Spouse Visa

• I don't know where to start. I am married to a British Citizen and am not going to mail my documents in until a week and a half from now. What is the longest it will take if I hit peak time? They say 5 to 10 business days, but I am still worried. How strict is the UK embassy? MY husband and I don't have savings, but he is employed and we are not seeking public funds. Do I have a chance?

  16 Oct 2007, 10:09 Lily

Replies

• Please HELP!!!!

  My husband has a British passport and is a British citizen by ancestry, now we want to settle and work in the UK! i have an SA passport where do i go from here.

  Tammy 20 Mar 2009, 06:48 - Report

• HELP ....

  Hi
  I met my partner in 2003 but got together in 2005 we had a long distance relationship I went to live with him in 2007 in the carribean
  
  I became pregnant in October 2007 and came back to the uk march 2008
  I have been on benefits ever since because i was pregnant and had a baby
  My partner came over a few times to be with me while i was pregnant and to be with me when i had the baby he only needed a visitor visa but on his last visit they refused him entry saying he had been here too much and to go home and apply for a visa
  
  so i went over to visit him for christmas
  We were planning to get married in Aug 2009 we have evidence to prove this but we moved the wedding up because we were so upset we were going to be apart and we wanted to show commitment to each other ...
  
  he has been working in the carribean since Jan 2009 and he has his own business he has enough savings to support himself but i only have about 1k in savings...
  
  I have found a Job and i start on April the 6
  and i will be on 30k a year enough money to support my self and my family
  I have made an appointment to get my benefits cancelled
  
  we are going to apply for my husband to come and live on April the 6 but as a goodwill guesture for coming off benefits
  the government pay my rent for the next 5 weeks
  until i get my firt pay check or something
  
  I cannot be without my husband anymore i feel like a single parent i need his support and he will help me with the baby when i go back to work
  I have a 10 year old daughter from a previous relationship and she just got into a really good secondary school so we plabn to stay here for atleast another 5 years
  do you think we have a good chance the benefits thing is worrying me
  but i will be on a good salary and my husband has savings and he is a chef and will be able to get a good Job out here we have looked on line and there are plenty of jobs going
  i am going to a solicitor next week but i wondered if any one can give me some advice
  
  it is really worying me

  Rachel 23 Mar 2009, 05:00 - Report

• ARRANGED MARRIAGES IN THE UK: SOME POLICY SUGGESTIONS

  Alistair McConnachie writes: Ann Cryer MP makes the following points and suggestions in her article on arranged marriages, posted below:
  
  1) Although 14 per cent of the population of her constituency of Keighley is Pakistani and 2 per cent Bangladeshi, they nevertheless account for approximately 50 per cent of her constituency workload.
  
  2) The Government is going to introduce an age limit of 18 years for those seeking to act as "sponsors" for spouses. That means, the "sponsor" -- which is the bride or groom-to-be in this country -- must be at least 18 years old. However, Ann Cryer believes the age requirement for sponsors should be raised higher still to 21.
  
  3) There is no age limit for "applicants" to enter this country -- that is, the prospective groom, or bride who arrives from the foreign country. Ann Cryer describes the example of a 15-year old girl who was brought over -- which seems astonishing since this is under the age of consent! Surely an equivalent age requirement for applicants as for sponsors, of at least 18, is necessary.
  
  4) A husband who has been granted "indefinite leave to remain" is immediately free to divorce his wife and act as a "sponsor" for a new bride-to-be in his home country, even though he is not even a British citizen. A probationary period of one year has been increased to two, but Ann Cryer suggests he should not be able to do this until he is eligible for citizenship after five years.
  
  FEMINISM IN RETREAT FROM MALE TRADITION
  Women are the victims of a crisis in masculinity in the Asian community,
  argues Ann Cryer
  TRIBUNE
  26 September 2003, pp.16-17.
  
