Does anyone know if you can get a tourist vise then "upgrade" it in any way?
Someones mentioned it to me and seems to think it can be done. Sounds iffy to me.
Does anyone know if you can get a tourist vise then "upgrade" it in any way?
Someones mentioned it to me and seems to think it can be done. Sounds iffy to me.
Used to be able to, but not these days as far as i know, if you want to turn a tourist into a settlement have to go back to your country of origin and apply for a settlement visa. In days gone by, people came over on tourist visas, then got married in the UK and got the extension but i believe this was stopped quite a few years ago.
Of course i could be totally wrong but that is how things are to the best of my limited knowledge.
^ quite correct, you used to be ableto do what BB said but it was stopped a few years ago.
This might sound daft but now wifeys here what next with the visa? Any sort of reporting or stuff you have to deal with etc?
Can anyone point me in the right direction for info on this English test wifey has to do? Does it have to be done in a certain timescale etc?
Yep have to do it in 2 years, basically the settlement visa is for 27 months and you apply for indefinate leave to remain in the window 24-27 months (unless like me you were married over 4 years living outside UK and can apply for ILR anytime), i bought a couple of books off amazon (life in uk test, questions and answers) for the misses to practice, all depends on your misses level of english though, mine can read, speak and write fluently so no issues, but if your misses can't then send her to college and do the relevent courses.
^ I didn't think you got more than 24 months, the guidelines say you must leave or apply for another by the expiry date. If your wife has a reasonable standard of written english get her to study for the Life in the UK test as bb says. If she is of a poor standard in reading and writing she can do an ESOL with Citizenship course, normally in the evenings at most further education establishments. She will then need to show progression of 1 level and submit a pass certificate plus a letter confirming progression and citizenship content. Note that you have to progress, it is not just a question of reaching a standard. If neither of them appeal there are a couple of places which do a 1 week intensive course which seem to exploit a loophole and look dodgy but they do work. These cost around £200 for the week and I know of them in Manchester and Birmingham, they are probably elsewhere. It seems nightschools don't offer this type of course because their funding is based on courses of 6mths+
If all else fails you need another FLR at a cost of £400 (I think) then an ILR at £840 from April.
Don't forget to collect all the documents you need for ILR, it isn't difficult but they do have to be spread across the 2 years
yes, those are necessaryOriginally Posted by BigRed
I had not realised when we applied that letters addressed to my wife would be needed, over the two year period
luckily I still had a few bills in her name, and a couple of other letters, but they made a big fuss and took us apart to ask intimate questions to make sure we were really married and living together (who chose the wedding rings, whay colour toothbrush,,,,). we actually got a lot wrong!
so, put her name to some of the acounts (like telephone, elec etc) and get someone to write her a letter now and then to your home address
you will need about 90! bits
The English test is as described above; several of my wifes friends did the intensive 200 squid course, which is the easiest way
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My wife is on an ESOL course at the local college, but you can't do it cheaply until you've been here a year, I beat the system by pure chance and paid 300 quid rather than the 4k for an internatiol student fees.
ESOL course is good for her to meet others, not Thais, and have a sense of independence. Quite easy for people new to a country to get trapped in the house.
Lest anyone might be influenced by this drivel I should like to point out that unmarried partners, either heterosexual or queer, who can demonstrate they are in a relationship akin to marriage that has subsisted for at least 2 years may apply for a settlement visa under Para. 295A of the Immigration Rules.There is no discrimination least of all against Bangyai's whoopsie.
If she attends an ESOL course and starts at Level 1 and moves up to Level 2 this improving her English she will recieve a certificate then she does not need to pass the KOL requirement.
Originally Posted by melvbotThird party support is acceptable. Judgement was given in favour of it in the UK High Court on the 16th December 2009.Originally Posted by NickA
Mahad (previously referred to as AM) (Ethiopia) v Entry Clearance Officer [2009] UKSC 16 (16 December 2009)
http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/...5_judgment.pdf
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