Hi, I got Tier-1 stamped from Paris in May 2010 for myself & my wife(Tier-1 General & Dependent). We are planning to leave to UK in March 2011. Is there any Time Limit before which we need enter UK..? Will we have any problem at the Immigration as we are entering UK after 10 months of our v...

Hi, thanks for reading. i really hope someone can give us some advice! My query is, on the ukba website it says on the visitor visa page that a person using a visitor's visa can change their visitor status to another status as long as they fit the criteria of the other status. Does anyone know if w...

poor_soul wrote:i have T1 general visa of UK. can i apply for visas of my two dependants if i am on probation period at my job?

yes you can

You can apply till 5th April.

wunder wrote:23rd Dec 2010

Perils of posting from an i- Phone. Thanks for pointing out.

Hello folks, Just wanted to post a piece of information. A friend who's been in the UK on Tier 1 for sometime now, travelled back to hometown got married and within 2 to 3 days of the wedding applied for dependent visa. They VFS sent his wife back saying they couldn't get the biometrics with the Me...

Hello people, Just to clarify the amount that needs to be kept for 90consecutive days for a new born baby less than 12 months . I just read on the guidance note that the maintenance fund for anyone that is less than 12months in the UK is 1600Pounds. Does this apply to a baby born in the UK but less...

Vinu45 wrote:I am applying the visa from Bangalore, India

HSMP was subsumed into Tier-1 (General) long ago. Tier-1(General) closed on 23rd Sec 2010 for applicants outside UK.

Hi, I am planning to apply for HSMP. I currently donot have required amount of liquid cash in the bank. Most of my investments are in debt funds. I can withdraw the amount from the deb funds whenever i wish to. Could you please let me know if the debt funds and mutual funds can be shown as proof ma...

I am applying T1 G in next few days. I am Business owner n having a retail business. I am Sole Trader and having my business account as well. can some1 plz list me the documents required for self-employed and earnings.? and is it important to send tax returns along with the application? Plz reply. ...

mithil_v wrote:maybe thats the case, not sure, do you know if there is any guide to the waiting time for out-of-country applications......

Here it is. No specific dates though.

So it is now 2011. We all know Tier 1 (General) is closed to new applicants from outside the UK. When do you think we will see the detailed arrangements for extensions and settlement for existing Tier 1 (General) holders? Im talking guidance notes and perhaps even application forms. Do you think we...

Someone tried getting it done in the past and I was searching for the relevant post but couldn't find it. If I remember correctly, he was told that NARIC updates the UKBA database periodically and that his case will be taken into consideration when they did the same next. Why dont you send an email ...

Could it be because of different EC posts that people have been applying to?

from what i remember , they were processing application received on and before 22nd Oct during the week starts from 13th Dec. If the recent update is correct, processing applications received on and before 26th Oc during the week starts from 3rd Jan. It means they only have processed 2 days' delive...

from what i remember , they were processing application received on and before 22nd Oct during the week starts from 13th Dec. If the recent update is correct, processing applications received on and before 26th Oc during the week starts from 3rd Jan. It means they only have processed 2 days' delive...

So does that mean that all the successful applicants (that applied before 27th Oct 2010) are getting their passports with visa this week? Yes BUT ONLY IF the applications have been "considered" and have been successful. The comments above show that they are still "considering" a...

I checked the PBS calculator,it does not award 10 points even if you use the course as Technology. If you have some time then you may want to request NARIC to update UKBA's database based on the statement that they have provided.

For peace of mind you may want to see this : What immigration category you must be in to apply for settlement The five year continuous time in the United Kingdom can include any time you spent under any of the following immigration categories you were in before tier 2 of the points-based system: a m...

Hi, I have also applied in the first week of december, do you guys think that if our application is successful we would be issued a visa immediately in january, I doubt it as the website says they are now considering applications received before 27th October. Our application won't be considered bef...

Hi All, just need a bit of information, my wife got Tier 1 general dependent visa last month but due to some problems she will be joining me in august 2011, can someone please let me know is there any time period rule that one has to enter UK within certain period of time after getting Visa. i coul...

pkumar wrote:Push and guru's,

So in this situation if someone moves to Tier 2 (company sponsored) to make up the rest of the days do you think that will work out for the ILR?

Thanks

As per the rules in place now, yes!!

silverTR wrote:pls check this topic http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=69347

Isn't that topic relevant to out of country applications? Or did I get it wrong?

Why don't you post the details of your course, institution and years here and we can do a recheck just to ensure that you are doing it correctly.

bygodsgrace wrote:But in my case, I am able to find my qualification in the PBS calculator to claim 30 points for my degree. But not able to claim (not able to select) the 10 points for English language with the same qualification.

and that's why para 196 as quoted above applies to you.