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Posted By Paws3

Re: Canadian spouse SET (M)

Biometric card arrived on 26th Feb and the other documents arrived today. So Happy. It took them 85 working days to do a very straightforward application.
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Posted By Paws3

re: UK Spouse Visa STRICTLY TIMELINES ONLY - NO CHAT

Hope this is OK...

Applied from the UK
Applied for SET(M) spouse 5 year ILR
Applied by mail October 2017
Biometrics Nov 2017
No reply as yet Feb 2018 (75 working days)
Will post if it...
Replies: 8
Views: 626
Posted By Paws3

Re: Canadian spouse SET (M)

Yes... re the MP that's what I thought... do you know of any way I can find out how long they are taking for a ILR visa? we did the 'email lottery' of Premium upgrade and it was just getting us down...
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Views: 626
Posted By Paws3

Re: Canadian spouse SET (M)

Thanks for the replies. Yes, we applied by recorded mail and checked it arrived. No letter in response but we did get the biometric letter fairly quickly. Does involving my MP really help?
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Views: 626
Posted By Paws3

Canadian spouse SET (M)

Hello all, I am a Brit and my husband Canadian. We have been back 5 years after over 10 years in Canada (boy, has the UK changed...) anyhoo... We applied for ILR back in October... very...
Forum: USA
Jun 4th 2013, 4:11 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,470
Posted By Paws3

Re: Car insurance after returning home

I agree re NFU, they took my Canadian NCB and were very nice and helpful (especially when an idiot ran into the back of me). We also get 10% off with a second car.
May 13th 2013, 9:00 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,201
Posted By Paws3

Re: Back 4 months after 16years in Canada

Yes we were very surprised after trying to do all we could bank wise before leaving Canada. I would advise getting a £ account 12 months before leaving but they will not let you open an account in...
May 9th 2013, 2:19 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 3,201
Posted By Paws3

Re: Back 4 months after 16years in Canada

Thanks for the replies!
Buying the house was very slow. We were told 4-6 weeks and it was a struggle to get things done by 8 weeks (with constant nagging). As others have pointed out, both parties...
May 8th 2013, 9:16 am
Replies: 21
Views: 3,201
Posted By Paws3

Back 4 months after 16years in Canada

Hi all,
Here is my story.
Left to Canada with new Canadian husband. Lived there 16 or so years. Had good job (husband now retired). He wanted to move house so I dug my heels in and said if we were...
Dec 4th 2012, 5:04 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,004
Posted By Paws3

Re: Timeline for issue of Settlement Visa

Yes, we did get it and are flying home next week!
The Visa took forever and arrived mid-Oct after we had to sent more statements and the mystery Appendix 2.
The problem was when we applied (just...
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Views: 38,754
Posted By Paws3

Re: Home after 11 years.

Yes, we will be home mid December. I am counting down the days....
I should say not all Canadians are bad; I married one of them! (but he was in the UK at the time).:D
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Views: 38,754
Posted By Paws3

Re: Home after 11 years.

Man oh man, I just have to jump in re Canadians. I have been here (ie Canada) for 15 years and will be returning home in 3 weeks (woohoo). I work with the public and I am constantly surprised how...
Nov 9th 2012, 11:35 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,238
Posted By Paws3

Re: settlement visa for spouse -- which appendix

We have just been through this, I am a Brit, OH is Canadian, both living in Canada. The forms assume the UK spouse has already moved rather than the more usual that you both move together. We had...
Nov 2nd 2012, 1:40 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 3,029
Posted By Paws3

Re: Moving back to the uk from cad after 30+ yrs

Thanks If1,
I agree it looks like is the best option as (as you say) they assume you sold them anyway, and anything can happen in the future (interest rates, inflation, exchange rates etc).

We...
Nov 2nd 2012, 11:48 am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,029
Posted By Paws3

Re: Moving back to the uk from cad after 30+ yrs

Here's my 2 cents worth,

we have converted our RRSP's to RIFF's and will take out either 2 x the minimum (as we are a couple) or 10% of the total.

My understanding is that by keeping within...
Oct 12th 2012, 3:48 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,247
Posted By Paws3

Re: spousal visa: appendix 2

Yes it is good, but I've waited so long for something that should have been addressed by the Visa office much sooner... I guess I posted as others must have applied about the same time and are in the...
Oct 12th 2012, 1:38 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,247
Posted By Paws3

Re: spousal visa: appendix 2

Unbeliveable. Less than 24h after they recieved the appendix 2, we had the 'visa issued' email. Total time 49 days...
Oct 11th 2012, 11:01 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,247
Posted By Paws3

spousal visa: appendix 2

We cannot be the only ones affected.
We applied after July 9th but all the Visa forms we filled out seen to be wrong. We sent 3 months bank statement (as asked for) and were then asked for 6 months...
Oct 7th 2012, 2:10 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,004
Posted By Paws3

Re: Timeline for issue of Settlement Visa

Update, Even though we sent the documents they requested when OH paid the Visa fee, they asked for some more. We sent then asap and they were delived 1st Oct. No email saying they were received, in...
Sep 23rd 2012, 12:51 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,004
Posted By Paws3

Re: Timeline for issue of Settlement Visa

Update we were put in the Priority line on the 13th... still no word and no Visa
Nails are getting quite short....
Forum: USA
Sep 23rd 2012, 12:50 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 827
Posted By Paws3

Re: custom's duty

On a related note, when we come through Customs should we stop or go through the Red zone even though we have nothing to declare? (we will have 4 large suitcases which may look a bit funny). When we...
Sep 14th 2012, 11:38 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,589
Posted By Paws3

Re: Did you have to take a financial hit to return to the UK?

Hi All, I am giving up a very well paid (but stressful) job that I have no chance of doing in the UK due to an abundance of trained people in the UK. We are sellimg 90% of our stuff for a song but I...
Sep 12th 2012, 7:38 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,004
Posted By Paws3

Re: Timeline for issue of Settlement Visa

Thanks for the reply anyway... It feels like at least someone cares :) I did get an email saying that we payed the 'wrong' priority amount so I payed again today and sent them the conformation...
Sep 12th 2012, 10:50 am
Replies: 23
Views: 4,004
Posted By Paws3

Re: Timeline for issue of Settlement Visa

Hi, Biometrics recieved in NY 31 st July but no word since.... sent priority payment on 7th August. Still no word from anyone... I really need my passport back and my OH's Visa...
Sep 5th 2012, 7:29 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 8,411
Posted By Paws3

Re: Credit Checks in UK after Canada

Dear All
Am running into the same problem. Did you go through a estate agent/letting agent or just an ad in the paper? We are coming home in Dec and want to get into a flat before Christmas but...
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