Bit of a strange feeling opening the package and reading the cover letter. Yea Bannoi, fingers crossed that my family permit application goes straight forward enough. Any advice on what to send in with it? Thanks!
Hey everyone!!! I know that I messaged some of you privately today - but I also wanted to share this in the thread itself for others... So after getting in touch with someone at the Home Office about changing my address - they got back to me around 2 weeks ago, saying that it looked like some "...
Hi All! Hope you are all well. Thought I would just check in and see how everyone is doing. We have been in the UK for 3 weeks now. Wow.. So nice, but also still so stressful, as we have had the run around trying to get a place to rent, reference checks and also Easter Weekend, which makes things d...
Hi sP84, how's things? That seems a bit strange asking you to contact your local british embassy i think someone has given you wrong information. I recieved a letter confirming my application for RN had been recieved and my reference number on Friday. Had a look there but there is no contact number...
Hey folks! Quick question - I used the following number (03001232253) to contact the Home Office border control about changing my address for the RN form. Got through to a person and after checking with his supervisor, I was told that in order to change my mailing address - that I had to contact my ...
This system is a bloody joke. I sent my RN form beginning of Novermber. They deducted payment on Dec 24, 2015. No confirmation letter. No confirmation email. They are not responding to the email I sent them. And I have called the department in Liverpool, and the British embassy but no one is able t...
Morning. checked my account tomorrow and the money for RN application has been deducted. Least I know they have looked at it. Now the long wait begins! sp84, how long have you been waiting now? Brilliant magicmus! That at least shows that they have received it! I found my receipt from the Post Offi...
I will do, I was going to wait for the funds to be deducted from my account although I may call the mp office tomorrow and ask if they will call. Worth a try I guess. Sounds good magicmus, thank you! I tried changing my address to my UK home tonight via the email that they sent me - There was a lin...
Hi sp84, yeh im up n down too. Hopefully ur rn will come through any day now. Im hoping maybe less ppl renuncing now with regerendum looming so perhaps mine will come sooner. Silly of me really as because of referendum they will most likely hold out for longer! That's a fair point & something I...
Thanks for this info. I sent my card details on the payment sheet. Just need to keep an eye on my account for it coming out then. Are people counting from when fee is deducted or from date application received? Happy Monday! Though Monday is almost over where you all are! Magicmus, I received a con...
Hi sp84 The family permit only took a week to process submitted the documents on 18th received an email on 25th saying a decision had been made and the documents that were submitted (passport etc.) could be picked up in 2 days time. Just a note on that VFS Bangkok told me my wife had to have a TB t...
Oh and one thing that I also wanted to ask anyone out there that has received their RN back in the UK - did it have to be signed for when it was being delivered? I'm afraid that if I change my address to my UK home address - that they won't let a family member of mine pick it up - in the event that ...
] Hi sp84 This is correct I posted from England to Liverpool on 15th September 2015 received it back 13th February 2016 so approx 5 months wait. I then filled in the form in my wife's name for an EEA family permit online printed it out and made an appointment to submit the documents at VFS Bangkok ...
Timeline, received my RN back 13th Feb dated 8th Feb. Made an appointment online with VFS Bangkok for 18th Feb then booked a flight for me and our 2 boys. Haha glad to hear things are progressing for you Bannoi. I hope the next stage goes smoothly too! Can I ask a quick question regarding your time...
Hi Magicmus My wife came to live in NI on a UK spouse visa in July 2013. In July this year, having lived on the Island of Ireland for 3 years she will apply to be Naturalised as an Irish citizen. This means we can avoid all the Life in UK nonsense and English tests. Annoyingly we just had to renew ...
Yes that is correct I got this clarified with my solicitor before I sent my rn as didn't want to shoot myself in the foot. Cheers! Yeah through all of this I thought - wouldn't it be ironic if I renounced and then the scales were tipped the other way - and it was more favourable to be a British cit...
Morning sp84, it's evening here now. Just home from work. I think Tullynagardy has maybe said this due to the uncertainty of how things will go at the referendum. But you should have your fp in hand and be in ni by then so I would try to ignore that if I where you. I think the madness is more direc...
Hi sp84 I'm glad that this wold be an alternative then as the life in the UK test is ridiculous and plus more cost for ilr. Starting to relax about myself probably being unable to do fp. But still filled with stress at UK spouse visa application and all the requirements for that having had bad expe...
Hi Tullynagardy, did u do UK spouse visa? I'm thinking this what I will need to do but also thought along the same lines of yourself that after 3 years my husband could apply for Irish passport as he will have lived on the island of Ireland for 3 years with me his wife who is an Irish national Hey ...
Magicmus - I am unable to see PMs sadly! Can you repost here? i`d imagine it was related anyway? On the topic surely it is madness for people to be doing this until the EU referendum is sorted? This route could well be a thing of the past in a few months? Hey Tullynagardy! When you say "doing ...
It just maddens me that people can play God with our lives like this. All we want is the best for our families. Yes the uk spouse visa angers me also as I am sure they will pick at the smallest thing to refuse and it costs almost 1k for the application alonenever mind the cost of English language e...
Yes I can understand the confusion say you got your fp on 20th June came to the uk would you then not be able to apply for residency card and be told to leave after 6 months? At the moment I think my chances of being able to apply for fp are zero as I'm only sending my rn tomorrow. I am in the fort...
Haha... shhh! Don't say it. 9 days now! But it's exciting! Just immigrating is no joke thats for sure. Will come visit :) Always wonder about the others that were on here and then disappeared and if they all got sorted. Haha oh I know Lisa! Moving is never easy! I had to do it 4 years ago and never...
Thanks for this sp84 I'm sort of wondering now of there's much point even renuncing as going by timescales I definitely won't have it back in time of eu referendum which looks like we are dammed either way a vote to stay in or a vote out. My solicitor said to go ahead anyway as there is no clear ti...
