Spouse Visa for non EU Joining EU partner in the UK
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:07 pm
Hello
I am currently in the UK on TIER 5 visa under sponsorship to work in the NHS for 2 years. My wife has joined me in the UK (Holds EU passport) and is also working with the NHS.
My situation is that my wife had to move to a different part of the UK to continue her training . Now because I hold a TIER 5 visa I cannot switch jobs without applying for a new visa so I am trying to get a spouse visa to join my wife.
We have been married for 1 year now and living in the UK since OCT 2016 .
Please help me answer three questions:
1. Is my wife allowed to sponsor me for a spouse visa with her EU passport even though she only lived here for 1 year?
2. Does the 2 year "living together" criteria apply to us married couples in the UK?
3. Do I need to leave and re-enter the country if my visa application was accepted?
Thank you in advance much appreciated.
I am currently in the UK on TIER 5 visa under sponsorship to work in the NHS for 2 years. My wife has joined me in the UK (Holds EU passport) and is also working with the NHS.
My situation is that my wife had to move to a different part of the UK to continue her training . Now because I hold a TIER 5 visa I cannot switch jobs without applying for a new visa so I am trying to get a spouse visa to join my wife.
We have been married for 1 year now and living in the UK since OCT 2016 .
Please help me answer three questions:
1. Is my wife allowed to sponsor me for a spouse visa with her EU passport even though she only lived here for 1 year?
2. Does the 2 year "living together" criteria apply to us married couples in the UK?
3. Do I need to leave and re-enter the country if my visa application was accepted?
Thank you in advance much appreciated.