Further Leave To Remain - the next steps

[Yossarian]

I started, so I'll finish...Here are the details about completing FLR for husband and wife with no dependent children.

• Download and print form FLR(M) from here (currently Version 06/2006)
• Read the notes on the form and make sure that you understand it! It is quite straightforward really.
• Make sure you have current and savings account statements that are as up-to-date as possible. If not, then order them - it should take only a few days.
• Fill in the form! Don't forget that both must sign and date it.
• You will need 2 current pics of the wife and one of the husband: make sure they conform to the standards specified on the form, and have the name written on the back. It says these should be attached to the form in the spaces provided; unfortunately, there are spaces provided for only one of the wife and one of the husband... What we did was to attach one of each into the spaces by pasting the top half of each pic, such that the name on the back could be seen by lifting the bottom of the pic should they desire to do so. The second pic of the wife was attached to the top of page 8 using a paper-clip.
• Documentation that we provided was: 2 passports, Marriage Certificate, current account statement for April-August 2006, savings account statements covering the last 6 months, salary slips for April-July 2006 plus P60 for 2005-2006. We placed all of these into a plastic wallet. Note that these should all be original documents!
• Place form (with cheque attached if that is how you are paying), and docs into a suitable envelope, addressed to the Durham address indicated on the form. For peace of mind, we sent the package via Special Delivery. (We also included a pre-paid Special Delivery return envelope, but that was a waste of money: they returned the passports and docs in their own plastic Recorded Delivery envelope...)

Timescale
08Aug application posted
10Aug payment taken from account
15Aug received letter saying application was being processed
23Aug received FLR

So... all in all, quite quick and painless.. apart from a dent in the bank account

[Irelandken]

hey folks,
Josephine recieved her FlR today and it seems things still move quite quickly at the home office.

Posted application Belfast 22 Aug.(special delivery)
Arrived at home office 23 Aug.
Confirmation letter recieved 25 Aug.
Cheque cleared 31 Aug.
FLR Recieved by special delivery 12 Sept.

Hope it's as painless as this for everyone else.

[Gavanddal]

We didn't get Daryl Lynn's passport amended before getting the FLR as we needed to get her residency on her passport before we went on honeymoon.
We spent 10 hours queuing at Croydon alongside some dodgy Eastern Europeans who kept queue jumping and pretending not to understand any English.
When we went (last June) we were horrified to find that the fee had doubled to £500 and then found that the form we'd downloaded from the immigration office website 2 days prior was now out of date!!!

We were told if we subsequently got her another passport in her married name it would cost another £500 to transfer the limited leave to remain.
Since then we have had her original passport amended. Incidentally, many of the duplicate items we sent to the RP embassy were returned.

Hopefully when we apply for the indefinate leave to remian it will be more straightforward.

Gavin

[Ann07]

I started, so I'll finish...Here are the details about completing FLR for husband and wife with no dependent children.

• Download and print form FLR(M) from here (currently Version 06/2006)
• Read the notes on the form and make sure that you understand it! It is quite straightforward really.
• Make sure you have current and savings account statements that are as up-to-date as possible. If not, then order them - it should take only a few days.
• Fill in the form! Don't forget that both must sign and date it.
• You will need 2 current pics of the wife and one of the husband: make sure they conform to the standards specified on the form, and have the name written on the back. It says these should be attached to the form in the spaces provided; unfortunately, there are spaces provided for only one of the wife and one of the husband... What we did was to attach one of each into the spaces by pasting the top half of each pic, such that the name on the back could be seen by lifting the bottom of the pic should they desire to do so. The second pic of the wife was attached to the top of page 8 using a paper-clip.
• Documentation that we provided was: 2 passports, Marriage Certificate, current account statement for April-August 2006, savings account statements covering the last 6 months, salary slips for April-July 2006 plus P60 for 2005-2006. We placed all of these into a plastic wallet. Note that these should all be original documents!
• Place form (with cheque attached if that is how you are paying), and docs into a suitable envelope, addressed to the Durham address indicated on the form. For peace of mind, we sent the package via Special Delivery. (We also included a pre-paid Special Delivery return envelope, but that was a waste of money: they returned the passports and docs in their own plastic Recorded Delivery envelope...)

Timescale
08Aug application posted
10Aug payment taken from account
15Aug received letter saying application was being processed
23Aug received FLR

So... all in all, quite quick and painless.. apart from a dent in the bank account

Hello Im Ann I just move in here with my fiance we plan to get married next month so im am preparing the papers needed for the FLR. I just bif confused of the documents needed. Do i need also to produce my bank statements and payslips or only my partner? thank you so much...Goodluck and Godbless!