Foreign and Commonwealth

Saving to serve

FOLLOWING on from winter’s Army&You article on the cost of serving for F&C families, AFF F&C Specialist Katherine Houlston put your questi...

The cost of serving

Foreign & Commonwealth soldiers must earn a specific amount of money before they can bring their family to the UK – families must then apply to re...

The hostile environment

There has been much media coverage about the hostile environment and the repercussions of being in the UK without evidence of a right to remain. Kathe...

Moving on

Leaving the Army is a big step, but for those with citizenship and visa issues to sort it can be doubly complex. AFF F&C Specialist Katherine Houl...

Improving the system

THE current application process for a settlement visa for entitled family members to join their soldier is complicated, contradictory and confusing. F...

F&C partners

Soldiers often ask AFF’s F&C team: "Do I have to be married to bring my partner to the UK?" Katherine Houlston, our Foreign & Commonwealth Spe...

Cracking the permit puzzle

AFF Foreign & Commonwealth Specialist Katherine Houlston explains biometric residence permits (BRPs) What is a biometric residence permit? A...

The importance of planning ahead

Katherine Houlston, AFF F&C Specialist, explains why Foreign & Commenwealth families made redundant need to act now…   One of the b...

Your right to work

All spouses with ‘spouse visas’ are eligible to work in the UK, regardless of their nationality. They are a valuable addition to the workforce and man...