Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
Jun 21st 2016, 9:34 pm
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
Don't be down on yourself for it. Like I said, who wants to spend their whole life researching dynamic situations that only reflect a portion of life.
Jun 21st 2016, 9:44 pm
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
Thanks! We haven't even got to England yet (we're moving in July) so things could easily change by the time my husband retires.
Jun 21st 2016, 10:45 pm
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
Thanks for circling back around.
I guess this means that if I want to stay without having to go the other route, I can simply keep working US or IC contracts.
Is there any way that I can work a part time side job in the UK? I don't think my visa allows me to do that correct? I ask because my pay is pretty lousy at present.
I do have a national insurance number from the last time I lived here.....but I guess that wouldn't matter due to the SOFA right?
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I guess this means that if I want to stay without having to go the other route, I can simply keep working US or IC contracts.
Is there any way that I can work a part time side job in the UK? I don't think my visa allows me to do that correct? I ask because my pay is pretty lousy at present.
I do have a national insurance number from the last time I lived here.....but I guess that wouldn't matter due to the SOFA right?Thanks
Is this in writing somewhere please? My husband might be in the same position in a few years time. He just got a SOFA visa for a new job in England, which will last for 3-5 years, and I was assuming he could change to a spouse visa (I'm British) when the job finishes.
If he has to go back to the US to apply, how long would it take to get the spouse visa and would he have to do the biometrics again?
Thank you!
If he has to go back to the US to apply, how long would it take to get the spouse visa and would he have to do the biometrics again?
Thank you!
Lol, everyone is doing this.
Vanessa_GA....what made you assume this? Did you research it first?
I'd like to know more about it if you had grounds to believe this.
Not being a troll, I too just try my best in this constantly changing immigration world that is becoming more and more restrictive and hope for the best outcome. Just being honest.
Also, my last question still stands along with a new one.
Am I allowed to move from one SOFA job to another within the UK at another US Defense Contractor? I ask because I am certainly worth more than they are paying now...and I am not just saying that.
Thanks!
Vanessa_GA....what made you assume this? Did you research it first?
I'd like to know more about it if you had grounds to believe this.
Not being a troll, I too just try my best in this constantly changing immigration world that is becoming more and more restrictive and hope for the best outcome. Just being honest.
Also, my last question still stands along with a new one.
Am I allowed to move from one SOFA job to another within the UK at another US Defense Contractor? I ask because I am certainly worth more than they are paying now...and I am not just saying that.
Thanks!
If you are exempt then you are essentially outside the normal immigration rules. You therefore cannot switch from Exempt to any other visa.
However if your Exempt status ceases then you are given limited leave to remain for 90 days without a prohibition on employment, beginning on the day on which you ceased to be exempt.
You can apply for another visa, e.g. spouse, within this 90 day time frame.
Jun 21st 2016, 11:02 pm
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
NB: If you are in the UK as a result of SOFA then you are exempt from immigration control and your vignette will state 'Exempt'. If it states anything else (Tier 2 ICT for instance) then you are subject to immigration control.
If you are exempt then you are essentially outside the normal immigration rules. You therefore cannot switch from Exempt to any other visa.
However if your Exempt status ceases then you are given limited leave to remain for 90 days without a prohibition on employment, beginning on the day on which you ceased to be exempt.
You can apply for another visa, e.g. spouse, within this 90 day time frame.
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Jun 21st 2016, 11:14 pm
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
That sounds like positive news (I think), but I've looked at my husband's visa stamp & it doesn't say Exempt (or Tier anything). It says, after type, "For employment with DOD" and further down "Civilian Staff NATO CONTRACTS No Public Funds". Am I missing something? (I don't actually know what a vignette is).
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Thanks for helping me!
To apply under these rules for entry clearance or leave to enter the applicant must :
- be a relevant civilian employee
- be outside the UK and have made a valid application for entry clearance or leave to enter as a relevant civilian employee
- leave the UK at the end of their period of employment
- provide evidence to show they can maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants without recourse to public funds
- not fall for refusal on grounds of suitability (see part 2 of appendix armed forces).
- be a relevant civilian employee
- be outside the UK and have made a valid application for entry clearance or leave to enter as a relevant civilian employee
- leave the UK at the end of their period of employment
- provide evidence to show they can maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants without recourse to public funds
- not fall for refusal on grounds of suitability (see part 2 of appendix armed forces).
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...lian-employees
Jun 21st 2016, 11:37 pm
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
Okay, so your husband is not exempt from immigration control and he will need to leave the UK at the end of his employment.
See here for more information:
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...lian-employees
See here for more information:
https://www.gov.uk/government/public...lian-employees
Jun 21st 2016, 11:42 pm
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
https://www.gov.uk/visa-processing-times
Jun 22nd 2016, 12:06 am
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Weeks rather than months. You can also opt to pay for priority processing. You can check the current processing times here:
https://www.gov.uk/visa-processing-times
https://www.gov.uk/visa-processing-times
Jun 22nd 2016, 12:09 am
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
If you're applying for a settlement visa from the US then you'll be sending your application to Sheffield so it will take a little longer than that but the processing times are a lot quicker than the same type of application for comparable countries, e.g. USA, Canada, Australia, when you will be waiting for months.
Jun 22nd 2016, 12:43 am
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If you're applying for a settlement visa from the US then you'll be sending your application to Sheffield so it will take a little longer than that but the processing times are a lot quicker than the same type of application for comparable countries, e.g. USA, Canada, Australia, when you will be waiting for months.
Jun 22nd 2016, 12:58 am
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
My understanding of the process is that he would have to give them again. By the time he applies however they may be somewhere closer to go to than last time.
Jun 22nd 2016, 1:18 am
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Jun 22nd 2016, 1:45 am
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Re: Spousal Visa if I am already working in the UK for the USA?
Thanks for the link. It is easier on the eyes than I expected. Most every government contractor I know works 2 time jobs back in the States with the consent of both companies. Do you think that my employer would have a dim view because it were a non-USA job?
Also, do you have any idea whether or not I could leave my existing USA Defense job and go to another UK based defense contractor immediately with no gaps in between? Might save me from working 2 jobs.
Jun 22nd 2016, 1:48 am
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Thanks for the link. It is easier on the eyes than I expected. Most every government contractor I know works 2 time jobs back in the States with the consent of both companies. Do you think that my employer would have a dim view because it were a non-USA job?
Also, do you have any idea whether or not I could leave my existing USA Defense job and go to another UK based defense contractor immediately with no gaps in between? Might save me from working 2 jobs.
Also, do you have any idea whether or not I could leave my existing USA Defense job and go to another UK based defense contractor immediately with no gaps in between? Might save me from working 2 jobs.
Same question as above: what does it actually say on your vignette?
Jun 22nd 2016, 1:52 am
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I see that perspective.
Valid point, will return with the info.
I noticed this on page 5 of the document you linked to:
Conditions of leave to remain
Code 4 – employment restricted to that for which the applicant was last granted leave to enter or remain.
If I last had ILR based upon spouse being a UK citizen, and was allowed to work UK jobs, I would think that would be still be allowed to perform work in the UK....unless I am reading that wrong.
....but even if I am right, I could lose my visa if my employer finds out and has an issue.
Valid point, will return with the info.
I noticed this on page 5 of the document you linked to:
Conditions of leave to remain
Code 4 – employment restricted to that for which the applicant was last granted leave to enter or remain.
If I last had ILR based upon spouse being a UK citizen, and was allowed to work UK jobs, I would think that would be still be allowed to perform work in the UK....unless I am reading that wrong.
....but even if I am right, I could lose my visa if my employer finds out and has an issue.
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