What legal routes can I go down to make sure my girfriend, of Japanese nationality, can stay in this country when her visa expires next summer? Marriage isn't out of the question but preferably not...
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If she's already gone the student route then she can look at an employer sponsorship. The country is desperate for skilled workers at the moment. Although you'd think she would have thought of this a bit earlier.
>Marriage isn't out of the question but preferably not...
Well do you think you'll definately be able to do better?
Welcome to a world of hurt. Remember Theresa May's "hostile environment"? Your girlfriend is in it. It's going to cost you thousands in fees no matter what route you take. I would strongly recommend getting a specialist immigration solicitor, because the rules are incredibly complicated and the Home Office reliably fuck things up at every opportunity.
The easiest route is probably a family followed an application for indefinite leave to remain, but other routes might be more suitable depending on your circumstances.
I have to say, researching all this has been depressing. If we can't sort all this, I fear I'll need to make a difficult choice and leave the country with her...
She has an impressive career history in commercial real estate, so I'm hoping that can land her a good job here at least.
>>463485 This, but also the Home Office really don't like being challenged when they get it wrong, and recent Home Secretaries have decided that the courts should keep their filthy noses out of the department's business.
OP, don't be surprised if you go through the process, they come to the wrong decision, and try to put the missus on a flight to Rwanda before you have a chance to contest it. Remember that former Imperial subjects who are now British citizens have been deported because the Home Office cleared out their evidence of eligibility for taking up too much space.
In all seriousness, joking and hyperbole aside, we really must abolish the Home Office.
>She has an impressive career history in commercial real estate
If she has plenty of money you'll be alright, just hire a good specialist solicitor.
The immigration system is just another one of those things where we have a lot of dense and impenetrable legislation designed to make it seem like there's some kind of system, some kind of rules and fairness to the criteria, but all it really is at the end of the day is a wealth filter.
>>463577 Well, I qualify for this £88k savings alone, and she has around 50k from what I gather. I'm hoping this is the biggest hurdle... Because despite healthy savings we don't really have the money for expensive solicitors.
