FLR (M) application

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:28 pm

Hi all,

I am due to apply for my wife's FLR(M) extension, her current visa expires on 20th June. With all the test centres closed, we are unable to get an A2 English assessment, and not sure when these will reopen. I also believe all the application centres are now closed. I can't find any government guidance apart from the initial statement they released a week or so ago. What happens in such a scenario? Do we proceed to apply as usual so we don't overstay, or do we hope the HO will give a blanket extension?

Any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks.

seagul wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:04 pm

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:28 pm

Hi all,

I am due to apply for my wife's FLR(M) extension, her current visa expires on 20th June. With all the test centres closed, we are unable to get an A2 English assessment, and not sure when these will reopen. I also believe all the application centres are now closed. I can't find any government guidance apart from the initial statement they released a week or so ago. What happens in such a scenario? Do we proceed to apply as usual so we don't overstay, or do we hope the HO will give a blanket extension?

Any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks.

Maybe naric is working remotely. So if she has none-uk degree then may use that route to meet the English language requirement.

sohail111 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:48 am

seagul wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:04 pm

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:28 pm

Hi all,

I am due to apply for my wife's FLR(M) extension, her current visa expires on 20th June. With all the test centres closed, we are unable to get an A2 English assessment, and not sure when these will reopen. I also believe all the application centres are now closed. I can't find any government guidance apart from the initial statement they released a week or so ago. What happens in such a scenario? Do we proceed to apply as usual so we don't overstay, or do we hope the HO will give a blanket extension?

Any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks.

Maybe naric is working remotely. So if she has none-uk degree then may use that route to meet the English language requirement.

Does the recent visa extension announcement by uk home office apply to you since your wife is already in uk?

seagul wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:53 am

sohail111 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:48 am

seagul wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:04 pm

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:28 pm

Hi all,

I am due to apply for my wife's FLR(M) extension, her current visa expires on 20th June. With all the test centres closed, we are unable to get an A2 English assessment, and not sure when these will reopen. I also believe all the application centres are now closed. I can't find any government guidance apart from the initial statement they released a week or so ago. What happens in such a scenario? Do we proceed to apply as usual so we don't overstay, or do we hope the HO will give a blanket extension?

Any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks.

Maybe naric is working remotely. So if she has none-uk degree then may use that route to meet the English language requirement.

Does the recent visa extension announcement by uk home office apply to you since your wife is already in uk?

New announcement is mainly for those who cannot fly outside of UK either for reapplying or renewing which maynot apply to those who are already allowed to switch/renew into other or same categories from within the UK.

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:42 pm

Hi all,

I am just in the process of filling out my wife's FLR (M) form and needed a bit of help with calculating the income and what I need to declare on the form. In summary, I receive a salary of £30,000 per annum plus car allowance of £6,000 = total £36,000. My payslip is broken down as follows:

Salary: £2,500
Car allowance: £500
(Minus) Pension contribution (£100)

Total gross payment: £2,900 per month

Note: The £2,900 is before reduction of taxes and NI.

I'm not sure what figure to declare as gross salary, would it simply be £3,000 (£2,500 = £500), or would it be £2,900? When applying for the first spouse visa, the lawyer had declared an income which was a bit lower than my actual gross (£30,000 at that time, declared £29,850) and I don't understand why!

Thank you

seagul wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:17 am

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:42 pm

Hi all,

I am just in the process of filling out my wife's FLR (M) form and needed a bit of help with calculating the income and what I need to declare on the form. In summary, I receive a salary of £30,000 per annum plus car allowance of £6,000 = total £36,000. My payslip is broken down as follows:

Salary: £2,500
Car allowance: £500
(Minus) Pension contribution (£100)

Total gross payment: £2,900 per month

Note: The £2,900 is before reduction of taxes and NI.

I'm not sure what figure to declare as gross salary, would it simply be £3,000 (£2,500 = £500), or would it be £2,900? When applying for the first spouse visa, the lawyer had declared an income which was a bit lower than my actual gross (£30,000 at that time, declared £29,850) and I don't understand why!

Thank you

It would be £2900 pm assuming car allowance £500 you regularly receive along with your contractual income.

seagul wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:17 am

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:42 pm

Hi all,

I am just in the process of filling out my wife's FLR (M) form and needed a bit of help with calculating the income and what I need to declare on the form. In summary, I receive a salary of £30,000 per annum plus car allowance of £6,000 = total £36,000. My payslip is broken down as follows:

Salary: £2,500
Car allowance: £500
(Minus) Pension contribution (£100)

Total gross payment: £2,900 per month

Note: The £2,900 is before reduction of taxes and NI.

I'm not sure what figure to declare as gross salary, would it simply be £3,000 (£2,500 = £500), or would it be £2,900? When applying for the first spouse visa, the lawyer had declared an income which was a bit lower than my actual gross (£30,000 at that time, declared £29,850) and I don't understand why!

Thank you

It would be £2900 pm assuming car allowance £500 you regularly receive along with your contractual income.

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:07 pm

seagul wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:17 am

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:42 pm

Hi all,

I am just in the process of filling out my wife's FLR (M) form and needed a bit of help with calculating the income and what I need to declare on the form. In summary, I receive a salary of £30,000 per annum plus car allowance of £6,000 = total £36,000. My payslip is broken down as follows:

Salary: £2,500
Car allowance: £500
(Minus) Pension contribution (£100)

Total gross payment: £2,900 per month

Note: The £2,900 is before reduction of taxes and NI.

