Have you been and are you still abbiding by your student visa conditions?
When does your student visa expire?

is your case very straight foward?

Nancy i was in a similar case to your husband and i have just been granted the spouse visa in country, my case was worse because i only studied for 10 months in 2005 and i have been working full time ever since. i had a 6 year student visa which was due to expire in october just before we applied My...

Sony78 this is for you, i have been granted 2 years spouse visa, my story is a bit similar to yours, came on student on 6 years visa in 2005, stopped studying in November 2005 due to personal reasons and sponsor withdrew sponsorship, been working full time ever since, met my spouse in 2009, married ...

Hie. Below is my interesting story, i will try to make it short. I arrived in UK in January 2005 on a 6 year student visa expiring in October 2010 (strange but true as my course was for 6 years). I studied at college until November 2005, because of personal reasons i stopped studying and my sponsor ...

Hope you get positive news soon. I think when UKBA requests further documents its a good sign, i dnt knw what others think.

Nice to hear Greenabe18's story but i hope Sony78 you realise that Greenabe18's husband applied from abroad and thats a huge difference with your incountry application.

Hi every one my FLR M decision came and they refused my FLR M application on the basis i did not provide A1 english certificate and they gave me Discretionary leave for 3 years. Is any one plz help me becoz i want spouse visa not DL plz reply me ASAP how i can change it and wat i do now. Jiya Kahn ...

You seem to be on the right path, I hope UKBA will grant you some sort of stay. Have you received the akcowledgement letter yet? Keep us updated on how you get on.

Out of intrest, which Barrister did you use?

Sony78 wrote:

elv15 wrote:Why did you wait that long for COA, what is your immigration status?

Overstayer...but no more important though cos the COA has been granted.Looking forward to see what the present application outcome will be.

What do you mean by that?

I dont know the full details of your case but under normal rules your case is bound to be refused because of being overstayed. But if you argued article 8 rights etc then you might get Discreationary Leave to remain but thats not easy to get and you face a very long wait, do you have kids and did yo...

I agree with Greenie's point.

Why did you wait that long for COA, what is your immigration status?

Sindhe1 you need to read that post again, the guys visa expired while his application was at the home office and the ddnt bother tell him in time that his application was invalid, im my opinion that was harsh to refuse, HO are a shambles, they keep your stuff for sometime and wait for your visa to e...

franjacab how did you get on with that case, i see people ddnt respond to to your post, hope you consulted an immigration expert.

Nancy how did you get on with your hubbys case? Keep us updated.

You should have used a Bankers Draft, thats the fastest way of payment and is guranteed to go throu.

Are you now doing it yourself or you have a legal adviser?

Does anyone recommend or know a good solicitor/Immigration lawyer specialised for ILR and how much do they charge. Thanks in advance. I recommed Victoria Sharkey of medivisas. She is OISC registered Level 3 advisor and is very exeperienced. Google search Medivisas and you will get her details on he...

Depends if you know your stuff very well and your case is very straight foward, if you got douts then get a lawyer or solicitor, dont get them cheap no win no fee ones. Get a proper experienced one.

My advise is get a good solicitor asap, because you now need a good reason for them not to refuse you, but if they do then he would have a right to appeal and when you have a good solicitor or adviser with a good argument then you could win the appeal. Do you have good reasons on why he cant return ...

Lol im from a former British Colony myself, infact we one of the last country to gain independance, maybe i had not put myself properly, English is also our first language. What i meant to say was countries which have other languages as mother tounges are definaltley not expempt from the test. Most ...

Why were the appeals refused?

Some one Correct me if im wrong but English is not the first language for Nigeria. No way. Australia, Newzealand and America yes but not Nigeria nor any other country in Africa IMAO. Hopefully he wont have to go back but if they refuse then consult a legal expert. Keep praying and God will answer yo...