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✎ EN Unique Situation / Need Advice - US moving to UK

Discussion in 'Immigration UK' started by juliehicks75, Oct 5, 2006.

  1. juliehicks75

    juliehicks75 New Member

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    I have already been granted a fiance visa for the UK and plan to move there in mid November to live with my fiance. Our plan is to have the wedding in a few months, and then after that I would get a work permit and look for a job in the UK. Interestingly, a few weeks after I was granted my visa and bought my tickets to go to the UK for 13 November, my former employer - a US company with a UK location - got wind that I was planning to move there and they are now offering me a job. They are willing to sponsor me for the work permit because they want me to start ASAP, which is great because I have no intention of moving up the date for getting married. I am worried though that the fact I already have a fiance visa will cause issues with getting a work permit through the US company. Does anyone know what issues this situation might present?
     
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    Hi,
    It's better for you to go with fiance visa and then get the residence permit through marriage than getting a work permit. Why?
    Because with the marriage visa you will get the permanent residence in 2 years, and then will be able to get a british passport too.

    If you go with a work permit, it will take 5 years until you get permanent residence status. And this work permit will be valid only for the current job. You will not be able to change jobs without getting a new work permit, etc...

    You better be in the flexible side and go with the marriage visa - you never know how the market is, and if you have a marriage visa your employer will know you are flexible and if you get a better offer you may go! But if they know you depend on them to stay with the visa, they may not give you proper pay rises, etc...
     
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    Glauco,the point here is that poster wants to work from the moment she arrives.She cant do that on fiance visa,thats why need for a work permit.
    Once married she can apply for spouse visa,which supersede any work permit given.
     
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