Thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it. My first successful Home Office letter is dated the 6th November 2016, while my first Tier 2 visa sticker says valid from 18/11/2016 to 18/12/2016. Does my ILR qualifying period start from 6th November 2016 or 18th November 2016? Thanks in advance. Futur...

Hello dear friends. I was first granted a Tier 2 visa on 6th November 2016 to work from 18 November 2016 to 25 January 2019 as an NHS sponsored doctor. I first entered on 5th December 2016 as a Tier 2 worker. I am currently training to be a GP as a Tier 2 sponsored doctor under Health Education Engl...

Dear friends, I have been granted a new Tier 2 visa for my NHS GP training due to start on 7th August 2019. My last working day at my current NHS job is the 26th July 2019. I am thinking of travelling to Pakistan on 18th July to Pakistan to collect my family and return to the UK on 21st July. I have...

1. Type of application: Extending Tier 2 2. If switching, category changing (switching) from 3. Date of expiry of current leave: 1st November 2019 4. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2 5. Date application posted: 6. Date application received at UKBA: 24th May 2019 7. Date payment debited:...

Dear Friends, My wife and baby submitted their biometrics in Karachi (Pakistan) on 16th May 2019. After the passage of 3 weeks, my family felt very anxious. I attempted to contact UKVI during the past week, and on 17th July, I finally received this exact message in 2 separate emails regarding the ap...

I have only till December 2021 to reach ILR status. My wife's Tier 2 visa expired and her clock has reset to zero. What can my option be for her after I am eligible for ILR in December 2021? She simply applies for a 3 year tier 2 dependent extension. The rules allow this once you have ILR. Thank yo...

I have only till December 2021 to reach ILR status. My wife's Tier 2 visa expired and her clock has reset to zero. What can my option be for her after I am eligible for ILR in December 2021? She simply applies for a 3 year tier 2 dependent extension. The rules allow this once you have ILR. She has ...

She left UK before her Tier 2 dependent visa expired. I thought of renewing her visa before she wanted to return. I did not know about the fact that this visa had to be extended before expiry in the UK or within 28 days outside the UK. I need advice in this situation. I have only two and a half year...

I have only till December 2021 to reach ILR status. My wife's Tier 2 visa expired and her clock has reset to zero. What can my option be for her after I am eligible for ILR in December 2021?

Dear friends, I have applied for Tier 2 dependent visa for my wife based on my current job which will terminate in the next 3 weeks. I have applied for a 3 year Tier 2 visa transfer to work for 3 years as a GP trainee in the NHS, which should be coming imminently during the next 5 weeks. I will be e...

Dear Friends. My wife's tier 2 dependent visa expired in Karachi, Pakistan. I applied after the 28 day window. Her biometrics was submitted on 16th May 2019. Is there a possibility her application would be refused because her Tier 2 dependent visa expired while abroad and she applied after the 28 da...

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Dear Friends, can anyone understand this clearly? The 180 day residence requirement for ILR applies to both the main applicant and their PBS dependants who were issued their visa before 11 January 2018. Absences from the UK during periods of leave granted before 11 January 2018 are not included towa...

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My wife initially entered UK with me on 5th December 2016. Her Tier 2 dependent visa was granted at the same time as my Tier 2 in November 2016 and expired on 9th January 2019. Our baby was born in UK and received a Pakistani passport from the Pakistan consulate, Manchester. My family including myse...

Dear friends, my wife and baby applied for their Tier 2 dependent visas on 16th May 2019. I paid extra for priority 5 day processing. It's been more than 15 working days and I have not received anything as of today, Friday 14th June. I have written enquiry email to the international desk for GBP 5 a...

Dear friends, would a Tier 2 dependent wife of a Tier 2 migrant be allowed to start and run her own business in the UK before ILR?
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Dear Friends, I am going to apply for my family's Tier 2 dependent's visas. They are currently in Pakistan. I would like them to enter UK ASAP. I am currently working in an NHS hospital. My new NHS training post will start in the first week of August 2019. My question is: Can I apply for a 3 year Ti...

Thanks again for replying. I was born in Pakistan, and my family immediately emigrated to another country where eventually we were granted citizenship. My Pakistani citizenship (in the form of a national ID card) was restored to me a few months back. My adopted country's embassy in London does not h...

Big thanks for your reply. I understand many nations' embassies in UK renew passports. Unfortunately, my country's embassy advised me to return home to renew my passport as they don't have this facility in UK. As i can't find time off from my NHS job, I will have to apply now for my new Tier 2 for 3...

Dear friends, I will be hopefully be starting GP training this August. HEE England will give me a 3 year Tier 2 sponsorship. My passport will be expiring next year in August 2020. Q1: Can I apply for a 3 year Tier 2 visa on my passport which will expire after 16 months? Q2: If I apply and gain a 3 y...

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Thank you so much for your answer. I was under the impression that if I gain a new Tier 2 visa and then resign from my current job, then I can't stay for more than 60 days before the start of my new job. So am I right in understanding that during the maximum 60 days after resigning from my current j...

Thank you so much for your answer. My family are in Pakistan. I shall soon apply for their new Tier 2 dependent visas based on my current NHS job that ends on 1st November 2019. I need to bring my family back to UK by the end of June 2019 to avoid them being out of UK for 180 days. I shall soon appl...

I am a non EU doctor working in the NHS since January 2017 on Tier 2 visas. I shall be starting GP training in August 2019 and will be applying soon to change my sponsorship. I need advise regarding my family who will be applying for their Tier 2 dependent visas based on my current job. If I resign ...