Last post, thanks HRY, good luck in your life too. ElenaW, fair point on the extension, it has meant we having been living togther that bit longer. Wanderer, they can probe all they like, all we have told is the truth and I'm not smug just relieved and thanks for your words of encouragement too, all...

Goodness, I am shocked by your responses. PLease refer my earlier thread BOYFRIEND IS MY TWINS FATHER BUT ON STUDENT VISA http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=47096&highlight= Yes the advice is free and I suspect many people rely on it, there is no point providing advice if its count...

By the way I found this forum very unhelpful and advice inaccurate and some members quite bigoted. I would not recommend this site to anyone and if I had not listened to your advice I would have got sorted out a lot sooner and saved a load of money. Just posting now so that you can improve the quali...

Woohoo, got unmarried couple visa even though not living together for 2 years. We got the visa after 3 weeks. After getting a 3 month extension on his student visa and running out of options, we decided to just give the unmarried couple visa a go and if they rejected it then we would fight it under ...

Hi,

I've been told that I can work 20 hours a week whilst I am waiting for my Tier 4 Extension, however I need to be sure.

Can anyone confirm and point me in the right direction of a official website which I can show my boss?

Thanks

the option of having his leave varied to another category is open to the OP, if they decide to apply for COA, and then apply for an extention of his visa, whiles the COA is been processed. When the marriage is completed, he will have the option of applying to have his leave varied, and both applica...

I thought if we get the CoA then we could?

and thanks for your reply. we have an appointment with IAS next week and our local MP is involved. I am just trying to get as much information as possible before then. For instance I was going to apply for the CoA today but now I know there is not much point. My boyfriend will not overstay unless he...

Another option that i can see is to apply for tier 1, knowing he will be rejected, then go for an appeal, just to buy some time. But what would happen then if he changes to a marriage visa whilst waiting for the appeal.?

Re marriage, is there anyway of getting cofe fastracked?

Yes, and I do appreciate your answers and am aware of your views. But I want to know more about Article 8. I can't just up and leave to go to India. I have financial commitments, tenants, my parents, my dog. Also my babies were born very premature and require prescription milk aswell as my own, just...

When I say nothing, I mean no job and no chance of a decent job for me.

I have properties here. It would take quite a while to sell and I would have to reduce the price at massive detriment to myself if have to sell immediately, some of them are in the middle of renovation Also, I am due to start a teaching course in September ready for when the girls go to school. It w...

Don't want to marry but yet u've had two kids together? Sorry but I don't understand that. Maybe wait till visa status is sorted before reproducing but it's too late for that now. Can ur partner not apply for Tier 2? Hope he's not working more than the permitted 20hrs a week... Why don't you unders...

And what about if he applies for Tier 1, and then goes through the appeals process. Can he then change his visa type later on?

What about article 8 is that not relevant here?

If you would like to simply extend your stay in the UK, you can apply for psw with your current insufficient bank statemetns. But when you get refused, you can appeal against a decision to refuse your application. After you receive an unfavourable determination from the court, you can submit your ap...

Please could someone give me advice. My boyfriend, an Indian national, and I have recently had twins, his student visa is due to expire January 31st 2010. He can't get Tier 1 because he didn't know that he had to have £800 in his accout for 3 months prior to applying. And if he goes back to India h...

I agree normally but my girlfriend will be struggling with two small babies and struggling to pay the bills. Her family are not much use. I don't think she could manage on her own.

Thanks just having a rant. This is really frustrating as I can't apply for unmarried couple as we have only been together for 1.5 years, I can't apply for parent excercising their right to access on leave to enter as I'm not estranged from my partner. We didn't want to get married just yet and now i...

Also they recommend the following: For applications made inside the United Kingdom If you are already in the United Kingdom, you should apply to stay as soon as possible and before your current leave runs out. We encourage you to apply one month before your leave runs out. Taken from: http://www.ukb...

Then the calculator is misleading Maintenance (funds) In this section, you must score ten points for maintenance (funds) at the time of application or your application will be refused. Do you have £800 of available funds at the time you apply? Yes No Help on this question (opens new window)

Thanks for replies, however the UK border agency website's points based calculator which is what I used says that to get the 10 points the £800 must be available upon application.

I'm just thinking in terms of the Golden Rule used in law. The point of the maintenance rule is that you have enough money to support yourself until you find work. Well I have work and I support me and my UK family. My girlfriend will really struggle if I have to go back. Mainly I didn't know about ...

Well if I leave that will leave my girlfriend and our baby twins in financial hardship. They rely on me to provide for them. I just didn't relise I had to have £800 in my account 3 months prior to applying as I have a very secure job here and am not only maintaining myself but my UK family. Has any...