Hi Victoria,VictoriaS wrote:You could have had an appointment with me this week, but never mind!
I am afraid that the Home Office decision seemed right to me, and you were lucky that he refused to accept the application, rather than accepting then refusing and you losing the money.
If you wish to switch from a student visa to a work permit then you must have a valid student visa and you must have completed the course for which that visa was granted. As you have not finished the course, you cannot switch.
So, you have a choice -
1) Get the employers to make an 'out of country' work permit application (you can be physically in the UK when they do this) and then, when ti is approved, you go home for entry clearance
2) From within the UK, you apply to remain as the spouse of an EEA national.
Victoria
Thanks for your posting.
Regarding the first choice: I have been told by some lawyers that the employer needs to sign a declaration that the applicant is physically outside the country at the time of the application. Is that true? How long the whole process would take? would it be easier because I already have already been granted one previously? or would be harder because I'm applying from outside the country?
As for the second choice: It have to be stripped from my passport for not less that 6 to 7 months as I can not make an appointment in person. or do you think I can?
Thanks to you all and please let me know your views.
All the best
M.K.