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advice on moving back to the UK

Post by firefox » Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:58 pm

Hi all
I am moving back to the UK next year and need some information.
My wife is from Malaysia but now has citizenship from Canada before we left the UK she had a spouse vise but we left before the full (visa issued in sigapore) visa we have been married for 7 years and I just wanted to know what visa she would need. Do we have to start from scratch and pay the full amount or is there another way round I believe that if you had a spouse visa they might accept her back even if it was over two years is that right. The big problem would be getting the funds together to keep her for 27 months we will have around 10K when we move back
Looking forward to your reply’s
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Post by geriatrix » Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:56 am

If the spouse visa she was issued earlier (in Singapore) has expired, she will need to apply for the same again.

If it hasn't (expired), she may enter UK before it does, and then apply for FLR(M) leave from within UK before the expiry date.

See also New English language testing for partners.
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Post by firefox » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:50 pm

sushdmehta wrote:If the spouse visa she was issued earlier (in Singapore) has expired, she will need to apply for the same again.

If it hasn't (expired), she may enter UK before it does, and then apply for FLR(M) leave from within UK before the expiry date.

See also New English language testing for partners.
No its all ready run out but i thought if you have been married for more then five years even tho it run out you could get a different visa even if you left the country for more then two years

I think it called a returning resident visa
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Post by firefox » Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:50 pm

firefox wrote:
sushdmehta wrote:If the spouse visa she was issued earlier (in Singapore) has expired, she will need to apply for the same again.

If it hasn't (expired), she may enter UK before it does, and then apply for FLR(M) leave from within UK before the expiry date.

See also New English language testing for partners.
No its all ready run out but i thought if you have been married for more then five years even tho it run out you could get a different visa even if you left the country for more then two years

I think it called a returning resident visa
thanks firefox
from the website ukba

A resident is someone who has been given permission to stay in the UK without any time limit. A returning resident is a resident who left the UK and wants to come back to live here again.

You may return to the UK as a resident if:

you were settled in the UK when you last left; andyou have been away for 2 years or less; and
you are returning to live here permanently; and
you were not given public funds to pay the costs of leaving the UK.
If you have been away for more than 2 years, you may still qualify to return to live in the UK if, for example, you have strong family ties here or have lived here most of your life.

If you have been away for more than 2 years, you must apply for a visa or an entry clearance certificate before you can return here. For more information, see the How to apply page.

If the stamp that originally gave you permission to settle here (known as 'indefinite leave to remain') is in an old passport, you should carry both your old passport and your new passport when you travel here, as evidence of your settled status. If you cannot produce your original stamp, you may not be allowed to enter the UK.

You do not need to have your stamp transferred to your new passport (provided you also carry your old passport), but you can do this if you wish. The transfer cannot be done at passport control when you enter the UK. If you can prove that you are entitled to return to settle here, the immigration officer will put an open date stamp in your new passport. You must then apply to us for a residence permit to be placed in your new passport. Alterntively, you can apply for your stamp to be transferred before youi travel here. See Transfer your visa to a new passport to find out how to do this.

any one have information on this

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Post by geriatrix » Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:15 pm

Returning resident visa is for those who were issued indefinite leave to enter / remain (settlement) but have been away from UK for 2 years or more.

A spouse visa is "limited leave to enter / remain" which is different from "indefinite leave to enter / remain (settlement)".
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