  IT IS a sad fact that feminism is in retreat under pressure from Asian "leaders" with support from white "politically correct" men to such an extent that the patriarchal culture and traditions of rural villages in the sub-Continent have been allowed to influence British society and delay the introduction of much-needed legislation.
  
  The same "leaders" who were dragged kicking and screaming into recognising the realities of forced marriages seek to label anyone who dares to challenge the status quo as Islamophobic or accuse them of "demonising" the Asian community. Such critics are unable to accept that the problems I have raised are not imagined and that I, as an MP committed to the betterment of all my Constituents, particularly the most vulnerable, have a duty to act.
  
  About 14 per cent of the population of Keighley is Pakistani and 2 per cent Bangladeshi. They account for approximately 50 per cent of the workload in my constituency office. It is this daily contact, particularly with women, that has brought the difficulties within those communities to my attention.
  
  At the heart of the problems I see is a crisis of masculinity within the Asian community. It is torn between a desire to protect traditional, patriarchal values of the rural communities of their ancestors, where the concept of honour (or izzat) is enshrined in the selfless love of the woman as defined by the man, and a modern society where women are seen to be equal with their own rights. The forces of traditionalism are attempting to ensure that the latter does not encroach on the former.
  
  A meeting of the "community leaders" in Keighley or Bradford will involve a handful of men. When the "community" is consulted, it will be the very same men who are asked to comment. Why is it that, in the 21st century, it can be deemed acceptable to have a consultation without taking into consideration the views of 52 per cent of that community?
  
  On those occasions when women have been involved, for example in the aftermath of the Bradford riot in 2001, they played a significant role by taking their sons off the streets and, in some cases, directly to the police station.
  
  The foundation of the (unelected) authority of many of the "leaders" is based on the assumed submissive nature and ignorance of women. It appears to suit their own aims, rather than the good of the community they purport to represent, to keep things as they are. They seem content to live with the poverty and deprivation that is associated with under-achievement and unwilling to address the repercussions of the clash of cultures experienced by their children who are caught in the conflicting values of the Western society in which they are growing up and the cultural values of their parents.
  
  I have lost count of the number of desperate young women who have come to see me, sometimes in fear of their lives, who do not want to marry a first cousin (with whom they have nothing in common) in Pakistan, but who realise that, by saying so, they run the risk of shaming their family (as defined by their fathers and, sometimes, their brothers).
  
  The Government's decision to introduce an age limit (18 years) for those seeking to act as sponsors for spouses who originate from outside the European Union for immigration purposes should be warmly welcomed. Some girls in Keighley, promised to a first cousin in Pakistan from an early age, were denied the right to an education on the grounds that it was unnecessary. At the tender age of 16 or 17, these girls were unaware of their rights and did not know where to turn for help. Many just went along with the wishes of the family without considering their own ambitions. The age limit of 18 (although I would have preferred 21, in order to allow the completion of higher education) allows the girl that extra space for maturity.
  
  Although the age limit applies to sponsors, there is no such limit on the age of applicants. If we are to protect young British people, surely the same standard of defence should apply to those seeking to enter this country? I have recently been involved in the case of two young sisters who arrived in Britain in 2002 as spouses to two brothers (and their first cousins).
  
  The girls were 15 and 16 when they arrived. For several months, they were locked in a cellar if they did not do as they were told by their in-laws and were subjected to domestic slavery. When they were rescued by concerned relatives, they were found to be suffering from malnutrition and had been physically abused. They are now safe but, had there been an age limit of 18, these girls would not have been allowed to enter Britain.
  
  It appears that marriage is often being used as a tool in an attempt to perpetuate rural traditions as part of this crisis of masculinity. I have been asked to advise in a number of cases where the woman, a British citizen, has sponsored her husband's application to join her in this country. The husband is usually a first cousin. However, as soon as indefinite leave to remain has been granted to the husband, he has chosen to divorce his wife and sought to remarry and bring a second (perhaps more subservient) spouse from Pakistan.
  
