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by Casa
Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Life in UK test needed?
Replies: 5
Views: 955

Not at all. My husband was only at ESOL level 1, and the course was taking so long he managed to pass the Life in the UK test. He listened to the test through headphones while reading the questions on the screen.
Made it easier.
by Casa
Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:59 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Applying for British citizenship - when to apply?
Replies: 10
Views: 1655

The NCS will photocopy all pages that show exit and re-entry into the UK.
by Casa
Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Applying for British citizenship - when to apply?
Replies: 10
Views: 1655

You won't be able to attend the NCS until you reach your qualifying date. The application is then sent immediately to the Home Office...i.e they wouldn't keep it on file and send it on the due date. One important point to bear in mind. You have to have physically been in the UK on the equivalent dat...
by Casa
Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:57 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Life in UK test needed?
Replies: 5
Views: 955

Not all of the ESOL Skills for Life courses do. You need this to be specifically stated in the certificate and college letter.
by Casa
Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:43 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Applying for British citizenship - when to apply?
Replies: 10
Views: 1655

The NCS will check your application and documents, take a photocopy of your passports and any supporting documents, and give you back the originals. They will then send the application by Secure post and give you a HO reference number. You can use any NCS in the UK.
by Casa
Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Life in UK test needed?
Replies: 5
Views: 955

You don't need both, but if you took the ESOL option the course must have included Citizen's content, you need an ESOL pass certificate and a letter from the college stating that you progressed from one ESOL level to the next. This has been in place for over 3 years.
by Casa
Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:46 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Biometrics question
Replies: 7
Views: 1178

I'm watching that Moon! :wink:
by Casa
Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:42 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Biometrics question
Replies: 7
Views: 1178

I know the feeling...12 days in, so we're almost half way there! :)
by Casa
Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:19 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: KOL test or ESOL
Replies: 2
Views: 961

Ask the college the the C&G course has Citizens content. If it doesn't (and not all do), it won't qualify for the ESOL alternative to the KOL test. It may be helpful to know that when you sit the Life in the UK (KOL) test, you have the option to listen to the questions through headphones while readi...
by Casa
Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:14 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Overstayer
Replies: 3
Views: 1397

Have you sought legal advice on applying for Discretionary Leave?
by Casa
Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:13 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Biometrics question
Replies: 7
Views: 1178

Biometrics are included in the application fee.
by Casa
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:44 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Applying for British Citizenship and taxes
Replies: 9
Views: 2089

I'm 100% with John's advice. Wait until you have your Tax paid up-to-date, or you risk losing your £720 application fee. You'll have to submit your most recent self-assessment tax return with your application, and I believe it will be considered invalid without this. A National Checking Service wou...
by Casa
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:28 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Unmarried partner visa for UK-some help please??? URGENT
Replies: 25
Views: 6429

It doesn't appear that you have anywhere near enough evidence for a Unmarried Partner Visa. UPV's come under very strict scrutiny...even more so than spouse or fiance visas. You say that you intend to marry. If you were both happy to bring that forward, after the wedding you could apply for a spouse...
by Casa
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:21 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Need help Spouse/Fiancee Visa
Replies: 6
Views: 1724

She won't be able to enter the UK as your fiancee if you have already married. When you say your fiancee would apply for a YMS visa and then switch to spouse from within the UK...do you mean after the marriage in Australia? If so, it's very unlikely that she would be granted a YMS visa if she has a ...
by Casa
Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:13 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Applying for British Citizenship and taxes
Replies: 9
Views: 2089

If anyone is self-employed they won't have a P60 or payslips. When my (self-employed) husband applied for ILR at Croydon PEO, he had his up-to-date self-assessment tax return with him, but it wasn't checked. They did however, take copies of his business bank statements and the NI number is on the ap...
by Casa
Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:40 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Good Advice Needed ASAP
Replies: 4
Views: 1270

Form FLR(M). Fee is £445 for postal application. Download the form from the UKBA website. If you apply by post they may not ask for proof of attendance. I'd suggest you submit the postal application without the letter explaining your absence from studies, and they will write to ask you to provide i...
by Casa
Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:20 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Withdrawing an application?
Replies: 3
Views: 982

If the information given was false, it could be referred to when considering future visa applications.
by Casa
Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:57 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Good Advice Needed ASAP
Replies: 4
Views: 1270

If I've understood correctly and you haven't been studying, I wouldn't recommend applying in person as you'll be asked for your record of attendance.
Are you both over 21?
by Casa
Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:17 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: FIance visa
Replies: 3
Views: 909

Jean-Paul....I'm totally confused now. What happened to your friend's fiancee, (in your other posts) here on a Visitor Visa and wanting to apply for COA and switch to spouse in the UK....or return to apply for a fiancee visa?
:roll:
by Casa
Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:12 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Spouse Visa after Deception
Replies: 31
Views: 15789

ImmigrationUK, this is a sweeping statement for a legal advisor to make without knowing the full facts of the refusal. The CCL cases are complex with appeals pending from students. This may fall into the same category as Obie has pointed out. Are you OISC registered, or is this just the impression f...
by Casa
Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:08 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Settlement Visa - Leaving the Country?
Replies: 5
Views: 1215

Strangely, you can't mix years as married and unmarried in order to meet 4 years. 4 years on umarried partner or 4 years married. All of the 4 years have to be spent living together outside of the UK. If you do leave for a few years and are away for more than 4, under present regulations (which may ...
by Casa
Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:33 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: marriage in the UK
Replies: 13
Views: 2623

If they're granted the COA while she's on a visitor visa then it won't go against them in future applications. However, applying for a COA soon after arrival won't go down well with the Home Office as they could refuse the approval on the grounds that she entered on a Visitor Visa with the intention...
by Casa
Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:11 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: marriage in the UK
Replies: 13
Views: 2623

Thought it was for you actually Jean-paul! :wink: They may have time to apply for a COA (it's free now), but they should do it soon....and yes, after the marriage she'll have to return home to apply for a spouse settlement visa. (Form VAF4a). They're both over 21? She won't actually 'be sent back'.....
by Casa
Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:48 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: marriage in the UK
Replies: 13
Views: 2623

They would still have to apply for a COA from the Home Office in order to marry in the UK, unless they could find a Church of England vicar (has to be C of E) who would agree to marry them without a COA...few and far between now. After the wedding the non-British spouse would then have to return to ...
by Casa
Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:24 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: marriage in the UK
Replies: 13
Views: 2623

Not sure of the when...someone will jump in here with the answer I'm sure.
Why? To prevent the situation you've described happening probably! :roll:
Also Spouse settlement visa is now £585. Lots of lost revenue if someone stays over on a visitor visa.
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