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Dear Sir/Madam,

FARE.004

A.

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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