Immigrating to the UK

gregmcc said:
Title deed and marriage cert should ok.

A few photos of you together will also enforce it. If you have any invitations to weddings or such like with both your names on that will help as well.

They just want to see that you are not in a fake marriage just to get the visa.
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Yeah which is fair of course. We have 600 photos from the wedding in Greece I can send them. :laugh:
My wife also has a spousal visa for SA (Although busy renewing it) which has all my details on it - so we will send the as well.
 
So looks like we might have to take a short trip back to UK in October.

Wife renewed her spousal visa in April. It expired in July - she was given 90 days at the border.

They have a backlog of 75k applications at DHA. The agents she used says they don’t expect it back “for a few months”

90 days is up by October - and don’t want my wife becoming “undesirable” - so may have to leave for a bit.

It’s like the SA government is trying hard to convince us to not stay in SA permanently.
 
prod said:
The circus continues
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Yeah it’s madness.

People who applied in March have a grace period till December.

I’m hoping we get the visa in time. Another trip to the UK for a week or so will be a cost we can do without.

Fortunately my visitor visa is valid until the end of the year. So if I wanted to go with my wife and son; I can.
 
Guys, I know someone mentioned the process for a schengen a while back in this thread, but not sure I fully follow. I will need a schengen for work, who will likely pay for the fast track option (assuming there is one?). When I have previously done schengens out of SA, I have generally been granted just for the length of my trip. Is it possible to apply for a 2 year visa, or is it purely at the discretion of the issuing country? And then added to that, someone said just take your family along with for the application, does this still stand?
 
SukkaFoo said:
Guys, I know someone mentioned the process for a schengen a while back in this thread, but not sure I fully follow. I will need a schengen for work, who will likely pay for the fast track option (assuming there is one?). When I have previously done schengens out of SA, I have generally been granted just for the length of my trip. Is it possible to apply for a 2 year visa, or is it purely at the discretion of the issuing country? And then added to that, someone said just take your family along with for the application, does this still stand?
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AFAIK you can’t work on a Schengen visa - it’s only for tourism. You’ll need a work visa usually sponsored by the company you intend to work for.
 
The Voice said:
AFAIK you can’t work on a Schengen visa - it’s only for tourism. You’ll need a work visa usually sponsored by the company you intend to work for.
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doing a work visit isn't the same as working in the country afaik?
 
I've found out that I might actually be eligible for UK citizenship due to some laws around gender equality and inheritance of maternal citizenship. Basically the inequality in the law meant that my father did not have the opportunity to claim British citizenship and pass it on to me.

I could pay a good chunk of money to a firm like Breytenbachs or Sable International to explore this,but with a 9-12 month turnaround time it would mean I'd b stuck with all the new increased costs if it failed and I still had to go through the ancestry visa route.

But if it succeeds then I save a lot of time and money not having to go through all the visa healthcare costs.

I wish I knew what the likelihood of success is. Apparently it is ultimately up to the UK secretary of state so there's no real way of knowing. I'll be gambling on the chance to save a lot of time and money or losing a bit more time and fair bit more money. Hmm.
 
Hatefulsandwich said:
I've found out that I might actually be eligible for UK citizenship due to some laws around gender equality and inheritance of maternal citizenship. Basically the inequality in the law meant that my father did not have the opportunity to claim British citizenship and pass it on to me.

I could pay a good chunk of money to a firm like Breytenbachs or Sable International to explore this,but with a 9-12 month turnaround time it would mean I'd b stuck with all the new increased costs if it failed and I still had to go through the ancestry visa route.

But if it succeeds then I save a lot of time and money not having to go through all the visa healthcare costs.

I wish I knew what the likelihood of success is. Apparently it is ultimately up to the UK secretary of state so there's no real way of knowing. I'll be gambling on the chance to save a lot of time and money or losing a bit more time and fair bit more money. Hmm.
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For ancestry, you can get through it on your own probably and save yourself a bit of money. For a complex citizenship case, you’re probably better off using an immigration agent.
 
SukkaFoo said:
Guys, I know someone mentioned the process for a schengen a while back in this thread, but not sure I fully follow. I will need a schengen for work, who will likely pay for the fast track option (assuming there is one?). When I have previously done schengens out of SA, I have generally been granted just for the length of my trip. Is it possible to apply for a 2 year visa, or is it purely at the discretion of the issuing country? And then added to that, someone said just take your family along with for the application, does this still stand?
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Here you go: https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/immigrating-to-the-uk.983997/page-73#post-31066151

I got a year visa recently via this route.
 
