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Hi,

Anyone have any ideas about whether we can apply under the 6(1) route instead of the 6(2) route? My wife arrived in UK 2014 (spouse visa), ILR 2020. The residency requirements / absences work out better for us over 5 years, rather than 3 years.

Thank you

I should add she was in UK exactly 5 years ago today.

Hi all, I wondered if anyone could advise me. I am british - my spouse got her ILR 26/8/2019 - we are seeking to get her a british passport but are concerned regarding her absence and the chance of being rejected. In the last 3 years she has been absent 385 days. In the last 5 years she has been abs...

Hi all, My wife has been granted ILR (SET M via the 5 year route). We now want to apply for naturalisation which we have been told we can do immediately. My wife is away for 3 months now so we will exceed the residency requirements i.e. she will have been away for >90 days in the last 12 months and ...

Ah sorry.

Sorry just thought of a second question too:

Can I apply on her behalf? Or do we need an official agent/ rep? How much do these usually cost and what is the process?

Many thanks for all your help. Success!! Arrived 48 hours after application. We now want to apply for naturalisation which we have been told we can do immediately. My wife is away for 3 months now so we will exceed the residency requirements. Could we still apply in December even though she will hav...

https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html?d1=14&m1=9&y1=2019&type=sub&ay=&am=&aw=&ad=28&rec= Thank you - our appointment is tomorrow morning. Around £3300 seems a little steep but oh well. I have uploaded everything to the website. Do we need to take the originals and a photocopy to the appoi...

https://www.timeanddate.com/date/dateadded.html?d1=14&m1=9&y1=2019&type=sub&ay=&am=&aw=&ad=28&rec= Thank you - our appointment is tomorrow morning. Around £3300 seems a little steep but oh well. I have uploaded everything to the website. Do we need to take the originals and a photocopy to the appoi...

CR001 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:05 pm

Your other posts say September as date if entry?

Sorry to post another message - do you think it's safe for us to apply today? Or should I apply tomorrow. Can't seem to work out which is 28 days...

CR001 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:05 pm

Your other posts say September as date if entry?

Apologies, a mistype from me. Yes that's correct, 14th September was date of entry.

No, it is too early to apply. You must only apply online and submit when you are within the 28 days before 5th anniversary of the date of entry. The date of application is the date you submit and pay online and not the date of your sopra appointment. We aim to apply to UKVI on 6th August 2019 = Exa...

1. Time lived in the UK --> technically she has lived in the UK for 4 years and 10 months (if we applied today) [her initial entry was 14/09/2014 as stated above]. Is that ok, or does it have to be 5 years before we apply? When exactly do you plan on applying, submitting and paying online?? If you ...

Hi, I'm back - 2 weeks later and my wife has passed her Life in the UK and B1 English exam. I've complete the application online but wondered if anyone could clarify how we should answer these questions: 1. Time lived in the UK --> technically she has lived in the UK for 4 years and 10 months (if we...

CR001 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:54 pm

You will likely get an email. But you should not travel till you have the ilr brp card.

Thank you for all your help, we massively appreciate it.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Mon Jul 01, 2019 8:08 pm

The biometric card takes 7 to 10 days, working days, delivered by DX courier.

In that case is there any way of knowing if the application has been accepted (i.e. no longer pending) sooner? Or will we only know once the residence permit/ letter arrives via post after 7-10 days?

If the application for ILR is accepted do you know if they would keep her passport with the application or would it be returned to her on the same day? They don't take the original documents. However you cannot travel while an application for ilr is pending either. So theoretically if we attended f...

I had looked all over the gov.uk website to find details RE: absences but I couldn't (and still can't) find anything. Is there something I am missing? You won't find it as there is no absence limit or restriction for spouse settlement visa holders. If there was a restriction, the immigration rules ...

I thought it had to be <180 day absence per year/ rolling average over 5 years. Also I thought that the period between entry clearance being issued and the applicant entering the UK may be counted toward the qualifying period? These two issues ONLY apply to the PBS (point based system) work permit ...

We aim to apply to UKVI on 6th August 2019 = Exactly 5 years since the first spouse visa was granted Its too early to apply then. Her residence clock for ilr starts from the date she entered the UK so she can apply no sooner than within 28 days before 14 September 2019. Her absences are irrelevant ...

Hi all, First post here - would be massively grateful for any help. My wife is applying for an extension to her spouse visa (she is Jordanian and I am British) but I have been researching and think that she may actually be able to apply for ILR. Please let me know what you think: - we got married on...