時間飛快，又要準備申請英國配偶簽證了，超昂貴(淚），幸好趕在10月漲價前申請付費完成。
以下分享簽證申請流程和準備資料。
申請&通過時間軸：
一簽BRP到期時間：10.9.2023
線上簽證申請完成＆付費時間：23.8.2023
壓指紋時間：18.9.23
簽證通過時間（email 通知）：11.10.2023 （總共三週左右）
BRP收到時間（Royal Mail）：13.10.2023
簽證申請入口： https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/family-routes （在BRP到期的一個月內申請）
填完一大堆資料並繳費後，就可在UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services網站註冊和上傳資料。（備註：預約到的時間在BRP到期後也沒關係）
準備資料兩大項，上傳網站： https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/home-internal
1. 必備資料
| 1. | The biometric residence permit | BRP 正反面影本 |
| 2. | The passport issued by Taiwan | 護照整本掃描副本 |
2. 其他資料（依個人狀況，繳交資料可能有差異）
| 原文繳交資料 | 實際繳交資料 | |
| 1. | The language test certificate | 英文證書 – IELTS Life Skills B1 Speaking and Listening |
| 2. | Any relevant declarations or third party consent to request verification checks | 線上下載表格，雖然我們的證明都不用第三方認證，但我還是簽了交出去 |
| 3. | Evidence of Mr GRAEME GEORGE MCKINNON’s immigration status in the UK | 另一半護照整本掃描 |
| 4. | Evidence of council tax costs for the accommodation in the UK where you live or will live (optional) | Council tax 繳費單（線上版＆實際版） |
| 5. | A marriage certificate, or a reasonable equivalent, for Mrs CHUN- HSIANG LAN and Mr GRAEME GEORGE MCKINNON | 台灣英文版結婚證書 |
| 6. | Items of correspondence addressed to Mrs CHUN-HSIANG LAN and Mr GRAEME GEORGE MCKINNON at the same address as evidence you have been living together since your last grant of leave in this category, or from the date you first started living together, covering the last 2 years | 連續兩年同居＆3種類別以上的信件證明。我們提供了電費帳單、NHS、Factor（房屋）帳單、 銀行帳單、電話帳單。以下證明都可以用。 1.Letters or other documents from government departments or agencies, for example HM Revenue and Customs, Department for Work and Pensions, DVLA, TV Licensing 2.Letters or other documents from your GP, a hospital or other local health service about medical treatments, appointments, home visits or other medical matters3.Bank statements or letters 4.Building society savings books or letters 5.Council tax bills or statements 6.Electricity or gas bills or statements7.Water rates bills or statements 8.Mortgage statements or agreement 9.Tenancy agreement(s) 10. Telephone bills or statements |
| 7. | Evidence of monthly housing costs for the accommodation in the UK where you live or will live | 房貸每月繳交證明，銀行通常每年會寄一次繳費證明。 |
| 8. | A signed contract of employment | 另一半的工作合約 |
| 9. | Personal bank statements corresponding to the same period(s) as the payslips showing that the salary has been paid into an account in the name of the person or in the name of the person and their partner jointly | 連續12個月的薪資入帳銀行證明（另一半今年換工作，新工作上工不到6個月，所以需要12個月的證明） |
| 10. | Payslips covering any period of salaried employment (current and previous) in the period of 12 months prior to the date of application | 連續12個月的薪資條（另一半今年換工作，新工作上工不到6個月，所以需要12個月的證明） |
| 11 | A letter from the employer(s) who issued the payslips confirming 1. the employment; 2. the gross annual salary; 3. how long the employment has been/was held;4. the period over which the person has been paid the level of salary stated in their application; and 5. the type of employment (permanent, fixed-term contract or agency) | 另一半雇主簽名的工作證明信件，新舊雇主各一份。信件中包含每月的稅前薪水、合約種類、工作期間、薪資。 |
預約壓指紋入口： https://www.ukvcas.co.uk/home-internal （備註：聽說晚上12點預約，有機會搶到免費的時間，不然大部分時間都是要付費的，一般約 £139 起跳。資料在預約時間以前上傳即可。如果沒預約其他服務，工作人員只會負責壓指紋，不會幫忙檢查資料是否齊全。壓指紋完一小時內，我就收到資料已上傳到UKVI了（下圖），這時資料有誤就改不了囉。）
以下是剛收到的BRP卡！（備註：新版的BRP卡皆為31.12.2024到期，因為UKVI準備用電子版取代卡片，所以卡片上的簽證日期不滿33個月很正常，到這裡-https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work可以找到正確的到期日。以下是英文信上的說明 – If the expiry date of your BRP is 31st December 2024 but your permission to stay ends later than that date, you do not need to report this as an error. Your immigration status, entitlement to work, access to services or benefits, or travel are unaffected. You can also prove your right to work or right to rent using the online checking services referred to at the top of this letter. This services will display the correct expiry date of your leave, rather than 31st December 2024.）
寫於 2023. 10. 15