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You put United States or USA for both.


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Thank you!

Another question. As far as "How long I intend to stay in the UK" is permanently the right answer? Or should it just be the length of the first spouse visa?

Indefinitely.

Permanently or indefinitely is fine .

You’re applying for a visa which will eventually lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain, so it’s expected you are planning to move permanently.

Unfortunately the online application is pretty generic and is similar for most visas, so some questions may not seem like they are relevant to you (i.e. for someone applying for a visitor visa, the length of time they plan to stay is important (must not be more than 6 months), but for a spousal visa, it’s not).


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Indefinitely.

Permanently or indefinitely is fine .

You’re applying for a visa which will eventually lead to Indefinite Leave to Remain, so it’s expected you are planning to move permanently.

Unfortunately the online application is pretty generic and is similar for most visas, so some questions may not seem like they are relevant to you (i.e. for someone applying for a visitor visa, the length of time they plan to stay is important (must not be more than 6 months), but for a spousal visa, it’s not).

Thanks, larrabee and ksand24. Yes it definitely is frustrating trying to answer vague/generic questions that I am unsure of the answer too. I really appreciate this help. We had thought about getting lawyer to ask these sorts of questions too. But my fiancé was advised by everyone on this forum not to go that route. I so appreciate the support found here.

I have a question regarding travel dates. The online application asks me to "list all the dates I traveled outside my country of residence in the last 10 years."

I have a list of all the dates I've flown and traveled out of country. However, I live right across the border with Canada. My mother and I have traveled frequently across the border to grab coffee and listen to music. I have no record of these dates and they do not stamp it in my passport when I travel to Canada. Should I just try to guess at every time I've been over the border and list all of them? It would be a lot. Or should I just list the travel dates that are stamped in my passport?

Thank you.

Another question about English Language requirement:

There are two questions on the online application:

1.Are you exempt from the English language requirement?
No

2. How did you meet the English language requirement?
I am a citizen of the USA, English is my first language.

Are these answers correct?

I have a question regarding travel dates. The online application asks me to "list all the dates I traveled outside my country of residence in the last 10 years."

I have a list of all the dates I've flown and traveled out of country. However, I live right across the border with Canada. My mother and I have traveled frequently across the border to grab coffee and listen to music. I have no record of these dates and they do not stamp it in my passport when I travel to Canada. Should I just try to guess at every time I've been over the border and list all of them? It would be a lot. Or should I just list the travel dates that are stamped in my passport?

Thank you.

I lived on the Canadian border and had the same issue. I wrote the times I could remember (due to picking up husband at Canadian airport) and then listed that there were approximately x number of trips per year on a land crossing with no passport stamp and that I couldn't remember exact dates.

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I lived on the Canadian border and had the same issue. I wrote the times I could remember (due to picking up husband at Canadian airport) and then listed that there were approximately x number of trips per year on a land crossing with no passport stamp and that I couldn't remember exact dates.

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Thank you, Margo. It's good to know someone else has had this issue. That's a good idea to put the days of traveling to pick up my husband. Can I ask how you wrote the "x number of trips per year?" On the website there is only:

Date of Travel:
Country Visited:
Reason for the Trip:

Did you include it here or in the box titled additional information at the end?

Thank you, Margo. It's good to know someone else has had this issue. That's a good idea to put the days of traveling to pick up my husband. Can I ask how you wrote the "x number of trips per year?" On the website there is only:

Date of Travel:
Country Visited:
Reason for the Trip:

Did you include it here or in the box titled additional information at the end?

I put it in the additional information and referenced the question #. It was so much cheaper and a direct flight to have him fly to Canada so it helped a bit for that question!

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Another question about English Language requirement:

There are two questions on the online application:

1.Are you exempt from the English language requirement?
No

2. How did you meet the English language requirement?
I am a citizen of the USA, English is my first language.

Are these answers correct?

No. Not quite correct.

You ARE exempt BECAUSE you are a citizen of an English speaking country.

So, your answers should be:
1. Yes

And if it asks how you are exempt:
2. You are a US citizen

From the UKVI website:

Nationalities that are exempt
You won’t need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re a citizen of:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland (for citizenship only)
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
USA
https://www.gov.uk/english-language/exemptions



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I put it in the additional information and referenced the question #. It was so much cheaper and a direct flight to have him fly to Canada so it helped a bit for that question!

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Thank you so much, Margo! This was extremely helpful <3 That's what we found too. It was way cheaper to have him fly into Canada.

No. Not quite correct.

You ARE exempt BECAUSE you are a citizen of an English speaking country.

So, your answers should be:
1. Yes

And if it asks how you are exempt:
2. You are a US citizen

From the UKVI website:

Nationalities that are exempt
You won’t need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re a citizen of:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland (for citizenship only)
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
USA
https://www.gov.uk/english-language/exemptions



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Ah I see. Thank you that makes sense!

I put it in the additional information and referenced the question #. It was so much cheaper and a direct flight to have him fly to Canada so it helped a bit for that question!

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Sorry, but I just noticed on the online application it doesn't show me the question numbers. Do you think if I just reference the question title for "Have you ever traveled outside your courtesy of residence in the last 10 years" in the additional information that would be enough of a reference?

Thank you!

Also, I have a question about traveling to and from airports. For instance, while I lived in US I traveled through Canada to get to the Canadian airport to fly to the UK. Also while I lived in the UK I traveled multiple times to mainland Europe, home to the states for Christmas, etc. through the airport in Dublin, Ireland.

Do I need to count these each of the days I was in and out of Canada/Ireland traveling to and from the airport under the question: Have you ever traveled outside your courtesy of residence in the last 10 years?

Also, I have a question about traveling to and from airports. For instance, while I lived in US I traveled through Canada to get to the Canadian airport to fly to the UK. Also while I lived in the UK I traveled multiple times to mainland Europe, home to the states for Christmas, etc. through the airport in Dublin, Ireland.

Do I need to count these each of the days I was in and out of Canada/Ireland traveling to and from the airport under the question: Have you ever traveled outside your courtesy of residence in the last 10 years?

I think you can attach a separate list with all of your travel (and save it for future visas). You want to list everything you possibly can.

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