  The Government has recognised this to be a problem and the probationary period of one year has been increased to two. I would go further and suggest that only British citizens are permitted to act as a sponsor. The two-year probationary period and a further three years before one is eligible for citizenship could well deter young Pakistani men from abusing immigration regulations at the expense of the human rights of women.
  
  Ann Cryer is Labour MP for Keighley
  
  Any who sponsors their partner to come to the UK should take those two years as a trial to see if they can work out their marriage faithfully. If any doubt, they sould consider applying for an extension for stay. Those whom applied for Indefinate leave to remain in the UK, tough luck! best thing I could suggest is to tear that page of Indefinate leave to remain in UK or bin it. If after that your spouse does not commit to marriage, call police and accuse them of domestic violence. If he/she has a criminal record they will be automatically deported under the British Law. GoodLuck to all and God bless you with a successful marriage.

  anonymous 24 Mar 2009, 09:47 - Report

• RE: 6 months left on visa and now with new partner

  My understanding is that your visa only applies to the person you married. Unless you now have citizenship, or have been in the UK a long time, it will be pretty much impossible for the current husband on your visa to be "exchanged" to your new boyfriend.
  
  The best way to check is to call the immigration department or get an immigration lawyer to check out all your information.

  JD 26 Mar 2009, 07:55 - Report

• wait another 10 years;enquiry

  im also applying for a uk spouse visa,so if my application rejects when can i apply back? i a little worried as i couldnt change my last name to my husband's name.

  lost 27 Mar 2009, 09:35 - Report

• HELP FILLING IN SPOUSAL VISA ONLINE

  I married an American lady 2 months ago and now she is my wife she is filling out her spousal visa application online, and is asking 2 questions firstly PURPOSE OF APPLICATION would that be settlement as she is intending to live with me in the UK...
  And also TYPE OF APPLICATION she has a choice of MARRIAGE or WIFE do I take it she should left wife to this?
  I can not find a site online that helps with the terms they use on the application. Can anyone help that has already done this?
  
  Thank you
  
  [email removed]

  Simon 01 Apr 2009, 12:27 - Report

• don't want to or secretly force rejection of spouse visa from pakistan?

  Can anyone advise this? A friend is in a very difficult situation. He is over 35 and a british citizen, recently went over to pakistan only for 4 weeks and got pressured to marry his first cousin in the last week of flying back. She is 21 years of age. He feels there was pressure for both sides and now finding this a problem as families are eager to apply for visa quick. There is hardly any telephone contact and it has already only been around a month since back to UK. The man got married 7 years ago in the past from pakistan but divorced his wife then within one year (no child).
  Is there a number or who can be contacted to secretly tell the british embassy in pakistan or write to to probably force a rejection so that it does not look as though it has come from either party i.e. an anonymous letter or phone call to each embassy in pakistan warning them of an upcoming application. How can this work? can someone please advise?

  nads 02 Apr 2009, 05:05 - Report

• hi

  my name is amina im from egypt im married to an albanian boy who is now in england he is illegaly there about 11 years .im lookin got go to my husband in england so i regestred in well knows university to study master . im accepted in unversity in uk and i have money in bank and every thing they asking for waht iam affaid form is that im married so i will write in my application taht iam married and i will provide my marrage certificate and i will say that my husband is living with me so im scred if the home office check in computer and find out that my husband in uk bcs he is regstered as asylum seeker now and his case still opend so if any one can advise me should i apply for student visa or not becouse iam scared if i creat for my husband any problem since he is regeter there single

  amina 02 Apr 2009, 10:26 - Report

• appeal for spouse entry clearance

  I would like to know if it is better to make a paper or oral appeal and what would be quicker and more guarenteed result sending it back first to Turkey of having it dealt with here in the UK I,ve read so much and now I,m just baffled

