I am sure this won't be much of an issue. Unless you feel that your signature looks WAY different from your usual one in the BRP. In that case, contact the UKVI.

To answer in brief - After 6 years of lawful and employed stay (Tier 2 - 3+3 years), they can apply for an ILR provided they are paid at the appropriate rate and get a minimum of £35,000/ year.

Please read up the guidance documents to understand more. This is a pretty basic question.

The spouse of a work permit holder is entitled to take up any lawful employment.
Except for a doctor in training position.

The dependant of a Tier 2 holder is free to work in the UK as long as the endorsement in their passport places no restriction on their employment here.

Statutory maternity rights should be there irrespective of immigration status/control (i.e. legal visa holders and not illegal migrants, assylum seekers etc) Read this for more info - although I can't promise this is the most updated version : - http://www.maternityaction.org.uk/wp/advice-2/mums-dad...

Your wife may be subjected to unfair dismissal. Read up on maternity rights. You can start from here : http://maternityaction.org.uk/sitebuild ... yleave.pdf

1. Type of application: Tier 2 General Extension 2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: N/A 3. Date of expiry of current leave: 26/11/2014 4. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2 5. Rating of sponsor: A 6. SOC: 7. Location: Sheffield 8. Application method: Online 9. Submitted ...

Been discussed here at length:

http://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-tie ... 16148.html

As a dependant, she is able to show maintenance in your account.

Please go through this post which focuses on the point you raised: -

http://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-tie ... 70782.html

What is of particular concern to you in that para?

The £35,000 threshold will apply as a salary requirement for when you APPLY for the ILR and does not need to be in place earlier. The following pdf has the following paragraph: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/117953/tiers125-pbs-overseas-soi.pdf To provide c...

1. Type of application: Tier 2 General Extension 2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: N/A 3. Date of expiry of current leave: 26/11/2014 4. Number of dependants applying at same time: 2 5. Rating of sponsor: A 6. SOC: 7. Location: Sheffield 8. Application method: Online 9. Submitted...

Minimum Salary Requirement for your role:- £27000 / Year , Based on 40 hours /week £27000 / 52 (weeks) = £519.23 / Week £519.23 / 40 = £12.98/hour Your situation : £23601.5 / Year , Based on 35 hours EXCLUDING the allowance £23601.5 / 52 (weeks) = £ 453.87 £453.87 / 38 = £12.96/hour Finally. £12.96 ...

If I were you, then I would try to continue with the job at Brussels. Then achieve the Belgian citizenship. once that is obtained, you may be in a position to move to the Uk as there may be fewer restrictions on account of you being part of EU. I am saying this because there's been a lot of flux in ...

Hi OP, very confused with your post. Firstly, if you are applying for your dependants who are out of the country, you need to lodge your application in the country of their residence. when you say apply on their behalf, you have to understand that the application will still be lodged in their home c...

As the previous poster has remarked, your post is unclear op.

If you are contracting, what sponsorship are you talking of? Which visa are you on?

So, the salary requirement during extension is: £27,000 Your monthly gross is: £1966.83 which is JUST the salary element. The required monthly nett is: £1,776 which equates to a monthly gross of £2,249.67 from the looks of it, it means you will need to get a salary raise. Can you get your actual fig...

When a new law/restriction about ILR is voted (let's say 2015), does it concern all the applicants (included those who are Tier 2 BEFORE 2015 and not yet ILR), or just the new Tier 2 holders (after 2015)?? from what I have seen, rules can and have been put in place that have affected policies in re...

Thanks Frontiermole.. I understand it now.

Frontiermole has definitely given a fantastic explanation. Wish we had a Thank You button on the forum. What I find intriguing is this - how are these umbrella companies asking people to pay their own NI and Tax as that is a clear violation to the Tier 2 concept of not allowing self employment. Or a...

Thank you for sharing your experience and giving us an update. It will help many of us!
Most people come with queries and once these are resolved, do not bother to come back with what happened to them in the end.
Would be great if more people contributed to the forum with their experience in the end.

I think if it was the VFS then you do stand a chance. I am really not sure if they can refund the payment, why dont you ask them? They are pretty good with their customer service. The best thing would be to make a new application in my opinion.

That is a good question from moonlight55.

if it was VFS, then your application was still at an early stage for you to amend I believe.

I do not have the answer to your first question with regards to how different the postal form is to the online application. What I have answer to is that you probably don't need the utility bill going back 2-3 months because the utility bill is to check the veracity of your address and the latest on...

Hi, the policy guidance mentions that if you are already on Tier 2, you will not need to show these funds. See attached file. I would see that for extension applications. But it doesnt clearly mention that this is ALSO applicable for new Tier 2 application for a different employer. It may well be, i...