1. Yes, EEA FP can be used for short visits, as well as entry with intending to stay permanently. 2. Q. Purpose of Visit? A. Visit 3. Q. How long do you intend to stay in UK? A. So many days, weeks, whatever! The EEA FP application has so many questions, that you will certainly come across one or tw...

Apparently, nobody here has yet tried this. I'd also love to know if this is really working in practice...

Haven't been here in a long time... My question is about the McCarthy ruling which is supposed to have taken effect in April 2015. Has anyone since, successfully entered the UK with their EU Card and passport only, minus the Family Permit? Are the Border ECO's aware of this 'new' ruling, or is it st...

The title of your post is misleading... I thought she had already been arrested! Hardly likely that UKBA officials will barge into your home to arrest her (unless she is some sort of criminal whom the authorities are actively searching :wink: ). Has she made any effort to legalize her stay since you...

We returned from UK to Nederland yesterday by ferry using the Dover-Calais route.
I was surprised to see that there was NOBODY doing immigration checks at Calais!
All the booths were practically empty and everyone just drove through. Wierd...

No Landing Card nor Biometrics were required.

Entered UK via Calais/Dover this morning. Passport checked at Calais UKBA Check Point for EEA FP (which was then stamped by the way) and waved through.

Gobaith wrote: Even though the EEA Family Permit is not required when entering the UK via Ferry...

Really???

Did you receive an email first that your visa was issued and the tracking number for DHL service or you find out about your visa processing time after you have received your passport back? I sent my documents via DHL, so I know exactly when the item was received by UKBA. The Permit was issued the f...

It would probably be more helpful if you could post the actual wording of the refusal letter, as opposed to just saying "we are not satisfied by you...".

What are they not satisfied about?

When I applied for a UK Visa from The Netherlands a couple of years ago it was all pretty straightforward... Apply online and book an appointment at the British Consulate in Amsterdam for biometrics and presentation of documents. While there you were asked to self address an envelope in which the pa...

You're welcome.

Just keep checking. Sometimes they do have openings when there are cancellations.

The Visa is valid from the date it was issued to the date it expires. So they are free to travel to the UK within those dates (regardless of the dates they filled in on their applications).

Why not use the 'Belgian Route'?
Most Nederlandse mensen who want to bring in a foreign partner just cross over for six months, then come back via the EU Route. No 'Income Requirement'.
Check out www.buitenlandsepartner.nl
Lots of info there.
Good luck!

@xleft and 86ti - please don make this comical . I need answer regarding my application to france . Uk is not part of schengen area so I think I stand a chance and I don think they can reject my visa unless I provide fraudulent documents again . What say guys ? And one more thing . I m not the only...

to make this short, it is illegal to have 2 passports of same nationality valid Beg to differ... My husband, Dutch nationality, has two VALID Dutch passports for business reasons. First is 5 years valid and second is renewed after two years. Nothing 'ulterior' or 'illegal' about it! By the way, the...

If they've been married for more than three years, why does the wife not apply for a Dutch passport?

Just a query on the duration of stay as i am applying for my mother visa and in invitation letter stating for 3 months. If she gets a Visa for 180 days, can't she stay for whole six months at a stretch even though we stated 3 months in her application letter (Not application form) YES, she can stay...

If you are merely INVITING her and not necessarily SPONSORING her trip, than an Invitation Letter is enough! As long as you also send your proof of legal stay in the UK (eg. copy of your passport and LTR permission, if applicable). But if you're SPONSORING her, as in paying for her trip and /or acco...

workaholic wrote:Please help somebody???
I could really do with some advise.
thank you

Could you be a bit more specific??? What do you want to know, exactly?

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2011/february/13-revised-ilr# UK Border Agency publishes revised guidance on ILR - calculating continuous period in UK 03 February 2011 We have today published revised guidance for calculating the 5 year continuous period for ILR. The guida...

Soraya wrote:The embassy in Zambia are quite tough and possibly cynical!

To the contrary, the BHC in Zambia now sends all UK visa applications to be processed in RSA. So it's not them you should be worried about, really. Good luck!

http://ukinzambia.fco.gov.uk/en/visiting-uk/visas/

Thats good news thanks. Another question any idea of the cost for putting the visa into her new passport once she is back here? (NTL application) http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/while-in-uk/transfer-visa-to-passport/ £200 by post £600 in person http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/docu...

Well done. Congrats!