Er-r-r, for citizenship application they do check credit history!

There are no mandatory benefits in UK - it all depends on the company and it is very hard to predict which benefits some company offers (unless they mention it on their website or job role brief). The benefits I've seen were: pension contribution, subsidised gym, season ticket loan, private health i...

Even if your circumstances are almost identical - your credit history, criminal records, HMRC data, and other information that Home Office checks may be different and could take longer to find or process.

As far as I know referee cannot be retired unless it is explicitly stated in the list of the allowed professions.

Can you detail your "supplementary work"? Is it with the same employer?

Er-r-r, don't you think he can use Doctor as a non-professional referee and use another referee (a director of a company) as professional?

kanimeni wrote:Got the Visa today, Sushdmehta, you got lot of knowledge and I request you to be little patience when responding some queries ...but sometime the way you answer it hurts people. One such example is the quotes.

Sushdmehta was right though, and you just got lucky.

pgaitonde wrote:If you need to apply then you have to leave UK and then apply for from your home country.

That's not an option - as Tier 1 is closed now (for applications outside UK).

I think this topic is against forum rules.

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When did you apply for Tier 2 ICT permit?

To stop people applying in advance of 5 years.

I cannot give you an example from this forum, but have a look at what Westminster NCS states on their website: Please ensure your photo is attached to the relevant page on the application form before your two referees complete their sections. You must attach this with either glue or a staple as pape...

Would a degree in a photography related field, like maybe a general visual arts type of degree, be adequate to get a job and qualify for citizenship in the UK? H-m-m, hello again! What happened? I thought you could get citizenship by descent? And to answer your question, it is not - unless you are ...

ukpl wrote:Not stapling your photo is not a viable reason to refuse the application.

Actually it is!

23rd Dec 2010

tonytee wrote:Thank you. For the other part of the query, is there any indicative time frame for the period between submission at NCS and receipt by HO.

Normally it is on the next day.

They don't speed up anything - the two valuable things about NCS is that you get to keep your original documents (so they won't get lost in the post! - I for one don't want to send my passports via RoyalMail) and they check for the most obvious mistakes, like forgetting to staple/glue the photo. Tha...

1) One.
2) British or Irish passport holders only.

Also your referee should be a recognised professional and older than 18.
See here for more details

Hang on, does this mean all those exercising treaty rights abroad have to return and apply for visas? What about joining the eu and free movement? Is that withdrawn??? You are confusing completely different issues. This is about Schengen zone - the common passport / visa / border control area (in e...

Not true.

sushdmehta, you should get a medal for reading this horribly formatted message

No, one does not have to enter UK by a certain date - but if you will enter after the first 28 days you will need to extend your Tier 1 visa not once but twice before you will be able to get ILR in 5 years.

I think this means that Home Office staff are on holidays and your application will remain in the Post Office hold until they will start work again (I don't know when, but possibly as late as 4th of January).

It is not so much an interview - but just a process of submitting documents to a case-worker with ability to explain unusual circumstances in person (as opposed to cover letter in postal application).