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Well not quite. Even an EU Citizen, or their family member, applying for British Citizenship would need to pay. And pass the Life in the UK Citizenship test before making that application.total of nearly £7000 to bring my wife and kids here, and so she can work here, none of this would have to be paid if she was married to a european in the uk
thanks for the news, only so unfortunate that me and my husband just paid almost 600 £ for both our COA'sJohn wrote:Those thinking of applying for a CoA ... Certificate of Approval to Marry (or Register a Civil Partnership) .... will be delighted to read .... this UKBA webpage.
Amazing!
Hopefully they will:-Swan wrote:only so unfortunate that me and my husband just paid almost 600 £ for both our COA's
i hope they will do something about that ..
this UKBA webpage wrote:The UK Border Agency is carefully considering the implications for those who have already paid a fee and will shortly announce its policy in this respect.
thats my point, if i was a european exercising my treaty rights in the uk and brought the wife here on a family permit, she wouldn't have to take the plab test, as she would have EC rights.John wrote:As for plab, I take the point. But standards of medical training around the world do vary considerably, and personally I am very happy that there are provisions in place to ensure that those trained outside the EU are subjected to tests of their medical competence. After all there are already standards as regards all medical training facilities in the EU, so no need to further test that in the UK.
And having passed plab, and been granted permission to work in the UK, your wife will be earning well above the average salary, and possibly much more in her home country?
If that is indeed true, and I shall check in a quieter moment,I am worried that (and obviously I am not referring to your wife here) potentially under-trained doctors are allowed to practice in the UK..... but why should she have to do ielts/plab because she is married to a brit, but wouldn't have to if married to a european, its discrimination.. is the uk not in europe ?
If the UKBA decides to issue refunds to those who had applied prior to the current fee suspension, I wonder how far back they would be willing to go? I doubt that August '07 (when I applied) would make the mark!benifa wrote:Hopefully they will:-Swan wrote:only so unfortunate that me and my husband just paid almost 600 £ for both our COA's
i hope they will do something about that ..
this UKBA webpage wrote:The UK Border Agency is carefully considering the implications for those who have already paid a fee and will shortly announce its policy in this respect.
My wife got a few years ago also Full Registration granted by GMC while being exempted from IELTS and PLAB requirements on the basis of my EU rights. Even though one can be exempted from these exams, there is still the requirement (and the GMC checked it very thoroughly in my experience) that your medical education outside EU is equivalent to the current UK training of doctors.John wrote:If that is indeed true, and I shall check in a quieter moment,I am worried that (and obviously I am not referring to your wife here) potentially under-trained doctors are allowed to practice in the UK..... but why should she have to do ielts/plab because she is married to a brit, but wouldn't have to if married to a european, its discrimination.. is the uk not in europe ?