No of applicants: 1 Adult Eligibility Criteria : 3 years as Spouse of British Citizen Language criteria : Life in the UK Test + IELTS Test Method of application: Postal Date of application: 15 Dec 2014 Payment method: Debit Card Date of receipt by Home Office: 16 Dec 2014 (Sent special delivery) Dat...

Hi all, would like to post my wife's timeline - very happy with how quick it went through! No of applicants: 1 Adult Eligibility Criteria : 3 years as Spouse of British Citizen Language criteria : Life in the UK Test + IELTS Test Method of application: Postal Date of application: 15 Dec 2014 Payment...

...and the biometric permit has arrived - just 1 day later!

My wife has now received her approval letter and documents back - just waiting for biometric card now. The timeline is: SET (M) Application sent - 11 Nov 2013 Biometrics letter received - 21 Dec 2013 Biometrics enrollment done - 21 Dec 2013 Approval letter arrived: 18 Mar 2014 (dated 15 Mar) So it t...

My wife sent her application on 11th November and did biometrics 21st December. With current timelines looks like sometime in March we should hear....

They may have had more applications in October before the new rules come into force so it might be a little slower at the moment. We shall see!

You should get the letter anyday now.

We sent my wife's Set (M) application on Nov 11th, and got the acknowledgement letter dated Nov 13th. The biometrics letter arrived today!

My parents sent the documents out to us by DHL. Good idea to make a copy of everything before you send it. Only took a couple of days to get to us.

I think it might be because you ticked the box in Part 6.2 stating that she was the main carer for the child. As long as you ticked the box in Part 1.8 that confirms you are subject to immigration control it should be fine.

Hi, we provided a lot of evidence in our application and spent many months preparing it. It is always better to give more than not enough! Between myself and my parents we provided: Land Registry details - can be purchased on the officail website. A dated signed letter from both my parents stating t...

It states on the ILR application form, Section 10 the doucments that are acceptable.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... 420091.pdf

In which country are you applying? Some seem to be stricter than others. It may be enough if they feel the application is genuine.

You can check the visa processing times for Vietnam here :

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/custo ... ing-times/

Surely they need to take the applicants savings into account, especially if they are large savings. If they don't take the applicants income into account once in the UK, then what is the point of them even looking for work and integrating into society? I can see these potential new rules leading to ...

Although I recommend he contacts the Spanish Embassy/Consulate in Colombia to be 100% sure, especially if he is approved a UK spouse visa incase it works differently.

Yes Colombian nationals require a visa to visit or transit through Spain. On the below link nationals of A) require visas, nationals of B) do not. http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Consulares/ServiciosConsulares/InformacionaExtranjeros/Visados/Documents/2011listadopaisessomentidosvisado.pdf Your husban...

Visit for much less than 5 months on the next visit.

She will need to convince the ECO in the application that she will return to the US at the end of the visit. Having the return ticket and letter of invitation are important. However as Lucapooka states the US is a non visa country so she can travel without a visa. Do you believe she may be bounced t...

Sounds like the most important part of her application is going to be proving a subsisting marriage. You will both need to show 'Intervening Devotion'. You need to gather as much evidence of your contact together since marriage, ie emails, IM logs, phone calls, letters, online purchases, bank transf...

Read these links, they may help you :

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... sitors.pdf

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ng/family/

Do you the applicant have any savings? That is another option.

If your wife has a joint account with her sister this could be used, but you would need at least 3 months statements of this with both names on the account.

In what country will your wife be applying? Some locations are quicker than others in processing applications. My wife received her decision in a couple of days, others can take upto 3 months. What if the ECO calls your workplace to confirm the employment details you have given. It would not look go...

Maintenance can come from either the sponsor, applicant or third party support. Read this link as it should help with some of your questions : http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/ecg/maa/ Putting a lump sum into the bank account before the application would need to be justified w...

No, my wife applied in Latin America