New successful case and testimonial on Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR, permanent residency visa) for a Trinidadian spouse of a UK citizen.

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“After a previous bad experience with the Home Office, I sought the assistance of 1st 4Immigration when I needed to do my IDLR (Indefinite Leave) application, from the initial meeting with Lucy I was reassured that my application should be successful and I am happy to say she was correct. On the day of my appointment Joanne accompanied my wife and I, she provided us with much needed reassurance and guidance throughout the experience. I would highly recommend the professional team at 1st 4Immigration and would definitely be using their service in the future."

This came from Richard, a Trinidadian national whose wife was a British citizen. Since the 1st spouse visa was issued before 9 July 2012, Richard was able to secure ILR under the “old Rules”, ie under the Rules which were in place before 9 July 2012. Namely, there was no Financial Requirement (£18,600). We made an application on same-day service in Croydon and all went well on the day.

The next step will be to apply for British Citizenship, which in theory can be done immediately, because spouses of Brits don’t have to wait for 12 months after securing ILR. However, there are also other requirements, such as on absences from the UK, which have to be observed. The good thing about applications for Citizenship is that we don’t submit the original passports, so our clients can travel abroad while their applications are being considered.
 

For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com or visit   http://www.1st4immigration.com/settlement-indefinite-leave-visas.php
 

To read about our OISC-accredited adviser Lucy Crompton, who handled the case on the day-to-day basis, please visit http://www.1st4immigration.com/about.php#advisers

If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training We have a weekend OISC Level 1 course every month, a Saturday Points-Based System course every month and we also have online training courses, including Online OISC Level 1 course and courses focusing on the British Citizenship and Spouse/Partner visas. All our training courses are CPD-accredited with CPD credit accepted by  OISC. 

 

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