Hello Batleykhan, Hope you are doing well. My 6 month old daughter's settlement visa was rejected on the basis that: "Your sponsor states that he is currently looking for accomodation in the UK. Your sponsor states that you and your family will be staying in a hotel for two weeks on entry to the UK....

Hi Casa, Thank you for your reply. I did made it clear in my cover letter that we have been married since 2003 and that we are seeking ILE but the KOL endorsement was still not given. We are planning on leaving for the UK (we're currently based in Pakistan) within a couple of months. This does not a...

Hi, I'm somewhat in the same predicament as you. What you can do is that if you have been married for over 4 years and living together outside of the UK during that time then you can apply for ILR provided that you pass the KOL test once you get to the UK. After the above, you will be eligible to st...

Hi, I'm not thread crashing but my issue is a similar one which may help others hence I am continuing in this thread.... My wife and I have been married for 7 years and living outside of UK. She has recently been granted a Spouse/cp visa whereas she should have been granted the same with a KOL req e...

sky_blue wrote: Zak_K wrote: someperson49 wrote: Went on the 31st with my wife to submit her application in Lahore. A few things, firstly I had to wait outside for 4 hours and there was literally nowhere to sit, and because she wasnt allowed to take her phone in, you couldnt really go anywhere eith...

Best to go there and find out. I am in Pakistan currently and therefore cannot go meet them. If the agency is accessible to you, I would advise you to go there.

Don't forget to update the board

Hi, I am in a similar situation as you. Been married for 7 years, British by Descent and got endorsement of D-Spouse for my wife and D-To acc mother/cyr for my 2 year old son on their 27 month visas. I believe we should have been given ILE(KOL Req). Now, we will probably have to apply for ILR once w...

Oops! :oops: I was wrong about the endorsements. Guess my head was full to the brim with research and I assumed I had been granted ILE instead of the 27 month visas! Endorsements are as follows: Wife: D - Spouse/CP - Spouse/CP of (my name and date of birth) Son: D - To acc mother/cyr (my name and da...

Thanks f2k. I'm still unclear about why my son will not need to reapply since his Leave to Enter is timebound for 27 months after which his visa will expire. Provided my wife passes the KOL test and applies for ILR, her visa does not expire. Will I not need to apply for an indefinite visa for my son...

Thanks for your reply f2k, My wife and son were issued ILE visas with no KOL Req endorsement. Once we land in UK, we will go to the relevant UKBA office and try to get this corrected. As stated earlier, my wife will give the KOL test and apply for ILR. My questions are: 1. Do we need to pay the fee ...

Sorry, just thought my problem was along the same lines as what is being discussed and that it would be mutually beneficial.

Will post in a new thread....apologies

Hello, My wife and son have been issued ILE in Dec 2009. We have been married over 4 years and will be moving to UK together soon. I am the sponsor and a British Citizen. As we have been married over 4 years, she will give the KOL test and apply for ILR once we get to UK. My questions are: 1. Do we ...

Hello everyone, I am a British citizen by descent living in Pakistan. My wife and 3 year old son (Pakistani) have recently been granted ILE. We will move to UK in a couple of months (about 5 months after visa issuance) since there are unavoidable circumstances due to which we cannot depart earlier. ...

Hi everyone, I applied for a UK Settlement visa today at Gerry's for my daughter from Karachi and had not printed out the guidance notes at the end of the form (VAF4A Pages 14-16). I was informed by the lady behind the counter that these 3 pages are needed since the application consists of 16 pages....

Hello everyone, My family and I are based in Pakistan. My wife and son have an approved UK Settlement Visa which was granted in Dec 2009. Our daughter was born during the time their visas were being processed and now we are applying for my daughter's visa from Karachi. With regards to accomodation, ...

Thank you for your reply Batley Khan. Unfortunatley, I am British by descent so my daughter cannot apply. I have also not lived there for a continuous period of 3 years else I may have still been able to apply for her UK citizenship. Can you kindly suggest if I need to inform UKBA right now why I wi...

Hi everyone. I had applied for a UK Settlement visa for my wife and 2.5 yr old son in mid July, 2009. Alhamdolillah, they both got it approved in begining and end of Dec 2009 respectively. At the time of application, my wife was pregnant and delivered in October end. My mom also passed away in Decem...

Hello everyone. My complete story is on page 222 of this thread. Would appreciate it if anyine could guide me if I need to write to UKBA to get a clarification / extension in being allowed to leave after 3 months or if this is not needed. Was thinking that it may be better to have an approval of som...

Thank you for your reply Batley Khan. "I dont know where you get this 7yrs marriage rule thus eliminating the need for FLR" By the above statement, I meant we are married for more than 4 years and my wife can apply for ILR by passing the KOL test. What I still need to know is, do I need to write to ...

Hi everyone. I had applied for a UK Settlement visa for my wife and 2.5 yr old son in mid July, 2009. Alhamdolillah, they both got it approved in begining and end of Dec 2009 respectively. At the time of application, my wife was pregnant and delivered in October end. My mom also passed away in Decem...

Success at last, even though it is partial! Alhamdolillah, my 2.5 year old son's UK Settlement Visa application came through with a D Category approval (to acc mother/cyr). Anyone know what the CYR means? My wife had applied at the same time but her passport is not back yet which I find a bit strang...

Same situation here

Would appreciate it if anyone could share their words of wisdom or experiences to guide us in order to get the fastest solution....

Hi was94. Congrats on getting your approval! Its great to see things are finally moving for applicants. Can you kindly guide me as to whom the MP will be for a British Citizen who is resident in Pakistan? I was not able to find the appropriate person on the website you gave since it seems to cover r...

I have a friend who works in the BHC Karachi. He told me about a week ago that there are IT issues being faced globally in some system of theirs which is why there are all sorts of delays. BHC is not covering up and using this as an excuse, it really is the truth! Add to the above the fact that the...

I have a friend who works in the BHC Karachi. He told me about a week ago that there are IT issues being faced globally in some system of theirs which is why there are all sorts of delays. BHC is not covering up and using this as an excuse, it really is the truth! Add to the above the fact that ther...