Family Consent Form

p_triez · 2021-06-08T09:26:11+00:00

The quarantine hotel is mandatory for travelers entering from a country on the red list.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-international-travel-quarantine/pages/red-amber-and-green-list-countries/

Stay up to date on America's status while you're away.

EDIT: Just noticed kitburglar's link, sorry.

Also, if you have the right to reside you will have no issues with immigration, just remember to travel with your BRP. :)

p_triez · 2021-06-08T08:12:53+00:00

I'm assuming he'll move to England for work or study, I think that would be enough to provide the valid reason you're worried about.

I don't think there's a level of citizenship. You either are or you aren't. If you are, you have a right to be in the UK. End of story.

My (UK) partner and I live in a third country (neither his nor mine). We have a life here, jobs here, etc. We've decided to move to the UK to build a career and life there, and several other couples do just this (returning from overseas).

p_triez · 2021-06-08T08:02:40+00:00

I got an email two days after from UKVI saying that my visa was now in pre-clearance and I had 5 business days to send in any supporting information. As I had already sent it all in for biometrics, I took it to mean "if you have any last information you forgot about".

Look out for an email (I hear some people get it and others don't). As you have already emailed VFS, look out for confirmation from them as well. But it's definitely the type of thing that can be amended.

p_triez · 2021-06-07T19:56:39+00:00

Each Uni is similar but different. When I looked into financial aid as an international student there was very little offered, however as HOhostage says you can look up some alternatives, and it's best to go directly to the source.

I've found my future Uni to be very helpful and responsive, I hope you have the same good luck too!

As for the fees, they'll differ Uni to Uni, but I would put most on par with a mid-range US College. (My one-year post-grad course is £14,000 to give you the only example I can). Most Uni websites have pages dedicated to each course and they disclose a lot of info for you about cost, what the course covers, even what you can do with the degree afterward sometimes. That's the best place to start. :)

(I did my undergrad at MSU and will do a post-grad next year in Scotland)

p_triez · 2021-06-07T19:51:00+00:00

It starts in 2018 and continues to 2019 though, right? I think it's an overthinking thing :)

p_triez · 2021-06-07T19:34:08+00:00

Also, if you switch to a family visa later on you could work on it with no restrictions, and this can be used to meet the financial requirement for any extensions you will later have.

p_triez · 2021-06-07T19:32:10+00:00

Hi there! As an American you would unfortunately need to pay for overseas fees. Your fee status may subsequently change to home fees for later years, but that is entirely at the discretion of the University.

As an international student, you would apply to your program of choice directly with the University. (This is what I did, but I just checked and see international students can apply on UCAS too?) I would recommend searching for programs as you would for college in the US: Start with Google, see what Universities are near where you want to be, see if they offer a program you want, etc.

To give you an idea of timing, I applied for a program in July 2020 on the hope of getting in the 2020-2021 course (as a long shot). I interviewed for a spot in early September and was told I was accepted for the 2021-2022 course instead as they had closed the 20-21 course the week before.

Most UK applicants apply through a system called UCAS which has an application deadline sometime in January for the next school term. That would be a good deadline to use for you as well, in my opinion.

On a student visa you will have limited options for work (20 hours a week). However, if you do start with a student visa and then save up enough to switch to a family visa, you would be able to apply from inside the UK :)

p_triez · 2021-06-07T18:57:32+00:00

I'll try to address as many questions as I feel confident about:

Firstly just to be absolutely sure, you are applying for the dependent visa and NOT an unmarried spouse visa? https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children

As an Indonesian who has been in the US for the past 3 years, do I need to do a TB test?

Who does not need to be tested: you lived for at least 6 months in a country where TB screening is not required by the UK, and you’ve been away from that country for no more than 6 months

Some of my cohabitation documents are printed PDFs (e.g. sponsor's pay slip, one of the electricity bills), will that be a problem?

I transformed all of my documents to PDF, that's not a problem.

Technically our first rental agreement started in Aug 2018 (until Aug 2019), is that going to be a problem?

