Where to Send Supporting Documents for Spouse/Partner and Settlement Visa Applications
Supporting Documents are the most important items in your application. They are effectively what the Home Office base their decision on whether to grant you the visa or not, more so than what you actually put on your application form. With that in mind, it is essential that all applicants know how to submit their documents properly.
You are no longer be able to send your Supporting Documents to the Sheffield UKVI Office.
The submission process (and options) now vary depending on the country, and more specifically, the organisation/global partner (VFS Global or TLScontact) which is responsible for processing applications in your country.
So How Do I Submit my Supporting Documents if I have already attended my Biometric Appointment?
The new process for submitting documents appears to have confused a lot of applicants, especially those that presumed they could just send everything to Sheffield after they have attended their biometric appointment (as was the case from 2016 right up to March 2019).
So if you did not bring your documents with you and have them scanned at your appointment, don't panic too much, as there are options available for you to submit them up to *20 days after. - As mentioned above, these options will depend on the country and global partner that operate the visa centre/s in your location.
* This depends on whether you are applying via the standard service, or opted for the Priority Service.
If this is your situation, I have put together a Complete Step-by-Step Guide which will show you exactly how to submit your documents (including your options before and after you have attended your biometric appointment).
Complete Step-by-Step to Send Supporting Documents for
UK Partner & Settlement Applications outside the UK
