Anybody,pls,help me!!! To apply for the UK's Spouse Visa....

[John]

my question is: Which some of money (e.g. his salary, savings at the bank account) has my husband show to the British Consulate to provide than we can live without help from public funds? I mean just about, sure! Is there any minimum?

It is not possible to come up with a magic number to show that the financial test is passed. The main reason for that is that accommodation costs can vary very considerably.

Can you say how much he is earning? And how much savings the two of you are able to show? And indeed, how much is being paid for accommodation?

And by the way, don't confuse Public Funds with all possible ways of benefiting from the UK Government. Public Funds is defined as quite a short list and OK it does include some very important benefits such as Income Support, but it does not include, for example, any reference to State schools or the National Health Service.

[eben]

Hi John and everyone else.

I just want to thank everyone who helped me out with info regarding the EEA Family permit. I lodged my application on 10 April and phoned them today and they let me know that it has been issued and is on the way via courier.

I went to the UK originally on a Working holiday spent two years and 6 days there.

The 6 day overstay was the reason for my first refusal and removal from Heathrow (not a very enjoyable experience)

My subsequent EC application was also rejected because of my previous misconduct.

So it just show you that there is light at the end of the tunnel even with two rejections and a removal.

Thanks to all of you again.

Nothing in the world gets me as nervous as UK immigration

[Kateryna]

Hello, John!

I again need a consultation from you, please.
So, my husband is still waiting for an answer from the Home Office regarding his Residence Permit sticker or his Permanent Residence sticker in his passport (I have already told you about his situation and you have recommended him to complete and post both forms EEA1 and EEA3).
So, my first question is:
For how long could my husband be out of the UK whilst the Home Office is working with his documents?
My second question is:
Could my husband stop to work in the UK for some time whilst the Home Office is working with his documents? And if so, for how long?
And my third question is:
Could I apply for an EEA Family Permit if my husband has already got the WRS registration and he is still waiting for his Residence Permit or his Permanent Residence?

Thanks a lot.

[John]

Hi, using your numbering :-

1. He is clearly entitled to holiday outside the UK, but it really should be clear that he continues to exercise his treaty rights.
2. Working is only one way of exercising those treaty rights. If he was not working, what else would he be doing?
3. Yes you can, use a form VAF1 to apply for an EEA Family Permit.

And a question from me! How pregnant are you now?

[Kateryna]

Hi, John!
Thank you very much for your clear answers!
I am 23 weeks pregnant.
I would like to give details of our situations (just on the whole). My husband completed both application forms EEA1 and EEA3 and posted them to the Home Office at 28th March 2006. And the same time he completed and posted WRS application form (you said it is not necessary to register by WRS if he is already working in the UK for 7 years, but his boss asked him to do it). So, he has done it. My husband has got a letter about his WRS registration at 20th April 2006. But 20th June 2006 he is got an answer from the Home Office then before applying for his Resident Permit or his Permanent Residence he must be registered by WRS. We have been so surprised! So, if we understood right, he has to complete new EEA1 and new EEA3 forms one more time with information about his WRS registration and to post them to the Home Office. Is it right?
My husband is planning to take a 3 months holiday from this October (for the time of our baby birth) and come to my country. Be cause it is so difficult to live in the UK with a newborn baby and just one working person of a family. That’s why I asked you about a possibility for my husband to be outside of the UK for some time.
I am sorry about this so long story. Could I ask you as a professional about any helpful advice in our situation?

Thanks a lot.

[Kateryna]

Hi, John!

I have read the Home Office answer as a reply to my husband EEA1 and EEA3 applications.

As I already told, my husband is working in the UK for 7 years (from 1999) for one employer under the legal contract. But the Home Office has informed since my husband was working until 1st May 2004 without a Work Permit that means he was working for this 5 years illegal and he has not a right to apply for his Permanent Residence. Sorry, but we are really surprised! I am thinking this is a fall of my husband employer. But any way… My husband has already got his WRS registration and under the Home Office opinion he is working legal from 1st May 2004 (that means for 2 years). So, could he now apply for his Residence Permit using EEA1?

Many thanks.

[John]

Kateryna, when did your husband start to be registered under the WRS? There is a requirement to be registered for 12 months under that before the person is entitled to get a Residence Permit.

When is his 12 months registration completed?

[Kateryna]

Kateryna, when did your husband start to be registered under the WRS? There is a requirement to be registered for 12 months under that before the person is entitled to get a Residence Permit.

When is his 12 months registration completed?

My God! He is got his WRS registration just 20 April 2006! So,if I understood you right he must wait to apply for his Resident Permit until 20 April 2007? despite the fact that he is already working in the UK more then 12 months? Is it correct?

[John]

Other opinions very welcome ..... but I think that is correct.

[Wanderer]

But the Home Office has informed since my husband was working until 1st May 2004 without a Work Permit that means he was working for this 5 years illegal and he has not a right to apply for his Permanent Residence.

Did you state earlier in the thread that he was working here for those five years WITH a work permit?

Steve

[Kateryna]

But the Home Office has informed since my husband was working until 1st May 2004 without a Work Permit that means he was working for this 5 years illegal and he has not a right to apply for his Permanent Residence.

Did you state earlier in the thread that he was working here for those five years WITH a work permit?

Steve

I thought if he was working under legal contract with his employer (with NIN,TAX paying...) it means with a WP. But his employer didn't register him under a WP.