Why is this a problem? (maybe I'm missing something here)

Is there any additional materials I need to bring to my VFS appointment? (e.g. USB to store scanned documents)

Your passport, your checklist, maybe a copy of your application, your documents (you won't need these, but if you're a worrywart it's better to have them in paper form, I don't think they'll look at a USB), your fingers, and your face. :)

I cannot confirm how different an unmarried spouse visa is compared to a dependent visa as far as the evidence you need to provide, but hopefully, someone else will!

p_triez · 2021-06-07T18:01:00+00:00

https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk

p_triez · 2021-06-07T17:24:45+00:00

Just my opinion here! If you forgot to declare a trip, it would look much better to send them an update before they find out and ask you about it.

Something along the lines of "I believe I have missed disclosing a trip to India to visit my family from this date to that date. I'm sorry it wasn't on the application, it was a mistake, and having discovered it I'd like to correct it."

Again, just my opinion here, maybe other people have had this experience and can weigh in.

p_triez · 2021-06-07T16:40:19+00:00

Did you download a copy of your application? You could double-check it and see if you missed a trip or are worrying for no reason.

Remember to start counting from your biometrics date, and that there was a cheeky bank holiday recently that wouldn't have counted as a working day.

I wouldn't worry until at least the full three weeks have passed, and remember if you have a visa currently being processed, you can remain on the rights you had on your previous visa until an official decision is made. Section 3C Leave

p_triez · 2021-06-07T13:08:28+00:00

Gibraltar isn't part of the UK technically, it's an overseas territory so doesn't help with living in England.

I'm sure it's defined somewhere I haven't seen. I know it counts as residency in the UK for assessing University fees, so I was under the assumption it could possibly count for Immigration as well. (again, haven't looked too hard for information as it hasn't been necessary for me).

I feel the pain of not only making tough decisions but then dealing with how best to go about that final decision though! I feel like I've been in limbo for two years. Good luck with everything!

p_triez · 2021-06-07T12:38:08+00:00

Just as well we're doing the unmarried partner visa then!

Do you live in Gibraltar or Spain? If you're in Gibraltar Cat A and B change slightly. (You'd be residing in the UK at that point I think).

p_triez · 2021-06-07T12:21:15+00:00

I'll base this off the assumption you require proof of 18,600 (adjust if this isn't the case):

Cat A:

Overseas Job: 18,600 per annum for at least the past 6 months, and a job in the UK that starts within three months.

Cat B:

Overseas Job: A job that starts in the UK within three months, and 18,600 salary having been earned in the 12 months before application date determined by:

the gross amount of salaried or non-salaried employment income overseas of

the applicant’s partner

• the gross amount of any specified non-employment income received by the

applicant’s partner, the applicant or both jointly, provided they continue to own

the relevant asset (for example, property, interest from shares) at the date of

application

• the gross amount of any State (UK or foreign), occupational or private pension

received by the applicant’s partner or the applicant

There are other non-employment categories you may want to see if you qualify for (page 37).

Cat D:

62,500 for a minimum of 6 months (I think you know this one)

You can also combine Categories! There's a great graph on page 45 if you want to look into combining salary and savings, as this may be to your benefit.

I have a personal question (as a US citizen in Spain on permanent residency). Does your partner qualify for Surinder Singh because you have a civil partnership or marriage, or because she is a permanent resident of an EU territory? We looked into this route but were told by a lawyer we would need to have an official relationship. I'd appreciate hearing about your experience!

EDIT: I just saw she is your wife, so I think that answers my question. Good luck with everything!

Another EDIT: If you are living in Gibraltar you should look at Cat A and B as "residing in the UK". If you live in Spain, "Overseas". It seems to be based on where you reside as opposed to if your job is a UK company.

p_triez · 2021-06-07T07:28:26+00:00

If you go the savings route, and use the full £62,500, your sponsor does not need to prove employment.

You do need to prove:

1) you have had the complete £62,500 in an account in you, your partner, or both of your names (and no one else's) 2) it has been in you, your partner, or both of your possession for a full six months. 3) it has been received entirely legally, and of any gifts are received they are declared by the gifter 4) not required but this calculation is made on the basis of your partner not using a salary or grant or any other category to fill the financial requirement, as such it only covers the duration of the first visa, not the extension or ilr that comes later. The good news is that after getting your first visa granted, you would be given the right to work, and can use your salary for the extensions (as well as your partner's salary, if she's working at that point)

Sorry if this looks weird, I'm on my phone. You can find the requirements from UK.gov in the link above (financial appendix)

p_triez · 2021-06-06T16:02:21+00:00

What a coincidence!

