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by mirnat » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:18 am
I am a solicitor, but not an immigration one, so only talking from my own experience, and those of other Albanian/British couples that I know and it sounds like u've put a strong case together, especially on the side of proving your finances etc. I think that's the main thing they would be interested in.
Not sure what to say about the Kosovan/overstaying thing. When my husband applied last year it was not such an issue and he was an overstayer by 3 years, having originally tried and failed to apply for assylum. From recent posts it does sound as though they're clamping down on allowing overstayers back in but to be honest, I'd say they would use that as a reason for refusing the visa in 'borderline' cases where the couple concerned do not have their finances sorted and may need to rely on public funds. The fact that u've been employed for the last 4 years in the same job and have a good deposit to buy a property and your husband has a job offer for here in the UK should hopefully take the ECO's mind off the overstaying thing!
Best of luck for the 25th anyway and let us at the Board know how it goes!