Always make sure you apply before your visa expires. I'm presuming you came here on a spouse visa, and if so the earliest you can apply is 28 days prior to the 14/12/2010, which I think is the 17/11/2010. This is of course assuming the rules haven't changed by then. thanks guys , this forum is exce...

could please someone help me calculate exactly what date to apply for ILR for the folowing details visa valid from 04/12/2008 expiry date 04/03/2011 = 27 months total entred Uk and have a stamp dated :14/12/2008 when do i need to apply for ILR :shock: :idea: shall i count from date of entry or date ...

thanks vinny

i have been an overstayer for few years in UK , returned to my country now i am back to UK legally and have a 2 years settlement visa i have applied for 2 jobs one with NHS , and one with local council i have not mentioned my overstay years on my CV and had to provide copy of my settlement visa with...

I think you need to seek the advice of a solicitor, if your wife is in UK ask her to get a good immigration solicitor who can study your reasons of refusal and represent you in AIT some more complicated cases specially of failed asylum seekers from albania who claimed asylum falsly..........etc won ...

thanks mate for your comment i did include with my letter to the ECM a letter from the court explaining the annullment a letter from solicitor explaining the annullment a new certficate with a even bigger court stamp with judge signature hope they read them and overturn their decision , if not i am ...

i don t much about this medical tests because it s not required wher i come from
but just logically i guess they ask for a medical examination looking for illnesses like TB and other contageous deseases, so diabeteic and blood pressure is not a reason to stop you from going

you need to provide more details so that other members give you useful informatione, was your application refused if so what are the reasons?
which stage of the appeal ?

I managed to find it in their website phewwwwwwwwwww Spouses or civil partners of persons present and settled in the United Kingdom or being admitted on the same occasion for settlement Requirements for leave to enter the United Kingdom with a view to settlement as the spouse or civil partner of a p...

could someone help pls where can i find more information about paragraph 281(i)(a) this is my story briefly they refused my visa because the ECO thought the certficate of my annulment is not the final one therefore my current marriage is not valid and he quoted paragraph281(i)(a) thanks for your hel...

you can include : - money transfer receipts western union - my wife and I we did write a will in case of my death she will inherit me and she did the same thing !!!!!!!!!!!!! - if you use the house online BT it can be printed online international calls - a letter from family for instance mother in l...

congratulations
have a happy life

soemtimes it takes 2 months specially in countries like India Pakistan
because they are very busy, i read this in AIT website

my advice just be patient you nearly there

to Mteja I think you gave me a very good tip thank you my friend , i had no idea that both certficate could be provided , i phoned the court and it is correct what you said they can issue an other one before the 6 weeks( decree absolute was made) i think this way the ECO won t have no excuse seeing ...

Hi mteja thanks for your advice mate what i have is the Decree absolute certficate which says clearly the decree was made on so and so date after six weeks on the so and so date it s made final and absolute thats how the court work in uK law it is very clear on the certificate i am getting a judge f...

hi guys well i have been faxing the ECM explaining again and again no reply , they just ignore my faxes and my wife faxes straight to the bin i think :cry: i am lodging the appeal with ECM this week and including the following: a letter from me explaing they made a mistake tand that the marriage was...

I am filling the form of the appeal can i make my sponsor , my representative i mean can the sponsor be the representative the reason why i ask this is because on the leaflet they gave me with the refusal it says the representative need to be from a oisc registrered etc can my wife be my sponsor and...

ther are no other reasons the refusal letter says that they are convinced that the relationship is genuine they are convinced that my wife is financially ok and can support me , my wife has a very good job well paid etc has a house etc the only reason of refusal is this certficate of decree absolute...

Mr Rusty thanks for the link much needed as this is all new to me :( I am so angry at the ECO who refused my visa saying she doesn t recognise my Decree absolute issued by a uk crown court anyway i am getting the Crown Court Judge to write a letter saying It is a certficate of decree absolute issued...

thank you very much jeff for the info
i think i will send the appeal first to the visa section ECM, and choose an oral hearing and my wife will represent and attend the hearing on my behalf
an other year will be wasted from our lives because the ECO made a stupid mistake

i have to appeal the refusal decision for my settlement visa in few weeks i have no idea what is the difference between oral hearing and paper hearing? the ECO who refuse my Ec visa said that i can appeal directly to the Ait by fax or post or to the head of visa section my question is if i appeal us...

many thanks john for your answer

thanks vinny my wife is writing a letter stating that ECO made a mistake and will fax it tomorrow to the ECM we can find his email any where !!!!!!!! we thought to ask the court to write a letter confirming that the certficate we provided is legal issued by Uk crown court will this help do you think...

Hi thanks guys for answering me the following day after our marriage we had a massive argument we did not live or even sleep together, in Uk if the marriage wasn t consomated you can have an annulment the marriage was on the 20 th February and the decree Nisi absolute was made 8 months later October...

just come out from my interview settlement visa , they told me everything is ok but they refuse me because the decree absolute i provided not enough, i was married before briefly in uk but we didn t live together big argument after few days of mrriage so few months later i obtained a decree absolute...