pennylessinindia

I do not read this as saying that hey have to meet all the the requirement except the 2 years. To get ILE KOL they met all the financial and the only reason they did not get ILE on its own was due to not having passed KOL.

Where an applicant has satisfied all of the requirements for Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE), except the KOL requirement, they should be granted 27 months Leave to Enter (LTE). During this time they can, at any point, satisfy the KOL requirement in the UK and apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). UKBA

Perhaps someone who has done it can clarify what they did.

roaringmouse

Although the rules do not indicate any waiver of other requirements, in practice it is most likely a fairly straightforward process - especially if the application is made not too long after the previous one.

However saying all that, this route doesn't have long to run left so there isn't much point in pushing the discussion any further. As a pointless sidepoint, although the visa is KOL Req, it is not ILE KOL Req. A person with KOL Req does not hold ILE (indefinite leave) - they have temporary leave for 27 months, during which they can apply for indefinite leave early.

rebs

Little article on the BBC news page highlighting the 'Surinder Singh' route...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23029195

spouse of scouse

Very interesting, thanks rebs. The woman who's working in Dublin so that she can 'bring her parents across from Australia' - I didn't know that the SS route included parents. I wonder if her parents are actually with her in Dublin, because I think they'd need to be?

Anyway, I suppose the SS route was bound to attract more and more attention. I hope that doesn't make it harder for those already engaged in the process.

Paul the Ghost

So I am a british passport holder (UK born and bred), but currently working in West Africa. Am in love and married to a Guinean who is going to have my child in the new year. Reading all this depresses me. I have a house still in the UK (still paying the mortgage). Was hoping to be able to split my life between UK, Guinea and work (currently in Mali), but realise this is not going to be possible. Financial demands, language demands (she speaks french and only very little english) makes me realise that my dream is a very distant one even though I clear 5000gbp per month paid into a uk bank account. Appears system is there to prevent any immigration, regardless of whether it is considered appropriate or not. Looks like I'm gonna have to become an exile and settle for a beach side house in somewhere like Sierra Leone for the time being. My wife just does not understand, particularly as to formwe to enter Guinea, I pay for visa and enter (simple)

robynxo

Hi guys, I spent three solid days researching Surinder Singh - mainly using these forums and other ones too, people are extremely helpful. I have compiled all the useful answers I found here:

http://robynthegraduate.wordpress.com/ss/

Hopefully might save some people time if they're looking for specific answers? I only accept responsibility for putting it all together, the answers were from clever, helpful people all around these forums.

englishguygoinghome

Looks great. Any interest in copy/pasting it onto the BritishExpats Wiki too? There is a (very empty) page on Singh already

robynxo

done http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Surinder_Singh

englishguygoinghome

Wow! Thanks

englishguygoinghome

Sue, or any other mods, could you add this one to the wiki pages list at the top of this forum? Cheers!

rebeccajo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23182670

and here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/n...lies-announced

The new rules will mean that all non-EEA dependants of members of the Armed Forces between the ages of 18 and 65 will need to meet requirements on knowledge of language and Life in the UK before they can settle in the UK, and their sponsor will need to meet the minimum income threshold.

spouse of scouse

Cheers for the links rebeccajo. I'm going to do a bit more digging about non-European immigrants being charged for use of the NHS - if it's full cost recovery that's proposed for non-EU/EEA spouses then we're absolutely snookered. Oh well, it was a nice dream.

rebeccajo

Here's what is being talked about. Nothing in there about "full cost recovery".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23156403

guyb

http://www.freemovement.org.uk/2013/...d-unjustified/

A great summary of the recent judgement which while not striking down the rules, also leaves open the door for significant changes including reducing the minimum amount, allowing 3rd party sponsorship and also taking into account the sponsored parties circumstances and assets.

rachococo

Just to confirm if you have KOL required and pass the Life in the UK test, do you complete the SET (M) in exactly the same way as someone who doesn't have KOL required? Has the SET(M) been updated recently. My husband has his test next week so we will be applying as soon as we can if he passes - fingers crosse!
Thanks