nic_in_london

Hi Everyone

I'm wondering if anyone can help me with this question, my USC husband has been offered a job in the UK so we are going to move back to the UK, using a spousal visa as we want to stay there permanently.(I'm the UK wife)

We have the sufficient financial resources to do this as I know his salary will not be considered for the visa. However, we would like him to start as soon as we get the visa but I still have work commitments in the USA for a couple of months. Do I have to travel with him to the UK? If I do have to travel with him to the UK, will there be any problems if I come back to the States to wrap up my work/house/dogs etc for a couple of months?

Thanks for any help
Nic

SanDiegogirl

If hubby is entering on a spouse visa, you either have to be in the UK or you have to travel with him. He can't enter on a spouse visa with you living somewhere else.

Once in the country I don't see that you travelling outside the UK will cause any problems.

Another way to do it would be for his company to sponsor him for a Tier 2 work visa ?

BritInParis

Might be easier to do that and then switch to a partner visa once you're both in the UK together.

nic_in_london

I'm not sure we can ask them to get him a work visa, Jobs are hard to come by right now and we just dont want to mess this up. I thought that I would have to travel with him and thats not a problem but I just dont want to get stopped at the airport when I go back to the states either in LA or london if this is something I shouldnt be doing.

BritInParis

Providing you travel with your husband on your initial entry then there's nothing to stop you from returning to the US to finish putting your affairs in order. You're the British citizen after all.

SanDiegogirl

So he has been offered a job but the employer is not willing to sponsor him?

...... and he has accepted the job based on him getting a spouse visa via you?

nic_in_london

we dont know if they would not be willing - I'm hesitant to ask. I have been looking to move back to the UK for a while, I have my own business out here in the USA, which I can easily move to the UK, we just didnt want to move without a Job offer for my husband, and yes they are aware of the spousal visa situation. Either way, I know my husbands job offer has no bearing on the spousal visa, but we do have savings in excess of the required amount (in an account which we've had for more than 6 months and can be accessed immediately). We've been married for nearly 10 yr and everything is legitimate, we just want to move back

SanDiegogirl

I was only wondering how they could offer him a job (him being a US citizen) without offering a work visa - but of course, if they were aware of the spouse visa route, then they don't need to.