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Discussion in 'UK Visa and Immigration Help' started by David jordan, Sep 9, 2021.

  1. David jordan
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    David jordan Member

    Hi just a quick question.Just got married in the UK on a fiancee visa
    Am I right in saying my wife can't work until she has been granted FLR M even if she has a NI number.
    And if you book a biometric appointment and it falls outside the original 6 month fiancee visa closing date that's okay ?
    Thanks.
  2. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    Yes on both counts.
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  3. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    she wont get an NI number till she starts her first job..which wont happen till she gets her BRP.
    ( unless someone else says otherwise )
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  4. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    You can get a job without a BRP or expired BRP by the potential employer using " The right to work web site" this tells the employer if the applicant is allowed to work.
    You can get a card prior to looking for work indeed it is more helpful to have one.
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  5. David jordan
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    David jordan Member

    Okay thanks guys.
  6. UKDJ
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    UKDJ Active Member

    From memory, my wife applied for - and received - her NINo soon after we were married (on a fiancee visa) and she had received her first FLR(M) Visa/BRP, well before she secured employment.
  7. bigmac
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    bigmac Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    my wife already had her NI number from her years ( 2008-12 ) on a student visa--which permitted work in those days. Which was her principle reason for coming over here. However the Visa for settlement ( marriage) or " fiancee" visa--does not permit work.
  8. Daveyw1988
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    Daveyw1988 Active Member

    Wife got here ni number this march 2021... Took us near a year to get it due to covid
  9. David jordan
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    David jordan Member

    Applied for Ni on line but everywhere she has gone HR have asked for NI plus Brp.
    Will just have to be patient.
  10. Stevembe
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    Stevembe Active Member

    Debating this one? My wife was granted LTR after we married in the Philippines. Her Permit clearly said permission to work from entry. Oddly my step daughter, who was 7 at the time said she was permitted to work also!
  11. ChoiAndJohn
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    ChoiAndJohn Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    An ni number by itself doesn't demonstrate right to work. She'll need a brp to show right to work and an ni number if she doesn't want to overpay tax. You can apply for an ni number with a brp before you start employment but it's very slow - we applied for some for the kids in June and still waiting.
  12. Mattecube
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    Mattecube face the sunshine so shadows fall behind you Trusted Member

    Slightly incorrect see link ( one of the following)

    https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work
  13. ChoiAndJohn
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    ChoiAndJohn Well-Known Member Trusted Member

    Odd that it says that. Imagine the following situation. An applicant is granted an initial leave to remain. Applies for an NI number. Receives it. Is subsequently denied FLR and hence needs to leave the UK but stays illegally.

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