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arriving into uk at airport

Post by ds2008 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:39 pm

Hi friends,

Just a quick one.. my wife will be coming to the uk after getting her settlement visa last week.

I will be at arrivals waiting to pick her up, but can anyone advise on what papers (apart from passport!!) she will need when passing through customs?

Also, what kind of questions do you think they may ask if she is interviewed?

cheers

d

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Re: arriving into uk at airport

Post by UKBAbble » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:02 pm

ds2008 wrote:Hi friends,

Just a quick one.. my wife will be coming to the uk after getting her settlement visa last week.

I will be at arrivals waiting to pick her up, but can anyone advise on what papers (apart from passport!!) she will need when passing through customs?

Also, what kind of questions do you think they may ask if she is interviewed?

cheers




d
She doesn't need any papers. If you mean she has a spouse visa she may be asked for your details.

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Post by ds2008 » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:33 pm

Hiya,

yes shes has a spouse visa... what kinda stuff will they ask her about me??


cheers

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Post by UKBAbble » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:37 pm

Probably your name, your status here, your address. That's all the info they need for the landing card.

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Post by batleykhan » Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:32 am

She will need her TB certificate, if she had the TB jab in the country from where she is coming

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Post by Plum70 » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:56 am

batleykhan wrote:She will need her TB certificate, if she had the TB jab in the country from where she is coming
Only certain nationals entering the UK for > 6 months need require TB testing; e.g of such are Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Kenyans...

Until we know the spouse's nationality, one cannot infer that a TB Certificate "is needed".

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Post by batleykhan » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:02 pm

Only certain nationals entering the UK for > 6 months need require TB testing; e.g of such are Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Kenyans...

Until we know the spouse's nationality, one cannot infer that a TB Certificate "is needed".
Irrespective of the nationality of the person, if they have had a TB test done as part of their application to come to this country, they will have to bring it with them to show at the airport

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Post by 3crown » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:22 pm

Good evening: Congratulations ds2008 and your wife.
My Hub (2 year Spouse Visa til May '10) was treated most courteously, Term 2 Heathrow in June last. Just was asked where I was, (I was in terminal waiting) asked for his passport (which they took away in return for a receipt), returned after about 10 minutes, handed him his passport and wished him good luck. From what I hear tho it depends on which airport, terminal, day of the week and the side of the bed the EO fell out of. You're unlucky if you are grilled on arrival as far as I can tell from this and other forums.
batleykhan wrote:
Only certain nationals entering the UK for > 6 months need require TB testing; e.g of such are Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Kenyans...

Until we know the spouse's nationality, one cannot infer that a TB Certificate "is needed".
Irrespective of the nationality of the person, if they have had a TB test done as part of their application to come to this country, they will have to bring it with them to show at the airport

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Post by ds2008 » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:35 am

cheers friends, i'll let you know how it goes... so excited..

thanks

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Post by Plum70 » Wed Mar 11, 2009 3:44 pm

batleykhan wrote:
Only certain nationals entering the UK for > 6 months need require TB testing; e.g of such are Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Kenyans...

Until we know the spouse's nationality, one cannot infer that a TB Certificate "is needed".
Irrespective of the nationality of the person, if they have had a TB test done as part of their application to come to this country, they will have to bring it with them to show at the airport
All i'm saying is that only certain nationalities have to take a TB test and show a TB certificate at UK immigration. Your advice that the OP's spouse should have her TB certificate handy was somewhat presumptuous (I feel) as we do not know their nationality and whether a TB test is required in the 1st place.

Make sense?

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Post by batleykhan » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:23 am

All i'm saying is that only certain nationalities have to take a TB test and show a TB certificate at UK immigration. Your advice that the OP's spouse should have her TB certificate handy was somewhat presumptuous (I feel) as we do not know their nationality and whether a TB test is required in the 1st place.

Make sense?
I think we are splitting hairs on this isue. I agree with your comments entirely. All I was merely pointing out that if anyone coming to the UK has had a TB test done as part of their application , they have to bring the TB certificate along with them. Currently there are 7 countries that have this requireement with more to follow soon

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