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Hmhm, that is a difficult situation. I assume that she has an EEA Family Permit, which states the right to work? Then You should ask them politely to reconsider. Since this is a visa leading to settlement, there should be no requirement on the validity.soul.biz wrote:My wife (Canadian) who is experienced in the banking industry, had an interview today with Barclays and was sent home prior to the interview due to the fact that her spousal visa is valid only until march 2009, and they require her to have a visa for a minimum of one year!
It is really a sign of the times, that they are not being diligent in their understanding of how these visas work.86ti wrote:The EEA family permit is not a spousal visa and you do not apply for extension but for a residence card. Did you do that already? Soon after you do so you should receive a CoA (= certificate of application) which as far as I remember states that non-EEA spouses have the right to work. There should also be a telephone number to home office for prospective employers should they have doubts.
Yes, in principle your wife has the right to work immediatly but even with the CoA people find it difficult to find work. I would think, however, that Barclays' legal deparment would know immigration regulations.
I hope some other people here can give you more advise.
Yes I thought that that might be the case too.Richard66 wrote:Maybe this approach is exclusively Italian, but here, when they say things like that they really mean they are not interested but are too polite to say so.
Good for you. There are so many people who come on here and when we tell them that isn't how it is supposed to work, they sulk in a corner and whine expecting us to pick them up. I am glad you spoke to them to get them to be more forthcoming. However like the previous poster said, get the phone number or email bia to confirm the situationsoul.biz wrote:Thanks to all of you for your immediate replies...this job board has really helped us in the last months!
My wife and I are in the process of applying for the residence card and will be submitting it by the end of this week. I am aware that we receive a COA letter within 2-3 weeks after submission of application, but we were wondering if there was a more immediate way of showing that she is legally entitled to work in the UK.
What my wife has done in the meantime is spoken with the HR department at Barclays and they have been really helpful and understanding about the situation. They have informed her that they will find out further the process, as they are not aware of what to do in the situation...I suppose they have not dealt with or hired an EEA national spouse?
Anyways, Barclays will get back to her within a few days letting her know what documents to provide...hopefully it will all go smoothly and either passports and the marriage certificate will be proof or if not, then the COA which we should receive in 2-3 weeks.
Either way, Barclays is holding a place for her until she brings in the valid documents, whatever they may be, which we found very nice of them as many employers don't really do that! So we don't want to sue them or anything! My wife just really wants to work with them as they have excellent opportunities to grow within.
I'm sorry, I need a little clarification...I'm not sure what phone number or email you are referring to...could you please specify?However like the previous poster said, get the phone number or email bia to confirm the situation
I've found this on the bia site: 'You can contact the employers' helpline on 0845 010 6677 for further advice or information on the immigration rules when employing an overseas national.'soul.biz wrote:I'm sorry, I need a little clarification...I'm not sure what phone number or email you are referring to...could you please specify?However like the previous poster said, get the phone number or email bia to confirm the situation
Thank You =)
That is excellent news. Since the CoA should be issued "immediately", it is probably overdue now (and it can take several months to arrive if you are unlucky). But you can send a mail to the complaints department NWCSU@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk, and they usually confirm receiving your application within a few days. That letter should then satisfy Barclays.soul.biz wrote:Anyways, Barclays will get back to her within a few days letting her know what documents to provide...hopefully it will all go smoothly and either passports and the marriage certificate will be proof or if not, then the COA which we should receive in 2-3 weeks.
I would just apply as job seeking. If you have been working in the UK before, that shows that you are employable. This should not matter for the CoA at all, and once the application is actually being considered (in 6 months or so), you will probably have another job.soul.biz wrote:The cover letter explains the following:
a.)why we need the CoA urgently (for my wife to work),
b.)why we sent in photocopies of passports (we read here that we could do that, and send original when they process application. Did we do wrong? Will the CoA come later because of that?)
c.)why the employment section has not been filled (because neither of us are currenly working)
I believe that non-working Accession State Nationals who are students may apply for a residence certificate (EEA1) and their family members may apply for a residence card (EEA2).LG wrote:Hallo,
I am writing to you and hoping that someone could give us a help. I am a lithuanian citizen studying in London, my husband is a non-EEA national who got an EEA family permit and apparently it is just for 6 months. He was told at the embassy that issued the EEA family permit to him that he would be able to extend in UK, therefore all I read is that I have to be registered in a working scheme, which is not possible because I am a student. So what happens now? where can it be extended as for students spouse?
Thank you in advance
L