Where to start? sons USA girlfriend wants to move to UK to be with him.

MissMoneypenny

barbarawright wrote: »

I didn't say that all advisors are good. i just pointed out that it is against the law to give immigration advice if you aren't qualified.

Would you show me the link to that law please.

barbarawright wrote: »

The OP has received some good advice on this thread but also some *terrible* advice

I'll agree with that, but what makes you think that paid advisors don't give bad advice too?

MissMoneypenny

BigAunty wrote: »

Does the Surinder Singh route require the UK citizen to have employment in an EU country or could their connection to France, Germany, Spain, etc, be through education?

No. They must be working in that country and the Brit must now prove they have moved the centre of their life to that country.

missbiggles1

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

Perhaps you ought to tell that to all the forums that give free immigration advice and correct the wrong advice given by some advisors who charge?

Because, if he were to get a job, he'd have far fewer problems arranging this move - that's the sticking point. Therefore suggesting that this might be a possibility is the most constructive advice he can be given.

(Apart from finding someone else, obviously.)

MissMoneypenny

thorsoak wrote: »

She would not be entitled to any NHS care - not even if she were pregnant with his child - how would they fund a pregnancy?

And if there are any on-going problems after her car accident, she would not be covered by the NHS.

Before, if she had a UK visa then the UK paid for all her treatment but in 2010 the new governmnent decided they would no longer be as generous with the NHS. They changed the law under the Immigration Act 2014.

From 6 April 2015, if she can get a UK visa of more than 6 months, then she will pay the new Immigration Health Surcharge before she is given a visa. The money collected from the IHS is held in a central fund and the NHS trusts claims from that when they give treatment so that the costs doesn't come out of their own budget. There are a few exceptions to paying this IHS, such as those who marry someone in our armed forces.
https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigration-application/overview

Visitors and those with visas of 6 months or less, will now pay when they use the NHS. 50% is added to the bill if they don't have insurance.

The NHS trusts are now fined if they don't check and bill. If they bill they get to keep all the money.

The Immigration Act 2014 also made it easier to bill all the EEA countries when their citizens use the NHS.

MissMoneypenny

GwylimT wrote: »

Pregnant women are able to use the NHS.

Not for free anymore and hospitals must now check and bill, or they will get fined. They will not be refused as that is classed as urgent treatment, but they will be billed, with 50% added if they don't have insurance.

In 2010, the UK brought in rules to refuse entry or stay in the UK if they owe the NHS more than 1k in total bills. The UK border force were then given access to the NHS records and the NHS must now report unpaid bills to UK Visa and Immigration.

If they have a visa of more than 6 months and that visa is still valid, then they won't be charged as they paid the Immigration Health Surcharge. The hospital will collect the cost of that birth from the central fund that immigrants pay into to use the NHS.

MissMoneypenny

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

I suppose there's a remote chance he might win the lottery visa for the US but that wouldn't be much of a win for someone who needs ongoing support.

The US allows 3rd party sponsorship and she could sponsor him to the US.

MissMoneypenny

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

I thought you could only sponsor immediate family?

Her parents could sponsor him if she can't afford to. Not sure if anybody else is allowed to sponsor him under US immigration rules.

The UK stopped 3rd party sponsorship in July 2012, to reduce the burden on the UK taxpayers.

missbiggles1

MissMoneypenny wrote: »

The US allows 3rd party sponsorship and she could sponsor him to the US.

I doubt he'd get the benefits there that he's eligible for in the UK.

LilElvis

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I doubt he'd get the benefits there that he's eligible for in the UK.

It would be zero. I had a working visa in th US and had to provide my own healthcare coverage, and redundancy meant getting on a plane back here - despite having deductions made from my pay for taxes for State Unemployment Insurance and medical. Top level medical insurance costs hundreds a month, even if you're in your twenties, and anything less will leave you footing 20%, 40% and more as your contribution. As a trip to the emergency room, assessment and an overnight stay can be a five figure sum the amount you could be asked to pay is eye watering.

JasX

peachyprice wrote: »

Except OP's son isn't capable of working.

I can't think of any country that will give him residency when he has no job, can't work, is disabled and has no savings.

the Australian working holiday visa?

https://www.seasonworkers.com/workpermitsandVisas/australia/workingholidayvisa.aspx

similar schemes run in the USA/UK etc?

Since you don't seem particularly well informed your inability to think of possible solutions can be regarded to have very little bearing on whether they exist