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Might be a daft question but... If you withdraw an application and your current visa has already expired do you automatically get marked an an overstayer?Mr Rusty wrote: In reality you have little choice but to keep pestering them, and if it comes to it, to withdraw the application and then apply for a visa to come back.
A spouse visa is now £515 or 515,000 Chilean Pesos.benjiboouk wrote:If she withdrew, could she apply for the visa in her own country? If I remember correctly it was only about £180. Is it usually cheaper to get the spouse visa at a British embassy on foreign soil?
The Chilean Embassy website suggests they will issue one of these when a Chilean nation has lost all their travel documentation and needs to travel home in an emergency. So I guess they'd want you to report the passport as lost to apply for one of these so no different than applying for a new passport.benjiboouk wrote:Any idea for what reasons they give a Laissez Passer?
Sadly, if you were an EU citizen (but not a British citizen), your wife's application would be free.benjiboouk wrote:Just on a side note. I'm sorely vexed by the state of immigration in this country. How come visas are becoming so expensive??? If I wanted ILR for my wife in 24hrs it would be £950 (£750 if the normal process is used). How can they justify this? It's reprehensible! We applied before my wife would need to have a compulsory ID card, so where is my money going? Also, it's not like the £750/950 is optional, we have to fork out regardless if she wanted to travel or not. Last time I checked (2 years ago) I vaguely remember the fees being much lower. Of the order of £200-300. To have the money saved up to make such purchase am I required to keep an eye on the cost of a Visa from month to month just to make sure I can afford one??? Is there a place where British citizens can go to vent steam about the contemptible state of the immigration procedure for people?
It is very misleading information and its been like that since the creation of Home office website and as far as I know it never changed.The website says that 70% of applications (straight forward applications) are turned around in 20 working days. We decided against the 24hr service since 20 working days seemed little. Our application is straight forward. We had all the document needed, evidence, etc..
Good question, I asked similar frusturating question to yours in other thread. I don't think we as immigrants CAN NOT question them (UKBA)and they are not liable to anyone. It is dispropotionate to the service they are offering which is total CRAP anyway.How come visas are becoming so expensive???
I totally agree with you. I applied for FLR(M) Paying £395 for having 7 weeks gap for applying ILR without knowing that I am eligible to apply for ILR saving £395 but UKBA didn't make it clear in any of there website or gudiance notes therefore to be on safe side I applied for FLR again even though I could have applied for ILR directly. It is frusturating.If I wanted ILR for my wife in 24hrs it would be £950 (£750 if the normal process is used). How can they justify this? It's reprehensible!
I want to know the answer for this question desperately. Although we pay for the service, do we get quicker or good service? NO. Its not just your wife application or mine, every single application takes time so what the hell do they do apart from processing our application for the money we pay.so where is my money going?
For your information it used to be FREE. how did they manage with out our money then??Last time I checked (2 years ago) I vaguely remember the fees being much lower. Of the order of £200-300.
As an immigrant we all have to do this. No other option really.I required to keep an eye on the cost of a Visa from month to month just to make sure I can afford one???
Nope.Is there a place where British citizens can go to vent steam about the contemptible state of the immigration procedure for people?
don't forget Brits marry immigrants, and as a Brit, I've had the pleasure of paying more than £4000 in visa fees, for settlement visas for the wife and kids, FLR, ILR and citizenship for themeliasuk4u wrote:Its funny that UKBA try to impose ID on Brits for mere less than £100 still Brits are resisting to that money imagine if UKBA try and impose £750 for that like they impose on us....Brits will tell UKBA where to stick there ID's but us immigrants don't really have a voice therefore I won't be surprised if they rise from £750 to £1000 next year.. What a load of ****
Not all the Brits marry immigrants. I am happy atleast Brits who married immigrants like yourself,benjiboouk (author of this theard), my wife (Brit) feels the heat of unfairness of the UKBA and the frusturation, stress and grief they cause to their loved ones yet failing to question (although some do here in this forum) or take any action against their countries immigration agency on behalf of their family members.don't forget Brits marry immigrants, and as a Brit, I've had the pleasure of paying more than £4000 in visa fees, for settlement visas for the wife and kids, FLR, ILR and citizenship for them
£4000? It may have been cheaper to have taken a month off work, move to Ireland with your family and work one day a week in a pub, then move back to the UK and use EU law. No fees. Impractical, but no fees.joe777 wrote:..as a Brit, I've had the pleasure of paying more than £4000 in visa fees, for settlement visas for the wife and kids, FLR, ILR and citizenship for them
Phew! I am glad atleast one Brit is willing to take action.I'd like to do something about this.
