastic sleeves etc?

What is the best way of sending it? Special delivery?

The VISA office specific instructions mention about fee payment (section 13) We have already paid the $550 each (Me and my common-law partner) when submitting the initial forms to the CIC. Is that all of the fees covered, or are there more fees to be paid at this stage?

What have people included for the language proficiency? I have written a letter stating that I am born and bred in England, and that all my upbringing, eduction and career has been undertaken in English. I have also included a letter from a Lecturer confirming that I am fluent in English.

I am still unsure about getting things notarized. I have contacted a few local lawyers and they have mentioned prices like £90 a document! I know from one of the threads on here that the majority of people seem to not be getting the documents notarized, but has anyone actually be rejected for not getting them notarized?

And finally, I am sure I have read about people including evidence of common-law relationships, ie photos, tenancy agreements etc. However I see no request for any of this information on the forms. Should I include this sort of information anywhere or is it unnecessary?

Can't wait to get it all sent off, but then I am going to be majorly stressing until we hopefully get medical requests.
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90 per document.... sounds too steep.

Usually I get my documents notarized in the bank, they do it for free. I have sent documents for visa purposes using the bank notary.

I think its better to see if you can use bank notarized documents for sending documents to CHC.
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Default Re: Part 2 of application soon to be sent off, but a few questions first;

Originally Posted by Messiah Khan
How did you guys present all of the information? Was it paper clipped together in sections? Did you include covering notes? Was it placed in plastic sleeves etc?

What is the best way of sending it? Special delivery?

The VISA office specific instructions mention about fee payment (section 13) We have already paid the $550 each (Me and my common-law partner) when submitting the initial forms to the CIC. Is that all of the fees covered, or are there more fees to be paid at this stage?

Absolutely no sleeves, binders, presentation folders, nothing of this sort. Paper clips only (no staples), eventually the binder clips for larger sections.

Don't use mail - use only reputable courier service (FedEx, UPS, TNT)

$550 per adult are only the application fees, you will also have to pay $490 per adult as Right Of Permanent Residency Fee. You may pay it now or around the time of medicals - if you'll wait beyond that for request to pay it then it will cause additional delay.
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Absolutely no sleeves, binders, presentation folders, nothing of this sort. Paper clips only (no staples), eventually the binder clips for larger sections.
Really? Why's that, PITA for the person going through it?
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Really? Why's that, PITA for the person going through it?
Simply because (1) visa posts have no space for binders, sleeves, etc. and (2) all has to be scanned into the system anyway.
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Simply because (1) visa posts have no space for binders, sleeves, etc. and (2) all has to be scanned into the system anyway.
Okey dokey -- thanks
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Default Re: Part 2 of application soon to be sent off, but a few questions first;

Hi Messya Khan,

We put all our documents per sections in plastic sleeves with a sticker on it stating which sections it was.
We send ours by special delivery Royal Mail.
One of my friend is a Barrister so she sign all documents . (no official stamps)
We wrote a letter stating that my husband (main applicant) did all his education in English and that English was his first language and a letter from his employer too stating that English was his main language.
We had our medicals...
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Default Re: Part 2 of application soon to be sent off, but a few questions first;

Originally Posted by Messiah Khan
I am still unsure about getting things notarized. I have contacted a few local lawyers and they have mentioned prices like £90 a document! I know from one of the threads on here that the majority of people seem to not be getting the documents notarized, but has anyone actually be rejected for not getting them notarized?
£90 per document sounds very high. I had mine notorised, but the lawyer I went to was very nice (I know, a nice lawyer, whoever heard of that), and instead of charging me a per document rate, he charged me an hourly rate, because I had too many documents. It took him about 45 minutes to notorise them all. Might be worth asking them for a hourly charge.

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Default Re: Part 2 of application soon to be sent off, but a few questions first;

Originally Posted by Messiah Khan
So we have received our 120 day letter, gathered all of the evidence together and are about to send the big pile of paper off to the London VISA office. But I have a few questions first;

How did you guys present all of the information? Was it paper clipped together in sections? Did you include covering notes? Was it placed in plastic sleeves etc?

What is the best way of sending it? Special delivery?

The VISA office specific instructions mention about fee payment (section 13) We have already paid the $550 each (Me and my common-law partner) when submitting the initial forms to the CIC. Is that all of the fees covered, or are there more fees to be paid at this stage?

What have people included for the language proficiency? I have written a letter stating that I am born and bred in England, and that all my upbringing, eduction and career has been undertaken in English. I have also included a letter from a Lecturer confirming that I am fluent in English.

I am still unsure about getting things notarized. I have contacted a few local lawyers and they have mentioned prices like £90 a document! I know from one of the threads on here that the majority of people seem to not be getting the documents notarized, but has anyone actually be rejected for not getting them notarized?

And finally, I am sure I have read about people including evidence of common-law relationships, ie photos, tenancy agreements etc. However I see no request for any of this information on the forms. Should I include this sort of information anywhere or is it unnecessary?

Can't wait to get it all sent off, but then I am going to be majorly stressing until we hopefully get medical requests.
1. I sent mine in a presentation folder - you know the slim A4 size ones with plastic sleeves and sectioned the paperwork in the order that it appeared in the checklist and labeled it all - just because I know I wouldn't sleep if I had sent it off in no order or loose - but each to their own! It does say on the instructions that a paperclip will suffice. I didn't put a covering note but put the 120 day letter on the top.
2. I hand delivered mine because I'm in London but I'm sure special delivery will do the trick.
3. Yep those are the fees you've already paid so make sure you send a copy of the fee payment document that you originally sent to NS. Your 120 day letter will also confirm that payment has been taken.
4. I included a hand written letter for language prof with reference to the enclosed birth, school/uni certs etc to prove British born and bred.
5. Got everything notarised - there are lots of people who haven't done this and got med requests/PR - me I just like to be on the safe side

Good luck!
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Default Re: Part 2 of application soon to be sent off, but a few questions first;

Originally Posted by crazy72
Absolutely no sleeves, binders, presentation folders, nothing of this sort. Paper clips only (no staples), eventually the binder clips for larger sections.

Don't use mail - use only reputable courier service (FedEx, UPS, TNT)

$550 per adult are only the application fees, you will also have to pay $490 per adult as Right Of Permanent Residency Fee. You may pay it now or around the time of medicals - if you'll wait beyond that for request to pay it then it will cause additional delay.
I used sleeves put into a binder to become a presentation folder also sent everything by royal mail special delivery which also is the only post they will return your passports in other from registered mail.
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When we were putting ours together our RDA told us under no circumstances use plastic folders! We had to persuade her to even agree to paper clips. Apparently they have to go through loads of paperwork all the time (of course) and the last thing they want is to have to mess about with plastic folders. Of course others have done that and not had problems!

I'd say just go with paper clips But it seems like it's not crucial
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Old Aug 3rd 2010, 4:00 pm
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Default Re: Part 2 of application soon to be sent off, but a few questions first;

Thanks folks. That answers most of my questions. Can anyone answer this one though;

And finally, I am sure I have read about people including evidence of common-law relationships, ie photos, tenancy agreements etc. However I see no request for any of this information on the forms. Should I include this sort of information anywhere or is it unnecessary?

And I would also like to hear if anyone has been rejected for not notarizing documents.

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