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jambo
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 Posted - 23 Feb 2010 : 14:28:21
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congrats to Sister Omega, I am sure there aren't menay questions you have not asked or been asked.
I am looking at the posting, the visa fees for Gambians is high £1000+ for fast track.
is this the normal for african countries or just Gambia. |
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sab
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 Feb 2010 : 15:29:19
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Jambo,I believe you may have mis-read Sister O. The £1020 fast track and £840 via the mail service referred to is NOT a Gambian Visa. It is 'indefinate leave to remain in the UK' which you apply for after living in the UK for two years.
The settlement visa you apply for in The Gambia has to be paid in dalasi and is approximately twenty two thousand dalasi, that is extra to the above. |
The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
Edited by - sab on 26 Feb 2010 15:30:42 |
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Sister Omega
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 Feb 2010 : 18:32:54
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Hi Sab and Jambo there are two visas to apply for within marriage process the Spousal Visa which was 4000D three years ago. The applicant must show a past financial history in Gambia i.e bank accounts,birth certificates, pictures with their spouse, and letters received from them etc. And their spouse must be able to show at least 6 months bank, proof of address, payslips, birth certificates, passports etc. Also they both must provide individual passport pictures with their applications. It's impotant that they allow sufficient time for their applications to processed i.e buying a four to six weeks ticket to avoid having to book another flight just in case the process takes longer than two weeks.
Once the Spousal visa has been granted the Gambian spouse will have a valid visa for two years with "No Recourse to Public Funds stamped on it." They are allowed to work in the UK but will have restrictions placed on them because of their visa status. Within the last for weeks of their visa expiry date they should have taken and past their life in the UK test and made an application for their indefinite leave to remain (Settlement Visa which I mentioned in my previous post) After three years they can apply for a British passport.
I hope I've clafied the point.
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sab
United Kingdom
912 Posts |
Posted - 27 Feb 2010 : 22:22:47
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Sister Omega, thank u.
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/resources/en/docs/1903073/vaf4a
Valuable reading.
This form is for use outside the UK.
Fees payable..
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/visafees/
The present fee is £585.00 & being updated on 6th April 2010
I note that nearly three years back your 4000dalasi with the exchange rate at that time being around 52dalasi to the pound would have been approx £210.
I come back to this posting as on the 2nd April last year the 20,600dalasis fee was paid direct into the Fajara Office for settlement visa (2yr spouse) during the afternoon of the same day there was a declared holiday for the following day (Friday) because The Gambia Scorpions won the football - on Tues 7th the settlement visa was issued
It could be a shock if a person was to read this posting about your 4000dalasi fee then find themselves having to find 23,400 as of today with 40D to the pound & the required fee having gone up more than 100%.
regards,
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The world would be a poorer place if it was peopled by children whose parents risked nothing in the cause of social justice, for fear of personal loss. (Joe Slovo - African revolutionary) |
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Denise Johnson
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 04 Mar 2010 : 00:09:52
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Thanks everyone for all the advice and well wishes.
I'm really busy with work and making plans for the wedding at the moment so I've not been on to the Bantaba for a while!
We have lots of documents and proof to be able to back up the visa application. We have been together 5 years, including a period of time when i lived in Gambia for just short of a year.
We are getting married in Gambia, It's only a few weeks away now and we are both really excited! |
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turk
USA
3356 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2010 : 00:11:05
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Denise
Am I invited? |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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Denise Johnson
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2010 : 15:16:28
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| will you be in Gambia 10th April? |
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turk
USA
3356 Posts |
Posted - 05 Mar 2010 : 20:50:53
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| oh no, but congrats and wish you and your partner happiness. |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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Denise Johnson
United Kingdom
27 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2010 : 01:13:08
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thanks, we'll certainly try! |
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molly75
United Kingdom
86 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2010 : 05:01:39
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| Denise i hope you all have a great day and good luck for the future. I will be in Gambia at the same time as you, i fly out on the 5th. I am hoping to get married whilst i am there too, so i maybe well see you in Banjul!!! Thats if my future husband gets organised with things!!! |
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Lily
United Kingdom
422 Posts |
Posted - 11 Mar 2010 : 16:47:58
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| Molly - will be there until 9th (going out March 26th) if you feel like a pre-wedding drink it would be nice to meet you. |
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molly75
United Kingdom
86 Posts |
Posted - 15 Mar 2010 : 14:52:24
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| Lily that would be great, i love meeting new people. Where will you be staying? I will be staying at my favourite place...Badala Park!! : )) |
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Lily
United Kingdom
422 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2010 : 17:09:21
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| Molly - have sent you a private message.. |
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gambiabev
United Kingdom
3091 Posts |
Posted - 20 Mar 2010 : 17:13:26
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| Molly say hello to pap from me, he organises the bbq and if you stay there regular you will know him. Lots of the entertainment guys have left, gone to England or Holland, so I am told. |
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Denise Johnson
United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Jan 2011 : 23:46:56
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Originally posted by turk
Denise. UK Settlement visa is not guarantee as you are just getting married. You really need to have some valid evidence that your marriage is genuine. So, support your application with pictures, letters, bank wire transactions, western union transactions, DHL receipts etc.
Even you get a settlement visa for UK, you still need to apply for work visa for France. UK visa does not give you right to work in other countries in EU. Working in another EU countries is a right for only EU citizens.
well we applied a few weeks ago for the UK visa and supplied absolutely loads of documents to prove our 6 year relationship is sound, this week my husband has been granted a 2 year visa to come to the UK. I think a good strong application with plenty of backup did it! |
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