There is no rule regarding the earliest that you can apply for your Tier 1 extension. The only catch is that if you apply more than a month in advance, your extension will commence from the date of issue rather than the date of expiry of the current leave. As per current rules you can apply for exte...

You need to look at the relevant sticky topic for application processing timelines.

Thanks for this post. I am sure many will find it useful.

Hi geek1981,

First of all COngrats! that was really speedy!
You have mentioned - Cohab documents x2. Can you please specify which documents you used? Not sure what all qualifies as cohab docs. Can you throw some light on this please?

Thanks

I took my daughter to a photo studio ( snappy snaps) when she was 4 weeks for an Indian passport. They made her lie down on a cushion and took a snap.It was fairly easy and the photographer was pretty skilled. You won't be able to hold or support the child as no other person should be visible in the...

You can apply any time before your current leave expires without having to provide a reason for the same. Do remember that the new leave will be granted from the day that it is approved rather than when ur current leave expires.

I suggest wait another day or two as the payment can take unto 5 days to process.

You can call their customer service number and confirm with them. When I had called they said that they are not following the 15 day rule because of the high number of applications.

It starts on the day that you first entered UK.

Have you ever thought about how many extensions you will need if they change the stay to 7 or 8 years? Guess u should plan for that too!

1. Current visa: Tier 1 (General) 2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): Jul 17, 2011 3. Date application posted: Feb 14, 2011 4. Date application received: Feb 15, 2011 5. Acknowledgement received: Feb 22, 2011 6. Biometric letter received : Feb 23, 2011 7. Biometrics provided : Mar 09, 2011 ,P...

Just a quick update - got my acknowledgement letter today.

[quote="sojan"][quote="hsmp1412"]Thanks for posting you timelines. I see that you provided your biometric at PEO Croydon office - is that because you could not provide biometric using the post office service or just cause Croydon was more convenient for you? Just asking as I have...

Thanks for posting you timelines. I see that you provided your biometric at PEO Croydon office - is that because you could not provide biometric using the post office service or just cause Croydon was more convenient for you? Just asking as I have also applied for T1 extension on Feb 15 with my wife...

Thanks susheel. Yes it does seem like I was expecting it pretty soon. Will wait another week and see.

I posted my T1 extension application on 14-feb and application was delivered on 15-feb. I paid using postal orders and so there should not be any delay in deducting the payment. However I have not received any acknowledgement letter yet, is this normal? Should I be worried?

Hi,
I am planning to apply for t1 extn with my wife and daughter as depend ants. I want to pay using a bankers draft. Can I attach 1 single draft for £1350 (850+250+250) or does each application have to have a separate draft attached with it? So basically do I need 3 drafts or will just 1 do the job?

Yes. I called up the appointment booking number and they confirmed this. Although u wld have to be very lucky to actually get an appointment!

maintain at the time of applying dependent visa for your wife

I think he can include the bonus as it was credited into his account during the 12 month period and is corroborated by his payslips.

Hi All In the form VAF 9, its asking for a travel date. I believe this will be the visa starting date too. I looked for some answers but couldnt find any. May be I missed something. Does anyone know how far out I can put the visa starting/travel date? Thanks Dhruv Yes, the travel date will also be ...

You can submit the original degree certificate and print out from the PBS calculator showing that it has awarded you 10 pts for that degree.

I am planning to apply for a tier 1 visa(general migrant). I work currently in the IT field in India. Once I get there and am looking for a job, can I take any other job (not related to my qualification) till I find one in the IT field, or am I supposed to work only in the IT field? - When a compan...

I am applying for a tier1 general visa for me, my spouse and my kid within two days.I want to know the details regarding the bank statement required for the dependant visa 1. Should my wife's name appear in the bank statement for my wife's maintanence fund. Not necessary - the funds can be in eithe...

So where the paycheck is running that is important. In that case If I have payslip generated in India then it would have been considered as Indian earnings irrespective of my physical presence. It is not just about your payslip being generated in India - it would also require your salary to be cred...