Hey Casa

What brought to become a moderator here? You seem to have a real passion for immigration.

Thanks for your notes we will let everyone know the outcomes! I'm excited

:D hey all So it looks like my partner has right to Remian! He can apply for permanent res in December. Interestingly I just realised that by default if I just put in an application for another visa, to extend stay, or exceptional circumstances (sick and had MRI recently), I can stay further months ...

Okay CR

Hey All As promised I'm letting you know what the latest is: Spoke to lawyer - he said my partner can apply for PR in December of this year as It will be five years marriage by then (even though the divorce was this Feb). Apparently that counts toward PR. Thats really cool i wasnt expecting that. Re...

CR you should be a lawyer! I appreciate what you're saying, but what is the harm in hope? As I said I talk to lawyer tomorrow. I'll let you know what he says :) Until then, going to continue with italian heritage acknowledgement and preparing my entrepreneur viability (juuust in case). Noajthan haha...

With all due respect to your knowledge, I'm hoping you are wrong haha - though, I know you're right! We are having a call with the lawyer tomorrow morning GMT, so I'll let you know what he says. I'm hoping that there is a loophole or justification for sponsorship somehow. If not, I've just started t...

Hi All! Okay noted re law firms no big deal! Here's the reply from Laywer: "I have noted that he has now finalised the divorce. That development alters the legal basis of the application as submitted. The issue now is called a retained right of residency. What needs to be proved is that at date of d...

Hey all - thanks so much for all your intellect and thought and concern. Really helps put me on the right path with action. Partners lawyer today replied, he said he cant comment without authority for info letter. So have got partner to send authority over - hoping ill get an answer soon. I basicall...

Yup onto it. Responses from lawyer seem to be w waiting game at time

Why couldn't he sponsor under UK? Does UK not do ROR.

Gosh I had no idea living in London would be so complex lol. Ignorance is bliss

Yeah that truly sucks. Have emailed, shall wait. Hear you re sham marriages. No sham hear, just want to stay together. If it has to be elsewhere, that's fine. It's just the big change and getting used to a new life again. Boy oh boy. Looks like we will be moving soon then! What will happen to my UK ...

Sorry to hear it!!

Hope ur ok

You know better than me! If that's the case, that's crazy. A married couple should have human rights to remain together! Especially when the partner has been coupled for two years, started a UK company and Aussie citizen!

not sure that the lawyer has applied for ROR so that's not definite. There may be another classification under which he has applied.

Regardless, we will be together, that's the main thing. I'll keep u guys updated on what further info I find out. Hope ur both well CR and Casa!

Even if we are married at that point? Re ROR

Thx CR

Ps no reply from his immigration lawyer yet

Hey All! Just want to provide an update. My partners formal divorce is now FINAL. It took a long time but it's now done. As for the route the lawyer is taking EU, ROR or something else I haven't had a reply from his lawyer. But he will see his lawyer soon and have an answer for you guys. Yay one par...

Also - do I unequivocally have to return to Australia? What if I went to Morocco with my partner, when my VISA expires - as a tourist in Morocco? My passport is still valid for years... Also - if I wanted to apply for say, entrepreneur (and therefore resident) status in Ireland or Canada, would I ha...

Thank you Casa! Now your message makes even more sense :) haha. Gosh, I really don't want to go back to Australia. Especially without him. I wonder if we can just go to Morocco? We do intend to marry when the time is reasonable. Right now we just want to stay together at least. I don't think I could...

Yes tis a shame re background! Dang it! But you'd think, being part of the Commonwealth that there would be a little more leeway regarding ancestry. Poop. Anyhoo! Thats a gorgeous and inspiring story Casa :) Lovely when love works out! You'll have to fill me in onthe acronyms tho, all i know is ILR ...

Casa! You had or have a moroccan spouse?? Do tell how that all went down! Would be interested to know! CR yes I do have UK ancestry - unfortunately it's a few generations back however. Both my parents were born in Australia, however, let's go back: My Mums Mother and Father were born in Australia. M...

CR and Casa you made me laugh! I too used to work in the legal field, and I agree re lack of common sense. Not to mention, I'm far too much of a softie for that arduous line of work - gosh, the hours! And the hardness of it all. Yikes! I appreciate your input so much you guys, how did you get to be ...

Hey Casa - thanks that's really good information. Yeah, we were conscious from the get go that the whole thing would be tricky, legally. But the most important thing, even more so than the UK - is just being together. So if worse comes to worse, we can move to Morocco or Australia. It's no big issue...

Also - CR, are you a lawyer?

I'll ask his lawyer these questions posed and get back to you both.

Thanks.

Dear CR001 Thanks for the reply. You seem knowledgeable - are you a lawyer? No, I'm not partnered with a UK national, here's the relationship info: My partner is Moroccan. He came to the UK to be with his wife (she is an EU national with UK business). They lived in the UK for 1 month, then separated...

What happens when you are on a Tier 5 Youth Mobility VISA and it is running out (expiration in 5 months)? As someone who has set-up a limited company in the UK - and as the director, is there any way I can stay here longer? i.e. Indef. Leave to Remain? I'm Australian and been here 1.5 year now - lov...