Spouse visa

SAA · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 5

Hi everybody !

I was wondering if anybody knows how long takes to get a spouse visa. I sent my application form in January and still waiting Sad

Am I just unlucky or it is normal procedure ?? !!!
Please answer who knows !

englishman · Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 22736

hopefully a very very long time

we are full up

SAA · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 5

What do you mean ? Shocked

EGYMOE · Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 12

SAA · Joined: 20 Sep 2007 Posts: 5

Yeah, probably, but we are still struggle cos with the baby it is really difficult for us to live on a husband's salary only (I can not even find a job without my passport)

chillfire · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 49 Location: London/Surrrey

thats ages , for normal cases its a few weeks, give the home office a call and ask them whats happening, exceptionally complicated case can take awhile but not 8 months.

If you used a company to help with the visa get them to chase it for you.

goodluck
chillfire

jazzbo · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Location: London

mine was taken 5 working days when I applied in Turkey.They have fast track service there that maybe means all applications depends on country you are applying.
better to ask home office with your ref nmber

good luck

rkartca · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

Hi Jazzbo.I read your spouse visa topic and i need same help.first off all why did youu apply spouse visa from turkey?im turkish and i marriend 4 weeks ago.my husband is British.i havent got have any visa to stay in Uk but home office give us permision to get marriend.they saying now i have to go turkey and apply entry clearance from there.so you said you wait only 5 days.how did you do it.did you use agency or you done your self.cound you please give me more imformation soon is you can.Many Thanks

orkneyastrid2 · Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 8 Location: London UK

It depends on what country your spouse is from & where your application was made, here or in their country.

The way it works (basically) is that you make an application and it will probably take about 3 months for them to get thei interview. If they fail their interview you have 21 days to ldge an appeal. It can then take about 7 months for you case to be processed and then you receive your own interview date. Once you have had your appeal interview, it can take another 2 weeks to get a response from the Immigration Judge. If they have allowed the appeal, the documents them have to go to the spouses country which can take another 6 weeks.

Its a long, tortuous process, but is worth it in the end. Just hang in there.

orkneyastrid2 · Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 8 Location: London UK

Chillfire at the moment it is taking over 9 months!! Depends on the country concerned

acantho · Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:01 am Post subject:

JUST BUGGER OF BACK TO WHEREVER YOU CAME FROM - LIKE THE GUY ABOVE SAID WE'RE FULL UP.

THERE'S NOT ENOUGH JOBS AND HOUSING FOR US BRITS A IT IS WITHOUT MORE MIGRANTS TAKING THEM FROM US.

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marcus 45 · Joined: 12 Dec 2008 Posts: 15

Why would you want to come to the uk , no jobs no income, nothing but the dole and a few quid a week to live on a bit of income support..

maybe accomadation if you are lucky.. i think it have just answerd my own qestions..

and before you say it think it.. it i am not a racist just a simple person trying to find a job in my own country.. good luck Evil or Very Mad

saffa babe · Joined: 17 Dec 2008 Posts: 365

sims · Joined: 16 Aug 2006 Posts: 44

I am here on a spouse visa too. I just got mine done this year in March. The normal procedure would be to go back to ur country of birth/origin and apply from there. It took about 2 weeks. If you have no answer from them by now, maybe you should contact them and see how far along the process is.

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colin44 · Joined: 07 Jan 2009 Posts: 338 Location: Bristol

It will depend on what country your partner is coming from....

My ex was from Thailand, I spent 4 years going over to see her as often as I could... I work for myself and earn a good wage, I also own property and I have no criminal convictions..... BUT I could not get her a visa... I applied 4 times , eventually they said if I marry her I can have the visa...I did not want to get married just to ad to the over inflated ego of the embassy officials.

Now I can't wait to retire and move to Thailand ...

When ever someone says or I read in the paper about our over populated prisons thanks to all the criminals from Eastern Europe coming her I get so mad........

Good luck to you my friend ... I know how pain-full it can be to be without the one you love just for the sake of '''RED TAPE '''

The Thai people were on our side in ww2, 100s of 1000s of them were killed by the Japs for helping our boys escape the horrors of the Jap prison / work camps..... BUT the Japs have NO PROBLEMS coming over here.....

Colin

ben700@hotmail.com · Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Posts: 1

You can get the visa in 24 hours if you have all the paperwork.

Getting the paperworks going to take a week. Start at the IOM and they'll send you to the hospital of all places.

Good luck

chewie444 · Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Posts: 1 Location: Bromley

[quote="SAA"]Hi everybody !

I was wondering if anybody knows how long takes to get a spouse visa. I sent my application form in January and still waiting Sad

Am I just unlucky or it is normal procedure ?? !!

Hi there

I filled for a visa in october 08 and still waiting.
I am in the same boat as you cant work they told me few days still.
The avg application takes 14 weeks
good luck

stevo11 · Joined: 18 Mar 2009 Posts: 1

Hi, me and my wife applied for a C.O.A marrage of approval in Oct 2007 we waited over 6 mnths to be accpeted by that time my wifes visa had expired but we can do a clearance entry frm turkey.So Dec 2008 my wife had to leavre the country immidatly in which we both did i came back this Feb and we are now going to apply in turkey. Can anyone tell me what supporting documents do we need to support our application.
Plz Help as my wife is still over there and is very very unhappy and lonley without me.

Steve[/b]

harmudge · Joined: 13 Apr 2009 Posts: 1 Location: United Kingdom