1. Type of application: Switching 2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: Tier 4 3. Date of expiry of current leave: Feb 2023 4. Number of dependants applying at same time: 1 5. Date application posted: March 27 2022 6. Date application received at UKBA: 7. Date payment debited: 8. Paym...

@Mod: sorry! new to the forum, I didn't realise that I shouldn't be opening new topics... @ thanks! I'll wait now... another thing came up while my spouse and I were looking thru our docs....it looks like shes been charged more ihs although all the details are same. i found this link https://discour...

Hi there!! So I used the immigration check ID app while applying and had to scan the chip on my current BRP, take photos of it and take my own photo. I read on the ukvi website that once a decision is made, i'll be able to see my immigration details online and that there won't be a brp that's sent t...

thanks!

Hi again!!! I only have a provisional driving license atm…so is it enuf if I put “no” to this que? Thanks!!

Ah…I have a 4 yr CoS…so its going to be a stretch I think…

Oh gosh….I dont think about that travel scenario…. For travel with eea, it has only asked me my recent two visits…is there an option to add more?! Also, good point abt the medical history…i only once visited a and e…if Im going to mention every single time i had a headache or tummy ache it would get...

Oh that is interesting…i think we r planning to finish it in one go cos of the paperwork involved….rather be done with it lol

So i understand that when we next apply for ilr, even if we have already paid for ihs, theres no refund, rite?

Thanks! I guess it makes sense. For instance, I had a telephone consult for a migraine in Aug 2020 and was in touch for changing medication and all that until Jan 2021….if I put this period as when I was receiving treatment, its true but also looks like I was lying in the hospital?? I dunno this bit...

Hi….I am at the same point in checking my application to ensure all details… after covid, a lot of the Gp visits were telephone/online..do I need to mention them? Reg travel, there’s this question about “world travel” in last ten years. I am from a third country, and in the last ten years, have obvs...

Thank you!! I was getting very confused as to how my spouse’s details were gonna be taken….

I thot IHS wasnt being refunded only if next application was for ilr….thats a lot of money

Hi everyone! My spouse and I are currently applying for our visas as I got a job tht gives sponsorship. I am main applicant and switching from my tier 4 and my spouse is shifting from their tier 4 dependent to skilled worker dependent. I started the application, used the app and confirmed identity a...

Thank you! I think they will reduce the cos period….looks like they are also just learning the new rules lol

will also say this….the hr dealing with this seemed so clueless that it was scary..they first mentioned labour market test, then something about new entrant swv being only for three years. now the cos says this….after four years, if I can’t extend my work visa, I should probably start thinking now a...

Just checked….My cos dates said 2022 to 2027. But there was also a “y” to the new entrant question….

Oh thanks….on my cos I thought I saw a five year period, but I must have been mistaken. I am applying under new entrant for sure because my salary is under the going rate for the sponsorship code I think… So right now I’m getting about 8k less in the gross salary than going rate but it is acceptable...

Actually small doubt again....if my new t2 is for 5 years only, will I have to apply for extension first before ILR? I don't have the details yet but if I'm new entrant, I think I may only get 3 or 4 years t2? (thanks for this forum....the rules are so many!)

Thanks again! I hadn't figured out the 12 month wait to shift citizenship if we ever go down that route. My spouse might just keep the ILR until I also qualify for it in five years' time and we'll take it from there.

Thanks!

Is there any better way of going about our immigration status currently to make all these applications simpler? We couldn't think of anything else but not being able to apply as a spouse for ILR/ citizenship....will that cause any issues?

Hi! Going through some immigration changes now, so thought of clarifying.... My spouse has been in the UK legally since 2014. They first came on a Tier 4 visa. I came to the UK in 2017 on a Tier 4 visa, and while here we got married. I got admission for further studies in 2018 and my spouse had also...