Dear all, Last week I applied for an extension of my stay in the UK as a Tier 1 (General) migrant. My visa ran out yesterday and having applied for an extension prior to the expiry date I know my status would remain the same and I can work legally while my application is being decided. The problem I...
Thanks for posting all the useful links. After reading through the posts, I find lots of conflicting information about how early you can apply for extension. Is 6 months OK? Is 5 Ok? etc. I called the Home Office this morning and enquired about Tier 1 extensions and I was told 28 days before your cu...
Finally got my documents back today :) From SEGS to Tier 1 Recieved by HO - 7th May 08 Payment taken - 7th May 08 Approved on 18th June 08 Documents received on 25th June 08 No urgent treatment requested and points claimed was 75. Dispatching seems to be taking too long. Thanks a lot people, good lu...
Baheri and Beever, So far It has been 7 weeks for me as well, can I ask you guys a question which may help us understand why it is taking so long. Did you guys submit any documents half way through your application? I did supply my latest Bank Statement even though I was not asked for it, I just wan...
Just called the Home Office about my application and I was given the standard reply by this nice lady that I should wait for 10 weeks before we give you any progress report. What she did say that applications up to the 14th of May has been allocated to the case workers and mine was on the 7th, atlea...
Be patient Vipul1981, I applied on the 3rd of May, received by them on the 7th of May and still no reply. Everything was straightforward but still no reply.
I hope you get something this week and same for me
Candidkay, On how much of that money have you paid tax? Normally, if you contract as an employee of an Umberalla Company, your Gross will be less than the actual Invoiced amount since you pay Employers NI as well. Your Gross goes down if you claim expenses... If you give us a break down, I think I c...
hussainkothari, Are you sure that for Maintenance funds the statements have to be 3 months exactly from the date of application? To be more precise, does it mean that if the date of my application is tomorrow, 7th May 2008, then my bank statements have to be from 6th March 2008 to 6th May 2008? Can...
Hi, I am taking the services of an umbrella company to invoice the client. In this case, combination of payment summaries and invoices from umbrella company is sufficient or still a letter is needed..? Thanks in Advance If you are taking the services of an Umberlla Company you should be their emplo...
Well, mine is in the UK here and is called NatWest. Well if stamped copies are accepted then its good! They printed it in the Bank on a white paper and it has the logo on top right corner which was printed as well. Well I have written it in my cover letter that I will supply the latest orignal statm...
If you open your own company you will qualify as self employed. At the same time you can still contract work by using an Umbrella Company. This way you can apply as employed since you will be an employee of that Umbrella Company. There is a small feee for their work though such as invoicing your age...
Based on your link from the Home Office it is a must to submit an accoutant letter, surely, but you can still submit a similar letter if you are contracting but as an employee of an Umbrella Company. This is much easier since you do not have to open your own company and still have the benefits of se...
Can you please explain your self a bit more when you say 'many rejections on basis of accountant letter'. Is this because there was only one evidence submitted? OR just because they refused it for no reason! If you have Bank Statements showing payments made and Accountants letter showing the payment...
I would suggest you read the guidance notes properly. The procedure is not complex and try to keep it simple and straight forward. If your earnings documents are simple print outs, just get your accountant to stamp and initial them and submit it along with an accountant letter which you already have...
Hello all, I have been following this forum for a while and there are some good suggestions floating around which always helps. I was wondering if anyone can comment on my query since I was unable to find an answer to it. I am applying for Tier 1 during the next few days and sadly one of my Bank Sta...
