Sunday 29 May 2011

Part 4. Refiled

This weeks been filled within running through hoops to get all our paper work; photographs and evidence properly resorted for refiling for my visa application. I've become slightly paranoid wanting to recheck everything they state they wanted. Guess I don't want my forms to be halted any more. Just want it sorted.

First up was getting an American sized passport photograph - of course it was super-sized by being 2" squared and therefore required going to a photo studio to get them taken and developed. This trip coincided with hitting the streets the day of a HUGE downpour (the first of the week) so I look rather drench and ragged. I would post it on here but I look like a convict, but its got to the point of not caring what it looks like. 

With finance visas you have to photographically prove your relationship - mostly by having photographs taken within 6 months of the visa processing date - for us that's anything six months before January 2011. Its kind of hard trying to switch your mind to being analytical about your pictures when trying to remember dates and times. Not only that but having the person who did the initial filing - to have photocopied proof of travelling/visiting the other partner. That means photocopying passport stamps, boarding passes, tickets. Its good luck we'd managed to keep any of these things, yet alone be able to find them. 

Its weird seeing pictures of yourself as evidence, all the pictures were only from last August but they seem a life time away. I guess if we knew properly how long this would of all taken we'd of filed the papers straight after these holidays or just have got married in March.

Hindsight is a marvellous thing, we just have to focus in this step for now. 

8 comments:

  1. God its such a farce, hope it is on its way to all be finalised for you :) x

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  2. Tell me about it! I hope it all gets sorted out too - miss Joe so bad x

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  3. It's crazy how much paperwork there is for everything these days! It all sounds so stressful, hope it gets sorted out soon!

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  4. Hope you get it all sorted soon. I got married in Vegas and had so much to sort out, it was so tricky doing everything here! Scarlett x

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  5. Thank you Gillian, I know there's going to be a load more paperwork once we hopefully get through the first part too plus more evidence from my side about our relationship. Always makes you feel like your hanging on the edge waiting for someone's approval of your relationship.

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  6. I'm loving reading all your wedding/visa posts and I wish you all the luck in world. x

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  7. Thank you Katie! Still waiting for my paperwork which is very frustrating!

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