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So she was neither refused, nor deported nor required to leave (other than being required to leave before the expiry date - which every temporary visitor / resident must).Alex R wrote:He finally let her in but shortened her visitor visa so she couldn't change her return ticket to Mexico.
She would have had all right to stay with you even if the IO has apparently misjudged the situation.Alex R wrote: Finally, this is what worries me most: my wife spent a month and a half in the UK, she had to leave because after visiting my family in Spain, on our return to the UK an Immigration Officer wasn't convinced of what she told him, almost refused her to enter the UK. He finally let her in but shortened her visitor visa so she couldn't change her return ticket to Mexico.
Just include it with the application.Alex R wrote:What about the supporting letter? Do you have to actually post it to the British Embassy or is it enough with just including it with the rest of documents?
nonspecifics wrote:The differences between a spouse visa and Family Permit ( FP)is an £810 fee for the spouse visa.
Also, the spouse visa is under UK immigration rules.
Since the OP is Swedish, the spouse could apply for British citizenship 5 years after entry to the UK (if entered under UK law) and 6 years after entry (if entered under EU law)86ti wrote:Which would apply to the OP only if he was a permanent resident and thus had 'settled' status. The possible advantage would be that ILR could be applied for after 2 years and citizenship is possible after 3 years.
The OP claims to be Spanish and a settled person can make use of the UK route which means the timelines I have given above.Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:Since the OP is Swedish, the spouse could apply for British citizenship 5 years after entry to the UK (if entered under UK law) and 6 years after entry (if entered under EU law)86ti wrote:Which would apply to the OP only if he was a permanent resident and thus had 'settled' status. The possible advantage would be that ILR could be applied for after 2 years and citizenship is possible after 3 years.
Are you saying that the non-EU can apply for citizenship after 3 years in the UK? If so I disagree.The possible advantage would be that ILR could be applied for after 2 years and citizenship is possible after 3 years.
The list below is for guidance only. It is not a list of documents that you should or must supply.
The only time you need to provide a birth certificate is if the non-EU citizen is a child of you or of your spouse.Evidence of your relationship to your sponsor, e.g. marriage/civil partnership certificate, sponsor’s birth certificate