  Jessica 10 Apr 2009, 11:43 - Report

• immigration enquiry

  well im in the same position but im claiming from government and im trying to find out if its ok myself but i dont know who to ask. its best to ask a solicitor. sori if i culdnt help you much looking for help myself.

  j 14 Apr 2009, 12:47 - Report

• immigration enquiry

  im also a bitish citizen born in uk and married to a gy from india and claiming public funds i just want to know if its ok to claim if my husband is on a 2yr visa and its going to expire in september. plz give me some advice on what im supposed to do keep claiming or stop it rightr away. and do the immigration who give the indefinate leave check if your claiming public funds. plz reply me.

  j 14 Apr 2009, 12:56 - Report

• spouse visa

  Im peruvian and my husband is british, i have a spouse visa which is stamped in my passport ....
  i would like to study an english course but i dont know if i have to pay as an international student or if i have rights to study as a british student /// i hope someone can help me !! thanks

  rlq 15 Apr 2009, 11:42 - Report

• hello everyone

  it is true that the spouse visa much longer than fiancee visa?i am doubtful now coz we are planning to married here in philippines on June but i am confused about the spouse visa? Do i need to know what is the difference between fiancee visa and spouse visa?

  Geraldine 19 Apr 2009, 04:34 - Report

• www.VisaToUK.com

  I hope this site can provide you guys with all the required info.

  Igknight 20 Apr 2009, 07:52 - Report

• www.VisaToUK.com

  This site should solve all your queries.

  Igknight 20 Apr 2009, 07:53 - Report

• Spouse Visa

  Hi!
  I am married to British Citizen and currently I am on spouse visa which is valid till end of this year. Is there some sort of stipulation on the number of days we can stay out of UK until I get my ILR(like not more than 3 months in total)?

  Nedhi 23 Apr 2009, 07:46 - Report

• SPOUSE VISA CONVERSION

  I got marriage with the british national lady at my homeland & now i am in UK but due to some reasons i left her and my divorced paper work is still on the way . I need to know that my spouse visa will expire next year & if i want to convert my spouse visa to another like student or work permit is it possible to apply from here?

  PRINCESS 28 Apr 2009, 12:55 - Report

• spous visa

  Hai. all actully i came in England in 2003,now i've got indefinite leave to remen stay, and i got love marred we met in england, has a visa on business porpose 4 five years,he come in england for 5 months coz he cant stay more then 6 months, now he s gone 2 pakistan i appointed a lawer and i sat all my doucments,i,m working at the moment in Boots company,i ve got saving i ve got bills with my names i'm payng ouncil tex etc...i'm jus worry about time that how long re they gone take 4 our appliacation,can any 1 tell me pliz...

  alia 28 Apr 2009, 07:55 - Report

• i need help about my settlement visa that was allowed by the AIT and home office challenged the decision

  Anyone who can help me
  
  I applied for my visa in May 2008 an dit was refused and i appeal at the hearing on 03/02/2009 the appeal was allowed and an AIT sent me an email confirming that on the 23/03/2009,then i printed out that email and took it to the ECO on the 30/03/2009 and they said they will phone me after a long wait i personally went there on 28/04/2009 and they said again they are waiting for a letter from UK Home Office.On 05/05/2009 i went there they says the Home Office has challenged the AIT decission so for now i should take back my passport.
  
  My husband is a British citizen and he had plans for my birthday on 16 May now he has to cancel all that,now what do i have to do.Does he has to go to the Home Office or what?

  Nokubonga 05 May 2009, 05:34 - Report

• south african maried to brittish

  hi all i applied for a student visa and they denied it..so my boyfriend of 3yrs came to SA and we got married now we r apllying for a spouse visa through the Bruytenbach solicitors,but im worried coz of the fact that i applied for a student visa first...is it possible for them to deny me the visa on grounds that i applied for the student visa first??? IM GOING OUT OF MY MIND PANICKING!!!!

