Hi everyone, Can anybody tell me if there's expire date for the English knowledge test ? I'm thinking of taking that test now but I've no idea if it's still valid 2 years later when I go for the Nationality application. Many Thanks! Janet M There is no expiration date. You can take it as soon as yo...

Currently reading through my FLR (M) form, and I might have actually confused myself with overthinking but I figured it better to ask than to fill it out and be wrong. So....I know for question 1.3 I have to put my name as it is in my current passport, which is still my unmarried name....but undern...

whirly wrote:I'm probably on their hit list now.

Turns out I wasn't on their hit list - I got my approval letter this morning!

(Now I have to dash off a quick, "please ignore my correspondence of 28 August" note...)

Good grief!!! Lunatic House, indeed.

So glad you got it in the end. Sorry it was such a nightmare! You're right, it's a surreal experience (granted, mine was not nearly as traumatic as yours.) Sounds like they're on a real power trip these days.

At least you can relax and celebrate this weekend

Answers below in bold ... hi rajumr i am also applying for ILR with my husband and son next friday at croydon PEO. I was not planning on taking my one year old son along to the PEO so it was reassuring when you said babies dont have to attend the appointment! I was told that you need to carry the or...

Here's a funny story to amuse you on a Thursday evening... File this under, 'pushing my luck.' I'm in week 16 of waiting to be approved. On my original application (as a spouse of a UK citizen), I forgot to write my tax office name & address - no big deal, I was assured by the NCS. But I used it...

Casa, That is so distressing! Were these cases actually rejected for bringing exactly what was asked of them (i.e. 6 docs, no marriage certificate) or merely grumbled at, then approved anyway? I agree that it is better to bring more than the stated number/type of docs, especially for an in-person ap...

I actually have about 15.....we have been preparing for the ILR since last year, needing only 6 now has made it a lot easier... Sorry, zigleon. I didn't mean to pick on you (and misspell your name!) Glad to hear that you have enough docs to choose from. As republique said, it shouldn't matter if yo...

republique wrote:Now we will get people struggling to submit 6 and thinking that is out of line.

It's already starting...

http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=29610

(Scroll down to xigleon's post. In fairness, he has 6 docs but not all in joint names. Read on to see John's advice.)

t-bag wrote:Hi all, is there a timeline after the visa has been issued to depart FOR the UK?? I heard it was 3 months otherwise the visa becomes invalid, but my borther just told me it was 28 days????? I'm confused!! Any help??

What kind of visa is it? Has the visa already been issued?

blackpurple, Like dnicky says, your wife can keep her work permit in her old passport. She will have to get used to carrying both passports and her marriage certificate when she travels. If I were you I would not have bothered changing the name on the passport unless it was extermely necessary. Not ...

PaddingtonBear, Just to give you a better idea of what to expect... Here's what happened when I went to Croydon in April. Got there a few minutes early, good since I couldn't find the entrance! Went through security screening. Directly after that is a small holding room; waited until I was invited t...

Are we likely to have an problems at the immigration hearing because my husband doesn't work? Shouldn't be a problem. *However last year my husband traveled extensively for his project. I'm not sure exactly how long he was outside the UK in total time but it was several months at least. Might this ...

Hi. Thanks. :) I was just about to send it off and thought I'd check the website and thus noticed the changes. Should I call them to check if my wife can apply for ILR now or should she wait until the expiry of her FLR? She came into the UK in 2005 on a two-year spouse visa and then got her FLR in ...

hi all, hope you can help as i have a major problem on my hands. I am married, and my husband is on a 2 year spouse visa. The problem is I kept my surname and have not yet changed my title from miss to mrs. I am going to do it in the next few weeks, but will it cause any problems when he applies fo...

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knew the rulings when it comes to returning to the UK after previously having permanant residency . I am an australian citizen currently living in the UK on Limited Leave to Remain residency (due to expire in October 2008) . After deciding not to pursue my UK citizens...

naav wrote:Thank you

Hey naav,

Did you already send in your ILR application? If not, you're in luck. They just changed the SET(M) from this week. Now you only need to give them 6 docs over the last 2 years!

New Form SET(M) here.

Best,
Whirly

whirly just checked the new form just past 10A on SET M form: Evidence of your finances. Bank statements, building society savings book(s), pay slips or other formal documents as evidence of your and your partner’s ability to maintain and accommodate yourself and any dependants without recourse t...

hi guys just a quick one, after finishing uni 2 months ago ive been applying for jobs. However, HMRC, British Gas and NHS have told me i do not meet their one criterion, which me haveing a spouse visa and it expires next july. Although i am still waiting for some outcome from some more interviews i...

So i guess that is us stuffed mate,we will have to go in to hiding for years to protect our GENUINE family love for one another ,we have been married for years and have a 4 year old boy and another kid on the way but yet we are expected to get thousands together to get things right when we cant sav...

Yes, it's a stupid test. I promptly forgot every statistic the day after I passed it, and it hasn't mattered to anyone in my daily life that I can't recite the percentage of the British population that considered themselves Buddhist in 2001. None of my British friends know or care, either. The thing...

I am about to send my documents away to submit for a visa. I have a concern regarding proof of contact with my wifes email as she uses her brothers email address to contact as she is modest and doesnt like revealing her full name on the internet. Will this cause a problem? I do have text messages s...

in this case i think common sense should prevail unfortunatly there isnt a box for common sense on any of the applications ive seen Sadly, common sense doesn't really enter into it. And I am having trouble seeing why common sense should prevail when, as others have pointed out, you broke the rules ...

When she applied for FLR (M) last year, I used our permanent address at my parents' even though we were in the middle of our 6 month rent contract staying elsewhere. I had to provide bank statments and pay slips and so all that stuff has always been sent to my parents' address so I used our permane...

1. On the ILR form, should I use one address i.e. my parents'? I've managed to gather some bank statements of hers and some NHS letters, prescriptions which are in her name only and add up to 10 and I've got plenty of letters too (mobile phone bills) which would make it up to 20. OR 2. Should I add...