I don't think you can aj77, as the point of a visitor visa is to eventually go back. As of October 2004, it has become extremely difficult to apply to switch to a different status in the UK.

On a different note, it would probably be a quicker process in your home country.

Congratulations to both of you

This experience surely proves you should never give up

Sorry John I edited the post as you were replying.

I know he wants to get an Irish passport and was saying I should get one too.

He adopted me in England in 1995 so hopefully that should be fine.

Oh ok, I wasn't clear before. My Dad is 1/2 Irish, but born in Britain (His Dad was English). His mother is Irish by birth. So as he is considered an "Irish citizen" it still looks promising due to the fact that he is my father on my updated Birth certificate. 8) All I would need is my Nan...

I thought I would post here as it's a similar question.

My Dad (step-father) adopted me when I was 15 (now 10 years ago). He is 1/2 Irish as my Grandmother is Irish.

Would I be eligible for an Irish passport? Or do the links need to be by blood?

No doubt they would say someone had to put the book together so there has to be a fee

In fact that book price will probably be nearer £20 in 6 months time

I'm from Northampton bugmaster and would also agree parts of this area are a good base for a family.

Hi Rex, This is extremely open-ended as there are IT hotspots all round the major cities. Reading/Maidenhead in Berkshire (30 mins from London) would be a good option as you are a family. But saying that Birmingham in the West Midlands has plenty of affordable places to live in the surrounding areas...

I know Iryna, I'm British, but plan on immigrating to Ontario in 1 years time, for the same reasons

Does anyone know if Iryna can get a professional to sign her copies?

Not sure if professionals can sign, but you can find your local notary here:

http://www.thenotariessociety.org.uk/find_a_notary.asp

Considering starting salary for a J2EE developer could be as low as 22-25k, this seems ok as this calculates as about 1.8k extra for each year of experience. Plus as this is south coast and not London the salary seems fine. You may want to push for more if there are no extra incentives. Another poin...

For point 3 you can get your passport copy certified by a notary. You can find one in your local area here:

http://www.thenotariessociety.org.uk/find_a_notary.asp

Kati, your information is incorrect. You need to have a visa which has a length of at least 6 months, but which has 3 months left. The Home Office will let you marry. Your Certificate of Approval will just say you have to marry in 3 months time or by the end of expiry of your visa, which ever is soo...

France is fine, but the other visas have been for business purposes so not so easy.

Tell me about it John :? Every time my fiancee has to travel it always seems to be an early morning appointment which can't be changed, meaning setting off from Coventry at 4am on the coach (no car at the moment) to London. If they all accepted postal applications it would be so much easier! The bes...

I can honestly say that the Spanish Embassy is the worst I have seen for Schengen. The Italian is not much better either. I thought our ECO's could be bad

Going back to what you said earlier rogerroger, I would think it is almost certainly because it is a job linked to the university. The unis have the process of employing workers from overseas extremely well honed and I guess send in a complete case everytime. They probably don't give a uni work perm...

She had the work permit in August and her FLR (IED) process started in September 2004, but they didn't approve it until February this year (however, they gave her permission to work anyway as they were taking so long). I do know the rules were tightened in October, but I'm not sure in what way and i...

Exactly, my Mauritian fiancee has a work permit. She was writing up her PhD at the time, so the only academic qualification she had was a BSc (Hons) from the UK. The fact her PhD matched the engineer skills allowed her to get the job. Also, the engineers job was based in a UK university research cen...

Yes rogerroger, they will have to do the 28 days advertising thing and you will have to be the most qualified (esp. against a European candidates). This would be probably only possible if the work is somehow linked to your studies. John might be a better person to answer this as the rules may be tig...

If the Masters is from the UK then yes, otherwise probably not.

Sounds like a problem with the postal service to me. Did it not have any postcard attached from Royal Mail, or was the post date actually recent?

Do they accept e-statements Rex? I assumed they didn't because they know people can make changes like you have!

Ramy, it looks like you will have to apply in person. The office is located here: PASSPORT OFFICE Address: Passport & Visa Office Montpelier House 106 Brompton Road London SW3 1JJ Telephone: 020 7225 7700 It will cost €60.00 by the looks of it. Give them a ring and get an appointment (if needed)...

I have no experience of Irish Visas, but I would guess it shouldn't take longer than 4 weeks. Have a good break