No one ever needed to call them after 6 months? On the phone they just play a message to say they won't talk to you until 6 months, same on the website, any way you try to make contact you just get a message to say you need to wait till 6 months before you make contact well it's been 6 months and I ...

had all the letters, money taken, confirmations and done biometrics within 2 months of sending off

now been waiting another 4 so I'm a few days off the 6 month mark

very frustrating!

ok guys, bit of an update - we got everything off ok for the extension as time was running out to get the ILR test pass that was 6 months ago I've tried the website and the enquiry line and they just keep telling you they won't respond before 6 months and there is no option on the website and on the...

great news that she has passed the A1 test. Taking an ESOL course with citizenship was going to be my other suggestion but I didn't want to confuse you with it if you didn't have sufficient time. Given that you will need to pay an additional application fee to apply for FLR(M) perhaps it is worth i...

right, missus has passed the A1 (hardly surprising), and they say the certificate normally takes 7-10 days, so hopefully will have the certificate in time for FLR(M) we'll keep trying for the KOL and when she passes we'll have another look at our options for getting ILR I'm trying to get her to reta...

Casa wrote:Your wife may find the Life in the UK test easier by listening to the questions through head phones, while reading from the screen...if she hasn't already tried this.

thank you, but I'm pretty sure she's doing this already

are you talking about A1 or Life in the UK now, you seem to be talking about both interchangably. I would advice to apply in time and send the certificate after. the A1 now, she hasn't passed the LUK, so as a fall back we're taking the A1 test as well which she will definitely pass, however it take...

scratch that, called them and they all now say 4-6 weeks to get the certificate, so it is completely impossible for us to have an A1 certificate AND apply before the end of her visa we are completely screwed should we go do the test anyway and just hope they let us send in the certificate later? not...

well, she failed her Life in the UK test again yesterday, missed the pass mark by 1 question yet again, I've now called 3 UK test centers and the "best" candidate issues certificates in 1-3 weeks, which means a trip in to central london on saturday and then crossed fingers they issue the certificate...

Yes, as a british citizen you can register your child as a british citizen, you will need to contact your nearest embassy;

http://ukiniraq.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for- ... nationals/

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... ornabroad/

Hi guys, I wonder if anyone can offer any advice or support. My wife came to the UK on a fiance visa, we married and then got a 2 year spouse visa which is coming up for renewal. We were hoping to apply for ILR however she hasn't passed her life in the UK test (missed out by 1 point 2 weeks ago). It...

if it's a genuine application, why would there be any discrepencies?

you can explain in a covering letter why you don't have this, quite how the ECO will look on this i can't say, it probably depends on what mood they are in the day they look at your application

Yes, in a lot of countries that is true and after looking at the embassy website in uganda they link to this which also it looks like you do need to provide a birth certificate (from bitter experience, most if not all BHC's also require a certified english translation of any documents not originally...

well if you too are saying you ARE immigrations officers, why don't you answer the OP about wether he should worry about getting his replacment ID card BEFORE he trys to re-enter the UK? FFS, what is wrong with you??? Just because we indicated that there is a possibility that there are some IOs on ...

regarding sponsorship undertaking form; you can download this form, print it, sign it and send it it doesn't need to be certified by a solicitor it's a 2 minute job so why not include it as a matter of course? I took the shotgun approach to my application and submitted every item of paperwork i foun...

same day premium appointments are for "straight forward" cases only, which allow them to be completed on the day I can only assume then that there are enough "not straight forward" cases being made by post that there is insufficient capacity in the system and that that's just how long it takes for t...

UKBAbble wrote:

Rozen wrote:

andyb123 wrote:no one here is an immigrations officer

I wouldn't be too sure about that!

Quite right!!

well if you too are saying you ARE immigrations officers, why don't you answer the OP about wether he should worry about getting his replacment ID card BEFORE he trys to re-enter the UK?

i would probably say that if they let you out of the country without any questions about your id card and you have a biometric passport and you don't require a visa to enter the UK, they probably won't ask you for your ID card when you come back however I also doubt that anyone on this forum will kn...

according to the UKBA website; If the holder of an identity card for foreign nationals travels outside the UK during their time here, they must show the card together with their national passport at the port or airport when they leave the UK . They must also show their card and passport at any overs...

in the UK at least, you have to sign marriage papers in your maiden name because before you are married that IS your name, so having marriage papers in maiden name and passport subsequently in married name is normal, no need to worry there firstly; include a copy of your company's accounts - this wi...

you don't need to provide proof of continuous employment, you just need to provide as much as you can in terms of payslips and bank satements to show that you have the finances to support yourself and your wife I WOULD note in your covering letter that you don't have payslips for October and Novembe...

Yes indeed utility bills and other household bills are considered Third Party Support and you can be refused on that... This is clearly third party support and you should be careful.. UK_Banned_Member I submitted mortgage documents and utility bills in MY PARENTS names ONLY, with no evidence of any...

normally, on a visit visa, you don't have the right to appeal anyway plus, in the application information, they do ask for BANK STATEMENTS, not just payslips, the fact that they did not provide these documents IS grounds for refusal, and so an appeal would not be upheld anyway they can re-apply imme...

you cannot extend the visit visa or switch to a settlement category, unless she can show extenuating circumstances such as being critically ill and moving her back to her own country would be potentially fatal 1) No 2) Yes it is stringently applied 3) it's no more difficult than any other visa as lo...