How much foreign exchange can I bring from India to UK? I am asking because UK HMRC website says I can bring 10,000 Euros (Rs 6,30,000) but I hear I can take only 10,000 USD (Rs 4,50,000) outside of Indian airport. Shall I convert Rs 6,30,000 to GBP or Rs 4,50,000 to GBP? Is there any limit on how m...
I am coming to London area on Tier 1. I will look for job after coming to London. 1) Do PG in Wembley areas etc ask to sign contract for few months? Can I leave PG at any time if I get job? Any good PG’s email or phone number? Preferably Indians. 2) Where to live: zone 1 and zone 2 OR in zones 4,5...
I am coming to London on Tier 1 general. 1) How to open bank account in UK? What about address proof if I am living without any signed contract? 2) Can I open bank account when I arrive in Uk without having job? 3) There are some companies mentioned on workgateways.com which says they will help in o...
I got Tier 1 general from delhi. 1) Is National Insurance same as SSN (social security number) in USA? Which number do companies use to judge credit history of a person in UK? 2) Is NI number also used in opening bank accounts? I am asking because when I was in USA, they require SSN number for every...
I got Tier 1 visa from delhi. Thanks for all forum members who helped me in solving my queries. This forum saved me Rs 60,000 charged by consultanies like Y-Axis, Named OISC advisors etc. I have a question: I requested start date of 1st April 2010 on application form. But the UK embassy gave me star...
I applied for Tier 1 General from Delhi VFS center. Today the status on website changed to "Your passport is ready for collection. Please collect it from the Visa application center where you submitted the same" I am confused whether my application is approved or not. It doesn't say specif...
In the above posts, its mentioned that one has to get TB chest X-ray before going to UK. But I read on UK official website that this requirement is only for few countries and India is not included in that list.
Can somebody confirm that TB X-ray is not required for Indian citizens.
In form VAF9, the first question is "On which date do you wish to travel to UK". I am thinking to apply at VFS Delhi on 25th Jan 2010. What's the maximum date I can put for this question? Can I write any date in April or May 2010? Thanks !
sushdmehta mentioned that I should include my divorce petition and tick Married in marital status. The problem is my divorce petition is 15 pages long and is in Hindi. This divorce petition includes so many events in our married life like what happened with our marriage etc etc. Can I just tick Marr...
Please help me in Previous Earnings section. I joined my employer on Nov 10th 2008. My first salary for period ending Nov 16th 2008 was credited to my bank account on Nov 21st 2008. The bank statement shows the salary was credited on Nov 21st 2008. The payslip shows 2 dates; 1) Period ending date: N...
I am arranging a letter from bank to show maintenance funds. Tier 1 guidelines says that "date of letter should be no more than 1 month prior to the date you submit your application. Does 1 month means 30 days or just the change of month? For example, I get letter on 16th Jan 2010 and I submit ...
My last salary was credited in my bank account on June 5th 2009. That salary was for period ending on May 31st 2009. I was working in USA that time. I was getting bi-weekly salaris there i.e. twice a month. Now I am in India and applying from India. Shall I use May 31st 2009 for exchange rate calcul...
My last earnings were credited to my bank account on June 5th 2009, which date should I use on oanda.com to find exchange rate? I am asking because if I use June 5th, it says the rate is for June 4th closing. Shall I use June 6th 2009? Thanks,
I will get divorce decree after 1 month of sending Tier 1 Visa application. So I am ticking "Married" in application forms. I have one more question. Do I need to update my marital status with UK Visa office once I get divorce decree in India? Is Indian divorce valid in UK? I mean, can I m...
Hi, I am from India and applying for Tier 1 General. 1) In Tier 1 application, it asks to provide documentary evidence of marital status if you are not single. My divorce petition is under process and I will get divorce decree in 2-3 months. But I want to apply for Tier 1 visa now. My question: what...
VFS is asking about my marital status: Single, Married, Divorced etc in Part 2. If I apply after getting divorce orders, do I need to send divorce papers along with my application?
I am an Indian citizen and was working in USA. Few months back, I came to India since I lost job in USA. Now I am applying for Tier 1 General from India (first timer). 1) I am showing my previous earnings from bank statements of USA because I was working in USA. And I am showing the maintenance fund...
I am applying for Tier 1 General from Delhi, India. My passport shows my spouse name, but I am in the process of divorce. I will get divorce order from court in one month. 1) In form VAF 9 guidelines, it says that if you are not single, provide evidence of your marital status. Should I include divor...
Hi, Thanks for reply. I am showing maintenenace funds from my Indian account with ICICI Bank which has sufficient funds. So I can get stamp from ICICI. BUT I was talking about previous earnings. I earned money in USA and I only have electronic copies (without stamp). Infact, there are no stamps in U...
All my bank statements are electronic bank statements from Bank of America, USA. But I moved to India now, so I can not get them signed and stamped from USA. Is there any other way to show my previous earnings?
