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-: but now you tell us he is about to apply for ILR. Will he qualify for Naturalisation, as soon as he has his ILR? Was he in the UK before the 2-year spouse visa was granted?My husband will be applying for BC soon.
John wrote:At the end of August you posted :-
-: but now you tell us he is about to apply for ILR. Will he qualify for Naturalisation, as soon as he has his ILR? Was he in the UK before the 2-year spouse visa was granted?My husband will be applying for BC soon.
As regards "verbal pasting", you mean he was being questioned vigorously? What about? His marriage to you? His regular trips in and out of the UK?
Did his luggage get searched?
I would very much doubt that, that it was anything to do with the colour of his skin.maybe she just felt that way about non-whites...
They were probably just checking to make sure, as he was travelling on his own, that you were indeed a genuine couple. I would imagine that when you come through together this sidesteps most of those questions as you are stood right there.3crown wrote:...We've not had a problem at all when we've been travelling together.
Yes - questioned quickly and vigourously about our marriage and whether he was still with me, my name, place of work, my whereabouts now,
andyb123 wrote:They were probably just checking to make sure, as he was travelling on his own, that you were indeed a genuine couple. I would imagine that when you come through together this sidesteps most of those questions as you are stood right there.3crown wrote:...We've not had a problem at all when we've been travelling together.
Yes - questioned quickly and vigourously about our marriage and whether he was still with me, my name, place of work, my whereabouts now,
But you don't know how long he was held up. Questioning a passenger to establish the facts is often quicker and easier than putting them in a holding room and contacting sponsors. And his baggage wasn't checked so I think your comments are a little unfair.Obie wrote: It might be the case that the officer was just undertaking a routine checks, but the length of time he was kept at the airport before being let through, seems extremely disproportionate. There are other means they could have used to establish whether or not his relationship is subsisting, like contacting his wife, which the usually do for EEA nationals non -EEA family members, which is not as timely as what was to done to the OP's husband.
I think unnecessary hinderance was been caused to him, whether or not it was racially motivated, i will not know, only the immigration officer and the victim will be in the position of knowing this.
It could be that because he look middle Eastern, some measures were applied , which would not have been in other instances. We don't know.
You're correct about the time I missed that. But is that from when the flight landed till he came out we don't know. I will say that when people are held up for further enquiries it can take a half hor to enter them on the computer administration system before they can even be questioned! Actually interviewing the passenger is best in suspected cases, taliking to the spouse doesn't always help.Casa wrote:The OP says an hour and a half. Wouldn't it speed the process up if they spoke to the sponsor (wife) waiting at the airport.
Lucky you!mourad wrote:hi everyone i got back yesterday and i got to the the immigration desks first and i interrupted the immigration officers from having a conversation about a night out and the woman who processed me wasn`t too happy about it she only asked me but very obnoctiously 3 questions :
what is your wife`s name?
when did you get married?
is your wife still in the uk?
then after stamping my passport she sent it flying towards me like some people do in coffe shops when they throw money at the poor cafe assistant ..
never mind this it took about 5 minutes and it was all over.