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Part 11 Supporting documents checklist
Please ensure you submit all the relevant original documents that you want the Entry Clearance Officer to see when considering
your application. The list below is for guidance only. It is not a list of documents that you should or must supply. The UK Immigration
Rules make it clear that it is your responsibility to satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that you are genuinely seeking entry to the
UK for the purpose and duration that you have stated. Submission of particular documents does not guarantee that your visa will
be issued. It is your decision how you satisfy the Entry Clearance Officer that your intentions are as you state in your application.
It is your choice which documents you submit.
It is better to explain why you do not have a document than to submit a false document. Your application will be automatically refused and
you may be banned from coming to the UK for 10 years if you use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. You may also be
banned if you have breached immigration laws in the UK.
All applicants
A valid travel document or passport
One passport sized colour photograph. This must not be more
than 6 months old. (Please see photograph box below for
full details)
The appropriate fee
If you are not a national of the country in which you are applying,
evidence of your permission to be in that country e.g. a residence
permit, visa, green card
Evidence to support the information you have given (see below
for more details)
Previous passport(s)
Evidence of how your trip is to be funded
Personal Details section
Unless single, please provide evidence of your marital status
e.g. marriage or civil partnership certificate, divorce certificate,
death certificate
You may be asked to present written notification from the child’s
parent or legal guardian that they consent to the child’s visit
(including evidence from your legal guardian to support their
claim to be your legal guardian)
The official record of any conviction(s), detailing the crime(s) you
were convicted of and the sentence(s) you received
Finances and employment
Evidence of your current employment/self employment/
occupation/work/studies/other means of support
Evidence of your total monthly income from all sources of
employment or occupation after tax
Evidence of any income from other sources e.g. friends, family,
savings, property etc
Visitor
Evidence of your permission to be in the country in which
you are applying, if you are not a national of that country,
e.g. a residence permit or visa
Tourist/Visiting Friend(s)
A planned itinerary, if held
Details of any hotel/flight bookings etc
Supporting letter from any friends/sponsor
Your photograph must be:
• Colour
• Passport style and size (45mm high x 35mm wide)
• A recent and true likeness, showing full face, with no hat, helmet or sunglasses, although you can wear everyday glasses
• Original - that is not digitally or optically altered (for example it must not be ‘photoshopped’ or ‘touched-up’)
• Taken against an off-white, cream or light grey background so that your features are clearly distinguishable against the background
• Printed on low-gloss, plain-white photo-quality paper (with no watermarks or embossing)
Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected and may cause a delay in processing your application. |