Visa Extension for Wife from NZ

[LucasUK91]

Hi all,

At a very stressful point right now and I could do with some advice please.

My partner is from New Zealand and she has been in the UK with me since February 2015. After the first 2 years or so we paid lots and she was granted Limited leave to remain as a partner for 30 months. Her Biometric Residence Permit ends in February so we need to renew now. Which I think would just be an extension on her partnership visa.

We're worried because the application forms are saying we have to pay £1000 for IHS (5 years worth) even though she has been here for 4 years nearly and we've already paid a lower IHS fee before. And the application will be another £1033! Is this all correct?

We got married in August 2018 so are we applying for the right visa and is £2033 correct? Also, its saying we have to get her fingerprints and photographs done again?

Hopefully someone here can explain things a bit better as the gov website is confusing us more.

Kind regards,

LucasUK91

[CR001]

Photos and fingerprints are done for every application made so yes, she will need to do it again.

Ihs has recently been doubled from £200 per year to £400 per year so yes, £1000 IHS fee is correct and yes the visa fee is £1033.

[LucasUK91]

Thanks for the clarification.

We've already paid thousands, then we have to pay over £2033 more, then next year if we apply for indefinite leave to remain it will be £2389.

It's ridiculous the amount of money they charge, also considering she is a full time teacher which is a job we need in the UK and we pay tax and national insurance

Vent over