If baby is born outside the UK, then baby may apply for a dependant entry clearance, not FLR. Thanks Vinny. You are right, ofcourse it has to be Entry Clearance. However, my original issue was paying fee twice. If I am not wrong, "Tier 1 general applicant - dependants only" visa needs to ...

Hi I guess and hope someone has already gone through this situation and I'll get to hear some useful responses. I will complete my 5 years in UK in Dec 2011 and hence applying for ILR in Nov 2011. In the meantime, my wife and I are planning to have our first baby outside UK. My wife is leaving UK in...

I lived and worked in Belfast/UK for most of the year except for occasional 1-2 day travel to Dublin. In your favour. Was your income (in Euros) deposited in a UK bank account or overseas (Ireland or other) or in combination of both? Combination of both. Initial 3 months were in UK account and the ...

Thanks sushdmehta. I was working for a global consulting firm with a branch in Ireland. Though I was paid in Euros, I lived and worked in Belfast/UK for most of the year except for occasional 1-2 day travel to Dublin. I am legally required to pay tax since I was a resident of UK having spent more th...

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I read somewhere on this forum that Solihull PEO decides your ILR eligibility first before accepting fee. I believe its the other way in Croydon PEO. Can someone confirm this please?

If yes, is this unique to Solihull PEO?

Regards,
hsmp2006.

Dear All I came to UK in Dec 2006 and eligible for ILR in Dec 2011. However, I spent my initial 11 months in Belfast with frequent travel to Dublin since I was employed by an Irish firm. I was still a resident of UK during this period and have declared my Irish income in my 2007-2008 UK tax return. ...

Just to clarify, traffic violation penalty was served to the car rental agency and they settled the fine on my behalf. My details were not sent to the council I believe. I am bit concerned because my ILR is due this year and not sure if I need to declare this info. in application. Thanks in advance....

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I got a penalty from council for driving a hired car in bus lane, but that was through car rental agency. I paid the entire amount and settled the penalty. I had used a non-UK driving license. Will this be considered criminal offense? Please advise.

-hsmp2006

Hi Is there a requirement that visa should be valid for atleast 6 months before the date of entry into UK for Tier-1 main and dependent visa holders? I am planning to go outside UK on vacation for a week in January 2011 while my Visa is due for renewal in March 2011. Kindly clarify. Regards, hsmp2006.

Thanks for the quick response, Push. Was really wondering if 1600£ will be enough since mother is also in India at the moment and has never traveled to UK, though she has an approved dependent visa. I presume, from your response, that mother need not show additional 1600£ since she already has vis...

Dear All Is it fine if dependent child's maintenance funds are in father's as well as mother's account? My sister and brother-in-law are maintaining about 1000£ in father's Indian account and 600£ in mother's Indian account. Both funds together make up required 1600£ for last three months. In add...

Thanks Push. I was wondering if NOC is absolutely mandatory since it is not part of mandatory list of documents in the application form. It takes a long time to obtain one for Govt employees I believe. This wait will spoil all our plans. I called VFS office in Bangalore and they did confirm that its...

All My parents are scheduled to visit UK in the mid of September. I am planning to apply for their Visa from India around mid of August under Family Visitor category. I am going to sponsor their entire trip and showing a savings of 5000 GBP. Need help with following question in VAF1B (Family Visitor...

Any pointers at all? If this is something I can get an answer only from an immigration expert, any recommendations will also be appreciated.

Thanks in Advance,
hsmp2006.

Hmm - I wish Thanks sushdmehta.

Thanks for prompt reply sushdmehta. I've gone through this page earlier as well as "Discretion on immigration time restrictions" at http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishcitizenship/eligibility/naturalisation/immigrationtimerestrictions/ One of the Discretion clauses is: "there are...

Dear All I am currently in UK on HSMP/Tier-1 workpermit. I plan to do a 1-year MBA from INSEAD (France) after getting my ILR in 2011. After completing MBA, I intend to come back to UK and resume my career. Since I will be away for most of 12-month period after securing ILR, can I still apply for cit...

Hi I am completing my 5 year term in 2011. I spent initial 12-months in Belfast/Dublin. Subsequently I moved to London and have been living/working here ever since. I have a query about my first 12-month stay in UK and its effect on ILR. Sorry, but this is a slightly long post. I was initially emplo...

Hi Can we submit wife's dependent VISA application immediately (within a month) after Husband got his Tier1 Visa approved? One of my friends recently got his Tier1 Visa approved. However, for dependent travel in Section 5.1, he answered "NO" by mistake. 5.1 Is your partner accompanying you...

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One of my friends is on a company sponsored Work Permit and wants to change to a Dependent Visa through her Husband's Visa.

She is currently in London. Her nationality is Indian. Can she get the Visa stamping done in London (or) She needs to go to India for it?

Thanks in Advance.
hsmp2006.

Good point push_hsmp. Thank you very much indeed.

Thank you hsmpinuk70, push_hsmp. push_hsmp: We have three accounts in total. Two for main applicant and one for spouse. We'll include covering letter to clearly mention funds breakup along with letters from bank. Fingers crossed, hope it wouldn't confuse the case worker. We submitted statements from...

Hi I gather through this forum that minum balance requirement for Tier1 applicants (single) is 2800£ for 3 previous months and 1600£ additional for spouse. Is there any transitionary period as is the case in UK. For example, these rules were introduced on 1st April, 2008. Even if you start maintai...

Dear All I came to UK in Dec 2006 on an intra company transfer. Thanks to the great help from this forum, I could successfully get my HSMP approved. Now I am into a unique complicated situation (its a little long message)- While applying for HSMP, I submitted my UK offer letter as an employment proo...

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I am travelling to Belfast during first week of December. Flying by Emirates till London. Can get to either Heathrow or Gatwick.

Which airport is convenient to catch a connecting flight to Belfast, NI. Also, please let me know few good sites where I can book tickets online.

Thanks,
Amjad.