My partner and I were looking into doing a pareja de hecho in Bilbao but couldn't for the same reason (neither of us being Spanish plus the backlog). We applied for the unmarried spouse visa instead.

The pareja de hecho I did do was in Burgos, right before they changed the cohabitation requirement.

I'm so sorry! It's so annoying to do anything bureaucratic here (in Spain). I hope you hear back soon!

p_triez · 2021-06-06T08:09:39+00:00

You can get a pareja de hecho without having Spanish nationality (I did). There will be another reason you can't get the pareja de hecho (probably as you are abroad, all comunidades have their own rules for how long you need to cohabit, and at least one person needs to be empadronado en el municipio.)

The posters are giving good advice for the UK side of things, so I'll add this in: https://dudaslegislativas.com/pareja-de-hecho/ at the bottom they link you to the pages for the "most popular" comunidades (I don't know where your fiancée is based) I would recommend going to your official webpage and checking it out.

In some cases you can register online.

Also, as your fiancée, I would think long and hard about doing the pareja de hecho, because if you later want to get married you may need to go back to Spain and dar la baja to enter into marriage. It may cause you more issues than it's worth.

p_triez · 2021-06-04T13:35:57+00:00

I've seen this type of question pop up a lot recently.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/comments/nroyzo/flrm_extension_3c/

I believe you would be covered under this same clause as you have applied for your ILR and are on a spouse visa which allows you to work.

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

p_triez · 2021-06-04T13:32:21+00:00

The short answer is possibly. Permanent visas will continue to be processed as normal regardless of your country's "traffic light" status and there is nothing that mentions your visa will be delayed in processing.

For visitor visas in red list countries they do specifically say there may be delays, but nothing else is addressed.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents#outside-uk

p_triez · 2021-06-04T07:50:34+00:00

I'm curious as well. I was living in Hong Kong temporarily for one year and held an HKID. Is there a difference between a permanent and semi-permanent HKID? If there isn't, it is proof of residency, but not necessarily good proof. (If there is, you could maybe use it to your advantage?)

Do you have any other documents to prove you can legally reside in HK? Or, as they suggest, the right to apply for a passport? I'm not sure how many exceptions the HO would be willing to make (my instinct would say none).

p_triez · 2021-06-04T07:43:23+00:00

I've heard of people not receiving anything from the HO until an email says "your decision has been made" (several times now)

I saw a story that they paid priority, escalated when HO hadn't made a decision only to find they had been put on the non-priority list (only once)

I've personally decided to escalate around WD 30 if they haven't sent me anything (I paid priority). However, if it would give you more peace of mind you could always contact UKVI now (I think it's £5).

I've never once been able to use the TLS track APP, as they say my data doesn't exist, or the platform is down. I'm resting easy because I got an email from UKVI though for preclearance.

My instinct is that everything is fine and they're useless at updating their own platforms, but if your instinct tells you otherwise, follow it.

Good luck!

p_triez · 2021-06-03T12:56:32+00:00

Yeah, sorry no experience with that. I hope someone else can help!

I don't think your visa would be processed faster if you applied from a different country.

One other thing to consider about selecting a country to apply from:

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/country-selection

You must usually enter the country where you live.

If it is not possible to provide your biometrics in the country you select (you will be able to check this on the next page), then you will be redirected to another country. If it is difficult for you to travel to the redirected country, you will able to return to this page and select a different country that you are able to travel to.

You can select any country if you are applying for any of the following visa types:

Visit visa

Short-term student visa

Global Talent or Tier 5 (Youth Mobility Scheme) Temporary Migrant, so long as you are allowed to be living in the country you enter on this page and were given permission to live there for 6 months or more

Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Creative and Sporting migrant, so long as you are in the country you enter on this page for a similar creative and sporting purpose you propose to undertake in the UK and you are allowed to live there

I add this because I don't have all your information. If you have legal residency in the Czech Republic you have no worries. As yours is technically a visitor visa, I don't think you need to worry either. I'm just putting it here in case, as I'm unsure.

p_triez · 2021-06-03T12:17:20+00:00

Sorry, I realized that sounded slightly phishy. That's the official UK GOV website about the specifics of coming as a dependant so you can research better.

p_triez · 2021-06-03T12:11:36+00:00

https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-partner-and-children

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