I totally agree with you, I think you are now thinking in an immigrant point of view. Just imagine how an immigrant feels about this whole situation.it's frustrating when the goal posts change almost monthly
I am very..very... very eager to know that.I'd like to know what my money is paying for?
Most immigrant who pay this hefty fees don't know this either. (Probably would have ended up in some dodgy Icelandic banks)I just cannot understand what my money is paying for.
Atlast some one is taking action. I fully support you on this. Few things I would like to add to this.So I think I'll draft a letter to my local MP. If anyone has anything they think that I should add then please send me a message or add to this thread.
benjiboouk wrote:Mr Rusty> you say that leaving the country could invalidate the application? Would this also be the case if she left with an emergency travel document (such as Laissez Passer)?
djb123> Can I obtain a Laissez Passer when my passport is unavailable (eg with UKBC?)
I'd like to do something about this. I'm a Brit. In the past I've been passive with regards to injustices in this country but I'm sufficiently riled up at this moment in time that I want to contact my local Member of Parliament. In my family there is another immigration issue which is leading to a very cruel situation for a sibling. As a person who likes to plan their incomings and outgoings, it's frustrating when the goal posts change almost monthly (cost of visa). I'd like to know what my money is paying for? The visa is just a sticky piece of paper? To do the paper work took less than 20mins when we obtained the first visa. I just cannot understand what my money is paying for.
So I think I'll draft a letter to my local MP. If anyone has anything they think that I should add then please send me a message or add to this thread.
Thanks for all your comments guys!
I thought you had to spend 6 months in another EU country rather than just a month to make this work. So not an option for most people.benifa wrote:£4000? It may have been cheaper to have taken a month off work, move to Ireland with your family and work one day a week in a pub, then move back to the UK and use EU law. No fees. Impractical, but no fees.joe777 wrote:..as a Brit, I've had the pleasure of paying more than £4000 in visa fees, for settlement visas for the wife and kids, FLR, ILR and citizenship for them
Where can I find "a quick guide" to EU treaty rights etc??? I know absolutely nothing about this type of thing and I want to read up from an accessibly source. eg. How does one exercise "EU treaty rights" ?Actually, there is no stipulation of time. So long as EU treaty rights have been exercised.
Have a read of EU Directive 2004/38/EC.benjiboouk wrote:Where can I find "a quick guide" to EU treaty rights etc??? I know absolutely nothing about this type of thing and I want to read up from an accessibly source. eg. How does one exercise "EU treaty rights" ?
Hi again,benjiboouk wrote:Whirly thanks for your reply. Since I started this thread a lot has changed for me. My wife has found her time in the UK particularly challenging, probably like everyone else who comes to the UK.
Anyway, we made a decision a few weeks back to move to Chile (for ever effectively). In the end her residence permit application was probably pointless since we'll have to start all over again when we want to come back and visit in a few years time. I will need to keep abreast of changes in the immigration system certainly. I'm grateful for websites like this which have helped me learn a lot.
To be honest, I'm very disillusioned with the UK right now. I'm sure some people are in infinitely more frustrating and challenging situations than me and I just feel ashamed that the UK treats people like this. I feel a sense of arrogance from our political leadership. They just don't care. It's difficult to motivate people to be bothered when it's not their loved ones having the immigration difficulties. There must be some way to raise awareness...