Has there been any recent announcements on the visa fees for 2017/2018?

If there's no change and the new year has started, does that mean no further fees changes until next year?

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Got an email today from visas-immigration.service.gov.uk saying the following: UK Visas & Immigration This email is about the online Premium Service Appointment Booking visa application for xxxx. This application is reaching the date of expiry. If you do not sign in again before Mar 13, 2017, th...

7.3E Cash Savings

On page 36 of the latest FLR(M) [12/2016) what does the following mean?

ii) Contact details for source of income (ie property/financial institution where funds are held)

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Answer honestly and provide an explanation. HO will know all of this. How did she answer a similar question in her initial spouse visa application form? That's just it, I don't recall how I answered this question last time round. I *suspect* it was No (see below) I've heard that once under appeal, ...

5.10 Have you ever remained in the UK beyond the validity of your visa? How do I answer this one? Before I even knew her, my wife came to UK on family visit visa for 6 months. Prior to expiration, she applied for an extension which was refused and they appealed. Prior to appeal, she left UK and retr...

My wife arrived in UK on a Fiance visa (2014) - does the time spent in UK during that period count towards the 5 year stay?

We used almost the entire 6 months of the Fiance visa before applying for Leave to Remain hence wondering if it counts for ILR purposes.

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Section 7C - Accommodation 7.8 Where do you and your sponsor plan to live in the UK? We are living with parents and have been since the initial fiancé and spouse visa applications 3 years ago. I'm completing the FLR(M) to extend my wife's visa by 30 months and wanted advice on how to answer question...

How do I apply for a Schengen visa to Spain? I was looking at VFS and they state that they no longer accept applications for new Spain visas. Tried searching but there are so many "third-parties" that offer a service but I'm confused. Could someone pls clarify where to apply (we're based n...

We have an FLR(M) application scheduled for a Sat in Feb - how many days later should we expect the BRP?

I'm asking as I'd like to book a Schengen visa appointment.

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Can someone please advice on the English requirements. As I see it, I have three options: 1) Use the A1 certificate from 2014 fiancé visa application (Exam sat with English Academy with Trinity College) - worried about the 2 year expiry on exams 2) sit new A1 exam at Trinity College 3) sit new A2 ex...

I just read that English exams are only valid for 2 years - does that mean we have to take another English exam for FLR(M) in any case (regardless of the May 2017 date for A2)? If the above is true, may as well take the A2 exam rather than A1. Are there any issues with submitting an English exam cer...

I just read that English exams are only valid for 2 years - does that mean we have to take another English exam for FLR(M) in any case (regardless of the May 2017 date for A2)? If the above is true, may as well take the A2 exam rather than A1. Are there any issues with submitting an English exam cer...

Does that mean we can still use the A1 English Certificate from 30 months ago for the FLRM) application in March 2017?

FYI, the A1 exam was sat at The English Academy.

For FLR(M) application due in March 2017 – is the requirement A2 of CEFR? If so, is this the right exam to book? http://www.trinitycollege.com/site/?id=3600 I realise we may be able to use the previous A1 exam but there are caveats around that – I just want to be sure that if we sit the A2 as above,...

Thanks for the advice.

In the current situation, is there any way for us to travel in mid-late Feb?

My wife’s 3 month Schengen visa expires on 25th Nov. Her BRP expires on 1st March and we intend to renew the BRP via the premium service and expect the new BRP to be available around mid-Feb. We’d like to go away around Feb 18th for a week – is it possible to apply for a Schengen visa using the exis...

Yes, I did. Got the email and text update stating Passport was ready for collection yesterday, so managed to pick it. The VFS online status was as follows: Your Passport Status Application has been returned to the visa application centre,London on 08/08/2016 and is available for collection Mon–Fri 1...

A quick update for the group following a call with VFS. There appear to be 3 statuses; - pending (not sure what the exact text would state) - Application has been received at the Embassy of Swiss, London on <date> - application progressed (again, not sure what the exact text is) First one means the ...

I just got an email reply when I queried my application with the Swiss Embassy. They reply was simply: I can confirm that your application is pending in the Schengen consultation process. Not sure if this means my application is in the queue and hasn't been looked at, or its currently being processe...

Thanks for the update. I'm not usually bothered about such interim updates but we have a hotel booked for 8 nights which is refundable before 13th Aug so ideally I'd like to have the visa before that date. We fly out on 26th Aug, so don't know what to do if the visa doesn't arrive before that the 13...

Good morning Checked the status on my wife's Schengen visa application today and it states: Your Passport Status Application has been received at the Embassy of Swiss, London on 28/07/2016. Does anyone know what are the various states the application goes through? And what level of granularity is sh...

I have one final query on the Schengen form - what does #28 refer to?

28 Destination permit for the final country of destination, where applicable

Issued by:
Valud from:
Until:

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Question 11 on the Schengen visa application asks for:

11 National identity number, where applicable

What does this refer to?

Is the National Insurance number?

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My wife is travelling as the spouse of an EU citizen (family member EU) so I don't need to fill in that section of the application. Or have I misunderstood that section? Link to required documents for EU Spouse: https://www.vfsglobal.ch/switzerland/uk/pdf/EU-spouse-visa_EN_050215.pdf --- 19* current...

Morning all My wife has her visa appointment with VFS London for Swiss visa application, and I just want to make sure we have everything covered. Wife is Pakistani national, travelling with myself (husband with British passport) and 18-month child (British passport holder). This is the pack I have p...