Hi, I am confused regarding reference letters. It says a photo with the signature and DOB/name on the back needs to be attached and the form to be signed. But if now if the forms are to be scanned, what is the purpose of this? Do you still need a photo to be attached to the letter before scanning th...

Hi, I did my biometric 2 weeks ago via UKVAS, and received email from them saying your supporting documents have been submitted to UKVI. The UKVAS account says the same when I log in to ym account. But I have not received any email from UKVI confirming my application has been received. The last emai...

Thanks guys for clarifying.

Hi, My wife is British citizen. My spouse visa is due for renewal for second time. I have been in uk already for more than 5 years.

Can I apply for British citizen straight away instead of applying for ILR after 5 years spouse visa?

I am very confused. Please advise

yes u will get refused, i had the same prob. sounds ridiculous , i applied but rejected.
Pls dont take chance, wages has to be exact to the penny

hi everyone, my biometric appointment was on 2 march 2018. Document was sent from royal mail on 18th ( i think it is within 20 days limit after application) . But the worry is i have not received any email confirmation saying we have received your online application. I told my lawyer but he says the...

i got refused after i did everything, letters, explanations etc, cause i didnt match exact amount while depositing cash income. so unless u deposit the exact amount ( every penny) in back, there is no way for approval. I reapplied . SO people using cash income, bear this in mind. The visa officer do...

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payslips with taxes and ni and everything

She should have deposited the exact amount stated on her payslip into her bank account.

after our application was submitted, she has been depositing exact amount in bank and its been nearly 6 months. Is it wise if we reapply again?

payslips with taxes and ni and everything

i applied in may and just got decision after 6 months! and my visa was rejected. Reason for refusal is that my wife has two jobs. Her second job was cash in hand, she deposited money in bank but not exact amount. The letter says for the second job,( deposited amount do not correspond to the bank sta...

hi, i have applied for spouse visa in may 2017 and still have not heard anything. I was a student in uk before, during my final year in uk, i was denied extension because my course went over a month of 5 year cap rule. I appealed. During my appeal i continued my part time work but i only used to wor...

can u share your immigration history in more detail?

hi there all, i was filling up the online visa application and one question i have to fill up is about previous any issued national insurance. I was in uk in student visa before. i left uk roughly more than two years ago. I had a ni card in uk, but i threw it away when i left uk. I doubt anyone memo...

hi there, we have a property inspection report with letter addressed to immigration from council dated 25 oct 2016. We could not apply then due to insufficient documents. We are applying this month. Can i still use that letter or do i need to make another call to council to make a new property inspe...

hi there, my wife does two jobs inorder to meet the financial threshhold. her first job is bacs payment in bank. Her second job is cash in hand, but she gets the payslip with all the required ni and income taxes paid. But recently we heard that paylsip alone is not valid without bank payment. Does a...

hi there all, My wife does two job, an nandos and in subway, has been working long hours to meet the minimum thresh hold.Its been more than 6 months now and we are planning to apply. She has payslips from both companies. But she gets her nandos payment in bank and cash in hand from subway. Her subwa...

hi there all, I am very worried about our ability to meet financial requirement. My wife does two job, an nandos and in subway, has been working long hours to meet the minimum thresh hold. Its been more than 6 months now and we are planning to apply. She has payslips from both companies. But she get...

Hi, i am applying for a spouse visa soon. before i was a student in uk. I believe i made an application to first tier tribunal for permission to appeal to upper tribunal following my decision from first tier tribunal. My immigration advisor at the time said he made an application. But later after 5 ...

Request a SAR from UKVI to see what is on file about you in HO databanks. hi, i looked for sar in ukvi website. It looks like i have to fill a form and apply which looks unlikely since i am outside uk atm. It says i have to sign document. And it looks like a lenghty process. How long does it take t...

hi there all, i was student in uk. I was denied visa extension in 2014 base on 5 year cap. I appealed and i received my unsuccessful decision on november 11 2014. I was taking an advice from a student lawyer at that time who acted as my consular, but all application was done by my name. After the de...

hi there all, ielts life skill tests a1 are all booked out for few months in my area and im wondering if i can take life skill academic and use it to fullfill my english language requirement for spouse visa. i know life skill test is very basic and ielts for academic is of more higher cefr level. Ca...

hi, i have these few queries that i would be grateful, if forum members could share their knowhows, thanks I am a formal uk student now back in my country, looking to apply to uk to live with my wife (spouse visa). Its been 1 and half years since i left uk, i stayed in uk for 5 years before in tier ...

Hi there, I have 17 months left on my cap. College issued me 18 month cas miscalculating my cap. As you know with tougher immigration policies more and more responsibilities lie with the students. When a college provides u a cas saying u have got time left, do u trust the college or urself. I went w...

Hi guys , Thanks for ur replies I applied for appeal because the agent which works with my college advised me to. He is also an immigration officer. I appealed on the ground that first three papers of acca is not a degree level study. And i argued on that becuase since i was a month over my cap, i t...

Hi everyone, I made my tier 4 application on august but got rejected on the ground that i exceed my 5 year cap by a month. I aprealed which was not successful and i appealed again against the decision for upper tribunal which was unsuccesful as well. My college is hesitating to give me a refund alth...