American girlfriend willing to settle in the UK
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From: d4g4h4 on 27 May 2007 16:53 William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1hyshik.pqj3yrxq1108N%d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk... > > >> We applied in Bombay. > > > > Which I suspected, and was probably part of your experience. India and > > Pakistan have a huge number of applications. > > I thought that as well, but on looking at the figures there were only about > 4,000 visa applications for residency from India to the UK last year. Visa applications (work, residency, tourist everything) from India to the UK are in many tens of thousands every year- the US applications are a fraction of that. > >> The only real problem were the visa agents employed by the UK government > >> who > >> seemed to think they sat on the left hand of God rather being employed to > >> process people's paperwork. > > > > When did you apply? Our experience of 5 years ago was exemplerary as to > > how public officials should behave- not just the experience with the > > consulate, but then further when we went to Liverpool to apply for ILR. > > In India you have to deal with a company called VFS, who have just been > pulled up for bad computer security. They are, I'm afraid, rude arrogant > and inefficient. They separate husbands from wives as a matter of policy > when you're on the premises for no better reason than people are easier to > control in those circumstances. They ban the use of mobile phones, again > for no very good reason, You can't use your mobile in any UK immigration centre either- or in the passport line, for that matter. > and seem to be more than a little bit biased > towards the big travel companies who pay them loads of money in agent's > fees. > > Their offices are constantly patrolled by uniformed guards who look into > rooms through large glass peepholes, ever door has a uniformed person on it > and every person moving about the place, even from room to room is wafted > by some sort of metal detector. > > It's also the 'usual level of efficency' for Indian uniformed security > guards, useless... > > All in all, to put it into 'management speak', they have 'training isues' > with their aproach to customer service. That sounds horrible, but remember that the OP's girlfriend is American, and will likely not be applying in India, so that's not really relevant. You also gave the advice to get married, without seeming to understand that the PACS or marriage certificate will just be another document for UK immigration. It seems to me you're assuming your bad Indian experience is universal- it certainly isn't. [] > > You shouldn't believe everything you're advised, and remember that the > > number of applications (and therefor amount of time they can take) vary > > from country to country. You can get them on the same day, if you make > > an appointment at one of the US consulates. > > I'm told that if you put your application in at this end and make an > appointment it only takes a day as well, Yet you said to the OP it would take up to 2 months. -- (*) ... 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 27 May 2007 17:00 "Mister Bartlett" <me2(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:1hysmyf.1bcpe45vs6tk2N%me2(a)privacy.net... > William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > >> "Magda" <magda(a)eu> wrote in message >> news:efej53hrpbafjqmqa7op2ekbbd6s8u12ut(a)4ax.com... >> > On Sun, 27 May 2007 17:02:09 GMT, in rec.travel.europe, "William Black" >> > <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> arranged some electrons, so they looked >> > like >> > this: >> >> > ... My wife needs a Schengen visa to visit Schengen countries. >> > >> > The wife of a french man won't need it. >> > >> > ... She has a UK residential visa. >> > >> > Sign the Schengen agreements! >> > >> > (Like that's gonna happen in my lifetime...) >> >> I wish. >> >> And the Euro as well. >> >> I can't get my head around people who think that having your own currency >> is >> a good thing for no very good reason except some sort of fear. > > Yep - fear of being taxed in the UK to pay for financial mismanagement > in, say, Greece. I'm afraid you're going to have to explain how a common currency will cause that. And why, for example, the French and the Germans don't seem to share your views. -- 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: William Black on 27 May 2007 17:00 "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1hysk01.byux9cn4cf0gN%d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk... >> I'm told that if you put your application in at this end and make an >> appointment it only takes a day as well, > > Yet you said to the OP it would take up to 2 months. I could have sworn I said 'up to 2 months'... -- 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 27 May 2007 17:08 William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > "Mister Bartlett" <me2(a)privacy.net> wrote in message > news:1hysmyf.1bcpe45vs6tk2N%me2(a)privacy.net... [] > > Yep - fear of being taxed in the UK to pay for financial mismanagement > > in, say, Greece. > > I'm afraid you're going to have to explain how a common currency will cause > that. > > And why, for example, the French and the Germans don't seem to share your > views. You've got a good sense of humour, I'll say that. The Germans didn't vote for the Euro, and it was only the overseas votes that narrowly got approval for the French vote. Germans in recent opinion polls would seem to want to rather not have it, and you could see the French refusal to ratify the European Constitution as a 'nay' to the Euro too. Of course, the Euro is here to stay- I'm glad these countries have it. Very convenient of them. I'd also favour all UK prices being in euros as well as pounds, as that might force some UK prices down. :) -- (*) ... 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: d4g4h4 on 27 May 2007 17:09
William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1hysk01.byux9cn4cf0gN%d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk... > > >> I'm told that if you put your application in at this end and make an > >> appointment it only takes a day as well, > > > > Yet you said to the OP it would take up to 2 months. > > I could have sworn I said 'up to 2 months'... That's what I swore you said too. -- (*) ... 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 |