well luck could have been on your side, one of the reasons used for a refusal is sending bank statements which show your over drawn. its better not toOriginally Posted by yorkie
they could say. how can you support your spouse, when you can hardly support yourself ?
question: you sent your visa application on 1st of feb...you got recorded proof of the postage, but it hasn't been received yet by UKBA until now (17th of Feb), then your fiancee visa expires tomorrow (18th of Feb)... what is your status then?
I imagine so long as you have postage proof you should be safe enough..
with what Kenny says, Florge ... YOU'VE done YOUR bit by sending the application by 'Recorded Delivery' ... which is, in itself, ADEQUATE *proof. Still, it's
frustrating having had to wait so long for *it! All the best, my friend ... and don't fret ... everything will be fine, I promise you!
one reason for the delay is, the HO get 1000s of letters/apps a day, so it could take days for the PO system to show that they have received it.
I don't think your status is a problem for the moment, but if your passport really has gone missing in the post you need to sort out the problem immediately. What do you mean by recorded proof of the postage? There are three options in the UK which are proof of posting (free), recorded signed for (cheap), or special delivery (expensive) - which did you use? Though to be honest it is not advisable to use anything but special delivery when posting passports/visa applications.
sent it as recorded signed-for mail... got a confirmation letter from the Home Office today.. just waiting now for the letter re biometrics...
seems like the post office tracking system hasn't been updated to state that my mail reached the home office... got me worried there as it has been 7 working days from the time i sent it...
by the way, the question was suppose to be hypothetical.. lol.. how'd you guess i was describing my case? genius! LOL... my fiance visa expires on 1st of March so i'm not overstaying or anything... thanks guys!
... pure assumption ... rather than 'genius' ... on MY part, Florge!
like i said, it takes longer to showup on the tracking system, becuase they can get 1,000s of letter a day, and it takes time to go thru their system because of the quantites (well thats what the guy at the P/O to me
you have something called Section 3C protection. That is, as long as the application is made before the expiry of the old visa, that old visa will be "treated as continuing" until the application for a new visa is decided, even though its stated expiry date has passed.
The Section 3C protection will continue until the visa application is agreed and the new visa issued, or even if the application is rejected, until the time for appealing against that rejection has expired. And as long as an appeal is made, the Section 3C protection will then continue until the appeal hearing, etc..
LOL@Arthur
Sorry if this is a stupid question but what is an 'FLR' Visa?
further leave to remain (2 years validity) after 6 month visa(fiancee,spouse-visa)
So once married how long before we apply for an FLR? Also is the Fiancee visa only valid for 6 months?
You can apply for FLR immediately after you get married if you want. You must though apply before the fiancee visa expires which is only valid for 6 months.
So once we apply for the FLR how long should we expect for that to come through? I am taking it that we need to meet the same financial criteria for the FLR as we did for the fiancee visa.
for postal application which is £465 around 3 months, in premium £665 one day only then three months bank statement is needed.
plus side in marrying in the phils: she has her family with her which is what all brides want i guess and it is cheaper...
i got married here, and my wedding is very low key.. we had a church wedding and just had a simple buffet in a pub after with just family and close friends.. the amount we spent in our wedding here could be a grand wedding in the phils..
it is a bit lonely though to march along the aisle with my brother-in-law instead of my father... but, we opted for the fiancee visa route for the sheer reason that the 6 months will give us time to guage if we can live together and if i can live here in the uk...
the phil wedding though will happen soon, so we're saving up for that...
good luck to you!
well, my wedding here costs less than £3000 for everything.. and i mean, everything... but then, we bought our rings in the Phils, as well as had my gown made there too, so that kept the cost really low... made the invitation, wedding program and wedding favours myself.. did my bouquet myself so i saved a whole lot from flowers since the bridal bouquet cost starts at £60... just had a buffet at 3pm so i didn't have to feed my guests so much... but had around 20 types of dishes on the buffet table... heck! i wasn't able to have any food on my wedding! ...hehehe...
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