Sorry about that. I didn't intend to be rude.

Thanks for your reply.

OK, I guess my post got split out into its own thread, so it probably doesn't make complete sense. Cantona7/Dave's situation is described here: http://www.immigrationboards.com/immigration-for-family-members/uk-spouse-visa-marriage-breakdown-t214951.html Again, any replies would be gratefully receiv...

Unfortunately I find myself in the same situation as Cantona7/Dave. We are still together, but I don't see any other option than separating in the near future. I understand that if that happens, I should send a letter to the Home Office, but my questions are about the timing/order of things. Is this...

Thanks for the reply. Yes, it will be like this one: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iR5Dr2Lj_PY/Vd2NAYZGYsI/AAAAAAAAFe8/fDTyax39qew/s555-Ic42/1440582692802b.jpg So using that one as an example, would the absolute latest someone could leave the country with that stamp be 29th December 2014, or co...

Hi all, I know this might sound like a stupid question at first, but I just want to make sure we don't mess this up by overstaying by one day or something. My sister-in-law is from Taiwan and wants to come over to the UK to visit my wife. As she's Taiwanese, she qualifies for the visa-waiver program...

Well, just in case anyone's interested, my wife went ahead and sat an IELTS exam a couple of weeks ago, as it ended up being the least hassle (though highly stressful given that my wife had just 5 days to study for it). She got her results this morning, and got enough points to fulfill the language ...

Casa wrote:No problem. The savings can be in either your wife's name or yours.

Thanks, that's a great relief. I just about gave myself a heart attack when I first read that link.

Hold on. From that link, 11. In respect of cash savings the following must be provided: (a) personal bank statements showing that at least the level of cash savings relied upon in the application has been held in an account(s) in the name of the person or of the person and their partner jointly thro...

Amber wrote:Most recent dated within 28 days of application date.

See Appendix FM-SE at pg 6, i - https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _final.pdf

Perfect. Just the information I needed. Thanks, Amber.

Hi all, We're the process of getting stuff together for my wife's spouse visa. We've managed to scrape enough money together to apply using savings, since we're both overseas and so obviously I don't have a job in the UK at the moment. We're waiting on a language certificate that will take another w...

Thanks for your reply, manci. After a lot of research, we finally found out that the user IDs and secret numbers were only introduced in 2005, two years after my wife sat her exam. Even though she still has her original certificate (with her grade), she never received a "statement of results&qu...

OK, I guess we'll try the standard UK spouse visa route. Thanks for your reply, n2o.

Hi all, We are about to apply from outside the UK for a joining family visa for my wife (I'm British). She was awarded a B2 (grade C) in First Certificate in English in 2003, so by all accounts she qualifies for the English requirement. However, the application asks for other documentation that she ...

Sorry, that should've been EEA1 (Family Permit), not EEA2.

Hi all, I'm aware that there are a few similar threads asking about Northern Irish applying for EEA2, but none of them quite answer my question. I'm Northern Irish and have both British and Irish passports. From 1996 to 2001 I lived in Spain and my Spanish residence card from that time (which I stil...

Success, finally! To conclude, again thanks for everyone's help and advice: Timeline: 17/10/13 - Issued family permit (Surinder Singh route) 29/5/14 - Entered Northern Ireland via Dublin 30/6/14 - UKVI received EEA2 application 15/7/14 - Received CoA with Right to Work (dated 9/7/14) 13/9/14 - EEA2...

Page 38 onwards in the document you mentioned above has the details around income from rental properties. Thanks, SoHopeful. I just had another read through it and although I can't find any specific clarification there about if it's only rental income in the name of the partner/sponsor, or the appl...

The Income from both your rented accommodation in the UK will be counted, so long as it will not be your main residence. The savings does not have to be in pounds or held in a UK bank. The currency will be converted prior to application, and provided the savings exceed 16000, any amount left, after...

Hi folks. Thank you in advance for reading this post. My wife (non-EEA) and I (British) intend to move to the UK next year from outside Europe. We have started consolidating our finances so as to meet the financial requirements. We should just about be able to do it using a mixture of savings here a...

Hi jbminger,

I was out of the forum for a while there and just caught up on the thread. Glad to hear you made it over and that things have been going well. Did you get your passports back OK and how's the job going?

Thanks again for your reply, jbminger.

Please let us know how you get on with the move.

Hi all, new poster here (hello). Signed up specifically because of this thread. Firstly, jbminger, thanks so much for starting this thread (and for updating it). It gives me hope (I'm dual British/Irish from Northern Ireland and I'm currently in Taiwan with my Taiwanese wife and two kids). I have o...

Hi Jambo, Thanks for that. Wow, that sucks, but then how many of us are surprised? Do you have a link where it says ILR is required before naturalisation is allowed? EDIT: Ahh, from the same link above (my bolding): You must be free from immigration time restrictions on the day you make your applica...

Hey there Yeah - sounds like we're stuck in the boat indeed...and in the same part of the world. haha. I'm still going with the Surinder Singh route via another EU country. I've never considered the UK spouse visa (finances...) but I've noticed that some people say that it's now 5 years for citizen...

Hi all, new poster here (hello). Signed up specifically because of this thread. Firstly, jbminger, thanks so much for starting this thread (and for updating it). It gives me hope (I'm dual British/Irish from Northern Ireland and I'm currently in Taiwan with my Taiwanese wife and two kids). I have on...