2 Years Up On Uk Spouse Visa, What Next?

[donmac]

Hi before i get started i will like to thank you all again for the help given to me and my better half to get a UK spouse visa which took 5 working days to process (what was that about Thai time:lol: ). We where living for a while with the parents but then had a bit of trouble sorting out a few thing like getting registered with the GP, bank account, NIN and other documentation like utilities bills. Last June we moved out into our own place and she got a job which sorted out all the documentation for her.

My wife's 2 year ILR visa is up in a few months and was wondering what happens next? I know that she will have to take the life in the UK test but she has not taken any esol courses because 1. her English is very good, she is my spell checker 2. She is working 60 hours a week now and does not have the time. I just read that a bit of paperwork is required but

what? Also what is the visa she gets now is it a ILR 3 year extension then UK passport or what? We will be very grateful for any advice.

Peace D.

Edited May 23, 2008 by donmac

[the scouser]

As your wife has not undertaken an ESOL with Citizenship course, the Life in the UK test is an alternative. Providing that she has one of these qualifications, she can then apply for her indefinite leave which, as it sounds, will give her permission to stay in the UK indefinitely. Once she has then been in the UK for three years in total, she can apply for naturalisation as a British citizen.

Scouse.

[donmac]

Cheers Scouse your the man.

[paully]

My wife's 2 year ILR visa is up in a few months and was wondering what happens next? I know that she will have to take the life in the UK test but she has not taken any esol courses because 1. her English is very good, she is my spell checker 2. She is working 60 hours a week now and does not have the time.

Book her in for a Life in the UK test at the nearest centre smartish and have a look at the online materials about the test, also invest in one of the guide books for practice. It's a bore but do-able. Working 60 hours a week is good, but give her some time off to practice for the test or she's looking at an FLR application at £400 plus, just to stay in the country with you.

[donmac]

Thanks Paully, i have checked the test on line linked from this site and i failed it myself. There are quite a lot grammatical mistakes through out it and some questions are self opinion ones but we get the gist of it. It looks like the hardest questions are the percentage of population ones. We got the home office book a few days ago and she is squeezing in as much studying she can.

Thanks

D

Edited May 23, 2008 by donmac

[hgvneil]

Donmac,If your wifes english is very good then i think a good way to pass the test is to get the questions and answers book and memorise the questions.This is the way my wife passed and her english was not great at all.But be warned,the questions can be worded differently than the book in the real test and this made my wife fail the first two tests but third time lucky.

Good luck.