Thanks lucapooka. I am a little more relieved that we do not have to go to china to get this done. A follow on question about ilr. I have a read few times that if a non-eu person (my wife) studied and obtained a degree in uk (taught in english) then she would not need to have the life in uk test to ...

My wife who is on a spouse visa is coming up to the 2 year probation period and will be ready to apply for her ILR. Now looking at the documents that we need to supply, it shows we will need to provide our marriage certificate. My question is as our marriage certificate is Chinese (we were married ...

I finally have some news on my application. It has been REJECTED! After 5 months of waiting I get a letter through the post detailing my rejection of my application and the return of my documents. Well, the rejection was not only hard to take (I have been stranded in the UK doing nothing for the ...

hi guys ! i am in the same situation.i have posted my applicationon 19th july and they still say that the application is still under consideration. as one of them said dont loose hope. i dont know how long willl that take. how long will they ask me to wait... i feeelll like i amreally pissed offf ...

Well Iam not sure if thats long...I applied on July19th and finally got my HSMP on Nov 28th..recieved letter on 2nd Dec...Almost 5 months...So dont loose hope. Cheers! Wow Daslimy1! At least you got your result. I'm sittng in the middle of nowhere, can't go anywhere and rejecting good job offers ...

Ok then I think there is a risk, You are covered with an extension of same type visa not switching so you might want to apply for extension of student or separately yourleave Are you sure I can do this without my original documents? I asked them this and despite it just being a case of someone ...

it doesnt matter if the visa expires, your status is current until they make a decision, you just can't leave the country The point about the visa status remaining current beyond its expiry date would only be true if this were an FLR application; not so if the OP has been waiting for HSMP approval ...

it doesnt matter if the visa expires, your status is current until they make a decision, you just can't leave the country The point about the visa status remaining current beyond its expiry date would only be true if this were an FLR application; not so if the OP has been waiting for HSMP approval ...

This is my first time writing on the forum and I spent a while reading through some of the processing times for everyone and it seems that most people get a response of a decision within 2months. Now I'll let you guys see my case. I applied for my hsmp on 8th August 2007 and so far they have taken ...