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I think we'd all have sent the missus home, if it was us, binged on Stella, Monster Munch, Feast, Pringles and Pot Noodles for a bit and pretended we'd missed her when she got back!ginoT wrote:so let me get this straight - no one reading this has any knowledge of the JR process, how the HO can try to settle out of court and whether it's worth pursuing costs or not, what the timelines are, etc etc...
surely I'm not the first to document this experience on this site?
My Russian is totally laid-back, and economical too!ginoT wrote:I hear you Wanderer! but I had a hysterical Russian who thinks the British consulate in Moscow has a death wish against her.
But now that that the end is in sight with the HO diplomatically phrasing a backdown, and in order to save a bit of time, she wants me to forfeit my £1500 of fees (note, Russians expect their western hubbies to be big spenders...)
I'm wondering
1 - how long will it take for the Judge to determine costs at this point (ie the point at which the HO solicitors have to submit their case, which they've done by saying no contest except on fees)
2 - if we pass up the option of pursuing fees, how quickly will the HO take to issue the goddam visa?
I personally can't believe my missus is passing up the satisfaction in getting the HO to PAY US money..
One good thing tho - Russians consider beer as pop, u can have loads and even get the kids to buy it you (in Russia not here unfortunately).ginoT wrote:you got lucky on the economical bit. Yes, on the tins & potatoes.. but you missed something!!
you have to wash all your veg using the HOT tap! including tomatoes, mushrooms, and even salad!! (the theory is that warm water kills more of the nasty bacteria you get on the veg).
I've tried to explain that the warm water sitting in hot water tank probably has more bacteria growing in it than on the veg itself but to no avail. Yes, our salads turn out very soggy
crestwater - good advice: thanks
ginoT wrote:I iz bak! Sorry for having abandoned you all for so long. I've been missed, right?
@Vinny - thanks for the post, will delve into it more.
Ok, mini update. First off, JRs can have turnarounds of under a year. They can also, as in my case last years. I've already lost track how long we've been going through it all.
So, since I left y'all, a judge finally saw our JR docs and rejected the request for a hearing (judges have to vet all applications before they go through). He came up with some BS reason saying that if we wanted to get married and the visa was running out, we should have just submitted a fresh student visa application. Bit of a problem when you don't want to be a student, but I guess lying to the home office was an option we just didn't think of! Thanks judge, will consider lying next time..
Anyway, that's not the end of it. We can impose a request for what's called an "aural hearing". Basically, your barrister at this point has to convince the judge that the case has some merit and should go to "full hearing". Extra delay, extra cost.
Solicitor has asked me, "are you sure you really want to go through with this? it's gonna be massively expensive!". I've replied "yes". I have some cash, not a lot, but feel for some bizarre reason I have to go through the whole thing.
Hotshot barrister seems to be giving me the cold shoulder recently. Bit of a concern as (a) makes me wonder, does he think I might lose? , and (b) I have to insist he stays on the case and I won't get reimbursed for swapping my team every 5mins.
So, aural hearing is in mid March. Update to follow..