hi, me and my brother are trying to gather documents for parents' settlement application for uk. we both are in a position to sponsor them but are not sure how to assemble our application. do we submit two undertakings since we both want to give weight to the application by saying that we both are r...
DEFINITELY get the children's passports stamped with the visa in the UK. I was in the exact same position as you a few years ago and had the exact same problem i.e. On workpermit, children born in UK , only had passports for them, no dependent visa stamped. Going was easy. But were stopped on trying...
Thanks Jaj. NCS called me and said that "having spoken to an experienced colleague, its OK and we don't need anything else". I wud have thought for £40, they would at least know the basics of whats required. I have arranged some docs from here and there anyway and from the school head tea...
Hi, The NCS were not able to send the application and have kept it "on hold". There is a 6 month gap between my wife's old expired passport and the date of issue of the new passport. The 3 year period spans acroos this and they said they would need some proof of physical presence in the co...
yep thats why I am trying to at least send a translated marriage cert. along with other docs. just in case. HO can then decide to do whatever they want really since she fits both cases. It should be OK I think. Thanks for your input again. One advice for the guys out there. the Hatfielf NCS take the...
that was in june 2004 so yes that was well within the margin. i was assuming that one had to be married to a BN for 2 years and then apply for BN one year after that. This is where I was going wrong. There is no time limit on how long one should have been married to a BN. She just has to meet the fo...
Thanks John. No thats not an issue. She has been away for only 4 months in the 6 years we have been in this country. And these four months were in 2004. She was on a workpermit with me, we got the PR together about 2.5 years ago. She is just late since she had to do the Ctz. test. Otherwise we would...
Hi, After having sorted the references out for my wife's BN application, the NCS in Hatfield posed a slightly confusing question today. I got my BN about 1.5 years ago. Wife couldn't apply at the time and finally passed her Ctz. test and is applying now based on 5 year residency. In filling out the ...
It appears that getting a reference from the Assistant Teacher is also no longer an option. She has only know her for 2 years and a few months! :( We didn't realize it was going to be this difficult to get the professional reference. The only other option I can think of is to just use a person whose...
thanks thats great. have read all that but given our predicament, we are contemplating using the Assitant Teacher and go with the risk of them rejecting the reference. Since the list doesn't contain an "Assitant Teacher". Only a teacher. Worst case scenario: they will ask for another refer...
ok after a lot of digging, the closest we have come is an Assistant Teacher in our local school. The problem is that the list of professions only have a "Teacher" listed. Not an assistant teacher.
Would it be OK to use an "Assitant Teacher" as a reference?
Hi, I have searched the forum and found a few discussions. Apologies if its a repeated question :) We are applying for my wife's BN application finally but having some problem with reference that needs to be "memeber of standing". There is literally no one! She is a house wife and apart fr...
Hi, My dad is still working at 65 but will soon retire to head back to Pakistan. I am myself a UK citizen and reading the IND website, the rules are quite clear on how to go about applying for a settlement visa for them. But, there are a few difficulties like "proving that there is no one to lo...
It looks like this country is finally catching up with whats been happening in the middle east for many years i.e all visa categories carry a very heavy fee tag. £1300 to get a work visa stamp in UAE for instance (ink one :)) and this was about 8 years ago! I was quite surprized many years ago when ...
I was in the same position 2 years ago and the company had to apply for a business visit visa. It was clear that non-EU nationals needed a visa regardless of their residential status i.e. indefinite or otherwise.
I don't think they verify references for every single application although there might be some standard checks with Credit Reference agencies etc. They are probably picked at random in most cases for "normal applications". I was sort of worried about the same thing as you. But mine actuall...
yep thats what happened at the post office! don't need it. they also don't need the "passport you entered on" although its mentioned in the application form. when i told the lady at the post office she said "oh might as well send it"! so she didn't know for sure. but its gone now...
Hi, For a first time british passport application for a foreign born naturalised applicant, do we need to send in the foreign birth certification? Or would the passport and naturalisation certificate be enough? The guide says that its required it seems and the advice line is VERY busy. Any help woul...
unfortunately, this is not a shortage occupation anymore and your company really has to go to great lengths to prove that there was no local resource available.
thanks folks. i must say these guys are really efficient compared to other eu naturalisation processes. my friend in ireland applied 2 years ago and is still waiting which is normal over there! i think NCS don't officially admit it but applying thru them does effect the application times and is goin...
And all within a month of applying!!