Hi All, I have recently aquired BC without applying for retention of Citizenship from the RSA home office. My Current RSA passport has expired and as such I am no longer able to renew it. Will I have any issues entering the RSA on my British Passport, or am I required to prove my loss of Citizenshi...

pumkin, or anyone else, ive just phoned ind, and even spoke to a supervisor, they say that my stepson cannot go on my wifes set (m) because hes 18, everyone over 18 must make a separate application and fee !!! after i spoke to a lady at ind yesterday she says he could even if he was 18, as hes stil...

thank you for the reply. :D what would happen if my stepson was turned down, would he just be refused ILR or would my wife and 6yr old daughter have to apply and pay again. anyone know ? thanks again Your wife must be stressing quite a bit. My thoughts are with her. If your step son is fully depend...

My brother is in the British army - he is a SA citizen. Being my half brother is doesn't have any connections to the UK at all. There are loads of foreigners in the army as they find it difficult to recruit.

Is it possible for Commonwealth citizens to enlist in the British armed forces in their own countries as a way of emigrating to the UK? There are quite a few people that are doing this, however, I know that countries such as South Africa are stipulating that you HAVE to get permission from them to ...

Please. everyone knows that the british's attitude towards non-white minorities have always been,"you are receiving the benefits of our great british civillization because you have none. your native culture is brutish, barbaric and uncivillized and thus you shud accept whatever bones we throw ...

Me thinks that someone is looking for free labour to subsidise their failing community services!! :twisted: This is an outrage. Already a legal immigrant has to keep a job and support themselves without recourse to public funds, yet pay taxes, fair enough, I accept this, however, where does he think...

Could you please advise on my situation regarding Indefinite Leave to Remain. I am currently 18 and will be 20 when I will apply for ILR as a dependand. I came to the UK at the age of 15 (in 2003) as my mothers dependand. I have been studying at a school for 3 years and I have secured a place at a ...

The advice John gave is correct. When I contacted the Child benefit department to find out, I was told that I could claim even though my husband did not have settlement at that time. I was able to claim child tax credit, but had to name my husband on the forms, as they want the total household incom...

To be honest, when my hubby went to get his visa, I found it extremely strange and unsettling that I never had to be with him. I thought the rules very relaxed. He could have had anyone's passport with him and forged documents. While it is a 'schlepp' that one's spouse has to be with, I feel that th...

John wrote:The children .... are you the biological parent? Or a step-parent? If you are the biological parent, were you British when they were born? And were the children born in the UK or outside?

1. Biological parent
2. Acquired BC through descent through my mother AFTER children born
born outside UK

John wrote:Why the children? Aren't they British, and have British passports?

Long story, bottom line is that they all have ILR - my older 2 have ILR and are waiting to nationalise and hubby will be applying to naturalise soon and then register my youngest.

I am a British Citizen and my husband has a non-EU passport. He, as well as my children, had to obtain schengan visas to travel to France. Don't get caught short.

" To be blunt, nowhere does it state that the work permit guarantees permanent residence. It is 'permission' to work here for 4/5 years, with a view to settlement. The UK Government does not tell us to pack up our things and make it our permanent home. That is a chance we take. " I would ...

While I don't agree with what the UK government is doing, in what way is this new ruling 'dearly beloved' ? :roll: I have friends who are sitting in the exact same position, but who are not Indian. There are thousands of people effected by this ruling, from all over. Black, white, purple, pink with ...

From yesterday's BBC1's Panorama, you can get any EU countries passport for a price £650-£1000 and one can enter UK with those and can claim benefits!!! This is state of Home Office and they are just screwing up legal highly skilled immigrants!!! Shame!!! And it's going to get worse. The British pu...

Just wanted to say I had an answer back from the French Embassy about the application for my wife's visa to visit France. It's pasted below. I had to make an appointment on the telephone via their 0906 number. At £1 a minute, the call took 11 minutes to complete! Dear Sir/ Madam, Please consult our...

Hi All, This is just a general question but owuld very much appreciate if anybody can give me an answer to the following questions? If a person applying for a spouse visa has only recently started work, say a few months, and they dont obviously have a P60 what other evidence can they provide that t...

you have settled status and are no longer subject to immigration control I beg to differ - ILR holders are subject to immigration control. They cannot stay more than 2 years outside of the UK, and are not able to use the EU/UK queues at airports. Everytime they come back into the UK they will still...

As far as I am aware, their visa are invalid because they came here as dependents on a HSMP visa, since you have settled status and are no longer subject to immigration control, the basis for their visa is now non-existent. If your family have been in the UK for 3 years, I think your family can appl...

Hi, I have an appointment in Home Office to submit an EEA1 form for a registration certificate. From my past experience I remember that going to Home Office could take a whole day despite the specific time for your appointment. Perhaps someone recently visited Croydon with similar matter and would ...

I'm a South African citizen, I originally came over to the UK on a working holiday visa but then married a British citizen. I applied for FLR(M) at the beginning of June. I phoned the Home Office at the beginning of August because I was worried that it was taking so long and was told that they had ...

Hello. I would appreciate it so much if some legal guy could help me out on this one. I'm preparing an application for a spouse visa for my wife, the maintenence and accomodation side of the application is fine but I have problem. I own a house that I'm using as an investment and even without it, m...

A dependant on an AV also means married to an AV holder, sadly our ways parted but before they did my partner allowed me to apply for a WP before we went onto divorce proceedings. I am a bit older then 18 but thanks for the compliment.................. Duh! :oops: :roll: Of course!! How silly of me...

The article you are referring to is the European directive on long stay people of third citizen countries, it is by far a more fair system then the UK one which is a 10 years of continues stay. I am in a similar situation as you, however I was on an AV dependant visa before switching to a WP so I h...