Hi everyone,
This forum had really helped my mine and my partners journey for a successful spouse visa and we wanted to share our story and timeline in case it helps others.
The simplified version is my husband came to the UK in 2011 on a student visa, he then overstayed and we met in 2015, married in 2017 in the UK.
We were advised (wrongly) by a lawyer to apply for FLR FP in 2017, unfortunately as we had no aggravating circumstances ie. children or illness we were refused after 8 months.
Then we went to a different solicitor and we were told our best option was for my husband to go back to his home country and apply for entry clearance as a spouse to overcome the overstay.
Below is a timeline of our journey:
April 2018 - FLR FP applied
Dec 2018 - FLR FP refused
Jan 2019 - Left for home country
Type Of Visa Applied: Spouse Settlement - Husband
Priority/Non-Priority: Non-Priority
Application Centre: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Online Application Submitted: 26/6/2019
Bio-metrics taken at VFS Colombo: 15/7/2019
Documents Uploaded at biometrics appointment
Sponsor contacted by UKVI (working for family): No
Employer contacted: No
Case not straightforward email: No
VFS Text/email For Passport Collection: 10/10/2019
Passport Collected: 11/10/2019
Status: Successful
Vignette: 8/10/2019 to 7/11/2019
Visa Granted From: Until July 2022
Time Taken: 63 Working Days from biometrics
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