I believe compassionate ground may be refused by Croydon as well. The only exemptions for the "No more than 90 days in one absence" and "no more than 180 days in total over 5 years" are: 1. If the trips were for business reasons and the applicant continued to be based in UK (e.g....

May I please ask whats the address to write to SAR to obtain record of absences. Also, is it enough to give in my NI no. and ask for all deatisl about me.

To whom is the cheque payable to?

Many thanks!

I was asked for 12 month salary certificate and bank statements. That was all.

I was not asked for marriage certifiacet or degree.

Thank you very much for your replies. I will be going for PEO appointment. ILR for me asnd FLR(M) for her on the same day. We will take as many docs as we have and if the case worker has any questions we can answer them then.

Thank you.

I will be getting my ILR shortly. My wife has been in UK for 13 months and so we will apply for an FLR(M) for her. I wanted to ask, if evidence of co-habitation is needed for every month she has been here? Fpr the 1st 2-3 of months she was here, we only have a letter from Natwest saying that her acc...

I had applied with the form I had printed on 14th Feb (when the new dependant form was issued). It was accepted with out any questions from the case worker.

I appeared 30 minutes before the appointmnet, however people arrived just a couple of minutes or even exactly on time and were allowed in without any proble,s. Appointment was for 9:15 am. At 9:20 my wife and I were caleld to Desk 4. The case worker reviewed our forms for personmal details (took abo...

Hello, I want to sponsor my grandmother whom is 89 years old. Pls can some one inform me if: (a) this is possible and (b) what are the timelines? I heard there was an expedited family grandparents visa scheme now...

Thank you so much!

I was eferring to the following. Sorry, sjoul;d have clarified. My wife requires an extension:

Application for an extension of stay as a dependant of a person who has leave to remain under the points based system

The new form for this has not yet been released.

The new Tier 1 General dependant form is not available for downlaod yet...

You are ok, as long as al your vacation days are PAID vacation in line with youtr employment contract. If you are >180 days, you should take a letter from your employer stating that you have not taken any unopaid vacation and also show slaray, utility and council tax payments to show your connection...

Spouses need to have spent minimum 2 years in the UK before they can apply for ILR. If the main applicant gets ILR, they must (ASAP) apply for the spouses FLR as the spouse's visa expires once the main applicant gets ILR. getting FLR for the spouse is the only option. I know ist costly, but I've exp...

I was in very similar situation. My wife's visa expires same day as mine (when I become eligible for ILR). As she is on a Tier 1 G, she her visa would be invalid when I get ILR. I called UKBA and they informed me that I needed to apply for a Tier 1 extension for both of us so that there is time afte...

Hi There, many thanks for your prompt reply! May I pls ask if you know this through personal experience or would you know the UKBA rule? If so, would you pls share this. I wanted to have concrete evidence to avoid any confusion (of course rules can change in the furture).

Many thanks and God bless!

Hello. Are there any restrictions on the spouse of a Tier 1 General, on the nunmber of days they can spend outside UK in the 2 years before they apply for ILR? I have read different accounts on diff websites...some state 36 days in any 1 year, others stated that there are actually no restrictions. I...

You have to show £1,333 (£800 for yourself PLUS £533 for spouse. It should not drop even 1p below this.

Hello. I am due to apply for ILR on June 2nd (which is 28 days before my 5 year annaul leave). However, because my wife has been in the country for less than 2 years she cant apply for FLRM. As her current visa expires on the same date as mine, we are having to apply for extension in early March. Th...

Paid leaves (in accordance with your employment contract) are not counted as part of the 180 days.

I have also checked with a very reputable solicitor firm. Lucapooka's interpretation is the correct one.

Hi Akram, were you asked for a copy of your "Original Work Permit", i.e. the paper copy? OR Was the visa stamp in your passport (along with the UK Airport entry stamp showing date of entry) sufficient.

Thank you and congrats!

I am under a similar situation and short by a 5 days. I have checked with a reputable solicitor firm and they informed me that under current rules, an ILR applicant can apply 28 days before the 5th year anniversaryof when the visa was issued (AS LONG AS THEY ENTERED UK WITH IN 90 DAYS OF THE VISA BE...

Business days are not counted in the 180 days rule. As long as it was for a pure business reason OR business + annual leave.

Smith Stone and Walters are very good.

Hi Jami, thank you for your response! Can I pls clarify that "disregarded" in the following statement means an applicant can have >180 days absences as long as they are all annual paid leave and / or short business trips (I am presuming < 90 days): "To simplify the position, short bus...

Hi Jami, I was searching via Google for guidance on absence allowed for ILR. One of the results page showed that you received a letter (via the "Whatdotheyknow" website for UKBA with guidance. It satted that paid annual leave and business trips (less than 90 days) will excluded. Please can...