Hello, I am due for ILR in about 2 years.I've been worried sick about a criminal conviction I thought I had.I was fined by a magistrate court after being reported by east coast train for trying to buy a discounted ticket with my girlfriend's pass.It has turned out to be the worst mistake I have ever...
Hello, I was refused a B1/B2 visa a few weeks ago.I and my wife had planned on going to Miami for a deferred honeymoon in December.Their reason was that we didn't have strong enough ties to the UK.I am currently on a Tier 1 visa which runs out in August and my wife is on post-study.I have a good job...
I have just received my Police Certificate for Immigration Purposes and it says No Trace.No Trace is also defined as "this means that you do not have any convictions,cautions,reprimands or final warnings held on the PNC.I was asked to apply for the certificate when I tried booking a visa appoin...
I mean that we can still find the PBS (dependent) form online with he guidance notes.I was of the impression that the PBS dependant category was for those looking to either renew or switch to being dependants of people on the PBS
We've just received a shocker from the UKBA customer service helpline today about my wife's eligibility to apply for further stay in the UK as my dependant.We were told that she has to leave the UK and obtain new clearance into the country as my dependant.The reason being that she can't switch from ...
I got into trouble with the traffic police for buying a discounted ticket that I wasn't entitled to in Aug 2009.Was a stupid mistake and first time of ever being questioned by the law for 30yrs.I was fined in a Magistrate court for about £300 in Dec 2009 which I have paid off.My problem is that I g...
Hello, I work for a UK company and I have just applied to change to their offshore contract which means that I will be offshore while I'm working for the company and don't need to come into the office when I'm not working.I'm contracted to work 6 months out of 12 a year.I still get paid my basic sal...
I didn't send the passport until they asked for it.The problem was that this is the same passport I've been using for the past 5 years.I have too many of them so I just use them whenever I need a passport.Most of the UK visas I've been granted have this same passport on so it was easy for them to te...
Application Posted on 14th July Application Received on 15th July Confirmation Letter Received on 17th July 8/08/09 I received a letter today which read ''Thank you for your application of 15 July 2009 for leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Tier 1 General I would be grateful if you could su...
Application Posted on 14th July Application Received on 15th July Confirmation Letter Received on 17th July 8/08/09 I received a letter today which read ''Thank you for your application of 15 July 2009 for leave to remain in the United Kingdom under Tier 1 General I would be grateful if you could su...
Just some advice for other applicants based on my experience Application Posted on 14th July Application Received on 15th July Confirmation Letter Received on 17th July 8/08/09 I received a letter today which read ''Thank you for your application of 15 July 2009 for leave to remain in the United Kin...
Well,in my case it was quite obvious because I've used the same passport over and over again for the past 2 years including my previous application to the HO.I got 1000 copies of that passport photo bc of miscommunication I had with the printers which resulted in an overprint.I've been trying to use...
Just some advice for other applicants based on my experience,I've seen a few posts on the forum about passport photographs.I submitted my application with the same passport photograph I used 2 years ago.I didn't think it was a big issue until other threads on the forum started discussing it Applicat...
I submitted my application on the 14th of July 2009.Unfortunately,I couldn't get the original copies of my bank statement for 6 months from Dec 08 till July 09 as supporting documents for my previous earning.However,I went to the bank and got printed copies which the bank stamped and signed.The bank...
Sorry to hear about your refusal rutha.Can someone with more experience pls answer to the post.I've also submitted a bank statement printed off at a Lloyds TSB UK branch because my statement didn't get to me on time for my submission.The statement was stamped at the bank and signed and the bank mana...
I had the same problem when I applied for my post-study worker visa.I also got two acknowledgment letters.My payment didn't go through for bc of my bank's restrictions.However,I called HO and spoke to one guy who was extremely helpful.He asked me to get a letter from the bank to prove I had the fund...
Can anyone please advice me I have two bank accounts,a savings and current account.I use my current account to trade once in a while and I occasionally go overdraft on it as the overdraft facility I have with the bank provides me with additional funds for my trade.I've been doing this until about mi...
