Have I missed something here? The ILR fee of £850 is the same for all....whether you're on minimum income as spouse etc or self-sufficient with savings/income of £25,000+....so how have the goal posts been moved? Why would they expect to be issued with an ILR visa free of charge?
Are you saying you have nothing registered in your name at your present address...including Council Tax? If so, this could cause a problem with your BC application.
Under UK law, you don't have to register your marriage here, so this won't have any affect on your husband's ILR.
Has he past the Life in the UK test or completed an ESOL Citizens course yet?
As far as reporting her to the Home Office with the intention of revoking her ILR...you would 'shoot yourself in the foot' as you would be admitting to a false declaration when signing the application form...which would be considered a criminal offense.
Wait for confirmation regarding how long you can be living apart to lose the right to apply for ILE with KOL. The ruling as I understand it is that the most recent 4 years must have been spent living together outside of the UK. I'm not sure how long the break in this can be.
Is she paying tax and NI on her self-employed earnings?
She will have to apply to the Home Office for a Certificate of Approval to marry. Wait for confirmation from others, but as an EU citizen she may well be exempt from the 'over 21' rule.
I'm afraid that Wanderer and UKBabble are right. It's a frequent misconception that a COA application gives the right to remain...resulting in many illegal overstays when the visa has expired.
All the COA gives is the permission to marry in the UK...nothing more.
If you had no valid visa at the time of application for FLR(M) (your student visa had expired), it would be extremely unlikely that you would be granted a spouse visa from within the UK. You had no visa from which to switch categories. Your quickest route would be to return to your home country and ...
How do you show progression from one level to the next in 4 days? Be wary of courses that promise a 'quick fix'. There are only certain examining bodies which are accepted as qualification for ILR and BC applications. I'm not saying that the one you've mentioned isn't, but it may be unrealistic to e...
Just one point to clarify regarding being able to apply for ILE with KOL requirement....you say your husband will be visiting you in Jamaica. How long have you been apart?
Worth thinking about Batleykhan...but I'm sure you'll agree this wouldn't be a 'quick fix' route.
Suggest you contact an OISC registered Immigration Advisor for initial advice before you make any firm decisions.
This may not be much comfort, but your husband doesn't have to return to Canada with you when you submit your application for a spouse settlement visa. The application fee is £585, payable in local currency. Apply on form VAF4a, which you will find on www.visa4uk.gov.uk If you have been married for...
I believe the intention is that the new Probationary Citizenship won't be a 'permanent' as ILR is at present and will be revokable under certain circumstances.
I'm not sure that I fully understand you. A COA doesn't give legal status in the UK...it's simply permission to marry. The Home Office can refuse this if they believe the marriage will be a sham (not genuine). If you have only recently applied for an Unmarried Partner Visa for your previous relation...
You also need to bear in mind that if she doesn't intend to live with you for the first few months, she will lack documents proving joint address for when she applies for permanent residency. ILR won't exist in 2 years time as we know it at present, as Probationary Citizenship will have been introdu...
You can't apply for a fiance visa from within the UK. Is his student visa still valid and is he still studying (attending his course). If so, you could apply for a COA to marry in the UK if you still have time before the visa expires, and then switch to spouse - FLR(M) from here. If not...then you c...
The HO may well consider this is not a genuine relationship if you already had a pending COA (later refused) for a marriage to someone else while this new relationship was already existing. Remember that everything is on record.
No, you can't apply for ILE to settle in the UK and then not use the visa for 25 months. In any event, as you may already have been advised, ILR is due to be abolished shortly, so being granted a permanent visa and British Citizenship a few years later will be far more difficult than you may at pres...
If she has only just got her permit, she will lose the right to remain here if you marry someone else.
Is the person you want to leave her for British?
