Whirly thanks for your reply. Since I started this thread a lot has changed for me. My wife has found her time in the UK particularly challenging, probably like everyone else who comes to the UK. Anyway, we made a decision a few weeks back to move to Chile (for ever effectively). In the end her resi...

In the end I decided to just withdraw the application. I called up and said that I'd like to withdraw the application urgenty for family emergency. It was explained to me that we'd lose the fee etc... I said that I was okay with this. The very next day, my wife's passport arrived with a "Reside...

Thanks Elias & co! Lots of interesting ideas! Joe777, the example you give is absolutely scandalous and just typifies the sheer incompetence of this government. You should badger your MP more or try and arrange a meeting with him. You situation is terrible! Actually, there is no stipulation of t...

Mr Rusty> you say that leaving the country could invalidate the application? Would this also be the case if she left with an emergency travel document (such as Laissez Passer)? djb123> Can I obtain a Laissez Passer when my passport is unavailable (eg with UKBC?) I'd like to do something about this. ...

Thanks for your replies. Particularly for the guidance about saying that the passport is lost. It may seem like an obviously stupid thing to do, but when you are desperate, almost anything seems sensible!!! I've called UKBA but I only get a telephone operator who basically refuses to give his opinio...

Hi, I'm in a bit of a pickle at the moment. I've (British citizen) been married to my wife for 2 years now (Chilean citizen) so we had to make an application for FLR (we couldn't do ILR because we didn't realise that she needed to pass the life in UK test and it was too late to get an appointment wh...