Applied for ILR route: SET(M) 5 years Application type: Normal (no other options given) Application submitted online: 27 January 2023 Supporting documents uploaded: 27 January 2023 Biometrics appointment: 5 February (£132) Approval received: 28 February 2023 BRP received: Awaiting Total processing t...

Visa type: FLR(M) Application Submitted on: 28/08/2020 Postal or In Person Application: Online Application deferred for further checks (in person app): No Invitation for installing IDV app: 09/09/2020 Documents and Photo upload on app: 09/09/2020 UKVI Correspondence in delay: 03/10/2020 Additional ...

Visa type: FLR(M) Application Submitted on: 28/08/2020 Postal or In Person Application: Online Application deferred for further checks (in person app): No Invitation for installing IDV app: 09/09/2020 Documents and Photo upload on app: 09/09/2020 UKVI Correspondence in delay: 03/10/2020 Additional D...

CR001 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:58 am

Reason for Visit: Settlement
Visa Type: Settlement
Visa Sub Type: Wife

Correct yes.

Great - thanks for the response.

I am starting the application for my wife for the 5-year Family Route via the Visa4UK website and a have hopefully what is a simple question: On the first page, the options for the visa choice do not have “Family Visa”, with the closest match from the drop down menus being as follows: Reason for Vis...

New on forum wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:24 pm

I hate saying this but this application is bound to fail as you can't switch in country from visitor.
Unless exceptional circumstances.
Do you have savings of £62500?

Thanks for your response. Yes, we having savings in excess of the requirement.

A person in the UK on a visitor visa (any length) is unable to switch to a spouse visa or any other category of visa within the UK. The rueles don't permit this. She must also pay for any NHS services she uses at 150% cost as she has no entitlement to free NHS as a visitor (just pointing out for yo...

Apologies if a similar scenario/question to the following has been asked before; although I find that everyone’s situation has its unique challenges. By way of some background, I met my wife in The Bahamas whilst we were both working as expatriates, and we married there in 2009. My wife is from Cuba...