Further Help Please - Analyn and Dave

[DavRog747]

Guys,

Sorry to ask again need some more guidance please, now on FLR and ILR so we know what to expect.

Analyns fiancee visa runs 6 months from the 2nd December 2011.

We arrive in the UK on the 30th Jan 2012 and are booked to give notice on the 10th February allowing for the rules of not being able to do so until 9 days after entry.

We will marry on the 28th February allowing for the rules of 17 calendar days from giving notice.

Then I assume we can apply for FLR, and then ILR, could you advise on requirements, procedures and costs please.


Many thanks


DavRog

[lastlid]

Even now I am looking at ILR in about 2 years from now. I looked up the costs of ILR the other day and ...........more outlay. And I kind of imagine it might get more expensive soon.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ab...nperson/cost/#

I dont know if I am looking at the wrong fee table........£972 by post or £1350 in person...........?

[MissAna]

i hope somebody in the forum can answer our question

[Bluebirdjones]

You apply for the FLR AFTER you get married.
If/when you get the FLR, they'll issue you with a biometrics ID card.
This card will have an end date on it ... eg 28 April 2014.

You then apply for the ILR within 28 days (not before) of this end date ie 1 April 2014

Cost ? ,.... I think the FLR is about £850
The ILR is around £930
... but I'm sure someone will correct me.

[MissAna]

You apply for the FLR AFTER you get married.
If/when you get the FLR, they'll issue you with a biometrics ID card.
This card will have an end date on it ... eg 28 April 2014.

You then apply for the ILR within 28 days (not before) of this end date ie 1 April 2014

Cost ? ,.... I think the FLR is about £850
The ILR is around £930
... but I'm sure someone will correct me.

thank you for your reply!
what are the requirements for FLR?

[Bluebirdjones]

Basically the same as your original fiance visa application, plus the marriage certificate.
The FLR is awarded if you comply to the original visa conditions ie you got married.

So, if you get married, then you've a 99.99% of getting the FLR.

Please see various other threads about the downloading the application form etc.

..... but don't let it stress you. It's a simple process (apart from handing over your hard-earned money).

Enjoy the flight to the UK, enjoy the weather (! ?), enjoy the big day.

After the marriage, then look at the FLR question.... you've plenty of time in your schedule.

[MissAna]

Basically the same as your original fiance visa application, plus the marriage certificate.
The FLR is awarded if you comply to the original visa conditions ie you got married.

So, if you get married, then you've a 99.99% of getting the FLR.

Please see various other threads about the downloading the application form etc.

..... but don't let it stress you. It's a simple process (apart from handing over your hard-earned money).

Enjoy the flight to the UK, enjoy the weather (! ?), enjoy the big day.

After the marriage, then look at the FLR question.... you've plenty of time in your schedule.

thank you so much!! this helps a lot!! god bless!!

[rusty]

At the moment the fees are:-

FLR is £550 for postal application or £850 in person

ILR is £972 for postal application or £1350 in person

Here is the link for the FLR details from the UKBA website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...pplying-in-uk/

[lastlid]

Thanks for that Rusty. Confirms what I thought but wasn't certain about.

[stevewool]

its a long expensive road we all have to travel to be happy, but its worth every penny, trust me, most of us are lucky to have some savings, even a house to our name, but what our partners bring into the relationship is more love you can ever imagine, good luck to all, and keeep saving

[grahamw48]

It's nowt in the greater scheme of things, let's be honest.

Most Brits have probably got at least twice the total amount it costs to bring a lady here owing on their credit cards, and you're a long time dead.

A friend of mine went to the Phils back in 1990, and after staying there 6 months had already blown £21,000. ...BEFORE he met his Mrs.

You could have bought a terrace house up North for that in those days.

In real terms airfares are much lower now than say 20 years ago. My first trip to the Phils (1990) cost £700 for the KLM flight, and over £2,000 in all for the 3 week holiday.

During the next 12 months I spent approx. £13,000 on the several trips I made out there before finally bringing the ex back here.

I wouldn't like to think how much I've spent to-ing and fro-ing since.

[gWaPito]

It's nowt in the greater scheme of things, let's be honest.

Most Brits have probably got at least twice the total amount it costs to bring a lady here owing on their credit cards, and you're a long time dead.

A friend of mine went to the Phils back in 1990, and after staying there 6 months had already blown £21,000. ...BEFORE he met his Mrs.

You could have bought a terrace house up North for that in those days.

In real terms airfares are much lower now than say 20 years ago. My first trip to the Phils (1990) cost £700 for the KLM flight, and over £2,000 in all for the 3 week holiday.

During the next 12 months I spent approx. £13,000 on the several trips I made out there before finally bringing the ex back here.

I wouldn't like to think how much I've spent to-ing and fro-ing since.

I remember my brother in law' s brother going to the Philippines in 86.

That 4 week holiday cost him 4k. He did find his wife and are still happily married...they've just sold up and gone back to live in the philippines, leaving there grownups behind....the kids didn't want to go....both in their twenties.

Those were the days when such holidays for normal folks, like most of us , were once in a life time jobbies. If you were lucky

Now its no harder than popping down to tesco's.

We've never had it so good. So less bleating about airfares

[MissAna]

At the moment the fees are:-

FLR is £550 for postal application or £850 in person

ILR is £972 for postal application or £1350 in person

Here is the link for the FLR details from the UKBA website http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...pplying-in-uk/

thank you !!!

[Arthur Little]

I remember my brother in law' s brother going to the Philippines in 86.

Those were the days when such holidays for normal folks, like most of us , were once in a life time jobbies. If you were lucky

... IRONIC isn't it !? Thinking back to 1986 ... my late [first] wife suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis (NOT "Arthuritis", I hasten to add!) and hence declared medically unfit to work - even though our two children were, by then, both in their teens - which meant I was sole breadwinner. Consequently we could scarcely afford an annual holiday in this country - let alone, abroad!

Contrast that with MY current situation. Nowadays, I'm only in receipt of Occupational and State Pensions - which, even when combined, amount to less than half of what I would've been earning at today's rates for the same job had I still been working - yet it's amazing what I've accomplished financially over the past three and a half years ... 2 trips to the Phils + hefty visa costs &c ... and two short holidays on the Continent ... despite being retired! Putting it bluntly ... I've never been better off !

[grahamw48]

My family had ONE holiday away (Devon) in my entire childhood, and then I was already 17 years old and had been working for a year.