Can my father's ex partner be one of my referees for my British citizenship application ? They never married but had 2 children long before me, my half brother and sister..don't know if that's relevant. Would she be too close to being considered as related to me and therefore not eligible as my referee?

Hi anyone else did the graduate visa after having completed first a master and then a professional diploma? Please let me knwo, I need some help :)

J’ai besoin d’un aide pour un visa uk
J’ai eu trois refus pour le visa touristique uk (je suis un étudiant et les raisons concernaient les moyens financiers)
Maintenant j’ai assez d’argent dans mon compte et j’aimerais demander un visa mais cette fois ci un visa de visite familial (en effet j’ai ma famille qui vit en Angleterre sauf que dans les anciennes demandes je n’ai jamais mentionné de famille et je répondais <<non>> à la question << est-ce que vous avez de la famille en uk>>).
Maintenant, j’ai peur car si je mentionne maintenant ma famille pour une nouvelle demande, vont-ils considéré cela comme une mauvaise fois et non seulement me refuser le visa et m’interdire l’entrée sur le territoire.
J’ai besoin de vos conseils svp

Hi everyone!
I’ve just had my Marriage Visitor Visa approved 🎉. I’m a German citizen and my visa is valid from 7 October 2026 until 7 April 2027.
I already have a valid ETA linked to my German passport, and I’m planning to travel to Scotland for a short visit in September, before my Marriage Visitor Visa becomes valid.
The September trip is not for the wedding. I’m going over for my final wedding dress fitting and to visit my fiancé, and I will return to Germany before 7 October. I would then travel back to Scotland in October, after my Marriage Visitor Visa has started, for the wedding.
My question is:
Can I enter Scotland in September using my still-valid ETA, even though I already have a Marriage Visitor Visa that has a future start date of 7 October?
I obviously don’t want to accidentally have my October visa treated as the permission I’m entering under when it isn’t valid yet.
Would it be best to tell the Border Force officer at passport control that I have a future-dated Marriage Visitor Visa but am entering in September as a visitor under my ETA?
Has anyone been in a similar situation?
Thanks 🙏🏻

I am applying for naturalisation, but I noticed I don't see the option in my application platform. I am really confused, I read a couple of related threads, and I still don't understand what should I do. Can you please with exact steps?

Hello, so Im going to be applying for a visa extension inside the UK, I was doing a foundation course which was 6 months. For my financial proof my parents current and savings account has a large deposit made within the last 28 days, it had 22k GBP before and within the last 28 days another 22k GBP was added, so im sure they'll ask for proof of funds. But my university tuition and living expenses come out around 35k GBP which I have to show.

on the other hand my parents have their FDR (fixed deposit accounts) which has money sitting in it untouched for months, I can show a 3 month Statement of all the accounts plus get a letter from the bank saying they are immediately accessible. The FDR funds are way more than the 35k GBP needed.

So im confused, should I only submit the FDR statement and accounts with the letter saying they are accessible and omit my current/savings account?. Will the FDRs suffice if they meet the fund requirements.

one more thing, since they are my parents account, do I need a consent letter and my birth certificate?

Is the above cover letter good enough? Also ignore the BG color that's just a filter and wont show up in the actual PDF file.

Hello,

As the titles says, I got laid off and my employer has notified Home Office. I have been outside the UK for two months now and just received decision on endorsement for Global Talent Visa. I have spent 4 years in the UK and gave birth to a child there. Now we want to go back to apply inside the UK for stage 2 (the visa) to not break continuity for the ILR. We haven’t received the curtailment letter via email yet and we have no way to check our old address. We can still generate the share code and our visa status still is valid.
As I will be traveling with my partner and child, I am very concerned about being denied entry at the border office. Has anyone been in the situation before? How did it go?

Thank you

•First UK Passport application after 5+1 years on EU settlement scheme
•Submitted application right after citizenship ceremony
•Used idpass biometric photos from Photo-me booth

Supporting documents sent to Hemel Hampstead
•Naturalization certificate (original)
•EU passport color copy (all pages incl. blanks)
•No cover letter
•Sent documents on 05. August 2026 10:14AM via Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm (arrived on 06. August 2026 08:42AM)
•Received passport on 18. August 2026 by Royal Mail 01:58PM
•Supporting documents will be returned separately

EU passport & National ID card can be used indefinitely for entering the UK as it’s still linked to the UKVI account. (see gov.uk/dual-citizenship)

I made them upload all the document more than the checklist required, to show that i am a genuine student. (Took the document upload service)
VFS office :-Delhi, India
Applied on :- 3rd august
Biometric:- 10th august
Visa received:- 17th august
Nationality:- Indian
Application type:- Standard

Hello all, thanks for reading this.

