I read some of your old posts and it seems you obtained your EEA PR from marriage to your first wife, who was an EEA national.

How long have you and your current wife been married, and when did she move into the household? Was she already living in the UK or did she move to join you?

A friend of mine, originaly from china. he's a successed Asylum seeker. he got his british passport last year and currently running business in the U.K. He got 2 children in china before he came here, both under 18. and he support them since last year. I want to know, my firend want bring his child...

I have an interesting case, and need some advice before applying. I am a Jamaican/U.S. citizen living in Jamaica with my UK husband. He was born in London, moved to Jamaica at 3, then Bangladesh, Denmark and New York. He moved back to Jamaica in his mid 20's and has been here for the last 15 years....

Hi! I am new to this forum...I have been reading the different topics which could help me decide what to do with my case. But I think I'd better post here my actual case to get some advice from you. I am a holder of Work Dependant Visa which will expire on Sept 2009. I have been to UK from Aug 2008...

one thing you can do is go to ireland and get married. you can take a flight to belfast, and then a bus to dublin. The best thing to do is to NOT leave the country when you have an application like this pending. On the other hand, if you mean once he obtains ILR, then I'm sure he would rather get m...

Hello Friends, My Fiance and i just moved to Denmark And we are thinking of a family Re-Unification, but we are not sure about how to go about it. Can some one please inform US about the best time to Apply for it ? Are we are supposed to apply for a Re-unification before the visa expires, or when t...

1) Should I go somewhere and get my passport stamped with a tourist stamp? I am planning on leaving in June for a couple weeks and then come back. I don't want to get in trouble for not having a stamp. I know that US visitors don't require a visa for less than 6 months, but if US immigration start ...

Who sent the letter, and can you provide details of what they wrote (i.e. what was the error)?

It is unclear which visa you applied for...was it a spouse (settlement) visa or a fiancé visa?

do anyone know the to obtain a work permit for doctors and nurses in finland or denmark? any contacts , pls advise? Do you speak Finnish or Danish? I'm guessing that to work in these professions you'd need to master the local language. Look through these sites here and here for Finland, and these s...

How long have you been in the UK and how long have you been together?

I am a UK citizen moving to Italy to study a masters degree. My wife and 2 kids are not EU citizens but rather US. Can we just go to italy and apply for residency or is it absolutley necessary that she and the kids first obtain the familiare en seguitto visa? Seems like a pain since we would like t...

My son who is 23 has been ranted refugee status. He wants to bring his fiancee who is 20 under family reunion as they have been living together before he fled. After reading about visas on the BIA website, there was something about both parties being over 21. Does this also apply to refugees or is ...

What do we mean by 'Asia'? South, SE, East or Central Asia? Just curious...

It is possible to get a longer visa validity. However, sometimes with first time applicants (esp. those applying from outside the EU) they would give you a visa with a shorter validity.

I don't know about 3-5 years, though...someone else can clarify.

This is a double post...can be locked.

Being part of EU shouldn't mean that you don't have any restrictions at all on who can come in. Recently I took the Life in the UK test, and somewhere in the prep book it says EU citizens can work elsewhere in the EU 'subject to certain conditions'. Are these conditions just things like no criminal...

I hear all this talk about British immigration(uk border force) being dearly beloved and all that..while I understand this fact but it is not restricted here alone. Europe is Institutionally dearly beloved..while a lot of non eu (along with their Eu spouses) are happy with the freedom of movement d...

jilly cooper wrote:Is it true that you can qualify for naturalisation in The Netherlands via student visa so long as it is 5 years and uninterrupted?


Thanks in advance.

I do not think so, from my research, but it's best to ask here.

One more question, I read that to apply for British Citizenship via naturalisation, I am required to live in the UK for at least 5 years. I was wondering if going to university under a student visa would account for 4 of those 5 years. No. Only certain work-related visas count towards the five year...

Thanks very much for your reply. My husband is coming at the end of march and his visa is not expiring until june, so we should be ok. Once again thank you, cause I almost applied for the settlement working visa where you have to pay almost £500! How long have you lived in the UK (and in what capa...

HI MY QUESTION IS THAT . IF SUM INTERNATIONAL STUDENT WANTS TO MARRY NETHERLAND NATIONAL GIRL WHIO LIVES IN UK. WATS THE PROCEDURE FOR THE GUY . COZ HE IZ ON STUDENT VISA CAN HE MARRY NETHERLAND NATIONAL IN UK OR HE HAS TO GO NETHERLAND AND WHICH PASSPORT WILL HE GET BRITISH OR DUTCH PLZ HELP THANK...

On the other hand, I do think it is about time that the government/employers place a greater emphasis on adding to the skills set of the current labour force. I personally think it is a good idea that people should be able to obtain on the job training, rather than an employer simply dismissing thei...

Right, so here goes... My parents came to the UK in 1994 when I was 4 years old, originally on a tourist visa. As soon as they could (within a year or so) my father was granted a student visa, and got 2 extensions into 2001, then was rejected on grounds that he had done as much studying as possible...

You are not the first to have had very bad service from the Spanish embassy/consulate. They do have a chip on their shoulders....not sure why.

There should be some way to make a complaint (not to the embassy directly, as they'd probably ignore it). Maybe others can share their experiences...

Hi guys, Hope you can help me. I got married one year ago in England, I'm from Chile, so to get married I needed to apply for a resident visa etc...My main concern is that we are getting divorce on march 2009 and my resident visa last until march 2010. Someone knows if after the divorce I just need...