I do not think a person on a visitor visa who has travelled to UK is allowed to make an in-country application for Tier 1.
In other words in-country switch to Tier 1 from visitor visa is not allowed.
As has been mentioned umpteen number of times in various posts on this forum, one can apply for ILR only 28 days in advance of the completion of 5 years of his/her legal stay (for WP/HSMP category) in the UK. Anyone falling short of this mark has to apply for an extension of his/her leave and then a...
you are right I will have to call local authority to book an appointment for the ceremony, but I can do that only after I receive my invitation letter. So I've to wait for it, I guess.
Applied on 9th Oct ... Fees taken out on 20th Oct ... About 6 weeks ... still waiting ....... I hope it all turns up well ........ If you look at the time lines mentioned in this thread, you will notice that average processing time is approx 3 months. Your's is still into 6th week or so, hence I gu...
NCS or Postal : NSC Date of submission or posting : Posted on 5th August, recieved by Home office 6th August 2008 CRITERIA - 5yrs+1yrs Date of debit of debit/credit card: 08th August Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 08th August (Arrived 13th August) Date of receipt of approval: 28th Nov, Dated 2...
Good news at last. Today received the approval letter for my (along with my family) citizenship application. Following is my timeline, NCS or Postal : NCS Date of submission or posting: Submitted to NCS on 26-Aug-2008 CRITERIA - 5 yrs (WP+HSMP) + 1 yr ILR Date of debit of debit/credit card : 28-Aug-...
Would some one please suggest me, whether reaching on Jan 2009 is the correct decision on not, as I have to resign for my current job. If you had done some search on this forum you would have found the answers for your your questions. In short the market is dead at the moment and the chances of it ...
What I meant was there is hardly any point in applying for jobs from outside UK, as you getting response while you are physically not present in UK is hard. As I said earlier better option will be to wait until March-April next year and then plan to move to UK (if the market opens up) to search for ...
If you would have done a quick search on this forum, you would have noticed that the market is dead at the moment. As it is there is hardly any movement in the market in Decemeber (due to new year & Christmas), and is compounded by the current economic crisis. In short it will be a bad idea to c...
This seems strange in that you did not apply for NI during your 5 years of work/stay in the UK. Was it sheer ignorance or was there any specific reason not to apply for one earlier?
Unfortunately that is true. Due to the current economic downturn as well as due to end of year fast approaching, there are hardly any movement in the market.
Being in employment is not a pre-requisite while applying for citizenship. Hence you are not bound to inform UKBA about your lay-off, on the contrary informing UKBA should not have any adverse impact on your application either.
What about those who were on deputtion abroad and salary paid in uk ni ,tax deducted Provided you can get a letter from UK employer stating the same, I guess you should be fine. [hi what about persnal holidays and you are still getting paid . If these are within the limits set out for absences cons...
Since you were not getting paid in the UK, although you were working for the same employer, I am afraid your absence will be treated as a break in continuous residency.
It is not a requirement, but I guess it is in the best interest of the applicant that he makes himself accessible for a certain period of time after the application is submitted, just in case UKBA needs to contact the applicant. Having said that given the current processing timelines, it is unlikely...
where does it say that in the rules or guidance, please?
There is no mention of it in the guidance notes, but if you apply through NCS, they do make sure that you are contactable for the next 5 days or so after your application is submitted. I'd a similar experience as well.
