Questions tagged [uk-visa]
uk-visa tag should be used with questions concerning visas of various types for visiting the United Kingdom (the island of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and several other islands in the region).
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As an international student in France, can I apply for UK's tier-4 Visa (for a PhD) from Paris?
I have received a PhD offer from an English university. I am currently living in France with a student residence permit (titre de séjour étudiant). My residence permit expired on August 2020 but I ...
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Traveling to Europe on UK biometric resident permit (BRP)
Can an Indian National working in UK on Tier 4 general visa use the biometric resident permit (BRP) card to travel to European (Schengen) countries w/o applying for a seperate visa?
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EEA Family Permit for a UK/EEA dual national residing in EEA state
This question is going to be quite specific, but to cut a long story short, i'm a UK-EEA national residing in the EEA state of which I hold citizenship - apparently rendering me unable to use the EEA ...
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Father's approval for UK Tier 2 dependent visa for my 2-month old baby
I am the main tier 2 applicant, I have a two-month old baby. He is my dependent. I live inEgypt, my husband lives in gulf. We are not divorced but he is absent from our life.
He included in marriage ...
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UK Spouse visa: implication of not applying for extention?
I currrently live in UK as a spouse with leave to remain residence permit which is expiring in May 2021. Due to personal reasons, we have decided to move from UK. So I will not be applying for a ...
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Guaranteed rejection of citizenship application if non-dom status claimed on a previous Tier 2 work visa?
How does claiming a non-domiciled status by origin in the UK while on a Tier 2 work visa affect future naturalization application? Is rejection guaranteed due to past claim of non-domicile (and hence ...
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UK Home office - Lost Landing Card
I applied for Subject Access Request as I had a minor immigration problem with the officer before the last time I entered the Uk. They speculated that I was trying to live in the UK through frequent ...
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I receive childcare vouchers from my employer in UK but my Tier 2 general visa says “no public funds”. What are the implications?
I have a Tier 2 general visa with note that I have no access to public funds (NRPF). As part of my employee benefits I receive childcare vouchers from my employer which are deducted pre-tax.
My ...
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At what point in the application cycle does the UKVI service-standards timeline begin for visa applications made from within the UK?
For visa application made from within the UK, the UKVI's service standards on processing times is as follows:
Processing time: 8 weeks, for Customers applying to remain on a temporary basis including ...
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Entering UK on US passport with different name to the BRP
My wife and I visited the USA. I am a Uk national resident in the Uk. My wife is a US national living with me in the UK on a BRP. My wife lost her US passport and had to apply for a new one. The only ...
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Should I join UK for a job, or should I stay in Germany? [closed]
I am currently getting 80K in my current position, will be 90, or maybe 100K next year. I have an offer from the UK for 55K to 60K including a bonus. I feel comfortable in Germany, but the language is ...
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UK Clean Slate policy
I am a US citizen and had few minor immigration problems one time when I tried to enter back in 2018 but they let me in after all. Last year in 2019 I tried to enter again and they let me in with no ...
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NHS debt and Tier 4 visa
I have been visiting the UK to take a few short courses ( On short term student visas) once a year and I would go to my GP to perform some blood tests every now and then. They never charged me as they ...
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Can you apply for UK Tier IV visa from outside your home country?
I'm trying to apply for a UK tier IV visa to start on a PhD course starting in October. While the UKVI office is taking applications, there are no visa application centers open (or any date given to ...
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Help with UK Spousal Visa [duplicate]
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Hi, I am a British citizen in Scotland my girlfriend is from Russia We plan to be together and Marry. She has been here since Dec 19 on a visitor visa extended till the end of July 2020 (COVID ...
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Seeking asylum as a Pakistani citizen
So. The situation here is a little complicated but I would really appreciate it if someone gave me some advice on what to do. I know a lot of people read the words 'Pakistani citizen seeking asylum' ...
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UK Work Visa requirements for US citizen working for EU branch of US company
Recently I have transferred to an EU branch (Netherlands) of a US based company. I am a US citizen with a US passport.
As part of the transfer I was sponsored and approved for residency/work permit ...
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Locked down in UK - spousal visa application?
I am a US citizen and my wife is a UK citizen. We have been married since 2016 and been living and working abroad together since then (not US either, have never used spouse visas). She recently moved ...
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What UK Visa Is best for my Girlfriend? [duplicate]
My Girlfriend has completed her bachelors degree and we are currently looking at her coming to UK to live with me or do her masters. However, I am torn between Fiancee visa or paying for the masters ...
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How long is the passport validity for UK Tier 4 Student Visas?
I am an American and will be traveling to the UK for university (not certain because of the pandemic) in the middle of August, and my passport is set to expire in the middle of December. This leaves ...
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Does overstaying on a previous visit result in automatic refusal?
I have previously held a student visa in the UK in which I overstayed for less than 30 days (7 days). This overstay occured less than 1 year ago and I left voluntarily and with my own funds. I now ...
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10 years UK ban, now married to UK national, can I apply for a spouse visa?
I’m a Nigerian. I applied for UK visa in 2016 through an Agent and I was placed under V3.6 because the agent made a mistake in my company registration letter. Then I applied for the UK visa again in ...
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Can I apply for UK tourist visa after EEA family permit refusal?
I applied for my wife for EEA family permit as an extended family member of my EU nation father. however got refusal because of low family income. I want to know can i apply for a UK tourist visa for ...
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Dependent Child can sponsor wife for UK family visa?
My father has Italian nationality and is living in pre-settled status in UK. I am nearly 30 of age, and I received pre-settled status as a dependent child under EEA regulation 2016. My baby received ...