I'm not sure what figure to declare as gross salary, would it simply be £3,000 (£2,500 = £500), or would it be £2,900? When applying for the first spouse visa, the lawyer had declared an income which was a bit lower than my actual gross (£30,000 at that time, declared £29,850) and I don't understand why!

Thank you

It would be £2900 pm assuming car allowance £500 you regularly receive along with your contractual income.

Hi all,

Apologies, questions keep coming to mind as I progress the application. We shall be moving houses in the next 6 - 8 weeks. That means that when the application shall be submitted, we shall be at our current address and all correspondence will be dated to this. I am guessing by the time the decision is made on the application, we will have already moved. I understand the Home Office usually send out the decision and BRP via post. Therefore, is there any way of bringing this to their attention? Or is this something we can inform at the Biometric appointment (whenever that happens and centres reopen)?

Thank you.

seagul wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:27 pm

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:07 pm

seagul wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:17 am

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:42 pm

Hi all,

I am just in the process of filling out my wife's FLR (M) form and needed a bit of help with calculating the income and what I need to declare on the form. In summary, I receive a salary of £30,000 per annum plus car allowance of £6,000 = total £36,000. My payslip is broken down as follows:

Salary: £2,500
Car allowance: £500
(Minus) Pension contribution (£100)

Total gross payment: £2,900 per month

Note: The £2,900 is before reduction of taxes and NI.

I'm not sure what figure to declare as gross salary, would it simply be £3,000 (£2,500 = £500), or would it be £2,900? When applying for the first spouse visa, the lawyer had declared an income which was a bit lower than my actual gross (£30,000 at that time, declared £29,850) and I don't understand why!

Thank you

It would be £2900 pm assuming car allowance £500 you regularly receive along with your contractual income.

Hi all,

Apologies, questions keep coming to mind as I progress the application. We shall be moving houses in the next 6 - 8 weeks. That means that when the application shall be submitted, we shall be at our current address and all correspondence will be dated to this. I am guessing by the time the decision is made on the application, we will have already moved. I understand the Home Office usually send out the decision and BRP via post. Therefore, is there any way of bringing this to their attention? Or is this something we can inform at the Biometric appointment (whenever that happens and centres reopen)?

Thank you.

If you have signed a new tenancy / bought new home and are 100% sure regarding your home move even during this lockdown then better to provide them the new address. Otherwise buy the royal mail redirection service which most often isn't reliable and certainly won't redirect the BRP card which is delivered by private courier. Or ask help from your landlord or new tenants over this matter.

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 17, 2020 11:36 am

Per my understanding, the CEFR B1 would suffice for the current FLR(M) extension as well as indefinite stay, as it would cover CEFR A2 requirements..

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 28, 2020 7:51 pm

Hi all,

I am scheduled to apply for the FLR (M) next weekend, and had a couple of quick questions:

1. Cohabitation documents - the final document I have for proof of cohabitation is a bank statement. These do not show the date the statement itself was printed, but shows the date range for the statement generated. In this case, my date range is 23 - 24 April 2020 only. I believe this will suffice and is comfortably within the 28 day range requirement?

2. Bank statements dating 6 months - a bit confused with this. I get paid on 24th of every month, and therefore have statements from 1st October 2019 - 24th April 2020, each of which shows my salary coming in. Question: Assuming I am applying next week e.g. 7th May, does the final statement have to be up to 6th May? Or considering that the statement is up to 24th April, this falls within the 28 day application range?

Thank you

seagul wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:35 pm

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 28, 2020 7:51 pm

1. I never ever seen a bank statement which doesn't carry the date of printing/issuance/downloaded. I am sure if you check carefully then will definitely find that date somewhere on the first page but still it will meet the purpose for cohabitation but preferably don't use such statement if really it doesn't have any date of printing/issuance for meeting the financial requirement.

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:13 pm

However, I have tried to download statements directly from my online banking. These contain all the details as per above, as well as a print date. I am not sure whether online PDF can be used for proof of cohabitation? At the footer of the downloaded version, the following statement is also printed:

"This statement has been downloaded from XYZ Bank online transaction services on 28th April 2020".

Your thoughts are welcome

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Fri May 08, 2020 3:49 pm

Hi all,

I am in the final stages before submitting the application, and there is a question which is slightly confusing as below:

"Is the account with a bank or utility company for which you have supplied information and supporting documentation held jointly by you and other people?"

When it says "jointly by you and other people", does that include my partner or not?! There are consent forms that need to be signed and since me and my partner have a joint bank account, I am not sure whether he needs to sign any of the forms (Part 2 or Part 3, or both)? The forms are as below:

1. Part 1 - Consent form which applicant has to sign - (Understood);
2. Part 2 - Consent for HO to verify third party information - (Unsure about this form);
3. Part 3 - Consent for HO to verify information from third party sponsor - (I believe this is not applicable since my partner is sponsoring me, and no third party is involved).

I would appreciate if someone would confirm my understanding!

Thank you.

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Sun May 10, 2020 2:23 pm

Hi all,

Sorry if this is a dumb / obvious question. I have been uploading documents on the UKVCAS website. On the preview of some documents, the preview only shows tiny squares instead of the wordings within the whole document. I am not sure whether this is correct or not, or is it just a security feature?

Can someone please shed some light!

Thank you.

kilodelta wrote: ↑

Sun May 10, 2020 2:23 pm

I have been uploading documents on the UKVCAS website. On the preview of some documents, the preview only shows tiny squares instead of the wordings within the whole document. I am not sure whether this is correct or not, or is it just a security feature?