Hi. Hope you folks are good. I have a question regarding cos expiry. If my company had an open defined cos from home office since last two months and now they have shortlisted me after the interview process. They have put my details in the dcos to generate my cos letter. How does the cos expiry work...

Iam on tier2 work permit. Daughter is aged 17, she will be applying for dependant visa.

Do you believe home office will refuse her application if my wife and son are not applying together.?

Thanks for ur help.

Thanks for your reply.

No they are not applying right now as my son needs to stay in pakistan to finish his course till sept 2024. So my wife will stay in pakistan with him and they both will apply in october.

Only my daughter want to apply now and join me in uk.

Hi. Can someone please guide as my daughter is applying for the Dependant visa. My wife and son are still in Pakistan and they cannot travel due to my son's academic year completion. Now only my 17 years old daughter wants to apply for dependant visa to join me in the UK. Do she needs to get a conse...

We had the same case. Status changed to granted in sms. Later we received the visa after 5 days.

Thanks for the response mate. No. The owner is someone else who is not related to us in any way. Actually one of the lawyer said that to me, then another lawyer said it won't be a problem and be said even two brothers can go to the same company. So it created more confusion to me and i decided to as...

Hi, I am currently running a E Commerce company, emplying two full time staff members. I am currently paying child maintenance to my exWife. Can someone please let me know if that can be a problem for me when applying for a sponsorship license. I have an active loan from the bank which I am promptly...

Hi folks, Hope you guys are good. This forum has always been my first point of getting accurate immigration advice from some of the top professionals. My question that i am looking to get answer for is: My brother has been employed by a company in the UK, He received his COS letter, applied for the ...

I believe you need to sort this out before applying for the visa and ask the company to get a new COS with the revised salary. Also, Will it not be a problem if your sister is getting a job in the same company where you are working as I read somewhere that this is now restricted by the home office t...

Dear Menci, Hope you are find. I have recently came across some posts and comments on some social media groups that there are no continous star requirements for Sole Representative visa holders anymore. Can you please kindly share your thoughts on this (If you have came across these new changes)? Wa...

Dear Manci, Hope you are well. I had hired 1stFormation as my secratery service that is dealing with Companies House for all the company related matters. Now when I requested them to change the shares ownership from my name to my Head office that is based in Karachi, Pakistan, they denied to do that...

Thank you so much for your comprehensive answer menci. Appreciate your time.

Can someone please answer this as i cannot find this info anywhere in the guidebook of home office.
Tried googling for hours.

Time is running out for me

I was preparing my extension case and i just realised that the Sole representative branch office in uk must be owned by the Overseas company but i have mistakenly put 100% shares on my name. Which is unintentional mistake as i am just a senior employee, being paid monthly salary by my company in my ...

I was preparing my case and i just realised that the Sole representative branch office in uk must be owned by the Overseas company but i have mistakenly put 100% shares on my name. Which is unintentional mistake as i am just a senior employee, being paid by my company in my account every month. Over...

Hi, Hope you are good. The link you have provided for Maintenance funds tells that maintenance funds are required for Sole Representative visa applicationn but do not precisely says it is required at the time of extension or not. Can you please kindly help me find the answer to this. I am applying f...

I want to ask one more question as i tried searching google but cannot find accurate answer. If I apply for extension of my sole representative visa, am I supposed to show maintenance funds again? If yes, how much amount iam supposed to hold in my account for 90 days?

Brilliant, Thank you so much for your Kind Response.

Hi,

Is it possible to switch from Sole Representative visa to Health Care Visa? if Yes, Can this be done within UK?

Also when switching from one category to the other, Do we need fresh ielts or the one that was provided on the initial visa will be enough?

Thanks in Advance

Dear vinny, Hope you are good. Can you please kindly let me know about this point during Sole Representative Extension application which says "evidence that the UK business is wholly owned by the overseas business". The company is whole owned by the overseas headoffice owner. The shares ar...

Hi guys,

Sorry if iam posting in the wrong group. I am applying for Sole Representative Visa extension. Can someone explain which document can prove this below point?

evidence that the UK business is wholly owned by the overseas business

Many thanks

Anyone of you guys applying for extension within UK? Would appreaciate if you can share your timeline. Thanks

Thanks a lot Vinny for your kind response. I highly appreciate your help. The links you have provided are really helpful. Can I ask some questions, if you can please kindly answer them. 1. Absence from UK: Being on Sole Rep Visa, Can I be absent for 100/120 days each year? I am Just trying to double...

I am really sorry for that and i will make sure this do not happens in the future. Thanks for your kind response.

Can i ask u one question please. If I am holding a Chip BRP, will i still be required to book biometric appointment? As i already did biometric at the time of first visa approval three years ago and received chip based BRP.