Non Lucrative Visa - Lawyer or DIY? - Page 6

cabsam52 wrote on Mon Jul 5, 2021 11:17am:

Hi all, my husband and I have just also been through the NLV visa application process and Steve’s post was very useful to us.  We had our consul appointment in Edinburgh on 25 June and we’re told to expect a response in 4-6 weeks. All documents presented were satisfactory, we were told. ...

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... All up cost us around £4500!  €1050 visa fee, €2900 health insurance, and about another £800 in translations, apostile, police and medical certs for the two of us, so not a cheap exercise. One thing I would point out if husband and wife applying, in Edinburgh anyway, you do need 2 appointments and they will NOT see you together. We had all our paperwork combined so it was a bit of a nightmare trying to separate it sat on the step outside the consul on a cool Scottish day in Edinburgh. Unlike Steve’s experience at Manchester, they were rude, rushed us, couldn’t even sit down to exchange paperwork. They check your original docs, give them back and keep your copies, but in the rushed complete chaos we encountered, we realised on return home, they had kept one of our legalised (apostiled) documents! So just a warning to others using Edinburgh Consul to ensure your paperwork is separate, and VERY organised as you will not have time to correct or find missing paperwork.  Also should you need to photocopy anything last minute, as we did our health insurance certificate, having only received it that morning, there is a Ryman’s close by, about 15 minutes walk. Hope this helps any future Edinburgh applicants.  We also didn’t use an agent, I couldn’t find anyone to do it for the 2 of us for less than £1600. This would have taken our final cost to around £6000.  I’ll let you all know in due course whether we get our visas.  One other point to note, translations must be SWORN not certified. There is a difference. And you can apply for your apostile yourself on the gov.co.Uk website at £30 per document., and is a simple process. If you use a notary/agent, it’s around £54 per document. Good luck to you anyone else that wants to give it a go.

Gordon27 wrote on Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:20pm:

Hello,

Lots of good information contained in these posts. I just have a few points that I need help with regarding the NLV application. On the Manchester Consulate's website they state the following:

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Documents proving sufficient financial means for living expenses and accommodation (€2,259.60 per month per applicant for the first 12 months plus €564.90 per family member that is financially dependent) e.g. stamped bank statements, pension etc.

I have read that some applicants have had bank statements notarised whereas the consulate only asks for 'stamped', which may mean stamped by the bank and not by a notary. As I'm trying to keep costs down, can anyone clear this up? Has anyone not had their proof of income notarised and had their application accepted?

My other query is regarding the forms EX 01 and 790-052. Did previous applicants print these out and fill them in by hand, or complete them online and then print them out? 

Thanks

Gordon

cabsam52 wrote on Sat Nov 13, 2021 11:55pm:

Hi Gordon, we did our NLV successfully earlier this year and bank statements need only stamping and signing by the bank. The EX01 and 790-052 are completed online then printed and signed.

Hope this helps..