Spouse visa

[joebloggs]

Hi All,

anyone have info on what's best for me to do?
my wive's 2yr spouse visa ends in mid march, but she didnt arrive in the UK til 10th of may, but Ive been told she needs to have been in the UK for 2 yrs before she can apply for ILR, so she needs to apply for FLR until the 10th of MAy ???

then 4wks before the 10th of May, she can apply for ILR ???

also another problem, her son, has been in the UK for 3wks only, hes 18 in mid FEb and on his visa he is a dependent of me and my wife, ive been told if i apply for FLR before hes 18 he can go on my wifes FLR appl form as a dependant, and and may he will has to apply for ILR seperately because he be 18.., anyone know success rate or experince of getting ILR for a dependent, he still be dependent, we are the only family he has..

the visa rip off, i have to pay £350+ for a visa for a few weeks, then pay for 2* 350 for " ILR visa's !,


thanks for any info and advice guys !!

so PLEASE REPLY !!!!

ta

[walesrob]

Hi All,

anyone have info on what's best for me to do?
my wive's 2yr spouse visa ends in mid march, but she didnt arrive in the UK til 10th of may, but Ive been told she needs to have been in the UK for 2 yrs before she can apply for ILR, so she needs to apply for FLR until the 10th of MAy ???

then 4wks before the 10th of May, she can apply for ILR ???

also another problem, her son, has been in the UK for 3wks only, hes 18 in mid FEb and on his visa he is a dependent of me and my wife, ive been told if i apply for FLR before hes 18 he can go on my wifes FLR appl form as a dependant, and and may he will has to apply for ILR seperately because he be 18.., anyone know success rate or experince of getting ILR for a dependent, he still be dependent, we are the only family he has..

the visa rip off, i have to pay £350+ for a visa for a few weeks, then pay for 2* 350 for " ILR visa's !,


thanks for any info and advice guys !!

so PLEASE REPLY !!!!

ta

You do make a valid point about actual timings of ILR - Elsa's is due 25th February, but that will be the date visa was issued, whereas her actual arrival date is mid-March.

I think it would be the actual date of visa issue as its clearly states visa valid for 2 years from date of issue. Actual arrival date in the UK would be irrelevant.

£350? Yes welcome to rip-off Britain. Elsa intends doing the one-day "express" application for £500, then in 1 year its another £500 for the Naturalization. Lets hope that lottery win is forthcoming!

[joebloggs]

hmm sorry Rob iam sure its from the date your wife arrived in the Uk, not when the visa was issued, immigartion guy told me, my wife has to be in the UK for 2 yrs b4 she can apply for ILR ( well you can apply 4wks b4 her visa runs out,but in our case she would only have been in UK 22 months). yes rip off britain, when the romanians, polish and other europeans can come here with just an Id card, my skilled,oh and as a doc and not european, has to pay and take the IELTS english test and get an average of 7.0, cost around £100, then for non europeans docs,the PLAB tests, at least £600, and 2 trips to london !!..so my perfect english speaking, WFE has to pay for a spouse visa in manila, now FLR visa and ILR visa, LIFE in the UK test, and god knows a british citizenship cert , there must one ! another £300+ ?? !!!

[joebloggs]

hmm surely if your visa was issued in feb, but your wife arrived in march, its only valid for 2 yrs in feb, so you need a FLR til march, so your wife has been here in the UK 2 years, if you dont get a FLR til march she will be in breech of immigration rules. i hope iam wrong, and so is the guy i spoke to, iam going to phone them again to night..

[walesrob]

hmm surely if your visa was issued in feb, but your wife arrived in march, its only valid for 2 yrs in feb..

Hence the reason Elsa will apply for ILR in February. I also spoke with an Immigration officer at Cardiff airport - he said the visa is valid only on issued dates, not date of entry into UK. After the 2 year visa is up she must apply for 1 year ILR, then a year later, naturalization.

Quoted from ukvisas:

it is valid for the date on which you want to travel. If you have been granted entry clearance as a husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried or same-sex partner with a two year limit you will need to enter the UK within 28 days of the start date shown on your visa. You should advise the Entry Clearance Officer of your exact date of travel before your visa is issued. (You can ask for it to be post-dated for up to three months if you do not plan to travel immediately.)

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/servlet/Fr...=1018721067257


Just a footnote to this....the immigration guy I spoke to also stated that when Elsa entered the UK on 15 March, immigration @ Heathrow should NOT have stamped the entry date directly ON top of the visa, but on an adjoining page. Also, look at the visa, it says very clearly VALID FROM / VALID UNTIL...
Hope this helps.

[joebloggs]

rob should you be applying now, i was told today it has to be 4wks b4 visa expires, me gonna phone again, some just pass u arond and tell u things that are not correct, like the guy at the "the life in uk " help line told me my wife carnt apply to do the test, i told him she has to do the test b4 she can get ILR visa if its after 04/2007

[walesrob]

rob should you be applying now, i was told today it has to be 4wks b4 visa expires, me gonna phone again, some just pass u arond and tell u things that are not correct, like the guy at the "the life in uk " help line told me my wife carnt apply to do the test, i told him she has to do the test b4 she can get ILR visa if its after 04/2007

Nope, we'll be doing the one-day express application, so I'll be phoning for an appointment in next 2 weeks, should be plenty of time?

[joebloggs]

also rob, you know how people have taken banks to court for charging people £35 for sending a letter they are over drawn etc, and they win in court because the bank is making money from it and cannot justify the charge, i want a break down of the cost of visa's from the gov, how can processing cost £350 ? when you can get a passport or driving license for less than £70 !!! and if you go same day and get a visa in a couple of hours and they charge you a mere £500 !!!! for processing !! they must be making a hell of amount of money from this con, and forcing people to pay these ridiculous charges..

[walesrob]

also rob, you know how people have taken banks to court for charging people £35 for sending a letter they are over drawn etc, and they win in court because the bank is making money from it and cannot justify the charge, i want a break down of the cost of visa's from the gov, how can processing cost £350 ? when you can get a passport or driving license for less than £70 !!! and if you go same day and get a visa in a couple of hours and they charge you a mere £500 !!!! for processing !! they must be making a hell of amount of money from this con, and forcing people to pay these ridiculous charges..

I hear you, its "rip off UK". Given the chance, I'd be moving out of this "Great" Britain, but for now, I'll just have to put up, shut up and pay up

[KeithD]

you know how people have taken banks to court for charging people £35 for sending a letter they are over drawn etc

People shouldn't be stupid enough to go overdrawn. If I lent money and it wasn't paid back, never mind £35, you'd have no kneecaps

If folk can't manage money, which is simple numbers, they should be fined for stupidity

If you can't afford something, you don't get it. The West is bankrupt because people want what they can't afford.

As for the Immigration being a rip-off......what value do you put on your fiancee? Less than £500?

[walesrob]

People shouldn't be stupid enough to go overdrawn. If I lent money and it wasn't paid back, never mind £35, you'd have no kneecaps

Or hubcaps...or even car radio I heard about what scousers get up to

[joebloggs]

my wife is priceless, i just wish she was born in the european union, so i didnt have to work to pay for a piece of paper, that someone wants to charge you £500 for, for doing a 'couple of hours of work' ! not even a lawyer has got the to charge you that..

and why does the postal visa take longer, surely with the £300+ they charge they can afford a letter opener, or a few eastern europeans to open the post for them..

[joebloggs]

and b4 i get death threats from pro-euros and eastern europeans, my mom and dad are from the baltics