Hello, I am planning on sponsoring a relative to come for a short break -visitor visa. I am not keen on giving my employment and bank details to the relative as that is personal and sensitive, especially documents with £ figures. Is there a way to send such documents directly to the immigration advi...
ILR under the family route is based on family settlement in the UK. How will you demonstrate that you are settled in the UK while being employed overseas? Let me try to answer this and see if you'd think it is good enough: 1- I would still have rent lease, council rate, bills, etc. under my name an...
It is not about just meeting the total income earned over the last year. It is about having a source of income too. Not being employed is going to be problematic. Understood. Thanks for the answer. I have another question, please. Let's say I leave my UK employment and start working overseas, earni...
Hi, I have my ILR and soon my wife and kid will be applying for theirs based on their relationship with me. My financial situation is well above the threshold over the last 12 months before her application submission. However, I may not have income in the end 2 months due to me leaving paid work and...
Hi, I have 2 questions, please. I already obtained my ILR and soon my wife and kid will be applying for theirs based on their relationship with me. I know that an applicant must remain in the UK while a decision is being made for them.However: 1- Do I have to also be in the UK on the day my wife sub...
With standard service, it might be unlikely but again I can not say this with a high degree of confidence Yeah, the case is quite straightforward too, hence me being a bit nervous (the irony). Saying that, everywhere I read they talk about delays. Bottom line is even if I get the response before th...
ILR qualifying period is not strictly dependent on the date of application. It is whether you qualify on the date of the decision. That is because you keep accumulating lawful residence time up to that point. Got it, and it makes absolute sense. One last question please, and it is based on your exp...
Variation of leave is simply the act of applying for the ILR application while the extension application is still pending. You may choose any visa service offered then Thanks heaps for your help. I can't be grateful enough. I now understand that visa variation is just submitting a new application w...
She will qualify on or after 7 March 2024. If you need to apply for an extension then you may delay the biometrics and apply under the standard service. Hopefully, this application will not be decided until 7 March 2024 when you can vary to ILR BRP expires on the 1st of January 2024, so assuming we...
My point was to apply for ILR directly. No need for an extension. You apply early and delay the biometrics until the date that eligible for ILR. Read the link I posted carefully If I apply on Sunday, December the 30th, i.e. 2 days before the BRP is no longer valid, then I would have to submit the b...
So the date from which they start counting backwards for the 5-year period for the ILR application, is it the date of the biometry meeting? Because that would mean I could apply for the variation 45 earlier. That would make the whole thing possible. If instead, it is the day the payment was done onl...
Use the earliest date of issue or approval or validity Ok, thanks. All this leads me to 2 crucial questions for my action plan, please: 1- Is the ILR application's date that of online payment or that of Biometry appointment? 2- When I make a variation on the Visa Extension to turn it into an ILR ap...
ILR qualifying period starts from the first visa issue date. The date of entry to the UK is irrelevant. Thanks for the answer. I had a look at your previous help and am very happy for the person to have followed your advice. A clarification, please. By "the first visa" are you referring t...
Hi, My wife's BRP ends on December 31st, 2023. She entered (stamped) the UK on April 17th, 2019. Taking into account the 28-day grace, there is a gap of 2 months and 19 days before becoming eligible to apply for the ILR. All the above also applies to our child. Applying for a visa extension for them...
Hello, Soon, I am planning to apply for British citizenship. I meet most criteria except potentially the Absence rule. The good news is that I have spent less than 90 days in the last year, and I was inside the UK a year back from my application date. However, I have spent exactly 480 days outside t...
You can only use one card for one transaction Why not make separate applications and pay each individually? I am applying for wife's and kid's extension visas, so it would be easier to apply for them together. A question please: Would I be able to pay the Immigration Health Surcharge with a differe...
Hi, Does anyone know of a way to use 2 cards to pay for an online application fee? The amount for my family's Dependent Visa Extension is quite large and I don't have one credit card that covers the total amount. I can't transfer from one card to another because interest rates on cash withdrawals ar...
No, unlike visitor visa where applicant can choose the visa duration from a couple of options, spouse visa are fixed term of 2.5years you do not get to pick and choose. However, you may apply for their extension as close as possible to the expiration of current leave and hope that decision is not m...
I have my ILR. However, my wife and kid have Dependent visas that will expire 4 months short of the 5-year threshold required to apply for their ILR. Is it possible to apply for only one year of Spouse Visa Extension, and Child Visa Extension?
So I asked a reputable immigration law firm -they give you the chance to ask one question online for free. They were adamant it'd be a bad idea to travel without the new BRP. Even the ILR approval email clearly stipulates that one shall never travel without the BRP. The consultant added however that...
Just explain your status to the officer. I reckon they can see your latest immigration status in their systems. You simply need to ensure that you are not admitted as a visitor. This is not a big deal
There is no limit on leaving the UK. Leaving the UK is only an issue if you have a pending application as that makes the application automatically withdrawn. When ILR is approved, there is no pending application anymore. ILR is a permanent status and is only lost if you stayed out of the UK for mor...
You won't lose ILR status because of that, ILR can be lost if you stayed out of UK for 2years You leaving is not at issue , however when returning you need to have a valid BRP at hand to show the airline personnel as evidence of your immigration status in UK before you are even allowed to board the...
