Application type: FLR M Extension (Standard)
Application started: 05/04/23
Submitted documents: 06/04/23
Biometric appt: 06/04/23 (Paid £199)
Email request for additional documents: Pending
Decision: Pending
BRP received: Pending

Okay, final question (I think). Does any part of the process change if we get married in the states? We are going home for Christmas and now I am thinking that might be easier than dealing with the HO and interviews (28 days to 70, etc).

Thanks! Since I am out of my home country, if I want to change my name, that would have to happen before applying for the spousal Visa, correct? And then I would apply to the Visa in my new name? So it would be 28 days notice to HO for marriage, submit marriage certificate back to the US to change n...

Okay, so if I don't pay for the priority processing, I can still keep my passport for those 8 weeks. Is that correct?

Hello, I am American and my fiance is British. We have been together 7 years, but living together for 1 year in the UK since I am on a Tier 2 Visa (Tier 2 Visa started Oct 15th, 2018). We are planning our wedding in the US next September (2020), but because the time in country for ILR resets, we are...