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  1. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hello, I am a British citizen 31/F and my husband 40/M is looking to join me in the UK. We have been married 5 years and have two children who are both British aged 5 and 4 months old. I recently got a job that pays £28,000 however am unclear about the NRPF condition to ensure we meet the...
  2. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hello, I hope you guys are well. I am planning to apply for spousal visa at the end of this month. The 6 months I met the £18600 requirement are: december, january, february, march, april & may. My problem is when I work a month, I get my money and payslip for that month's work at the end of...
  3. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi, I just registered newly here but I've gleaned a lot of knowledge from this forum. I need your advice, please: I am sponsoring my husband to extend his spouse visa. I am a PhD researcher with an annual maintenance grant/stipend well over the required amount. I used this to show I met the...
  4. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi, I just registered newly here but I've gleaned a lot of knowledge from this forum. I need your advice, please: I am sponsoring my husband to extend his spouse visa. I am a PhD researcher with an annual maintenance grant/stipend well over the required amount. I used this to show I met the...
  5. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    UK Spousal Visa Category A, Salaried employment, 6 months payslip. Hi all, we are submitting in a few hours and are panicking as: 1. My payslips have NOT been stamped, they are electronic payslips but DO state my employers name. 2. I have a letter from my employer stating when I was employed...
  6. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi I am a British citizen currently working as an agency nurse in the UK. My husband is here on a tier 4 student visa but we are about to apply for a family visa to enable him to stay in the UK. I am paid weekly, in non-salaried employment, and more than meet the financial requirements over the...
  7. Spain Expat Forum for Expats Living in Spain
    Hi, Amazing forum here! Saw some helpful posts, but nothing that was quite like my situation and wanted your thoughts as Embassy has been non responsive. I'm American, wife is French. We want to move to Spain and I will be the only one working while she cares for the Children. I'll keep my job...
  8. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    I'm due to apply for the 2nd half of my spousal visa soon and am wondering if, due to covid there have been any changes in the income requirement? I am a self employed musician so, to say my industry has been decimated is an understatement. I'm fairly concerned with how this will affect my...
  9. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi, So grateful for this forum as has helped us out so much previously with entrance clearance and FLR in our 5 year Spousal route. My husband will finally be applying for ILR next month via SET M form. Would really appreciate some input on the documents we've prepared to scan/ submit; 1...
  10. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hey everyone, I hope your enjoying the holidays so far! I’m looking for some help with the best way to marry my Russian girlfriend and have her live with me in the UK (I’m a UK citizen). A little background, we’ve known each other for 3 years and have been dating for around 14 months, over...
  11. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi, My husband (a British citizen) and I (an American citizen) finally received our marriage certificate back and he will be meeting with our lawyer in London to finalise and send the application this Thursday so I just wanted clarification in relation to what is necessary and what is not...
  12. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    I've tried searching, but the only thread I've found on this was 5 years ago, so things may have changed - I can hope! I moved to the UK from Aus on a work visa 5 years ago - however I met my lovely wife, and got married in 2015, so switched to a spouse visa (which is due for 2.5 year renewal...
  13. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    I am here on a spousal visa (first 2.5 years). My wife has been offered a job she very much wants BUT the pay is less than the financial requirement. Do we have any options here or is she gonna have to bite the bullet and turn down the job? I am a self employed musician but as I spent the...
  14. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi there, I am planning on marrying my partner next month in a civil ceremony. I am a Canadian citizen and have 6 months left on my Tier 5 visa and he is a British citizen. Combined we earn about £28,000 per year and am just feeling very overwhelmed by the whole immigration and visa process...
  15. South Africa Expat Forum for Expats Living in SA
    Hi I need to provide certified copies of some documents (passports, marriage certificate, bills, letters, etc) to VFS in the UK as my wife is applying for a South African spousal visa. Does anyone know if the certification process provided by the UK Post Office is acceptable to the SA embassy...
  16. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hey, everyone! So I recently went through the process of obtaining the fiancee visa, allowing me to move to London from the US and get married. My understanding has always been that the 6 month fiance visa would prevent me from working until I finished the conversion to the 2.5 year FLR (M)...
  17. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hello everyone! I am a US citizen on a tier 4 general student visa until January 2019. I am in relationship with a Scottish citizen and today I learned is possible to marry on my visa and then apply within the UK for a spousal visa. Is this true? I read some stories but also found a girl that...
  18. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hello all, I'm new to the forum and am looking for some advice, obviously. My partner and I have been been best friends for 20 years, and were previously in a relationship a lifetime ago. She is a US citizen and has lived in the US all her life, I am a UK citizen and have lived here in the UK...
  19. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi everyone, I am currently in the process of renewing my FLRM spousal visa for another 2.5 years. My husband and I lived in a flat at the beginning of my previous (current) visa, and then moved to a home in September 2016. There were two weeks in between the previous tenancy agreement and our...
  20. Britain Expat Forum for Expats Living in the UK
    Hi all, I am a British Citizen and my husband is South African. We have been married for 4 years in South Africa and wish to relocate to England. We have no jobs lined up and our current SA salary's don't meet the requirements (SA currency...) but we do have 70,000.00 tied up in our home. I...
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