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Clarification - UK Spouse VISA

Post by MrR » Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:06 pm

Hiya,

Firstly, if this is not the right place / area to post my query, please accept my apologies :(.

I am currently holding British Passport and work for an IT company. I am getting married in couple of months time :D and my fiancee is currently in India. My queries are,

1 - I believe, after marriage, she would be eligible to apply/get 'UK Spouse VISA'. If thats the case, would there be any restrictions in terms of working for any company / employer in UK by holding that VISA? Also, any restrictions in obtaining NHS services/facilities?

2 - We are planning to apply the Spouse VISA for her from India but not sure, how long usually it takes? - from application submission to VISA approval? Also, what are the documents / details required to submit to apply for that VISA?

3 - Can we apply for Spouse VISA from UK provided she has some valid VISA to stay/work in UK? - if the Spouse VISA takes more time then she is planning to apply for a work VISA via her current employer and travel to UK using that work VISA and then change her VISA to Spouse VISA in UK - is it possible?

Can you please clarify my queries.Thanks much in advance!

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Re: Clarification - UK Spouse VISA

Post by Casa » Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:33 pm

MrR wrote:
Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:06 pm
Hiya,

Firstly, if this is not the right place / area to post my query, please accept my apologies :(.

I am currently holding British Passport and work for an IT company. I am getting married in couple of months time :D and my fiancee is currently in India. My queries are,

1 - I believe, after marriage, she would be eligible to apply/get 'UK Spouse VISA'. If thats the case, would there be any restrictions in terms of working for any company / employer in UK by holding that VISA? Also, any restrictions in obtaining NHS services/facilities? No and No. In addition to the visa fee your wife will also pay the (currently) £600 surcharge which gives free access to all NHS services.

2 - We are planning to apply the Spouse VISA for her from India but not sure, how long usually it takes? - from application submission to VISA approval? Also, what are the documents / details required to submit to apply for that VISA? A decision can take anything from a few weeks to 3 months. https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner-spouse
https://www.vfsglobal.co.uk/india/pdf/W ... lement.pdf

3 - Can we apply for Spouse VISA from UK provided she has some valid VISA to stay/work in UK? - if the Spouse VISA takes more time then she is planning to apply for a work VISA via her current employer and travel to UK using that work VISA and then change her VISA to Spouse VISA in UK - is it possible? Yes.

Can you please clarify my queries.Thanks much in advance!
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Re: Clarification - UK Spouse VISA

Post by MrR » Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:34 pm

Thank you so much for the prompt response, really much appreciated.

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