So, I left UK 4 months after getting the BRP, so I take it that it is 2 years from the day of the flight back? Also, since my absence from UK was long, will it cause any problem at the immigration at the airport? Will I have to carry any proofs/document to convince the officer? Does any one have exp...

Thanks for the reply , sheraz7 !

One more thing: is it 2 years from date of getting the ILR - BRP or 2 years from last flight out of UK ?

Regards,
wanna_bee

Hi All, I got my ILR last year. It's in the BRP form. Nothing is stamped on my passport. Due to personal reasons, I have been living in my home country all this while. Now I intend to come back to UK next month. I had to renew my passport recently, so I'm wondering if I have to inform Home Office of...

Wow, that was really a long post! Again big Thanks for your efforts and encouragement. Yes, you have me convinced, I'm going to head back to UK soon and search for the job of my dreams.



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Thanks for your encouraging words, O_Relly. Yes, I did all the paperwork for HSMP, Tier1 extension and ILR myself. I quit my job in India and came to UK searching for a new one. It took me about 2 months to find one and it was not easy. I remember promising myself never to do anything like that agai...

Thank you for your advice O_Relly! I certainly donot want to give up on my hard earned ILR but it looks like it will suck up more of my finances! That is the problem here, I will have to come back to UK without a job and spend time searching for a job, I donot know how long i will remain unemployed....

Bumping thread....please help...

Hi All, I'm looking for experiences or opinions of people searching for Project Manager jobs in software development in UK currently. I'm planning to return to UK after a gap of about 1 year. I will be looking for Project Manager jobs in the software development industry. I want to know how easy or ...

Thanks cs95tdg and ilrupdates.

No, I'm not submitting the old passport as any evidence. So I will photocopy only the main pages.

wanna_bee

One question: Do we need to photocopy the old passport too? What if it does not contain any UK relevant stuff on it?

wanna_bee

Thanks Gagan!

genuflexion: I'm in a similar situation as you and have similar dates. Remember that on page 21 of SET O form , A4 , you need to give the period for which you are claiming earnings. In the PEO , you need to submit evidence for this period only, in your case Nov2011 to Oct2011. This should be fine, C...

Thanks for your reply cs95tdg! So this means nothing gets stamped on our passport for ILR. So if ILR was approved in a PEO, then do we get our passport back immediately? And if ILR was approved does the PEO issue an approval letter? Also what happens if PEO decides to take more time for taking decis...

Hi All,

What's a Biometric Residence Permit exactly? Is it a separate card? Or something that gets stamped on your passport?

Is BRP different from ILR or are they the same ?

Also, when ones ILR is approved do the HO issue an approval letter?

Regards,
wanna_bee

Hi All, Is it necessary to give evidence of finances if one is applying as a single applicant? (page 44) My situation is: I'm unemployed since the last 3 months so I was not planning to submit bank statements for this period. Also, I stopped the paper statements from my bank from the last 3 months. ...

Hi Shekhar,

Congratulations on getting the ILR!!

Some questions: When they said your application was approved, do they give you a approval letter or similar?

And they keep your passport and you get this back in 7 days with the ILR stamped on it, right?

Regards,
wanna_bee

Thanks Sohel !

Hi All, I was re-reading the confusing new ILR rules again and something caught my attention, this is regarding the 180 days per year rule. From the ilr-calculating-continuous.pdf document:- on page 10:- Absences must be for a reason that is consistent with the original purpose of entry to the UK or...

also , donot part-time jobs pay ? i donot know if my numbers are right , correct me if i'm wrong :- say, if one works for 4 hours a day at GBP 7 per hour , he ends up making about GBP 560 per month. A PG dig in East Ham or similar place would cost around GBP 300 per month. So cannot one just break e...

I think the OP is talking about doing a part time job till he finds a real permanent job. and why not do a part time job? i see nothing wrong in that. i can see 2 issues here :- UK is really a expensive place for us Indians ,so even if a part-time job does not pay ur full monthly expense , some part...

I called BA some weeks back, they said they will allow 32kgs of check-in baggage. if it is more then you have to pay a flat rate of GBP 75 till another 32kgs. However if you know it is more then you can access their website 1 day before and avail to a discounted rate of GBP 60 by paying thru the web...

Hi All , Again I post this : lets form a group or at least create a simple email list of all people reaching England in March - April 2008. we can all help each other by sharing information. PM me with your email id's and depending on response I will create a yahoo group or a simple email list. Than...

Thank you all for your replies. I have decided to fly Jet airways. ash123 : for "migrant proof" , i think the visa is sufficient . also the hsmp approval letter , maybe. there is nothing else , no ? i donot think we need insurance while traveling coz once you land there you are covered by ...

Hi All ,

Anyone flying to UK (on HSMP visa) from Bangalore , India in March or April ?

lets form a email group to help each other and share experiences. PM me and I will do the needful

Regards,
wanna_bee

Hi All , Has anyone traveled BA recently from India to UK ? I wanted to know if they really allow 32kgs of check in baggage ? Has anyone carried that much on BA ? i'm trying to decide which airlines to fly. my main criteria is check in baggage allowance, i have over 30kgs of checkin baggage. i think...