British citizen living abroad? Non-EEA spouse? This may affect you!
#796
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I had to call the 900 number - and talk really fast to get some answers before my credit card maxed out its 3 bucks a minute
after you get the visa they told me 24 months to use it.
wife -non eu - need 18k Pounds in the bank -dont matter what bank or where it is
add on non EU children and then it starts to get beyond the realm of normal people savings- you could end up needing over 60k
All our money was tied up in the house which of course has now vanished so its savings time.
and Im lucky- myself and kids have brit passports just the 1 Yank wife- I feel for someone who has foreign spouise AND kids
we really have been thrown under the bus by OUR government- i DO understand why they did it- newcomers claiming benefits and using the NHS without putting a penny in -I get that - for Inidia/pakistan arranged marriages and africans etc but what about all the eastern europeans thanks to the EU?
and should there not be a clause if you been married or more than a certain amount of years (15 for me) that the money thing dont count?
after you get the visa they told me 24 months to use it.
wife -non eu - need 18k Pounds in the bank -dont matter what bank or where it is
add on non EU children and then it starts to get beyond the realm of normal people savings- you could end up needing over 60k
All our money was tied up in the house which of course has now vanished so its savings time.
and Im lucky- myself and kids have brit passports just the 1 Yank wife- I feel for someone who has foreign spouise AND kids
we really have been thrown under the bus by OUR government- i DO understand why they did it- newcomers claiming benefits and using the NHS without putting a penny in -I get that - for Inidia/pakistan arranged marriages and africans etc but what about all the eastern europeans thanks to the EU?
and should there not be a clause if you been married or more than a certain amount of years (15 for me) that the money thing dont count?
Do you know if we'd need additional savings for our two children, who are British passport holders (born in South Africa to British mother - the kids are first generation outside on UK).
Is the savings for non EU children or just children regardless of where they were born?
#797
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Please could someone clarify this for me.
All of the Tiered visa applications are closed for now so applying for a straightforward Highly Skilled Migrant visa won't be possible (I think). My hubsand's MBA is not on the list of accredited universities in any event, but based on points it should not have been a problem.
Which leads us back to the Family of Settled Persons visa option. However, the title of the visa is a tad misleading....I live in South Africa with my family here, therefore I would not be considered a "settled person" correct? Or am I wrong and even though I do not live in the UK, I am allowed to enter indefinately?
Is this Family of Settled Persons visa the same as the often referred to spouse visa?
All of the Tiered visa applications are closed for now so applying for a straightforward Highly Skilled Migrant visa won't be possible (I think). My hubsand's MBA is not on the list of accredited universities in any event, but based on points it should not have been a problem.
Which leads us back to the Family of Settled Persons visa option. However, the title of the visa is a tad misleading....I live in South Africa with my family here, therefore I would not be considered a "settled person" correct? Or am I wrong and even though I do not live in the UK, I am allowed to enter indefinately?
Is this Family of Settled Persons visa the same as the often referred to spouse visa?
#798
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Do you know if we'd need additional savings for our two children, who are British passport holders (born in South Africa to British mother - the kids are first generation outside on UK).
Is the savings for non EU children or just children regardless of where they were born?
Is the savings for non EU children or just children regardless of where they were born?
Last edited by WEBlue; Oct 13th 2012 at 9:39 pm.
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Re: British citizen living abroad? Non-EEA spouse? This may affect you!
Which leads us back to the Family of Settled Persons visa option. However, the title of the visa is a tad misleading....I live in South Africa with my family here, therefore I would not be considered a "settled person" correct? Or am I wrong and even though I do not live in the UK, I am allowed to enter indefinately?
Is this Family of Settled Persons visa the same as the often referred to spouse visa?
Is this Family of Settled Persons visa the same as the often referred to spouse visa?
UKBA calls it a "partner visa" on this page (below). It's for those who are "partners of a British person OR a settled person". In your case, your husband would apply as a partner of a British Person.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...ly-outside-uk/
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If you are a Brit married to a non-EEA person, he will need a spouse visa. If your spouse has children who are not EEA citizens, they will be part of the application, but it's still called a spouse visa. It sounds like the children you have ARE British/EEA citizens, so all you likely need is what everyone here calls the spouse visa for your husband.
