Hi Folks, I have been wondering for sometime if I should keep paying rent here, or go for my own house. However I get mixed opinions from everyone I talk to. Some people say its always better to go for your own house, as once you pay the seed amount (around 15-25% of the house cost): 1) You pay mort...

Hi Forum, I have a query about what needs to be done when you go to India after Tier1 extension and when you come back. I tried searching the forum and did not find any relevant posts. The first time I entered the UK on hsmp I brought chest X-rays and a report to show everything was normal. Do I nee...

Hmm, so I need to track it using my payment clearance date.

Thanks Imran!

Another quick foolish question:). The waiting times link on the ukba site says: [quote]During the week commencing 19 October 2009, we expect to be considering applications that were received on or before 30 September 2009. Please note that this timescale is a guideline only, and some cases may take ...

Hi Group, I applied for a Tier1 extension about 2 weeks back and have got a reference number from the HO. However, I am not sure in what ways I can use this reference number. Is there an online portal where I can check my application status using this reference? Or do I just have to rely on calling ...

Hi Forum, Some queries which come to mind. I have searched the forum but did not find any clear answer for these: 1) Is it alright to only send the relevant parts of the Tier1 form, for example skipping the initial information pages (2-9) and the sections irrelevant for my application like Section 3...

Thanks Ramesh. I think I will go with mentioning it in the cover letter, it makes perfect sense.

Regards

Also, for the photographs for dependant, the main applicant form says to attach both the main applicant and dependant photos in the same envelope with the main applicant form. However, the dependant application asks the dependant to attach the photos to the form as well, and question B1 is: The appl...

Hi Folks, I am an HSMP holder and will be applying for extension and have the following queries on the PBS dependant form: * B5. If the dependant has even been by known by any other name. Now my wife was known by her married name (last name changed) in her organization in India and her bank as well....