2 Year Settlement Visa Uk (expire Soon)

[westybrook]

Hi all

Very important question I have regarding my wifes 2 yr settlement visa which will expire in September. I was told we need to send an application to renew or carry the visa on 1 month before it expires.

We have a 2 year old daughter and who was born in Thailand but has a UK passport due to be being a British Citizen.

I would be very gratful for some advice on what is required from ourselves when July comes around. What evidence is required from our part when it comes to the interview?

This is where the problem is. Me and my wife are going through some real tough times. Im looking after out daughter and claiming Income support while my wife is living with a English family she knows through her work that she has at a local hotel.

Its nearly 7 months before we have to submit this application and as much as the time away from each other is good. We do want to be together and I don;t want her to be forced to return to Thailand due to us having out daughter. I don't want to lose my daughter or have to bring her up without her mother.

Please any advice would be appreciated. I used this forum before when applying for a settlement visa in Bangkok and the advice I got from this site was amazing, a realy ggod bunch of people especially Scouse he helped a lot.

Any further information I can give you if it helps.

Thanks in advance.

[the scouser]

In order for your wife to get an extension, she is going to have to demonstrate that you have lived together since being in the U.K. Normally, this would be shown by supplying a selection of letters which have been sent to you both at the same address. Additionally, the BIA will expect to see that you wife can be supported without having to claim public funds and that you have somewhere big enough for the three of you to live. Furthermore, if your wife is to apply for indefinite leave to remain in the U.K., she will have to have either passed an ESOL with Citizenship course, or the Life in the UK test.

When you both sign the application form, you are making a statement that you have been living together and that you intend to continue to do so, which at this point in time is not the case. I would not recommend lying on the application form, which means that you're either going to have to reconcile your differences and move back in together or your wife returns to Thailand.

Scouse.

[westybrook]

When we submit the application do we need to attend an interview of any sorts?

My wife still has bank statements, wage slips, utility bills being sent to this address that I'm living at. We are renting a 2 bedroom house, which is covered mostly by housing benifit for myself. Does she need to show how much money is in her bank and would that apply to me also.

Does it matter if im on benifit when it comes to submitting the application. Also seeing that shes the mother of our daughter do they take this highly into account. Would they send her back even though her daughter is her and in the UK.

Thanks in advance and thanks for your comment Scouse.

[the scouser]

I'm afraid that I am not in a position to advise you to lie. If you are not living together and you sign the application form to say that you are, an offence is committed. Furthermore, it is feasible that the BIA will check with the DWP in order to establish whether any benefits are in payment, and if they find out that you're receiving income support whilst your wife is working, you'll have even more explaining to do. If, however, you were to reconcile, you could legitimately present yourselves as having had a rocky patch, but to now be back together again.

Scouse.

[vinny]

See also the Form SET(M).

[Mahout Angrit]

As far as I'm aware you don't need to attend an interview (unless things have changed), however don't be naive enough to expect that checks will not be made on the facts that you declare on the application form.

Your daughter cannot be deported as she is British citizen but if your wife does not get her permission to remain in UK extended then she will be expected to leave regardless of her being the mother of a British Child.

Whilst we don't know and don't want to know whether you are declaring your wife's income in relation to your benefits, there will be a definition whether she is living with you or not. You cant expect to benefit from the fact that she is living apart and then expect the B & IA to give you the benefit of living together. You should be very careful.