Confused about Unmarried Partner Visa

Hey everyone, just a bit confused about the application process for the Unmarried Partner Visa, if anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm a Canadian Citizen living in Canada, and my boyfriend a British Citizen living in England. I will be applying for the Working Holiday Maker next summer, which is pretty straight forward.but I'm confused as to how to make the switch from WHM to UPV.

I know that before I can apply for the UPV, we have to have evidence of 2 yrs of living together, but I'm unsure how to make sure I have those full 2 yrs, and be able to make my application.if I'm supposed to be leaving the country due to the expiry of my WHM.
Does this mean I would have to return back to Canada and submit my UPV from there, or is there some sort of extension I could apply for while my application is being processed?

After dozens of emails and quite a few phone calls, I must admit I am getting frustrated. It seems everyone wants to give me a different answer.the one suggesting I pick fruits and vegetables was highly entertaining though

Any insight would be great.
Thanks!

Hi Kekala,

You sound like me when I was first going through the process - ah, the memories!

To clarify, you and your boyfriend haven't been living together is that right? I don't know how much time a WHM visa gives but I'm guessing a lot less than 2 years. Alas, this will be a bit of a problem when applying for UPV.

Basically, my boyfriend and I, with the exception of a few months' gap, travelled to and from Canada several times, staying as long as we could. We used phone records and emails (but don't depend on the latter) to show that we were in constant communication during our times apart. I put in a huge amount of research into understanding the process and was very fortunate to find some excellent people here and on the Thorn Tree forum who gave me invaluable advice so I certainly don't mind assisting another fellow Canuck and her Brit. If you want to email me, let me know.

Hello!

I also am confused about the unmarried partner visa!

I am Canadian, and My British boyfriend and I have been dating for nearly 4 years. We are planning to move and settle in the UK Ifor awhile. I currently have the WHM visa but can only work for another 9 months before I need to work out a new plan!

My boyfriend and I only have evidence of living together for 1 year. I'm wondering what documentation is required to prove the legitimacy of our relationship.

I noticed Black Sheep mentioned they at they used emails and phone records etc. as evidence. Is this a valid option?

Please let me know if you think there is any hope for me being eligible sooner than later for the UPV.

Any help or advice would be appreciated!
THANKS!

Hi there - I'm brand new to the forum. I hope some of you check back on this thread (especially black sheep) because i have some questions.
I am desperate to move to the UK to be with my boyfriend. We've known each other for a year.

I can't get into the UK through ancestry (only great grandparents were born there - I have all their documents but it doesn't do me any good) and I'm too old for the WHM. I've been applying for jobs like crazy in the hopes that some company would be willing to go to bat for me for a work permit, but that's a real long shot and I've had no luck so far. My field of work (media) is not that specialized and there are plenty of UK and EU people who are qualified.

I'm also still married (separated) but i don't know if that has bearing on this visa, since my marriage is broken down.

My boyfriend has suggested we marry but that would require me to go through a divorce (which for reasons I won't go into, I'd rather not do).

So.
Black sheep, can you explain a bit more about what you did for the 2 years? Did you each stay in the other country for the 6 months at a time as visitors? I'm worried about the finances associated with that as neither of us would be able to work in the other country. Did you have mail sent to you, addressed to his address to prove that you were staying there? What sort of mail does that need to be - official bills etc, or just catalogues and things?

Any help and advice from you or anyone else who'd be willing to take the time would be soooo appreciated!

It's really upsetting to meet someone you love so much and be told by governments that you can't be together!

on the application form, u will need to answer the following question.

On what basis are you going to the UK?
• As the spouse of someone settled, or going to settle, in the UK
• As the civil partner of someone settled, or going to settle, in the UK
• As the fiancé(e) or proposed civil partner of someone settled, or going to settle, in the UK
• As the unmarried partner of someone settled, or going to settle, in the UK
• As the child of someone settled, or going to settle, in the UK
• As the adopted child of someone settled, or going to settle, in the UK
• As an elderly dependant of someone settled, or going to settle, in the UK
• Returning resident (Go to part 6.7 ‘Returning residents’)
• Other (please specify)

if u answer "other", which is likely if u haven't lived with ur bf for two years and haven't divorced ur husband, then u will have a lot of explaining to do, especially if u intend to stay married to ur husband.

ian.

I am under the impression that Black Sheep was able to demonstrate that she had lived with her BF for two years, while going back and forth between the UK and Canada. My questions are about how she went about accomplishing that, given that there is a 6-month maximum on staying as a visitor without another type of visa (WHM).

I realize I can't just apply to get in right away for the "other" reason. I want to get the 2 years' living together underway.

By the time the two years are up and I apply I may very well be divorced. It's complicated and I'd rather not go into it here. I'm just trying to move forward with my new relationship.

I am also happy to offer any advice by PM. Good luck to anyone applying! I would get married if you can, I wish me and my boyfriend had when he first moved here - it seems like it would have saved a load of stress and hassle.

But please be aware, switching from WHM/applying for the Unmarried Partner Visa has been the most stressful 6 months of mine and my boyfriends life (and I have had a very eventful life!)
I had no idea it would take this long (6 months and counting, 4 of which we have been apart).

I am in need of some help!!
I am a british citizen and my fiance is a canadian citizen. we have been together for 4 years now and lived together for 2 years of that in canada. i have been living back in the UK now for 1 year and we just cant do the Long Distance thing anymore, we both work and its just too hard to get the time off to go see eachother. we will be applying for the unmarried partner visa. i was just wondering if we could still get married on this visa as we dont wanna rush into anything by having to get a Fiance visa and only having 6 months and then a marriage visa which is more money than we can really afford right now! i am so confused as to what to do. if anyone can offer any help it would be greatly appreciated.
Also for the supporting documents of when we lived together we have a few things.. we have our taxes which were filed at the same address in canada and also we have proof of a joint bank account we had together for 2 years. i read somewhere that we need a certain amount of evidence? how much do we need? I dont have the lease or any rent recipts as when i moved back to the UK my mother threw them out as she didnt think i would need them! How wrong she was!! lol
Also because i will be his sponsor, how long do i have to have had my job for as i am starting a new one in April. I have had a job for the last 9 months but i have not been earning enough to prove i could support him and myself because i was in college. also how long do i have to have been living in the flat for, i am going to be looking for one within the next few months so we have somewhere of our own to live as i am currently living with my dad!
Any help would be greatly appreciated as after many phone calls (Ones i had to pay for) i got no help or advice at all. Please help! before i go mad!!
Thank you
Suzanne!!!

is a letter from the landlord enough or do i need rent receipts?