American girlfriend willing to settle in the UK
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From: The Reid on 29 May 2007 07:15 On Mon, 28 May 2007 15:44:46 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: >For giving you foreign cash before you leave on a trip? I have no idea- >I never do that. I don't know why you'd want to when the cheapest thing >is to use ATM's abroad- and that's where a Nationwide card comes in >handy. but I would always make sure I have cash before I go, theres no guarantee CCs will be usable for various reasons. -- Mike Reid Cutty Sark appeal"http://www.cuttysark.org.uk" email me at "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk"
From: d4g4h4 on 29 May 2007 07:21 The Reid <dontuse(a)fellwalk.co.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 27 May 2007 16:55:23 GMT, "William Black" > <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > >The paperwork gets a lot simpler and she'll be able to settle here within > >weeks. > > it might be months, my friends took quite a while, not sure if she can > work yet? If it's a settlement visa, of course she can. You can work the moment you arrive in the UK with it, or the moment you're visa is converted from within the UK (say if you were on a fianc�, student, visa etc.) I don't _think_ you can work with a fianc� visa, but this isn't relevant to the OP. The paperwork on the French side is the factor unknown to me. As I made quite clear, our application for my US partner took 2 weeks by post at the NYC consulate. US applications are generally quick. We could have done it on the same day, but we didn't want to have to go to NY. Our experience with the UK consulate in NY, and then subsequently with immigration at Liverpool when we applied for ILR was very effecient, and always courteous. Indeed, a woman from the NYC consulate actually called me in London (where I was at the time) to let me know it had been approved, because the July 4 holiday was the next day, and that would delay getting the passports back to my partner in Boston, and she wanted us to get the 'good news' asap! Word of advice for people. If you're applying from within the UK, you don't have to use your local centre. The one in Croydon is the busiest by far- I know people from the London area who've travelled up to Solihull (Birmingham) or Liverpool- both of which are not as inundated- and I imagine offer a less stressful experience. -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website "Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient." Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007
From: William Black on 29 May 2007 07:26 "The Reid" <dontuse(a)fellwalk.co.uk> wrote in message news:7a2o53tqba8mb1eknnbostldmm7q9ufvq2(a)4ax.com... > On Sun, 27 May 2007 16:55:23 GMT, "William Black" > <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > >>The paperwork gets a lot simpler and she'll be able to settle here within >>weeks. > > it might be months, my friends took quite a while, not sure if she can > work yet? A residence visa for a spouse allows them to work. -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea.
From: d4g4h4 on 29 May 2007 07:28 The Reid <dontuse(a)fellwalk.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 28 May 2007 15:44:46 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, > _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: > > >For giving you foreign cash before you leave on a trip? I have no idea- > >I never do that. I don't know why you'd want to when the cheapest thing > >is to use ATM's abroad- and that's where a Nationwide card comes in > >handy. > > but I would always make sure I have cash before I go, theres no > guarantee CCs will be usable for various reasons. This argument has come up with regard to euros. I always have euros (around 50 euro or so) so it's not something I worry about. ATM's are prevalent in euro-land- there's not a single place I can think of arriving at where I couldn't find a working ATM. How much do you reckon you pay in foreign currency charges a year? -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website "Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient." Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007
From: William Black on 29 May 2007 07:27
"The Reid" <dontuse(a)fellwalk.co.uk> wrote in message news:9m2o53dirb9ei19d0o27bocdlj8vf7kkqa(a)4ax.com... > On Mon, 28 May 2007 10:57:53 GMT, "William Black" > <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > >>The banks levy a tax on anyone with the temerity to spend money in Europe. > > banks cant levy taxes. Really! That'll give them a shock... -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |