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ha! the more i read the more expensive it gets...
not sure whether they can enter the UK in January based on the 90-day visa-free stay and then apply for a family visa from there, or the nature of the stay being permanent meaning we’d have to apply for it before she travels, which’d then be an extra £500 and three months wait...
... then reading about the £624 a year immigration healthcare surchargefucking hell, absolutely kicking myself for not sorting this out sooner :/
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Not much information was given out ... In NI the government did mention settled status in a leaflet we all got.
But it was only register now, anything to do with more complex scenarios involving Brits and EU partners wasn't covered.
They really didn't do much, not sure for example in all of England even that was posted out.
Hope you can get something sorted :)
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then reading about the £624 a year immigration healthcare surcharge
for a settlement I dont think this will apply, its calculated on yearly basis as £200 a year for limited time visas like Tier 2 or Tier 4.
not sure whether they can enter the UK in January based on the 90-day visa-free stay and then apply
I think they should be able to but do check; home office calls in and out of country applications 'leave to remain' and 'entry clearance' you will need to read guidance for that. Some visa are not allowed for non-EU to male a leave to remain application with such as tourist visa.
which’d then be an extra £500 and three months wait...
Home office generally has two ways to apply, postal or in person, the in person application will give you the decision on the day but will take a couple of weeks for the BRP to arrive, generally the cost is double.
A good value might be doing postal application and giving that money to an immigration solicitor. I have done applications with and without solicitors and its a world of diff in terms of pain to collect documents etc. Their prices vary a lot, you will get everything between £500 - £2000 per applicant.
JWestland
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So cheap!
Joking aside. It will be mostly that. Look at how they treat non-EU spouses, it will be similar if not same process. Lots of documents, a solicitor and plenty of visa fees.