My timeline fLR(M) sent 16/01/2015 special delivery Acknowledge letter: 22/01/2015 Fee deducted: 23/01/2015 Biometric letter received: 03/02/2015 dated 01/02/2015 Biometric given: 04/02/2015 Approval and document received: 21/02/2015 dated 19/02/2015 Biometric card: waitinggggggg This was so fast w...

Hi all, I have found that the gov.uk website is missing information about when someone can apply to extend his/her spouse/partner visa under the 5 year route. The guidance notes given to applicants says "We encourage you to apply 28 days before the expiry date." but this not entirely true ...

I had a very similar situation - 44 days out of the country for medical purposes (had a letter from NHS recommending I go overseas) and 217 days out of UK in total. The CW approved my ILR without asking anything about these absences and did not even ask for these documents. I did have my full 5 year...

I found my answer here: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/ecg/ecb/ecb12/ ECB12.3 Sponsor undertakings on maintenance and accommodation As with undertakings from an applicant (see above), the ECO should only require an undertaking from a sponsor in exceptional circumstances or f...

Hi all,

Is th Sponsorship Undertaking form - SU07/12 required for married partner visas of ILR sponsors?

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... p-form.pdf

Hi BobSteel,

How long did UKBA take to reply to your email with the tracking no?

Thanks

This is true for Natwest as well - they are only able to print the last 6 months statements in branch. Anything further than 6 months ago will need to be ordered and sent by post.

Do you have an employment history letter from HMRC by any chance? This could class as a evidence from a second source.

hmm

Sep 05 entered UK on student visa
Nov 06 SEGS visa
Nov 07 HSMP
Nov 09 Tier1
Oct 12 ILR

So that'll be Sep 2005?

Hello,

I am unsure what date to enter at section 7.22 if the sponsor on ILR currently in the UK:
When did he/she arrive in the UK? - Is this the date the sponsor last entered the UK after a holiday abroad? Or is this the date the sponsor received his ILR?

Thanks

Hi guys, My ILR (HSMP+Tier1) was approved yesterday at Croydon PEO. Appointment was at 10:30, arrived at Lunar house at 09:40 but got asked by the door security to come back in 20mins. Got in the building at 10am Passed security check at 10:20 Passport and payment form checked at 10:40 Paid fees at ...

Out of interest, is anyone certain that the guidance really did appear on the site on 19 July 2012 (the date it is "valid from"?) I was keeping a pretty close eye on the guidance during the early part of August and didn't recall seeing it. If you look at the pdf document properties, it wa...

number of absences - 252 (more than 225 have to be approved by a senior case worker). Longest absence 22 days. As a proof I only had a standard letter from my current employer saying I am permanently employed there since 10/01/2011 (no dates for absences were given). Senior case worker is in a sepa...

Congrats!

May I ask what did you tick in "SECTION 3 - WHICH CATEGORY?" ?

Did you tick Section A Tier 1 (General) migrant (excluding applicants applying under the terms of the HSMP Forum Judicial Review Policy Document)
or
Section B Highly skilled migrant?

Parasiteslost - I used the template on this forum. But I modified it a little bit. I split the reason for absences into three columns: one for annual leave, one for weekends/publics holidays and one for unpaid leave. The total for annual leave was 143 (125 personal leave + 18 business). The total f...

...the rest 150 days were a combination of weekends + public holidays...

Congrats freebuffalo!
Could you elaborate on the above please? I thought days out of the UK included weekends and bank holidays?
Could you provide an example of the letter you used to explain your absences?

Were you under permanent employment in the UK when you went outside the country? And were your absences paid annual leaves?

Days off in accordance with your paid annual leave and busienss days are not counted towards the 180 days limit (although a trip ? 90 days can raise queries and complicate the case). Hi chosenaik, Is this verified information? What are your sources? I have asked UKBA to provide clarification on thi...

Has your son been in the UK legally for 10 years? If yes, he can apply for ILR. Otherwise since both you and his mother are settled in UK, I guess this qualifies as an exceptional compassionate circumstance for applying to be your dependent (also if you can prove that you have been supporting him fi...

Iriny_k wrote: sorry my ignorance, but what is SAR and how to submit it?

Thanks!

It's a request for information you can make to ukba to ask all the personal data they have on you incl. the date they recorded for your application.
See:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/navig ... onal-data/

It would normaly be taken from the date the HO receives your WP application. If this date is before the HSMP expiry you should be fine.

Submit a SAR to the HO to see what date they have on file for the application.

Yes. If your new employer employs you before your ILR is approved and if this new employer has not sponsored you for your work permit visa, then both you and the employer are breaking immigration rule. Your employer could be fined and you could lose your ILR.

See http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/settlement/ "Please do not send us your application more than 28 days before you become eligible to apply. If you do, we may refuse your application with no refund of the application fee (if a fee is charged for your application type). How...

P60 is not mandatory.

Provide payslips and bank statements showing the income from your part time job.
And also contact HMRC to ask for your tax history and income from the last 5 years:
http://search2.hmrc.gov.uk/kb5/hmrc/con ... pkspulskxM

Thanks for the quick reply. Even my initial thought was the same. trying to find out whether anybody can point me any alternatives. Another query is I came to UK 6 months late from the Tier 1 start date, so anyways I have to go for another renewal will the UKBA provide only 6 months renewal in my s...

ramay wrote:
Hi parasiteslost!
Is it your guess or your experience? How do you know that?

Based on several posts in this forum especially one post saying the HO distributed an internal email recently advising applications with absence issues be processed as postal.