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by killinghall
Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:15 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2586451

NCS or Postal : NCS Leeds Date of submission or posting : 16 May 08 CRITERIA : 3 years residence as spouse of British Citizen (+ ILR) Date of debit of debit/credit card : 3 June 08 Date of receipt of acknowledgement : 10 June 08 Date of receipt of approval : 18 August 08 Date of Ceremony : 10 ...
by killinghall
Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:24 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Schengen Visa Appointment at Spanish Embassy
Replies: 1
Views: 2471

Re: Schengen Visa Appointment at Spanish Embassy

Apologies if this question has been posed many times before.... We are trying to arrange for our Philipino housekeeper to join my family on holiday in Spain. She has a valid domestic workers visa etc ... and, I believe, complies with all of the required criterial. However, the earliest appointment ...
by killinghall
Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:53 am
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: British Wife asian husband want to move to Eu
Replies: 8
Views: 3201

google, Lets tackle this a different way. You cant apply for UK settlement as your husband has overstayed in the past. So, to make use of the EU route, you yourself as the EU citizen, have to show that you intend to live & work or study in another EU country and make it your home. This is called ...
by killinghall
Fri Jun 13, 2008 4:08 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Travelling to Ireland
Replies: 1
Views: 1098

Travelling to Ireland

Hi, Wonder if someone can offer some advice on this; I'm British, my wife is Pakistani - She has ILR stamped in her passport. Also, she has a valid Dutch residence permit (family member of EEA national) from the time we lived in Holland for a year. Can she travel to Dublin? I'm thinking yes - not so ...
by killinghall
Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:45 pm
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2586451

two posts in one day :-) Looks like the backlog is indeed clearing up. NCS or Postal : NCS Leeds Date of submission or posting : 16 May 08 CRITERIA : 3 years residence as spouse of British Citizen (+ ILR) Date of debit of debit/credit card : 3 June 08 Date of receipt of acknowledgement : Date of ...
by killinghall
Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:02 am
Forum: British Citizenship
Topic: TIMELINE AFTER NATURALISATION APPLICATION SUBMISSION
Replies: 7793
Views: 2586451

Application for my wife NCS or Postal : NCS Leeds Date of submission or posting : 16 May 08 CRITERIA : 3 years residence as spouse of British Citizen (+ ILR) Date of debit of debit/credit card : Date of receipt of acknowledgement : Date of receipt of approval : Date of Ceremony : Date of appln. for ...
by killinghall
Thu May 17, 2007 10:20 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Spouse ILR success (with absence outside of the UK)
Replies: 0
Views: 1128

Spouse ILR success (with absence outside of the UK)

Hi there! Thought I'd share my story, I think it will benefit others. I'm a BC by birth, my wife arrived on a 2 year Spouse visa from Pakistan in May '05 June '05 - I was seconded by my employer to the Netherlands to work for a year and my wife & I lived in NL May '06 - my wife returned to the UK to ...
by killinghall
Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:49 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: How long are you allowed to stay abroad?
Replies: 5
Views: 4628

have a look here, i have just applied for ILR via post, she was abroad with me while I was on secondment for business. http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=14726&highlight= It all depends on the length of the time abroad, whether you were living/travelling together, and whether you kept ...
by killinghall
Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:15 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: pls help marriage certificate in urdu
Replies: 3
Views: 1582

didnt you get it translated in pakistan?

there is a place in abpara, in islamabad, its called Al-Masoom, a lot of people use them they are good.
by killinghall
Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:14 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Spouse ILR, over 50% of time in UK in 2 years after marriage
Replies: 12
Views: 4252

i agree, it makes it really murky with regards to the absences! anyway, here is a extract from the policy instructions for naturalisation! http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/nichapter18/ch18annexb?view=Binary Absences totalling 300 days - normally disregard. Total Absences of up to 540 days ...
by killinghall
Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:15 am
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Spouse ILR, over 50% of time in UK in 2 years after marriage
Replies: 12
Views: 4252

HLP, I'm doing a postal application on the 18th april, not in the PEO, as I think as sakura has mentioned, that a postal application will give them more time to reflect on the application and the circumstances surrounding, rather than getting it in time to be processed on the day. I would echo ...
by killinghall
Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:00 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Spouse ILR, over 50% of time in UK in 2 years after marriage
Replies: 12
Views: 4252

Hi there My wife is on a spouse visa and we have been living in Holland for about a year (well, she has spent exactly 270 days outside of the UK) - I have a letter form my employer, boarding cards of our travel (important, as my passport will not prove european travel!), letters addressed to our ...
by killinghall
Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:19 am
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: CONFUSED! DO I NEED MVV????
Replies: 20
Views: 9763

I made the application in .. June 2005, I'm British but my wife is from Pakistan. She had a 2-year spouse visa for the UK and arrived in May 2005 but then I was seconded for a year to Holland so we went there in June I didnt use a lawyer, as my case is a bit straightforward. I thought Rozen's might ...
by killinghall
Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:34 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: CONFUSED! DO I NEED MVV????
Replies: 20
Views: 9763

Thats a very fair point Directive, however in Holland you dont apply by post but you have to do it in person at places like the local town hall and the local 'foreign police station'; the staff at these places check through everything and don't accept any applications that might be out of the ...
by killinghall
Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:24 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Glitch By BHC
Replies: 2
Views: 1322

There was something on the Islamabad BHC website about this.. Sorry, I cant find it now, but the gist of it was.. you cant apply for a 5-year visa any more, unless you already have a 5 year one thats already expired. first timers should always apply for a 6-month one, as getting a 5 year is ...
by killinghall
Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:18 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: raising the minimum age marriage visas from 18 to 21
Replies: 2
Views: 1308

theres some details here irfan

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutu ... enoffshore

Personally I think its a good thing
by killinghall
Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:13 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: CONFUSED! DO I NEED MVV????
Replies: 20
Views: 9763

Rozen, really happy to hear about your result. When you go to Holland and apply for "Application for verification against community law" you will come across local officials who will not know the full facts of exercising treaty rights in another country and that your husband should be treated as an ...
by killinghall
Thu Mar 29, 2007 8:08 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Schengen Visa - Via Spanish Embassy
Replies: 4
Views: 3569

Chris, If you look on the netherlands embassy website, you will see they have a consulate in cowbridge, you will be able to submit your paperwork there for free (only paying a charge for special delivery of docs) The visa normally takes 10-14 days to be issued and you can use this to go to spain ...
by killinghall
Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:58 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: ILR/Language requirement
Replies: 3
Views: 1572

ILR/Language requirement

Hi there, I will apply for ILR for my wife who will be completing 2 years residence in the spouse category. Since we will be making our application in mid-april, she will have to complete the language requirement. Thankfully, she has been enrolled on an ESOL course since January and has completed ...