Hi All, I got my ILR in Feb 2016 (Tier 2 route) and brought my wife over on ILR sponsored spouse visa. She has now completed 5 years and needs to apply for ILR herself. We had a child in the interim who got british passport because I had ILR. We got child benefit and concession on nursery bills beca...

Hi, My mother-in-law intended to visit UK from India last year but her visa application failed. We are re-applying this year, and I was hoping to confirm a few things. She has a passport, never travelled out of the country, has never had a job but has a Rs. 2 crore property in her name, has 5 childr...

Hi, My wife arrived to UK on Mar 2016 under ILR dependent visa and we are applying for an extension. I just wanted to confirm a couple of things. 1) Apart from the form FLR(M) which can be printed out, filled and sent by post, we can also complete the application online and send in the declaration a...

Hi, My wife entered UK in March 2016 under the ILR dependant visa. Her visa is valid till December 2018. I understand that the visa has to be extended for another 3 years before she can apply for ILR as well. I just had 2 queries: a) Is the form for her extension FLR (M)? b) Can we apply 3 months pr...

Hi, My parents have a 10 year UK Tourist visa, and they intend to come in via London, but leave via Dublin after a 3-4 month stay in UK. I understand that the Irish visa waiver programme allows people with UK Tourist visa, issued for upto 6 months, to travel to Ireland for upto a maximum of 90 days....

Hi, I am currently on Indefinite Leave to Remain since Feb 2016. I am eligible to apply for a British Passport but I am slightly scared to give up my Indian Passport just yet because I dont want to lose the rights of an Indian citizen in case I feel like moving back. I would be grateful if someone c...

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Her Payslip shows deductions towards National Insurance and Income Tax in two separate sections. I understand that a portion of Income Tax contributes towards the NHS? Regardless, I was wondering if I can approach UKBA with a request?

Hi, My wife was granted a dependant visa on the basis of my ILR. She paid between £400-£600 as IHS fee for the 2 year visa. As soon as she landed, she got a job and has been paying taxes for the last two months. Would she be eligible for a IHS refund since she is paying taxes and has, hence, been co...

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Thanks. Just one last question if you dont mind. I got ILR and I am applying for my wife's visa to come to UK. The category I am applying under is Settlement-Wife. That's correct isnt it? I wonder if I am being charged more because I am applying under the wrong category.

Just to add, we entered my wife's details. Then the form said "details of sponsor in UK, his IHS number". I dont have an IHS number but I filled in my details because I am her sponsor in UK. We clicked next and it calculated to 1,89,000 INR. I dont understand if they are charging for 5 yea...

Well this is a problem because I really have is Whatsapp chats and maybe viber calls. I dont think it would be possible to get call records out of Vodafone or any company like that. Would they fail my application then if I dont submit it?

I will be adding a photocopy of my passport containing immigration stamps for when I came to India to get married. Would that suffice? Also, we were just filling out the application form, with her Immigration Health Surcharge, the final amount quoted by the UKVI is INR 1,89,000. Is this correct? Doe...

Hi guys, I am in the final stages of my wife's VAF4A application on the basis of my ILR and I just wanted to know if I should submit original or photocopy of her degree, mark sheets and so on. UKVI does not specify what it wants in original and what it wants in photocopy. We are submitting the follo...

Thanks for your reply. I saw that and since it says "evidence of academic qualification recognized by UK NARIC", I thought UK NARIC or UKVI had a list of recognized universities maybe where we could go and confirm if our univ comes under it or not. Anyway, thanks will apply for the certifi...

Hi, I am currently residing in UK with a recently grated ILR. I have arranged all the documents for my wife and have just one query regarding Section 8 of the VAF4A, "English Language Requirement". My wife has an M.Tech. Biotech degree from Amity University in India. If she gets a letter f...

Hi All, I am reapplying for an ILR application refused on the grounds of insufficient income. My company raised my income last month and I am applying on that basis. I just wanted to re-confirm that one month of raised income is enough for re-application. I have the payslip and bank statement detail...

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I understand that I do a 40 hour week but instead of reducing my week, I am trying to calculate how much I need to be paid for 40 hours to satisfy the £27,200 per 37 hour bracket.

Hi, I have failed my ILR application on the basis that my income was insufficient. My company has been nice enough to raise the income. I am just having issues understanding how they calculate the annual income. UKVI has asked me to have £27,200 based on a 37 hour week and I work a 40 hour week. Cou...

I have an update on the situation. I put in a request online for the return of documents. I just received a letter in response, saying that all my documents were returned by the Premier Service Center but they are unable to provide a recorded delivery number. I believe the documents have gone missin...

Hi, I was refused my ILR on 4th Dec. They said they would not return the documents immediately because I have 14 days for administrative review and they hold all documents till that is completed. I have been waiting since but there is no sign of my documents in post. I have filled the online form as...

Hi, I am currently in UK on Tier 2 visa and I am flying to India to get married and want to get my spouse name on my passport which expires in 9 months anyway. Do I need to inform UK Visa and Immigration services about this? I will be applying for ILR in 2 months anyway, cant I just inform them at t...

Well thats disappointing. But thanks.

Hi, I will be applying for ILR in February but I am getting married in Jan. I was thinking of bring my wife over on tourist visa just till she can apply for the proper ILR dependent. I have two questions: a) Is it legal to bring her over on a tourist visa? i mean she is clearly not a tourist, she is...