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by mrsmasters » Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:35 pm
Hello!
I am a US citizen attempting to apply for my extended stay visa so I can remain in England with my husband, who is a UK citizen. We were married in the US and only came to the UK to visit his family, without the intentions of living here on a permanent basis.
I came in on a visitor's visa, rather than a spousal one. Within a short time, my mother-in-law's health began to deteriorate and we felt that there was a need to stay past the allotted 6 months provided by the visitor visa and before the 6 month limit was up, we put in for an FLR(M).
My application and paperwork were sent off at the beginning of December 2011, I went for my biometrics appointment in February 2012 and have been waiting patiently to hear a reply.
The other day, my spouse's passport was returned to him along with a 'Method of Entry Questionnaire' for me to fill out and return and I'm wondering why this has been sent to me? Is this a normal part of the process? Can anyone tell me more about this?
I'm a bit concerned by some of the questions on this questionnaire, as when I caught my flight over I initially landed in Dublin, where my passport was stamped before catching my connecting flight to Gatwick. When I arrived at Gatwick, there was loads of construction going on and following the line of people exiting the plane, we walked past the empty and cordoned off passport control booths - there was no security at all outside of customs.
Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!