Applying for FLR but not till March

Oh wow so even if the visa say it expires in April I can apply before then but still have the 8 weeks open and I can still work and use the NHS during the 8 week period without it interrupting my work schedule ?  This is really good information as always I will consider the 8 week processing times if nothing is correct with in the next 2 months

Yep - the only thing you have to do is submit the online application before your visa expires... you don't even have to have attended biometrics yet, because your official application date is the date the online application is submitted.

As long as you make an 'in-time' application (submit it before the visa expires), your spousal visa and right to work will be automatically extended under 3C Leave while the visa is processing.

It sounds like the free biometrics appointments can have a wait of a few weeks or even a couple of months, so you could schedule your biometrics for a later date, and then hope it takes a while for the visa to be processed after that (although there is always the chance that it might be processed in, say 4 weeks, and not 8 weeks).

BUT as I said, this is not guaranteed... you could do all of that and still find that your FLR(M) expires before you can qualify to apply for ILR, which would mean applying for another FLR(M) to bridge the gap.

You have until April to get the correction sorted out though, so hopefully you won't have to worry about applying in April, and can just apply later in the year.

Yep - the only thing you have to do is submit the online application before your visa expires... you don't even have to have attended biometrics yet, because your official application date is the date the online application is submitted.

As long as you make an 'in-time' application (submit it before the visa expires), your spousal visa and right to work will be automatically extended under 3C Leave while the visa is processing.

It sounds like the free biometrics appointments can have a wait of a few weeks or even a couple of months, so you could schedule your biometrics for a later date, and then hope it takes a while for the visa to be processed after that (although there is always the chance that it might be processed in, say 4 weeks, and not 8 weeks).

BUT as I said, this is not guaranteed... you could do all of that and still find that your FLR(M) expires before you can qualify to apply for ILR, which would mean applying for another FLR(M) to bridge the gap.

You have until April to get the correction sorted out though, so hopefully you won't have to worry about applying in April, and can just apply later in the year.

So some good news I think .. just got an email from the home office and it says “ thank you for your email .. we can confirm that the BRP has already been produced on 17/01/2020 and the permit should be delivered in 3-5 working days of production.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide you with a delivery  reference at this stage as this is not made available until 48 hours after production of the permit “


So good news right ? I hope 🤞🏻

So some good news I think .. just got an email from the home office and it says “ thank you for your email .. we can confirm that the BRP has already been produced on 17/01/2020 and the permit should be delivered in 3-5 working days of production.

Unfortunately we are unable to provide you with a delivery  reference at this stage as this is not made available until 48 hours after production of the permit “


So good news right ? I hope

Yep . They wouldn’t have produced a BRP if they weren’t correcting the visa .

Hope you get it soon .


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Yep - the only thing you have to do is submit the online application before your visa expires... you don't even have to have attended biometrics yet, because your official application date is the date the online application is submitted.

As long as you make an 'in-time' application (submit it before the visa expires), your spousal visa and right to work will be automatically extended under 3C Leave while the visa is processing.

It sounds like the free biometrics appointments can have a wait of a few weeks or even a couple of months, so you could schedule your biometrics for a later date, and then hope it takes a while for the visa to be processed after that (although there is always the chance that it might be processed in, say 4 weeks, and not 8 weeks).

BUT as I said, this is not guaranteed... you could do all of that and still find that your FLR(M) expires before you can qualify to apply for ILR, which would mean applying for another FLR(M) to bridge the gap.

You have until April to get the correction sorted out though, so hopefully you won't have to worry about applying in April, and can just apply later in the year.

I know I’m a little late but my new Card came in the mail with the correct date of October 28th 2020 .. I just want to thank everyone for all their help and being so amazing  !!!!  Thank you 😊

I know I’m a little late but my new Card came in the mail with the correct date of October 28th 2020 .. I just want to thank everyone for all their help and being so amazing  !!!!  Thank you

Awesome! That’s great news !


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I know I’m a little late but my new Card came in the mail with the correct date of October 28th 2020 .. I just want to thank everyone for all their help and being so amazing  !!!!  Thank you 😊

You must be so relieved!  Congratulations!

A sigh of relief!


You could actually sense the stress at the highest point at the start of the thread and then at the end it evaporates!


I'm glad you ended up getting it sorted fairly easily.

I know I’m a little late but my new Card came in the mail with the correct date of October 28th 2020 .. I just want to thank everyone for all their help and being so amazing  !!!!  Thank you 😊

Waahooo!!!!!!