I’m spouse visa

[seagul]

If someone is working for a UK employer but outside the UK and now returning back to UK with same employer then perhaps the mandatory requirement of having job offer going to start in 3 months might not even be needed due to be already employed.

[Lind]

Hey, you wrote to be careful with how we document his employment.. can you explain me that please?
And I don’t know if because our situation is unique can make them refuse our application.. because we met all the requirements.. there is something to do before we apply to make it less unique?
Thanks

As long as you meet the requirements you shouldn't have any issues. It's unique in the sense that your husband already works for a UK company and is paid in the UK but resides in Israel. If you haven't already, it is worth having a read of the guidance document linked below regarding the financial requirement. You will note that the categories are split into either a British sponsor residing in the UK with employment meeting the financial requirement or an overseas British sponsor returning with the applicant. Where the overseas British sponsor is returning to the UK with the applicant, they must have a confirmed job offer starting within 3 months. I wrote you might have to be careful in how you document the employment because as your husband is already employed within the UK but works overseas, you may have had to get them to write up a new job offer in order to meet the requirement. If he is returning to the UK before you and will already be resident in the UK at the time you apply and will have held employment in the UK for greater than 6 months, I suspect you won't have this issue. I'm happy to hear others' comments on this as it is a bit of a unique situation that isn't clear in the guidance.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -ext_1.pdf

First of all thank you!
I read the guidance and that isn’t going to be a bit weird when we will add to our application a “confirmed job offer” when we have to add in addition to that 6 months of pay slips for the time he worked from israel? It’s going to be for the same employee..

[geoeng]

First of all thank you!
I read the guidance and that isn’t going to be a bit weird when we will add to our application a “confirmed job offer” when we have to add in addition to that 6 months of pay slips for the time he worked from israel? It’s going to be for the same employee..

It would definitely be a bit weird, but it would only be to satisfy the wording of the guidance/rules. As seagul mentioned, they may not even require it to be presented that way since he was employed in the UK the entire time and is resident in the UK as soon as he returns. The guidance just makes it seem like it may be a requirement due to location of residence instead of location of employment, unfortunately it doesn't provide any direction on how remote working is considered.

[Lind]

First of all thank you!
I read the guidance and that isn’t going to be a bit weird when we will add to our application a “confirmed job offer” when we have to add in addition to that 6 months of pay slips for the time he worked from israel? It’s going to be for the same employee..

It would definitely be a bit weird, but it would only be to satisfy the wording of the guidance/rules. As seagul mentioned, they may not even require it to be presented that way since he was employed in the UK the entire time and is resident in the UK as soon as he returns. The guidance just makes it seem like it may be a requirement due to location of residence instead of location of employment, unfortunately it doesn't provide any direction on how remote working is considered.

Do you think it would be good if the employer will confirm in his letter that he allied my husband to work remotely for a year and after that he expected to back to the uk?

[geoeng]

Do you think it would be good if the employer will confirm in his letter that he allied my husband to work remotely for a year and after that he expected to back to the uk?

Might be worth including just so the situation is clear, but I wouldn't worry too much about this situation as it likely wouldn't be viewed much differently than someone transferring to a UK-based position with the same employer, which is also acceptable to meet the requirement.

"5.5.12. Where the applicant’s partner is working overseas and transfers with the same employer
to a job in the UK, that employment may be used to meet both the overseas employment
income and the confirmed job offer in the UK required under Category A or Category B. "

[Lind]

Hey,
Do I have to provide to our uk spouse visa application all my previous passport? (I’m the applicant).

[seagul]

Hey,
Do I have to provide to our uk spouse visa application all my previous passport? (I’m the applicant).

Normally all application forms ask about previous expired/lost/stolen passports for which the necessary detail is needed to give. But vfs/tls/ukvcas centre might only need the current passport.

[Lind]

And another question (sorry for the many).
I added my husband’s last name and got a new passport after this change.. in my letter and my husband’s letter (he is the sponser) And some of our friend, we all wrote my previous name.
Is that ok?
Or better to ask them to change it to my new name?
I’m going to add to my application a document from the government saying I changed my name.

[AmazonianX]

And another question (sorry for the many).
I added my husband’s last name and got a new passport after this change.. in my letter and my husband’s letter (he is the sponser) And some of our friend, we all wrote my previous name.
Is that ok?
Or better to ask them to change it to my new name?
I’m going to add to my application a document from the government saying I changed my name.

With documentation showing Change of name should be no issues. Just a paragraph addressing it in your cover letter will suffice.

[seagul]

And another question (sorry for the many).
I added my husband’s last name and got a new passport after this change.. in my letter and my husband’s letter (he is the sponser) And some of our friend, we all wrote my previous name.
Is that ok?
Or better to ask them to change it to my new name?
I’m going to add to my application a document from the government saying I changed my name.

If it is a marriage name then marriage certificate is a sufficient proof. From now onward try to keep everything in your married name to keep things easier. Your BRP/visa vigenette will also be issued in your new name as in passport.

[Lind]

Hey,
We are about to apply in the few next day, and have 2 more questions:
1. I just got my new passport after adding my husband’s surname. according to the Israeli law, the previous surname is also written in parentheses in the new passport for 7 years.. So, in example, it looks like that: John smith (Adams). How do I need to write my name in the application according to this?

2. In my ielts test I did a few months ago, the details of my previous passport written there. I know that probably there is no problem with the surname changing, but there wrote in the ID option in the form my previous passport number.
Because I got a new passport, I got a new passport number. Is it fine?

Many thanks.

[Lind]

Hey,
I did my biometric on 17.12.19.
I got a phone call from DHL and they will delivery my passport on Sunday.. but I didn’t get any email from TLS/anyone saying “ready to collect”/ “decision made”.
Even in the TLS website the status is still “application received by the DMC” which mean there is no decision yet.

Should I worry?
How I’m spouse to get my passport according to what I said above?

[Amber]

Hey,
I got my visa and I got it for 2 years and 10 months (and not 2.5 years as I thought). There is any sense?

And what about the extension? How long time before the expiration should I apply again?

Thanks

[Amber]

First visa of 33 months is normal. You can apply for the extension after 2.5 years.