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selvachelliah1
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Spousal visa status after Naturalisation

Post by selvachelliah1 » Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:07 pm

Hi All,
I'm on a ILR visa and had applied for british naturalisation which has been approved. I'm about to fix an appointment for the naturalisation ceremony but wondering what'll happen to the visa of my wife who's on a spousal LTE (Leave to Enter) visa on a Indian passport. She hasn't completed 2 years in UK and so not eligible to apply for a permanent residency (ILR) yet. May I know what will happen to her visa after my naturalisation ceremony for my Indian passport and the ILR visa will become invalid after the ceremony.

Do I need to apply for another spousal visa after my naturalisation for her?
or
Is there some kind of a process to convert her existing visa to point to my british passport with a minimal fee?

Please advise

many thanks
Selva

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Post by geriatrix » Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:33 pm

What do you mean when you say "spousal LTE" - leave to enter as spouse of settled person or leave to enter as PBS dependant or something else?


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Post by selvachelliah1 » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:34 pm

Hi,
She's on a leave to enter as spouse of settled person.

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Post by Greenie » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:37 pm

her leave will not be affected by you naturalising.

Once she has completed her 2 years she should apply for ILR.

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Post by selvachelliah1 » Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:26 pm

Thanks All.

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