batleykhan, thank you very much for your answers and help. Many thanks.

batleykhan ,thank you very much for your reply. Sorry, but a few morw doubts. 1) Do I need to maintain £3500 for 3 months like the Tier1 application. Or is it enough to just show that amount as available on the last day of the account statement? 2) Can my cousin sponsor both of them then? (He is no...

My mother(retired banker) and sister (IT professional) who live in India are planning to visit us next summer for about 2 months. I went through the UKBA website and found it was not very helpful.Hope to find some answers here. 1) How much money do both of them need in their bank accounts before the...

All doubts cleared.thanks a lot for your reply.

thanks for the response mate, but what about the rule which says "Make UK your main home" ? So am I right in thinking that even though the visa was issued a year ago and hes planning to travel now, that should NOT be a problem at all? Thanks again.

One of my friends who lives in Oman got his HSMP visa in March 2009 valid for 3 years. He hasnt used that visa yet, but now needs to come to UK for about 2 months on business. Home office requires the visa holder to make UK his main home, so we are a bit confused. Is he free to travel within the val...

Thanks anotherext, that was a very helpful reply. Will do as you suggested, thanks a lot.

I will be applying for Tier-1 extension this week . I understand that if my visa expires while the decision is pending (expires on March 1st), I am legally allowed to work/stay during that time. But my HR is not convinced and she thinks it is illegal. I googled quite a bit, but could not find any of...

I will be using Visa debit card, but which option in the application form should i tick? Because it says only Delta/Maestro against debit card option. Does that mean we can only use Delta/Maestro debit cards?

I will be sending my application sometime next week and have a query regarding the Payment Details section. It says debit card needs to be Delta or Maestro and credit card needs to be Matercard or visa. But mine is a Visa debit card. Which option do I need to tick ? Help will be greatly apprciated. ...

Hi chetanojha,
Thanks for the brilliant templates. I could not find the link to "Salary Explanation" template. Could you please post the link? Thank you very much.

Hi sorry if this is a dumb question but can you please advice me on the royal mail special delivery. 1) Do I buy a special cover from Royal mail or should I buy an ordinaly cover on which Royal mail will then stamp? 2)Also should the special delivery return cover be folded and kept inside the same c...

tvn, thanks again for the accurate and quick responses. Very helpful.

Hi tvn, Thanks for the the response. I think you are right, i will resend the marriage cert. By most recent application you mean the following right? Please correct me if I am not using the latest ones: 1)Application for initial entry (switching) or extension of stay within Tier 1 (General) - main a...

Hello, I will be extending my visa from HSMP to Tier-1(general) along with my wife. Following is the document checklist: 1)Cover Letter 2)Tier1 Extension Application 3)Passport 4)PBS Calculator - assessment summary 5)Letter explaining earnings and company contact information. 6)Last 12 months paysli...

Hi saj,
Can you please post the list of documents required for the Tier-1 extension? It would very helpful.

Thanks,
iceCold.

Hi push , Sushil
Thanks for the quick and accurate response.

Hi, My HSMP visa will expire on 1 Mar 2009. Have a few questions before I make the application : 1) My surname is missing in the passport. But all other documents contain the surname.So during the time of initial application back in Feb 2008 , I had submitted a letter from a lawyer in India which wa...

Thanks again.

thanks for your quick reply meats. So to cover the overcrowding issue, what do I need to do? Will a 1 month hotel booking hotel booking help,but thats going to cost me a fortune..

Hello , I too am plannning to apply for tourist visa for my mother and sister.The process is not very clear on the VFS website . I dont want to spend too much on visa agents and trying to get it all done on my own. Had a few queries though : 1) Approximately how long and for how much of cash do I ne...