UK Visas

[Ozzieshunni]

I'm sure you'll pass

 

[MoonMelody]

One good read-through of the handbook was more than sufficient. Best of luck!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Yup, I sent mary notes I had taken while reading the book. Totally helped get the facts in my head.

 

[MoonMelody]

I got my ILR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Woooooo! Did you go in person? What documents did you bring?

 

[maryp0ppins]

Wow that was quick! Did you go to the office in croydon?

 

[MoonMelody]

Thanks, ladies. I did go to the Croydon office in person. It cost an arm and a leg, and took forever, but it was worth it.

DH and I brought water and gas bills, bank statements from the past three months, pay stubs, our marriage certificate (which they oddly didn't want to see, even though I was applying for settlement on a spousal visa), passports, and letters addressed to us jointly.

 

[Lellow]

Thanks, ladies. I did go to the Croydon office in person. It cost an arm and a leg, and took forever, but it was worth it.

DH and I brought water and gas bills, bank statements from the past three months, pay stubs, our marriage certificate (which they oddly didn't want to see, even though I was applying for settlement on a spousal visa), passports, and letters addressed to us jointly.

Thats because you are applyin via a spousal visa for ILR if you weren't married and proof wasnt provided, they wouldnt have given you the visa in the first place.

They never looked at our either...

 

[Ozzieshunni]

I stiil have your list, Lellow. I'm beginning gathering this weekend

 

[Lellow]

Good to hear, im sure you'll be fine tho...Are you going postal or premium, have you decided yet?

 

[Ozzieshunni]

We're going premium. It's the only way we'll know for sure about going in June

 

[maryp0ppins]

I passed my test! Don't have to apply for my ILR for 10 months but I was worried the price of the test would go up again before then!

 

[Ozzieshunni]

 

[maryp0ppins]

are you ladies planning to apply for British citizenship after 12 months?

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Nope. We don't have the money for it and we don't plan to move back after we move back to California. I thought it was three years on ILR though?

 

[maryp0ppins]

I guess It depends on how you applied for ILR, it is 12 months for me as I will apply for my ILR through naturalisation, I'm not married to a British citizen and have been here for 5 years already. It is expensive but I probably will just to get it over with, I plan to live here when I get married.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Yeah. It's a lot of money though and I don't need UK citizenship