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Marisa, Thanks for you response. Your husband applied for his spouse visa, did you guys have jobs lined up at the time so to meet the financial requirements as I don't have a job there yet and certainly don't have sufficient savings? How stringent was the financial requirements? I assume your husband had to do the English test? How long did the spouse visa process take overall, did you have to wait long for the biometric interview? Thanks again for the info.

Hi All, Having just joined this forum, I've not had much time to filter through past posts so apologies if this is a repeat topic! My family and I are facing the prospect of abruptly leaving OZ after 3 years due to visa/job difficulties and have chosen the UK as our destination. I'm a British citizen but my wife and kids are South African and thus will require visas. I've discovered that the spouse (settlement) visa takes 3 months to be processed, does anyone know if this can be expedited quicker? We have been married for 14 years so it certainly isn't a marriage of convenience but I'm assuming this doesn't affect the processing time? One last question, does anyone know if it is possible to enter the UK on a visitor visa and then apply for the spouse visa? I am assuming not but awkward (but practical) questions like this are not addressed on the gov.uk website pages! Thanks John