Forum Immigration UK


Forum of expats in the Immigration UK: Ask questions and participate to discussions concerning expatriation.

  Search the whole website

  User's Charter  -  Help  -  Terms and Rules  -  Privacy Policy

✎ EN Australian woman, meets Polish man in England

Discussion in 'Immigration UK' started by Reeny, Jun 14, 2007.

  1. Reeny

    Reeny Member

    Joined:
    Jun 14, 2007
    Messages:
    6
    Likes Received:
    0
    HELP!

    Here's the scenario from hell.
    Aussie woman on working holiday visa goes to England.
    Polish Man, CIS card, goes to England.

    they meet, they fall in Love, they move in together. But, Polish man's divorce is not finalised before Australian woman's work permit expires (gotta love that stupid stay for 2 years work for 1 rule)

    Australian woman attempts to sort out the whole mess from Australia. Cant apply for fiance visa without Polish man having english residency.

    Working holiday makers visa restricted time in the UK, so cant qualify as unmarried partner because didn't have long enough time living together in the UK.

    CIS holders do not need to apply for the workers registration scheme. But no-one at the home office seems to know if you need to be on the WRS if you have worked under the CIS for your first year in England, then switched to a wage.

    Cant get a residency certificate if he does need to be on the WRS, if he applies for the WRS then its a 12 months slog for a residency certificate.

    immigrations suggestion: apply for visit to marry, marry, LEAVE THE COUNTRY, and then apply under EEA law, from Australia. Hands up if you can afford to cross the globe twice?

    If Aussie woman applies for a working holiday visa to Ireland, (which she feels she can qualify for) marries Polish man in, say, Gibraltar or something, and then applies to stay in whichever country they choose to live in under the EU treaty, will we have any issues?

    Its one thing to think outside squares, its another to think outside countries.

    And what about if god forbid, they try to tackle australian immigration???
     
  2. Triple H

    Triple H Addicted member

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2005
    Messages:
    1,279
    Likes Received:
    0
    Gender:
    Male
    City:
    Dublin
    Living In:
    Ireland
    Nationality:
    British (GB)
    Languages:
    English
    Yes,you could do that.
    Once married you could apply for a Family Permit in Dublin.

    P.S
    Do not attempt to use EU law in Ireland.
    DOJ,department of justice in Ireland has basically closed this route.Lots of people are stranded at the moment and all applications are refused.
     
  3. thsths

    thsths Addicted member

    Joined:
    Apr 27, 2007
    Messages:
    239
    Likes Received:
    0
    Gender:
    Male
    Living In:
    United Kingdom
    Nationality:
    German (DE)
    Languages:
    Deutsch, English
    Yes, the EU law can be a bit strange if you want to get together. The problem is that it was written with mobility in mind, so the main case they considered was a family moving together to a different EU state.

    Don't go to Ireland, they seem to be a bit weird at the moment. What about Poland? It is easy to get married there? Getting the EEA family permit from Poland once you are married should be pretty easy.

    The other thing you can always try is to just send the application and see what happens. I have the feeling that you will never get a reliable answer to a question from the Home Office unless you actually apply.
     
  4. Kaitain

    Kaitain Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 19, 2006
    Messages:
    72
    Likes Received:
    0
    Gender:
    Male
    Living In:
    United Kingdom
    Nationality:
    British (GB)
    Languages:
    English
    To extend thsths' comment, what about marrying in Australia? It's an expensive option, but at least the bureaucracy will be familiar to you: it does seem to be a recurring theme on here that it's simpler to marry in a foreign country, then apply for entry to the UK as a family.
     
  5. Triple H

    Triple H Addicted member

    Joined:
    Feb 9, 2005
    Messages:
    1,279
    Likes Received:
    0
    Gender:
    Male
    City:
    Dublin
    Living In:
    Ireland
    Nationality:
    British (GB)
    Languages:
    English
    Polish still need visa for AUS,so that may cause difficulties.
     
Loading...
Similar Threads Forum Date
✎ EN Australian Spouse overstayed on her Visa. Immigration UK Jun 21, 2011
✎ EN EEA for australian Immigration UK Nov 10, 2009
✎ EN Australian to work in the UK? Immigration UK Feb 21, 2008
✎ EN Australian ESL teacher wants to work in Europe Immigration UK Jan 27, 2008
✎ EN Australian married to a Swedish National Immigration UK Oct 1, 2007

Share This Page