Questions tagged [spouses]
Questions related to special circumstances of husbands and wives. Such as different visa or entry rules when married to citizens of some countries.
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Can my mother apply for a UK spouse visa while she's on vacation in the UK?
My mother currently holds a tourist visa to the UK. She's now in Manchester with my step father. She wanted to know if it was possible for her to apply for the spouse visa while she is there or does ...
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Looking for advice for my proposed spouse applying for uk visa, using visitor or tier 4 dependant?
I am currently on a tier 4 general student visa in UK as Indonesian (since 29 September 2018), and plan to stay in UK until 14 October 2019. So in my case, I'd like to invite my proposed spouse to ...
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I have a 10-year UK visa ban; how can I visit my wife?
I was banned from entering the UK for 10 years because I didn’t disclose that I was married in my previous application.
I have been married to my wife since 2015 and she is a UK citizen but, when I ...
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Can I enter the UK with my EU spouse, marriage certificate, and my German Blue Card?
I am a non-EU citizen and working in Germany with Blue Card residence permit. I got married to an EU citizen after I came here.
We want to travel to the UK but, as I read it, the UK lets you enter if ...
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Do marriages in Spain or any Schengen state automatically appear in UK records?
I am a British citizen and got married two years back in Egypt. I moved to Spain right after my marriage, and my wife joined me in Spain on a spouse visa. The marriage is ending soon. Therefore, on ...
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Spouse visa for multiple entry to the US
I am a US citizen living abroad. My wife is a Polish national living abroad. Our child is a dual national.
Neither of us intend to live in the US anytime soon, but we would like to visit the US ...
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Do I need to prove that my spouse is using their right of free movement in order to receive a family member Schengen visa?
I plan to visit Europe some time during the next year (hopefully before a hard Brexit) and want to check what I need to fulfil for Schengen visa as the spouse of a British citizen. My spouse and I ...
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Which visa would be better: UK or EU?
I am married to British citizen who is in the UK. I am in Pakistan and have been for the last 5 years. We are separated but we are still husband and wife. I was issued a 2-year UK visa but I left the ...
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Husband and Wife TSA PRE-Check Changes
Both husband and wife travel quite a bit and have always received TSA Pre-Check on both boarding passes until just recently (August 2018). We always book together yet this time one boarding pass was ...
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How can my Thai wife get a UK visa?
I am a UK citizen. My Thai wife and I have been married for 2 years. She has been to the UK on a Standard Visitor visa (November 2017 to May 2018). Since then, her applications for a visa have been ...
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Can husband deported from UK apply again as spouse? [closed]
I am going to the UK with a work permit. My husband got deported from the UK in 2014 because he stayed illegally on a student visa.
Can my husband apply again as a spouse?
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Can my fiance get a marriage visit visa after a 6 month long tourist visa?
I am a British national, currently engaged to a Japanese national. Our intentions are to reside permanently in Japan from next year, but want to marry in the UK first.
Our current plan is for him to ...
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Applying for USA permanent residency during 10 year ban [closed]
I am an American and my husband overstayed his tourist visa in the U.S. We are married and living out of the country. He has an approved I-130. Can he still receive a green card during his 10 year ban ...
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Can I apply for an EEA Family Permit from within the UK?
I will join my future husband (Spanish) in the UK, entering on a Standard Visitor visa. (I am Chilean).
Two months after joining him in the UK, we intend to get married in Spain, and return to the UK....
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Spouse and me applying from different country for US visa
We are a couple living in different countries and are planning to visit the US. It’s not clear anywhere in the form where we can state that we will be in the US together apart from the travel ...
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Entering the US with my wife when we hold a passports from different countries?
My wife has a passport of country A + B1/B2 visa to US (country A citizens need a visa to enter US).
I have a passport of country A and also a passport of country B + ESTA (country B citizens don't ...
