Life after the army for F&C soldiers
As well as all the other challenges that leaving the army brings, non-UK serving personnel have the extra complication of proving to potential employers that they have a right to work in the UK.
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Pressure points for F&C families
AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth team is being approached by an increasing number of non-UK families struggling to cope with the additional cost of living pressures they face. Here, our F&C Specialist Kat...
Misunderstood: The visa process for military families
The immigration rules and processes you must follow to enter and remain legally in the UK as an armed forces spouse are complex and often poorly understood. Here, AFF’s Foreign & Commonwealth Specialist K...
Your right to work as a non-UK spouse
Christobell Kamdaya contacted AFF after being suspended by her employer because her visa had expired. She had made an in-time application so was, in fact, eligible to remain working. She contacted AFF and we ...
Clearing up the confusion over passports and visas for non-UK military families overseas
AFF received more than 250 enquiries last year from non-UK families about postings overseas.
Concerns over expired visas and home country passports, as well as confusion about what’s required to travel to an...
Unpacking housing policy
Are soldiers who have non-UK national families in their home countries eligible to apply for Service Family Accommodation (SFA) if they want their loved ones to join them in the UK? In theory, yes.
In practice...
Our experts
Our team provides families with trusted, expert knowledge and here we find out about their key pieces of work over the last few months.
Anna Hutchinson – Education & Childcare
The MOD and local authoritie...
Visa verification
AFF’s F&C team and the Home Office have worked together to resolve an issue which has been particularly affecting spouses of Gurkha soldiers who enlist on a 12-year contract.
Spouses who are applying to en...
Young lives in limbo
What's life like for young adults who don’t have valid visas? It is a question that Katherine Houlston, AFF’s F&C Specialist, is better qualified than most to answer having recently spent time trying to hel...
Couples’ conundrum
Foreign & Commonwealth soldiers who are in long-term relationships are allowed to bring their partner to the UK, but the criteria are strict and it’s not easy to provide the evidence required. Here, our spe...