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I'm a little late coming back with an update... everything went great and the new extention went through/was accepted without any problems! Thanks everyone for your help and advice 

Thanks 7by7

 

When we submit the application in person end of next week if we happen to have ticked a wrong box, written something incorrectly or they need more information on something minor are they likely to ask us for this/about this or will they just fail the application and have us reapply all over again?.

 

I feel everything is correct and we have all the correct documents and some more but there's still that worry in the back of my head 

They say the application takes around 2.5hours on average for them to get through so we'll be waiting in the home office for the result.

Thanks for the information to date everyone

 

We've now paid the health surcharge, visa fee and booked our appointment for the same day service which is on November 2nd. We've also prepared all the documents/evidence and have filled out almost all the application but have come stuck on a couple of small bits on there. Would you mind helping?

 

All questions obviously relate to the FLR (M) application.

 

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Page 12: question 2.3:

 

- Please indicate what stage of extension of leave you are applying for or why you are choosing to extend your current leave in one of the above categories (to which the above 'spouse of a person settled in the UK' box has been ticked)

 

First box states:

First period of leave to remain (following an initial period of entry clearance as a partner of a settled person.

 

Second box states:

You are making a first application from within the UK but have not previously had leave to enter/remain as a partner of a settled person

 

....I'm unsure of which box I should be ticking, the first or second. As mentioned above myself and my wife were married in the UK and applied for our spouse visa whilst in Bangkok early 2014. It was granted no problem and we returned a couple of months later (long honeymoon).

 

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Page 27: question 7.3:

 

- From the list below, please indicate the financial source(s) and the amount on income you and/or your sponsor wish to rely on to meet the financial requirement.

 

...I've ticked the 'income from self employment' box and beneath it it has asked for 'Amount of income from this source'. I've popped in my annual profit from my last SA302. is this correct? I'm assuming its the last financial year but it isn't clear?.

 

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Page 48: question 9.15:

 

Give details of the British diplomatic post(s) involved if the application(s) was or were made abroad

 

...I have no idea what this is? could somebody shed some light on this?

 

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And my last query (for the moment I imagine!) is that I have printed the application and filled it out by hand/pen. Is this ok or does it need to be filled on computer, printed off, signed and then taken with us to the home office on the same day service appointment?

 

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All of this is very much appreciated, thank you 

 

 

 

 

So if using the premium centre/on the day service there is no need to use the post office? It will be done on the day?

 

Thanks both

 

 

Thanks 7by7

 

One other thing we need to take care of is the Biometric test. I'm aware we need to go to the post office for this but from what I can gather on the PO website it says we need to have a letter from the Home Office to take with us to have it done. Is this correct?

 

Thanks

Hi Guys

 

I'm not far off making an appointment to submit my wife's application at a premium centre. Before I do so I was hoping you could help with a couple of items on her application I'm unsure of?...

 

The applications asks for a 'Police registration certificate'. How do I go about getting one of these?

 

Also, do I need to be putting in a a fresh TB certificate? there's no mention of this on the application but I've noticed it on other peoples document check lists that have applied for the FLR M before. 

 

Many thanks all

When my wife had her spouse visa granted/stickered in her passport it was dated:

 

VALID FROM: 12/02/15

VALID UNTIL: 12/11/17

 

The date it was stamped by immigration re entering the UK is:

 

2 MAY 2015

 

So am I wrong in thinking that I need to be applying 28 days before the 12/11/17? Should it be 28 days before November 2nd which is 30 months after 2nd of May? (the date she entered the UK on her spouse visa) which would be October 5th?

 

Thanks 7by7

 

 

 

 

Yes I've been through the guidelines.

 

If we apply October 16 which is 27 days before my wife's Visa expires and the application takes 8 weeks it should be back to us mid December in time for our flights on December 27th. But what if it doesn't? If it doesn't return in time is it possible to apply for the same day service mid December despite already having submitted a regular application?

 

Thanks

 

 

Many many thanks for your replies both!

 

We have numerous documents with both our names on, from council tax and utility bills through to hotel bookings and car insurance documents. We're definitely covered on that front!

 

I've just checked her English cert' which we had from her first spouse visa. It's a:

 

Grade 5 

Graded examination in spoken English 

Entry level certificate in ESOL international (speaking and listening) (Entry 3)

B1.1 of the CEFR

with distinction.

 

English Exam Centres (SELT Centre) - December 2014

Certificate issued 22 December 2014

 

If I remember right the agency said we didn't need a cert' as high as the above for the first spouse visa but recommended we take the next level up as her English is good and this would mean we could use this cert on the next visa (this one) so what you're saying sounds right 7by7!.

 

One more question... (although I'm sure there will be more once I get the application started haha)

 

I'm told the visa must be applied for 28 days before it expires which would be mid October. How long is the turn around roughly on this Visa? Normally the wait wouldn't matter but the issue we have is that we have booked/paid for flights back to Thailand on December 27th for 3.5 weeks, we've also booked a short trip/flights away to Cambodia with her parents for a few days aswell as hotels etc. If her visa/passport isn't back in time all this would be wasted money

Is it likely that it will be back in time for this or should we pay the additional £500 for the same day visa service?

When we booked our trip back to Thailand a few months back we completely forgot about the Visa/passport renewal, very stupid I know!

 

Many helps for everything guys!

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone 

 

It's great to know there's forums like this out there with people who have 'been there and done that'!... I'm hoping you guys may be able to point me in the right direction as to what the next steps in extending my wife's VISA are?

 

My wife and I got married here in the UK January 2015 whilst she was on the end of a student visa. We then used an agency here in the UK to apply for a spouse visa which was quite costly! the application was submitted in Bangkok a couple of weeks later (during our honeymoon) and we were told it would take up to 3 months for us to get a response, 2 weeks later and we had the thumbs up from the embassy which was great!. After a 3 month honeymoon/jolly in Thailand we headed home to the UK. 

 

My wife's Visa expires mid November 2017 so we need to start looking in to extending it. I've enquired to the previous solicitor/agency about the fees for taking care of this this time round and it's higher than anticipated!

 

OPTION 1:

 

AGENCY FEE: £1600

GOVERNMENT FEE: £993

GOVERNMENT HEALTH SURCHARGE: £500

 

OPTION 2:  (in person service)

 

* the above + *

GOVERNMENT IN PERSON (EXPRESS SERVICE): £500

AGENCY ATTENDANCE FEE (TO BE THERE FOR THE EXPRESS SERVICE): £500

 

I think there may also be an English test on top of the above.

 

Anyhow, as a result of the above I'm considering whether we should maybe take care of the application/evidence etc ourselves this time round but would like the opinion of others on here as to whether its difficult to do?. I've come across what I believe to be the correct application online: FLR (M). On top of this application though I imagine we will need to provide a long list of documents and evidence the same as first time round but was wondering exactly what we need to provide and is there a dedicated web page somewhere listing all of this? or a contact number where I can obtain advice on this?

 

I'd be very grateful if any of you guys could help me out here!

 

Many thanks in advance!