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Switching from 10yr parent route to 5yr spouse

Post by Durtdos » Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:24 am

Hi,

I’m on the first quarter of a 10yr route as a parent of a British child. I’m due to renew for the next 2.5 years in a few months and I’d appreciate any advice on switching to the Spousal route as me and the mother of our child have been married for a year now, and all live together as a family with both of us earning enough money to satisfy the minimum requirements.

I’d like to ask if I could apply online seeing as the gov.uk forms weren’t too straightforward and If I could get any advice or input from someone who has gone through this before or is somewhat knowledgeable about this subject matter.

Cheers.

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Re: Switching from 10yr parent route to 5yr spouse

Post by AmazonianX » Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:42 am

Durtdos wrote:
Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:24 am
Hi,

I’m on the first quarter of a 10yr route as a parent of a British child. I’m due to renew for the next 2.5 years in a few months and I’d appreciate any advice on switching to the Spousal route as me and the mother of our child have been married for a year now, and all live together as a family with both of us earning enough money to satisfy the minimum requirements.

I’d like to ask if I could apply online seeing as the gov.uk forms weren’t too straightforward and If I could get any advice or input from someone who has gone through this before or is somewhat knowledgeable about this subject matter.

Cheers.
Switch to FLR(M) which willnbe a restart of a 5year route.
Meet financial requirement and English language test requirements.
If I may ask, how did you get on the 10year route?

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Re: Switching from 10yr parent route to 5yr spouse

Post by seagul » Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:56 am

Durtdos wrote:
Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:24 am
Hi,

I’m on the first quarter of a 10yr route as a parent of a British child. I’m due to renew for the next 2.5 years in a few months and I’d appreciate any advice on switching to the Spousal route as me and the mother of our child have been married for a year now, and all live together as a family with both of us earning enough money to satisfy the minimum requirements.

I’d like to ask if I could apply online seeing as the gov.uk forms weren’t too straightforward and If I could get any advice or input from someone who has gone through this before or is somewhat knowledgeable about this subject matter.

Cheers.
https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/partner-spouse

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... form-flr-m

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... d-evidence
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Re: Switching from 10yr parent route to 5yr spouse

Post by seagul » Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:00 pm

AmazonianX wrote:
Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:42 am

If I may ask, how did you get on the 10year route?
Durtdos wrote:
Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:24 am
the mother of our child have been married for a year now,
Possibly there weren't married 2.5 years ago.
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Re: Switching from 10yr parent route to 5yr spouse

Post by Durtdos » Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:52 pm

Yeah we weren’t married 2.5 years ago as seagull pointed out. Have the option to stay on my current route for another 7.5 years but obviously looking to Expedia the the situation.

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Re: Switching from 10yr parent route to 5yr spouse

Post by Durtdos » Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:53 pm

Yeah we weren’t married 2.5 years ago as seagull pointed out. Have the option to stay on my current route for another 7.5 years but obviously looking to Expedia the the situation.

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Re: Switching from 10yr parent route to 5yr spouse

Post by seagul » Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:08 pm

Durtdos wrote:
Tue Nov 03, 2020 3:52 pm
Yeah we weren’t married 2.5 years ago as seagull pointed out. Have the option to stay on my current route for another 7.5 years but obviously looking to Expedia the the situation.
Yes now you certainly can switch into flrm which will save 2.5 years in qualifying for ILR. But do read the previously provided links before applying.
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