Thank you JAJ and ppron747. You have been very helpful and non-judgmental. I appreciate your advice.

Thanks. Since the slip is at my folks house in California I will ask my dad to fill it out as it needs and return it.

Thank you that helps. In looking through the other posts I saw quite a few being refused spouse visas based on finances. We don't have any overdrafts or any loans at all. What we do have which I was worried about is two credit cards and a couple of catalogs and my book club. I was affraid that ANY d...

We are preparing an application for spousal visa and I am just wondering don't the embassy officials have access to our records enough that we don't need to present all of this paperwork? I'm just stressing that I'll forget something or not have one sheet of some statment and they will penalise us f...

I'm constantly thinking about our Spousal Visa application and trying to see as many ways that we can prepare. One thing I was wondering was if it might help our application if I got some training in something before we travel to do our application. I was educated in the states at university level, ...

If someone is an overstayer and are in the process of preparing to travel to their home country to apply for a spouse visa is it wise to gather 'job offers'? I was wondering if it would help to show my cv and the possible jobs availabe to me upon returning to the uk with permission to work. I'm just...

I was a LPR of the USA for the majority of my life. I turned 1 in the states and can only remember life there. I'm now 26 and have been living in the UK for some time. I'm aware that my Permanent Residence has been lost because I have been away for over a year without good enough reason. The thing i...

Yes, I have the same situation myself being Mexican by birth. On my birth certificate all the names listed (my parent's and mine) have two surnames but growing up in the USA I only ever used my first name and my father's last name. Now I live in the UK and still only use my first name and my husband...

Thank you for your help. I am happy to get a spouse visa in the UK since my husband and children are British and our life is here at the moment. However, my entire life before marriage was in the USA and will always have ties there. I wish I had become a citizen before leaving the US or at least not...

Thank you for your reply. Here are the answers to your questions. -My visitor visa expired in June of 2002 so I have been here 4 years and a bit. -We were married on 8 October of 2002 and therefore will have been married 4 years in October of this year. -In total we have known each other for nearly...

Thank you for your help. I didn't think it was very feasible within the UK but wanted to make sure before we go off and plan a big trip, etc. We will be going as a family regardless. We're not into leaving our kids for any reason and my husband fully understands the strain it would cause on both mys...

Thank you for your reply. Here are the answers to your questions. -My visitor visa expired in June of 2002 so I have been here 4 years and a bit. -We were married on 8 October of 2002 and therefore will have been married 4 years in October of this year. -In total we have known each other for nearly ...

Yes I am asking for myself. Can you offer any information?
Thank you

Yes, unfortunately I was over the age limit when my mother became a citizen otherwise I think I would have been able to do it with her as a child of minor age. At that time my older sister did hers, but as it turned out I was at college attending a university in a different state and my sister had d...

Thank you for the reply. Yes, it is very important that I look into what is required of Mexican citizens. I don't want to sign them up for something that they may never need but comes with obligations. As it stands I don't plan to go to Mexico ever unless we do so for a vacation at some point. I do ...

I've been reading the other posts and have a question.

If someone is in the UK as an overstayer they have to then go home to apply for settlement status?

Is it not possible to apply from within the UK? Is that just a more lengthy process or is it not possible at all for some reason?

I'm Mexican by birth and my husband is English by birth. Our two children were born in the UK and we are now planning a trip and are getting the children their passports. I was making enquiries with the Mexican Embassy regarding my travel (I travel on a Mexican Passport) and the woman was shocked th...

It's always best to check and back it up even then. Thanks for your help. I think it can never hurt to have a notarised letter to avoid the what ifs and if he doesn't need it then it's fine and dandy too. Gosh you people are good! I bet you put a lot of people's minds at rest and out of their misery...

Thank you. You've been most helpful.

Thanks that makes me feel a lot better. I didn't know if they had any way of checking, but obviously they must. My mom says of course they will look up your DMV record or college record or something and be able to verify you but I was very doubtful. The biometric thing is even better. I don't know w...

Hello, I have a question. We are hoping to travel to the USA in September but have two important family occasions on the same date in different countries. I may need to travel alone to attend my sister's wedding in the sates and my husband and two young children may follow a day or maybe two later. ...

If someone crosses the US/Mexico land border and has no i.d. what are their options?

If they are a LPR and have no i.d. how can they prove their status?

Can someone please help me with this one? What exactly happens to a LPR who stays out of the USA for over a year? Is there a penalty or do you basically start at the begining? I heard of a case where someone was penalised for two years, but this is all hearsay and I don't even know the details. If y...