thanks

i wonder if his application might be strengthened by his mother gaining citizenship first??

any ideas anyone?

Hi everyone My wife and stepson arrived in England in June 2007, under a spouse visa. Last year they both got their ILR. This June my wife will apply for UK citizenship. Can anyone help regarding my stepsons situation? Looking at the home office website, it states that a child can apply by discretio...

thanks for you advice, keeping my fingers crossed for the interview!

are there any documents in particular that would be useful to provide?

hi everyone

my wife and stepson (both indonesian) are applying for a us tourist visa (both have been granted uk residency but not citizenship yet).

does anyone have any advice to help us through the procedure? We have booked an interview and filled out the online forms so far.

thank you

thanks, thats a relief

my wife is due to complete her 3 year qualifying period for uk citizenship in june 2010.
will the proposed changes to the citizenship process affect her if she applies next june?
there seems to be come confusion surrounding this on the internet searches i have made

thanks

btw this is the link on the home office site i am referring to

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/briti ... shcitizen/

pretty vague isn"t it?

my wife has full custody. It would be nice if they could both get UK passports at the same time, we have no intention of living anywhere but the UK. the home office seems rather vague about the issue on their website. they said under 18"s could apply for a passport but there are no definitive g...

hi everyone my indonesian wife and her 6 year old son from her first marriage have just recieved their ILR stamps (thanks to everyone on here who helped us). my wife will now wait another year before applying for her british passport. My question is regarding her son. Is it possible for him to obtai...

thanks to everyone for their advice, its much appreciated... the biological father is still alive and gave his permission for his son and ex-wife to come to the uk to live with me, which was very good of him... my initial inquiry resulted from our desire to visit spain this year for a holiday. i rea...

my indonesian wife has a 4 year old son from her previous marriage. we are all living together in england (she has a 2 year spouse visa). i would like to formally adopt her child as my son. can anyone give me any advice please?

thanks

thanks for your advice everyone, its been very helpful...

roger

hi everyone My indonesian wife is living with me here in the uk on a 2 year spouse visa. She has a 4 year old son from her first marriage and he is also living with us (very happily!)... ...Is it ok if I apply for child benefits to help with bringing him up? The extra bit of money would come in hand...

my wife is on a 2 year spouse visa and we are trying to collect evidence for her ILR application. does anyone have any suggestions or advice regarding this? british telecom have insisted that they cannot have 2 names on their billing statements, i hope our local council and energy suppliers are more...

when my wife arrives at gatwick (she has obtained a settlement visa) she will be carrying some of her favourite dvd"s and music cd"s...

...do these items need to be declared? they are for her personal use...is there any limit to how many she can bring with her?

thanks ruthmac, for your congratulations....and also for your helpful advice, its much appreciated...

hi everybody

my wife has successfully obtained her 2 year settlement visa...what advice/suggestions/tips does anyone have for the next step, getting Indefinite Leave to Remain...

my wife has an interview with the british embassy in a bid to secure a spouse visa... a friend has advised me that the entry clearance officer will ask her to confirm my date of birth, the date and place of our first meeting and also where we intend to live together in england... can anyone add to t...

my wife has also been granted custody of her child by the indonesian authorities....we have written proof of this obviously...

any more tips or guidelines regarding the visa interview process anyone??

thank you for your reply

we have a signed letter from the father granting his permission for his son to stay in england with his mother

any other guidelines or tips for thursdays interview please?

thank you

hi everyone, my wife has an interview at the british embassy in Jakarta on thursday, with relation to her application for a spouse visa... ...can anyone provide us with some advice or guidelines regarding the possible interview questions that she may have to answer etc? any help would be most apprec...

a friend of ours recieved their spouse visa within 24 hours of applying to the british embassy in jakarta. is getting that elusive first visa the hardest step in these situations? or is our hard work only just starting?

hi everyone

my wife handed over her spouse visa application last thursday (3rd may 2007) and is still awaiting a response from the british consulate in jakarta (indonesia). is anyone aware of how long these applications take to be processed?

thank you

My Indonesian wife will soon be applying for a spouse visa so she can join me in England. Will i need to to be present when she applies? If i send photocopies of my passport & birth certificate, will that suffice rather than the orginals?