chogiekim

Has anyone applied recently for their wife's Citizenship? The £1,005 naturalisation fee does that include the ceremony? My wife is applying and we are not sure because there is a fee of £80 for a ceremony only. Our local council office said if we do the ceremony in a group,then we don't have to pay! Just a bit unsure. Also sending off the documents obviously we will send by recorded delivery but there was no mention about paying for everything to return to us? Will the home office return our documents or do I need to pay to have them returned? Any help would be great cheers.

Thanks for your help! I'm sure we will make the right decision.

And if we did go back it would have to be at the end of this year,for her to start her new position if she takes it.

Basically we thought we would come back to the Uk and try to live here as a family. We both had good jobs in Thailand,and because my daughter is nearly 3 thought maybe put her into school in the Uk and try to give her a good start. We both have now been offered jobs in Thailand,my wife was in charge of 100 foreign teachers at a school,and has now been offered a better job and more money to go back. Talking very good money for a Thai. So being in th Uk,she has gone from the top to an average job in my town. I also have been away from the Uk for a long time and now finding it hard to settle and find work here. Comparing between the 2 countries I think we are better off in Thailand. We just wanted to know our options on trying to keep the visa,we worked hard to get it Just wanted to find a way of maybe coming back later on.

Thanks for your help. If she applied for FLR she has to do this in the Uk? And before the 24 months is up right? How long is the FLR for? Some Thai girls here in my town,have said they have never done the UK test,they have been here for quite a few years now. they say they just keep extending their settlement visa before it runs out. I take it this was also an old rule for them to do that.

I have another point to make. My wife got the normal 27 month visa in June 2012. What if she does the UK life test and passes but goes back to Thailand. If she goes back and later on decides to move back again to settle,is there a way of an extension on her visa? Or does she have to do the whole process again from the start? Basically she has been offered a top top job and it will be hard for her to turn it down. The economy is not great here and we know the next few years until she gets a passport will be a tough and expensive time. Just thinking if later on things pick up again we might move back. I know we did all the hard work in the first place to get here and have only been here nearly a year,but being offered a job which will be very well paid is hard to turn down. What are our options if we wanted to come back?

Ok cheers for your help. All clear now!

After we have applied for ILR and we have waited a year to apply for citizenship,how long does it take to get this and how long would it be to try and get a passport? Can she return to Thailand once she has citizenship? What does she show when leaving the country? Could we apply in bkk for a passport or do we need to be in the uk?

Cheers for your help.

Hi guys can anyone help. Mrs got her uk visa in June 2012,and then will do her uk life test before she applies for her ILR. Can she also use her ESOL certificate? I know the rules have changed lately and I did hear she might be able to use this. We also would like to move back to Thailand after she has got her ILR. What are the rules on this? I heard if you stay out for 2 years or more it can be taken away is this true? So what if we moved back and kept coming back for holidays,is that ok? Any help but be helpful. Thank you.

7by7 last few questions if that's ok? What is the best to take the UK life test or ESOL course? And how long is the duration of the course? How much is the ILR cost? If she gets ILR how long is this for and when can she apply for citizenship? Sorry for so many questions.

Thanks for your help 7by7. Probably to late,but will see if i have anything i can maybe show to change the visa. Should of done my homework a bit better. But i thought by just telling them we have been together over 4 years and showing them we had been married for 3 years,they would of known the rest of the time i would have been bf and gf. Oh well my mistake!

What things could i have shown that we had been together 4 years??

Maybe we didn't show evidence to show we have been living together. But what can you show??

Been together in Thailand since 2007 and married in 2009. her visa says visa spouse/CP of chogiekim. what would this mean.

Cheers ok understand. So basically my wife has yet to take the uk test,so that's why she didn't get ILE in her passport. Am i correct or is there other ways to get this?

its a spouse/civil partner visa. but i heard somewhere it has to say indefinite leave to enter! is that right?

What is the difference in settlement visas then? Is the visa mean't to say ILE?? on the visa? Or is there only one kind of settlement visa?

When done mate! Congrats!

They told me they are really serious who they let into the country now. They also said they have to check every case very closely now and make sure everything adds up. Just glad mine is finished now.

My visa has the 16th printed on it!

Same got the visa today!!! Dated 16th of March. Good luck everyone!

They didn't give a reason for the hold up. I'm just waiting for the post now.

Will get passport tomorrow (tuesday). Got lots contact today from VFS and the Embassy. Good service to be fair.

Tomorrow i will get my passport just had an sms