my US wife (we were married in the UK last September) what do we have to do for her to be able to stay?

Question

married last september uk left for a bit came back march we want to settle in the uk ( im british my wife american) her six months is up in august then she has to leave not sure what we need to do for her to stay HELP PLEASE Terry

Answer 1

Why would you not have found this out BEFORE you got married? Sorry, I can't help but I hope you haven't left it too late to do anything!

Answer 2

Hi Terry, you should start watching the news in England, I live in France and keep up to date with what is going on in the political world of England. For an immigrant to be able to stay in England they need to know a lot about the country, its birth to the present day any major changes been made that have effected people good or bad. It is possible for your new wife to ask for an extension of her visa, because if she leaves you would have to start again as the law states that you must be resident in England for a period of time even before you can be considered for an application for British citizenship. Good luck

Answer 3

Basically, she will have to go back home and apply for a settlement Visa. Here is a list of very helpful links..

http://www.britsintheus.com/immigration-uk.htm

She HAS to apply for her settlement Visa from the USA and then wait for however long immigration takes to decide. They pretty much do paperwork in the order it is submitted.. and it could take weeks or months depending on how big the caseload is for the office you have to deal with.

If she has any questions, her local passport office in the USA should be able to direct her to the right people for answers.
Best of luck!

Answer 4

You need to contact home office, they will renew your wife visa, no problem, may be extented by 1 -3 years, if she is lucky she could get permanent resident. I got my permanent resident after 1 year, but I worked since arrive in the UK. Good luck. You also can get your wife a national insurance card so that she can work in here also will get health service when she needs.

Answer 5

go to www.homeoffice.gov.uk all the information that you need is there. She needs to apply for a permanent right of abode. The help lines are pretty good if you are not sure, all forms are downloadable from the site.

I married a man from the Dominican Republic. First they gave him a temporary visa which is what your wife has -then he applied for a permanent right of abode - which he got with no trouble no daft questions a simple application form. Then after 3 years you can apply for a British Passport if you want

Hope this helps. It is not difficult, don't worry.

Answer 6

i would have thought as you were married in the uk, then she would be able to stay. there may have been paperwork that you should have filled out before or at the tme of marriage.
i think she will have to apply for some kind of immigration.

take a look at the government website for immigration:

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/

and i would advise contacting the border and immigration agency (website above) and state your case, also you may need to consider contacting a solicitor for further advice etc.

Answer 7

Hi terry. I have a Russian wife, we married here in august, we have had no probs. we went on line at the home office site, all the info is there for you to read,

Answer 8

Don't blame you.

OK so contact the US Consulate and the Brittish Immigration authorities. You may need to also speak with an attorney familiar with immigration law.

Won't be easy. She may have to reapply for permanent residency. Get started now!

Good luck.

Answer 9

Don't you have something like an Immigration & Naturalization Service through which you could arrange permanent residency & then citizenship for your wife?

Answer 10

1 more wont matter 400 thou polish in 2 mts happy days