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Can my husband board his flight 1 day before visa start date IF he lands in the UK on the start date? [duplicate]
My Husbands Visa is Valid from the 30th Sept (Sunday) I'm trying to find out if he can board a flight on the 29th to land on the 30th or if he must board the flight on the 30th when the visa is ...
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Visiting UK while spouse visa application pending [closed]
Is it possible for my wife (a non-visa national) to visit the UK while she has a spouse visa application pending? The application was made from outside the UK, in Spain, where we are both resident.
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I am an EU citizen. My husband isn't. Can he travel to the UK without a visa?
I am a Lithuanian citizen, my husband is from Colombia and we both live in Norway. He has a residence permit to live in Norway. Written on it is that he is the spouse of [my name]. We want to travel ...
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Does an application for a resident permit allow the overstay of a Schengen visa?
I am a non-EU citizen and I have a 90-day EU spouse Schengen visa. Am I allowed to stay for longer than the 90 days in the Schengen area because I have applied for a resident permit in a Schengen ...
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Can I travel to Germany with my Romanian wife?
Can I travel to germany with my romanian wife without a visa? I also have a Romanian family residency card.
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Education background and last employment for the spouse in family application (DS 160)
In family application (DS 160) the education background and last employment for the spouse is not required. Is it OK that there is no section for the spouse regarding education background and the ...
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Can I travel to the UK with an Afghan handwritten passport?
I have an Afghan handwritten passport. Does the UK issue visas on Afghan handwritten passports? I can't get an electronic passport because I live in Peshawar, Pakistan and the Afghan consulate only ...
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Non-EU spouse of UK citizen Schengen visa requirements
I'm a British citizen and my wife is in the UK on a spouse visa. She holds a BRP card. We're planning to visit Germany and some other Schengen countries, and I've got a question around visa ...
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Can a person enter the EU if he is deported from the UK? [closed]
My husband is being deported from the UK in 2018. He is Lebanese, I am from the EU. Can he go to another EU country after he is deported from the UK, if his wife is from the EU?
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What type of visa for UK visit?
I am a UK national living abroad in Colombia. My husband is Colombian. Do we need to apply for a standard UK visitor visa? I'm asking because I answered "yes" to a question in the application, which ...
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Can I visit my British husband in the UK on a tourist visa for 6 months before applying for the spouse visa? [duplicate]
My understanding is that a requirement of the spouse visa is that the British citizen needs to show at least 6 months worth of payslips to prove income above £18,600.
I am a US citizen currently ...
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What are the exact steps and supporting documents needed to get my non-EU wife a Schengen visa?
I heard I can get my wife a Schengen visa free of charge with no documents except our marriage certificate. Is that correct? Even if I have to apply through VFS? We want to visit family in Italy for ...
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UK standard visitor visa application for plab/ british spouse [duplicate]
I'm a doctor from Pakistan. My husband is a British citizen and we have a one-year-old daughter, whose passport we have just applied for.
My husband is unemployed, so we do not meet the income ...
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Visa requirements for spouse of UK citizen
I am a UK citizen, living in South Africa with my South African husband. I can travel to the UK with my UK passport, but my husband always has to apply for a visitor's visa, and pay for it. Is there ...
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What are the implications of having a Youth Mobility visa denied?
My wife, who is a Canadian citizen, lives currently in Canada. I live in Germany under a working visa. I emailed the German consulate in Toronto, asking if I could be financing my wife's Youth ...
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Spouse joining business visitor to UK for part of trip
I am applying for a UK business visa (6 months, multiple trips) via my organization. I will be staying for around 55 days during my first trip. I would like my wife to join me after 2-3 weeks of my ...
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Spouse visa- Do I need a home surveyor?
I am legally married to my wife from the states- we will be doing the spouse visa in April.
I was wondering if I need a home surveyors report or can I just write down the location I am living, the ...
