Hi, Thanks for that. Makes sense, what you said. Just to salvage whatever that's left, if he goes back and comes back again using a valid visa, i.e. student, will he still be eligible for ILR based on the 10 year rule? Or that's a lost cause too? Cheers. Although home office gave his visa back in Se...

Hi Everyone, It's a bit of a sad story, but I just found out from an aunt of mine that her son has been hiding important information from her regarding the status of his stay here in the UK, which needless to say is in a bit of a mess. I don't have all the details, but here goes... I hope someone ca...

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here, but most migrants on this board are well educated, skilled folks who really doesn't fall under your description. Too bad that because of the failing in the part of UKBA for tackling immigration fraud, phony visa colleges etc. us hard working tax p...

Thanks for the reply. I guess it's now a waiting game to see actually what is drafted as the final legislation, perhaps speculating at such an early stage is a bit of a stretch by all means.

Hi Everyone, Given today's announcement (see http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/02/immigration-passport-points), I've been thinking whether I made the right choice by switching from WP to Tier1 and what my options are now and for folks who are contemplating on the switch. Brief background on me, ...

Hi, Let me get this straight: you only claimed points for your bachelors degree in the application form? In that case, the case worker would only use that as an evidence. The form itself has tick boxes for how you came to conclusion that the points you are claiming for your education qualification w...

Hi, Thanks for that. I do hope that HO can pull my details. In my case, the IELTS passport was the one I used to come to the UK for the first time on Working Holiday, during which it expired and I got a new passport (the second one). When my WH visa expired, I went back home, applied for a WP and ca...

Hi Everyone, I sent in my Tier 1 (General) application last Friday and I'm just wondering if I should have provided an additional note along with my application. Here's why: The Candidate ID on my IELTS certificate states my previous passport number, which expired due to reaching 10 years and was re...

Thanks for mentioning that. Indeed I am aware of it and hoping to apply tomorrow! I had a related question, it would be nice if you knew the correct answer: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=37303&highlight= Thanks! I hope you are aware that Tier 1 (general) rules are changing fro...

Anyone, please?

Hi There, I'm in a similar position and posted my question at: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=37303&highlight= In my case, I lost my passport and got issued a new one, which I sent over to UKBA for transferring my old visa. However, the new visa looks nothing like the old one a...

I Have decided to apply for Tier1.

Cheers.

Hi There, I'm filling in the Tier1 application form in the hopes of making the March 30th deadline. Thankfully, all my paperwork seems to be sorted, its only the darn form that's giving me a bit of a headache :P A bit of background first: The passport that I had when I came to the UK on my current W...

Hi All, Right now, I'm on a work permit (pre Tier2) which was given to me back in 2006 and is valid till 2011, i.e. 5 years. I'm just wondering what happens theoretically if I'm made redundant by my current employer and work permit sponsor? Do I have to leave UK? If not, how long can I stay back and...

Hi All, Like many others on WP, the current recession has bugged me enough to consider a switch to Tier1, even though with the grace of the Almighty, I'm in a decent and seemingly stable job. However, yesterday late in the evening, when I was going through my RSS feeds, to my utter disbelief I came...

Hi Dextar, (Funnily enough, I've just been catching up on the Showtime Drama, Dexter, about a serial killer ;)) I've just come across the caseworker guidance manual for English language: http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/ecis/hsmpcaseworkerguidance/englishlanguage.p...

Hi There, First post, take it easy on me :P I'm thinking of switching from my existing WP visa to Tier 1 (Genera). I've actually been in the UK for nearly 5 years now, the first two on a working holiday visa (by the way, reading the home office documents, it seems that I can't claim the first two ye...