1. Country of application - India 2. City of Visa Application Centre - Bangalore 3. Date of application - 27 June 2011 4. Date of biometrics - 27 June 2011 5. Date of submission of documents -27 June 2011 6. Date approved: 29 June 2011 7. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 29 June 2011 8. Duration fo...

Oh great! thats good to know and I am relieved now.

Thanks for the quick turnaround.

Hi all, I am in the UK for 4 months now, with regard to applying a Tier 1 dependent visa for my wife and child, I have this question in my mind, please help me. Current situation is that - 1. the maintenance funds I need to show (£800) are in my UK bank a/c 2. the maintenance funds for my dependant...

Yes, when verified with VFS they ask for accommodation proof (as in some tenancy agreement). So basically things are mixed up, no concrete conclusions.

Thanks for your prompt reply. You are right about the guidelines not mentioning anything about accommodation but everybody are submitting these while applying their respective dependent's visa and I am not sure when this trend begun. As you might be aware that the fees for application is huge, I don...

Hi all, This forum has helped answer most of my queries. I have this one question which has caused a lot of dilemma and i am totally confused. About Me: I am in the UK for last 4 months working in london. I am on tier-1 visa valid till 2013. About my accommodation: I am currently renting a flat with...

Oh i see. I hope its just an error because i would be soon applying a dependent visa and i am considering to show GBP 800.

Thanks anyways.

Jacob , Renu I am surprised to know that when main applicant is in UK for less than 12 months he has to show GBP 2800 for his maintenance funds. This is not true i hope. According to the dependents policy, the main applicant has to show min. of GBP 800 for 90 days. Are you sure about asking GBP 2800...

Thanks a lot.

Cheers.

Hi All, I have my account with Citibank UK. For applying my dependents visa at bangalore. I visited the branch for a statement + a reference letter (which talks about minimum balance) and this is what happened. 1. Statements cannot be printed at bank because its a different department and I should w...

thanks you very much for the reply. (I am just back from a vacation)

Hi, I am applying for Tier-1 dependent visa for my wife and kid who are in India currently. About Me: I am in UK for past 3 months only and working for a company. I have rented an apartment with another person. Both of our names are in the tenancy agreement. The landlord has no objection to allow my...

Thanks Greenie for prompt reply. I really appreciate that.

Thanks. This is what I got from PBS dependent policy (latest one). "the name of the main applicant and/or the family member making the application, or (for children only) the name of the other parent who is also legally present in the United Kingdom;" But still it is not clear for me...may...

Hi, I am currently in UK (< 12months) and planning to get my spouse and child as Tier-1 dependents from India. Regarding the maintenance funds for dependents, the total sum of 1600 + 1600 = 3200 pounds is in my spouse's bank account. This is apart from my maintenance funds of GBP 800. The question i...