Fiance Settlement Visa - next stop, FLR, advice please??

[BIGJIMMY]

A friend of mine recently brought his finance to the UK on the finance step of a settlement visa, they wanted to get married in the UK which they have now done, they are now in the process of applying for the FLR which in essence is the first step of a marriage settlement visa, but it's called the FLR, they will be doing this by post in the UK, has anyone gone this route already, any advice they can give, we know that the NHS surcharge has to be completed first, at the moment they are being told that the biometrics need to be completed, Mrs D (as she's now known) did all that at The Trendy Building in Bangers for the original visa - will this still be in the system or will it be required again - but in the UK?

 

Any advice or guidance at all will be appreciated by them.

 

Thanks

 

Mr and Mrs D c/o Me  

Edited January 29, 2017 by BIGJIMMY

[7by7]

30 minutes ago, BIGJIMMY said:

at the moment they are being told that the biometrics need to be completed, Mrs D (as she's now known) did all that at The Trendy Building in Bangers for the original visa - will this still be in the system or will it be required again - but in the UK?

Yes, her biometrics will still be in the system, but she will need to have them taken again so that they can check she is the same person before issuing her with her Biometric Residence Permit.

[BIGJIMMY]

Thanks for the quick reply there 7by7, any idea where that would happen, my friends are in Kent?

 

Thanks

[7by7]

From the link in my previous

Quote

2. Give your fingerprints and photo

Where to provide your biometric information

Where you give your biometric information depends on how you’re making your visa or immigration application.

If you’re applying from within the UK, go to:

• a Post Office branch if you’re applying by post - check that the branch offers ‘Home Office biometric enrolment’
• a premium service centre if you’re applying in person

 

Click on the Post Office link and that will take you to their branch finder where you can find the nearest branch offering this service.

[topdjdel]

This does appear to be the case. We cannot find the receipt of biometrics being completed. It does state any visa to UK biometrics to be completed and remains in the database.

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[rasg]

Have you applied for FLR yet? You need to apply first and after a couple of weeks you will get written confirmation to show you have applied. A few weeks after that you will get paperwork to ask you to apply for FLR. Take the papers to your closest PO that can do the biometrics, pay about £19 for it and the job is done. The letter for the biometrics comes from the initial assessment unit, presumably knowing your visa will go through. My wife's took just over 7 weeks.

[topdjdel]

Thanks

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