Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Dec 13th 2018, 10:57 pm
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Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Looking for a bit of guidance here, once I receive a job offer in the UK, am I right in saying it takes roughly 30 days to apply for the spouse visa with the job offer as evidence, also can someone point me to the exact application form, I'm slightly lost.
Also is there anything in terms of an interview needed before getting the Spouse visa?
Thanks in advance
Edit: I believe I have just found the correct application method, it appears to be an online form.
https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome
Also is there anything in terms of an interview needed before getting the Spouse visa?
Thanks in advance
Edit: I believe I have just found the correct application method, it appears to be an online form.
https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/home/welcome
Last edited by CelticCross; Dec 13th 2018 at 11:05 pm.
Dec 13th 2018, 11:34 pm
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Re: Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Don't quite know what you mean by 'takes roughly 30 days to apply for the spouse visa"
You apply for the visa online - then get an appointment for you biometrics to be done, then send all your documentation to Sheffield for processing. The processing of your application could take up to 3 months (maybe more); probably less if you pay for priority service.
Most people find that getting all the documentation together - financial, accommodation, relationship evidence - takes up the time prior to hitting the on-line button to submit your application.
Once approved, you have 30 days in which to enter the UK to pick up the BRP document.
Just a point - even if you obtain a job in the UK, unless you already can prove you have been earning the equivalent of 18,600 GBP per annum in the US, the applicant can't apply based on your job in the UK; YOU would have to work at the job in the UK for 6 months and THEN the applicant applies from the US
The following document informs you as to the only categories you can apply under:
https://assets.publishing.service.go...ment_Final.pdf
You apply for the visa online - then get an appointment for you biometrics to be done, then send all your documentation to Sheffield for processing. The processing of your application could take up to 3 months (maybe more); probably less if you pay for priority service.
Most people find that getting all the documentation together - financial, accommodation, relationship evidence - takes up the time prior to hitting the on-line button to submit your application.
Once approved, you have 30 days in which to enter the UK to pick up the BRP document.
Just a point - even if you obtain a job in the UK, unless you already can prove you have been earning the equivalent of 18,600 GBP per annum in the US, the applicant can't apply based on your job in the UK; YOU would have to work at the job in the UK for 6 months and THEN the applicant applies from the US
The following document informs you as to the only categories you can apply under:
https://assets.publishing.service.go...ment_Final.pdf
Last edited by SanDiegogirl; Dec 13th 2018 at 11:36 pm.
Dec 14th 2018, 12:05 am
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Re: Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Don't quite know what you mean by 'takes roughly 30 days to apply for the spouse visa"
You apply for the visa online - then get an appointment for you biometrics to be done, then send all your documentation to Sheffield for processing. The processing of your application could take up to 3 months (maybe more); probably less if you pay for priority service.
Most people find that getting all the documentation together - financial, accommodation, relationship evidence - takes up the time prior to hitting the on-line button to submit your application.
Once approved, you have 30 days in which to enter the UK to pick up the BRP document.
Just a point - even if you obtain a job in the UK, unless you already can prove you have been earning the equivalent of 18,600 GBP per annum in the US, the applicant can't apply based on your job in the UK; YOU would have to work at the job in the UK for 6 months and THEN the applicant applies from the US
The following document informs you as to the only categories you can apply under:
https://assets.publishing.service.go...ment_Final.pdf
You apply for the visa online - then get an appointment for you biometrics to be done, then send all your documentation to Sheffield for processing. The processing of your application could take up to 3 months (maybe more); probably less if you pay for priority service.
Most people find that getting all the documentation together - financial, accommodation, relationship evidence - takes up the time prior to hitting the on-line button to submit your application.
Once approved, you have 30 days in which to enter the UK to pick up the BRP document.
Just a point - even if you obtain a job in the UK, unless you already can prove you have been earning the equivalent of 18,600 GBP per annum in the US, the applicant can't apply based on your job in the UK; YOU would have to work at the job in the UK for 6 months and THEN the applicant applies from the US
The following document informs you as to the only categories you can apply under:
https://assets.publishing.service.go...ment_Final.pdf
Dec 14th 2018, 12:21 am
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Re: Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Well, you wouldn't be taking the biometrics, the applicant would; and if she is submitting from Dallas it would be somewhere around there.
Dec 14th 2018, 12:41 am
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Re: Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Thanks for the help.. need to get out of the immigrants mindset, of course my spouse would be the one having her fingerprints taken.
Dec 14th 2018, 11:17 pm
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Re: Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Another quick question, if I apply for the Spouse visa using a job offer, would I be able to then move to the UK ahead of my spouse to start working the job with my wife then following once visa is in hand, or will that affect the visa (Meaning do I have to basically stay in the US working my current job until the visa is in hand)
Dec 14th 2018, 11:46 pm
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Re: Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Another quick question, if I apply for the Spouse visa using a job offer, would I be able to then move to the UK ahead of my spouse to start working the job with my wife then following once visa is in hand, or will that affect the visa (Meaning do I have to basically stay in the US working my current job until the visa is in hand)
Dec 15th 2018, 12:46 am
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Re: Once I receive a job offer (Spouse Visa from US)
Perfect! Thank you very much for the help, this makes it 100x easier knowing I won’t need to tell the employer I need at least a 3 month notice period due to my wife’s visa.
