I am eager to expedite the process as I am applying for a British university. 8) 8) Assuming that it is a university in England (rules for the other nations of the UK vary), keep in mind that you will be treated and charged as an overseas student even if you are a British citizen , if you haven't r...

£38.7k on Min Wage (£11.44) is a 65 hour week? That suggests that it is eminently doable. During the early part of my immigration journey, when I also faced a hike in income thresholds, I managed to work ~80 hours per week across two jobs, working 12 hours a day and not taking a single day off for ...

There is opposition from certain groups about the spouse visa being increased to the level suggested. It is seen as a hurdle for U.K. citizens being married to overseas nationals. It is not a done deal … yet. Oh, I fully expect it to be rowed back partially at least. It is not sustainable (in terms...

Not even sure when they sit in the parliament next to speak regarding this. It is a change of existing Immigration Rules using the negative Statutory Instrument procedure, which means that it will become law automatically (without a vote in either House), unless one of the two Houses passes a motio...

the village chief signed our customary marriage ceremony certificate Is the marriage certificate recognised by the national government of the country it was issued in? That is to say, if the UK government contacted that nation's UK embassy to validate the marriage, would they be in a position to do...

Will this also affect people who are already in the UK on spouse visa ? We don't know. This was merely a policy statement in the Commons. The rules will likely take a few weeks to months to be drafted and published. They are expected to take effect "in the spring". When the Minimum Income Requireme...

toesfingers wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:14 pm

I was literally just applying for my SET-M and saw this news. When does this come into force?

In the spring, according to the statement in the Commons.

Ukusa2023 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:22 pm

enter to leave

Leave to remain (leave in this case meaning permission).

"Enter to leave" sounds like a philosophical description of all of life

How many times have you been to the UK in the past 10 years? Not sure how to respond to this, I lived in the uk 2019-2021 and have visited since/does this only include visits or does this include living in the UK I'd suggest that if you are visiting the UK, you would have been in the UK and so all ...

Do you and ***** have any shared financial responsibilities? what does this include? Shared loans, shared rent, shared bank accounts, shared financial commitments, shared regular bills, etc. Are you applying as an unmarried partner? In that case, you need to show that you have been in a "relationsh...

@Radkot, assuming that you are a Polish citizen who naturalised as a British citizen, your wife and you will likely be protected by the EU Withdrawal Agreement anyway.

do you think there is a chance this may not become law? Unlikely that it will not become law. That is to say, that if the government is so minded, it will be done. Keep in mind that the Minimum Income Requirement is a part of the Immigration Rules, which is in the power of the Home Secretary to upd...

Form T in this case, not Form MN1.

Blessyou123456 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 04, 2023 3:49 pm

And confused about documents, how can I prove she continuously lived in UK for 10 years?

School records, GP records, DWP records of child benefit payments, etc.

Was your Irish citizen friend (a) resident in the UK (b) before 31st December 2020 (c) as an Irish citizen? If the answer to all three questions above is yes, then he can sponsor his immediate family under the EUSS. If the answer to any of them is no, he can't sponsor his family under the EUSS. He h...

What is the basis of his "private life"? Is it having a British child? Or being the unmarried partner of a British citizen? Or being over certain age thresholds and living in the UK? Also where is he traveling to? Is it his original country of residence or citizenship? All of these factors can be ta...

Does your wife's certificate of registration explicitly state that the registration is under Section 4L? It is a newish section (about a year old) and I'm surprised that they have started issuing certificates under that Section. Where are the children currently located? British citizenship is very l...

Just to clarify, for meself2 and possibly also for alterhase58 , for those born before 1983, there were multiple ways to acquire Right of Abode. It was only on 1st January 1983 that the Right of Abode was fused with the then Citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC) to form the modern an...

Can she apply for citizenship once she completes the 5 years and I get the citizenship? Or she has to get the ILR first? ILR first. And if she has to get the ILR first, does she need to wait for a year before applying for the citizenship? Or she can apply directly for the citizenship once she get t...

rav40 wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:18 pm

Can my wife apply with me in Feb, her 12-month ILR period will finish in October?

She can apply on or after either
(a) the first anniversary of her ILR, OR,
(b) the date of your citizenship ceremony and naturalisation certificate,
whichever is first.

Children are entitled to register, with parents' consent, again a common scenario. Just to quickly clarify, the younger child, born in the UK, is entitled to registration. The registration for the elder child, born outside the UK, is at discretion. The rule-of-thumb is that children born in the UK ...

The rule of thumb for non-British children is that they follow the UK immigration status of the second , less -privileged parent (assuming no divorce/death of second parent, etc). So, in this case, their UK immigration status is tied to that of your husband. He would need to iron out his immigration...

Not even under human rights because there’s the article 8 where says the “It covers your right not to be separated from your family”. There’s actually no right to family life in the UK As the Home Office’s guidance puts it (on page 52): ... ECHR Article 8 does not oblige the UK to accept the choice...

Are you currently married (a relationship akin to marriage does not count) to a British citizen? If yes, you can apply for British citizenship immediately after ILR. If no, you need to wait a year. Looking at the Gov UK website, it looks like I do not need to wait for 12 months of ILR before I can a...

I disagree with the advice above. A visit visa can't be converted or extended to any residency visa (except those under Appendix EU). As alterhase58 has advised above, you will need to return to a country where you have the right of residence (i.e. where you are not on a visit visa) and apply for a ...

If the person is planning to claim British citizenship by descent through a British citizen parent, it is not as straightforward as a DNA test. A lot will depend on the date (just the month/year will do) that they were born, as different laws and rules applied at different times. Also British citize...