Visa 3

[123everton]

If you marry a foreign national abroad, what visas are required to return them to the UK?
And how much?

[pamdoll]

It depends which country they are from.

Check out:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukresidency/ eligibility/partnersandchildren/husbandwifeciv ilpartner/

[123everton]

Very informative, thank you.

[pamdoll]

Been there - done it. It was a very nerve racking experience. Every immigration official we spoke with gave us conflicting advice.

If you go for the 2 year spouse visa and wish to apply for a perm. visa after the 2 years are up. On the application form, when they ask for documentary evidence, they are not so concerned with quantity as much as they want to see a document for ever single month for both of you. We did not provide documents for one month but had numerous for the months either side (by mistake not design).

As a result we had to sit an interview with an immigration official who made Hitler look open-minded. Got it in the end but they really don't want immigrants here and they make that quite clear.

[123everton]

Pam I know what you mean about conflicting advice, everyone I speak to says I'm talking to the wrong department and then give me another number who then say that I'm speaking to the wrong department.
I'd be grateful if you could P.M me and then we could talk some more.
You're exactly what we need right now.