Right, so from your suggestions I am getting: It is best to leave the UK and apply to come back on a Fiancee visa (or have my fiancee get married in the US) Fiancee visa is £949 plus £100 healthcare surcharge (as it is six months). Then come to UK, register intent to marry at designated registry off...

@ CR001 , if the OP and her boyfriend have stayed 20 months together in the UK, can they do Surinder Singh with just four months in another EEA country? We're now beginning to see SS refusals (even if unlawful) citing 4 months insufficent to prove Centre of Life...so not a recommended route...apart...

secret.simon wrote:As others on these forums will attest, the Home Office helpline is not wholly reliable when it comes to immigration advice. I would not rely on it.

It is horrible to think they would give me wrong advise as to something like this? I am now at such a loss at what to do.

How long exactly have you and your boyfriend been living together? An unmarried partner visa might be the easiest way for you given your very short visa validity. Although together for longer, we've been living together for 20 months! We just miss out by 4 months. It was something I had considered ...

Wanderer wrote:Does your BF earn the required £18,600 pa and has he done for the last 6 months?

Yes he has.

Why have you not married and sorted this out earlier than now? He proposed at Christmas The boyfriend, being a British citizen, probably had not realised how convoluted and strict the Immigration Rules are. I concur with CR001 and Casa , given that the visa expires in four days time, it would be be...

Due to your current visa expiring in 4 days, it could be viewed as a ruse to apply in another category to continue your stay in the UK. Given that you could apply form the US for a fiance visa, I doubt the timeframes will work in your favour and you will likely be given the extended 70 days period ...

Hello! I am in a bit a of panic so any advise would be helpful. I have been in the UK from the US under a Tier 4 visa for 6 years (3 years undergrad, 3 years postgraduate research). I recently completed my last degree, and my visa expires December 31st of this year. Meanwhile, I have been with my bo...

Hello all! I'm hoping someone can help in regards to switching from Tier 4 to Tier 2. Providing I have the salary requirements, a certificate of sponsorship from an 'A' rated sponsor, paid all the fees as you do...do I need to wait until the visa comes back approved to start or can I start work whil...

sah10406 wrote:UKCISA has produced a student-friendly summary of the changes:

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/studentnews/55 ... g-students

Thanks for that! This helped a lot!

I'm just really confused as to who this affects and when. My Tier 4 visa expires 31 December, with an official ending course date of 31 August, however I am doing modifications for my thesis and have until 14 January to submit. Meanwhile I am working part time. Does this essentially mean that I will...

It does not matter if your organisation is a sports organisation as long as they have a valid tier 2 licence for the relevant sub-category. To clarify, Tier 2 sportsperson category is for sportsperson only (i.e. you will represent the organisation in a sport - example, the foreign players playing i...

sah10406 wrote:

BriKH wrote:Am I able to stay in the UK to complete these modifications while my visa is still valid (until December 31 2015), even though I have until January 14th, 2016?

Yes.

Thank you!

Hello! You'd think that my university would be able to help me with this but they are useless and have given me WRONG information in the past... I had submitted my MPhil thesis in September last year and had my viva for it in mid-January. The results were: degree awarded pending major modifications,...

Hello! I cannot express how happy I am to have found this board. I have a few questions that no one, and especially my unhelpful university, can answer. I'm sure I will have a few posts here and there! I currently work part time (as per my Tier 4 visa rules) while completing my MPhil which I am due ...