Hiya, I had exactly the same issue, I was given 2.5 years visa in my maiden name. What I did was to get a new passport in my married name a month before applying to extend my visa. I completed the application using my married name and submitted both passports. I also submitted documents in both my ...

Dear Moderators, good day to you all, I am very grateful and happy for the advice you give here which helped me when I made my application. But now a friend of mine has a problem. She came here on a 2.5 year spouse visa in 2012, she has three kids that are all British as her husband is British. They ...

Thanks so much Julian1972 and Sohopeful for your advice. I intend to shorten it by going via the 5 year spouse visa before I saw that note on Home Office website. I will continue like that. We will meet all requirements as my husband earn up to £30,000 per annum and I earn about £10,500 from my part ...

DEAR MODERATORS, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING ISSUES HERE. PLEASE I WAS GRANTED 30 MONTHS LEAVE/10 YEAR ROUTE WHEN I MADE ARTICLE 8 APPLICATION ON BASIS OF MY PARTNER AND CHILD ARE BRITISH. I THEN MARRIED MY PARTNER TWO YEARS AGO. AM PLANNING TO EXTEND MY STAY AS A SPOUSE OF BRITISH CITIZEN ...

Hi just want to inform members of this forum that I have been granted leave to remain following my application for discretionary leave.
So just have hope and believe yours will come through as well.
Hip Hip Hurray.

Dear moderators, I sent my application D/L based a mother to a British child before the deadline in July(Articlae 8). I have received ack letter. But I had another baby in August and the baby has been issued with a British passport. My question is do I send the new baby's passport and birth ...

Dear moderators, I sent my application D/L based a mother to a British child before the deadline in July(Articlae 8). I have received ack letter. But I had another baby in August and the baby has been issued with a British passport. My question is do I send the new baby's passport and birth ...

I am not shouting, because I have no right to do that, just asking for help as I know that there are many experienced moderators that can be of good help.

PLEASE MODERATORS, KINDLY ASSIST AND HELP ME OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I AM ASKING FOR ADVICE AND NOT EVEN A SINGLE PERSON REPLIED OR ADVISED ME. I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP NO MATTER HOW LITTLE. I KNOW THERE MANY EXPERIENCED MODERATORS HERE. THANKS

Hi all,
am back again. please I want to know the documents needed for a discretionary leave application based on Article 8. I have three kids aged 2 to 6 born to A British father. we are living together but not married. I have overstayed my visiting visa. any help will be highly appreciated.
thanks.

Dear All, I have been reading most of the posts here am I am very grateful that people like you are giving free and genuine advice. God will Bless all of you. I need advice on the best route to use to regularise my status. My situation is this: I do not have a leave currently, overstayed since Jan ...