Hi guys I have been trying to make an appointment for the wife for a TB test at the IOM call centre and cannot seem to get through, they are always busy. Has anyone had the same experience and how are you supposed to make an appointment when they wont pick up., and correct me if I'm wrong you cannot...

Shad bro listen Im teaching my wife English myself, what you need to do is teach her yourself I have alot of material which I can give you as guidence as I am teaching my wife myself too and shes totally illiterate,, but she has experience because she stayed in uk for 7 years....Try to find a EMD te...

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Hi everyone I'm alittle confused my wife is about to apply for a spouse visa with our son as a dependant. Does that mean she will only use the one vaf4a form and will she have to pay the 1 fee, or will she have to fill out a seperate form for our son and pay a seperate fee. They have seperate passpo...

Hi I know that 3rd party support is permitted from anyone residing in the uk, but is it permitted if the spouse applying is getting support from his/her immediate brother or sister or cousins who reside outside of the uk? As in funds to financially sustain oneself when in the uk for the probationary...

Came across this whilst looking for info on the English language test. it is really usefull. Hope alot of people benefit from this. http://ielts.org/teachers.aspx click the listening and reading and download the pdf files. These will give you some idea of how to prepare and what to expect in the tes...

Sorry forgot to mention something. My wife's brother has gifted some property to my wife and that is also up for sale and we plan to convert the money to pounds and show that as evidence that she will be able to support herself without recourse to public funds. the property is worth about 10k sterli...

Hi ,,, Well its 24/7 english and the kids are helping aswell, she's catching on quick. I have another Q and would really appreciate it if someone who has alittle knowledge can give some advice. The thing is I would like the wife with 1 son (14years) to make the application and then go back to the uk...

I think what HRY2005 has said is spot on, the couple need to put their differences aside and think of the child's welfare first. God this brings back so many bad memories!! There is no law in Pakistan its only for the rich. There is something that does not sound right here as well, more than the fat...

Is the wife still allowed to travel back to the UK? I mean is her visa still valid? And exactly where is home country? Don't mean to be nosy but I went through many years of misery due to my marriage and the only thing that kept me going was my children, no mother should be put through that (being s...

Thanks sush for your advice and response, this forum has helped me alot and has also given me peace of mind, although the A1 language test is very daunting, I think its time to get the books out and start teaching the mrs again!! She understands 90% of spoken english but she has not spoken it in lik...

Batley thanks once again for your quick response I really appreciate it. The links you have given have been really helpful, I have kind of got the gist, the language barrier is the most worrying for me and the wife due to the wife being totally illiterate. I'm trilingual and can read write and speak...

Also my son who also resided in the uk was schooled there aswell before he left and was schooled here in an English medium school, he can read write and speak fluent english he 14 years old. will he be required to take the language test also, he is endorsed on the mothers passport. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the quick response batley,,, well we do really have ourselves to blame,, went through some hard times and a mental illness for many years, still grateful that our marriage is still intact and healthy again. I read somewhere Applying to settle in the UK as a partner comes under 287 or 295G...

Hi all, I am a newbie and need some advice and apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section. I am really worried that my wife will be refused her spouse visa because she overstayed for 6 years with my son and returned voluntarily on her own expenses. We have lived abroad for 5 five years and...

I have applied for new british passports from high commission in Islamabad and it will take about 4 weeks. Regarding the spouse visa or marriage visa Do I make the application or the wife and which will be a easier process. I have a son who is 14 years old who was endorsed on wifes passport. Any adv...

Hi I have been living in pakistan with my wife and 4 children for past 5 years, 3 of my children were born in uk and have british passports which were valid for 5 years and have now expired. I am a british passport holder and citizen by decent. I need to travel urgently back to uk with my children. ...