Dependants arrival at the same time?
Jun 26th 2018, 8:41 am
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Dependants arrival at the same time?
Hi all,
Just wondering if I do get an L1 and my wife L2, are they meant to enter the country first time with me?
The case we are managing is that I will get there for work and be flying back to London for a few weeks, then at some point when UK weather becomes miserable again (late summer), my wife will move there permanently.
So my L1 will be stamped soon but she will probably fly alone and I will pick her up at the airport somewhere in Aug.
Do you foresee a problem there? Not sure if the 1st entry must be with the L1 holder, same time for first time,...
Cheers!
Just wondering if I do get an L1 and my wife L2, are they meant to enter the country first time with me?
The case we are managing is that I will get there for work and be flying back to London for a few weeks, then at some point when UK weather becomes miserable again (late summer), my wife will move there permanently.
So my L1 will be stamped soon but she will probably fly alone and I will pick her up at the airport somewhere in Aug.
Do you foresee a problem there? Not sure if the 1st entry must be with the L1 holder, same time for first time,...
Cheers!
Jun 26th 2018, 12:58 pm
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Re: Dependants arrival at the same time?
If so, it won't be a problem as I am planning to pick her up upon arrival.
If present means I need to go with her through customs, then I might have to schedule my trips in a different manner.
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Jun 26th 2018, 5:36 pm
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Jun 27th 2018, 2:41 am
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Re: Dependants arrival at the same time?
As I understood it, this statement would be correct for immigrant visa's as a result of dependent sponsorship, but not non-immigrant. Therefore L2 could arrive whenever, regardless of the OP's in-country status.
Jun 27th 2018, 9:40 am
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Re: Dependants arrival at the same time?
i will ask anyways in the Embassy (if they give me the chance) or to the mobility team of my company.
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Jun 28th 2018, 1:50 pm
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Re: Dependants arrival at the same time?
All - just to keep everyone up to date and share the knowledge.
In the US EMbassy they confirmed:
- Dependants should either travel with visa holder first time the visa holder enters in the country
- Or, travel after the visa holder has entered the country
Never before the visa holder enters the country for the first time.
Cheers
In the US EMbassy they confirmed:
- Dependants should either travel with visa holder first time the visa holder enters in the country
- Or, travel after the visa holder has entered the country
Never before the visa holder enters the country for the first time.
Cheers
