Returning UK citizen w/US spouse...
Sep 10th 2009, 11:06 pm
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Returning UK citizen w/US spouse...
If a citizen of the UK has been living in the USA for 10+ years, during that time has married a US citizen, and now desires to reverse migrate back to the UK:
* what is the procedure for that UK citizen to immigrate his spouse?
* roughly how long would it take from 1st application to being able to land at Heathrow?
* what benefits, if any, will the American be eligible for upon arrival (e.g., subsidized university? NHS? work permit?
* how long must the American immigrant live in the UK to qualify to naturalize?
Many thanks.
--JCF
* what is the procedure for that UK citizen to immigrate his spouse?
* roughly how long would it take from 1st application to being able to land at Heathrow?
* what benefits, if any, will the American be eligible for upon arrival (e.g., subsidized university? NHS? work permit?
* how long must the American immigrant live in the UK to qualify to naturalize?
Many thanks.
--JCF
Sep 11th 2009, 2:02 am
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Re: Returning UK citizen w/US spouse...
1. http://ww.ukvisas.gov.uk
2. Not that long, always depends. A few months, perhaps?
3. NHS yes. Work permit, not needed with a spouse visa. Subsidised university, not before 3 years residence.
4. 3 years (spouse of a British citizen) but it may be raised to 5 years by 2010/11.
2. Not that long, always depends. A few months, perhaps?
3. NHS yes. Work permit, not needed with a spouse visa. Subsidised university, not before 3 years residence.
4. 3 years (spouse of a British citizen) but it may be raised to 5 years by 2010/11.
Sep 11th 2009, 5:09 am
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Sep 11th 2009, 6:07 pm
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Re: Returning UK citizen w/US spouse...
Many, many thanks, JAJ!
