MikeyTier2 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:17 pm
Help please
I was on spouse visa but marriage broke down. Was busy with RLMT to switch to Tier 2 general when my evil ex called immigration for me and they picked me up from work saying my spouse visa had been curtailed! My Boss had a good word in for me so they decided not to deport me but had to book flight in front of them to be out in 7 days. My immigration consultant said it shouldn't be a problem, I wasn't illegal just what they call a "grey area" let's hope !!
I'm on 45k, going to apply for COS in April my 1st attempt. I am sure the points will go down in April but will be a busy one because of roll overs from previous months!
Anyone had their visa curtailed while busy with new visa and been asked to leave country in 7 days?
I don’t want to alarm you but a family friend of mine was in a very similar position about 5 years ago. Immigration went to their house at 7am on Sunday morning and took them straight to the airport. Their divorce was not even properly finalised. Their COS was still granted during this period but their visa was then rejected, as was their appeal on the grounds that as they didn’t leave voluntarily and immigration had to go and get them the HO advisor deemed this suspicious believing that they would have stayed in country illegally had have immigration not gone to get them and remove them.
Obviously there are some difference in your situation - the fact that you weren’t actually removed being the biggest one however when you apply for your visa I would strongly advise you try and send along any additional information you can to prove you were trying to switch visas before the marriage actually ended.
Perhaps you could start a new thread if you wanted further advice regarding your specific situation as this is a thread for March not April RCOS - although I thought I should reply given what happened with my family friend.