srefre

Sorry to be a pain, but by passport you mean visa right?
Its the visa expiry that matters more than the passports expiry date, although an expired passport can cause problems too.

You should know if she has FLR, as you guys will have had to fill in a FLR form and she would most likely have had to attend a biometrics interview to get an ID card.

Either way the visa is still valid, so you have plenty of time to plan your next move. Whether you decide to hold out for citizenship or stick to your plan, you will have to extend the visa or apply for ILR though.

SouthCoast77

Hello,

Yes the visa is in the passport, she attended a biometrics interview in the States before she came. I've been looking on the UK border website and it says we should apply for ILR 28 days prior to the visa expiring and the cost is 840 pounds!! Is there a time period that my wife would have to stay in the UK to achieve full citizenship status?

I've been looking into my visa to return to the States as well, its a minefield ha ha. Well its good to start planning now as I don't want to be unprepared when the time comes.

Thanks

Chris

srefre

Yes, and it will be another £750ish for the citizenship, so get saving!

For full citizenship, as she is your wife she has to be a resident for 3 years, by this August she will have two (Assuming you haven't had extended trips abroad, normal vacations are fine.) Then next August she will have completed 3 years and can apply for citizenship.
Once she has done this, she will have full citizenship, she could leave straight after, as it will not expire without her choosing to give it up.

meauxna

Not too much of a minefield.
The link in my siggy goes to the local filing option for an Immigrant Visa.

ian-mstm

Is there another kind?

Ian

meauxna

Didn't we already do that conversation?
(like that's ever stopped anyone...)

ian-mstm

We did... but this is a new guy, and we must diligently indoctrinate the masses! Indeed, diligently and relentlessly!

Ian

meauxna

I know, but that one is boring and so.. well, like 'why do Canadians say 'eh'?', eh?

srefre

Yes, BOC (British Overseas Citizen) or BNO (British Nationals Overseas), hence why the term full British citizenship is used.

ian-mstm

With respect, neither a BOC nor a BNO is a UK citizen... and, eventually, the BOC category will die off. The term "full British citizenship" is misleading at best, and a misnomer at worst. Someone is either a UKC or they aren't.

Ian

srefre

Perhaps it is a misnomer and misleading, but it is a term used by a few British embassies around the world.

Whilst on this topic though, what's a UK citizen? I have only ever heard of British citizenship, not UK citizenship.

srefre

BTW, take my above post with a lot of tongue in cheek. I agree its a bit of a silly term, but I enjoy being pedantic sometimes!

Jerseygirl

My UK PP states...Nationality...British.

ian-mstm

My UK PP states - Nationality: British Citizen. A UKC is always a British national. A British national is not always a UKC.

Ian