Why was that a sign of weakness, particularly?

What is the point in being a part of an organisation if you could get all the benefits without being a part of it? If the EU must gain more power it should stop extending such previlages to countries who are not willing to commit.

I am sure a lot of anti-EU people - those who want to leave the EU - feel like that mostly because of the types of laws the UK has to implement, like allowing free movement of people...at some point, Romanians, Bulgarians, and all newer EU members will be able to move freely into the UK, whatever t...

or go on holiday to France/Spain than it would be to go on holiday to Canada, Even if routine immigration controls were to be re-established for, say, British citizens visiting EU countries, it doesn't follow that British people would need to queue at the French Embassy before visiting France to vi...

What requirements would I need to get married in Canada as i'm a foreign national to the country? Would I need a Fiancee Visa issued by Canada of some kind? I really do not think that the UK immigration forum is the right place to get the sort of information that would answer these questions. And i...

joe777, even the SET(0) tells you not to use the form if the dependant is above 18 years of age and so it is the SET(F) that has to be used. The BIA is known to make mistakes when it comes to imparting information of this calibre.

Many British citizens would prefer to have a government that looked after British interests first, not constantly worrying about what the EU thinks. All the citizens of the Member states of the EU would prefer a government that looks after their own citizen's interest first, and not just the Britis...

In fact most of the format of passports is laid down by international agreement. I do not think that it is international agreements solely that decides the format of passports. It is true that if a country does not get in line with a particular agreement with a country, then they may forefeit the a...

Is this sort of thing normal in Islamic society? Or the fundamentalist few? I think that threats like this sort to unmarried women becoming pregnant are seen in many countries like Mexico and China as well. So, it should be fundamentalist point of view rather than a religious one. I think we will b...

Is it possible that I can marry my fiancee in Canada without a visa and then she can apply for a visit visa to come live with me in the United Kingdom now and then? If you do succeed to get married in Canada and the marriage is recognised by Canadian authorities, then you can apply for Visit Visa o...

Then she will have to use the SET(F) form as she will be above 18 at the time of application.

Unfortunately, it would mean that her application would warrant an additional application fee and she will also need a pass certificate in the Life in the UK test.

On what basis is she applying for her ILR?

Ah yes! I dont know what I was thinking. Must be the hangover from the coke I drank yesterday. In this case the Albanian husband should get the visa free of cost. The special rates mentioned in connection to those countries are for those who are applying by their own merit without being the family m...

...but Albania is not a part of EU.

Yes! With a small catch though. Unmarried partners are not considered as "immediate" family members but as "extended family members" and so a lot is left to the discretion of the country and the embassy involved. Also since a marriage certificate is used as the basis of proof of ...

That is conjecture. At least the assumption that all of them will move to other jobs is conjecture and almost impossible to accept as the likely scenario. Some will move, yes, but many who are doing those jobs are doing them not just because they are "undocumented". Many of them have NI n...

Since you are British, you do not need permission to get married. But since your fiance is Canadian, she will need to get the Fiance Visa from the British embassy if she wants to settle here with you after the marriage. Please check the documenets needed for the Fiance Visa in the website of the Bri...

Can i ask if 'EU citizen family member' implies that u have to gone the EEA route and be exercising ur treaty rights or can it be for anyone even on the UK Fiance/Spouse route? It can be someone on the UK spouse visa but not the fiance visa as spouses are family members while fiances are not. The s...

Who's "we"? Most citizens of EU member states do not want to be part of a country called Europe. Not even the French and the Dutch, it seems. Most citizens of most old member states do not want to be a part of "Europe" and even amongst them, a Catalan or Basque would rather die ...

I meant businesses wanting more skilled immigrants IPPR says £6bn, but how do they calculate that? And what happens after a generation or so? And...some might say, 'they would say that, being a lefty think-tank' I really do not think there is much of an argument about whether skilled immigrants ar...

Does this qualify me to marry her? :) You should be asking your fiancee whether all this qualifies for marrying her, not us. But from an immigration point of view, any evidence that you have to prove that the two of you have met and do have genuine intentions of living as husband as wife will aid i...

I have read somewhere that Belgium, Italy, Finland and Luxembourg have informed the Commission that they will not meet the transposition deadline (30 April 2006). True, but it does not mean that the countries who could not meet the transposition deadline did not have to implement it. All it meant w...

While there are a lot of topics that I do agree with, there are some that I do not which may be either due to my ignorance. Now looks like a good time to discuss them, and gain some knowledge rather than keep quiet and stay dumb for ever. Some businesses want more workers, right, but even some of th...

Your step-daugthers will not be able to apply for the Permanent Residence/ILR using the EEA4 form as they have only been here for a few months. Also since you have only been married for 2.5 years they will not qualify as there is a minimum 5 years residency required as your family member to be able ...

Contact GMC and ask them. In the pdf in that link you posted, it says that your marriage should have taken place before the EC spouse acquired the right. What is up with that? Also correct me if I am wrong, but it was my understanding that you need 12 months of internship to get full registration. B...

Only one post about a topic pls. Need more information for getting aclear pciture. How old are your stepdaughters? What visa are they on.. the one that expired? How long have you been married and how long have your family been living with you. Did your wife get her ILR through the immigration route ...