Forum: Living in the UK

My wife has been here a month tomorrow (4 weeks) on her Spouse Visa. It has been a slow process. But finally things are beginning to fall into place, thankfully. Managed to get her name on the...

LOL.........anybody come across this one? Maybe the blokes also? My wife has been here for 3 weeks and says that her legs are dry because of the cold. I talked to her about it saying it could be...

A man is to appear in court this morning accused of murdering a Filipino carer at a house in Kingston. Asad Niazi, 29, of Cambridge Road, Kingston, was charged last night with murdering Charito...

i have ielts in pdf form on my computer anyone want i can give them it if your doing test or learning 1-7 too large to put on here contact me for file no money its free to anyone who can use...

Hi guys! I am here again. I am in UK now for more than 2 months and I am on 27months spouse visa. I would like to ask if I will just wait for 2 years before I can apply my Indefinite leave to...

Hi. Anybody know the answer to this one. My wife has given me a list of pharmaceuticals that she uses in Phils, including the above. Are these products available in the UK or is it simply a case...

I have just had a chat with my employers accountant and evidently if and when my wife gets her visa and stays here, then we we will be eligible to pool both sets of tax allowances. It seems that if...

Had Rina here for two weeks now and it's been superb. All the memories of 3 months apart are pretty much gone, and slowly we are slipping into life in our new house an together. Although it's been...

Hi guys! I'm currently in UK now on a spouse visa for 27months. I have tried to apply for a local doctor but they said they will treat me as a private patient and for that i have to pay for a...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14298352 also, I remembered when I took the exam "life in the uk" from the Wolverhampton public library...set of 20 applicants. Mostly indians & pakistani...a seatmate...

By Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau OXFORD, England - When Filipino scholar Jeryl Bayona was admitted to study Bachelor of Theology (BTh) at Oxford University, he was over the moon. His...

I recently wrote to my MP, Charles Hendry, about the unfairness of the life in the UK test. My email and the letter i received today from Damien Green MP , minister for immigration are below....

Me and my mahal will be going to the Bradford Barrio Fiesta this Sunday are there any other forum members going?

Hi Just wanted to post this here that vodaphone do free international minutes, including mobile to mobile. You have to select it as your Freebie before you top up but its easy. the offer consist...

As you may know Lyn arrives in the Uk on 11th May.:Jump: I am aware that quite a few couples have successully made the transition to living in the UK in the past 12 months or...

can you name ten things you love about the conservatives or even the libs

its april and another year for council tax....my husband added my name to the bill just now we thought putting my name a bit late would save us money and then "NO" as we ended up paying the previous...

Hi, This is from the (Home Office) UK Border Agency – “Life In The UK Test” website: http://www.lifeintheuktest.gov.uk/htmlsite/test_intro_60.html I like that :xxgrinning--00xx3: especially as...

Of course you get these in the tropics, but here in the UK adults get 2-3 colds / year on average. For the common cold, many different viruses cause it, so antibiotics are likely to be ineffective...

Get a qualification showing your level of English. The Wife was after 5 years of Living in the UK and working for the majority of the time has just needed for a role needed to prove she has a...

Hi folks, I hope that this is the correct forum to post these questions. As some of you will know, Maristela and I were married here in the UK on 16th October this year. She is here on a six...

Wheter you start early on or after a few years especially with the poor exchange rate the sending a box or boxes home makes sense for many. With it being peak time for the box back for Christmas....

There are often new threads being posted about newly arrived Filipinas/ couples in different parts of the UK wanting to meet others in the same area. I’m quite new to this site so apologies if...

Ok before i say anything, disclaimer, we are including Filipino guys for the British ladies who are with them ... that aside I want to create a list of places to take the Missus when she...