could you answer the original question on this post - did your wife tell them she worked whilst in the uk? if so what happened? We were advised that we were under no obligation to disclose this fact unless specifically asked. The ECO seemed completely focussed on the overstay issue in the interview...

We got there in the end. After the amendments to 320 7B stating that this should not apply to spouses the embassy in Kiev has contacted my wife and told her the decision has been overruled.

Many thanks for the advice and best of luck to everyone else in similar situations.

Got a decision today after my wife having to attend an interview. Refused, they have based the refusal on 320 B of the immigration rules as she had previously overstayed. They have also added that all applications for the next 12 months would be refused for the same reason. No mention of the article...

Thanks for your feedback. Point 1 - agreed, I think that honesty is essential but no need to provide them with rope to hang you with when they have not even asked for it. Point 2 - Although it would make sense that it applies to anyone that leaves before October 2008 the wording does explicitly say ...

I would strongly recommend to tell the truth as any false information provided can be easily verified and will have a serious consequence on your wife's spouse visa application Everything I have read agrees with this comment. Potential of a 10 year ban if any deception is used. One question I have ...

Hi First off - apologies for the long post, find it difficult to leave parts out as they all seem important (to me at least). My major questions/discussion points are underlined. My wife (Ukrainian) and I (British) are part way through a settlement application for her to return to the uk on a spouse...