UK Visas and British Citizenship

It is a common question from the British citizens working abroad. They are now coming back to the UK, they met their partner while abroad and would like him/her to relocate to the UK in the future. 1) Unmarried Partner visa: this is when you have lived together, as a couple, for at least 2 years, in any country or in several countries. This is for people who have lived together for at least 2 years in a relationship like a married couple but without a marriage certificate. It does NOT cover a situation where you have been dating for a while or seeing each other as often as possible, it only applies when you have lived together for at least 2 years.    If you do not meet this requirement - and do not wish to get married yet - then you may consider other categories, such as a Student visa or Working Holiday, wit until you have these 2 years of living together and then apply as Unmarried Partners. Visa would be for 2.5 years + 3 months and allows to work. Then extens...

 A very common situation: a British spouse lived with his/her non-British spouse in Australia/South Afruca/Brazil/Russia etc and they now both want to return to the UK together, so how to meet the Financial Requirement of £18,600? 1)       Through the British partner's work, Option 1. Only Sponsor’s work will be counted at this stage. So, a British partner needs to come to the UK and get a job in the UK paying minimum £18,600 per year before tax. Doing anything, does not matter, just salary matters. Then he/she has to work for 6 months for that employer, then take 6 months payslips (or weekly but covering 6 months), then find a 'lowest payslip' and multiply by 12 to get an annual figure (or by 52 if paid weekly). If you get the result of £18,600 or more then a non-UK partner can apply for a visa, even if you have only worked for 6 months for that company and actually earned a half of £18,600. In this scenario a UK spouse has to come to the U...

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It is useful if you need to travel abroad and cannot be without your passport. But the main benefit in our opinion is, although more expensive, it allows the applicant to know result right on the day, including if there are any problems, rather than waiting for 3-4 months postal service and then possibly being told there is a problem or even that application has been refused. We at 1st 4Immigration are authorised by The UK Border Agency to submit clients' visa applications using this service in Croydon, south London. The slots (appointments) we use are separate from the ones offerred to the general public, our cases are submitted to a separate Team who deals with cases from representatives. We can submit the following visa applications every week but need to give the Home Office details of an individual client in advance. Same-day service is available for applications: - Indefinite Leave to Remain for those holding Tier 1 General, Tier 2 General, Work Permit, Ancestral vi...