Sorry to add.

If I apply late(but within 28 days of eligibility)will ILR status be granted retrospectively and back date to earliest eligibility?

Hi all Trust all are well. I submitted spouse visa application on 15/08/2019. Under 5 year route, can I submit ILR application on 16/07/2024? this will be 28 days before completing qualifiying period based on date of application rather than date of decision or date of entry into UK Thoughts apprecia...

Hi all Not sure where this question sits so do apologise in advanced.. a friend has asked me the following; One women in Pakistan she married with a British citizen.she have a daughter 10 year old with British passport.her husband died in UK 2016 .how can she travel to UK Thanks I’m advance Travel ...

Hi all

Not sure where this question sits so do apologise in advanced.. a friend has asked me the following;

One women in Pakistan she married with a British citizen.she have a daughter 10 year old with British passport.her husband died in UK 2016 .how can she travel to UK

Thanks I’m advance

Some of documents required: CRC or juvenile card - (I.e. NADRA card for under 18s) apply in person at local nadra centre. FRC - family registration certificate) can be obtained online BRC - birth registration certificate (obtained by local district tehsil council) MRC - marriage registration certifi...

Hi All We are due to submit an FLR(M) application in May-2022. The passport that holds current leave to enter vigil expires on Jan-2023. By the time we are eligible to apply for ILR, the passport above will have expired. Will this have an impact on the ILR application which I guess we will submit ar...

Hi Nomy If you are from Mainland Pakistan, a NADRA issued MRC would suffice for UK spouse visa application. If you are from the Occupied Kashmir Territories (AJK), a NADRA MRC is not obtainable as AJK residents are not considered citizens, therefore you may want to consider obtaining the following d...

Thank you for your input CR001. Would anyone else be able to offer an opinon on this? I am convinced that under an appendix FM spouse visa, for a british citizen child, claiming child benefit is not considered an access to public fund as the person claiming is sponsored by someone who is eligible to...

My Spouse received driving licence within 3 weeks of application, and it was sent via Royal Mail 2nd class standard. Supporting documents were returned 2 days after licence arrived.

If you send first class recorded, depending on ur circumstances, you may receive sooner.

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Download a receipt and check to see if your documents have been uploaded before submitting the supporting documents. There is a slight technical glitch with the browsing/uploading process which I experienced myself. If you are unable to upload you will need to visit one the VFS centres for document ...

The application form will advise what documents to send. Probably BRP & 1 x passport photo.

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Dear Imran Syed I have recently gone through this process, and am happy to offer some assitance. Presuming your child is a citizen at birth, you will need to provide the following documents for their passport, which is normally processed within 6 months. Documents required: Overseas passport applica...

Dear All Would someone on a spouse visa be able to claim child benefit for a child who is a british citizen? I understand the answer is yes, based on gov guidance: https://www.gov.uk/child-benefit-move-to-uk "You must have been living in the UK for 3 months if you arrived on or after 1 July 2014 to ...

Dear All

I was wondering if this would constitute 'access to publics funds'

https://www.gov.uk/marriage-allowance

I intend to back date this a couple of years, however my spouse has only entered the UK in the last 28 days.

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Thank you both. Appreciate the educating.

Spouse Settlement Visa(2.5yrs) > FLR(M)(2.5 years), SET(M)(ILR)(do NOT wait 12 months), apply for Citizenship.

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There is no 2 year route to ilr anymore, not since 8th July 2012. So previously it was a 2 year spouse visa and one year on ilr then citizenship. Note that immigration rules (visas and ILR) are completely separate and independent of Nationality Act (citizenship) and each have different requirements...

There is NO fast track route to citizenship, however once they have ILR and are married to a British citizen and meet all the requirements based on 3 years residence (different to the ILR 5 years residence requirement), they can apply immediately for British citizenship. Sorry, I am then struggling...

Would anyone be able to advise the most efficient way of being granted british citizenship for someone who has entered on a spouse settlement visa Appendix FM? ILR is required before citizenship can be applied for. ILR requires 5 years residence. How soon after being granted the Initial 2.5year ent...

Dear All Would anyone be able to advise the most efficient way of being granted british citizenship for someone who has entered on a spouse settlement visa Appendix FM? How soon after being granted the Initial 2.5year entry clearence, may one apply for FLR(M), further more, how soon after may one ap...

My spouse was granted leave to enter on 17/09/2019 we completed DVLA online application on 19/09/2019 my spouse arrived in UK on 23/09/2019 DVLA application form arrived at our address on 24/09/2019 Signed, Photo attached and BRP included and posted on 24/09/2019. Hoping to recieve provisional licen...

Dear All Application Category: Settlement - Wife Priority level: Priority Location: Mirpur, KASHMIR( Pakistan ) Application submitted (Online): 06/08/2019 Supporting documents uploaded on VFS website from UK: 06/08/2019 Biometrics enrolled: 08/08/2019 Text Message Recieved confirming documents forw...

Dear All Application Category: Settlement - Wife Priority level: Priority Location: Mirpur, KASHMIR( Pakistan ) Application submitted (Online): 06/08/2019 Supporting documents uploaded on VFS website from UK: 06/08/2019 Biometrics enrolled: 08/08/2019 Text Message Recieved confirming documents forwa...

Dear All I have recently applied for my wife's spouse visa application, non-eea, priority. home office published documents state a fee of £2096 For the application, and £1200 for the IHS. I have been charged £2238.33 & £1281.49 (minus the non-sterling transaction fee) Anyone else had a similar exper...