Update: Our lawyer says it is not yet time to go for the article 8 route... I will be in court in a few days. To appeal my judicial review permit. I will be in the high court with my lawyer, facing an immigration judge. :cry: :shock: I can only be positive. We have been together almost 5 years. Live...

Our situations are quite similar. I think your solicitor is not supposed to go down the appeal route as your refusal doesn't include the right of appeal. My route was same: a refusal with no right of appeal. Then we went the judicial review path. This starts off with a pre-action protocol letter to ...

An update on the situation. A pre action protocol was submitted – there was no response from the Home Office and so the application for Judicial Review was submitted. The Acknowledgement of Service letter from the home office solicitor just re stated there case that there are no insurmountable objec...

I am in a similar boat as you... I wonder how long this will take as well. My pre-action-protocol-letter also got no response from the UKBA. My (JR) Judicial Review was placed in high court at the end of April. I am still waiting... Please read my initial post to see my case details. Thank you &...

I used the registry in my council area, not far from my house.
I think you have to use a registry within your postcode location.

There is not much to worry about, so long as your relationship is genuine. Try not to be nervous & be completely honest about how long you have been living together, when you met each other & don't use any false documents/utility bills. They don`t ask that many questions & they don't ask...

Thank you Vinny and ID29 . In the end I went to my solicitor to put in the first step in my application for a judicial review: the pre-action protocol letter. Basically begging them to reconsider their decision on my case. To this letter we have added 1. the nature of my husbands job (a letter from ...

Hello all, I would really appreciate some honest advice & little or no criticism please. I (female, age 30+yrs)have been in this country for the past 10 years. I came here when my father was diagnosed with cancer, to give him support + company. I came on someone`s passport. I have been here sinc...