got married !

[Matty]

we have been together for nearly three years and have lived together for about 18 months , chariz has been here on a work permit/visa for 4 years.

thanks for all your help , i will let you know how we get on.

[andypaul]

we have been together for nearly three years and have lived together for about 18 months , chariz has been here on a work permit/visa for 4 years.

thanks for all your help , i will let you know how we get on.

So would it be cheaper for her to wait a year on her work permit and apply for ilr after 5 years? Might save you both quite a bit of money on a spouse visa or do you have to apply for a spouse visa once married to a brit citzen

[Matty]

Ok a quick update for you all.

as you know my partner and i got married on the 27th OCT , and we were applying for a spouse visa. Chariz has lived in the uk for nearly 4 years and we have been together for nearly 3 years and lived together for 2 years.

we have had conflicting infomation regarding ILR and Spouse visa's.

so just to let you all know we have had to have a spouse visa which lasts for 2 years and if we are still together after the 2 years she will then have to apply for ILR, which is what we thought.

the spouse visa was granted last friday , so thats good news.

but the good thing is that she can now start her new job without the hassle of a work permit.

BUT .... THE REALLY GOOD NEWS IS THAT ...............................

her daughter who is 8 and lives with Chariz's parents in the Philippines has been granted her visa to come and join us in the uk !!!!! so its gonna be a good Christmas this year as we are gonna fly out on Dec 10th and bring her back with us.

[Matty]

oh and forgot to say that as we got married in a church and had a marriage certificate we only had to provide 3 months bank statements and wage slips along with our passports and that was it.