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UK Mark:
UK Border Agency uses VFS Globel for the data collection duties in China http://www.vfs-uk-cn.com/

As a new married women the better half went to the VFS office in Shanghai today to get the Visa application form , its 10 pages long , once it is scanned and emailed to me i will attach it to a link for people to see.

The interesting thing (Strange) is that the office has told the wife that from application date it takes only about 3 weeks - 1 month to get a decision .. this sounds to fast to me! i dont believe it can be done so fast

Also they told her that only 1 in 10 applications require an interview ( again sounds strange)

We intend to apply in April next time i am there for our own reasons i.e to show we have spent more time together and to show she is not desperate to leave China .

Data they need from me is

Salary Proof
Employment Proof
Bank Statements for 6 months
Tax Bill
Bank Account deposit proof
Proof of mortgage or rent payment
Capital Report
Gas , Water , Phone Bills
Proof of contact between husband and wife
Marraige Red Books

ttwjr32:
that would be great if thats all the time it takes
 for you two to get everything completed

brett:
That's great information Mark - it's music to my ears!!! I've seen the form though, it's pretty formidable.

I guess if the age difference isn't too big and you're not marrying someone in the Chinese military or something then things should be OK. From what I've read on other boards the main reason the UKBA will reject spouse visas is if there's nowhere for her to live (like if you lived with your parents or something).

Don't forget to take plenty of photos of you as a couple, and if you send each other letters and stuff then keep it all.

Good luck!

Willy The Londoner:
When I was in the consulate at Guangzhou just before Christmas I was told that getting a visa fo a spouse to have leave to remain in Uk takes about 20 weeks at that time.

To get a visa for a short visit only takes about 21 days.   The form for both is very long - did they say for which visa they were refering too?

Willy

UK Mark:
Willy..

The wife ( english name Sissy )  enquired about the spouse visa .. I guess different offices have different time scales , although looking on the Uk Border Site there is a page showing timescales for decisions and they seem pretty fast for all visa groups.

Brett..

Living with parents .. :s i have been  temp staying at my mothers for a few months  as she was unwell last year , although i own a couple of houses i rent out on AST's , the intention is to live in one of those , i can prove they are mine and so i hope that will be ok with the UKBA , guess i have a lot of paperwork to take to Shanghai in April

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