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Moving to singapore - Want Girlfriend to join me

Post by londoner79 » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 5:03 am

Dear Forum

WOnder if someone can advise me, I have been offered a possible position in Singapore and would like my girlfriend to join me.

My concern is that we havent lived together in the Uk..so have no proof of
common law wife etc...

Any advice would be appreciated..or let me know whether what I am trying to do is actually possible???

Thanks so much

Londoner

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:14 am

Have you done a search of the forum here? It's been discussed numerous times. It's possible.
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Post by louy » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:36 am

My girlfriend has a British passport and get the 90 day visa stamp. So she is here and just leaves the country every months and gets another 90 day stamp on her return.

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Post by durain » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:40 am

louy wrote:My girlfriend has a British passport and get the 90 day visa stamp. So she is here and just leaves the country every months and gets another 90 day stamp on her return.
just be warn that the purpose of the social visit visa is not for renewing it indefinitely. immigration will catch up with you sooner or later.

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Post by londoner79 » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 8:25 pm

Thanks for the reply..my girlfriend is a teacher by profession..and would want to get a job there ...how easy would this be? and what would be the best way to go about it?

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:00 pm

Depending on her subject, experience and whathaveyou, I'd start with my links page a fair bit down the first column where it has a heading for "International / Private & Special Schools" and visit their sites and proceed to contact each and every one of them before you come here (if you already know your approximate arrival time frame).

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Post by Saint » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:09 pm

Get down on one knee, propose, get hitched, problem solved!

I'm quite disappointed SMS and Mr D that you both failed to suggest the general and obvious solution to the OP's predicament :roll:

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Post by londoner79 » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:29 pm

ha ,,,one knees not an option... its bad enough im being forced to take the job or redundancy..dont want to force marriage because of it too!lol

So really what your saying is..my girlfriend will need to get a 90 day visa and try to get a job.!

I started to sweat when u said get married ..dam it..ha

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Post by durain » Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:59 pm

Saint wrote:Get down on one knee, propose, get hitched, problem solved!

I'm quite disappointed SMS and Mr D that you both failed to suggest the general and obvious solution to the OP's predicament :roll:
no la, cannot suggest getting on one knee as the OP not even lived together with the girlfriend in the UK! dont want them to end up as another statistics. :) :P

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Fri, 27 Mar 2009 6:47 am

Saint wrote:Get down on one knee, propose, get hitched, problem solved!

I'm quite disappointed SMS and Mr D that you both failed to suggest the general and obvious solution to the OP's predicament :roll:
I did mention it. Just not in my normal in-the-face way! :P
sundaymorningstaple wrote:Have you done a search of the forum here? It's been discussed numerous times. It's possible.
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Post by louy » Fri, 27 Mar 2009 9:46 am

durain wrote:
louy wrote:My girlfriend has a British passport and get the 90 day visa stamp. So she is here and just leaves the country every months and gets another 90 day stamp on her return.
just be warn that the purpose of the social visit visa is not for renewing it indefinitely. immigration will catch up with you sooner or later.
Well I am hoping that she finds a job sooner or later. I do not plan to support her forever !!!!!

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