I would like to thank all of you have replied but please note that I am already aware of all the problems that are likely to arise and I do take on board all the comments that have been made, but I really would appreciate if someone could give me details of a solicitors who deal with such cases, as ...
what about the emotional ties she has with us and the fact that she is old and there is no support back in India, as India does not have the state stepping in to care for its elderly citizens and they are always at risk both of exploitation and violence
Hallo, I would be grateful for advice.My mom is widowed and brought up my sister and me single handedly. She has retired after working as a teacher for 30 years. Both my sister and I are British citizens and would like to make an application for dependent visa for my mother, but she is 64 at the mom...
I was told by the local authority,one is not able to adopt even from India while on permit free training. We were told that we have to get approved first which was a 3000-4000 pounds affair and could take upto 2 years and then wait for a baby. As we wanted to adopt from India, the whole cost was goi...
Hallo, I will be completing one year on the ILR by mid june. What would be the procedure now to apply for naturalisation and the british passport? Can someone direct me to the forms. Also, my 7 month old son is a british citizen by birth as I had ILR, do I send for his passport separately or wait ti...
This is for a friend of mine. He was here on a working holiday visa. He got a job with a multinational corporation, who arranged for him to get a work permit. He was on the work permit for 6 months. Unfortuantely, the company underwent restructuring and he lost his job due to retrenchment. His wife ...
Hi, My husband and I have ILR. I have just had a baby boy and would like to get him the british passport as we are due to travel shortly. I would be grateful if some one could advise me which form to use? Is it the form for registration of a child under 18? Will I have to send another form after tha...
Hallo, Can someone give me the names of good immigratin lawyers. I wish to apply for my mother as my dependent, but as she is under 65, I would like to make the application through a lawyer. I would be grateful if people who have had good experiences with immigration lawyers and give me their detail...
Hallo, I would appreciate advice about applying for dependent visa for my Mom. She is 62 years old and retired about 2 years ago as a teacher in India. She is living at present with me on a visitor visa and goes back to India every six months. She is completely dependent on us here and we do not hav...
What about those who already have suffucient leave to remain for the duration of training on the current visa. Will the postgraduate dean need to reapply for them under the new category?
Hallo, I am on my first extension on HSMP for 3 years as I applied for extension before the new ILR of 5 years rule came in. With the tier system coming in, what would happen to people like me. Will I need to just apply for extension on FLR(IED) or do the entire application process under tier 1 firs...
Where does the application have to be submitted? In Croydon or elsewhere?And does my name go as the applicant and my baby's in the dependent section or the baby's is the primary name? Sorry to sound so silly, but it is not quite clear on the workinginuk website
I am on HSMP visa and my husband is a dependent on my visa. i am due to have a baby soon. What would be the procedure to get the visa stamp on my baby's passport. Will it be form FLR(IED) or something else and will I have to go to the Croydon office or send form to sheffield?
I got this info from the immigration and nationality website. It says 4 years for ILR if on work permit and 5 years if on HSMP, but as you can see it also states that HSMP extension will be given only for 3 years, not 4 years. Yest 5 years are required for ILR
"Extension of stay as a highly skilled migrant 135E. An extension of stay as a highly skilled migrant may be granted for a period not exceeding 3 years, provided that the Secretary of State is satisfied that each of the requirements of paragraph 135D,135DA, 135DB, 135DC, 135DD, 135DE, 135DF, 13...
Hallo, I would like to know if anyone who has been on permit free training for 4 years has applied for ILR and got it. I am aware that permit free training visa does not count towards settlement, but is anyone aware of any exceptional cases? I was thinking of doing this through a lawyer before April...
My mother is 62 and she has retired as a teacher. She lives alone in India and often visits us here on a visitor visa. I am keen to have my mom on a dependent visa. I understand that she has to be 65 before I can apply for her as a dependent. My sister and I are the only two siblings and we are both...
Hallo,
Does anyone know whether those who are already having HSMP with 3years leave to remain, have to reapply in the tier 1 category or will this leave to remain carry forward till its expiry?
My concern is that I had been told by the HSMP office previously that only one extension is allowed on HSMP i.e 1+3, but at that time we could apply for leave to remain after 4 years, but with the new rule of ILR after 5 years, will they allow us a second extension on the HSMP?
Hallo, I am currently on HSMP and have just been granted by 3 years on leave to remain. Will I have to shift to a work permit now? What are the rules after 3 years, can I apply for another period of extension or do I have to show an employment contract to shift to a work permit? Any information appr...
