Thanks Wanderer..

AFIAK Tier 1 doesn't need a Masters Degree.
What is AFIAK Tier 1 visa and does this mean my friend can apply for AFIAK Tier 1??
If so, how to do that??

Hi All, I have a friend who has working holiday maker visa till June 2010. Can he get Tier-1 visa applied here?? He is working with some hotel here in London and they have given a contract of employment till June 2010, but are not willing to sponsor his work permit(Tier-1). He wants to find if there...

Riz_Ali, Thanks for your innocent question. I see most of students(80%) here in UK do jobs that exceed weekly hrs allowed. I know most of them doing more than 2 to 3 jobs each, that may well exceed 30 hrs per week.I'm not sure when they are going to study. But there are very less percentage of stude...

Thanks for your responses. Just to update on this: I called up the council and asked for the refund.They just asked the reason for cancellation for which I said I'll not be eligible for another year. So, they cancelled and processed the refund and got the money into my bank acc today. Surprised as I...

Hi, I've booked an apointment for NCS few months back and later I decided not to apply for Nationality as I wont be eligible to apply for another year. Once I got NCS appt. postponed for 2 months. Now, I myself decided not to apply for it and remain with present nationality. Is there any way that we...

Can anyone share your thoughts on my query. If I am holding a British Passport and OCI will I be able to get OCI for my children who are born after I got my British citizenship & OCI. My wife is still holding her Indian citizenship & passport. Can anyone pls. reply to this query as it will ...

Thanks Vinny for your reply.

Its quite informative not only for me and also for all others who are on same boad as me..

Can a child born in India(father-->BC with British PP & OCI and Mother an ILR holder with Indian passport) apply for a british passport in British high Commission in India?? If so, can anyone send me the details like what docs are needed and the procedure pls. If not, is the child compulsorily n...

Yes F2k, U're right.. I clearly read in Guide AN in page 16 and it clearly says that if spouse's absences is upto 450 days, they would expect us to have been resident in the UK for the last 4 years. I shall request fellow experienced boarders to give me advise and best possible course of action. Als...

If its 9th June 2005, I was not in UK at all on this date.(Does that mean that I'm not eligible to apply on Monday, the 8th June 2009??)Pls. let me know so that I can save money in this difficult hour. Also, I was in UK from 12th Mar 2006. My ILR was granted on 15th Feb 2008. No problems was faced r...

I arrived in UK on 12th Mar 2006 These are the following absences in past 3 years: From 12th Mar 2006 to 11th Mar 2007-->64days From 12th Mar 2007 to 11th Mar 2008-->228days(pregnancy and child birth) From 12th Mar 2008 to 11th Mar 2009-->64days So altogether its 356 days. As per paragraph 4 of Anne...

I'm not sure as to how would a case worker deal with my situation. But I'm going ahead and applying via NCS next monday. As per paragraph 4 of Annexure B to chapter 18, a case worker can exercise discretion. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/nationalityinstructions...

Any one out there to clarify pls...

One of my referee lost his passport and my Nat. Application is still under process.
Will this affect my Nat. application??
Do I need to inform to HO regarding this?? and if so, is there any prescribed form/format that I need to use??

Any suggestions pls.
Appreciate your quick response.

Thanks,
T

mads-Thats marvelous..Congrats..

Will there be an option to check with different council offices to accommodate you for ceremony?? As I would guess, we had an option while we submit our Nationalization applications with any council offices, there should be a privilege to select other council offices also for ceremonies.. I'm not su...

As per reliable sources and sr. members of the board, HO will allow upto 300 days. I also have Discharge summaries for my father-in-law, who underwent heart-surgery(2006-2007: 64 days(Reason: visiting relatives) and for pregnancy and child birth(2007-2008:228 days) I need to see how far HO consider ...

Thanks abudream for your update. I guess you are talking about the below absences in your case: July 2005-July 2006: 223 days July 2006-July 2007: 255 days July 2007-July 2008: 55 days July 2008- July2009 (estimated): 91 days I guess you may be right that she will need another year of residence with...

Hi, I'm in a same boat applying for Naturalization sometime in April 09. My situation: Category: Spouse of a British Citizen. Absences from Britain:Total no. of days: 356 days 2006-2007: 64 days(Reason: visiting relatives) 2007-2008:228 days(Reason: Pregnancy and child Birth) 2008-2009: 64 days(Reas...

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munisa, I'm sure that as per law, your employer must issue the letter though your contract is closing end of May 09.There should not be any base for your employer for not doing so. Try to ask letter few weeks before, like last week of April 09. I guess any letter within a month's time before the dat...

Thanks Siggi. I'm not sure of tax liabilities for the assets we have in India if we are british. Can you pls. elaborate or point me some website/link so that I shall gothru that and it will be beneficial for the people who are on the same boat as me. Yes parvus1202, India allows dual citizenship wit...

Hi, I'm an Indian, spouse of BC, an ILR holder at the moment. I'm thinking whether to apply for BC or not. I'm bit worried that there are agricultural lands on my name in India. What would happen to these lands already on my name once I become BC?? Is anyone there who is in similar situation?? How f...