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Joppa this is a question for you, so how quickly after you get your application done online do you get an appointment for your biometrics data to be done? i have been reading that they have mobile ones and things like that but if i get everything done and from the time i file to the time i want to leave will be about 60 days. do you think that would give then enough time to check my application?
It can be within a few days in most cases. In Maryland you have Application Support Centers (ASCs) where biometrics are done in Baltimore, Salisbury and Wheaton, plus Alexandria, Dover and Pittsburgh service MD too.
The total turnaround time from making online application, getting biometrics done, sending off supporting documents and getthing them back with your visa is around 10 days on average. This isn't guaranteed and if you have issues, such as poor UK immigration history or borderline maintenance requirement, it can take longer.
No. Read what I've said. Give yourself time to buy your ticket at a reasonable price after you get your visa. All you need to state on application is your intended itinerary - just print out the flight plan you'd like to take when your visa is issued.
You cannot arrive in UK on settlement visa before your husband. But your adult children can because presumably they are dual nationals.
That will be perfectly fine. You need to enclose the details of the job being offered with salary, on official company stationery for your visa application.
Her student visa is likely to be valid a month before the start of her course (if it's longer then 6 months). She can turn up on 2nd July and try to be admitted as visitor, but she needs to tell the immigration what she is doing, where she is going to stay and that she will leave UK and re-enter when student visa becomes valid. She will need proof of funds, such as latest bank statement and ticket out of UK, such as a short trip to France. Whether she is admitted or not is at the discretion of UK Border Force (immigration service at UK ports). It's really better to arrive a month before when her student visa kicks in, or bypass UK altogether and have a holiday together in continental Europe and enter UK later.
Not necessarily, provided she is a bona-fide student with a visa and a place on the course.
Welcome to the forum! Yes, your question is relevant to this thread.
You should apply for your daughter's British passport first. All passports are now printed in UK and sent out, so I'd allow up to a month. Go to 'UK in Australia' site under 'Passport.'
Average processing time in Australia seems to be around 2-3 weeks but this can vary of course.
That's about £16,400 and is a good amount of savings. Plus housing help from relatives should be enough. You must get an offer in writing from his family, enclosing size of property (number of bedrooms; you need two rooms if your child is over a year old), how many will be living and proof of ownership/occupation such as mortgage statement and utility bills. Enclose your and your husband's CVs plus sample job vacancies you may be qualified to go for with salary offered. This helps with your UK job prospect. Your debt doesn't have to be disclosed.
Thanks for your help Joppa.
I forgot to add that I read another post re biometric info. It stated that in the US there are mobile biometrics. I live in South Australia but the only biometric places are in Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. Do you know of any mobile ones in Australia or do I have to fly to another state to get it done, also should I get biometric done before applying for my visa
That's fine. Just attach a note explaining the source of funds. Some people borrow money off friends etc to boost the bank balance for visa application, and as soon as it's approved, they return the money. So you need to make it clear it's your money from sale of business - perhaps enclosing receipt etc.
You have to declare it. I wouldn't have thought so, provided you explain briefly the circusmtances, how you have taken full responsibility and learnt from it and have now moved on (won't happen again).
No, you have to get it done at HC or one of the consulates listed. See UK Border Agency | Biometric enrolment centres in Australia English. They may do special biometrics for you at a location of your choice, but there is a hefty fee, like thousands of dollars. Only worthwhile if you are part of a large family group applying together.
