Now Married

[IainBusby]

There are so many people in this forum that have so much more experience than I, that I thought I would ask a couple of questions on the rules in the UK.

I am now married to my Filipino wife.

In fact, we found it so very simple to get married in New Zealand while we were there.

Now we are going back to England again, my wife has already been 4 times before we got married.

I am retired and have a Pension,
Does anyone know if I can now claim for my wife as well even though she is a Filipino?

Also, will I be able to get her sighned up with my Doctor for free Subscriptions?

I do not normally ask for all the free stuff, but I worked 7 days a week (not all the time) until I got to 73, so think I should be entitled to a few free things as I have paid such a lot into the system

Even at 73, I am still fit and hardly ever visit my doctor, still fly an aeroplane and walk 30 minutes a day and even go Paragliding and sailing.


What beats me, when I read the posts in this forum is everyone seems to have such a hard time going through all the ever increasing complications and form filling just to get a simple visa.

When the truth is, that nearly all Filipinos, are well known to be so hard working, friendly, and an asset to any country they go to.

A lot of the guys in here are retired like me, have worked hard and paid taxes all their working lives.
All we are asking is that we can take our partners into the country that we were born in, without all the hassle these pen pushers are giving us.

What happened to OUR human rights,

Thanks..

John

Hi John,
Congratulations to both your new wife and yourself on getting hitched. With regard to your questions, no you won't be able to claim anything with regard to your wife, in fact you will have to prove that you can support her financially and house her adequately just to qualifly for a settlement visa, but as long as she holds a settlement visa you will be able to register her with a doctor and she will be eligible for free healthcare and free prescriptions.

Cheers,
Iain.

[kiwiflyer57]

Hi John,
Congratulations to both your new wife and yourself on getting hitched. With regard to your questions, no you won't be able to claim anything with regard to your wife, in fact you will have to prove that you can support her financially and house her adequately just to qualifly for a settlement visa, but as long as she holds a settlement visa you will be able to register her with a doctor and she will be eligible for free healthcare and free prescriptions.

Cheers,
Iain.

Many thanks Ian,

At this moment in time we did not request a settlement visa as it takes too long, maybe we an apply for one when we get back to UK.

Thanks again.
John

[IainBusby]

Many thanks Ian,

At this moment in time we did not request a settlement visa as it takes too long, maybe we an apply for one when we get back to UK.

Thanks again.
John

I take it from what you have said that your wife already has some sort of a visa to enter the UK, can I enquire what type of visa she holds? The reason I ask is that in some circumstances she might have to return to the Philippines and apply for a settlement vias there.
Iain.

[kiwiflyer57]

I take it from what you have said that your wife already has some sort of a visa to enter the UK, can I enquire what type of visa she holds? The reason I ask is that in some circumstances she might have to return to the Philippines and apply for a settlement vias there.
Iain.

Hi Ian,,

Emilie has already been to England 4 times before we were recently married.

She came in with a visitor's visa, which gave her a maximum 6 months stay.

We got married in New Zealand a few weeks ago, then returned to Manila.

As soon as we arrived we started getting the papers ready for her uk visa.

It would take far too long to get her passport changed from her previous
name, so we are just using her old passport and will renew it when we return to Manila in September.

Even to get a partner or wife's visa, I imagine would take months plus all the paperwork, so it seemed easier to just apply for a visitors visa.

As she is 60, do you think she could still get free prescriptions in England or will she have to get a settlement visa first?

Thanks.

john

[Sim11UK]

I'm a little bit confused about your visa situation?

So your wife only has a visitor visa?...If you both plan to live in the UK, she will need a spouse visa.

As for presciptions, I wouldn't have thought she would be elegible, until you had the proper visa....I might be wrong?

Before I forget, congratulations! to you both.

[IainBusby]

I don't think she will be eligible for free healthcare on a visit visa as far as I am aware. I thought that vistors were supposed to have medical insurance to cover their stay in the UK, whereas wives or fiancees who hold settlement visas do qualify for free healthcare.
Iain.

[kiwiflyer57]

I'm a little bit confused about your visa situation?

So your wife only has a visitor visa?...If you both plan to live in the UK, she will need a spouse visa.

As for presciptions, I wouldn't have thought she would be elegible, until you had the proper visa....I might be wrong?

Before I forget, congratulations! to you both.

Many thanks Sim11

We got the new 6 month visa today< so no problems,

We can now stay till about October< then come back to Manila when we will have more time to change Emilie's passport etc.

As we don't need to work in the UK anymore we can spend a ot more time in the Philippines
However not too good at the moment as we have a typhoon running through and a bit wet !!!

[istranghero3000]

Congratulation John!!!!
Welcome to the Country of England.

Well as long as you can satisfy them that you can support your wife
without help from public funds i can assure you that she might get spouse visa, then where you can register her to GP, if she grant a visa when you come over here england, and get all the Priviledge that you get from NHS.exactly the same as yours as long as she is your spouse.

your case is slightly different. cause you get marreid in New Zealand and that is take time to process for your M.C.

All you need to do first for your M.C. need to be registered with NSO from phil. since you get married abroad that will take time unless you get married in embassy in N.Z. where they process M.C. straight away, then if not if you get married on church in N.Z. or attorneys Office and you hold a copy of you M. C. then register it to the embassy of N.Z. so they can forward relevant governing bodies like NSO so thats gona resolve the problem with M.C.

then there is another more might be a problem when you applying the spouse visa since you are retired! how you gona support her here in england unless you got some evidence that you convince them that you can live here in england??? thats e.g. House or other sort of income stocks etc.

I hope that help mate.

regards,

al

[joebloggs]

Many thanks Sim11

We got the new 6 month visa today< so no problems,

We can now stay till about October< then come back to Manila when we will have more time to change Emilie's passport etc.

not sure if this applies to you, but on a visit visa your not allowed to stay more than 6 months in any one trip, also your not suppose to spend more than 6 months in the uk in any one year (thou this is not stated in immigration law, it is in the guidance/policy notes used by ECO's.

[Arthur Little]

she will be eligible for free healthcare and free prescriptions.

Free healthcare ... YES, Iain ... but free prescriptions? ... I guess that will depend on whether or not she's already 60 years of age or older.

[IainBusby]

Free healthcare ... YES, Iain ... but free prescriptions? ... I guess that will depend on whether or not she's already 60 years of age or older.

I stand corrected, subsidised prescriptions.