Turks & Caicos from UK
 

Good afternoon,

I used this site for a while a few years back while I was applying for a visa for Australia. Well, long story short I was given the visa for Australia, but I'd met a guy. So we got married and decided to stay in the UK.

We've now been together 8 years and during that time we had the realisation that due to my medical situation we would never be able to have a family of our own. So that has led us to our new situation - finding our place in the world as a childless couple. We no longer feel satisfied with our place in the UK and we are tentitively looking at moving abroad.

I am a teacher and I've seen an advert for a Science Teacher in Provos, so we decided to look into the possibility of moving there. However we were wondering about the following two points:

1) Would my husband be allowed to come over on my working visa? And if so, we presume that he probably wouldn't be able to work. So could he find a job once there and apply for a working visa when already on the island?

2) I mentioned my health earlier - I have a condition called endometriosis, which affects my female cycle & hence why it has affected my fertility. I've had multiple operations for this (it cannot be 'cured') & it is now under control due to artificial hormones. Would that be a condition which could / would affect any visa application?

Any advice would be hugely appreciated. Thank you. :thumbsup:

Re: Turks & Caicos from UK
 

Why not adopt a child? We did it and have a wonderful son. I see no reason why you have to leave the UK, just because you cant give birth. I suggest you check out in detail, the idea of Turks and Caicos , as it could well be that you'd both be bored out of your wits!

Re: Turks & Caicos from UK
 

Thank you, however we have thought about every aspect of our situation (I think about it every day, believe me!).

If you have experience of T&C, please let me know as any ideas (even if they are negative) are needed - this is me trying to 'check things out in detail'!

Re: Turks & Caicos from UK
 

Sorry, I have no first hand experience of the place, but there are other posts in this section that maybe could help you. I spent 3 years in Bermuda which is much bigger, but even so, it didnt stop that island fever which tends to arise. Good luck anyway.

Re: Turks & Caicos from UK
 

If TCI is anything like Cayman - and it probably is, since it's also a UK colony - the OP would be allowed to bring her husband as a dependent, but he would not automatically be allowed to work. If he were to find a job, then his employer would have to apply for a Work Permit for him. Actually finding a job would depend on what his skills were. His search might be easier if his wife worked in a government school.