Hello This year I will return to the UK with my kids for their education. I'm British, as are our kids and my wife is Chinese. My wife wishes to stay in China and resolve some of her parents personal matters such as tieing up her fathers businesses and debts after he recently had a stroke. My ...

Do you think my wife remaining in China for large parts of the year (almost certainly more than 6 months at a time) in order to take care of her ill parents and sort out their debt and business troubles would have an effect on her chances of getting a settlement visa or extension? How could we show ...

Thank you for your help. Yes we last got a settlement visa in late 2011 early 2012 I forgot. There was a strict requirement to stay together and not leave the UK for more than so many months each year. Do you mean this has changed? By no absence limit you mean that even if my wife is outside the UK ...

Thank you for that correction - I did mean just a regular visit visa. I actually feel that settlement is easier to apply for than visit, because it just has a relationship requirement (we have been married and together in the same places for almost 10 years) and financial requirement (we have ample ...

Hello looking for advice in the future i will want to apply for settlement for my wife (Chinese) to live in the UK with me (British) and my two kids (British). Its gets complicated because our kids and me may be intending to stay in the UK first for their education, my wife wishes to remain in China ...

Hello looking for advice We want to apply for a visit visa (Tier 2 General ) for my wife (Chinese) to visit the UK with me (British) and my two kids (British). Its gets complicated because our kids and me may be intending to stay in the UK for their education, my wife wishes to remain in China to ...

Hello My wives recent application failed, and part of the reason was that the pay slips I sent were scanned and not the origionals. We live in different countries at the moment and are worried that the document origionals may get lost in the post (either in the UK or in China). From recent succesful ...

Share your personnel experiences and stories...so all the practical information will be in one topic. Here is mine. my wife has given PEARSON General A1 level test on 28 may 2011 in Hong Kong. They will issue result on their webiste on 25 july and pass certicate will be issue on 2nd of September ...

I wish to know if my wifes masters degree would be acceptable for the english language requirement. She graduated from Sheffield Hallam University (on the list of NARIC approved universities). Previously the UKBA website said that masters were not acceptable, however today I read the website again ...

Hello I am a 22 year old British citizen. I am currently in China teaching here, but my Chinese wife and I wish to return to the UK. She is 28 years old. She has previously graduated with a masters degree from the UK and has been employed here in China. 1) would her degree be sufficient to cover the ...