Hey Vinni, I understand it was a bit complicted for you to reply... I have spoken to a very senior person in home office who advised me to make one application for my wife and dependents and pay one fee...which £1020+50+50 and not £2500... So you were correct at the beginning.... Any tips from you...

Vinni, Jhon and any one suggest please.... Shall they proceed with one form SET O and take the risk as there is no harm. may be they will ask each dependent to fill in separate form SET O Also the fee of £2500 for my spuse and 2 childern is phenomenal. Can't believe why I did not apply at the same ...

Hi Vinni,

Any thoughts so far.

regards

Vinni, I have pasted the relevant extract for your info. "Your wife and children should have been included in your application for indefinite stay. Now your wife and children are required to apply separately as the main applicants and pay separate fee of £820 each by post and £50 each as impa...

Vinni, Thanks a million which makes complete sense to me. Now, I am stunned that HO has advised me to make separate application for each applicant i.e wife and chilren and pay separate fees. this is ridiculous. I have gone back to them and referred to their earlier advice given to me i.e to use one ...

Hi Vinni, HO have advised me to use Set O to obtain ILR for my dependents. In the section 1 of form, applicants details are required. Do I need to give my details in this section as I already have ILR. Ofcourse I am going to be present at PEO with all paperwork with my dependents. Section 2 of SET O...

Vinny thanks as you lot are marvellous. I can apply for tax credits and benefits in joint names... my wife will not claim in her name .. tax credits advised they always treat as joint claims . one question please... when my wife makes an application for Set O, what does she have to write about publi...

thanks.

they have been with me here in the last 5 years but were only way at the time when i applied for ilr

so i can claim tax credits but my wife cannot which i believe.

tax credits are public funds...

I am entitiled for all public funds but not my partner.

Please someone assit.. Jhon r u around

i am on ILR from last year from 5 yr work permit and now want to apply for my wife and kids who were my dependents all this time. I could not apply for their ILR as they were abroad.. now the whole confusion.. here is what home office advised below on how my dependents should apply for ILR. "As...

thank you

does my that mean my wife needs to complete the 5 term as well before qualifying for ILR.

Thanks Vinny,

I was on work permit and got ILR after 5 years.

Hi, My children and partner were abroad and hence I could not apply for idefintie leave with my application. I obtained indefinte leave in sept 08 and now would like apply for my children and wife. they all have visas till 2011 and have been my depdent since 2003. which is the right form to use??? I...

My job is same and salary increased by 40% but on the basis of sheer performance.

does this becomes an issue as my employer has supplied everything and all the performance review letters.

please reply with thoughts

can someone comment whether i can produce 3 to 4 months statements. Is it compulsory that one needs to produce 6 months bank statement. I have called the British Indian authorities and i am getting conflicting information each time. Please can someone comment on this
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Hi there, Is it difficult to obtain a dependent visa?... the indian UK home office site is very vague and i am unable to find the documents reqd for dependents visa... please let me know what paper work is reqd to apply for the dependents visa from india. My wife emailed them and they have also aske...

I am work permit holder and recently had a new born and i was about to apply for her dependents visa. Unfortunately my mother- in-law fell seriously ill.. she had to urgently fly with the new born along with my 4 yr old son to India. Now she wants to come back to join but found out that new born req...