  Sibu 05 May 2009, 10:36 - Report

• What documents are required for filing an ILR application?

  Hello folks,
  
  I am in the process of compiling all the documents needed for my wife's Indefinite Leave to Remain application.
  
  Does there exist a definitive list of documents needed for this purpose? What I had in mind was following:
  1- My Passport, Full UK Driving Licence, Birth Cert.
  2- Same documents for my wife.
  3- Original land registry ownership documents in my name for our property.
  4- Mortgage statements
  5- My tax returns (I'm self employed).
  6- Her tax returns (she is a partner in business)
  7- Business accounts for last two years.
  8- Our son's birth cert.
  9- Letters in my, her and our son's names.
  10- Utility Bills.
  
  Anything else that anyone can think of?
  
  Also, she spent 6-7 weeks out of the country on hols. I was supposed to have joined her for 3-4 weeks but couldn't due to long-term employee sickness at my business. Should I attach the sick notes of that employee with the application to show why I couldn't go and had to cancel my air ticket.
  
  Is there a letter needed from me saying yes I love her very much - although she doesn't believe me - and I intend to spend rest of my days by her side.
  
  And lastly, Is sending an application through post preferable or shall I just spend another £200 and be done with it by actually going to the nearest immigration office? any experiences to that effect?
  
  Shah.

  Shah. 07 May 2009, 01:19 - Report

• PSW Dependent Visa

  Hi all,
  
  i do have Tier 1 PSW visa and pakistani national, my wife is in pakistan right now. i want her to join me in the UK. Anyone can tell me what to do....the form and the funds (how much do i need to show in my bank account and how much does she need to show.

  Ashraf 07 May 2009, 02:54 - Report

• want to apply for husband as soon s possible

  i am red passport holder working in uk from last months n i want to aplyfor my husband to stay in uk what document i have to submitplz let me know

  alice 07 May 2009, 03:56 - Report

• British Soldier Spouse

  I'm an American and My husband is an RMP in British Army stationed in Germany. He is returning from Iraq in a few days and I want to go live with him overseas. The Army has already provided us with a flat to live. Can I go over on a tourist visa and apply for the UK Spousal visa while living with him in Germany?I need to be absolutely certain of this because I would just hate to move over and then find out that I have to go back to the US and wait for my visa to process. The only problem I can foresee is if I need to send away my passport while in Germany, or if I need biometrics done and they won't do them for me in Germany because I'm a US citizen. I just don't want to get in trouble with immigration and hurt myself in the long run.
  
  Any advice you can give would be GREATLY appreciated

  Candice 08 May 2009, 02:07 - Report

• Spouse visa

  I am a uk citizen and i have just got divorced from my ex wife who was still on spouse visa. I dont know where she lives now but i have told the home office that our marriage has collapsed and i am no longer supporting her application to stay in this country. However 2 years later i met my new wife who is from morocco and we intend to live together in the uk as a husband and wife. We want to apply for the spouse visa but i am scared if my previous divorce will have any negative consequences on this application.we want to know if a spouse visa will not be refused on this ground. Could you please help with your comments.
  Thanks

  Bob 08 May 2009, 06:57 - Report

• Re: British Soldier's Wife.

  Hi Candice,
  
  I was searching for answers to my query that I posted on this forum.. when just by chance I came across some information that might be of some interest to you.
  
  http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/immigrationlaw/immigrationrules/
  
  The information you are looking for is in Part 7 titled "Other Categories". Just look for the category that matches your particular circumstances.
  
  What I would also recommend is to read "Guidance and Instructions" section that's on the left hand side of the page.
  
  Hope this helps.

