Just a quick update/request for advice. The husband wants to file for divorce, and leave his wife. He is seeing his solicitor but knows the solicitor will ask him to 'grin & bear it' until their asylum case is resolved. As I am am friendly with both parties, what do I advise the wife? To find her ow...

Did they give any reason for rejection?

Lets say if an application has a few areas of doubt, then producing a one-way ticket is only going to give the officer more ammunition to refuse. So why take the risk? Book a return ticket - an educated guess will give your return date. And when the individual has decided when he/she wishes to retur...

Just get a return ticket, and amend the return date when she is ready to go back.

Seems pointless to get to this stage of the process, and then potentially ruin it for the sake of saving a few pounds.

Hi, sister in law is planning to visit us sometime in the next year from Pakistan.

The procedure seems different to when I last sponsored a relative to visit us 3 years ago.

Can someone point me in the right direction? Many thanks

Hi, making 2 large deposits of 1.5 lacs & 2.5 lacs in the space of a week or 2 will not help your application. They usually pick up on such deposits. You will need to explain them properly.

I read about these cases now & then, yet get shocked each time I see a new one! I wouldnt want to be in your family's situation - esp being so young Makes you wonder how the authorities can let someone go through the system from baby to adulthood. Can I ask, if you had no status, how did you get edu...

lillypeters wrote:Does it really matter which country, I did not know that there are different rules for different countries.
Anyway thanks for reading.

I was only asking to establish how 'safe' the country was. With the attitude you've shown, I'll give this a thread a miss!

Well they need to swallow their pride and approach their legal rep. You can't expect advice on an asylum matter from a public forum. The wife would need to claim asylum in her own right if she has her own fear of return and she were no longer dependent on the husbands claim. I am not going to elabo...

Hi all, my sister is married to a settled person and they have 3 kids. Her oldest is 7 and they where all born in uk. The kids have also been registered as British citizens. But my sister has been an overstayer for 7 years now. She does not want to go to her home country to apply for spouse visa be...

Going to ask one more time! Anyone shed light on such a scenario before its too late?

Husband has left the home & living with some individuals they met whilst in an Asylum centre.

They wont approach their legal rep & they are embarrased by the situation

gollywood, the rules are not gender sensitive. That is, they apply exactly the same for a wife wishing to bring her husband to the UK, as to a husband wishing to bring in his wife. So exactly what "disability benefits" are being claimed? I believe she is getting incapacity Benefit & Disability Allo...

Can I just tag on to this and ask if it is acceptable for a lady who is on disability benefits (due to many physical problems, kidney dialisis/transplant etc) is able to apply for her husband to join her in the UK.

You mean bad quality like your posting quality? I wish people would not treat forums like their texts on their mobiles!

And before anyone bites my head off, its the 'i c u r' (I see you are) that I am whinging about!

Sunday rant over!

Any advice on this? They dont have any family or friends that could assist in reconciliation, hence the state they are at now. Thanks.

A lady I am trying to advise on applying for her husband to join her from Pakistan to the UK wants to know if she can submit a paper application, or does it have to be online? Ive tried finding out here & on the HO site without much joy. Also, exactly what forms need to be submitted, and where (is i...

Hi, need a bit of advice for a family that I am friendly with as I helped them out some time ago. They are currently in the Asylum system awaiting a decision after their appeal was heard last year. However, for one reason or another, their marriage is on the rocks, and they are barely on talking ter...

Thread title made me laugh!

Most men would say 'Wife status - Bad'

I understand congratulations are in order??

Well done Gareth!!!

You dont have to show salary for the whole year - do you have 6 months worth of payslips?

I would appeal. Appeal judges are more sympathetic to these issues. HO usually hate these kinds of appeals! Good luck!

Eg fly from Gatwick to Glasgow? The Asylum seeker is still 'in the system' & doesnt have their passport (that is held by the UKBA) Would he require his passport to fly domestically, or would his Asylum Registration Card suffice? Or is he simply not allowed to fly domestically? I travel few years ag...

How would I know? I've cited Easyjet's requirements by way of example but you have not said which airline you are flying with. Additionally, a Govt. issued ID card seems (to me) to refer to civil servant's ID pass. You need to make your own enquiries with your chosen airline. Probably two clicks of...

Lucapooka wrote:You need a valid ID to board an airplane. You should check with the airline as to what they deem acceptable within CAA guidelines. Here, for example, are Easyjet's demands:

Valid Government-issued identity card
SMART card
Electoral identity card

So an Asylum Registration Card might be OK?

Eg fly from Gatwick to Glasgow?

The Asylum seeker is still 'in the system' & doesnt have their passport (that is held by the UKBA)

Would he require his passport to fly domestically, or would his Asylum Registration Card suffice?

Or is he simply not allowed to fly domestically?