hi john n every1,pls i need ur help all,am non eea married to eea,i recently apply for eea2,my wife is already on hb,chb,ctc,job seeker allowance when i apply but after abt 1month which i apply she switched to income support as she recently gave birth 3months ago,i included her job seeker letter fr...

Really sorry to hear about your situation. You need to keep the faith that all will be well. However, I think you need to seek help from a lawyer. I am in a position to assist you but I have been told that I came on this forum to drum up business. That is not the case at all. If you want me to help...

I am from the UK and my wife is American. We got married two years ago in America and have been living in America since. We are planning on moving indefinitely to the UK soon. I have always understood that if we have been living together outside the UK for less than four years then when we move to ...

Hi, My husband arrived in the UK from Pakistan on a Spouse Visa on January 2010, we married here in the UK in March 2011. Since then, we have now separated as he told me he only married me to enter the UK. We no longer live together. He is staying with my family coz i cannot bear to have him in the...

You will have to leave the UK to apply for the spousal visa so having possession of a different visa is of no value

Mubeen wrote:I applied for ILR after spouse visa on 28th Dec and after 20 days i lost my job. My wife is British citizen.

Please tell me

Can we applied for housing benefit?

Will it effect my application (ILR)?

Yes you can apply for housing benefit and it will have no effect on your application for ILR

thanks, so would i be able to get married in the church? Do i need to give notice to get married? I was told i could apply for settlement within the UK? You still need to leave UK to apply for spousal visa but the fact that you overstayed is not held against you unless you have used deception to st...

If you have corrrectly applied for benefits, then it will have no effect on your route to citizenship

Hi, I got married with my beautiful partner recently and now applying for partner visa outside UK. I overstayed once in the past, problem is, I overstayed and then met my partner which led to me overstaying a bit longer than I wanted to. That was a few years ago, after that I never did such a thing...

Hi , could anyone be so kind and explain to me what rights and benefits my wife has as she has recently arrived in the uk on a UK Entry clearance Visa also known as uk spouse visa. I know she registered with a local GP but can not claim any benefits. But what about her right to work in the uk and h...

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Hi I came across your web site while trying to search for some advice I am British and my wife is Thai we have a 22 month old daughter of dual nationality and my wife's 2 year spouse visa will expire in October 2012 I am self employed and working but during the time she has been here profits have t...

Hi, My cousin is from England and has done a gap year with his university to go out to a school in Saudi Arabia to teach, and went out in September 2011 and will return home 1st July 2012. While being out there, he's met a Ghanaian girl who professes to love him and wants to marry him. They met jus...

oi M999, eu me casei recentemente tambem, , uma situacao parecida mas nao completamente, eu tambem estava ilegal, e tive documento falso, mas eu me casei (civil partnership no caso) com cidadao europeu e estou ciente de que as regaras sao bem diferentes pra quem se casa com britanico, eu recebi meu...

Hi ive just given birth to a beautiful baby last 11th of September 2011, and we decided to lodge my application on Leave to Remain outside immigration rules, under human Rights, just few weeks after i gave birth. Fingers crossed, and hopefully i will be granted a visa by this time. Thanks guys, for...

yangmarai wrote:Thanks mochyn

That was just bothering me. It's a relief if it is not mandatory.

There is no time limit on a spouse visa, you can apply the same day as your marriage although people have other things on their minds on their wedding day

yangmarai wrote:hi all

I just applied for the spouse settlement visa. Is it true that we should be married for 2 years for the spouse settlement visa? Coz we have been married for only 7 months.

Thanks

no need to have been married for 2 years

your financial situation is not the primary concern of the Home Office but your continuing relationship is, The financial aspect of the route to citizenship is met by the issuance of the spousal visa now the continuing relationship comes under scrutiny which after 25 years I would say is met. The an...

I believe you are entitled to benefits even if you have a little savings but it would depend on the amount.I believe the threshold is £16000 but I would be grateful if someone else could confirm or deny this amount.
I personally think you have nothing to worry about

I am applying for my husband's visa this month Inshallah and would like to know if anyone that was on INCOME SUPPORT has ever applied for their spouses visa? Also did you have 3rd party support? My father is supporting me but has anyone else been in the same boat as me??? Plz let me know and thanks...

Hi, Firstly I would like to thank you for reading my message (and hopefully replying). I really hope that you will be able to help/advise me. I will try to be as to the point as possible! We applied for a spouse visa for my husband in 2009, which he was granted. We submitted the bank statement of o...

Hi, my wife was refused a work visa on two occasions in the past 3 years from the canadian embassy, now that we are married and have applied for a spouse visa for the u.k, will the refused work visa play any role in the ECO's decision for the U.K visa? The refused work visa will have no role in the...

Amrit4386 wrote:Hi, my wife was refused a work visa on two occasions in the past 3 years from the canadian embassy, now that we are married and have applied for a spouse visa for the u.k, will the refused work visa play any role in the ECO's decision for the U.K visa?

no simply put

Hi Everyone, Claiming benefits such as Working tax credit, Child tax benefit, Child benefit and Housing benefit (after getting ILR) will effect Naturalisation? Can I bring my parents to visit uk for about 3 months as visitors? Claiming benefits what way it effect or it doesn't have any effect (afte...

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I have been searching through this forum trying to see if there's anyone in the same situation with me but i found none. Desperately hoping someone with knowledge in my case could provide me some suggestions! I'm from Malaysia. Me and my Fiance (British national) was plan...