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This is what it says on the Gov.uk website...kidraja wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:23 pmHi
I hope everyone is safe.
This questions is regarding about spouse visa and Pakistan going into "Red List" on 9th April 2021.
Will my wife be able to still come over on spouse visa after Pakistan goes into red list. I'm aware that I have to pay £1800 for hotel quarantine.
Many Thanks
Bro when did you apply ? My brothers one for his wife was from 12 Feb, so hoping for it to be around same time as yours. The goverment love to milk people so bad, £3500 for a spouse visa, I just done my own FLR(m) for the wife and that was nearly 3k too, now they want £1750 for the hotel when other countries like France & India are much worse but not put on the list. Fingers crossed it's removed from the red list before the 90 days end.firestar786 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:23 amHi
This is precisely my problem.
My wife should receive her visa within 4 weeks and there is no way I will be paying an additional £1750 so she can be in a jail aka quarantine by herself in London.
We will wait until it’s removed off the red list and seek an extension to the validity of the visa - if need be.
FYI I already paid £3500 for the application + solicitors fees so to pay an additional £1750 when people’s incomes are lower than usual is an insult!
It would be good to know this, also can anyone confirm if UKVI are still processing visas please?sanyari77 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:12 pmThank you. According to the link as above:
“If a person holds a visa for the UK then they may have “residence rights” and so be treated as exempt from the “red list” rules.
• Settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme”
As I’m settled here under EU settlement scheme, will my wife be exempted from staying in the government provided hotel and she doesn’t need to pay for hotel quarantine?
Hi,wak9001 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:39 amBro when did you apply ? My brothers one for his wife was from 12 Feb, so hoping for it to be around same time as yours. The goverment love to milk people so bad, £3500 for a spouse visa, I just done my own FLR(m) for the wife and that was nearly 3k too, now they want £1750 for the hotel when other countries like France & India are much worse but not put on the list. Fingers crossed it's removed from the red list before the 90 days end.firestar786 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:23 amHi
This is precisely my problem.
My wife should receive her visa within 4 weeks and there is no way I will be paying an additional £1750 so she can be in a jail aka quarantine by herself in London.
We will wait until it’s removed off the red list and seek an extension to the validity of the visa - if need be.
FYI I already paid £3500 for the application + solicitors fees so to pay an additional £1750 when people’s incomes are lower than usual is an insult!
4 days apart, so we are pretty much identicle in terms of timeframe. You're right about the £154 if you want to extend it, if it gets granted in May, she'll have until August to come here, so hopefully the ban should be lifted. The red list is definitely more of a political move from the government. I just hope they don't put a halt to issuing visas whilst the country stays in the red list.firestar786 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:05 pmHi,wak9001 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:39 amBro when did you apply ? My brothers one for his wife was from 12 Feb, so hoping for it to be around same time as yours. The goverment love to milk people so bad, £3500 for a spouse visa, I just done my own FLR(m) for the wife and that was nearly 3k too, now they want £1750 for the hotel when other countries like France & India are much worse but not put on the list. Fingers crossed it's removed from the red list before the 90 days end.firestar786 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:23 amHi
This is precisely my problem.
My wife should receive her visa within 4 weeks and there is no way I will be paying an additional £1750 so she can be in a jail aka quarantine by herself in London.
We will wait until it’s removed off the red list and seek an extension to the validity of the visa - if need be.
FYI I already paid £3500 for the application + solicitors fees so to pay an additional £1750 when people’s incomes are lower than usual is an insult!
9th feb. expecting it within 4 weeks now. hopefully they remove it. I have emailed my local MP to lobby the govt on this on my behalf because my wife isnt exactly travelling for the fun of it!
Also according to what I have read online, you pay another £154 to have the sticker extended by 3 months but I could be wrong.
I’m not sure if it’s just me not understanding correctly, but exempt from red list rules?? Even British citizens aren’t exempt from red list rules, so how does that work?
Yes thank you, this I know already. But as I said I’m uncertain as to whether a 6 month fiancé visa is called as residency rights.Kaykash wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:07 pmIn very simple English UK govt explained already
Let me explain in more simple language
After 9th of April only British citizen and Irish citizen can come back along with the person who has residence permit such as students , work permit holders, etc etc
But they will have to stay 10 days in quarantine and its fees is 1750 per adult .
Secondly some people thinking to take a route which is not red list, but it will not work after 9th April as if someone stay in red list country in last 10 days of his or her journey, the person have to stay in quarantine
How is it 19 days? The rules state the previous 10 days upon arrival in the UK, so if he arrives in the UK on the 29th April for example, he will have been in turkey since 18th/19th and that means he does not have to complete the hotel quarantine. Last time he would have been in Pakistan is the 17th/18th which will be over 10 days before his arrival in the UK!
I am inclined to agree as to the doubt. The way I see it, the fiance visa is more akin to a special visit visa (restricted to six months and no IHS payable), where one can get married and can then apply for a spousal visa (two actions which are not allowed on a normal visit visa). And a visit visa is a short-term visa and not one that leads to settlement.
Many thanks for your response. I think I’ll chase up an answer from someone via the gov.uk site and possibly speak to my solicitor about it, to double check before we book anything.secret.simon wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 8:09 amI am inclined to agree as to the doubt. The way I see it, the fiance visa is more akin to a special visit visa (restricted to six months and no IHS payable), where one can get married and can then apply for a spousal visa (two actions which are not allowed on a normal visit visa). And a visit visa is a short-term visa and not one that leads to settlement.
I think the way the government will see it is that the fiance is not a family member, not until the marriage has taken place and that that is something that can wait during a pandemic.