UK spouse visa for Filipino wife
Oct 16th 2015, 10:03 pm
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UK spouse visa for Filipino wife
Hi,
I am a British citizen planning to move to Ireland so that I can get my wife there with me as a EEA spouse and then eventually we can move back to the UK through Surinder Singh way. My wife was born in the Philippines so she has a Filipino passport. We have been living together in Manila for several years and I would like to return to the UK. It has been too difficult trying to find a job in the UK and time it with visa applications and all that is necessary to do. We have recently found out that I don't meet the income threshold requirement. Can I apply for her to have an EEA family visa under Surinder Singh route? The EEA family visa form is very confusing. Please guide me so that I know what I need to be doing while I am in Ireland to fulfil the requirements of this particular arrangement. Some sources suggest that I should be employed in Ireland for at least six months:
http://www.ukmarriagevisa.com/eea-family-permit
However, the UKVI caseworker guidance states:
There is still no minimum time period that must be spent in the host
member state and all cases must be assessed on their own merits.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294754/FOI_30270_-_Annex_A_-_New_Regs_Training_Slides_-_Surinder_Singh.pdf
We do not want to be refused on similar grounds:
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/home-office-refuses-surinder-singh-case-because-applicant-knows-law/
How long should we plan to stay in Ireland for? Is it six months minimum (rule of thumb)?
We seem to meet all other criteria. We both signed a lease for our first house together in November 2013. We have evidence of us travelling overseas together and a joint bank account through local bank. Also we have many photos and facebook posts together.
Thank you.
Alan
I am a British citizen planning to move to Ireland so that I can get my wife there with me as a EEA spouse and then eventually we can move back to the UK through Surinder Singh way. My wife was born in the Philippines so she has a Filipino passport. We have been living together in Manila for several years and I would like to return to the UK. It has been too difficult trying to find a job in the UK and time it with visa applications and all that is necessary to do. We have recently found out that I don't meet the income threshold requirement. Can I apply for her to have an EEA family visa under Surinder Singh route? The EEA family visa form is very confusing. Please guide me so that I know what I need to be doing while I am in Ireland to fulfil the requirements of this particular arrangement. Some sources suggest that I should be employed in Ireland for at least six months:
http://www.ukmarriagevisa.com/eea-family-permit
However, the UKVI caseworker guidance states:
There is still no minimum time period that must be spent in the host
member state and all cases must be assessed on their own merits.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/294754/FOI_30270_-_Annex_A_-_New_Regs_Training_Slides_-_Surinder_Singh.pdf
We do not want to be refused on similar grounds:
https://www.freemovement.org.uk/home-office-refuses-surinder-singh-case-because-applicant-knows-law/
How long should we plan to stay in Ireland for? Is it six months minimum (rule of thumb)?
We seem to meet all other criteria. We both signed a lease for our first house together in November 2013. We have evidence of us travelling overseas together and a joint bank account through local bank. Also we have many photos and facebook posts together.
Thank you.
Alan
Oct 16th 2015, 10:28 pm
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Re: UK spouse visa for Filipino wife
From start to finish allow six months, get employed as quickly as possible & be in that employment for at least three months before applying for the family permit.
From the time you arrive, get settled, do all the things you have to do, find work - it will take six months
Surinder Singh : British Expat Wiki
http://www.scribd.com/doc/231192464/...gh-for-Newbies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/160548569/...er-Singh-Route
From the time you arrive, get settled, do all the things you have to do, find work - it will take six months
Surinder Singh : British Expat Wiki
http://www.scribd.com/doc/231192464/...gh-for-Newbies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/160548569/...er-Singh-Route
