Thanks Vinny, Fantastic quality answers!! My wife and I were married in Moldova. She kept her name because of the immigration history trouble with the embassy in Moldova. We thought that if we changed her name to mine and then applied for a new passport in the new name it would just add to the ...
Two additional questions: Q5: My wife still has her previous surname and not my name. We intend to change her surname to my name by deed poll. We also intend to apply for a new Moldovan passport in her new name. Of course we will keep all previous passports and visas. Are there any problems attached ...
Thanks Jeff!! I may be asking the following questions in the wrong place - apologies if so. I have looked at the other pages but can't find the information that I require. My wife will be entering the UK on the 20 Feb on her 2 year Spouse Visa. Q1. Can I enrol her with my GP's surgery with just a 2 ...
UPDATE: Refused Settlement Visa appealed on 14th December 2007. Two page letter from MP sent to Ambassador on 6th January 2008. My wife returned from the UK to Moldova on 6th February (4-days prior to visit visa expiry date). On 7th February UK Embassy called my wife to ask her to take her passport ...
Dear Amanda, I address this question to you: Given the case of our application as I have stated it, should we use an Immigration Lawyer to draft the appeal or do it ourselves? If anyone else wishes to comment, then please feel free. My wife is insisting on not wasting money by using a Lawyer as we ...
Thank you for the suggestion about the possibility of checking into my wife's Romanian ethnicity. She says that her mother was born in Romania, but this route is not easy to prove. We will consider this route if other routes fail. Thank you.
To say that we have a fight on our hands is an understatement I think!! The main problem is with a particular ECM at this Embassy who is not happy about the attempts I have made to secure the visit visa in the past. This included an application for a JR. UKVisas then decided to re-issue the visit ...
To bring this page up to date, we applied for JR and the visit visa was re-issued on August 8th - Great. We got engaged in July and married on 26 October. Applied for Spouse Visa and refused on the grounds that the marriage was not genuine. Documents submitted with application:- Documentation binder ...
The power to remove the right of appeal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Under s.29 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004 the Government can remove rights of appeal against entry clearance refusal through statutory instrument having laid a draft which is approved by ...
Hi All, What is the general consensus of opinion regarding how an ECO/ECM will see our future marriage in Moldova? In particular I wish to know if I should apply for a fiancee visa and then get married in the UK or get married in Moldova and then apply for a Spouse visa? If we went straight for ...
Thanks Jeff. I appreciate your full reply. I have bought an engagement ring and I intend to propose to her during our holiday when I go out at the ned of the week. If she says "yes" then we will plan to get married in Moldova probably in September. It will take this long before I can get my ...
Thank Syh.
I figured that if we applied for a fiancee visa they may try and say that we may be planning a marriage of convenience. Even if we got married in Moldova they could still say this. I suppose there is only one way to find out....
Thank you Syh and Jeff for your helpful comments. I forgot to mention that my girlfriend owns her own apartment in Moldova. It may not be of the same value as property in the UK, but to her it is her entire investment. Jeff I understand everything you have said concerning the ECO and the ECM, thank ...
Ok so I will discuss a JR with my Barister on Monday. This has to be decided quickly as there may be a time limit for this - I believe 28 days. The sad fact though is that my girlfriend is taking this pretty badly and there is a big risk that she could decide that this whole issue is too much. I ...
Except I was told by UKVisas not to buy tickets until I had a valid issued visa. How long does one have to wait before they can decide that a visa has really been issued ??
Hi everyone, Many thanks for all of your comments. I never expected to see so much response so quickly. Before I forget, we all know that people with silly Refusal Notices are not uncommon. Take a look at :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6768405.stm I think you'll find this about sums up the ...
Hi, this is my first post on this site. Very informative site, but no one seems to have a problem similar to ours. I am a Bristish Passport holder (born in UK) and I have a girlfriend in Moldova whom I have been visiting since August last year (7 times). We met on RussianEuro.com. My Girlfriend ...