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Probability of UKVI issuing me a visa
I studied in the UK on a tier 4 visa September 2019 but, due to course difficulty and unsuitability, I had to withdraw from the course on January 2020 and my visa was curtailed.
I am now planning to ...
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Visa or not visa uk 2020
I would like to know if people need visa to stay more than 3 months in the UK during the transition period.
My friend is planning to travel there for 6 months.
He is spanish.
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Can I apply for a visitor visa for UK while on a Working Holiday Visa within the country?
I am a Canadian, on a working holiday visa in the UK. The expiry of my working holiday visa is April 25th. Can I apply for a visitor visa to activate when my working holiday expires? What is the ...
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Marrying an EEA national on a standard UK visitor visa
If I go to UK on visitor visa, am I allowed to marry an EEA national and apply for a residence card?
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applying uk global Talent visa for self and dependents
What is the process of applying for the UK global Talent visa for self and dependents?
I know the details about the global talent part but what I cannot find is how the application process works for ...
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Dependent visa for unmarried partner EU/Canada
I am looking to relocate to Europe (preferably Spain/Germany) or Canada, visa sponsorship for me shouldn't be an issue as my company has offices in all these locations. But I am worried about my ...
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If I have a UK residence card, can I move to Italy?
If I have a UK residence card, as it has almost no requirments for me to obtain, with my husband being Italian, can we move to Italy permanently?
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J1 visa tax exemption: does 2 months as camp counselor affect exemption period?
an answer would be great but pointers to information would also be greatly appreciated:
I'm from the UK currently in the US on a J1 visa doing research. Roughly 10 years ago I was in the US on a J1 ...
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Living in the UK as US spouse of pre settled EU citizen - which of the various visa options is right for me
I am from the US. My German spouse works in the UK and has the EU settlement scheme pre settled status.
What do I need to move to the UK permanently and live (not work) there?
Various pages on the ...
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Can an individual with a UK Tier 4 Visa pitch to VC firms?
I am working on a startup idea with an individual who is on a UK Tier 4 Student Visa.
According to the Home Offce, such visa holders may not engage in a
"business activity" including by:
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Will my non EEA wife get British citizenship when I get mine?
I'm an EEA national who's been living in the UK since 2016 and I brought my non EEA wife here in 2017. We both have pre-settled status and I'll qualify for settled status in 2021. At that point, will ...
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Transferring large amount of money into a bank account for a spouse visa [duplicate]
If the financial requirement for the spouse visa sponsor is 18,600 GBP a year, does it matter if my bank statement have an overdraft every month of the 6 months I am issuing the statement for?
And is ...
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Will the Norway have no deadline to call family members to uk?
I am unable to find the qouted text from UK GOV website about Norway and UK after brexit.
I have heard Norwegians will be able to call family members after brexit in case the relationship existed ...
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Will my parents get residence card on visitor visa to Uk?
Can my parents obtain a residence card after entering the UK on visitor's visa?
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Is Appendix 2 for sponsors who have settled in the UK only?
In my Spouse VISA application i found out that there is Appendix 2 that i have to fill and it says Use the appendix 2 (financial requirement form) to tell us how you meet the financial requirement ...
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What steps need to be taken for my non-EU spouse (Lebanese) to move with me to the UK (I am a British Citizen). Details below
Here are the facts:
I am a British Citizen
My wife is Lebanese - she has a 5 year residency permit in Germany.
We have been living in Germany since 2016
She has been working and paying taxes etc ...
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Appendix 2 for UK Spouse visa
Do I still have to fill Appendix 2 of VAF4 (financial requirements) for UK spouse visa if i am applying in 2020 ?
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Sponsorship form for Spouse visa
Do I have to fill the Sponsorship SU07 form to apply for the spouse visa or is this form only for applying for the citizenship ?
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UKVI language requirement for tier 2 visa
According to UKVI website, most of the Tier-2 visa applicants(including me!) should sit for an IELTS exam.
I have already taken both academic and general exams in a test centre that is on the list of ...
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Can I visit the United Kingdom as a tourist while my UK marriage settlement visa is pending (if using keep my passport option)
I am a US Citizen and travel to the UK often (usually 1 week trips) to see my girlfriend (now Spouse) and visit our clients in London. Since getting married, we want to live in the UK (intention is ...
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Fiance visa with prior relationship problem
I am a law abiding British citizen who got married couple of years ago in Bangladesh which was a arranged marriage. Currently estranged my wife and have been for over one year. My wife lives in ...
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Impact of Scottish Independence on Expats [closed]
What will happen to expats (Indian working on Tier 2 General UK Work visa) residing in Scotland if Scotland becomes independent post brexit ?
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UK spousal extension visa with a US visa overstay
My husband (Brazilian) had his UK spousal visa approved in 2017 and we've been living here since. We're now applying for his extension and there are new questions on the form asking if he's lived in ...
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Uk tier-4 dependent, proof of transfer for new funds available
My dependent submitted the online application fee for her tier-4 dependent visa(applying at the same time) and attached a bank statement that has 25% less amount of what was actual required to show ...
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With a valid schegen visa (French),, Can I apply for tier-4 UK visa, from any of the application center in schegen country?
While applying for UK visa, It is required to choose the application center. But there isnt much about for Long term tier-4 visa, from where can we apply for UK visa and where we cant.
With a valid ...
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Student stipend falls short for the UK fiance Visa
My fiance is about to apply for a fiance Visa in order for her to come to the U.K. and marry together. However, I am currently a student and have a stipend of about 16K pounds per annum which falls ...
