UK Visas and British Citizenship

EEA2 or FLR(M)? Which form to use if you are a spouse/partner of an EU/EEA citizen? FLR(M) form is under British law and should be used by spouses/partners of British citizens; or by spouses/partners of UK permanent residents (ILR holders). It is quicker as Premium service available in Croydon and it leads to Settlement (permanent visa) just after 2 years. The downside is of course a massive UKBA fee of £850 (Premium service). However, 2 days or so and your FLR(M) visa is done. It's worth remembering that there are proposals to increase the 2 years to 5 years in this category, so spouses/partners of UK citizens and of UK permanent residents will be waiting for 5 years to be eligible for permanent status. Most of such drastic proposals come in force in April, so we suggest to apply now! EEA2 is for spouses/partners of European citizens (non-UK) and is under the European law. It is free of UK government fees but the downsides are 1) it takes up to 6 months to process it and yours

We have received a very nice feedback from a happy customer, Taressa, Australian lady who we helped with a Spouse visa: "Dealing with this sort of high level paperwork and strict guidelines to adhere to, can be stressful. After spending some time trying to do this ourselves we decided to leave it in the capable hands of someone who has a lot of experience and is accredited by the Home Office to be dealing with these sorts of applications. As soon as we were in contact with Natalia (at 1st 4Immigration), the stress levels dissolved. She and her assistant Harpreet were there every step of the way. They triple checked our paperwork, made sure we had all of the documentation needed, took us to our appointment at the Home Office and looked after collecting all of our paperwork when the visa was approved. I could not recommend their service more. My husband and I both work full time, so this sort of added stress to an already busy life was well worth paying 1st 4Immigration to take car

If I were Theresa May I would bring back highly-skilled Tier 1 General visa category tomorrow with immediate effect (well, maybe with some notice to allow for orderly queues at Embassies abroad). I would lower passmark back to 75 for initial entrants and make earnings points lower, like they were before April 2010. However, I would add something in my opinion useful, such as extra points for someone working in an occupation on UK Shortage Occupation List, I mean actually having worked and not 'having a qualification'. I am very concerned that we would not have enough people who have skills, ambition, hunger for money/success and are willing to work, such as Indian IT consultants or Chinese finance professionals, also teachers and doctors, where would we be now without them? Ms May, if you are reading this - please bring back Tier 1 General/HSMP!

When extending Tier 1 General you can use earninsg from anywhere in the world, does not have to be from the UK only. But you cannot use a multiplier (an uplift). We provide advice sessions and whole applications including fast Premium service, for which we get appointments every week. www.1st4immigration.com

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Same-day Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK, we submit applications to Croydon twice a week without appointments! We submit on Tuesdays and Fridays, you don't have to attend Croydon at all. For those holding currently Tier 1, Tier 2, Spouse/Partner visa, Work Permit, HSMP under Judicial Review. http://www.1st4immigration.com/

If your 2 year UK Spouse/Partner visa is about to expire we can apply for an ILR on your behalf WITHOUT APPOINTMENTS for Premium same-day service for a reasonable service fee of £599. And a 10% discount of Schengen clients of Multi Travel Visas.

Old Work Permit holders need to meet new requirements on salary under Tier 2 code of practice when applying for an ILR (even if your salary now is higher than at your work permit application in 2006-07). We've had such a case recently and had a clarification from the UK Border Agency.

If you are on a Work Permit, Tier 1 or Tier 2 but married to a UK citizen or a partner of a UK citizen you may be better of applying for a 2 year Spouse/Partner visa and getting permanent residency just after 2 years. Worth doing if you are more than 2 years away from 5 years required on work permit/Tier 1/Tier 2. http://www.1st4immigration.com/

Most popular posting in August, viewed by over 260 people, was: We get Premium Service appointments within 2 weeks for visas like Tier 1, Post-Study Work, Tier 2 and Spouse/Partner. We don't need appointments at all to submit Settlement (ILR) visa applications twice a week. http://www.1st4immigration.com/