Post received by HCI LOndon: 14-Dec-2012
Ack: 8-Jan-2013

Just curious to findout if VFS return the Canceled Indian Passport along with Surrender Certificate?

Eligibility criteria: Wp + Hsmp + tier 1 + 1 year ILR
Method of application: postal 29/05/2012
Date of receipt by UKBA: 30/05/2012
Date of debit of fees: 11/06/2012
Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 14/06/2012
Date of receipt of approval: 09/08/2012
Date of Ceremony: TBC

Hi, Does anyone know if I can use double-sided or two-sided printed application form for naturalisation? I know most of uk visa application forms specify if I can use double sided forms, but none of the naturalisation form or guidance notes specify this. I could not find any threads in this forum ar...

Congratulation Raghu Could you please send me the format of Accountant letter as I'm applying for my ILR in next few weeks. Thanks in advance It will be the standard reference format that your accountant would provide. I don't have a soft copy of it, but it included my company turn over, mentions i...

Congratulations. I have to apply for ILR in a months time and similar visa status as urs. WP>HSMP>Tier1. I changed jobs after i got HSMP. Do i need to get letter from My previous Emplyer who provided me with work permit. were u asked for such letter. I think if you have P60s for the duration it sho...

I got ILR today at Croydon. As promised I would like to share my experience at the PEO. This is the first time I visited a PEO. All my previous applications were postal applications; I did not want to wait over 14 weeks to know the fate of my ILR application and hence decided to go in-person. My cas...

Dear All, I have my ILR application at Craydon PEO on 16th Mar 2011. There is question asking what my pay is each month. I have my own Limited company, so I take a fixed salary every month and dividends on quarterly basis. So, should I just write the fixed salary figure for this question - which is ...

Hi All, I have been living in the UK on WP+HSMP+Tier1 for five years. I have booked online appointment for ILR at Craydon PEO for 16th Mar 2011 for myself and my wife and two months old son. I would like to know if it's enough to go alone to the PEO? I have called up PEO enquiry, and the lady at the...

Surprised, no one seems to have an answer for my question.

Hi All, I would like to book a PEO appointment for my ILR application in 3rd week of March. The appointments are available now. I would like to know if I book the appointment now, is it possible to postpone the appointment to some other date in future? Or cancel the original appointment and rebook f...

A detailed comparison of OCI and PIO:
http://www.immihelp.com/nri/pio-vs-oci.html

You do not need to renew OCI card every year. It's a life time card. With OCI You have all of the rights of indian citizen, except you can not purchase argriculturals lands in india mainly; you can not vote in india, but this is going to change very soon as a NRI voting bill is being passed in india...

Upto 2 yrs you can be outside the country.

What's the cons by the way? I thoughts advantages of British passport outweigh disadvantages.

None yet. Let me know if you find any!

That's great relief sir. Is there any document referencing passport validity criteria?

I am in the same boat. Looks like we may not need any income proof, as was not required for transition from HSMP (under JR) to Tier1 (General) last time when we extended.

Hi All, My passport expires in Apr-2011 (I have sent renewal application to Indian High Commission in London two times, but the rejected my application both the times asking for more documents around my Permanent address in India). I am going to Indian towards end of Dec, so I will try to get some a...

That's great. Thanks for info.

I read from the below link that dependents don't need to accompany the main applicant for non-biometric applications: https://ukbabooking.homeoffice.gov.uk/ukba/faq.html#inperson (See Family Group section) Accoriding to the below PDF document, ILR applicants don't need to provde bio-metrics (as part...

Dear All, I will be applying for ILR under WP + HSMP + Tier1 category. My wife has stayed in the UK for more than 2 years. So, I would like to know if my wife needs to accompany me to the PEO if I go for the premium ILR application? I am sure this question may have been answered several times on thi...

I am unable to find anything on their site, which suggests they do ILR visas. They seem to provide all other visas though!

Congratulation to you, bsa80.

Did you submit employer letter for Tier1 duration or WP duration? Can you also point me to the templates?

Dear friends, I would greatly appreciate if anyone can help with my case as explained below. I came to the UK on Work Permit in 2006. My company used to pay full salary & taxes in India during this time. I just used to receive living allowance (per diem) in the UK, so I understand they may have...

Thank you very much, chetanojha. These answers will defintely help better prepare for my ILR. I will try getting the letter from my previous employer for work permit duration. In the worst case, I do have all 5 years bank statements proving that the living allowance is paid into my account. I also h...