Spouse not British
Jul 7th 2008, 11:02 pm
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Re: Spouse not British
Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) = U.K. permanent resident status (like permanent resident/landed immigrant status in Canada).
The spouse visa he gets initially isn't permanent. He would have to apply for ILR around the 2 year mark in Britain. Only then does he have a right to remain independently. After 1 further year (3 years in total) he can apply for British citizenship.
If he is an engineering technologist he should check with the EC-UK and the relevant Canadian body to see if his qualifications are recognised under the Sydney Accord, to which both Britain and Canada have signed up. This would ease his pathway to the equivalent U.K. qualification, Incorporated Engineer.
The spouse visa he gets initially isn't permanent. He would have to apply for ILR around the 2 year mark in Britain. Only then does he have a right to remain independently. After 1 further year (3 years in total) he can apply for British citizenship.
If he is an engineering technologist he should check with the EC-UK and the relevant Canadian body to see if his qualifications are recognised under the Sydney Accord, to which both Britain and Canada have signed up. This would ease his pathway to the equivalent U.K. qualification, Incorporated Engineer.
- hopefully the bloke knew what he was talkng about at the UK embassy in Chicago we called lol!
