Hi, I live in UK and my status is settled (ILR), I am love with a girl who is simply on visitor visa, can I mary her and get her to stay with me without sending her back home and apply for her visa from there, can she change status from vist visa to spouse visa with going back..? Thanks It is impos...

where it is written that long residence rules is finishing? Please follow this link as below; http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2011-05-18b.332.6 I think it should be enough to understand what changes can happen in the future or later this year. HI i was wondering if anybody has clear idea ...

Sadly, my application for Discretionary Leave to Remain in the UK under Human Rights (see my previous topics) has been refused. Really I was not expecting such a decision after so much effort. In the letter they have stated, quote "Your client is 30 years old and is living an independent life....

in my opinion, all this tightening of the rules has a positive correlation with the economic cycle. When the UK was in a boom, nobody really cared that much about immigration but as soon as we hit recession and people were out of jobs, the blaming game started and it obviously fell onto immigrants. ...

Thanks for your quick reply. I realised I had two main concerns after writing this post. 1. Although I have been on student visa for the past 10/11 years, I have renewed my visa twice in Hong Kong. And I found a gap in one of these visas. My visa expired on the 31/10/2006 but the next visa stamp st...

Hi everyone, I am about to send my application to get the PR. I have been in the UK for 10 years, all under student visa. I have just gone through the set (O) application and it seems I only have to supply a few things (2 photographs, police registration, all passports, bank statement, uk life test...

I have a 4month old baby (born in UK and currently in UK) and just received his passport and I am currently applying for Tier 1 extension. One of the questions on the application form ask for immigration status. What is the immigration status for my baby as he has no visa yet as I have just receive...

Hi, I am a Pakistani national, but I have ILR with a spouse visa. I am working full time in the UK. Will it be hard for me to get a visa to France for a holiday? I would like to go preferably for a day or 2, and visit Disney Land. Can someone tell me the visa process, and whether it will take long ...

She should sign a "Change of Name deed". This is very easy and no legal help will be needed for this. Just search for a template on the internet. When filling out the application form, you will see that you can choose what name to appear on your new passport. Just attach the deed with the ...

good luck! make sure you use a really good professional.

Yes he is eligible for PSW but on ukba website it says http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier1/poststudy/settlement/ Do not just rely on 10 years long residence because It would be abolished in early 2012.so try to finish masters so he can apply for PSW before April 2012.so he could ...

Hi, Your right, you have any case law, on the basis that kids underage are not responsible for their parents decisions. As is like when i was underage, and hence didn't apply for the visa, or know about ILR. So how can i be bound by those rules? thank It can be argued that the case law above set a ...

Unfortunately, owning property doesn't give you the right to live in the UK. Your case is very similar to the case above. I wouldnt think there was a high chance of success but there's no harm in applying. If you want to have a go at applying then I suggest you to consult a professional who can writ...

visit visas are for tourists. As a non visa national you can visit for upto 6 months for a holiday . This is the rule . there is no way round it you can not work without a visa . The same as it would be for me if I wished to visit the US . Come for a holiday if you decide you want to be togther you...

My boyfriend had to withdraw his student visa application due to lack of funds. They told him that he can withdraw it, but that it will still show in his record that he withdrew due to lack of funds and that they will be careful about his finances in the future. We are both looking to return to NZ ...

Hello, I have been living in UK for 10 years. I want to apply for ILR. but I renew my visa one time from my home country as I couldnt switch my Visa from UK. however I went back home for 4 weeks only to apply for the VISA. I never stayed more than one month a year outside the UK. during the 10 year...

Dear All, I am aware that a person gets his citizenship after 12 months after obtaining ILR, and he should not be out of UK for more than 90 days. If a person is not in UK for more than 90 days after ILR, does he need to wait for another 1 year or does his ILR gets invalid and has to again wait for...

There is a difference in the name of the visa. It was called intra-company transferee work permit. After the PBS was introduced the visa is now called Tier 2 (Intra company transfer). All it is saying is if you came on Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) or intra-company transferee work permit before 6 ...

This immigration case is much like yours, ie underaged and going home to parents. It failed.

perhaps if you can tell us more about your history in the UK?

it doesnt matter what it was referring to: either "uk public or worldwide"... the point is, if you do this activity in the UK, it is classed as work. Also, note the word "including", this suggests that doing work in the UK is not allowed regardless of "uk public or worldwide...

hmmm... Interesting question. I would think it is definately worth applying. But whether it would be successful is not so clear. Hi, just to make sure one thing If someone can help me.If a person apply for ILR on the basis of 10 years Long Residence and spend more than 6 months in a single gap outs...

Hi guys, M friend is on student visa from last 8 and half years,his current visa is expiring in june 2012, which makes 9 n half years on student visa, but he wants to apply for indefinate based on 10 year rule, My question is what are the options he can avail, Because according to current rules he ...

Hi, I'm going to keep this as short as possible, basically a family member who lives in Pakistan needs help regarding her son who is in the UK. Her son was born in Pakistan and her husband is a British national, the father has brought the child to the UK and now social services are involved because...

zinao wrote:but when is the 10 yrs? is it when the applicant arrived in the uk or the date that they were given the visa.

arrived in the UK.

For the ILR to be valid you should be coming back to the UK at least once in 2 years. This applies to individuals and does not matter that their family member is in UK during that period. So if your wife is out of the UK for more than 2 years then she will loose her ILR though you are in UK during ...