Hi Lastlid

Thanks for the info. I started work in Douglas this week and also visited Immigration yesterday (straight in no queues either ) as I was renewing my taxcode (cant get the full £18k married couple allowance till she is here though) Nice chap said he would look out for my application next year and was very helpful in explaining the process of how the Border Agency forwards the applications on and that he normally makes a decision and turns them round in a day.