I'm not an ECO or immigration lawyer but from what you have said you have nothing to worry about. Just make sure there is enough evidence that the relationship is subsisting and I would imagine this will be one of the more straightforward spouse visa applications the UKBA gets. Your finances are eno...

I would say that your realisable assets of £7,300, plus his £2k, combined with your fairly liquid assets of £20k in shares will be enough if you explain your current employment situation correctly and that the training should lead to a job paying £x per year. You should maybe explain that you ar...

I would probably refrain from stating that you want to 'see if he can live here' as that would possible create doubt in the ECO's mind that you both are determined to see the relationship through regardless of what the decision is on the visa. Also it may be an idea to show evidence that you have be...

Hi all My now wife was removed from the UK in April 2010 for overstaying her student visa by 26 days. We have since got married in her native Thailand and are in the process of regularising her stay in the UK on a spouse visa using immigration lawyers. Quick question - once she has regularised her s...

Hi all I have noticed on the UKBA's site where it outines general grounds for refusal the immigration rules seem to be updated – previously under paragraph 320(7b) it said that this would not apply if the application was to be made as a spouse/fiance etc but to refer to para 320(11) to see if that...

Many thanks again. Re withholding information, we certainly wouldn't do that. In the application form we will be clear when filling in the part about her being removed from the UK for the overstay. As far as the lack of NI number/not attending her course part there is no section on the form that ask...

Many thanks Casa, although 320(11) can apply for spousal visas if there are 'aggravating circumstances'. As far as I can see I don't believe she is guilty of anything that can be an aggravating circumstance but it seems the ECOs can be very unpredictable. I know of people who have committed far wors...

Greetings all My first post on these forums, loads of useful information as well :-) I would appreciate any advice you can provide. Let me first outline my situation. I am engaged to a lady who was previously in the UK on a valid student visa to study english. She completed the first year of study b...