How about accomodation? Where will they stay? In the letter make sure you put it ALL the information in as much detail as you can. In your bank statements are you showing a surplus every month? that is, at the end of every month is there enough money to cover their expenses as well, should they come...
Bear in mind that the BHC in islamabad takes about 4 months to make a decision on a spouse visa. Therefore its in your interest to provide all the correct paperwork + evidence, because if it gets rejected (after a 4 month wait) the appeal process isnt exactly quick
The delay to get a spouse visa is about 14 weeks, so I think if you apply in Feb06, and ask for the travel date to be in July '06 then you should be ok. Make sure all your documents are in order! A lot of people who applied in ISlamabad have reported on here (and I have otherwise heard) that ECO's a...
if you have british citizenship then you shouldn't really need to apply for irish citizenship as under EU laws you get the same rights anyway? Please re-post with information like your nationality, your husband's nationality and what you wish to ask
Loobey, As John has mentioned, waiting for an appeal might take a long time. You should really consider whether its worth making a fresh appeal. The website says it takes 12 weeks, back in January when I lodged an application it took 14 or so. It might also be worth seeing someone like the IAS solic...
tt, Although this takes effect from April 2006, you'll find that most EU countries have already adapted their procedures to allow other EU citizens to opt-out from the REsidence Permit requirement. However, they will still normally have to register with the Authorities. 1. Im not sure that there wou...
Maybe take advice from the international students dept at your unversity? In any case, I think you may need to make a trip to the Home Office to renew your visa, but I think you may need a letter/proof from your uni first to say you're still enrolled with them and attending classes etc.
Im sure other people will give you further advice about the HSMP but if you were to get married, you could get an EEA family permit on the basis of being a dependent (spouse) of an EEA national, and it would make your life easier in the UK as you would have the freedom to work/live for 5 years. http...
following on from John's reply, if you are paying by debit/credit card, you may find they charge you a premium if you decide not to use the return portion.
however if you are paying cash, i dont think you'll have much to worry about
Zenbo, You'll find some good advice on here and John is one of the most knowledged and experienced people here. If you have given her a talaq (divorce) then AFAIK the marriage should've been annulled there & then, Im suprised you didnt notify the embassy as they would've probably stopped issuing...
Defenately consider the Belgian option, the Dutch immigration isnt worth the hassle. You will get a 5 year permit to work & live in Belgium. After the 5 years are over, you will be able to renew this permit quite easily. However Im not sure about permanent residence.
Hi smalldog, The Islamabad mission uses a courier which does something similar where they charge for all visa applications. I asked them how someone would go about getting the EEA family permit without having to pay anything and they said the couriers know that the EEA is a seperate procedure which ...
Agreed John, but do you think if the immi officer would refuse, they would have to do so under Public Health/Policy/Security, and if this is the case, not having a visa prior to travel doesnt fall under these categories? (remember MRAX Vs Belgium case, where the officials at the borderhave to give e...
Benj, I dont have direct experience of the family permits in the UK, but im doing what your doing the other way around! (My wife is non-EU and living in Amsterdam :lol: ) Anyway, AFAIK it wouldnt be a problem. The permit, you have to understand, is not a necessity, it is a verification. You derive y...
Im not absoloutely sure how sponsor's work for visit visa's but i think you have to give some kind of written guarantee that you will be responsible that you're uncle will go back to Saudi after his visit. As long as he doesnt overstay, they dont care. No i dont see why it would affect your wife's s...
Raven, Same thing happened with me, I didnt get some documents back eg. my wife's birth certificate, but I didnt want the hassle so I just got a copy of her birth certificate made from the district office again. If its something you can do without, then i'd forget it! Otherwise Im not sure how you w...
PS. if you have a choice of what airport your mrs comes to, try BHX as its a smaller airport and they dont put you through medical tests etc. My wife came through LHR and it took her approx 3 hrs to get out into arrivals!
Hmm, I see your point, but Im relying on the fact that its a secondment ie. as for the forseeable future, its a fixed term and im still being employed by the UK company, and Im paying tax/national insurance in the UK through my pay. So even though im not working for the crown, im still in effect a U...
John, Im in a similar situation to this (I think) My wife is on a marriage visa for 2 years, but a few weeks after she came to the UK, we are now in the netherlands because im on a secondment (which will probably last about 2 years). at the end of her visa, When we apply for ILR and we are still her...
Stefufay, As John said, since your husband is Swiss, you will be entitled to work in NL as a spouse of a EEA national. This just involves you going to NL, and applying at the local foriegn police/municipality and getting a sticker on your passport saying your the spouse of an EEA national and you do...
Hi Claire/Sajjad, Sorry to hear about the decision. Im sure the others will tell you the correct way of "reviewing" a decision, I thought I'd just mention a few points. Are you sure you gave the Urdu (Nikah Nama) along with an English Translation? (Prefereably attested by the Ministry of F...
