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Dear Sir/Madam,
FARE.004
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The Home Secretary has authorised me to write to you about your eligibility
to settle in the United Kingdom.
You have produced evidence to show that you are married to.
a British citizen, and your name now appears in the register of non-British
citizen spouses of British Citizens. Your register number is
This letter is not an entry clearance, but you are eligible to apply for entry clearance to settle in the United Kingdom with
at any
Immigration
time. Under the current Rules an entry clearance must normally be issued provided that the entry clearance officer (the Immigration Department in Hong
Kong) is satisfied that:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
the parties to the marriage have met and intend to
live permanently together;
the parties can maintain and accommodate themselves
adequately without recourse to public funds; and
the primary purpose of the marriage was not to
obtain admission to the United Kingdom.
In order to assist non-British citizen spouses of British citizens in Hong
Kong who wish to settle in the United Kingdom, the Home Office has authorised
the Hong Kong Immigration Department to operate a scheme to facilitate the
processing of applications for entry clearance by such spouses. If you wish
at any time to apply for entry clearance for settlement in the United Kingdom
you should write to the Director of Immigration at Immigration Department
Headquarters, 9/F, Wanchai Tower II, 7 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong,
quoting the register number referred to above. This will enable us to give
your application priority.
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