Thanks for your answer. Much appreciated. She was too ill to travel so she had to delay her departure.

Does that mean yes? I Know about the 28 day rule but I wondered if anyone had had problems for overstaying for shorter periods.

In practice, are there any consequences for overstaying your student visa by 2 days?

Thanks. He only coming for 8 days during the school holidays. I have my own place and he is friends with my son. Our families have been friends for the last few years. I stayed with them recently on a trip to Moscow so it's all legit. When you say I have to provide extra information, do you mean ext...

My friend's son from Russia who is 12 wants to come and visit us in the new year. He told me that an agency he contacted in Moscow told him it wasn't possible for the boy to enter the UK without a parent or guardian. Is this true? It seems a bit strange if it is. Thank in advance for anyone who can ...

The expiry date on the ILE stamp is the date by which you need to enter the UK. Indefinite leave to enter means INDEFINITE leave to enter. Although some immigration officers seem not to understand this. I posted about an incident last year when my wife returned from abroad. The IO at Liverpool airpo...

My wife received ILE in Moscow 2 years ago. However, the expiry date on the visa and the expiry date on her passport don't correspond. (Her visa expired in may, and her passport expires in 2011). She took a trip to Switzerland last week and on her way back into the UK the immigration officer told he...

(Just looked on the UKBA website but had no joy there.)

What documents are required for naturalisation (spouse)?

My wife will have been in the UK on ILR three years next June, so I presume she can then apply for citizenship.

Thanks!

From what I can gather having read around a bit, the ECO in Moscow has issued the visa with ILE without having received a citizenship test certificate. Whether this was a slip up on their part, or perhaps they were aware of this and issued the ILE anyway, I will never know. As far as my wife and I a...

Thanks for all the replies! Ah, the "expiry date" on an ILE visa! Let me guess, the "expiry date" is the same as the expiry date of the Russian passport? Actually her passport expires in 2011, and the visa is valid until 2009. So, judging by what John others have have said, this is an "error" on the...

If your application when into the pipeline after 2 April, they would not have issued ILE without first seeing a KOL certificate showing your wife had passed the test (or had taken the ESOL course). If they did, it would almost certainly be a mistake which would get picked up when she goes for natio...

My wife applied for a spouse visa in Moscow last Friday and it was granted yesterday without an interview. We've been married for six years and have a child together so I was pretty sure it would be granted. However... On the visa it states that she has "Indefinite Leave to Enter". It also states th...

Thanks!

On the spouse visa application (q 3.1) it asks if my wife has ever been married. Does this mean including her present marriage to me, or does it only pertain to previous marriages?

Thanks

Thanks for the responses.

Just one more question. Does this mean that if my wife's application is rejected, and I return to the UK with our son, she has no legal right of access to our son while he is in the UK?

Thanks

My wife and I got married in Russia in 2001 and moved to the UK in march 2004, where our son was born. (my wife was granted a two year spouse visa in Feb 2004). In August 2005 we had to return to Moscow to look after my wife's brother who was seriously ill, and has no other relatives to look after h...

I have heard that spouses of UK citizens who "have been together for four years or more outside the UK you will be granted indefinite leave to remain (permanent residence) in the UK without having to live in the UK for two years." My wife (a Russian citizen) and I (a UK subject) have been married fo...

One of the problems with Russia, John, is that the law changes almost every six months. Sometimes even if you contact the relevant authorities, they don't know the state of play. A statement made six months ago regarding upcoming changes to laws can be irrelevant. If you need any information regardi...

How about Russia?

Thanks for the reply, john.

At the moment I'm living outside the EU, but we're planning on moving back to the UK at the end of the summer. Will need a visa for Spain.

I am aware that for non-EU spouses of EU citizens there is no fee for a Schengen visa. However, is it the case that you must submit the application in person at the embassy of the country you wish to travel to, or can the application be submitted by post? I did a search but I couldn't find this info...

Thanks for that, John.

Much appreciated!

I'm a uk citizen. My wife was previously issued with a UK settlement visa 2 years ago. However, we had to return to her country of residence six months ago to look after a sick relative. (We have a son so it was not practical for her to go alone). Since that time, her relative has regained enough he...

Thanks all for your advice. It is very much appreciated. I have to say, although the rules appear to be reasonably consistent and clear, I can't help but feel that they are a bit harsh and slightly intimidating. In my case, we had no alternative but to return to Russia, as the possibility of my wife...

Totally confused on this one, so maybe some of you kind folks can help. I'm a UK citizen. My wife is a Russian citizen, and our son is a British citizen. My wife has a two year settlement visa which expires in February. Up until August 2005 we were living in the UK, and planning to stay there perman...