Got it.

Although we missed it but i am glad that HO has started facilatating applicants and trying to simplify the process

Thanks for the information.

My question is whether process has changed and whether you can apply for passport in parallel to you application to speed up the process. Regards Salman Yes you can. It was initially a pilot at select NCS offices from late 2015, but it is now being rolled out nationwide. Really, my wife applied in ...

Hi All, On the times post i have noticed that people are specifying dates for 'applied for passport' before receiving an approval from HO. My understanding was that you have to wait for the approval letter than you go through the cermony and than you apply for passport. However understanding is base...

Hi All, any help on this.

Any idea/ pointers anyone.

All,

Any pointers from anyone?

Hi All,
Just need some help. My wife who currently hold ILR will apply in near future for BC. She has passed IELTS (academic) with a score of 7 in Jan 2009. Does IELTS fall in B1 CERF category and whether the test given in 2009 still valid to be used. Btw she got her ILR in sept 2013.

Hi All, My wife came to UK around 4 years ago ( 25th sept, 2010) on Tier1 dependant visa. We both got indefinite visa last year ( 18 Sep, 2013). I belive i am now eligible to apply for citizenship. Can you please advise if my wife is as well. Another question is that my wife gave IELTS exam in 2008 ...

Hi All,
My and my wife are on ILR and will complete our one year this September. We planning to go back home and wanted to know what's the maximum time my wife can spend without effecting her citizen application. Is it 90 days a year that u can spend outside the country?
Many thanks in Advance

Thanks digitanium,

That link helped. I am more interested to know places like turkey or Egypt which offer visa upon arrival , due to ILR that we hold and not necessary for being a Pakistani national.

Hi All, Just needed some help. Me and my wife have ILR and wanted to go for a holiday, however we a looking for places / countries where we can get the visa at the airport and dont have to apply before travelling. We have already been to turkey and eygpt so looking for any other countries which supp...

Hi All, Need a bit of help. My daughter which is now 4 months old was born in may,2013 when me an my wife were on Tier 1 General. We have switched to ILR this month. Can you please advice what would be the next step for my daughter. Can i apply for her citizenship and if yes, what steps i need to ta...

Last two years from date of ILR application. Guys, if our last extension was done in july, 2012 , do i need to provide cohab document for last two years or from july , 2012 only? As "rajesh9pl" said two years from the date of ILR not from July 2012. Sorry, just to correct you, its from la...

rajesh9pl wrote:Last two years from date of ILR application.

Guys, if our last extension was done in july, 2012 , do i need to provide cohab document for last two years or from july , 2012 only?

UKBA should have no interest in our holidays as long as they are within a limit. They are not interested in your holidays - they are interested in absences from the UK mainly for the below reason c) Except for periods where the applicant had leave as a Tier 1(Investor) Migrant, a Tier 1(Entrepreneu...

That could an issue to anyone particularly for retrospecitive changes! Perhaps check your old emails and try find out communications with your team / line manager re past leaves? I personally think that if employers are not required to keep/collect a piece of information by law than they have every...

In last five years I travelled outside uk several times. On none of the occasions I told my line manager where I am going (formally) neither did they care as long as I am using my annual leave. There is no way that my line manager in his right state of mind will sign off that I was in ABC country d...

Ask your local / line manager to issue a letter confirming dates of annual leaves. It's not required to be issued by HR - as long as it was issued in an official letter head by a supervisor or manager. Simply a letter on annual leave entitilement don't mean anything. One could have spent the full l...

Does anyone think that this issue will become a show stopper when I'll apply for my ILR in July. Wait for few more days until the new changes become effective and detailed caseworker instructions are published. In my opinion, if the absence was for the purpose of business then employer needs to con...

Hi All, I have been working with my current employer for last 7 years and therefore I am entitled to a two weeks paternity leave which I have requested in May to attend my child's birth. Am I right to assume that paternity leave does not fall under public funds as I am on Tier 1 and not entitled to ...

I have a query regarding Question N4. I am not sure if a Tier 1 dependant has to answer that question as I being the main applicant will provide proof of funds for her. Is this question something we can ignore (Not select any of the options) Link to Tier 1 dependant form for quick review. http://www...

Hi All, Just a quick question. As per my understanding you need to have approx £800 in your account as maintenance funds for your Visa Extension. I have enough funds in my saving for over 90 days to cover me. However my question is as follows , Is the maintenance funds calculated by taking amount in...

Hi All, Need a bit of help. I am tier 1 (General) Visa holder and entered the scheme in 2008. Unfortunately I applied early for my first extension and now I am short of 45-50 days to complete 5 years. Considering that the prices are going up in April, I am planning to apply for a second extension in...

jamiluddin wrote:you will have to go back home and apply there only ,you are not allowed to switch to student visa in UK

Are you sure about this as one of my friends switched from Post study working visa to Student. ?

Guys, just wanted to clearify something that confuses me. I am on a Tier 1 visa and will apply for ILR in Aug, 2013. Under current rules will I have to claim the same earning pointing that I claimed for my last extension i.e £36,000 or will I have to claim enough earning points to have overall 75 p...