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Alan34
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Dependant visa for wife after husband becomes British citizen

Post by Alan34 » Sun Dec 02, 2018 4:50 am

Hi,

I'm very much confused about my visa extension. Please advise me on this situation.

My husband got ILR in 2016 after 5years on tier-1 general. In 2018 he became a British citizen.

I entered uk in 2015 as tier-1 general dependent(PBS Dependant) after marriage. I got visa for one year as my husband visa expires in one year.Later extended my visa in 2016 as PBS dependant after my husband got ILR and visa got for 3 years(until June 2019).
Now my husband is British citizen and had a child (British citizen by birth as my husband on ILR at that time).

I want to extend my visa but not sure how to extend or which category I belongs to.
Do I need to extend as a PBS dependant or spouse visa(dependant on British husband).

Also in HO website it's showing I need to prove my English abilities. I have done my bachelors in pharmacy in India. Do a Bpharm graduate need to prove English ability?

Please help me in this situation.
Thanks in advance.

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Re: Dependant visa for wife after husband becomes British citizen

Post by CR001 » Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:24 am

You extend as PBS Dependent. It will be an extension for another 3 years. There is NO English requirement for PBS Dependents. You must show 90 days maintenance funds of £630 though.

If you switch to spouse visa (dependent on British spouse), your clock for ILR will reset to zero and you have to wait another 5 years (2 x 2.5 year visas) before you can apply for ILR. DO NOT switch visa categories.
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Alan34
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Re: Dependant visa for wife after husband becomes British citizen

Post by Alan34 » Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:53 am

CR001 wrote:
Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:24 am
You extend as PBS Dependent. It will be an extension for another 3 years. There is NO English requirement for PBS Dependents. You must show 90 days maintenance funds of £630 though.

If you switch to spouse visa (dependent on British spouse), your clock for ILR will reset to zero and you have to wait another 5 years (2 x 2.5 year visas) before you can apply for ILR. DO NOT switch visa categories.
Thanks for your reply
Can you please help me out in finding the right application form

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Re: Dependant visa for wife after husband becomes British citizen

Post by seagul » Mon Dec 17, 2018 7:07 am

Alan34 wrote:
Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:53 am
CR001 wrote:
Sun Dec 02, 2018 10:24 am
You extend as PBS Dependent. It will be an extension for another 3 years. There is NO English requirement for PBS Dependents. You must show 90 days maintenance funds of £630 though.

If you switch to spouse visa (dependent on British spouse), your clock for ILR will reset to zero and you have to wait another 5 years (2 x 2.5 year visas) before you can apply for ILR. DO NOT switch visa categories.
Thanks for your reply
Can you please help me out in finding the right application form


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