Hi everyone, I'm circling back with an update in the hope that this post will get indexed by Google and save some others in a similar situation from all the trouble and uncertainty that we went through. We ended up deciding not to wait, as we found out that the residence permit wouldn't be ready ...

In my opinion it would be a high risk attempt to apply even with an explanation letter and the evidence you have. We actually just heard back from a solicitor... Here's what they said: " In the given circumstances, your partner will still be considered as resident in Italy her lawful stay is ...

I don’t believe it would be an absolute guaranteed refusal as there is some merit. Out of interest, on what grounds could they refuse her visa? I had a pretty thorough look through all the Family visa documents on Gov UK (including the Appendix FM and FM-SE, etc...) and there is no mention of r ...

@CR001 Noted on the Immigration Lawyer, thank you for the information. I thought I saw a thread on Reddit where that claimed ECOs may be less inclined to deny an application if they see it's being done through a lawyer, but I guess you can't trust everything you see on the internet (and it might ...

Thank you so much for your input @Frontier Mole. While we would still fortunately meet the financial requirements after the income threshold raise (and IHS increase), it's incredibly frustrating to be living separately as a married couple due to the inefficiencies of Italian government. The Questura ...

Hi everyone, I'm posting here as a last ditch effort to this contentious point in our family Visa application. Everyone seems to have a different take, and some immigration lawyers have even refused to work with us because of this. I am a UK citizen and have been in a relationship for almost three ...