You turned out to be right, racim. Just got my brown envelope with good news

Congrats, racim! I'm glad your wait it over – the brown letter was long overdue! Enjoy the rest of the weekend

Just called them, selected option 2. The guy asked me to confirm personal details and then put me on hold for almost 10 mins. When he came back he said that the application was still under consideration, they don't need any additional documents and the only thing I can do is wait. He was apologetic ...

Thanks a lot, will try tomorrow.

What phone number did you call? I just tried 0845 010 5200 and there's a machine saying that all enquiries are handled by email (then the call terminates).

I did email my MP yesterday. What's the point of calling them though, you can't get through to a real person anyway, can you?

I'm still waiting since 14/05 as well. I emailed them this week and they replied that there's no decision but didn't give any other information.

Thank you, Lucapooka. Sorry, just to clarity: does is mean that there should be no absenses from the UK for longer than 6 months or that she should spent at least 6 months in total every year in the UK?

Yes, she will be making regular trips to the UK and he'll be travelling to Germany as well. They expect to see each other every 2-3 weeks, just living between two homes. She's got a bank account and an address in London but her official place of work is going to be in Germany. So, it looks like as l...

Hello, A friend of mine is a US citizen married to a German citizen. He has a family member residence card valid until 2017. His wife wants to take a promising job offer in Germany, while he wants to continue working in the UK. They are not divorcing or separating; they just decided to live in diffe...

Eligibility criteria: ILR + marriage to BC Method of application: Camden NCS Date of application: 14 May 2013 Date of acknowledgement: 20 May 2013 Date of approval: 24 Nov 2013 Date of Ceremony: 9 December 2013 Still waiting, it's been two months now. My documents are really straightforward, I beli...

I'm in the same situation. Applied on 14/05 via NCS based on having an ILR and being married to a BC. The documents are very straightforward. Still no reply.

I'm on a 2 years partner leave to remain (was on student, post-study and tier 1 before that since 2006). I should be eligible to apply for the ILR in January 2013. Both me and my partner are in permanent jobs but she's making around £20K, while I earn £60K. We plan to marry soon but we haven't chose...

Hello, The latest revision of the Immigration Directorate Instructions regarding unmarried partners (section 5.6) states that "Unmarried <...> partners who have married <...> during the probationary period can apply for settlement as the spouse. The requirements <...> are that: • the applicant mus...