We offer property inspections to support
immigration applications within North
Somerset.
If you are coming to live in (or visit) the United Kingdom from
abroad and need to apply for
entry
clearance to the British High Commission, the council's Private
Rented Housing Team can carry out a property inspection and, if
satisfactory, provide a report to you.
There is a charge for this service and we inspect properties on
request to ensure they are suitable, safe and will
not become overcrowded with new arrivals.
You will need to show us around the property outlining who
occupies the house and which rooms each person sleeps
in.
We also need to know the name, age, sex and family relationship
of all the intended occupants.
We may ask further questions and require additional
documentation if we are unclear about anything we have
seen or been told.
Following our investigations a letter will be sent to the
inspected address usually within 28 days of our visit stating the
following:
- Your name and the names of those seeking entry into the
UK
- The date of birth of those intending to occupy the
property
- The address of the inspected property
- How the property is occupied and by whom
- Whether the property contained any hazards at the time of our
inspection
- Whether the property would be statutorily overcrowded by the
addition of someone seeking entry to the UK
- Our contact details for further information
However, we will not supply letters unless we have
inspected a property.
The landlord or property owner is then responsible for
forwarding the letter in support of any immigration
applications.
However, the immigration authorities will not accept
letters which are more than 12 weeks old.
For further information please contact our
Private Rented Housing Team.
