Hi My visa runs out Sept 20, 2012. The earliest one can apply for extension is 3 months prior to the expiry date. The question is if I apply, say on June 21st, will the extension start from June 21st or Sept 21st? This is important for the ILR application, which of course requires 5 yrs continous re...

Here's the background. I've been here in the UK since Sept 09 on a Tier 2 visa working as a lecturer at a university. With things going at normal speed, by Sept 2014, having lived in the UK for 5 years I'll apply for ILR. I am Turkish and Turkish citizens can remain and work here via the EEA route (...

no experience with in person applications?

GB09 wrote:I don't think you can do a ILR application in person.

please see the ILR section of the forum. they do.

Could people please share their experiences... In the ILR section there are some very informative threads going through the whole in person application process; haven't seen any in here. I plan to apply (in person) for an extension in a few months time, and I was wondering whether you get to talk to...

Hello I am a Turkish Citizen on a Tier 2 visa and received Child Benefit from October 2009 till October 2011. I need to extend the visa soon. I know Turkish citizens can legally claim CB, but nowhere on the online application form can I explain this. The question is "Are you receiving or have y...

Another bloody exception we have is the police registration. Turkish nationals normally are required to register with the police but the Chicago embassy, where we got our visas from, did not put that requirement on our visa vignettes. After arriving the UK I went to the police station, but the offic...

- I am Turkish and been here for about 2 years on a tier 2 visa. Turkish nationals can claim child benefit even if it says "no recourse to public funds" on the visa, so, i claimed and started receiving the benefits soon after I arrived. - Then, I realized that many of the Turkish nationals...

i'm on tier 2 since sept 09, same with wife and kid. will renew around this august. back then when we applied there was no language requirement for dependents, but i've heard that with the new system the dependents are also subject to the language requirement. is this true? my wife knows little Engl...

Thanks...

The links do not mention anything about the English language. So, she is not supposed to show that she knows English?

sushdmehta wrote:Bringing your family (319C).

Background: Got the Tier 2 visa in Sept 2009. At that time the dependents did not need to demonstrate English skills, so my wife who knows very little English got her visa no problem. The visa will expire in about a year. Question: Is she now subject to the English language requirement, i.e. to exte...

Dear John Thanks for the quick and very technical reply. What would be your suggestion: From what I read I deduce that when filling out the forms the answer to that question "Is the applicant receiving any public funds?" is a straight No, with no further explanation. Or should I provide a ...

Background: - Turkish Citizen, in the UK since Sept 09 on Tier 2 visa, visa valid till Sept 2012. Usual disclaimer on visa: No recourse to public funds. Same goes with wife, Turkish citizen and no recourse to public funds. Child was born outside of the UK. - Claimed Child Benefit on Oct 09 on the gr...

Background: - Turkish Citizen, in the UK since Sept 09 on Tier 2 visa, visa valid till Sept 2012. Usual disclaimer on visa: No recourse to public funds. Same goes with wife, Turkish citizen and no recourse to public funds. Child was born outside of the UK. - Claimed Child Benefit on Oct 09 on the gr...

My mom was going to visit us back in Nov. She got her tourist visa for 6 months, but things did not go as planned, she broke her leg, and only now it's healed. She's planning to come at the end of February, and her intention was to stay 3 months. the problem is her visa expires April 04, 2010. My qu...

My mom was going to visit us back in Nov. She got her tourist visa for 6 months, but things did not go as planned, she broke her leg, and only now it's healed. She's planning to come at the end of February, and her intention was to stay 3 months. the problem is her visa expires April 04, 2010. My qu...