Many thanks for that, Kitty.

Does anyone know if they usually check for UK marriages in such applications? Clearly they didn't for the visit visa application, but this is a different situation.

Hi all, I've stupidly got myself into a confusing situation. I'm a British citizen married to a foreign woman. We will soon move to the UK. I will sponsor my wife's settlement visa. The thing is that we married twice: once in the UK, secretly (some people wouldn't have approved) and again abroad. We...

Thanks for that, guys. So many helpful replies in such a short space of time! We've got about 15,000 pounds in the bank, which will probably rise to 20,000 by the time we apply. I take it this is enough? I believe the people my wife was referring to are offspring of former Gurkhas who all of a sudde...

Hi there, can you help me? I'm a British citizen who has been living in Hong Kong for the last five years. I married my Nepalese wife here in June 2005. We would like to move to the UK permanently. My understanding of the immigration procedure is that I should move back to the UK, get a job and an a...