The £80 is for the council for performing the NCS (service). https://www.essex.gov.uk/Births%20Ceremonies%20Deaths/Citizenship/Pages/Nationality-checking-service.aspx. They verify your passport etc and only send photo copies to the UKBA. I was definitely given a DX courier (NOT royal mail) by my cou...
Hello, I applied for Naturalisation about 3+ weeks ago in Essex via the Nationality Checking Service. They gave me the DX parcel tracking number and I paid the £80 fees. For the last 3 weeks I have been trying to track the parcel via their website and it is not showing up. I called them and they don...
Hello, My inlaws have got a visa between 13 Sep 2015 and 13 Mar 2016. The number of dates inclusive is 183 days. Next to dates in the visa it says "180 days of stay". Their flight tickets are from 14 Sep 2015 to 12 Mar 2016 (inclusive) When my in laws entered UK at the point of entry the o...
Hello, I tried to locate the official guidelines around this, here is my parent's situation. They were given a visa from 4th April to 4th October 2014 however they only stayed in the UK from 4th April to 22nd August 2014. I know it is generally best to wait for 6 months but does that mean I have to ...
I had created an account for my parents in https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk website and they submitted visa application in 2013. In 2014 I gave the account details to my in-laws to use the same account to apply for themselves. When they completed the declaration there is a column which says applicatio...
Guys, I have 5 years of Tier1/HSMP and one year of ILR. My wife has 3+ years of dependent and one year of ILR. We are both planning to apply for Naturalisation. I was told that for the English proficiency a printout of the PBS calculator is perfectly acceptable. However my wife has never been a PBS ...
Dear members, My current Tier1 visa runs till December 2014 (same for my wife who is a Tier 1 dependent) and I am eligible for Permanent residence in Feb 2013. I have an appointment on 9th March 2013 for my PR but unfortunately my wife cannot come with me. Question: Can I convert to PR with my wife ...
Dear Immigration board members, I have a few questions about ILR PEO appointments. 1) I had originally booked an appointment for me and my wife in a couple of weeks time. However my wife has now fractured her leg and wont be able to attend. Can I tell them I would like to use the appointment just fo...
Guys, My visa expired on 1st Oct 2012 and I applied on the 12th of July. I have now got a very good job offer and I have marked the joining date to be 7th Jan 2013. I am hoping that my visa will arrive before that however I would like to clarify the following. 1) Am I eligible to work/switch jobs wh...
Guys, What generally happens if the embassy rejects my Tier 1 extension visa after my expiry date. My visa expires on the 1st of October 2012 and I have still not got visa (I applied on Aug 2012). What happens if I get my visa rejected after 1st October 2012. I am working for the same company for th...
Hi, I am currently filling Tier 1 (General) version 04/12 form and I have printed as double sided copy. On Page 9, it says "If you are producing a double-sided copy of this application form, please include this page and make sure it falls on the reverse of the payment details page in the two-si...
Hi Members, I am applying for extension of my Tier 1 expiring October 2012. I switched from HSMP to Tier 1 on October 2009. My wife came to UK through the dependent visa in Sep 2010. So I have the following questions 1) In the dependent application form they are asking for biometric residence permit...
Dear all, My current Tier 1 expires on October 2012 . My 5 years of stay finishes on March 2013 . I will be extending for the second time before October 2012. I would like to get some clarification on the following questions 1) Since I only need 5 months extra time to qualify for PR can I apply a fe...
Hi, I tried checking for this in other threads but could not find any. I am trying to bring my parents for the first time for about 6 months. I have the document list from UKBA but I would like to confirm if it is required to have a two bed room house ? We are a couple living in a one bed room house...
Dear All, Could someone please help me with the following questions. Schengan visa for Paris from UK via TLSContact for a couple 1) What is the residence permit number in the Form? (Is it the one on my visa) 2) There is a question whether I would visit French Overseas Territories. I am only going to...
Hi, I am presently in the UK for the last 2.5 years and I would like to get my wife as a dependent. I have 3 questions http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier1/general/applicationsbydependants/assessmentofunds/ 1) The above link does not say how long the funds need to be maintained for...
Hi, My visa was rejected on Feb 2010 and I want a reference number for that application. - I checked my passport for yellow stickers/pen marks entries because that is where the reference number is present usually but cant find any - I called VFS helpline and they are very unhelpful and said they can...
My dear friends, I am going to apply a dependent visa for my wife. She has been working for sometime now and she was rejected a B1 visa once for the US, because the client letter was not okay or some such thing. In UK visa application form, they have asked about previous rejections. So I would like ...
Hi, http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier1/general/applicationsbydependants/ I would like to know how critical is it to get council tax bills and utility bills for dependent visa. Getting married in August 2010 and I am planning to take an independent house in July 2010. So in this c...
Hi, There were plenty of confusing clauses so I thought it is best to ask here. I am presently in London (Tier 1 visa) in a shared accomodation. I would be married in a few months time and would want to process a dependent visa. 1) Can someone tell me which is the form to be used? 2) What are the li...
Hi, HSMP validity - Dec 2007 to Dec 2009 Date of arrival in UK - March 2008 Extension applied on Sep 2009 (3 months in advance) Now they did not add 3years to my expiry date. Instead they gave me only until Oct 2012. 1) Can some one tell me what I should do in Oct 2012? Should I apply for another ex...
