Has your spouse actually attempted to sit the LIUK test? Unfortunately not. Her health has been so up and down it's impossible to make any plans in advance. She has tried on multiple occasions to read the books but she finds them difficult to read at this time. She is well educated and normally lov...

Hi, I am a British citizen, long term disabled with Muscular Dystrophy claiming ESA (Support Group) and Disability Living Allowance. My wife is an American citizen, living with me here in the U.K. under the terms of a Spouse VISA. She is my sole carer. She entered the U.K. back in June 2009, and whe...

Thank you. We called them and booked over the phone.

Apparently they've recently made changes to the online booking system, and we were told it's been up and down for a few weeks now. They're still trying to catch the Gremlins.

The instructions on the letter received from the UK Border Agency states to go to http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/book-appointment and select the option 'I have applied by post'. Now I've looked everywhere to my knowledge, and I can't even see that option. We've registered a login, and there's a dropd...

I can't quite believe it's been 8 months since I started this thread, anyway, I just wanted to write a quick update. We followed the advice of meeting up. She visited the UK and I went to the USA. There were some problems with her family which we expected, but we got through them and I ended up stay...

I imagine you are wholly dependent on benefits? Being on benefits is not always a visa killer, it depends on what benefits you receive. I am no expert on this area so worth having a look in the Benefits Forum for advice. Yes, I receive Incapacity Benefit and D.L.A. (High Rate). I have looked into t...

My concern is that your girl might be seeing you (on a conscious or subconscious level) as an escape route from her father. Or that you might have your own emotional needs which have hyperventilated the whole thing into a grand love affair. If an Entry Clearance Officer thinks the same any marriage...

I think the OP needs a dose of reality and realise he merely has a penfriend at the moment. This talk of marriage is ridiculous - they don't know each other. Sorry to be blunt but when u've seen as many of these relationships fail as I have you'd know where I'm coming from. This is a disaster waiti...

Thanks for the replies, I'll answer the questions raised so far. We haven't actually met, but as far as communication goes we started emailing each other back in October last year. We also talk on the phone most days and I have statements showing we talk for around 10 to 15 hours per week. There is ...

Basically I've been in a long distance relationship for around 12 months with a girl in California. We've grown very, very close and we're as sure as we can be that we want to get married and spend the rest of our lives together in the UK. The only problem is we haven't actually met yet and this is ...