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by markust » Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:10 pm
Hello there, I've now received my ILR and was about to apply for my wife's visa extension and got a bit confused, and would like to ask you for help.
Here's my scenario:
- I was on Tier 2 General 5 yr route and applied for ILR and received it a few days ago, with the BRP arriving today.
- I married my wife 4 yrs ago and she got PBS Dependent visa that ends in a few days, and I'm now applying for her extension.
Q1. Which visa type would I need to select for her extension?
Earlier, when I wasn't sure that my ILR would be approved within time, I was advised to use same PBS Dependent visa extension. So I had her visa application ready to go waiting for the BRP. Now that I have the BRP and I filled the PBS Dependent Visa extension and went to the IHS surcharge section to pay, I find that my visa category is not listed at all! This is why I'm posting this now.
The IHS payment page has a "The person you're joining or remaining with" section, where the "Visa Route" does not have ILR in it. If I select "Tier 2" as I was previously on Tier 2, the next question "Visa Type" does not have Tier 2 General in it. I can only see ICT and Minister of Religion and Sportsperson.
There was also a question on "When does the visa expire" for me, the person my wife is dependent on, and I assumed it's going to be my date of ILR BRP expiry (which is 5 yrs) as my visa technically doesn't expire and I only keep renewing the BRP (if I do not choose to become a citizen).
Given this, I wondered if I should even apply her visa as a PBS Dependent Extension or if I should chose, maybe, FLR?