This is a new twist to this blog. I have come across a success story
recently and thought to put it here for others to read and comment. As I
come across this success stories, I shall put them here as case
studies.
I have a friend who is like me, from Moldova (non-EU country). He came to the UK in 2005 (almost 9 years ago from today). He came on a work visa, but overstayed his visa. He got his National Insurance Number when his work visa was OK, and has been working on that National Insurance Number since then. The visa expired and he continued to work with no problems. In the course of time, he met a Romanian girl and had a child with her.
Recently he decided to try and legalise his status. I suggested a solicitor and he went about doing what the solicitor told him to do.
1 – Make sure his name is on the birth certificate for the child.
2 – Get married with the Romanian girl (which apparently you can do even though you have not a valid visa).
3 – Apply for a visa (what kind I am not sure, but he says he got a 5 years working visa).
Since there are so many different types of visa that you can apply for, it is hard to know exactly which one the solicitor actually applied for. But my friend says that he got a 5 year long working visa. Also, the solicitor is saying that after some time (we believe it to be 1 year), he could apply for an indefinite leave to remain visa. Of course, every step of the way you have to spend thousands of pounds, since the Home Office charges quite a bit. For him it was no different, but still I guess it is worth it.
Why I thought to publish this particular case study is because Moldova is not in the EU and hence it is very hard for Moldovans to get a visa to the UK. In this case since the wife was from Romania (a EU country now), the situation got clarified.
Knowing their commitment to each other, especially with the small child now, I am glad they got it sorted.
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I have a friend who is like me, from Moldova (non-EU country). He came to the UK in 2005 (almost 9 years ago from today). He came on a work visa, but overstayed his visa. He got his National Insurance Number when his work visa was OK, and has been working on that National Insurance Number since then. The visa expired and he continued to work with no problems. In the course of time, he met a Romanian girl and had a child with her.
Recently he decided to try and legalise his status. I suggested a solicitor and he went about doing what the solicitor told him to do.
1 – Make sure his name is on the birth certificate for the child.
2 – Get married with the Romanian girl (which apparently you can do even though you have not a valid visa).
3 – Apply for a visa (what kind I am not sure, but he says he got a 5 years working visa).
Since there are so many different types of visa that you can apply for, it is hard to know exactly which one the solicitor actually applied for. But my friend says that he got a 5 year long working visa. Also, the solicitor is saying that after some time (we believe it to be 1 year), he could apply for an indefinite leave to remain visa. Of course, every step of the way you have to spend thousands of pounds, since the Home Office charges quite a bit. For him it was no different, but still I guess it is worth it.
Why I thought to publish this particular case study is because Moldova is not in the EU and hence it is very hard for Moldovans to get a visa to the UK. In this case since the wife was from Romania (a EU country now), the situation got clarified.
Knowing their commitment to each other, especially with the small child now, I am glad they got it sorted.
If you find these articles useful, please like them on Facebook, Google+ or you can even tweet about them. Buttons are provided at the top of the page or below the comments. Thanks.
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