Hi all,
My sister & her children have visited me about 4-5 times for 3-4 weeks since 2002. They have always applied for & obtained 6 months visitors visa.

She would now like to apply for 2 years visitors visa.

Any advice about what I need to write in my invitation letter ?

Thanks.

Hi all, My sister has been to the UK quite a few times & is now planning to apply for 2 years visitors visa for herself & her 2 minor children (9 yrs & 5 yrs). One of her kids passport is expiring in 1 year & 3 months time. Her passport & the other childs passport will be valid t...

In late september 2011 three distant relatives of mine, (they are all Bangladeshi citizens,) secretly travelled to the UK (sorry, don't know all the ins and out of the legalities involved, I do know however that they did not use their own passports). They were brought to the UK in 2003 on a visitin...

Hi all, My sister is planning to apply for a 2 yrs visitor visa along with her 2 children (7 & 4). They have all been to the UK before. Her daughters passport expires in 1 yr & 10 months time. Hers & her sons passport are valid for longer than 2 yrs. Will that be a problem? How do ECOs d...

Hi all, I am a British citizen living here in the UK. I applied for my mum's (an Indian citizen) ILR as my dependant in 2007. After initially refusing, she was granted ILR in June 2008. We received her passport with the ILR stamped around oct 2008. Unfortunately her ILR doesn't mention that she has ...

UKBAbble,

I think its not possible for any child to travel on their parents passport now. (Not an expert so could be wrong) & esp to the US.

I would be very very surprosed if your advice was true.

Deepak Mehta.

Maybe the OP has written the date in American style (10th March rather than 3rd Oct). I must confess I absolutely hate the American system of writing the month/date/year. Its wierd.

Hi, I urge all of you to enter your visa timelines at www.spammer.com. You can track all sorts of visas like Tier 1, Tier 2, PSW, extensions, etc. If all of us enter our details, we will get an accurate estimate for our applications. Thanks. Hi singhalalokin, What is wrong with you ? You have poste...

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Any child born in the uk becomes eligible for British citizenship (& hence British passport) after one of the parents becomes settled in the UK (ie ILR).

Deepak

Hi Ash1,

It can take a long time - anything upto 1-2 yrs aswell. My mum's ILR application took a total of 13 months.

You can get your MP involved & that may help. But apart from that theres not much you can do.

Best of luck.

How long is a piece of string ???? Indian embassy works in ways that are difficult to understand by a vast majority. I am surprised by the confident "1-2 weeks" reply by the previous poster. That might be the case if things go smoothly, but if they dont (& sometimes they dont), then ev...

Hi, I am quite confused by the "2 types" of British Citizenship - by descent & otherwise than by descent (or something similar). (Why are British Citizenship rules so complicated/confusing ???) Anyway, I am a registered British Citizen. My father was a British Protected Person from Uga...

I had to sort out travel/health insurance for my mother a few years ago & there was only 1 company that I found after extensive searching that was willing to offer her insurance.

You can however get online insurance for them from Indian companies like ICICI or Bajaj Allianz etc.

"Compassion is a strong emotive word. Read here and u'll see to the HO it generally means terminal illness..." I dont think that terminal illness also qualifies as compassionate according to HO. I had applied for my mothers ILR under compassionate grounds as she had a terminal illness &...

Hi tasha75,
thanks for your reply.

Do you rmember if it was the leeds office that dealt with your passport ?

Thanks,

Deepak

Thanks for your replies.

Yes it was an incountry application. It was a application for ILR under compassionate grounds as my mother was still not 65 yrs old. It was entirely on her medical diagnosis.

I am hoping that they will send her passport soon.

thanks,

Deepak.

Hi guys, I had applied for my mothers ILR in March 2007. We received a "Notice of refusal" in Jan 2008. We appealed against the decision which was heard on 6th March 2008. We won the appeal & received the judges determination on 15th March 2008. We received a letter from Appeals Implem...

Why are you shouting though ? I have, in the past, found the BIA website to be very good source of reliable information. Deepak. CAN SOMEONE SHARE THE PROCESS TO REGISTER BABY AS USING FORM MN1. IS HE ELGIBLE FOR BRITISH PASSPORT ONCE BABY IS REGISTERD ? As your child was born in the UK, you can reg...

hi anjali,
yes sorry i typed "them" instead of "you" by mistake in my earlier reply.
You will receive your cancelled passport with cut corners.

Deepak

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sen, I dont think its possible. I am a British citizen, my mum isnt. She is all alone in India & has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. She was 64 last year & we applied for ILR under compassionate grounds. We got a refusal notice last week after 10 months. I think BIA are very strict. ...