Dear All, We were given incorrect advice my Migration Expert regarding my wife's settlement visa. My wife is Russian stuck in China and has applied for Settlement from VFS Beijing whose English is not great. Can we apply for the Keep my Passport service after the application has been submitted? Get ...

VFS Beijing do not offer this service as far as we tried. I will send her back there to ask again... Their information is just all over the place.

hi very sorry. I wrote " My wife is RUSSIAN. Migration Expert WRONGLY told us to apply for priority visa for my wife's settlement visa to the UK and it would take 12 - 20 days. " What I should have written was My wife is RUSSIAN. Migration Expert WRONGLY told us to apply for priority visa for my wif...

I don't think you fully understood though. . We are not priority because VFS Beijing would not allow it. So we are at the back of the queue. We have been told it is awaiting a decision but i have no idea how long that wil take. Any ideas?

Thanks very much for the reply. She only has one passport so she has to stay.

She might be able to extend her visa but she has no where to stay.

So: Are you certain Russian immigration centers have a "keep my passport with me" service?

Many thanks. First time a human has actually replied.

The situation: I am British with two British children. We worked and lived in China. My wife is RUSSIAN. Migration Expert WRONGLY told us to apply for priority visa for my wife's settlement visa to the UK and it would take 12 - 20 days. We applied for our visa on May 11th, got a Application Number, ...

The situation: I am British with two British children. We worked and lived in China. My wife is RUSSIAN. Migration Expert WRONGLY told us to apply for priority visa for my wife's settlement visa to the UK and it would take 12 - 20 days. We applied for our visa on May 11th, got a Application Number, ...