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[Englishman2010]

Welcome Andy, and good luck with your other half's application

[andy222]

Thanks englishman much appreciated. And thanks to joebloggs for his imput. But this government will do as it pleases you just wait and see.

[Arthur Little]

Thanks englishman much appreciated. And thanks to joebloggs for his imput. But this government will do as it pleases you just wait and see.

... as does EVERY successive government - we hardly need a crystal ball to tell us that!

[andy222]

I agree Arthur!

[Arthur Little]

That's why ... MY advice to you would be to "get cracking" with your wife's application ASAP!

[Arthur Little]

That's why ... MY advice to you would be to "get cracking" with your wife's application ASAP!

I'm SERIOUS, mate ... there's no time to lose!

[andy222]

That's why ... MY advice to you would be to "get cracking" with your wife's application ASAP!

You know how it works Arthur it will take at least 6 months for the process of getting my future wife over here. I will just wait and see what happens. Thanks again for your support everyone.

[Arthur Little]

You know how it works Arthur it will take at least 6 months for the process of getting my future wife over here. I will just wait and see what happens.

Yes, I do. And you're right ... up to a point! It USED to take anything up to 6 months - given that the ORIGINAL Marriage Certificate *needed to be verified by the NSO in Manilla BEFORE a Settlement Visa could even be applied for (and I'm almost 100 percent certain still does!) ... which accounted for three of these months ... especially if the ceremony took place in the Catholic Church!

Then ... on finally lodging their applications, non-European partners were generally informed by VFS to expect a customary waiting period of 12 weeks - hence, I imagine, your reasons for citing "at least 6 months" for the whole process.

But thankfully, the British Embassy's turnover targets have improved considerably in recent times ... with Settlement applications being dealt with a helluva lot more rapidly. And if you and your partner follow the guidelines provided by the UKBA, your future wife's COULD, conceivably, be one of those applications that are "fast-tracked" in this way.

[Arthur Little]

Thanks again for your support everyone.

... that's what we're here for!

[LittleFingers]

Andy - are you eligible for another EEA passport, other than British? I ask because if you can acquire one, then your wife is eligible to come here - free of charge and minimal paperwork - and sign on for job seekers allowance immediately.On the otherhand, if you are a British citizen, loyal and true, you get shafted.God Save The Queen.

[andy222]

Andy - are you eligible for another EEA passport, other than British? I ask because if you can acquire one, then your wife is eligible to come here - free of charge and minimal paperwork - and sign on for job seekers allowance immediately.On the otherhand, if you are a British citizen, loyal and true, you get shafted.God Save The Queen.

I dont know I have never looked into having a EEA passport. But I know one thing you are totally right about the last bit.

[joebloggs]

Andy - are you eligible for another EEA passport, other than British? I ask because if you can acquire one, then your wife is eligible to come here - free of charge and minimal paperwork - and sign on for job seekers allowance immediately.On the otherhand, if you are a British citizen, loyal and true, you get shafted.God Save The Queen.

so true its not
god save the Brit

[South-east boy]

Andy - are you eligible for another EEA passport, other than British? I ask because if you can acquire one, then your wife is eligible to come here - free of charge and minimal paperwork - and sign on for job seekers allowance immediately.On the otherhand, if you are a British citizen, loyal and true, you get shafted.God Save The Queen.

Yup, any tom, dick or harry from Eastern Europe etc who lives here, can marry someone from outside the EU pretty easily. I wonder what they are doing to stop sham marriages between those?
Typical British government/rules that screws over it's own people and seems to favour those that take advantage!

And welcome to the forum Andy!

[Arthur Little]

Typical British government/rules that screws over it's own people and seems to favour those that take advantage!

That's certainly how it would APPEAR, Tim ... trouble IS, British Governments are hampered by European legislation - that allows continentals to trample over our own Immigration Rules - and, sadly, this gross anomaly will continue for as long as WE remain members of the EU.