Hatefulsandwich said:
I've found out that I might actually be eligible for UK citizenship due to some laws around gender equality and inheritance of maternal citizenship. Basically the inequality in the law meant that my father did not have the opportunity to claim British citizenship and pass it on to me.
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How did you come to learn of this info? And who advised you that you might be eligible for citizenship?

Its a gamble to the honest. You know lawyers are going to lawyer and milk you for all you are worth. I suppose it comes down to what your end goal is. Do you want a British passport and plan to move around the UK & EU, or are you set to move and live in the UK for the foreseeable future?

If the latter, the ancestral visa is probably the safer bet.
 
The Voice said:
Lads, it’s that time of the year again! Been through Admiral, Marshmallow and 1st Central - who’s next? Who’ve you gone with?
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Just renewed, ended up going with the AA, £320 including roadside assistance, driving other vehicles, EU cover, free courtesy car etc.
 
Dave said:
Just renewed, ended up going with the AA, £320 including roadside assistance, driving other vehicles, EU cover, free courtesy car etc.
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Got shafted with my home insurance due to bicycle claim.

Current price: £25 a month, renewal £45, comparative quotes as high as £75pm. I ended up negotiating with Admiral and they dropped it to £33 (paying in advance this year, because I didnt know insurance is more expensive monthly last year)

Car insurance next month, Ill try AA :)

Edit: what in the world are you driving with such low insurance??
 
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Tman* said:
How did you come to learn of this info? And who advised you that you might be eligible for citizenship?

Its a gamble to the honest. You know lawyers are going to lawyer and milk you for all you are worth. I suppose it comes down to what your end goal is. Do you want a British passport and plan to move around the UK & EU, or are you set to move and live in the UK for the foreseeable future?

If the latter, the ancestral visa is probably the safer bet.
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Section 4L of the British Nationality Act introduced last year.

I've determined potential eligibility based on information submitted to Breytenbachs and Sable International. And yes, of course, it requires money to be spent on lawyers. The amount I have been quoted so far is not beyond my means and if successful would save me a LOT of money over the ancestry visa expenses. It absolutely is a gamble where I will either save a significant amount or lose my opportunity to get the ancestry visa before these insane price increases come into effect. It's not like the price increases make the ancestry visa beyond my means either, but it would sting.

I've contacted some other immigration firms to see whether I can get consensus on how much merit there is to my case and whether they reckon I should go through them for the ancestry visa (of course I wouldn't use them for that, but I figure if they think they'll make money from me either way then they'll be more honest about my prospects lol). Breytenbachs alleges that they have had multiple approvals for claims for clients born between 1982 and 1988 with a paternal grandmother born in the UK.

I'll see what comes from it. There's still some time to make a decision on whether to go with this gamble or resign myself to the ancestry visa.
 
Hatefulsandwich said:
Section 4L of the British Nationality Act introduced last year.

I've determined potential eligibility based on information submitted to Breytenbachs and Sable International. And yes, of course, it requires money to be spent on lawyers. The amount I have been quoted so far is not beyond my means and if successful would save me a LOT of money over the ancestry visa expenses. It absolutely is a gamble where I will either save a significant amount or lose my opportunity to get the ancestry visa before these insane price increases come into effect. It's not like the price increases make the ancestry visa beyond my means either, but it would sting.

I've contacted some other immigration firms to see whether I can get consensus on how much merit there is to my case and whether they reckon I should go through them for the ancestry visa (of course I wouldn't use them for that, but I figure if they think they'll make money from me either way then they'll be more honest about my prospects lol). Breytenbachs alleges that they have had multiple approvals for claims for clients born between 1982 and 1988 with a paternal grandmother born in the UK.

I'll see what comes from it. There's still some time to make a decision on whether to go with this gamble or resign myself to the ancestry visa.
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You can also contact visas and immigration in the UK directly. May take a bit of back and forth along with mailing documentation but worth a call at the very least.
 
Not an emigration question but I'll be visiting UK in September and do not want to enable MTN roaming nor do I want to connect to public wifi.

How do I get connected immediately - landing at Heathrow.
 
maumau said:
Not an emigration question but I'll be visiting UK in September and do not want to enable MTN roaming nor do I want to connect to public wifi.

How do I get connected immediately - landing at Heathrow.
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Sigh

/remembers the days before cellphones.
 
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