Comparisons · checked 7 November 2026
VisaVault vs Spouse Visa Helper
Quick answer
VisaVault sells a pack for £10 per case: a tailored checklist, a covering letter its system drafts, a timeline and a pre-submission checklist. Spouse Visa Helper is free and tracks each document as you gather it, with the date windows worked out; its covering letters are built from your own words.
Both tailor the list to your situation. VisaVault turns a questionnaire into a pack to download; Spouse Visa Helper is a tracker you keep up to date as the documents come in.
Prices and features checked 7 November 2026, as published on VisaVault’s own site.
At a glance
| What | VisaVault | Spouse Visa Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £10 per case on its pricing pages; its terms say £99. No refund once the checklist is made | Free. The adviser’s check is £295 once advisers are agreed |
| Free | A refusal-letter decoder, scenario and sponsor checkers, an ILR absence tracker | The whole tracker, letters, plan, costs, form guide and absence counter |
| What it is | A questionnaire, an account dashboard and a PDF pack | An online tracker built from seven answers, kept in your browser or a free account |
| Covering letter | Drafted by its system, editable, “not a fill-in-the-blanks template” | Both covering letters built from your story, in your own words, with gaps marked |
| Run by | AuditVault Limited. Not a law firm and not regulated | An independent site. Not regulated: information, not immigration advice |
| Human check | None: you check what it produces | Asked for here; £295 by a regulated adviser once advisers are agreed |
Features
| Feature | VisaVault | Spouse Visa Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Free to use | Some tools | ✓ |
| Works without an account | ✗ | ✓ |
| List tailored to your answers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Progress tracked per document | – | ✓ |
| Date windows worked out from your apply-on date | – | ✓ |
| Week-by-week plan to your apply-on date | A timeline in the pack | ✓ |
| Covering letter | Drafted for you | From your own words |
| Numbered document index | An evidence map | ✓ |
| Scans kept with each document | An upload portal | With a free account |
| Shared with your partner | An upload portal for your sponsor | Read-only link |
| Whole cost worked out | – | ✓ |
| Questions about the rules answered | After you pay (its AI advisor) | Free, each answer linked to GOV.UK |
| Checked by a regulated adviser | ✗ | Being set up |
✓ yes · ✗ no · – not stated on their site
Where VisaVault is stronger
- It drafts the covering letter for you, including parts about gaps in work and earlier refusals.
- An AI advisor answers questions about your case once you’ve paid.
- Free extra tools, such as a refusal-letter decoder.
Where Spouse Visa Helper is stronger
- Free, with no account needed to start: seven answers and the list is there.
- Each document has a status and its own requirements to tick, so you can see what’s done, what’s to check and what’s left.
- Every date window is worked out from your apply-on date, such as the latest payslip dated 28 days or less before you apply.
- A week-by-week plan to your apply-on date, with a calendar file of it, and the whole cost including your own figures.
- A numbered index for the top of the bundle, a guide to which documents each part of the online form draws on, and a last check before you submit.
- Questions about the rules answered free, each answer linked to the GOV.UK page it comes from and to the documents on your list.
- Anything that needs arguing, such as an earlier refusal, is left for a regulated adviser rather than drafted by software.
Which should you choose?
If you want a letter drafted for you and are happy to check it yourself, VisaVault is cheap. If you want to keep track of every document as it arrives, with the dates worked out, Spouse Visa Helper does that free, and you can use both.
Questions
- How much does VisaVault cost?
- Its pricing, spouse visa and covering letter pages said £10 per case on 7 November 2026; its terms still said £99 per case. There is no refund once the checklist has been generated.
- Is VisaVault an immigration adviser?
- No. It describes itself as a document preparation service, not an immigration adviser or a law firm. Spouse Visa Helper isn’t regulated either; for advice on your case, use an adviser registered with the Immigration Advice Authority.
Sources
Other comparisons: Immigration Start Guide, Migrate, Immigration Advice Service, Whytecroft Ford.