Priority Spouse Visa FALL Timeline (Oct-Dec)

Yay! Congrats Brian1010014!

I was thinking about all the things I will miss in California once we move to the UK. So today my son and I did a very Californian thing and enjoyed lunch at In-N-Out Burgers. He loves fries (chips) just like mum!

What a cutie!

question for those who have got their visa:

do you get a letter from home office with your stuff, or just the visa in your passport?  do you only get a letter if you are rejected? just curious.

question for those who have got their visa:

do you get a letter from home office with your stuff, or just the visa in your passport?  do you only get a letter if you are rejected? just curious.

Fiance visa is just the sticker in the passport.

Spouse visa is the sticker in the passport plus a letter telling you when and where to collect your BRP.

Fiance visa is just the sticker in the passport.

Spouse visa is the sticker in the passport plus a letter telling you when and where to collect your BRP.

fiancé doesn’t get a bio card? oh, is that only for nhs?

fiancé doesn’t get a bio card? oh, is that only for nhs?

No, BRP won't be issued until after you marry and switch to FLR(M).  A BRP states right to work information and NHS information.  Neither of which are applicable to a fiance visa.

fiancé doesn’t get a bio card? oh, is that only for nhs?

Only visas valid MORE than 6 months get a BRP card.

Fiancé visas are valid 6 months, so they are issued as just a 6-month visa sticker in the passport and you can enter at any time in the 6 months. Then when you marry and switch to a 30-month FLR(M), it will be issued as a BRP instead of a passport sticker.

Spousal visas are valid 33 months so they are issued in 2 parts:
- 30-day entry vignette in the passport... so you have to enter within those 30 days
- 33-month BRP card, which is the actual visa, picked up from a Post Office in the UK within 30 days of arriving


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Only visas valid MORE than 6 months get a BRP card.

Are BRP cards new? I received two tier 4 stickers in my passport (both for 12 month courses). The latest was for Sept 2013 - Sept 2014. Then got my BRP card when I switched to FLR(M). Have they completely done away with the visa stickers even for students? I can’t keep up!

Are BRP cards new? I received two tier 4 stickers in my passport (both for 12 month courses). The latest was for Sept 2013 - Sept 2014. Then got my BRP card when I switched to FLR(M). Have they completely done away with the visa stickers even for students? I can’t keep up!

Fairly new -  they started issuing BRPs for entry clearance visas from May 31st 2015.

So, if you were to apply for a Tier 4 valid more than 6 months now, you would get a 30-day vignette and a BRP.


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Anything today anyone?

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Anything today anyone?

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I'm starting to think that they don't do Friday's

No.... and on Monday it will be 30 business days for me.

I'm starting to think that they don't do Friday's

Sure seems that way...

I'm starting to think that they don't do Friday's

Never give up! Fridays are often busy days for decisions! 

I'm starting to think that they don't do Friday's

If you saw the weather here this week, you'd see that productivity across the UK has dropped massively!   

Hang in there.  It'll happen and you'll forget all about the wait!

No.... and on Monday it will be 30 business days for me.

You better hear soon!


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