Well, I've added my name to the petition, written to my MP who has now replied. I doubt that anything will come of it as the IND website says that the proposed fee increases HAVE been introduced. I guess it's all a bit late now.
However, I still feel it's wrong to charge so much for ILTR especially when the "foreigner" has already paid twice to get an entry visa and the LLTR.
Obviously in many of our cases it's not the immigrant paying, it's us British national spouses! In fact, the ILTR should be the cheapest of all three visas as surely the immigrant has already proved everything necessary for entry and as long as those criteria still stand e.g. a Filipina who came here on a fiancee visa and is married to a Brit and is still married and living together, then it's just a case of rubber stamping the passport isn't it?
Or, if the applicant intents to apply for British citizenship then then ILTR should be waived. It's sneaky how all the stages are spaced apart so they can charge you at each stage.
Fiancee visa 6 months
LLTR 2 years
ILTR after 2 years
But- citizenship for a spouse - after 3 years