UKBA calls it a "partner visa" on this page (below). It's for those who are "partners of a British person OR a settled person". In your case, your husband would apply as a partner of a British Person.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...ly-outside-uk/
UKBA calls it a "partner visa" on this page (below). It's for those who are "partners of a British person OR a settled person". In your case, your husband would apply as a partner of a British Person.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...ly-outside-uk/
Thank you for the link.
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Take pictures at a very recognisable event.......... Something like Trooping the Colour, outside Harrod's at Christmas, or something local that's maybe only an annual event.
Make sure a local landmark or event logo is somewhere in a few of the shots.
Make sure a local landmark or event logo is somewhere in a few of the shots.
#804
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Regarding your second question, from what I've read elsewhere you have three months to move over after the visa issue date. BUT I also have read that you can request a delayed start and I *think* the delay is up to three months. So in other words if you applied today and requested a visa start date of January 12, 2013 then you'd then have until April 12, 2013 to move before the visa expires. But I am not 100% sure of that. Maybe someone else with more solid info can confirm or correct??
EDIT: Oops sorry I didn't see the additional page of replies. Ignore me
EDIT: Oops sorry I didn't see the additional page of replies. Ignore me
Does anyone else know if you can defer the start of a spouse settlement visa?
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Don, I don't think you HAVE to have been cohabiting for the last 6 months, in fact (if you're relying on proof of minimum 6 months work in the UK earning 18,600 pa) this would only be possible if your partner was in the UK on a visitor visa.
S/he would then need to return to their home country before applying to re-enter as a spouse.
It's still a good point to make though because, although I have stacks of pictures of my wife and boys together, almost none include me since I'm always the one behind the camera!
This is a fairly rare one and was taken the night before my wife had to leave the UK...
Sigh, we all miss her so much
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S/he would then need to return to their home country before applying to re-enter as a spouse.
It's still a good point to make though because, although I have stacks of pictures of my wife and boys together, almost none include me since I'm always the one behind the camera!
This is a fairly rare one and was taken the night before my wife had to leave the UK...
Sigh, we all miss her so much
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http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk...ail/story.html
So, the media is getting hold of this in bits and drabs, the overall tone of the comments for this story were positive. Obviously local media and not a tabloid...
Personally, I think that my story would be a great one, (obviously!!) but married 12 years, 3 highly photogenic kids, parents less so (both working too hard...). But the difference is we're all Caucasian/White/ Euros or here in Singapore 'Other' which really does make you think... We don't look like your usual 'immigration story', and at the end of the day that's what (I think) people are sick of, that and the lack of assimilation. We aren't moving to the UK for the NHS, gasp! But for family, friends stability for the kids so they have somewhere to leave and come back to. Rant over.
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Don, I don't think you HAVE to have been cohabiting for the last 6 months, in fact (if you're relying on proof of minimum 6
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Re: British citizen living abroad? Non-EEA spouse? This may affect you!
Hi there,
Do you know if we'd need additional savings for our two children, who are British passport holders (born in South Africa to British mother - the kids are first generation outside on UK).
Is the savings for non EU children or just children regardless of where they were born?
Do you know if we'd need additional savings for our two children, who are British passport holders (born in South Africa to British mother - the kids are first generation outside on UK).
Is the savings for non EU children or just children regardless of where they were born?
#808
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Hi former laowai, here's a link to a family in a very similar position, but there's no follow up as to whether the Mum did return to Korea with/without her boys.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk...ail/story.html
So, the media is getting hold of this in bits and drabs, the overall tone of the comments for this story were positive.
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk...ail/story.html
So, the media is getting hold of this in bits and drabs, the overall tone of the comments for this story were positive.
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Yes I also saw this story and sent them a message but also noticed that there seemed to be no follow up.
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Rukidding me and Don... there are clearly many different types of families that are going to be suffering for varying reasons and I think that the most effective (most likely to reach 100,000 signatures) petition, must highlight this variety of different innocent people.
One love to you and yours :-)
One love to you and yours :-)