New successful case and testimonial for a UK entry clearance from India for a Partner of British citizen.

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“Hi Joanne, we, would like to thank you and the team for the excellent Professional advice, guidance, support, and detailed attention to our Case and prompt daily response to our queries during the ongoing application stage and submission of the Case for a Fiancée / Settlement Visa. The Application was successful, which we are truly grateful for. Without your  professional guidance and knowledge we are sure we would not have been able to achieve my Visa. Your understanding and sympathetic way of handling our Case was outstanding. The time you gave to us will always be gratefully acknowledged in our hearts and remembered fondly. It felt as though we were part of a family and had known you for years. The Confidentiality of our case was important and this was given throughout. We wish you many more successes in the future with further clients. We shall be proceeding further with you during the next stage of my Settlement Visa. We are now residing in the UK having left my home in Goa to be with Alex in the UK and get married on the 18th May 2016. Sincere thanks from us both. Wishing you and all the 1st 4 Immigration staff a very happy and Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year in 2016. We would certainly thoroughly recommend 1st 4 Immigration for any transaction in dealing with Visas.”                                                           
This came from Sandip and Alex, a British-Indian couple who applied for an Entry Clearance in India and after some waiting, all went well. The next step for Sandip will be to renew a visa after 2.5 years and then to apply for permanent residency after 5 years. Both steps can be done using same-day service, such as the one we use in Croydon.

If you find it difficult to qualify for a Spouse / Partner visa because of the Financial Requirement, you may find this article useful (plus a few similar ones on our blog): http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/solution-for-margaret-on-how-to-secure.html   and this one of who is exempt from the £18,600 threshold: http://1st4immigration-visas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/who-is-exempt-from-financial.html 

 
For an individual advice or to make your application as successful please contact us: info@1st4immigration.com or visit www.1st4immigration.com 

 
If you are an Immigration Adviser or a Solicitor please visit our immigration Training and CPD website: www.1st4immigration.com/training We have OISC Level 1 course (online and classroom) as well as a Spouse Visa – Case Studies & FAQs course, all CPD-accredited.

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