No, I don't believe it will be sufficient. You are also not a 'blood relative' either and if her brother is staying in the UK when you leave in July, the ECO has no guarantee your SIL will leave with you, regardless of a 'promise to leave' from you. Oh yes i didnt think of that, husband cant go bec...

She needs to provide evidence of her ties to her home country (financial, employment, social, property etc). Without it, her visa will likely be refused. As an unemployed, single person, the ECO might well take the view she won't leave the UK. Thank you for this. I understand what you're saying unf...

Long shot but thought we'd give it a try. I am a british citizen since birth. My husband is from pakistan came here on spouse visa now he has also become a british citizen. Im a house wife with 2 children and my husband works. We have our own home. We would like to apply for his sister to come for a...

Asking for my husband. He recently got his british passport and is travelling to pakistan tomorrow as we have a family emergency. He has no nicop card nor a visa on his british passport as he booked it last minute. He does however have his VALID pakistani passport. My question is.. when he travels t...

Hello, hope you're all well :) Background: Husband came to the UK on a spouse visa on 04/03/2014 via the 2 year spouse visa route (not 5 year) Granted ILR on 06/02/2016 This coming March he will have been in the UK for 3 years. So going by what I have read online we can apply for British Citizenship...

Brilliant thanks for all your help!

Thank you. She is in the uk. She's 48 (i think!) And no she hasn't had long periods of stay outside of the uk. Dont think she's even travelled anywhere the past few years. Okay so firstly she will need to take life in the uk test AND pass an english speaking exam such as B1? Then apply for british c...

Hello, I am asking this question for my aunt. She has had ILR stamped on her pakistani passport since 1993. Her husband now wants her to get a british passport. They are confused on what they need to do and how to go about applying for one. Will she need to pass life in the uk test/some sort of engl...

Just thought i would update you all here thay my husbands ILR was granted to at the Cardiff office! We are extremely happy and so glad it's over!! Had a few hiccups along the way such as just realising 2 weeks ago that his NI number was wrong on his payslips! Got a letter from an account to confirm ...

Just a quick question (or 2!) We are going to the Cardiff office to apply in person this weekend. We have made photocopies if everything except passport. Do i need to make photocopies or his and my passports? Yes Also the payment page as we have paid online and have the reciept as proof shall we no...

Just a quick question (or 2!) Applying for ILR for my husband who was here in the UK on the 2 year spouse visa from Pakistan. We are going to the Cardiff office to apply in person this weekend. We have made photocopies if everything except passport. Do i need to make photocopies or his and my passpo...

Well we have recieved a letter from his employers accountant stating the mistake and they wrote something as if to say it is not their fault blabla but it has been corrected. Now when i called HMRC a few days ago they told me i dont need to contact them i only contact my employer.. is this right? Al...

contact your employer to correct the payslips( duplicate) sign and provide letter saying updated payslips with correct NI. Also get a NI letter from HMRC We informed his employer today who said he will have a word with his accountant tomorrow. He has a letter from hmrc for when he first received hi...

Hello, We are applying for my husbands ilr visa on 6th february in person. However we just noticed that on his payslips from his recent job he started in April 2015 his national insurance number is wrong! Only by 1 number which is why we never noticed before, so it should have been 41B at the end bu...

CR001 wrote:When did he APPLY for his visa and what was the visa ISSUE/START date?

Spouse visas after 9 July 2012 are a 5 year route to ILR, not 2 years.

Any help?

Any help please? I cant change the title but im asking something else not about the English language requirement

When did he APPLY for his visa and what was the visa ISSUE/START date? Spouse visas after 9 July 2012 are a 5 year route to ILR, not 2 years. We applied before the rules changed so we are on the 2 year route. as it was refused first time it took a further nearly 2 years to get him here. His visa wa...

He came to the uk March 4th 2012 and his Spouse visa expires sometime in may. So his 2 years in the uk is on march 4th 2016. Do you want to check your dates? That makes it 4 years. Did he apply for an extension at some point? Sorry i made a mistake! He came here in 2014 so has been here nearly 2 ye...

My husband is here on the 2 year spouse visa. He came to the uk March 4th 2014 and his Spouse visa expires sometime in may. So his 2 years in the uk is on march 4th 2016. My question is can we apply in person for his ILR on 6th february 2016? I read somewhere it states we can apply 28 days before t...

My husband is here on the 2 year spouse visa. He came to the uk March 4th 2012 and his Spouse visa expires sometime in may. So his 2 years in the uk is on march 4th 2016. My question is can we apply in person for his ILR on 6th february 2016? I read somewhere it states we can apply 28 days before th...

Hello, We will be apllying for my husbands ilr around february 2016. We are at the moment living with my parents. I read we need to show either 6 letters in joint name or 6 letters each if we havent got anything in joint named as proof of address. Do they all have to be different things or can we do...

Thank you so much! We were both worrying as someone mentioned it to us today and we had no clue about it!

Hi, My husband is here in the uk on a spouse visa the 2 year route as we applied first week of july 2012. He has been here in the uk since march 2014. We will need to apply for his Indefinate leave to remain by march 2016. He has already passed his english knowledge test but has yet to pass his life...

CR001 wrote:

Casa wrote:You appear to be claiming correctly as working tax credits should be claimed in joint names.

Thanks. Sorry i was getting confused as was receiving 2 different answers but it seems like i am doing everything fine and shouldn't worry.

What I mean is that there would have been no issues if you were working and claiming working tax credit with your husband's name on it. As it stands now, technically your husband is the one claiming not you. I see what you mean. Even though its a joint claim is this a problem? If so should i contac...