Uk Doctor/ Flr

[scooty]

Hi all,

My wife arrived in the UK on Saturday and had minimal hassle at Heathrow and was only asked a few questions, anyway she is now living with me and i have strated to makle plans about ILR and FLR.

Today i telephoned my doctor to get my wife registered at the same doctor as me. I waas told that she could not register at the doctors untill she has been in the UK for 3 months, is this correct information ? i ask because i have never read this before on this website .

I have been thinking about buying the book about the life in the UK test, but i have now realised that my wife can not read English very well, so if she cant read English then how will she ever be able to pass the test? ok so she needs to go to college to learn to read English , so she might as well try to pass th ESOL course instead.So now i am thinking that if she fails to pass this course in 2 years then instead of applying for ILR then i will need to apply for FLR untill she passes the test. I am wondering about when you apply for FLR , how long does FLR last for? shorely there must be a limit, i have read the FLR application form and i cant see anywhere on the form that explains how long FLR can last for. Can anybody give me some advice about this matter ?

Also just out of curiosity i was wondering for instance if a Thai lady is near the end of her 2 year visa and her husband can not afford to pay for FLR of ILR and she is pregnant , then what would happen, would the immigration make mother and baby leave the UK? or would they make only the mother leave the UK? seems all very odd to me.

anyway thanks for any advice,

regards

Scooty

[the scouser]

Scooty,

There is no requirement for your wife to wait 3 months before registering with a doctor. They either don't know, or are giving you the bum's rush. If the practice still won't register your wife, find one that will, and change.

If your wife fails to pass either the ESOL with Citizenship course ot the Life in the UK test, she can apply for a further two years. She can do this at any time, but she probably best waiting until a few weeks before her intial visa expires.

The answer to your hypothetical question is quite long and involved and would depend upon the exact circumstances when the situation arose. I wouldn't worry about it, though. If your wife were to fall into such a category, they'd have to find her first.

Scouse.

[scooty]

Thanks Scouse,

i called back the doctors in question today and as good as told them that they were full of S**t. they then came up with a new excuse and told me that they would not register my wife because of some boundary changes to do with my location. I decided to take your advice and i went to a new doctor ( within my boundary) they were very good and registered us both straight away and advised me to make a complaint to my local health authority about the way the other doctors treated us.

good luck all,

Scooty and mrs Scooty

[Mossfinn]

Today i telephoned my doctor to get my wife registered at the same doctor as me. I waas told that she could not register at the doctors untill she has been in the UK for 3 months, is this correct information ? i ask because i have never read this before on this website .

i called back the doctors in question today and as good as told them that they were full of S**t. they then came up with a new excuse and told me that they would not register my wife because of some boundary changes to do with my location. I decided to take your advice and i went to a new doctor ( within my boundary) they were very good and registered us both straight away and advised me to make a complaint to my local health authority about the way the other doctors treated us.

As stated, they have no right to withhold registration, although they might have a point if their practise was full, but even then if you are registered they should normally make allowances for the family.

Unfortunately, if you are outside their boundaries, I think they have every right to withhold registration,

The way around this is to bypass the sentinels on front desk and speak direct to your GP.

When I went to register my Wife, the sentinels said the same thing, unknowing to them I had already spoken to my GP who had said it was OK, when they refused and wouldn't administer the forms, I had to see him again and he issued a directive.

When I moved house, outside their boundary they were quite adamant that they wouldn't register me or the family, again unbeknown to them I had already spoken to my GP who had said it was OK.

Just avoid those on the front desk.

Moss

[scooty]

Thanks Mossfin, sounds like good advice to me. No point in speaking to the monkeys.

Just been on the phone to try to arrange an appointement for my wife to get a national insurance number and to my delight i was told that someone would actually come to my house and interview my wife . This would be great as a friend of mine living in my city had to take his wife 30 miles to another town for her interview.Ill wait and see if this becomes a reality.

good luck all.

Scooty