Wanderer, I wondered, the same as you, that they are trying to discourage spouse, and other related visas. Having read more I don't think it is. I think it is more simply these applicants have no alternative. No competition = high prices to subsidise those where there is. That was the brief from the...
Having read the 'Response to the Consultation' does anyone else feel that it is flawed? The questions seem bias towards business, students and tourists and those engaged in the consultation process seem to represent tourists, students or the business sectors? It would appear just one respondant was ...
Spouse visa £500 Life in UK £34 + £9.99 book ILR £750 Naturalisation £500 It could actually cost more if you have to get COA or do it via a fiancee visa. £1,793.99 tax to marry a person who is not from the EU. We are expected to accept that this is because they will be benefit from Britain. Our opti...
You need to demonstrate that you and your spouse have a place to live, that wont be overcrowded. Read the full notes on getting a spouse visa about other things you need to prove. There is no list of what you need to provide to demonstrate this but do not 'skimp' on evidence as all too often applica...
One of the reason nobody has replied is you have asked a barrage of questions that have all been answered many times in individual threads. You will get far more response if you demonstrate you understand the process and then ask specific questions. I will answer try and answer you questions though ...
Is there a good reason why you cannot return home to make an application for a spouse visa? This is really the best way to resolve situation like these with many examples on these boards. Unless there is a very good reason why you cannot go back, this is possibly the only way you will get this resol...
From my own experience, and that of many others on this forum, your best, and possibly only option, is to leave and apply for a visa in a country you are are legally resident in. You havn't mentioned what your home country is? Our solicitor too mentioned we could get the court to force the HO to pro...
He certainly doesn't need to worry about it if the application is genuine. Questions will all be things he should already know and are evident from the application; providing he knows what is in the application he will be fine. Questions that came up in my wifes interview were the names of my family...
1) Yes 2) No 3) http://www.upmystreet.com/commons/l/ 4) My wife succesfully got a visa with not so dissimilar situation to yourselves although she was a failed asylum seeker rather than a visitor. Many others have also done it been successful but generally when applying from their home countries as ...
2-3 days - how quick do you want it! The embassy are the best people to talk to about how to make the application as quick as possible as each has a different processing time. It sometimes is possible to apply before the marriage but again is down to the embassy to advise you if you can do this. As ...
Simple answer is no, and it is unlikely that you wil be able to until you have a visa. There is nothing stopping you being prepared such as sending your CV to agencies/potential employers though as you can work in the UK as soon as you have the visa. The important part is that 'together you can supp...
Just confirming what you say about photographs. We provided a separate folder with over 50 photographs of us together with notes on when and where the photograph was taken. We also had over 15 letters from family and friends saying how they knew us and some event we were all at that was memorable. W...
Cangratulations from me too. I bet, like us, you now wonder what all the worry was about, looking back on it it all now seemed so simple. You can also travel abroad; We have been on 5 foreign holidays since getting the visa just over a year ago, after not having one for 7 years! I guess you can put ...
Many have done so and been successful in getting a spouse visa, including my wife. Being an overstayer is not a reason that they can reject a visa application but lying on the application form is. I am not alone in advising that anyone applying for a uk visa should be completely honest on their appl...
Having applied for a spouse visa recently I remembered reading this http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1035796295766 13.18 - Reluctant spouses (fiancé(e)s) Where a sponsor (usually a wife/fiancée but occasionally a husband/fiancé) tells you that...
SunnyDayz, I do not believe the truth will keep you apart. Nothing in the rules for a spouse visa means the ECO can reject the application on those grounds. As has been said many times though, do make sure your application is well prepared and gives them no option for them but to grant the visa ther...
do i have a good chance to review my application by the ECO? We cannot answer that with out knowing what you originally submitted, even then we can only guess and I doubt you want to know my opinion. Have you even tried to contact the ECO to ask them if they will review it with more evidence yet? m...
You have £11,000 savings but a history of being overdrawn at the bank? This either means you don't have savings or are not very good at managing money, possibly both. With this is mind and a salary of £1,300 per month (I assume before tax) the ECO has evidently decided you would not be able to suppo...
The application asks for a passport photo of just the applicant. We put in a passport photo of me just because we had one.
Completely forgot, but having mentioned it Marie B, I now realise mine was kept by the ECO. Would certainly recommend being prepared and having passport photos of each of you.
Just a note that often they don't return the evidence so make copies of all documents that you want to keep. Don't need to get them certified if you have the originals with you as well. We had copies of most things such as marriage cetificate, birth certificates, passports but had to go out and get ...
John, Is it not possible the case has been decided but the applicant hasn't been notified, which could be for any number of reasons. It could also be the case has got lost and a decision never made. Also, doesn't applying for the 10 year rule stop the clock for the 14 year rule? vengy I believe the ...
It is not us you have to convince. You have to show the ECO that 'together you can support yourselves and any dependants without any help from public funds'. Put yourself in the position of the ECO and make sure your application satifies the above statement. Obviously the more information the better...
Jeff wrote Even if you decide to get married before the 2 years are up, you will still have to live together for some time to generate evidence that you intend to live together permanently, which will be required by the UK Immigration Authorities before she is approved for a spouse visa. I certainly...
the immigration officer should take into account that i am doing extra hours and that the income is suitable for me and my wife if they look at the pay slips themselves and see that i am willing to do overtime until my pay looks like i do fulltime work. Don't assume they will. I can almost guarante...
