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Hi, Yes I am a UK citizen. You say "once she is a UK citizen" - she doesn't intend to become a UK citizen, just apply for ILR - does this give the same right to live in Ireland? If we have to move before that, I assume we have to start the process of visa application for her again in Irela...

Hi, My wife is currently in the UK and has recently got her second 2.5 year visa, with the aim of applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain towards the end of 2022. Now it looks like I might need to move to the Republic of Ireland for personal business reasons. Does anyone know where that leaves my wi...

Unclear why you are adding travel of your daughter. Is she applying for a visa extension??? What was the question exactly?? No she is not applying for a visa. She is British and lives with my ex-wife. There is a section which says "Does Mr XXXX XXXXXXXX have any other children in the UK that a...

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Thanks for the quick reply. "Your ex wifes details isn't relevant to the application" Yes that's what I thought. However they ask for her details on the online application form and even want proof of her address eg utility bill - I'm sure you can imagine the reaction I got from her when I ...

Hi, We are applying to extend my wife's spouse visa. Application must be made by 4th August. I have a couple of questions I hope someone can help with: 1. She took her A2 english test last week. We have been waiting 3 months to get an appointment due to CV19. If she doesn't pass the test what can we...

It just says children.

Sorry another question. I have two children from a previous marriage but at the time of application they will both be over 18. The online application is asking me to provide all their details including addresses, passport details, proof of their mother's address, whether they have ever travelled out...

Have booked test for 4th July. Fingers crossed.

Many thanks for your help.

We can wait, yes. I just remember how complicated and stressful it was last time and would like to get it out of the way asap.

What if she fails the test and has to rebook? No guarantee that another test appointment will be available at short notice.

Update: first test available is now showing 11/7/20.

Many thanks, very helpful.

As far as the English test is concerned, we can't do that at the moment as testing is suspended. When I looked on the English Council website the earliest test booking shown was 28/6/20. I guess we could try and book that. Otherwise I think we will have to apply without it.

Hi, We will be applying for the extension of my wife's spouse visa soon. I wanted to check the date when we should apply. The residence permit says it was issued on 29/12/17 and is valid until 05/10/20. She entered the UK on 4/2/18. I was assuming that we need to apply by 3/8/20. Is this correct? Sh...

ooops sorry, I thought that was exactly what I was supposed to do... Apologies.

In case anyone else has the same issue... I called the hospital this morning and spoke to the Overseas Business Manager who was very helpful. He found my wife's appointment details very quickly and explained that a timing issue had prevented the system flagging up at the time of treatment that we ne...

As a Director of my limited company I have got the accounts prepared, got an accountant's letter, dividend vouchers, CT600 etc. etc. The only problem is the bank statements. I have statements from the time the account was opened which was 1st December 2016 until year end of 31st August 2017. The com...

Thanks for your reply. I will contact the hospital and ask for a bill. As we put NO on the online application I will manually change this to YES and I will include a separate sheet with full details and the bill and receipt for payment. Is this acceptable do you think? As mentioned in the post you q...

About to send off documents for my wife's settlement visa. She is from outside the EEA and came here on a visitor visa for a few months after we were married but is now back home waiting for the spouse visa. The online application asks if you have ever received medical treatment in the UK. We clicke...

Council tax bill copy is not mandatory. You can send your utility bills copy. Landlord letter should state permission for your wife to stay once she'll be granted visa. Property inspection report is not required since you're the sole occupant. Tenancy agreement needs to be included. They just want ...

In my understanding, it is required: (f) The monthly housing and Council Tax costs for the accommodation in the UK in which the applicant (and any other family members who are or will be part of the same household) lives or will live if the application is granted. Para 12A (f) of Appendix FM-SE I b...

I'm applying for a settlement visa for my wife from outside the EEA. I've got all the documents together but am not sure whether to include my council tax bill. I have utility bills, a letter from my landlord and a professional accommodation report. I claim the single person council tax discount whi...

I'm applying for a UK spouse visa for my wife who is in Indonesia. She seems to think she needs a police report to confirm she has no convictions. She says a couple of people she knows who have applied for visas have included this in their documents. I told her I have never seen this requirement in ...

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Applying for spouse visa for my wife from Indonesia to come to the UK. She has sent me photocopies of documents in Indonesian like birth certificate etc and sworn translations of these documents. However she didn't send me the originals and the photocopies do not say "Certified a true copy of t...