Visa Application.

[brock]

Wednesday my wife Nesa was in makati applying for a Schengen Visa, Today Saturday she gets a txt saying her passport is ready to be collected,,,,Fast,,,Good sign or Bad sign.?..

 

Silly woman forgot to pay them to deliver it by post, she now has to go all the way to Manila to collect it in person, unless another way of getting it...looking into it,

[jon1]

I think that it's a good sign. From my recollection, they will tell you immediately after the interview if the Visa is going to be denied.

 

Just curious, which embassy did she apply thru? I am going to be going thru this in April.

[brock]

Hi Jon, It was for The Netherlands, They are not so demanding as other are if you know your rights

[Jollygoodfellow]

Good sign or Bad sign.?..

 

Good sign, sign is they have not lost the passport,,, yet   :)

Another good sign is that her visa to Australia Netherlands is in the bag.  :thumbsup:

 

Stock up on viagra now  :cheersty:

[brock]

HaHa , Tom, I hope you`re right,

 

I,m Not as old as you are, No need for Viagra yet,,,Nesa IS my Viagra,,, Maybe when I get to your age I will need them,  :hystery:

[OnMyWay]

That is good to know about Netherlands.  I may have to do that with the girls in a few years.

 

I hope you are not going right away!  Your wife will be an ice cube!  If you are going to spend some time in the area while the flowers are in bloom, make sure you take her to Keukenhof.  I used to go every year when I lived in Germany and I never got tired of photographing the tulips.  You can do a day trip directly from the airport if need be.

 

http://www.keukenhof.nl/

[Markham]

That is good to know about Netherlands. I may have to do that with the girls in a few years.

I think Brock and his wife Nesa plan to avoid the onerous difficulties in obtaining a spousal visa for her to live in the UK by employing what has become known as the "Surinder Singh Route" after a landmark European Court ruling. The UK is not a signatory to the Schenghen Visa Treaty - as is most of the European Union - and Britons married to non-EU citizens are penalised by tough immigration laws which make it very difficult for foreign spouses to settle there. Furthermore, unlike the rest of the EU, Britain does not recognise the "Right to Family Life" for its citizens nor does it recognise that Britons are also EU citizens which allows the government to neatly avoid certain laws.

 

The "Surinder Singh Route" overcomes these difficulties. Basically the British half of the couple establishes a residence in a "friendly" EU country and with it some means of financial support. He can then apply for a Schenghen Visa for his non-EU spouse to which he is entitled by (EU) law. They remain as a couple in that "friendly country" until both have Residency Permits whereupon they apply for a UK Family Permit and then move to the UK. The non-EU spouse is granted permission to remain for up to 5 years and that is renewable.

[brock]

Good News, The Visa has been granted, We`re half way there.

 

Spot on Mark.

[Jack Peterson]

Good News, The Visa has been granted, We`re half way there.   Spot on Mark.

 

 

Well done, I just hope that the UK play by fair rules :)  

[brock]

  Well done, I just hope that the UK play by fair rules   

 

 

If they dont I will take them to court  :)