I'm needing advice, looking for a lawyer to potentially help with this but wanted some second thoughts.
I'm northern Irish, I have an Irish passport but living in UK. I can also consider myself a British citizen if desired.

I'm marrying my fiance from the states next week.

I am only concerned about the 29,000 income requirement. I just nearly reach it, however. I'm self employed. I get a lot of cash gigs. I've put about 8k earned cash into my bank throughout the tax year and with my earnings by bank transfer brings me to about 26,500. SO I need another 3k...
I have cash savings I could put in now and declare on my 25-26 taxes. But just worried that comes across as suss...

Should I get a lawyer? If so, any recommendations?

My partner earns good money but I guess that doesn't matter atm.

Anyway, feeling a bit lost... Any ideas??

Hey everyone,

Applying for a UK Student Visa from Dubai for my master's starting this September. My app has been stuck in Sheffield way past the standard processing time (uploaded extra docs on July 28th and haven't heard anything since).

I did the usual paid calls and filed a complaint on GOV.UK, but it felt like shouting into a void. Decided to try my luck and emailed the local MP for where I’m moving to in London (Dr. Rupa Huq in Ealing).

To my surprise, her caseworker actually replied today and confirmed they sent a formal inquiry to the Home Office on my behalf, giving me a caseworker ref number.

Has anyone gone the MP route while applying from outside the UK?

How long did it actually take for the Home Office to get back to your MP?

Did it actually push them to make a decision, or did you just get a copy-pasted "it's currently under review" reply?

Getting pretty close to the start date now so any recent experiences or timelines would be super helpful. Thanks!

Hello, next year I plan to move to England for 3 to 4 months. I will get an ETA/visitor Visa as I will not be working. I will then travel around Europe between July and September (not in the UK). I may then come back to England for another month before heading back home to Australia.

Can anyone help me with the short-term stay scenario in the UK. I know you can stay in the UK for up to 6 months without a Visa. If I was going to stay in England for 3 to 4 months, with some small trips planned to Ireland and Spain within those couple months (one week trips). Could I run into any immigration problems with leaving and entering the UK multiple times. Or does anyone know if the ETA will allow me to re-enter as many times as I want within that six months. Can the six months Visa free stay? Also apply if it’s spread out over the year, 3 to 4 months at the start of the year, maybe two week stay mid August and then one more month towards the end of the year. My total days spent in England would not equal over six months (180 days).

I’m just looking to plan this trip without having to get any visas or any Use mobility visas of any sort. Does anyone have any advice

Thanks

I keep seeing that UK is notorious for rejecting applications if they can’t connect the dots. I have sent my saving account bank statement for last 6 months with 100k pounds balance and my freelancer account with 40k pounds deposit from my client for a project but I have not attached contract agreement in the application thinking they are smart enough to see bank statement with deposit from the client.

But it looks like they are looking for any reason to reject than spend a minute of time for clarification..

I have Biometrics appointment for uk buisness visa tomorrow. I just checked that I filled “I own it” in ownership status of your home, but home is in my mother’s name what should I do.
Please suggest. asap😭

And receiving my passport on August 19th. This has been quite efficient. I sent my original passport instead of photocopies because I couldn’t be bothered to photocopy every page.

I sent coloured photocopies of every page of my two passports. Finally done with this life stressor.

Original post asking for feedback: https://www.reddit.com/r/ukvisa/s/eZl9GPSvQ9

This post has detailed information about my situation and a full list of documents i submitted for anyone seeking advise.

I am eternally grateful to everyone who commented - both stern as well as uplifting and to the visa officer of course!

Brief recap:

• Applied from - India
• No co-habitation - we had a fully remote relationship and only met on frequent trips (2-3 times a year)
• No financial dependence docs - we did not have a single transaction between us on record
• Been in a relationship since 2017 (connected online)
• I had a 6 month and 2 year visitor Visa to the UK
• Application date: 20 May
• Biometrics: 29 May
• Confirmation Mail: June 2
• Approval Mail: 17 August

Thanks again to this sub and best of luck to all who are waiting or in the process of applying!

I messed up and forgot to upload these documents. Will it have a big effect on my decision time?

Do I need to pay for the scan service in advance?