Changes to partner visa conditions?

[browneyed_girlksk]

Hi all,

I am currently on a Tier 1 General Visa, but was considering changing to an unmarried partner visa (my partner is British) given the uncetainty re: whether I will be able to extend within Tier 1 after April 2011. An employer I was speaking to mentioned that she thought the gov't was considering restricting the right to work for persons in the UK on partner visas. Has anyone heard anything about this: I would have thought this would be hard to do with repect to human rights issues. I'm hoping she's mistaken and possibly referring to possible restrictions on Tier 2/4 dependents and not on partners of UK nationals

Thanks - all these changes are very stressful

[Greenie]

I think this proposal related to those on Tier 4 dependent visas not partners of British citizen or settled persons.

[SSEF]

Hi all,

I am currently on a Tier 1 General Visa, but was considering changing to an unmarried partner visa (my partner is British) given the uncetainty re: whether I will be able to extend within Tier 1 after April 2011. An employer I was speaking to mentioned that she thought the gov't was considering restricting the right to work for persons in the UK on partner visas. Has anyone heard anything about this: I would have thought this would be hard to do with repect to human rights issues. I'm hoping she's mistaken and possibly referring to possible restrictions on Tier 2/4 dependents and not on partners of UK nationals

Thanks - all these changes are very stressful

May I ask what this has to do with your human rights? Its quite normal in the US for partners of those on work visas not to be able to work, at the end of the day, you were not issued with a visa to work, you were merely given a visa to enter as a partner.

[Imani]

Each application (human rights or not) is decided on it's own merits.

This is the UK not US and the rules for partners may be different over there. Over here, partners and spouses of settled residents and British citizens are entitled to work without restrictions for the period of thier leave.

@ topic.

You can carry on on your tier 1 visa and if you meet the requirements, may be able to change to unmarried partner's visa.