Hi, I am a bit confused about Biometrics. Coming up to the end of my husband's spouse visa and looking at application for ILR. I don't understand whether we need to register for BRP before applying. If I remember correctly he had to give fingerprints etc when applying for spouse visa in Cairo. Does ...
Thanks for your comprehensive reply reabs. I think that confirms pretty much what we have found now- there's not any shortcut to this test. I think you have to understand the source material pretty well. The 3 books do work quite well together, although my eyes glaze over at the English Civil war, s...
Hi, I wondered if reabs had any advice about doing the test? My husband is currently studying for it and, as a non-native English speaker, is finding particularly the history hard going. We have all the books but have been concentrating on the Q and A book- is this helpful or do we need to try to sl...
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I am a little confused. I thought that the new minimum income requirement did not apply to Spouse Visas issued prior to July 2012, ie anyone whose visa was issued before then and will apply for ILR within 24 months? However, I read today that it does. Can anyone clarify?
Thanks.
I am not sure if this is the right place for this query- so apologies if it should be elsewhere. My husband got his visa and is now in the UK. We are in the process of getting him established here and also thinking already about the ILR process. We live in Edinburgh and I have been in touch with the...
Hi, Good luck with your application. You will find lots of good advice on here. Your questions are not stupid- I was in a similar position and have learned a lot here. I would suggest you have a look at the stickies at the top of this page as they will answer most of your questions. Particularly one...
Hi, I cannot answer specifically as regards immigration law. However, I work in mental health and would be sure that any discrimination against you based on your disability would be illegal under the Disability Discrimination Act. Especially as you say you are not reliant on benefits, it should be i...
I am sure it's just an oversight but you do mean £104 per week don't you? Your income sounds fine. The things that you need to deduct are fixed things like mortgage, loans, Council tax. It's my understanding that stuff like groceries etc would be included in the £104. If you write up a budget to i...
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether these would be seen as extenuating circumstances?
I know we could redo the entire file to update all the evidence, however, it costs to reorder bank statements etc. And would delay us yet again. Am feeling pretty disheartened today
Hi, I don't want to break forum rules on advertising, but there are a couple of options. We ended up paying for more than one exam through different providers as various things (like revolutions) got in the way! The Key English test which is through the British Council seems fairly straightforward a...
Aaaargh. I am now panicking. We had everything ready to submit in January with bank statements etc from a month or so before, however, the revolution in Egypt put a stop to that. We are just ready to submit now but the papers are older than you suggest. Do you think the ECO would exercise some discr...
My husband passed his English test :D And should have received his certificate on the day however, there has been some admin mix up and it was not there. They will send another one from the UK for him to collect in Cairo. The Examiner said that we can submit the Visa application without the certific...
Thank you for your reply Casa.
The problem for us now is that all the papers are with husband in Egypt. And of course the blessed English test is on hold.
If things don't improve will have to come up with a plan B!
Hi Sally, I have posted a few times about the English Test as we are in the position of needing to get this done before applying. My husband had a date for his test last Saturday in Cairo- needless to say he didn't get there! I now have no idea how things will pan out. If things deteriorate even mor...
Hi VisaAhmad, You are right it's not on the British Council Pakistan website. My experience is with Cairo. However it is an ESOL exam and if you look on the UKBA pdf there is a link to Cambridge ESOL centres. It says that there is one provider in Islamabad. A business/management school I think. Hope...
Hi, There is no way to take only the Speaking and Listening part of any of the tests, and unfortunately there does not seem to be a clear answer as to how the information on grades will be interpreted. This may seem self-evident to many but thought I would share a recent discovery. The British Counc...
We are in the same situation. It states on the first page of information on UKBA site that the applicant does not need to show any ability in reading or writing English, only in speaking and listening. However, it would be impossible to achieve a score of 87 in the TOEFL exam purely in speaking and ...
I am finding the scoring very difficult to figure out. I think I read that 3.5 is adequate on IELTS. However, it states that for TOEFL the required score is 87 (this being level B2). On speaking to a friend who deals with recruitment at a university she said they ask for a grade of 87 for Master's s...
We have not submitted the visa application online yet, however, my fiance will take the TOEFL exam this weekend. My understanding is that results should be submitted directly by the provider to UKBA/Worldbridge but am not sure how to do this given that they will have no record of us as yet? Any advi...
1. It is a bit complicated and relates to the time when Lothian Region administered the whole area. I live in Edinburgh City and often receive mail which says Midlothian. Midlothian is actually a separate district whose centre is Dalkeith. East Lothian stretches down the coast with Haddington as its...
