I recently married a German national who is working in the UK and would like to invite my children (from previous marriage) of ages 20 and 19 who are residing in Russian Federation. Can I do that?
Yes. You can invite your children on family permit (6 months visa) that can be switched to a five-year residence card and on completion of total five years of stay; they can apply for permanent residence in the UK. Question: I came here on a spouse visa together with my 7 years old son (from my previous marriage) in July 2006 in the UK but unfortunately my marriage did not work very well. My husband is an alcoholic and used to beat me every day over trivial things. I reported to the Police as well and now presently residing at the accommodation provided by the social services. My husband has now commenced divorce proceedings and is threatening my child and me to deport from the UK. I am very worried. Can I do something to stay in the UK? Answer: Yes. You can apply for ILR on the basis of domestic violence. It does not matter whether you have completed your 2 years on spouse visa or not and you also do not need to do life in the UK test to apply for settlement. We strongly advise to tak
