Hi All,
My Albanian partner was sentenced to 8 months in UK prison for possession of fake documents. (He had a fake Italian ID card).
He has to serve 4 months, his released date is next month.
As he has been identified as an illegal entrant (clandestine) Home Office are trying to remove him and send him back to Albania.
We are about to put an application for him to stay based on human rights, family life etc.
I think its unlikely to get granted and he will ultimately be removed.
So - Then we will marry in Albania asap.
My question is this:
If he is removed and given the minimum mandatory one year ban for illegal entrants can that ban be revoked once we are married and he applies for a spouse visa.
I heard that previous immigration breaches are overlooked.
Assuming that is the case how likely is he to be granted entry clearance to the UK after we marry in order to apply for the spouse visa as he now has a criminal conviction in the UK.
Is entry clearance a must if we are applying for the spouse visa or is that part of the visa being granted?
Too many solicitors here claiming to know everything and upon LARGE amounts of money saying they can help so I would love to hear from someone who knows for sure the best course to take.
Thanking you in advance for your replies.
