I will be leaving to UK this month end, do not have a NI number neither a job as of now. Do we need to get some kind of insurance done before leaving to UK ?

Hi, BA allows 32 Ks, but the problem is it shud b only one peice. I find a lil irritiating to stuff 32 Ks in one bag. Jet allows u 40 Ks(2 peices) if you prove that ur visa is of migrant type. But Jet does not have direct Blore-London, theres a stopover in Bombay whereas BA has direct flight. Cheers...

Hi rrst_101, To qualify for a ILR after 5 years you need to have a continuous stay of 4 years 11 months......It is critical that you enter the UK within 27 days of EC issuance to qvoid any pitfalls later...... Many in the forum are suggesting to go for 2nd FLR but it pretty dangerous to do so since...

You could be right.But we definetely need to plan for something distant now itself and cant assume anything, but plan according to the rules which are in place as of now. Since the visa now holds good for 2 years, and hopefully gets extended for 3 years at the end of the second year , I wouldnt like...

Hi kmsr1234, Thanks for the valuable info. But what I meant was, if I plan to apply for ILR at the end of 5 years , and I dont enter now within 27 (or 29) days , I will have to apply for FLR twice in this 5 year period. Are you sure its 27 ? Somewhere in this forum I read 29. So before booking my ti...

In order to apply for FLR just once , is the no. of days by which we need to enter UK 27 or 29 ? Can anyone please clarify this?

In order to apply for FLR just once , is the no. of days by which we need to enter UK 27 or 29 ? Can anyone please clarify this?

hi all,
just wanted to share the good news that me and my wife got our visa stamped, post dated (01 mar 2008). Received the passport on saturday. Best of luck for all of u in line.

Cheers,
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aaah... thats alrite..... ur submission date is one after mine...hopefully we shud get the result next week ...atleast thats wat i guessed after speaking to the BHC lady. A slight change in tone now after the standard "december backlogs" which we used to hear all the time.

get an letter from the notary stating that thses 2 names belong to the same person and mention this in your cover letter.

HSMPinit wrote:rrst,

thats really strange... did u check with ur HR whether they have received any call or mail?

HSMPinit,
y do u think its strange? I did get a call from my HR regarding integra about 3 weeks back.

i just called this morning and they asked me to call back after 10th Feb. Said that they have received my integra report.

vidya,
ure rite...lets wait and c how it goes. And btw have u requested for post dated visa?

Is it because some of them have requested for a post dated visa, their processing is getting delayed? Maybe the BHC has set priority this way to overcome the backlogs.

Got the same standard reply : Thank you for your e-mail. Visa Section is currently experiencing a high volume of visa applications, this, and new working procedures associated with the recent change to capturing biometrics data, means that it is taking longer than usual to process visa applications....

Hi siva, ure rite...will just ask my HR if she can send me a copy of the form. Vidya, I havent seen the form. My HR called me up to verify if I had wrongly given some details while applying for visa. So when i asked her more details, she said in the integra form its mentioned wrongly. Then I asked h...

lion,
It may not be of a different person coz rest of the details are correct. And even the company name, half of it is correct. Instead of corporation, they have used business house. And why did they already fill the form and send? Wasnt it my HRs job to fill?

I got a call from my office HR dept. and she told me that my date of birth in the integra form was 27 Feb 1960 and my company records say 4 Apr 1980. My DOB is 4 Apr 1980 and I asked her to fill it as how it was with the company records. Also my company name is xxx Corporation and in the form its me...

Hi UStoUK, You are right when u say, UK recruiters call mostly UK numbers. You have a option of using skype. Here all u need is to install skype on ur laptop and then buy a UK number. For UK recruiters , it will be a local call and u need to receive calls from ur laptop. I have used this facility an...

Dear Friend....

but validity of initial HSMP applicaion in valid till Jan. 13, 2008... what should i do?????? very much tensed.....

The deadline is only for ur first application. Appeal can be done even after the cutoff date.

Applied on 7th Jan at Bangalore VFS. Current status says "application forwared..."

Hi everyone,
I applied for my EC today (7th. Jan) thru Bangalore VFS. Looking at the speed at which Chennai BHC is working, I think I can just forget abt my docs for a month.

Thanks rrst. Hows your EC research going on? Do let me know as well coz till now i know nothing about EC. let me know if you find out something. Cheers!! llcool Hi llcool, Yeah, me been quite busy these days preparing the docs required for EC. Its a lot more work compared to the initial approval. I...

**I posted same question under sticky post, but no body replied, I thought no body is paying attention to those*** Can anybody give me yes or no answer on following question.My application is still under processing for HSMP. Once a decision is made, then case worker will notify me through email tha...

congrats llcool..thats great news..