  Shah. 09 May 2009, 07:18 - Report

• pls need help

  im married to an albanian man who has the right to stay in uk permenet he is panin gto take me too to uk . but we have so many problems 1 is that he regestered in uk as a kosovan nationality so when i will go to apply for visa i need to bring his kosovan birth day which he doenst have bcs he didi lie to thehome office an dsaid im kosovan in fact he is albanian so if go to apply for familly visa may couse problems to him ? pls help

  shepresa 11 May 2009, 09:15 - Report

• applying for spose visa he has a criminal record

  hi i am going to apply for a spose visa#
  i got married ferw months ago in pakistan and no wish to bring my partner over to the uk
  he was living in england with me for 2 years before he got caught with false id he was jailed for 6 months and the nhe volentary left uk last year will he still be able to come back to the uk if i sponsered him under spose visa application i work full time and have saving?

  nim 13 May 2009, 04:58 - Report

• question,question

  hi ,i am here as a marriage visa ,i am going to apply for indefinite leave to remain in this comming Aquest.I am going on holliday this jun and will be back on july and will send my documents to homeoffice exactly 28 days before the expired tims of my visa.my question is that wont be any problem or do i have to wait and after that i can go holiday.

  dawn 13 May 2009, 05:50 - Report

• Spouse Visa Query

  I am in the process of sending my wifes visa and I have all the documents ready. However I just realised that the spelling of my name is different from my birth certificate to my passport. Its only one word that is spelt wrong. I have always followed the spelling from my birth certificate.
  Would this cause any problems to my application?

  Yasar Iqbal 20 May 2009, 04:21 - Report

• visa to join spouse

  what is visa to join spouse vs. dependant visa?
  my wife has been granted for ILR she did not include me. am i illegal now?is she has any right to send me back home of origin?

  erik 28 May 2009, 07:33 - Report

• dont worry

  im in the same boat. just show lots of proof of your husbands work and that he can accomodate you. best of luck. just b confident.

  ilak19 30 May 2009, 10:22 - Report

• hot stuff

  my my my intresting stuff.

  nakuna 31 May 2009, 10:13 - Report

• answer

  yes u have a chance , gd luck.

  riad 04 Jun 2009, 09:47 - Report

• Spouse Limitation

  A pensioner friend of mine has brought his wife into the UK from the Philippines only 7 months ago, she is already having an affair and accepting money from men on the internet.
  These are just some of many things she is doing and her husband at 67 is also suffering from Dementia and she treats him terrible.
  I have tried to intervene but my friend is too far gone mentally that he is vulnerable, he thinks his wife is working all these hours when she don't even have a job, she wife wont allow him to go the doctors and his dementia works in her favour, she told my wife she is planning on leaving him when her new bf gets a place. She has not even got her ILR here so is she subject to deportation if she leaves him before its renewed, she is very dangerous.
  Value anyones help

  Graham 06 Jun 2009, 11:56 - Report

• Spouse Limitation

  If you are in the UK as a spouse and not yet received your ILR, then you are likely to have complications when you need to renew the visa. You always have to supply documents to prove you have remained married to a settled person as said on the spouse visa.

  Graham 06 Jun 2009, 04:38 - Report

• HELP

  I M GOING TO MARRY IN JULY MY FIANCE IS IN UK ON WORK PERMIT VISA PLZZZ HELP ME I WANT TO GO WITH HIM WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO APPLY AS A DEPANDENT ON WORK PERMIT VISA

  SANIAA 07 Jun 2009, 08:04 - Report

• in the same situation but am already married

  am now married and got married in the carribbean just found out that working tax credit is public funds but every one is intitled to child benefit i dont think this is a public fund. I would think that you would have to tell them once you know his coming to the u.k
  
  good luck

  yolanda 08 Jun 2009, 11:55 - Report

• i m a eea national member i m pregnenet can i apply my husband

  hi dear actuly i m pregnent nd my husband is in india i m 7 months pregnent.i m a eea national faimly member.can i apply my husband?

  aman 09 Jun 2009, 01:54 - Report

• need for help

  hi, i wanna to know how can i apply 4 spouse visa.my husband is doing job in uk and has HSMP visa on work permit basis.which documents are required for spouse visa application?is ielts compulsary for immigratin as a spouse?

