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The changes to UK family migration are not quite as drastic as the leaked letter suggested:


Statement of Intent on the UKBA web siteNevertheless, if you were planning to rely on savings or third party support as proof of maintenance, you might want to apply yesterday ( Read more... )

I thought this might be of interest to several of you:

Sunday Telegraph Article

Please keep in mind that this is not the official announcement, yet. Since an announcement has to be made at least 21 days in advance, it is likely to be made some time in April, though.

EDIT: This is the original MAC report on family migrationIt explains all the ( Read more... )

Hi, there. I heard about your community in immigration and thought I'd post here as well. I read your FAQ and first I'd like to say I am not a student yet (I do plan on going to school sometime in the next few years), don't have any UK relatives, I am not looking to marry a UK citizen and I work from home as a web/graphic designer and have a small internet ( Read more... )

My partner (UK) and I (US) are planning to get married in England this July, and afterward we're probably going to have a party in the US for the Americans who can't make it. My timeline is looking like this ( Read more... )

Hi there -- I apologize if this isn't allowed, but I couldn't find a similar community for Canadians ( Read more... )

Sooooo, anyone else being affected by the new requirements to apply for the Tier 1 (General) visa? Is anyone affected by the the new steep starting salary bracket of 25,000GBP, in particular ( Read more... )

OK, so as of a couple of Fridays ago my (US) wife's passport now has a nice shiny UK spousal visa in it (YAY!) and now we're busy actually planning the logistics of the move. Specifically, I've been trawling the UKY boards and this community, generally without success, to find out what we have to do when she gets here and any time limits, with ( Read more... )

Due to circumstances beyond my control I am going to have less than a month to apply for my post study visa. I've been looking for information about expediting services in the UK for UK visas, but I am coming up with very little. I've searched Google and UKYankee. Does anyone here have any experience with expediting a visa? What are the fees like? ( Read more... )

Sorry if this is patiently explained somewhere else, but I can't seem to find it...

The other half (aka shove-this-job is applying for a fiancee visa to join me in the UK. I understand that I, as the sponsor, will need to provide a shedload of supporting documents (passport, bank statements, mortgage, wage slips etc ( Read more... )