So its not mandatory and I can forget about it for now.....? I was just a bit concerned by the bit that implied carry 2 passports then on re entry to the UK send us an NTL form! PRICY!!!!

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Thankyou very much!! I read that bit and ...... ....but then it says this "You do not need to transfer your residence permit to your new passport. If you choose not to transfer your permit, you should carry both your old and new passports when you travel to the UK - this will prove to our ...

Hi there I have a ILR visa in my old Kiwi passport, it has no blank pages left so I just got a new one. Couple of questions,,, 1) DO I HAVE to get my ILR transferred to my new passport? or will i be able to go on hols and return several times with BOTH passports? Does anyone have experience of this ...

Thanks for your help Yeah he applied in country for the UPV last year, got it no worries same day. Since the wedding is next june (full white wedding in France with the legals back here in UK) we have to book our dates now....so we need the COA to register our plan to marry. It seems we can just ...

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We wont actually be married until after the UPV expires by one month! can we still apply for a COA whilst on an UPV?

This is sooooooooooooooo confusing!

Hi there Anyone know the visa options for the below.... Im a UK citizen, boyfriend is an NZ citizen. He is curently in the UK on an unmarried partner visa (as my partner), the 2 yrs prior to that he was here on a working holiday visa living with me. OK, we are now engaged and getting married next ...

I have been told that you CAN switch in country to an unmarried partner visa as long as your original visa was issued for OVER six months.

Does the onward ticket HAVE to be back to his home country...New Zealand? We are going travelling around Asia, leaving on the 31st Jan but the tickets are to Bangkok, will this be enough proof?? Thankyou

How close to a working holiday visa expiring will it still be ok to leave and re enter the UK with no hassles? My partners WHV expires 2nd Feb 07, we plan to go on holiday to France for 4 days on 8th Dec. Will he get a grilling at immigration when we return or will he easily be let back in?

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Any help out there much appreciated as the clock is now ticking. Me...UK citizen My Partner...NZ Citizen Both living together....UK My boyfriends WHV expires on the 7th Feb 07, we have been together for 2 years come Jan 07 but living together for two years on 30th March 07, so we are a month short ...

Thanks for the replys, we are looking to get married but not specifically for a visa so dont want to rush things? If the worst comes to the worst can he extend his visa for 6 months as a visitor visa without leaving and re entering? 6 months would give us that bit of extra time to have more proof of ...

My boyfriend (NZ citizen) has been living with me (UK citizen) for 16 months in the UK. His WHV expires 1st Feb 07, we are looking to go for the Defacto visa to allow him to stay in the UK. I work and also have my own business in which I employ him to run it, we have joint bank acc, joint council ...