we have visa

[silver13]

if its a spouse visa, don't forget to get your wife here within 28 days of the visa being issued or you might have to apply for FLR to make up the 2 years your wife needs to be INSIDE the UK, before she can apply for ILR... so save your money and time and effort, and get her to the UK before the 28 days is up..

Thanks Joe, I didn't know that one Joe, does that mean that as Anilyn will be arriving before the 28 days is up she can stay for two years without the need for FLR, I may be being stupid But it has been a long day That will save at least £395 and a lot of photo copying and form filling in etc We can better spend that on our wedding and holidays etc if this is the case

[joebloggs]

not save you £395, but stop you wasting £395 ...
if your wife has a spouse visa, she is suppose to actually be in the uk 2 years ! before she can apply for ILR, but infact she can apply upto 28 days before she has been in the uk 2 years, and not sooner !!.

if your wife comes to the uk with in 28 days after the start date on her spouse visa then she will have been in the uk 23 months+ the upto 28 days before you can apply = 2 yrs. but if she comes after 28 days of the start date of her spouse visa, then her spouse visa will have expired before she can apply for ILR. so you might have to apply for FLR to make up her stay til she has been in the uk 2years, or take the risk and apply for ILR sooner than you should have, and risk losing the money, or being an overstayer as her visa has expired and being in breach of immigration law.

read the notes in the SET(M) form on the ind website...

[silver13]

not save you £395, but stop you wasting £395 ...
if your wife has a spouse visa, she is suppose to actually be in the uk 2 years ! before she can apply for ILR, but infact she can apply upto 28 days before she has been in the uk 2 years, and not sooner !!

I am still confused about the term Spouse Visa, is that the same as a Fiancee Visa, giving us the right to marry here in the UK. We are not married yet! but will be in November this year

Cheers Joe

[joebloggs]

no
spouse visa is when your already married and then you apply for your settlement visa.. but nothnig wrong with getting married in the philippines

this doesn't effect you..

[5olidsnake]

we will soon be together on 28th august

[silver13]

we will soon be together on 28th august

Great News Martin, pity Cynthia will not be able to get here before the Bank Holiday weekend, ah well you will have longer to clean the house or work overtime

[5olidsnake]

mmmmmmm sarap sarap pancit

i liked sizzling sisig, but now i know whats in it
enjoy paul

my boss pulled his face when i asked for some more time off,dont think he will budge either this time

[silver13]

no
spouse visa is when your already married and then you apply for your settlement visa.. but nothnig wrong with getting married in the philippines

this doesn't effect you..

Cheers Joe, That cleared up the situation for me and maybe some others in here, Anilyn told me the same today too Oh well £395 in one hand and out of the other That's Life Anilyn already knew as she has done her homework as she calls it

Think I will have to leave the Marriage in the Philippines till another day We will take our wedding vows again in a church in Pangasinan so Anilyn's Family and friends can attend She thinks we will need two whole pigs for the party afterwards, thats about 180 kg of Bacon, Don't know how many Kg of Pancit will be required, but at least I will not have to cook it all

Thanks Joe, You are a great help in this forum