no work and no recourse to public funds on passport

karunanayake · Post by **karunanayake** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:02 am

my husband has been given entry clearance now from sri lanka but when he collected hes passport it says on the piece of paper inside No work and No recourse to public funds im confused on what he can do as the BHC in sri lanka had a letter from hes employer here in london saying he has a job offer to start when he returns but why does it say no work in hes passport... can anyone offer advice on what it means and what can he do about it,,,thanks,,,,

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:22 pm

Have they issued a fiance visa by mistake?

karunanayake · Post by **karunanayake** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:13 pm

my husband said it says marriage visa .... would it be a mistake and could it be changed ?

Post by **John** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:03 pm

karunanayake, are you and your husband legally married? Or "just" married religiously?

karunanayake · Post by **karunanayake** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:13 pm

hi,, yes we are married legally i was born here white british and he is sri lankan,, we got married in august 2002 in london but he was removed from the country on the 12 april last year as they said he had to get entry clearance from sri lanka we have 3 kids together all born here

Post by **John** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:18 pm

we got married in august 2002 in london

Sorry to press you, but this is important. The marriage ceremony in London, what sort of ceremony was that? Where was the ceremony held? At a Register Office? In a place of Public Worship? If so, what type of place?

And the marriage certificate that was issued, is it a standard UK marriage certificate?

Also, the length of your husband's visa? 6 months? Or 2 years? Or what?

karunanayake · Post by **karunanayake** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:27 pm

hi,,, yes it was in Sutton registry office,, it was a normal marriage certificate we recieved and it is a 2 year visa until 2010

Post by **John** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:39 pm

In that case, whilst it is totally correct to say "No recourse to Public Funds" it is absolutely wrong to mention anything about work. So if it specifically mentions work on the visa then your husband needs to query that, before attempting to use the visa to move to the UK.

Or is it as simple as the visa not specifically saying he can work? Was your husband expecting the visa to specifically mention that he could work, and was surprised that it did not? But you say "it says on the piece of paper inside No work and No recourse to public funds". Are you talking about what is actually stuck on to a page in the passport? Or a loose piece of paper sent back with the passport? If so, what does the actual visa stuck into the passport say?

eliasuk4u · Post by **eliasuk4u** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:45 am

This is totally strange, I received the same spouse entry clearance last year in BHC, Colombo and it just says no recourse to public fund. But nothing mentioned about work. Does it actually says in your husband entry clearance sticker on the passport??? If yes, then he needs to get back to the BHC and query this.

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no work and no recourse to public funds on passport

no work and no recourse to public funds on passport