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Can I apply for spousal visa ? I have been refused under 320 7(a) [closed]
I am married to a girl in the UK. We are now planing to apply for a spousal visa. I was refused under 320 7(a) in 2009 due to false bank statement submission. Will this automatic ban period affect ...
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Travelling within the Schengen zone with a short-time visa EEA family members visa
I can not find information regarding travel of non-EU nationals who are given a Schengen visas with the remarks stating their status being the family member of an EEA national.
I understand that ...
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Converting Chinese spouse visa to work visa [closed]
I am a Pakistani passport holder. I'm currently in China on a spouse visa. I want to apply for a work visa now. Can I go to Hong Kong to apply for this visa or do I need to go back to Pakistan and ...
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Schengen visa for housewife
How difficult or complicated it is to get a Schengen tourist visa for a housewife / homemaker? My wife and I (Indian passport holders) are travelling to Germany for 10 days. Wife is unemployed. Is it ...
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Do I need a visa to visit to Spain with my Spanish wife as a non-EU citizen?
I'm a non-EU citizen with Palestinian nationality, married to a Spanish citizen. We got married a few weeks ago in Palestine (we both live in Palestine). She travels to Spain regularly to visit her ...
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UK Visa Supporting Documents for Employer Sponsorship [closed]
I was invited to the UK for training and my employer has generously sponsored everything for me and my spouse. I already have the invitation letter.
My husband will not be attending the training BUT ...
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2-year visitor visa. What is the maximum stay in the 2-year period? [closed]
I have a 2-year visitor visa that is valid until 2019. I just want to clarify some things:
Maximum stay is 180 days. What does it mean? 180 days every visit? So I can just exit Europe and come back ...
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US Border With British Wife
Hopefully a quick question - I am a US citizen currently residing in the UK on a visa. I am traveling to the US for 2 weeks with my wife, who is a British citizen. We do not yet share a last name (due ...
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US Border With EU Wife [duplicate]
Hopefully a quick question - I am a US citizen currently residing in the UK on a visa. I am traveling to the US with my wife, who is a British citizen. We do not yet share a last name (due to just ...
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Does the financial requirement for a spouse visa have to be from the previous year? [closed]
I am an American citizen and my husband is a British citizen from Scotland. I am applying for a spouse visa int he UK in order to live with him but am worried it might be rejected due to the financial ...
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How should my wife apply for a Schengen visa if I am going to work there for a few months?
I am an Indian passport holder, awaiting receipt of my work permit from Employer to work in Belgium for a tenure of less than three months.
I want my wife to accompany my during this time, so that we ...
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Can my wife visit me in the UK before we apply for a Spouse Visa?
I'm a British citizen and recently got married in Japan to a Japanese woman. Eventually my visa ran out and I had to return to the UK, and the plan is for her to eventually move here.
Because it will ...
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What is the correct visa for a spouse?
I was refused for my standard visitor visa, to join my husband in the UK. We want to re-apply as a spouse but, when I try to create my application online, there is no spouse category. It asks reason ...
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How soon can I reapply after a UK visa refusal? [duplicate]
I just got my visa refused to enter the UK. When can I reapply, or can I apply for another type of visa? I applied for a 6-month visitor visa to visit my husband but it was refused by the ECO.
The ...
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Questions on the French long-stay visa (as visitor) [closed]
I'm an EU (Schengen) citizen living in Canada and my wife is Canadian. We plan to spend several months in Europe, starting this August,
mostly in France. She currently has a visa appointment at the ...
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How does a non-EU spouse get his residence permit? [closed]
I am a Swedish citizen, married to a non-EU national. We've been married over 3 years. My husband recently got a one-year visa, issued free of charge, by the German Embassy and we are currently in ...
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Travelling holiday and back to UK within a month before UK spouse visa expires [duplicate]
I have a UK visa as the spouse visa of a British citizen and it is expiring in mid-September. I have plans to visit India exactly a month before the expiry date of this visa. Will it cause any issues ...
