The advice that I have given is based on my personal experience and also those experienced by some friends. Along with this, when I went for my spouse visa at VFS Mumbai there was a couple there who had to explain why the husband could not produce any payslips and this was taken down by the VFS repr...

I agree with Wanderer that it would not be a good idea for you to apply for a visitor visa. If you are denied one, it might hurt your chances of a fiancé/spouse visa later on. Best option would be for Tom to return to the UK, get himself established, build that 6 month paper trail and then apply fo...

Applied for ILR SET(O) - HSMP JR + 1 Dependent
Document send 17th August
Document recieved by HO 18th August
Ack letter recieved dated 19th August
Payment gone through 21 August

ILR Issued on 14 October
ILR Received on 16 October

So approx 8 weeks in total.

I was tested for this at Heathrow in 2008. They make you wait for about an hour just to take an x-ray. If you do choose to get your x-ray done before you leave for the UK, keep the x-ray and the report from the doctor in your cabin baggage and do not check it in with the rest of your luggage. This h...