Hi all

Does my wife need to write a covering letter like I do for the settlement visa

If so what should it contain

What country does your wife intend on settling??

Sorry its the UK

My wife didn't, but it wont hurt to do so.

If she does, then, like yours, a brief history of the relationship, why she wants to live in the UK (to be with you!) and anything else you think may help. Not too long though; one or two pages of A4 is fine.

Thanks very much, is it worth saying she has land I know it does with a tourist visa not sure with the settlement visa

Thanks very much, is it worth saying she has land I know it does with a tourist visa not sure with the settlement visa

Just cover everything in your sponsors letter .

And remember that she is applying to settle in the UK, so 'reason to return' wont be an issue.

My wife got settlement visa 18 months ago. We supplied letter in addition to application. It was two a4 sheet that i wrote out for her, she then hand write it and sign. It covered alot of things. these are:

date we met

how we met

how many times she had seen me, time, duration, where we stayed

my address in uk

that she knew my mother and father names, and that they are retired

that she had met other members of my family, my two brothers (brother is married to Thai also, even mentioned her name)

how i get on with her daughter

how i have helped support her and daughter, sent the usual money transfers paperwork,

added about 10 emails, ranging in date from day one to the week prior to handing application in at VFS

send daughter to school in thailand, we paid for school fees, etc, books, uniform, SHOW RECEIPTS

our intentions when we live in uk

what work i do, how long i have been doing it (i was self employed at the time)

what she is looking to do for work, what she has been doing to look for work prior to getting visa, ie working on cv, looking at uk internet job sites (researching)

what she might do about english language courses if and when she arrives in uk,

out future what we are planning on doing, where we are going to live, etc

added about 10 photos, inside house with everyone together, mum, daughter, her me, and photos of the two of us outside the house, also added photos of us, her brother and my brother when we signed marriage paperwork.

her friend was also police officer, and i knew him for about 4 years on and off. He wrote a character reference for me in Thai (was not translated when attached to application form)

and most important of all. THAT YOU CAN LIVE THE TWO OF YOU BY YOUR OWN MEANS, I.E NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS. (FOR HER ANYWAY)

that was about it, don't know if it helped, but surely having as much information about the two of you must be a bonus. I.e the embassy staff can see that you have known each other for a certain amount of time, that you have shown details of a lengthy relationship.

Hope this helps, good luck