I think, if you out of country for more than 90 days consecutively then the time gets reset. I don’t know if their exist any exceptions.

My brother came to the UK on a work permit in may 2006. His work permit is valid for 48 months, when his work permit expires can he apply for an extension? If so how should he apply, which forms and what evidence? If he transfers to another company, would he have to make a fresh application for a w...

You can apply for ILR 28 days short of 5 years. So in your case you can apply for ILR after 17th July.

I think you should check with the year. I did not understand the question as time dates (may be ) wrong. But this is what my understand after reading your question. If your question is "can she continue to work in spite of her work finished here but she has valid visa" then the answer is N...

Thats right as he said it will be difficult for you to get an interview if you are not in UK and since the market is not that good it will be still more difficult. If I was you, having good job and good salary, I would take leave for 3 months unpaid leave and come to UK. then I will search for a job...

You can ask your company to send you on your current visa. As at any given time you can have only one valid visa on your passport, if you get WP done then your Tier 1 visa gets void.

Dear All, I am a workpermit holder came to UK on Jan 2008. I am a Indian citizen and want to apply visa for my wife as dependant. Please clarify my doubts below. I) Do I need to show accomadation proof as well ? , I mean do I need to show where my wife will be living in UK ? , for now I am in a sha...

sjidh wrote:Thanks for your reply.
My husband is a Tier1 holder and residing in UK from Jan'09.
I'll be joining him in August.
And by profession I am a s/w engineer.

Can I work?

Yes, you can work.

Don’t be in false hope mate, this judgment is only for pre April 3 2006 HSMP holders.

There are loads of answers for this question in the forum. Have a search and you will find.

I have seen some post in the forum saying that you can any time before 12 months of the expire of your visa.

shs213 wrote:I've done my bit... But when are we going to hear an exact word on this from HO? I thought the announcement was due today, 15/05/09?

It would be great if all WP holders also can follow the HSMP rule of 4 years!!

HO said they will announce on 20/5/09.

Thanks Chetan, One final question,just exploring the possibilities, is it possible to send the application through post from India.I can arrange a friend's UK address where the Home office can send the application back. Its always not a good idea to send your passport other other (UK) contry when y...

@HSMP2008_January Yes my present employer is UK based and I pay NI tax etc..but will no longer be the case once I'm being sent to India.... BTW what was the objective behind asking this question?Is there something brewing in ur mind?? The reason for asking these questions are, as you are applying f...

Is your employer UK based and is deputing you to India?
Do you get your salary deposited in UK bank and you pay tax and NI in UK?

You are entitled for benefits after ILR.

As of now the rules for ILR says that you have to be Physically in UK for 5 years. and you can apply for ILR 28 days before you finish your 5 years.

So, your 5 years clock starts from the day you land in UK and not from the day your visa is stamped.

Yes he can.
If he has all the Genuine documents to support his claim for earning sufficient points under Tier 1 then there should not be any problem.

HSMP2008_JANUARY, Dude, what do you think we ll do with Tier 1, we we do not have proper informatoin on the job market. Definitely with Tier 1 we are not going to work in hotels and restaurants, but proper software jobs. So, i feel this is the right forum to ask questions on jobs also. Maybe you ha...

I can understand your excitement about getting Tier 1 visa and worry about the job market in UK but I think this forum should look in to the issues of immigration and problems related to that rather than jobs. I am not discouraging you about the job discussion but this is not the right forum to do t...

Hi All, One of my friend said that one of his friend applied for extension 12 months before the expire of his current visa and he got the extension starting from the date of expire of the previous visa. Ex: HSMP from Jan 2008 till 2010 Applied for extension Jan 2009 and received extension from 2010 ...

on which visa your husband is in?
If he is interested in visiting Egypt then he as get Egypt visitor visa from Egypt embassy in UK.
He can return to UK if he has a valid UK visa.

Well to be honest i am no great fan of HO but i think in this case we have to give them a benefit of the doubt they HAVE mentioned in their website abou this on 23rd April 2006. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/indefiniteleavetoremainforhsmp1 So I dont understand who is re...

Multiple entry implies that you can enter UK multiple times as long as your visa is valid. So the "entry" has not bearing on the ILR.

If the case is won (4 years of ILR ) then you will also be beneffited.

Immigrant

I got my hsmp in June 06, doesn't the 4 year rule apply for WP holders then? My understanding is WP & HSMP both have the same time lines for ILR. . So I assume I should qualify for ILR in 4 years? Am I wrong on this one? If you have gor HSMP visa between 3rd april to Nov 2006 then you are sure ...