UK family & spouse visa evidence — 50 common questions

VisaKnot is a document-organisation tool for people preparing a UK family or spouse visa evidence bundle. It gives you a generic checklist, secure scanning and storage, expiry reminders, and a one-click indexed PDF export. It is not a law firm and does not give immigration advice.

No. VisaKnot never assesses your eligibility, recommends a visa route, or judges whether your evidence is enough. It only helps you gather, organise and store the documents you choose to include. For advice, use an IAA-registered adviser or an SRA-regulated solicitor.

People applying for or renewing a UK family or spouse visa who want to organise their own evidence bundle, and anyone helping a family member do the same.

VisaKnot is free to use right now, including the indexed PDF bundle export. A one-off £4.99 unlock is planned for a later update. There is never a subscription. See our pricing page.

No. No tool or person can guarantee an outcome, and VisaKnot does not assess your case. It helps you present your documents neatly; decisions are made by the Home Office. For advice, speak to a regulated adviser.

No. VisaKnot organises your supporting documents. You complete the official application yourself on GOV.UK.

Your documents are stored privately with encryption at rest and strict access controls, and are never used for advertising. See our Privacy Policy.

Anything you want in your evidence bundle: passports, bank statements, payslips, tenancy documents, relationship evidence and more. You stay in control and can remove them at any time.

Yes. VisaKnot is built as a mobile app, so you can scan documents with your camera and keep everything in one place.

VisaKnot focuses on family and spouse routes using generic published checklists. It does not tailor content to your specific case, so always check GOV.UK for the exact requirements of your route.

Published GOV.UK guidance usually groups evidence into categories such as identity (passports), relationship, finances, accommodation and English language. The exact documents depend on your route and circumstances, so always check the current GOV.UK guidance. VisaKnot gives you a generic checklist built from these public categories.

In UK immigration, 'specified documents' are the particular items the rules say must be provided for certain requirements, such as the financial requirement. The current list is set out in GOV.UK guidance and the Immigration Rules, so check there for what applies to you.

A common approach is to group documents by category, put them in a logical order, and add an index or contents page. VisaKnot builds this order for you and produces an indexed PDF.

The period of bank statements depends on how you meet the financial requirement and is set out in GOV.UK's financial requirement guidance. Check the current guidance for the exact period; VisaKnot helps you collect and index whichever statements you need.

Published guidance refers to categories such as living together, communication, shared finances or responsibilities, and time spent together. What is appropriate varies by couple. VisaKnot helps you gather and label these; it does not judge whether they are enough.

It is the income or savings level set out in the Immigration Rules for certain family routes. The exact figures change from time to time, so always check the current GOV.UK guidance and seek regulated advice about your situation.

Depending on the route, this can include an approved test result or an accepted qualification or nationality exemption. The accepted evidence is listed on GOV.UK. VisaKnot gives you a place to store whichever proof applies to you.

Guidance commonly refers to where you will live and evidence you can live there without overcrowding, such as tenancy or property documents and sometimes a property inspection report. Check GOV.UK for what your route asks for.

Documents not in English usually need a full certified translation, and GOV.UK explains what a certified translation must contain. Keep the original and the translation together; VisaKnot lets you store both.

This depends on the application type (online or paper) and the specific document, so follow the instructions on GOV.UK for your route. VisaKnot keeps your digital copies organised either way.

Applications for children usually need their own identity and relationship documents. Use a generic checklist as a starting point and confirm the specifics on GOV.UK. VisaKnot lets you keep a separate set of documents per person.

A sponsor commonly provides identity, financial and accommodation evidence to support the application. The exact items depend on the route, so check GOV.UK. VisaKnot helps the sponsor and applicant keep documents together.

VisaKnot gives you a ready-made generic checklist and you tick items off as you collect them. You can also add your own items.

VisaKnot's reminders prompt you to add recurring items such as payslips and bank statements, so you do not reach the deadline with gaps.

Many people start several months ahead because some evidence, such as consecutive payslips or statements, is collected over time. Starting early avoids a last-minute rush.

Once your documents are in VisaKnot, the one-click export compiles them into a single PDF with an index or contents page, in a sensible order.

A clear, consistent order (for example by category, matching your index) makes a bundle easy to follow. VisaKnot applies a consistent order automatically.

Short, clear labels (what it is and the date) help you and any reviewer find things quickly. VisaKnot lets you label each item.

Your checklist shows what is still outstanding, so you can see gaps at a glance and plan how to obtain the missing item in good time.

Keeping everything in one organised place, with dates and labels, makes it easy to spot duplicates or items that need refreshing before you submit.

Yes. You can export the PDF bundle and share it with a regulated adviser of your choice. VisaKnot organises; your adviser advises.

Scan or photograph each document with your phone straight into VisaKnot, so your paper originals stay safe and your digital copies stay organised.

Keep them complete and in date order, clearly labelled, and matched to the period your route asks for (see GOV.UK). VisaKnot stores and indexes them for you.

Keep a continuous run in date order and, where relevant, alongside the matching bank statements. VisaKnot's reminders help you add each month's payslip on time.

Self-employed evidence is more detailed and is set out specifically on GOV.UK. Use it as your checklist and store each item in VisaKnot; for advice on what applies to you, speak to a regulated adviser.

Keep the statements or receipts that show each transfer, clearly labelled with dates, together in one place. VisaKnot lets you store and annotate them.

Keep the statements that show the savings and the required history, in order and labelled. Check GOV.UK for the period and rules that apply, and store the documents in VisaKnot.

Whether statements need a bank stamp or covering letter depends on their format and the guidance, and GOV.UK explains what is accepted. VisaKnot keeps whichever version you use organised.

Add each document's expiry date to VisaKnot's expiry tracker and it shows a clear valid, expiring-soon or expired status.

Timing depends on your route and current permission, and GOV.UK sets out when you can apply. VisaKnot reminds you ahead of your dates so you have time to check the guidance and act.

This can affect your documents and travel, and the right steps depend on your situation, so check GOV.UK and, if unsure, ask a regulated adviser. VisaKnot reminders help you avoid being caught out.

Yes. It can send reminders at intervals (for example 180, 90, 30, 15, 7 and 1 days before) so nothing lapses unexpectedly.

Your documents are held in secure cloud storage with encryption at rest, hosted in a UK/EU region. See our Privacy Policy for detail.

Only you. Access is restricted by strict per-user security controls, and your documents are private to your account.

Yes. You can remove documents at any time and request deletion of your account data, in line with your UK GDPR rights.

No. Your documents and personal data are never sold or used for advertising. We use a small number of named sub-processors to run the service, listed in our Privacy Policy.

In the UK, immigration advice must come from someone regulated: an adviser registered with the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) or an SRA-regulated solicitor. VisaKnot can help you organise documents to take to them.

You can check the official registers using GOV.UK's find an immigration adviser service (IAA) and the SRA register for solicitors. Always confirm registration before paying for advice.

VisaKnot and a regulated adviser do different jobs: VisaKnot helps you organise documents, while an adviser gives advice about your case. Many people use both. If your situation is complex, getting regulated advice is sensible.

All official rules and checklists are on GOV.UK (search for your visa route). Because guidance changes, always rely on the current GOV.UK pages for exact requirements; VisaKnot's checklists are generic and for organisation only.