well the gov has just published an analysis of the marriage visa consultation responses..
the idea of a pre-entry English requirement for spouses looks like it will happen, thats if your wife is married to a Brit living in the UK, but if your husband is a EEA national living in the UK, you don't need to take it
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sit...df?view=Binary
Objectives
1.11 We believe there would be three key objectives
in introducing a pre-entry English requirement
for spouses:
1. To assist the spouse’s integration into British society at an early stage
2. To improve employment chances for those who have access to the labour market
3. To raise awareness of the importance of language and to prepare the spouse for the tests they will need to pass for settlement (Life in the UK test or demonstration of language progression)
1.12 Any pre-entry language requirement would not apply to EEA nationals and their dependants or
to recognised refugees.
how many more tests, restrictions and fees will the spouse of a Brit living in GB have to face, while these do not effect the spouses of a EEA national living in the UK.
it's getting clearer all the time, there are 2 sets of immigration rules in the uk, one for Brits and one for EEA nationals living in GB.
either this country is IN the EEC or we're NOT, and the gov should not be able to pick and chose which laws from brussels it ignores or has a get out clause.
fair system for all
BRITS......................................................................................................EEA national in the UK
have to pay for settlement visa,...................................................................visa is FREE
FLR and ILR
dependant is under 18 only..........................................................................dependant is under 21 !!
some jobs, tests required b4.........................................................................NO restrictions
can apply for jobs (IELTS,etc)
now pre-entry english test...........................................................................not apply to dependants
will need to be taken...................................................................................of EEA nationals in the UK
UK spouse visa is a......................................................................................EEA family permit
application process which can..................................................................is a right under
be rejected.................................................................................................EU law
UK spouse visa more evidence required............................................................evidence for a EEA family
than a family permit.....................................................................................permit not as strict as a spouse
................................................................................................................visa,so quicker processing
spouse visa cannot claim..............................................................................whereas an EEA family permit
income/housing support for a least 2yrs...........................................................allows your wife to work full time
................................................................................................................immediately or claim benefits
UK Spouse visa, she will need to get a.............................................................The EEA family permit allows
Schengen Visa to travel thru europe................................................................visa free movement across
.................................................................................................................europe under Schengen
.................................................................................................................agreement
i'm starting to really pitty those brits who have to go thru the visa process,,,
and i'm off to apply for my lithuanian passport
so my misses will not face discrimination for being married to a brit, when she applies for jobs