Ancestral visas extend to your immediate family. They will get rights to work and live in the UK exactly the same as you.
(you'll have to pay for each visa and the associated NHS fee too)
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Ancestral visas extend to your immediate family. They will get rights to work and live in the UK exactly the same as you.
(you'll have to pay for each visa and the associated NHS fee too)
So, that's 13k for a visa, not terrible.
Also NHS. Check here, ancestral is a 5 year visa:
Pay for UK healthcare as part of your immigration application
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.
They won't issue you the visa until this is paid in full upfront.
Also NHS. Check here, ancestral is a 5 year visa:
Pay for UK healthcare as part of your immigration application
Find out if you need to pay the immigration health surcharge as part of your visa or immigration application.www.gov.uk
They won't issue you the visa until this is paid in full upfront.
Wait. That's 80k per person, on a 5 year visa above 18yrs of age?
Yup, something like that. For my family of 4 I paid about R280K for 4 visas. Exchange rate was better when I applied. All charges are in pounds, so even more painful now.
Bloody hell.
Fortunately if my family decide to move; I'm the only one who needs a visa. Wife and Son are British Citizens.
So, for a family of three, where:
- Mother is a Citizen but can't pass that to child
- Child is under 18
- Husband needs a visa too
You're looking at 140k give or take. Just for visas and NHS costs.
Dave
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Irish citizens don't need a visa or NHS payment iirc, look up the Common Travel Area for more info.
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Yeah, it's rough. But looking at the state of the world today - I wish I could have done this move 3 months earlier... ah well.
These okes don't **** around. I found this out recently as well, I thought it's just £624 that you pay on a yearly basis. But no, it's upfront for the duration of the visa.
On another note, I've received my CoS so I started the visa application process, as I expected I need to apply myself, which sucks. But at least they cover the cost eventually.
Epic, please keep us updated on this process.
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Ancestral visa's are worth GOLD (British passport obviously Platinum).Ok, so only 1 ancestral visa needed for potter123, lucky
Most of my friends & foreign associates cant believe that I didn't have to write an English test and I can work (or not work) where ever I want too.
The Voice
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Just wait until you apply for ILR. Lived and worked in the country for 5 years and still had to prove I could speak the local language.
gregmcc
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Who can forget those Life in the UK questions.
Half of my colleagues at work didn't even know the answers.Who can forget those Life in the UK questions.
What sort of questions do they ask? And do they give you any material to prepare for them?
Dave
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Dave
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You can get the books from here