I have been in the UK for nearly nine years now - most of which I was on a student visa, and for only the past year and couple of months I’ve been on a spousal visa - which expires in July 2009.
I’m planning to file for divorce soon. My question is when do I need to notify the home office about the change. Do I have to wait for the divorce to be finalised or should I tell them of my plans for divorce.
He’s been threatening to call the home office and deport me (when he gets angry), despite the fact that I was on a student visa when we got married. He didn’t bring me to the UK. In fact I’ve lived here for more than 18 years in total (not continuous).
I know I can change my visa to ‘international graduate scheme’ if need be. But, do I need to do that now, or should I wait till my current residency permit (spousal) expires.
We’re both working away from our home now, and the last time we met in the house he took my house keys because I was washing some cutlery up in the kitchen when he arrived. He had ‘warned me’ that he wanted the house ‘clean’, although he’s not very clean himself. It all depends on his mood.
I hope you can be of some help
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tell them nothing
My understanding is that you have to notify them WHEN your circumstances change, not before.
u need to go to a legal site with that . they may be best able to help
go to citizens advice beuro you can talk to them confidentially and its free good luck xx
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Get out of there, before he hurts you, and contact an attorney for advice. If you plan on staying in england then you will have to notify the home office, before he starts trouble for you. If you plan on going back to the states, then go.
he can’t deport you anymore, you can go and apply for the citizenship if you have lived at least 10 years in England and if you are an E.U. citizen you need only 5 years. and you don’t need the jerk for.
Just sort out your status for yourself as in the ‘international graduate scheme’ bit and get your mail redirected so that he can’t control your life. Also check your eligibility to become a British Citizen if that is what you want.
“He’s been threatening.”,” He had ‘warned me’” he sounds like a jerk, why did you marry him at all. anyhow back to business:
my advice is never leave things till the last minute, if you are to apply for another visa, do it before your current visa expires, i’d assume that you have to let home office know about your divorce, since you informed them about your marriage.
18 yrs seems a long time, obviously u have been a student. but also been a wife, don’t let this person influence u, he is just scaring u. go and seek advice from citizen advice, no don’t let it expire . u don’t want to feel ur on the run all the time , this person seems very dominant seek Professional advice from government agencies. they can only give u the correct advice.
Id wait but dont take no crap make another key
hey
HI i came here on spouse visa and had to wait 2 years to get an indefinate, coz spuose visa basically mean that they are waiting to see if the marriage works out and u 2 live together under smae roof for 2 years and pay taxes and all, If not they can cancel your visa and send u back or something , its like a trial visa to see if its a legal marriage, coz u will need ur husbands bank statements and his passport and his house utiity bill to get an indefinate stay here, so dont say anything if u can as then they can cancel ur visa , Its good u have had a student visa in the past so they will offer u to stay and applu for that visa, but if u can just drag it bit and get his signature on that form of indefinate and then get ur visa and get out, coz once u have an indefinate u can get british passport regardless ur are married or not, coz if are still married u can apply for the passport in 1 year, if not then 2 years
Hope this helps
Good luck
xx
I would do my best to keep that arsewipe sweet for another nine months,then get that stamp on your passport then up,up and away.
Id let the divorce go through and then seek to have your visa status changed.