hi, my wife's first stay of 33 months is due to end in october as per her biometric card. we're gearing up for the FLR(m), but i'm starting to feel a bit twitchy about it. we're using an immigration adviser, but for this the amount of contact feels very minimal (if not non existent) compared to the initial spouse visa application where it was non stop communication. I'm assuming this is down to the FLR(m) being fairly straightforward by comparison, but with the date getting closer i'm unsure of the specifics and whether or not i should be badgering them / letting them get on with it. So with that in mind, i have a few questions, TIA as always: 1) how does the application bit work this time around - do we wait for the adviser to contact us (they are aware of october being the expiry date), and then give them our info? or do we have to go online somewhere and start signing up / paying for things first? 2) in terms of booking a place to do the same day £600 (or thereabouts) application, do we need to go online now and try to book a specific date / location? or do you get one randomly allocated to you? and at what point are we leaving it too late to book a slot, assuming the worst and our adviser basically falls down a hole never to be seen again? i'm just not sure if you book now and get handed options x amount of weeks or months in advance, or how quickly they fill up given we're waiting on our adviser to start having us fill the stuff in required to apply! 3) apologies if this one is a bit silly, but: do we both go to the application building on the day, or is it just my wife? only because with a baby in tow, i'm expecting a bit of a nightmare if all three of us have to show up. 4) if expiry is listed on her biometric as 5th of october, what is the ideal date to pump for with regards showing up on the day to apply? again, cheers for any help you can give. we have all the paperwork here in various folders ready to roll, so that's not an issue - just the actual mechanics of "what do you do next".
Hi If your ILR runs out in October you need to process your application within 28 days of the expiry date. You can do this electronically or paper form. Has your wife took her English test? A2 level or above requuired. No TB test If you do your application electronically then the system will tell you what documents are mandatory
All docs posted to Sheffield no interviews or going places unless you opt for same day decision and then you willl attend an office neatest you on their listing Appplication very straightforward same docs pretty much as your last application. Why use a lawyer?
hi! yeah she has a B1, and all other documents present and accounted for. we went with the same advisers immediately after initial spouse visa application because it was such a nightmare to resolve we assumed it might be more of the same. we paid back in 2017 so it's too late to do anything about it now
why go for same day service ? shes already got her BRP--so no point. use that extra fee to pay the IHS surcharge. my wifes FLR ( 2nd ) is due in november. ive recently booked her in for IELTS--in portsmouth. be aware spaces are limited--there were none left in august--and few in sept. there arent many places that do IELTS forUKVI.
hi! yeah, as above she already has her B1 (sorting that out was dreadful, terrible communication, last minute notice of time of test resulting in expensive hotels and "fun" with disrupted trains, all for a 20 minute test costing £150). can confirm those places go incredibly quickly. as for same day, i was under the impression it was too late to do it by another method at this point like post - is that not the case? sending the docs any other way than handing it in makes me nervous, as last time we had some of our originals go awol.
i dont see why you cant apply by post : courier it if you like --a damn site cheaper than same day service --in person. our first same day flr--just a couple of weeks after we got married--was a serious nightmare--train strike--so car journey to croydon. but we wanted her BRP ASAP--she needed to work--and earn. paid for the priority fee in 2 weeks wages. we will apply for her 2nd flr by post---28 days before it expires. up to ukvi then how long they sit on it.
Hi my wifes 1st visa is about to expire in Feb 2019 and noticed she has the A1 so my understanding is she needs minimum B1 or greater.. also we dont need anymore medicals since she got the TB screening in Manila is that correct ??
no more tb screening. as i understand it--b1 is required for ILR--a2 or higher for flr. so b1 will cover both.
Hi guys thx for the replys then after the 2nd FLR another English test required so B1 would cover both but I'm guessing its a bit more higher level..
