I have done a bit of research on the issue. I have read that if you have been married for less than 4 years, you need to apply for a spouse visa. But if you have been married for 4 years or more you can have ILR straight away. I was wondering whether 2 years living together + 2 years of marriage cou...
I have done a bit of research on the issue. I have read that if you have been married for less than 4 years, you need to apply for a spouse visa. But if you have been married for 4 years or more you can have ILR straight away. I was wondering whether 2 years living together + 2 years of marriage cou...
Dear legal experts & forum members, I would like to thank you for the help & support you gave me last year. It has been more than a year now since I posted here. I will briefly update you on my status and ask for your views as well. Last year, although the work permit department in Sheffield...
No I didn't get an ILR but I got workpermit valid for 5 years starting from December 2007.
I'm wondering now whether I will be to go for ILR or Naturalisation considering the changes in my wife status (EU citizen to British).
Any thoughts on that?
Thanks
M.K.
Dear Gurus, legal experts & forum members, I would like to thank you for the help & support you gave me last year. It has been more than a year now since I posted here. I will briefly update you on my status and ask for your views as well. Last year, although the work permit department in Sh...
Dear all, I have just called the work permit help line. The guy said that it used to be the case the employer has to sign a declaration that the applicant is outside the country, but this condition has been relaxed. He also said that the UK degree requirement is related to the current issued visa. S...
which one what? he needs both The question is whether he has a choice/needs to specify if he wants the work permit sent to his employer in the UK or to an embassy/high commission abroad. Hi SYH I'm sorry I didn't mean to repeat myself but I was trying to ask the same question that Paulp is proposin...
What does it matter he has to go back home for EC If he has a choice, he will need to specify which one he wants in his cover note. which one what? he needs both Hi SYH, Thanks for your post. on my current approval it's mentioned clearly that this is an in-side country application. I know that in b...
Victoria, can you clarify that because it is an ooc application, can the work permit be delivered to the op in the UK or will it need to be sent to the embassy/high commission in his home country? That is a very good question. Thank you Paulp. I hope Victoria can answer soon. Thank you all, I'm sti...
You could have had an appointment with me this week, but never mind! I am afraid that the Home Office decision seemed right to me, and you were lucky that he refused to accept the application, rather than accepting then refusing and you losing the money. If you wish to switch from a student visa to...
Hi Paulp, Thanks for your advice. I have consulted few lawyers and they advised me to apply from abroad as it can be quite a risky option to stay and try to switch while I'm in the country. It might be harder to convince the PEO officer plus if I send the application by mail, the time issue might be...
Dear all, I'm still struggling to take a decision, the earliest appointment with a business immigration solicitor is not until next week and I really can't wait until then. Please let me know if you have sufficient knowledge regarding the matter or if you can give me a contact of a proper business i...
Paperpusher, I can see your point but I do hope that a postal application would make make it. I think it can be argued either way. Many thanks for the input. vinny, having stayed for so long on the UK route, it would not be a great move to switch to the EU route as it will reset the ILR clock which...
Hi SYH, Thanks for your input. I really think it is unfair that the home office is counting on the intentions of leaving and not on the duration of leave. I really do not know how people could make their intentions clear when they leave the country. I am sorry if I might sound a bit sarcastic here b...
Hello Doctorerror From the rules about LTR for work permit employment, my bold (i) entered the United Kingdom or was given leave to remain as a student in accordance with paragraphs 57 to 62 of these Rules; and (ii) has obtained a degree qualification on a recognised degree course at either a Unite...
My current student visa expires end of April/2008 See also OEM Section B , Chapter 10 - Persons liable to administrative removal under section 10 (The Zhou Judgement). Why don't you apply for a residence card (see also documents) as a spouse of a qualified EEA national at the same time as your spou...
Hi Docterror, Thanks for your reply. One month is quite long to wait, plus the results may not be positive. It's true that I did get a new EC in August 2003, however my previous one was still valid until September 2003. so in a way, can't we consider that period to be continuous? How would you defin...
Hi Paperpusher, Thanks for your reply. It's good news to know that the employer can apply for the work permit while I'm in the UK. I wonder why they insist on my leaving then! As for your second point, you are absolutely right and that was exactly my point of argument with the PEO officer, that I sh...
Hi Docteror, Thanks for your reply 1) You are right, that's what one of my friends told me actually That the PEO officer didn't want to do his job or he had a bad day. I would have had a better chance if I applied by post but I thought it would be more efficient in person! 2) It's actually the emplo...
Hi Guru SYH, Thanks for your reply. But why do you think the caseworker is right? how long is someone allowed to stay away during each year and in total in order to count his/her residency as "continuous"? and why do we have to get a new work permit? I heard that it takes much longer to pr...
Hi Yankeegirl My wife is German and we got married in the US as it proved quite hard to have the civil marriage here in the UK. She has been living here for almost five years and she is in the process of applying for her settlement. We got married Feb this year (2007) but we have been living togethe...
Dear Expert Members, I hope you will be able to help me in my enquiry as I am really in critical situation at the moment and I have been asked to leave the country although I am married to an EU citizen and have spent most of the last 8 years here in the UK. My story briefly is as follows: 1999-2000...
Dear expert members, I hope you will be able to help me in my enquiry. I am thinking of applying to DV-2009. I have two choices of applying considering that I was born in one country but I hold the citizenship of another (I do not have dual citizenship!). Both countries are eligible (Kuwait and Syri...
