flagunitas

Hi,

My wife(USC) and I(UKC) are moving back to the UK in March and are just about to start the visa process.

I can find info on people moving to be with their spouses who are already settled in the UK but can't find anything on when they move back together.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

SanDiegogirl

You apply for a spouse visa from wherever it is you are living. When the visa is issued you move back to the UK.

There is no difference in the process - you need to get a spouse visa.

The page below has the link to how to apply for a spouse visa from outside the UK

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/vi...led/spouse-cp/

The link below explains the financial requirements:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...df?view=Binary

flagunitas

Thanks for your help.

We have a friend in London who we're going to share a room with until we find a place. She lives alone and has a spacious spare room. I'm going to be contacting her soon, what exactly should I be asking her for? Ie pictures of rooms etc. she rents from a landlord and doesn't own the property herself.

Thanks

SanDiegogirl

In your application you need to describe where you will be living - how many rooms, how many people live there, who owns it etc etc.

flagunitas

Do we need the tenancy agreement? A copy or original?

SanDiegogirl

Sorry, don't know the answer - have you read the instructions for filling out the application form and the details as to what documentation support you need to send?

ldollard

To be clear you need to have a job offer in the UK earning more than 18600 pounds or 64k in savings (or is it more)

Its not at easy as just getting a visa and moving. Please refer to what sandiagogirl gave you.

englishguygoinghome

Take a look at the relevant wiki page (See below) which has a lot of detail and links to the relevant sections of the rules

miryferny

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IS THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN EEA FAMILY PERMIT AND SPOUSE VISA? THNX

SanDiegogirl

The EEA permit is issued to the dependent of an EU national who is exercising their treaty rights to work in another country in the EU. eg. non EU citizen married to an Italian. Italian is working in the UK and wishes to bring non EU spouse to the UK.

Spouse visa is issued to non EU spouse of British citizen. British citizen wishes to bring spouse to the UK.

flagunitas

It says on the wiki that you MUST have tax returns for proof of employment.

Is this true?

It also says, you must provide a letter from a UK employer confirming new job in UK.

My employer isn't from UK(headquartered in USA) but they're paying me to work in the UK.

So would that matter?

Thanks

Panhandle

Does anybody know when a spouse settlement visa is issued, how long do you have before you have to enter the UK?

WEBlue

I've heard the spouse settlement visa is issued for 33 months, and you will need a minimum of 30 months residency inside the UK under this (first) spouse visa to qualify for ILR after your 5 years' total residency. (30 months with the first--entry clearance--spouse visa AND 30 months on the second FLR visa = 5 years' residency in the UK.) So ... simple answer is--once your spouse has received the spouse visa she has just about 3 months to enter the UK to activate it.

I've also heard you can request the spouse visa be post-dated to a date when she wants to enter the UK. The requested date can be up to 3 months in the future (from the date she applies). (The application will not be processed, however, if the travel date is MORE than 3 months ahead of the application date, so be careful....)

So both these things together give you & your spouse some slack, if you want it.

Here's the UKBA link:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/co...g/?langname=UK

WEBlue

Besides the differences that SanDiegogal stated, another big difference is that the EEA Family Permit (as well as all other EEA documents) are free. There is no fee to apply for them, though for some the waiting times can be long, depending on the backlog in the system at the time.

There are lots of other important differences between the two. They rely on completely different legal bases (EU vs. UK) and have very different requirements and rules.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/eu...family-permit/

roaringmouse

It is indeed for 33 months Post-dating the visa is possible, however it is up to 3 months from the date of decision not application.