  sara 11 Jun 2009, 06:08 - Report

• help

  my husband is doing job in uk and is on work permit visa.which documents we required to apply for spouse visa?is ielts required for spouse visa?if yes,how many bands are required?

  sara 12 Jun 2009, 08:14 - Report

• Aleysha Khan

  It is up to you to leave your husband, and up to the authorities to deport him, the longer you leave it going on the better his chance to stay. If it is your house, then I suggest you make regular contact with the police and tell of the abuse, it can be done without your family knowing, but when an ILR application is made, he will need your help, so sooner the better than stay

  Graham 12 Jun 2009, 09:49 - Report

• dependent visa

  hi i am on a student visa,i want to bring my husband to uk on dependent visa,what all papers does he needs.wht all papers i must submit.how many days it takes.please send a detail report.

  viji 12 Jun 2009, 06:21 - Report

• CHILD/ WORKING TAX CREDITS

  hi my names somia and i got married around 3 months ago to my cousin and now that im bk i've started to work full time, my question is that because i dont live with my parents, i live alone with my 4 year old kid from a previous marriage am i allowed to claim child benafit, working/ child tax credits? will the immagration refuse the visa?

  somia 13 Jun 2009, 09:35 - Report

• UK Spouse Visa

  Hi, I'm in the same boat as you. My husbands working and everything, but he doesnt have savings yet/neither a bank account! I got some advice from a Worldbridge who said its ok as long as he can still prove steady income which he can. I'm hoping it all works out for me and hope it works out for you if it already hasn't! Let me know. My emails [email removed]. I would appreciate knowing your story since it relates to myn!! Thanks!

  Sabah Shahid 18 Jun 2009, 12:26 - Report

• spouse visa

  Hi, i am british citizin and live in the uk i have got married in pakistan in march 09 and am going to apply for an spouse visa, however i have been working as temporary work for the last year ,will this effect my application???
  plz help

  sam 19 Jun 2009, 11:36 - Report

• Visa for Civil Partner

  I recently got married in Feb'09, came back to uk in march'09. I am british citizen since 2007 but i am umemployed since Oct.'08 (blame recission) but have sufficient savings to last for another 8-10 months even taking responsibility of my civil partner.
  
  I want to apply for my wife visa now. Is anybody been such situation or do I stand a chance!

  Ashish 19 Jun 2009, 07:51 - Report

• which visa can i apply for settlement visa or extension visa if i am claiming jsa

  my wifes visa expires end of next month we are living together and happily married with one son(9mth) currenty unemployed claiming JSA/Housing benifit my wife does not work. i need to apply for either an extension or if poss can i apply for settlement? i just need some advice on which would be my best option.
  
  thank-you

  ruban 26 Jun 2009, 12:28 - Report

• SPOUSE VISA

  Hi,
  
  I am an EEA citizen and stable in UK, I got married to a Filipino citizen and wish to bring him here with me, what chances and requirements do we have?
  
  How long it will take to process for his VISA?
  
  thanks,
  
  charity jawad
  sheffield

  charity jawad 26 Jun 2009, 03:07 - Report

• Fiancee has criminal record. Any chance of visa to USA?

  Hello,
  
  My name is Emma and I am a US Citizen, currently living in the UK with my fiancee. My fiancee is a British National and has just been charged with fraud, in which he stole 125,000 pounds from his former company. The offense actually took place before we met, years ago and has just been discovered by the company. My fiancee will likely go to prison for one or two years in the UK. After he finishes his sentence, we wish to move to the USA to be married.
  
  1.) Can I even apply for a fiancee visa for him to live in the USA if he has this criminal offense on his record?
  
  2.) Is it easier to go ahead and marry in the UK and apply for his marriage visa in the USA later?
  
  Thank you for your help!

  Emma 02 Jul 2009, 10:36 - Report