Timing problems - any solutions? My UK daughter wants to marry her Russian fiance in Sept or Oct this year. His job as a naval officer means he is at sea up to 5 months at any time. He needs to take his next voyage by end of Feb so could be away from then until end of July. We assume he needs...

Hello everyone! Could anybody give me an idea about the timing required to process the whole process? The lawyer who is taking care of my case just started the process to get the company that I'll work for to be an approved sponsor, then after that, I think the nomination needs to be approved...

Dear all, I currently have a Tier4 student visa that will end in December, this was awarded for my MSc. I got a PhD offer to start this October IN A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY; the problem is that I am not sure if I need to ask for an entirely new visa from my country (getting back to Mexico and...

Hi All, My spouse application (from US to UK) is still in customs. I'm growing concerned because I'm not sure if it has to be to the UKBA in Sheffield within a certain amount of time? I did my biometrics on Feb 18. It was posted via USPS on Feb 21 and arrived to customs in the UK on Feb 25...

(These pertain to a US citizen filing for UK fiancé visa, followed by filing for change in status after the wedding): 1: I was always under the impression that once you enter UK with your fiancé visa, you're locked in UK (no day trips to France, etc), but I read some say MULT instead of 1 for...

Hi All, This has probably been covered many times but I'm currently looking at applying for a unmarried partner visa in the UK to be with my girlfriend. I'm first going to apply for a Tier 5 (youth mobility) visa and live with her, so this will cover the two years needed to apply for the...

I've been reading the forums and everyone seems so supportive and helpful. I'm a Canadian on YMS visa with plans to apply for the FLR (m) under unmarried partner. I was here as a student for 9 months (when I met my boyfriend), went home to secure YMS visa and have been here, living with my...

Hi everyone, Hopefully I can gain some good advice here... I am a US citizen in a long term relationship with an EU citizen who has a visa expiring here in the US (non-renewable). So we decided to move to London this fall with the plan that I'd find a job to sponsor me. I have been indeed...