I have read that the bank statements and payslips need to be no more than 28 days old at the date of application. But, is the date of application the date you submit and pay for the application online or the date of your appointment to do the biometrics and hand in the documents which in our case wi...
Anyone out there with any knowledge or experience in this area ? Getting a bit worried that no response means our case is really complicated and we will either get refused or it will take forever to process. Should I be consulting an immigration solicitor ? Problem is we have no money to do that rig...
Does anyone have any experience of applying for a spouse visa with a similar immigration history ? I can't find anything on the UKBA website that clarifies this issue and am worried that even if we meet all the criteria - financial, accomodation.... etc, that we could be refused on this.
Is past immigration history taken into account when deciding on a spouse visa ? the application form asks: Have you travelled outside your country of residence (excluding to the UK) in the last 10 years ? and, Have you ever been refused, deported, removed or otherwise required to leave any country (...
On the subject of bank statements - if they are the originals that were sent to you do by post, do they still need to be stamped and signed by the bank, or is that just for statements you print out from the internet ?
My husband (the applicant) does not have a bank card which allows online payments so I will need to pay the visa application fee using my bank card. I wrote to Worldbridge to check this would be ok but their reply is worded a bit strangley so I am still a bit unsure. Worldbridge said: Please note th...
Just realised why you asked this - Surinder Singh ! This really would be a last resort for me as giving up my life to go and live in Italy for a while would not be a great move for us. I am 39 and my husband and I want to start a family ASAP so giving up my flat and more importantly a job I have had...
I have never lived or worked in Italy myself. I met my husband when I was in Italy on holiday almost 2 years ago and have been back to visit him in Italy 10 times since then and also I have been twice to visit him in Albania - the first time we got married and then I returned 4 weeks later to visit ...
Didn't you have to give your original decree absoulute when you got married for the second time ?
I am in this situation and I see Casa said you need to provide your original decree absolute but they kept mine when I got married again in Albania !!!!!!
I have spoke to my landlady and told her about my husband coming and she was fine with him staying here which is such a relief. I was just worrying because I didn't tell her my marriage plans when I took on the tenancy because I wasn't really too sure myself when everything would happen and didn't w...
Thanks for the reply. I think you are right that I speak with my landlady and explain the situation. I want to try to keep things as simple as possible. I think I will probably ask my council or an estate agent to provide the housing inspection report on the size of the flat etc as I don't want to t...
Hello, I am British and married to an Albanian man currently living (legally) in Italy. He is planning to apply for the UK Spouse visa in July so he can come here to live with me so I am currently trying to gather the necessary documents. I live in a rented one bedroom flat. My tenancy is for 12 mon...
Thanks Vinny. The link doesn't seem to be working for me, but neither do a lot of the UKBA links I've tried tonight so I'm assuming the website is down at the moment. I'll try again tomorrow.
Really ? Has this changed recently ? I wrote to Worldbridge last year and asked about this and they said that he would be able to apply for a UK Visitor visa in Italy but if we got married and went for the UK Marriage visa he would have to apply in Albania. I know he could make the application from ...
Hello, My husband is Albanian and I am British. We are hoping that he will be able to apply for a UK marriage visa in a couple of months once he has taken the English Language test and received the certificate. He currently lives in Italy and holds a current work visa for Italy. I understand that on...
Hello, I am a little confused how to calculate the maintenance requirement needed for the Spouse visa as the sticky on this site states the benefit rates from April 2012 which it says should be used in order to calculate adequate maintenance levels. However the UKBA website states min salary levels ...
My understanding is that you only have to pass the speaking and listening part of the A1 exam to meet the Spouse Visa requirements. City and Guilds have introduced an exam specifically to meet the UKBA requirement and it only tests speaking and listening skills unlike other examination boards. Infor...
Hello, I am British (and living in the UK) and am planning to marry my Albanian boyfriend in Albania (he is currently living in Italy). I would be grateful for any advice regarding the documentation needed and the procedure we need to follow. After we are married he will still need to take the Engli...
Does anyone have any advice on this please ? Not sure if I should have posted on the general visa page but am planning a future spouse visa so still a family matter i think. I just want to make sure we don't jeapordise our future application for spouse visa if my boyfriend applies for a visitor visa...
