My husband was refused a visit visa last week for exactly this reason. But is there really any harm in trying anyways? He's planning on re-applying again next week. It's only natural for a married couple to want to be together, and I can't see how how having a rejection or two this would jeopardize ...

I forgot to mention, double check any information you get from the 0870 helpline as I was given misinformation on several occasions, one of which meant my husband was refused a visit visa. And keep logs of all your calls to them.

You can't apply in advance. The only thing you could maybe do is start to fill in the online application up to 7 days before but don't submit it on the last page. Also, make sure your wife satisfies the NEW english requirements. This has been the longest wait for my husband as Cambride take about 3 ...

Only 1 month. He was originally intending on applying for the permanent spouse visa but this has been delayed due to the change (July) of english requirements and he wont now be able to apply until October. He was hoping to visit for a month in the meantime. So, yes it is a little like living here o...

My husband (then boyfriend) visited me earlier in the year with the intention of staying for 3 months, but ended up staying 5 and left before his visitor visa expired. When he decided to stay longer I recalling phoning the UKBA 0870 number to inform them, but unfortunately can't get any record of th...

Thanks for the advice. I'd never seen this done before and was worried it was to make copies to sell.
Cheers

Could someone please recommend an immigration lawyer in Glasgow or Inverness?
Thanks

Forgot to mention that if your husband has a degree from an english speaking university he might be exempt, or if he has very good english and some technical ability he could try the Pearson test which is faster.

I'm not sure about Tb, but he'll need to do the english test. And he's best doing it as soon as possible as Cambridge takes about 3 months to send out the certificate.
Good luck

A few months ago my husband and I were boarding a flight in Ethiopia bound for London. The flight crew (not immigration officers or police) were taking all the passports with UK visas away to photocopy. It seemed a little odd as it was done at the gate to the plane and in a very unprofessional manne...