we had to pay for these people to have translators because they couldn't speak a word of English! Have you seen the book, "Life in the UK" and what it stipulates? "Must have good English-speaking skills." Are they having a laugh? How many times I had to interview, and subsequently allow money to ...

Don't get me started on the whole, "can't claim anything", thing.... I actually worked for the Benefits Agency for 7 years, and in the 8th year, suffered a bout of severe depression which resulted in them terminating my contract on the grounds of ill-health. When I tried to claim benefits for a ...

Thank you for that link, I'll have a read through all the literature. We've been married for 2 years in December, so I guess that means we get no reprieve...oh well. It's a shame that lawyers here are so greedy - when I saw my immigration lawyer to get my residency in the States, it cost me $2800 ...

How will you pass the finance test? you need proof of that too, usually in the form of five-figure savings or bank statements and payslips. Well, I have some savings but they don't add up to 5 figures.. it's around 3k at the moment. But again, other forums and advice pages I've read have actually ...

Oh thank God... I felt sick then when I read that, LOL. You wouldn't believe how long it took for me just to get that particular question answered (about living with parents) before I finally got a response from C.A.B. I wonder (sorry to be a pain)... where would we go to find out the exact ...

Hi Guru... Thank you for your response! One thing you did post has worried me (and confused me) somewhat... the part about a room at my parents not being sufficient. Last week I telephoned the Citizens Advice Immigration Helpline, and asked if living with my parents until we find our own place was ...

Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum, so please accept my apologies if I'm posting incorrectly. I desperately need some advice and hope someone can help me. I am a British citizen, married to an American citizen and currently living in America (have lived there for 2 years). However, we both very ...