settlement/spouse visa

[rhaichard]

can anyone help us ? we dont know if what visa we can apply , when we look on website it said that we need to be 2 years married before we can apply a spouse visa but when we try to get another 6 months visit visa they refuse my application. we dont know if we are allowed now to get a spouse any suggestion please ???? we are only married now for 11 months

[Terpe]

Hi rhaichard, welcome here to the forum.

You do not need to have been married for 2 years in order to apply for a visa , but you do need to comply with other requirements including a pass certificate for UKBA approved English Language Test.

Please take at this forum thread called How To Apply For A Spouse Visa

Just follow the links to the UKBA website information.

It's important to understand that the immigration rules relating to finances will be changed on July 9th 2012

If you are in a position to submit and pay for the visa application before Friday July 6th then the application will be treated under existing rules.

All applications made on and after Monday July 9th will be subject to review under the new rules.

In principle the significant change is that the UK Sponsor now needs to prove an annual gross income of £18600

[sexiimulditah]

I intend to lodge mine this month..Shoots we couldnt make it by july 9..but my husbands annual income is 35k.....and we already have all the docs,and few more coming in 2 weeks...shud I have something to worry?????i hope it wont be that bad

[sexiimulditah]

Oops I mean next month lol..not this month

[rhaichard]

i've been in the uk last 6 months i just got back here in the philippines last 3rd of june ... when they declined my application they only put in the refusal paper that we need to apply spouse visa instead of visit visa because im in legal age this year .. the only requirement that i dont have is english test .. i dont know where i can get that ...

[lastlid]

i've been in the uk last 6 months i just got back here in the philippines last 3rd of june ... when they declined my application they only put in the refusal paper that we need to apply spouse visa instead of visit visa because im in legal age this year .. the only requirement that i dont have is english test .. i dont know where i can get that ...

Hopkins in Makati....and there are other regional places if you live further afield.
http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....hlight=Hopkins

895-9944/896-5808 or 09175972278

[rhaichard]

i want to know if i need to take writing test also for english language test ?



thanks

[lastlid]

i want to know if i need to take writing test also for english language test ?



thanks

When my wife took her English Language test at Hopkins she had to take the test in all four of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. But only needed to pass in Listening and Reading (I think) ...brb I will check that. OOPS Listening and Speaking...see email below from TOIEC Hopkins. This may have changed by now. This was a year ago.

[lastlid]

"Dear MR LASTLID,

Yes, we are confirming that the skills requiring English proficiency scores are just the Listening and Speaking skills. We are assuming therefore that whatever other data that may be seen on the submitted document (e.g. score report card) should not affect the application.

Effective July 17 2011, the minimum TOEIC score requirements are as follows:
Listening - 60 (out of total attainable score of 495; 12%)
Speaking - 50 (out of total attainable score of 200; 25% )

Regards,
TOEIC Philippines"

[Terpe]

Hope you can find time to review the UKBA requirement Evidence of your English language ability

Also the List of UKBA approved English Language Tests

[rhaichard]

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...lish-tests.pdf


UKBA gave this link to me ..


it make me confuse now

i read a lot of info about the english test ,also HOPKINS told to me that LISTENING and SPEAKING i should pass


but the approved english test just change last 24th january 2012 and WRITING is in there ..

[rhaichard]

UKBA gave a link to me
about the new approved english test
its been change last 24th of january

it said that i need to pass A1 or
listening-weak
reading-weak
speaking weak
writing-weak

but HOPKINS said that i only
need to pass listening and speaking for my visa




im confuse now ...

[sexiimulditah]

Listening and Reading is somehow together......and then Speaking is the second one...thats all u need to pass..u dont need to take Writing exam.....hope u got it now......

[manilabong]

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...lish-tests.pdf


UKBA gave this link to me ..


it make me confuse now

i read a lot of info about the english test ,also HOPKINS told to me that LISTENING and SPEAKING i should pass


but the approved english test just change last 24th january 2012 and WRITING is in there ..

Hi, there! I took the IELTS (General Training module) last March and the Speaking Test was the only test done separately. The rest (Reading, Writing, and Listening) were done at the same time. That's why I'm not sure if you can tell them that you'll just take the Listening and Speaking tests. I think it'd be better if you take them all. A high score isn't required after all. You just need to know the basics, as far as I'm concerned.

The IELTS I took was the one under the British Council in Ortigas (I'm pretty sure they have branches in other areas as I have encountered some who took the exam in Davao and Baguio). What's nice isonce you've paid (less 9000 pesos), they have manuals in their office where you can review for free. That's what I did and I'm glad I did it because it helped me familiarize the tests.

Good luck

[rhaichard]

Listening and Reading is somehow together......and then Speaking is the second one...thats all u need to pass..u dont need to take Writing exam.....hope u got it now......

i know about that ...
because im already paid and scheduled for the test but the only thing im worried about is about the NEW APPROVED ENGLISH TEST thats was released 24th january 2012 and writing test is the list that need to pass.I only want that to be clear because i dont want to pay for my visa application and it will be refuse again.

[rhaichard]

can anyone tell to me if how hard is the speaking test ?

my exam is tomorrow and im really nervous ..