Hi All, Global Gypsy wrote the below: "3. P60s - I had just the last 3 - she did give me a bit of heartache saying I didn't have the one for 2006, and I had to convince her it wasn't necessary. Will write about this point in more detail later (if required). " Global Gypsy, Please can you ...

indianuk: hearty congratulations! Glad the tips were helpful. Now I am sure you will agree we all worried too much about the whole thing

But I suppose it's good to be well-prepared for such an important interview, so our effort was not in vain...

But still we can consider the weeknds, bank holidays and exit n entry dates on passport which will bring u nearer to 3 months Good point. Using a rough calculation of working days in a month = 2/3 of total no of days (e.g. you have approx 20 working days in a typical month), 4 months elapsed transl...

djb123 - you are correct. The OP does mention he "went to Singapore from India for one month". It seems overall he was away from the UK for 4 continuous months.

Hmm, this could make it that much more difficult with ILR application.

Hasn't the OP said he was outside of the UK for 4 months continuously? No. As per the info provided, the gaps are: 1 month + 1 month + 2 months - so should be ok. Fenman - your problem may not be absences as such. You mention you were on a Work Permit but on India payroll during two of your oversea...

Well, I had an 87-day (at a stretch) absence, plus additional days in the same year. And my ILR application was successful. The number 180 seems to be based on the old 4 years for ILR. Now with the 5-year requirement, this would translate to 225 days (45 x 5). This question has been raised here seve...

In some countries/communities, there's no concept of last name. If that's the reason your name appears the way it does in the passport, then it may make sense to enter it the same way in your naturalisation application. You may encounter difficulties otherwise. Also may be worth speaking to Home Off...

What the heck are you going on about??

tim_tim wrote:now i live in london and never been to birmingham or sheffield which one is best to keep.

Based on my own experience, I would highly recommend Birmingham PEO.

I withdrew £300 each day over a few days in the week before my interview; it helps to plan these things.
Considering your interview is tomorrow, perhaps you can walk into your bank and withdraw the amount at the teller. Remember, it's your money in the bank!

When I went for my PEO interview last month, I carried along cash. I didn't have to use it though because the card machines worked that day, but I feel that's the best way to handle this card machine risk. Of course, do make sure you don't reveal to others you are carrying this amount of cash with y...

Her Majesty's Civil Service says: "As such, the Civil Service does not include government ministers (who are politically appointed), members of the British Armed Forces, police officers, local government officials, members of a National Health Service, or staff of the Royal Household."

I can't believe medical doctors are not included in this list! Dentists are there though. And to think 'Christian Science practitioner' - whatever that means - and Chiropodist, Driving instructor et al are included, but not doctors, makes me wonder if this list is correct at all. I would have though...

Obie, both the links you provide point to the same Swedish migration board site, i.e. http://www.migrationsverket.se/english.html

For guidance documents, click on 'Info material' at bottom left corner of the above page, and
For application forms, click on 'Application forms'.

Here's the official policy on this topic.

chakde - I assume you were in the UK on 26-Oct-04? If yes, I think you should be ok to use that date as the starting point for the 5-year clock.

Having said that, I would also suggest you await further advice from some of the other esteemed members here.

indianuk - As I have mentioned in an earlier post, the employer's letter is not a required document, at least based on my experience and that of a few others who have shared their ILR success here. So don't worry (I realize it's hard not to worry before getting the ILR!) too much. You should be fine...

Interesting study: Shall we stay or Shall we go "A new report says that an increasing number of migrants are leaving the United Kingdom after staying for only a short period of time. The report also found that those who are most likely to leave are the ones Britain needs the most: highly skille...

canada could cancel my application if they come to know.

How will they know unless you tell them?

Besides, as nasirpk has said, it doesn't matter if you have Oz PR stamped on your passport, Canada would not reject you because of that.

Wanderer, your subtle humour is lost on this forum. Suggest you write this on your blog, and you will have at least one regular reader. Great stuff.

shivuu006 - I did prepare a covering letter for my PEO interview. However, I never even took it out! The caseworker asked me to provide just a few specific documents (as mentioned in my first post in this thread), and that was all. I now feel that the covering letter was not really required. On the ...

indianuk - your list of documents looks comprehensive. Just remember to keep the essential list of documents (as mentioned in my first post in this thread) separately, so that it is easier to provide them to the caseworker when asked. Just one suggestion regarding the letter from your current employ...

Another example here: Employer letter

It would also help if your employer could provide you a letter stating you were sent out on work for the period you are claiming. Make sure this is on company letter head. It would also help your case if you can produce payslips for the period which proves you were still employed by them at that tim...

Kotiara - the short answer to your question is: Yes However, the devil may be in the details... To take my own example: my clock started Jan 2005, which means I would have been eligible to apply under JR ruling by Jan 2009. However at that time I was not eligible because the JR hadn't come into effe...